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human resources
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Inaugural Recruitment & Resources Expo rolls out on Sept. 15
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Newcom Media will be hosting a series of recruitment & resources expos to address the industry’s significant workforce shortage. The inaugural edition will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont. In 2019,…
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Pierquip hires Ontario sales director
MONTREAL, Que. – Pierquip has announced the hiring of Chuck Garvey as its new director of sales for Ontario. “Chuck possesses a strong mechanical background, and has an excellent understanding of all things reefer, combined with 25 years of customer…
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CPC Logistics buys In Transit Personnel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – CPC Logistics Canada has announced it has acquired In Transit Personnel. The company says the combined entities will complement services already offered by CPC Logistics, creating one of the top personnel service providers to truck fleets of…
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Roger Poirier named Tallman Group president
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Tallman Group has named Roger Poirier its new president, and announced Kevin Tallman is transitioning to the CEO role. Poirier is co-founder and former managing director of Cormark Securities, and has 20 years of experience in the…
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Trucking HR Canada recognizes top employers
OTTAWA, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada has recognized 48 trucking companies through its Top Fleet Employers program. Fleets were rated on categories including: recruitment and retention strategies; workplace culture; compensation; training and skills development; and innovative human resources practices. “We…
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Managing Your Work / Life Balance
Author and former Canadian Air Force Captain, Angela Mondou talks about why those in trucking need to learn to create a better work/life balance.
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Private fleets talk recruitment struggles and strategies
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – While the driver shortage seems to have plagued a majority of for-hire fleets across the continent over the last few years, private fleets have managed to take cover and avoid it. Until now, that is. At the…
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New Technologies & How They’ll Change Trucking
Will a world of self-driving trucks solve the industry’s driver recruitment problem?
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Shipper Shape
Making drivers’ lives better-how can shippers help?
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Keys to Keeping Drivers Happy
Panelists discuss retention strategies and how to keep your drivers happy.
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Human Factors seminars to explore best H.R. practices
OTTAWA, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada is launching a new national seminar series highlighting best practices in human resources, which it says can be adopted by fleets of any size. The Human Factors seminar series will present information on the…
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How to Manage the New Generation
Panelists at a Future of Trucking Event discuss how to manage the younger generation once you get them into your organization.
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HARRY ASKS, HOW MUCH SHOULD A DRIVER MAKE?
Our on-road editor Harry Rudolfs asks the question in his Trucknews.com blog, how much should truckers make? How much is enough and how much is too much? Is there such thing as too much? In the process, he rakes wasteful…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Women with Drive Leadership Summit
TORONTO, Ont. — About 135 delegates attended the first ever Women with Drive Leadership Summit, an initiative of Trucking HR Canada. Sessions held throughout the day focused on recruiting, retaining and mentoring women in Canada’s trucking industry. The day kicked…
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Survey shows women mostly satisfied with their careers in trucking
However, there is still work to be done, and a lingering disconnect between what women want and what male managers think they want
