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Omnitracs to host virtual roundtable on women in trucking

DALLAS, Texas — Omnitracs is hosting a virtual roundtable on March 7 to discuss recruitment and retention tactics and current experiences of women in the trucking industry. According to organizers,…

Fuel and lubricant company thinking outside the box

RIVERVALE, B.C. — Nestled along the Columbia River in B.C.’s West Kootenay region is a small family operation that you could say prides itself on being a big fish in a…

ExxonMobil to host seminar on technician shortage at MATS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ‒ ExxonMobil has announced that it will host the Mobil Delvac 2018 Fleet Maintenance Forum, an exclusive event for fleet managers and maintenance executives, in Louisville, KY, on…

Did you give your head a shake?

Recently, a truck driver patient of mine came into my clinic complaining of severe neck pain. After a brief discussion, it was revealed that the neck pain started after the…

Fair hearing

Was your hearing better when you were younger? Did you know that 25% of people between 55 and 64 experience hearing loss associated with aging? Almost 50% of people over…

Trucking in the blood

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A truck driver often becomes one because his father drove for a living, and before that, his grandfather drove, and so on. For the Barkan brothers, it was…

Trucking HR Canada to host webinar on marijuana

  OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada announced today it is launching its 2018 webinar series. Shelley Brian Brown The webinars will focus on practical HR solutions to help employers address…

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Guarding the heavies

Pilot car drivers have a big role in heavy hauls

Preparing for blockchain

Instantaneous payments. The end of customer disputes. The elimination of paperwork. How blockchain technology can revolutionize trucking.

DRTA to host MTO information night

AJAX, Ont. — The Durham Region Transportation Association (DRTA) is hosting its Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) annual information night on March 7. Joe Lynch of the MTO is the …

Canadian driver named finalist for Goodyear Highway Hero award

AKRON, Ohio – A Canadian has been named one of three finalists in the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Highway Hero Award. The award is celebrating its 35th anniversary on…

The secrets to keeping your best employees

A good retention strategy is the best recruitment strategy, at least, according to the experts in trucking -- where keeping drivers can be just as important as hiring new ones.

How truck fleets are tapping into shifting demographics

Trucking has a diversity problem that it needs to change, and fast. Only 3% of drivers and technicians are women, despite women being close to half of the nation’s workforce. Only 12% of Canada’s truck drivers are younger than 30 years old, while 46% of the country’s Indigenous population is under 24.

Trucks for Change moves 10M lbs for Habitat for Humanity

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Today marked a major milestone for the Trucks for Change (T4C) Network. Left to right: Daryl Morrison, operations manager, Habitat for Humanity Canada; Rob Voisin, v.p. of…