Show them the money

Check any list of trucking issues going back several decades and "driver shortage" will be there. What you won't find though, is a shortage of opinions about how to define it, what's causing it, and how to fix it. There's even debate about...

ATA renews contract of president Bill Graves

ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations has reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with association president and CEO Bill Graves. The announcement was made earlier this week at the ATA's annual Management Conference...

Behaviour-based safety management is ‘old school,’ Schneider exec says

DALLAS, Texas -- Fleet safety programs that focus on driver behaviour are ineffective, as it's an individual's beliefs that drive their behaviour and in some cases those beliefs must be reshaped before any meaningful outcome is achieved.

Cavalier Transportation Group announces new VP business development

BOLTON, Ont. -- Cavalier Transportation Group has appointed Rick Brooks to vice-president of business development. Operating out of Buffalo, N.Y., officials said Brooks will be working closely with the company's US marketing partners, managing...

Deadline for Goodyear’s Highway Hero award nominations coming up

AKRON, Ohio -- Do you know a truck driver who has performed a heroic deed? If so, better hurry: the deadline for submitting a nominee for Goodyear's 29th annual North America Highway Hero program is Nov. 30.

Technology doesn’t have to spell the end of our independence

Over the past three or four months I've been focusing a lot on the health challenges we face as we go about our business of trucking.

Top truckers crowned at national driving championship

CALGARY, Alta. -- The highest-skilled truck drivers in the country battled it out at the National Professional Truck Driving Championship held Sept. 8-11 in Calgary. The event featured the winners from the provincial championships, which made...

Former recruiter launches program to ease transition into trucking biz

TORONTO, Ont. -- Dave Brown, a former recruiter with Rosedale Transport and Warren Gibson Transport, has announced Carriers Coach Solutions is now a full-time venture assisting new drivers with their transition into the business.

Hunt on for Best Fleets to Drive For

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is now accepting nominations for its 2012 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey. Company drivers and owner/operators may nominate trucking companies by completing an application...

Stolen Moncton load recovered, thanks to observant trucker

MONCTON, N.B. -- An observant truck driver is being credited for providing information that resulted in the arrest of a cargo thief and the recovery of $150,000 worth of stolen cheese.

Driver shortage deja vu

KING CITY, Ont. - The shortage of qualified drivers that was so prominent in 2007 is coming back with a vengeance, Linda Gauthier, executive director with the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CHTRC) warned at the Private Motor Truck...

Harvard researchers examining new sleep apnea screening tool

SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- A simple test that measures attention, alertness and reaction time could one day be administered to drivers when they renew their licence to determine if they are likely to suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a...

Manitoba Trucking Association doles out annual scholarships

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) handed out nine scholarships at its annual Scholarship Presentation Luncheon Aug. 25.

OTA Road Knights star in new safety video series

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has produced road safety videos featuring the expertise of the OTA Road Knights Team. The videos share tips on how all road users can safely use Ontario's roadways.

Flo Components adds GTA sales manager

TORONTO, Ont. -- Flo Components has announced it has hired Glenn Chapman as its new territory sales manager for the Greater Toronto Area.