Business Management Ukrainian nationals find new homes in Canada’s trucking industry November 28, 2022 Andrii Shevchuk was behind the wheel of his truck in the Netherlands when he learned Russia had declared war on his home country of Ukraine. And returning home was not…
Human Resources Scores of companies seek to hire trucking professionals at Jobs Expo November 14, 2022 Nearly 50 industry-leading companies and fleets will attend Road Today-Truck News Jobs Expo, aimed at meeting the hiring needs of the trucking and logistics industries this Saturday, Nov. 19 in…
Human Resources Driver Shahzad’s photos capture the beauty of trucking October 11, 2022 “What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?” The words from Welsh poet W. H. Davies’ Leisure ring true a century later.
Business Management Fleets filling seats with flexible work for truck drivers July 4, 2022 A bird in the hand is said to be worth two in the bush, but two birds in a bush might be even more valuable if you can get them…
Human Resources CargoM offers potential drivers an immersive experience into trucking April 5, 2022 CargoM is offering people interested in becoming a truck driver an opportunity to experience the trade. The logistics and transportation cluster of Montreal-based trucking and freight businesses launched the Trucking…
A trucker’s trucker reflects on a ‘lifetime of experiences’ December 22, 2021 As Bruce Thomson and I sat around his kitchen table on a sunny afternoon this past September, he was reflecting on a driving career that spanned more than 50 years.
Transportation Ailing senior wants wife to keep handing out thank-you cards to drivers December 1, 2021 A senior who helped his wife hand out thousands of thank-you cards to truck drivers during the pandemic is going into hospice care on Thursday. Richard and Beverley Perrin from…
Health & Safety Truck drivers lack a united voice for lobbying July 5, 2021 Drivers are a little hard to understand in one key respect, and I say that after having spent more than 40 fulfilling years in their company: they won’t organize themselves…
Transportation Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers January 7, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Some 150 unionized truck drivers will be out of work soon following a decision by Loblaw to close its transportation site in Cambridge. The union representing the…
Human Resources Alberta boosts access to trucking jobs November 27, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta has announced two programs to make driver training more affordable and less time consuming, thereby improving access to trucking jobs. The $3-million Driving Back to Work…
Human Resources Truck driver employment surges September 28, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – After an initial contraction in truck driver employment at the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a significant recovery in employment over the past few months,…
Human Resources P.E.I. pauses AIPP trucker applications September 16, 2020 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island has become the latest Atlantic province to stop accepting truck driver applications under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). Nova Scotia froze the…
Human Resources FMCSA proposes additional HoS relief August 28, 2020 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing a pilot program that would allow additional hours-of-service (HoS) regulatory relief to truck drivers. The initiative would…
Transportation ATA seeks nominations for road captains June 11, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations is seeking nominations for elite professional drivers to serve on the 2021-22 America’s Road Team. Founded in 1986, America’s Road Team promotes the…
Transportation Open-ended free-meal program kicks off April 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The country has witnessed an outpouring of support for truck drivers following the Covid-19 outbreak, but one group in Toronto is taking the generosity a step further.
