Business Management Three ways fleets can work with educators to solve their technician shortage September 18, 2020 Frustrated with the quality of technician talent your local school is churning out? Maybe you need to get more involved with the school to help solve the problem, rather than…
Human Resources Aspiring female truck drivers get assistance in Saskatchewan September 1, 2020 SASKATOON, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) and YWCA of Saskatoon are launching the first Women Shifting Gears 12-week training program to help women obtain a Class 1A licence…
Business Management Training, technology and driver health keys to fleet safety August 5, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hiring the right drivers, supporting them with technology, and keeping them healthy are three winning strategies when it comes to operating a safe fleet. Those were some…
Business Management Smart Driver for Forestry Trucks training now online July 29, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Forestry truck drivers are now able to take the Smart Driver for Forestry Trucks program online. The training program was developed by FPInnovations and the Office of…
Business Management Four ways to improve your fleet’s safety culture June 25, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – There’s no magic wand for creating a safety culture within your trucking organization, but two fleets shared their own secrets to success June 24, during the Truckload…
Equipment Bendix’s online brake school reaches milestone June 16, 2020 ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix says its Brake-School.com online training platform has been in operation for seven years and now has 100,000 registered users. The online platform offers nearly 90…
Transportation Mack, Volvo offer students free online tech training April 30, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack and Volvo are temporarily offering free e-learning courses for high school and secondary technical school students. Access will be given for free for 90 days, according…
Business Management What to look for in a driver-trainer April 7, 2020 Many truck drivers are drawn to the profession by the promise of independence, solitude, and tranquility behind the wheel. So, it’s little wonder it’s challenging to find driver-trainers willing to…
Equipment Meritor to host training sessions in Edmonton March 5, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Meritor will hold a series of aftermarket product training events in Edmonton, Alta., later this month. The sessions are geared toward those in parts and sales, as…
Health & Safety Four ways to improve driver orientation March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – Gina Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Luma Brighter Learning, gave fleets attending the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention a lesson on how to improve driver orientation sessions.
Mgmt Best Practices National MELT standard welcomed in the west February 25, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – Class 1 driver training schools in Western Canada are applauding the federal government’s implementation of a national training standard, but at the same time would like to…
Transportation Road Knights hope to bring drivers together, educate Alberta youth February 5, 2020 Brimming with passion and enthusiasm for all things trucking, Alberta’s new Road Knights can hardly wait to take their message to the province’s youth. Miles McNabb, Henry Wolf, David Horst,…
Business Management Schneider donates trucks to attract new talent November 15, 2019 GREEN BAY, Wis. – Schneider has found a creative way to attract new drivers – by giving them trucks to learn on. The fleet donated 10 gently used, late model…
Human Resources Challenger opening training academy May 27, 2019 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Challenger Motor Freight has announced the opening of a driver training school, the Challenger Transportation Training Academy (CTTA). It’s been approved by the Ontario Ministry of Training,…
Health & Safety TTSAO ensuring member schools measure up May 23, 2019 GUELPH, Ont. – Want to be a member of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO)? You’ve got to earn it. That was the message from Lisa Arseneau, head…
