Business Management Daseke CEO retires, triggers executive search January 5, 2021 ADDISON, Texas – Daseke Inc., North America’s largest flatbed fleet, is now operating under an interim CEO following the retirement of Christopher Easter. Word of Easter’s retirement, effective at the…
Business Management The Top 10 Newsmakers of 2020 December 30, 2020 It was a year like no other. A raging global pandemic. An unprecedented economic shutdown. Truckers feted as frontline heroes. And yet the Canadian trucking industry soldiered on through…
Transportation Trucker’s body repatriated from U.S. December 29, 2020 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The body of a Canadian trucker who died of a heart attack while driving home from the U.S. last week has been repatriated with the help…
Transportation Trucking: 2020 as a year in pictures December 23, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — A picture is worth 1,000 words, and in Today’s Trucking those pictures help to capture the major events and changes in our industry. Here’s a gallery of…
Sustainability Mary Petrovich named to Nikola board December 23, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nikola Corp. has appointed Mary L. Petrovich an independent director of its board, the company announced Wednesday. Petrovich is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with a…
Human Resources Trucking HR Atlantic unveils training for women leaders December 21, 2020 TRURO, N.S. – Trucking Human Resource Sector Council – Atlantic has unveiled a new Women’s Leadership program, offering a professional development opportunity to help women advance in the trucking industry.
Human Resources Giroux to lead heavy-duty association December 18, 2020 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – David Giroux will become president and chief operating officer of the Heavy-Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) on Jan. 4, replacing Tim Kraus who is retiring after…
Human Resources Despite pandemic, DriveTest makes gains in increasing commercial testing December 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Despite shutdowns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, Serco’s DriveTest set a record number of monthly commercial road tests this year. The new record came in October, the…
Business Management As trucking industry recovers, driver turnover increases December 16, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – Driver turnover spiked in the U.S. at both large and small truckload fleets during the third quarter. “After a calamitous second quarter, trucking – along with the…
Equipment Navistar revamps commercial business December 16, 2020 LISLE, Ill. — Navistar has restructured its entire commercial business into one integrated organization under one senior executive, the company announced Wednesday. The division is responsible for selling and servicing…
Transportation Brampton trucker wins Carnegie Medal December 15, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – A Brampton truck driver who risked his life to save three people from a burning SUV is among 17 civilians being honored for acts of heroism by…
Human Resources Michaelle Jean to open Women with Drive December 14, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – Former governor general Michaelle Jean will open the 2021 Women with Drive leadership summit, Trucking HR Canada said Monday. The virtual conference will be held March 10.
Equipment Trailcon names new VP, maintenance and operations December 10, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – Trailcon Leasing has named Jamie Hillier vice-president, maintenance and operations. Hillier assumed the role Dec. 7, and will focus on geographic expansion projects, streamlining operations, implementing best…
Business Management WSIB sets up portal to report Driver Inc. fleets December 8, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has set up a Report Fraud web portal where people can report fleets using the Driver Inc. employment scheme. The…
Health & Safety Trucker pregnancy study sparks buzz December 8, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Sylvie Nederpel has been driving trucks for nearly 21 years, and she has had two children during that time, an 18-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son. A…
