Trucking HR Canada, AMTA partner on recruitment, retention project

Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has announced a project, funded by the Government of Alberta, it says will support Alberta employers with recruitment and retention efforts. THRC has partnered with the…

Want to recruit and retain drivers? Then listen to them.

The best way to recruit and retain drivers is to listen to them and offer open communication channels, say Canadian carriers that included a Hall of Fame entrant and finalists…

Regular review key to setting pay, driver recruitment, expert says

Carriers must be mindful of the total package when deciding how much truck drivers should be paid. This includes pay, home time, labor-intensive tasks like hand-bombing freight or tarping loads,…

Better pay, schedules help driver retention

Drivers are not being paid enough and as older truckers hang up their keys, the new generation behind the wheel is looking for suitable schedules and companies must adapt. Fleet…

Bedard warns against adding capacity

LA MALBAIE, Que. – Alain Bedard, chief executive officer of TFI International, is emphasizing the value of a stable workforce -- and warning carriers to avoid the temptation of adding capacity at a time when the demand for transportation is exceptionally strong.

Friday Focus: Driver Wages and The Driver Shortage

We talk driver wages and driver shortage, and the importance of balance.

HR GUIDE, SEMINARS

New tools from CTHRC will help tackle recruiting and retention needs

DRIVER HIRING, RETENTION

New Tenstreet offering adds driver retention to suite of online driver management services

Chrome is where the heart is

WALLENSTEIN, Ont. -- The folks at Wallenstein Feed and Supply didn't have a hard time keeping truckers around at their private fleet, but it didn't stop the company from developing a custom driver retention program.