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IN PRINT: ‘Unskilled’ and unwanted: Immigration challenge
KITCHENER, ON -- Dave Taylor is a model employee by many measures. He has worked at Ontario-based Erb Transport for five years. He and his wife Fiona bought a home in Kitchener, commuting distance from the fleet yard, and their daughter Allanah attends Grade 10 at a local high school. "Dave comes in and does what he's asked," says Randy Steckly, corporate driver training manager.
39 fleets recognized as top employers
OTTAWA, ON - Trucking HR Canada has recognized 39 fleets under its third-annual Top Fleet Employers program - rating organizations on issues including employee recognition, compensation, lifestyle, employee engagement, wellness, professional development, recruiting and retention.
Women discuss ways to advance transportation careers
TORONTO, ON - Female executives from Canada's transportation industry -- and even the former president of Home Depot Canada -- joined together at a Toronto Transportation Club luncheon on June 14 to discuss ways that women can move forward in their careers. But the messages about networking and standing up to be counted were seen to be just as important for businesses as the individual employees.
Demographic Demands: The business case for diversity
Recruiters in Canada's trucking industry appear to be overlooking massive labor pools, and a recent report from Trucking HR Canada is making the business case to connect with several under-represented demographic groups. "We just want the industry to be aware of the demographics; that these are the labor pools we need to tap into," says CEO Angela Splinter, whose trucking-focused organization promotes best practices in human resources.
Reception honors Canadian women in trucking
Women are a rarity in Canada's trucking industry, representing just 3% of people who work behind the wheel. But on the same day that Newcom Business Media recognized the first women to be named HighwayStar of the Year, another Truck World gathering celebrated all the industry's female drivers. The Salute to Women Behind the Wheel - running for seven years in the U.S. -- came to Canada on Saturday afternoon.
Summit focuses on “women with drive”
TORONTO, ON - Barely 3% of Canada's truck drivers and techs are women, but that is something the organizers of Trucking HR Canada's second annual Women with Drive summit hope to change. More than 180 industry representatives packed into a Mississauga, Ontario hotel on March 3, discussing ways to recruit, train and retain more women in a traditionally male-dominated field. "It isn't very often in our industry that we have this many women together in one room," said Angela Splinter, CEO of Trucking HR Canada. "Our goal is to keep that conversation going." There were plenty of conversations to be had.