Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Modernizing workplace wellness by Angela Splinter “Modernizing your workforce starts with modernizing your HR approach.” In today’s labour market, successful truck fleets and logistics companies know that staying abreast of the issues will help them stay…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image If you have affordable insurance, embrace it by James Menzies As a fleet manager or owner-operator, you’ve likely always thought of insurance as a commodity you begrudgingly paid for as a necessary cost of doing business. I know that’s how…
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Goodbye, Bill MacKinnon by Rolf Lockwood There are people who just plain shouldn’t die. Ever. Bill MacKinnon was one of those guys, a pillar in our industry with a trucking history that goes back to the 1920s. But die he did on March 22, at home in Guelph, Ontario, after a long illness. He was 90 years old.
Miguel Mangalindan Author Gravatar Image Human Resources Are your hours of work policies in line with Bill C-86? by Miguel Mangalindan Modernizing your workforce starts with modernizing your HR approach. In today’s labour market, successful truck fleets and logistics companies know that staying abreast of the issues will help them stay…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Opinion: E-commerce will reshape trucking in final mile and beyond by John G Smith As buyers point and click with increasing frequency, e-commerce is reshaping trucking activities in a way that we haven’t seen since automakers first embraced Just in Time delivery schedules.
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Tackling driver turnover: Part 3 by Ray Haight So far we have talked about setting your retention and recruiting efforts up for success. We have also discussed the platform how we are going to conduct ourselves through this…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image Opinion: Big players, real estate, and more forces behind M&A activity by Mike McCarron While researching my annual column on Canadian trucking mergers and acquisitions (M&A), I went back and read last year’s commentary to see what changed.
Bridget O'Shaughnessy Author Gravatar Image A modern HR approach is a social one by Bridget O'Shaughnessy Modernizing your workforce starts with modernizing your HR approach. In today’s labour market, successful truck fleets and logistics companies know that staying abreast of the issues will help them stay…
Carole McAfee Wallace Author Gravatar Image Think twice before you write a reference letter by Carole McAfee Wallace A positive reference letter can seem like a welcome favor for a long-term employee, but a recent court case illustrates why fleet managers may want to think twice before writing such a document. It all began with a blocked route.
Miguel Mangalindan Author Gravatar Image Human Resources How Bill C-86 affects leaves of absence and vacation pay by Miguel Mangalindan Modernizing your workforce starts with modernizing your HR approach. In today’s labour market, successful truck fleets and logistics companies know that staying abreast of the issues will help them stay…
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Rest stops increase safety, help attract drivers, and boost economy by Derek Clouthier It’s good news that three new truck stops will be constructed in Alberta, potentially four with a privately-funded location along Hwy 2 near Bowden. I’m not sure how these things…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Tackling driver turnover: Part 2 by Ray Haight In part one we talked about the delusion of the industry, we talked about the sales job to the inside the walls personnel, and we talked a little about apathy.
Andrea Morley Author Gravatar Image The value of sleep by Andrea Morley We’re always told that we need 8 hours of sleep, but that’s easier said than done! Plus, if we’re not getting good quality sleep, it doesn’t matter how long we’re…
Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Creating a family-first workplace by Angela Splinter Modernizing your workforce starts with modernizing your HR approach. In today’s labour market, successful truck fleets and logistics companies know that staying abreast of the issues will help them stay…
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Tapping into Canada’s gas and oil resources while we can by Derek Clouthier So, there was a truck convoy that drove from Red Deer to Ottawa to show support for Canada’s (or should I say, Alberta’s) oil and gas industry. I’m torn on…
