Teamsters unionizes Gordon Food Service in B.C.

The Teamsters says it has unionized more than 500 workers, including drivers, at Gordon Food Service in B.C. The organizing campaign has been ongoing since 2021. “Workers had been grappling…

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies names Taylor as general manager

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced that James Taylor has been named general manager, effective this month. He will be joined by Christie Roadknight as deputy general manager. Meanwhile, Genoveva…

CargoM highlights transportation career opportunities in Montreal

CargoM recently hosted its ninth annual Career Day to promote training and careers available in Montreal’s freight and logistics sector. The event was held Oct. 2-3 at the Palais des…

Truckers need healthier food at truck stops, clean washrooms at rest areas: USask researcher

Truck drivers hauling freight across Canada continue to highlight the lack of clean washrooms with running water, healthy food options and safe, paved and well-lit parking spaces. And now there’s…

Trucking, logistics sector adds 13,600 jobs in second quarter

Labor market tightness is easing with 13,600 jobs added to the trucking and logistics sector in the second quarter of this year. Job gains were marginal for transport truck drivers,…

Unifor bargains with DHL Express Canada for better wages, working conditions

Unifor started negotiations with DHL Express Canada, representing over 2,000 members employed at the courier’s locations nationwide. The union, Canada’s largest in the private sector, is advocating for better working…

Nova Scotia Special Olympics Truck Convoy tops $150K in pledges

This year’s final truck convoy in support of Special Olympics took place in Dartmouth, N.S., on Sept. 21, and what a way to wrap up the season. Those Maritimers —…

Best Fleets to Drive For opens registration for March conference

Best Fleets to Drive For has opened registration for its annual Education & Awards Conference, taking place March 3-4, 2025, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Trucking Announcements: new hires at Aeolus Tire, InCharge Energy

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Mill Creek Motor Freight and Kriska Transportation Group mourned the loss of Renate Hargreaves, their longtime general…

Milton, Ont., truck driver to buy home with $1 million lottery windfall

A truck driver from Milton, Ont., is looking forward to buying a home after he won $1 million playing the lottery. Carlos Da Silva matched all seven Encore numbers in…

Truck driver to use $1 million lottery win to pad retirement fund

A truck driver from Orillia, Ont., is enjoying the “best feeling in the world” after he won a $1 million lottery prize. Jason Free became a millionaire after he matched…

Unpaid truck drivers urge federal lawmakers to reform industry

Truck drivers claiming unpaid wages protested in Brampton, Ont., on Sept. 21 demanding action from the federal government. Truckers delivered letters over the weekend to more than 40 members of…

Trucking Announcements: New hires at Attrix, Rand McNally

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Ryan Fletcher joined Attrix as sales director for Ontario and the Western Canada region and Rand McNally…

Recruitment strategies have to change to attract youth to trucking: panel

Recruiting and retaining the next generation of talent in the trucking industry requires a shift in practices, including actively seeking out younger candidates, active mentorship, understanding their workplace expectations, and…

Bootcamp gives women a glimpse of trucking industry

About 50 women interested in exploring careers in the trucking industry attended a transportation bootcamp in Toronto. Speakers from companies including GFL Environmental, Environmental 360 Solutions, The Erb Group, Challenger…