Amazon to open two new distribution centers

July 26, 2018 12:14PM by Truck News

CALEDON, Ont. – For the second time this month Amazon has announced a new fulfilment center in Ontario, with centers set to open in Caledon and Ottawa by the end of 2019. The online retail giant will add more than…

ATA signs on to Trump worker training pledge

July 20, 2018 8:40PM by Truck News

Arlington, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) intends to provide 50,000 people enhanced career opportunities as part of a Trump administration plan to provide pathways to better careers for those in the U.S. The ATA joined 22 other companies…

Transportation, warehousing jobs dipped in April

May 11, 2018 9:28AM by Truck News

OTTAWA, Ont. – Employment in Canada’s transportation and warehousing sector dipped slightly to 974,300 people in April, down 2,600 jobs compared to March, Statistics Canada reports. The figure was still up 4.7% over April 2017. The nation’s unemployment rate was…

Jobs dip in month-to-month in January

February 14, 2018 7:01PM by Truck News

OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian trucking industry saw a dip in jobs in January according to statistics Canada. The agency released job numbers for the first month of the year showing just under 6,000 jobs were lost from December 2017…