Human Resources

Ritchie Bros. promotes Kessler to president

Ritchie Bros. on Wednesday announced that its chief operating officer, Jim Kessler, will take on the additional role of president, effective immediately. (Photo: Ritchie Bros.) “The president role will align our global revenue,…

Experienced? Be prepared to prove it, or it’ll be worthless.

Jaspal Singh Bal can’t get a job. He has 22 years of experience as an AZ driver, the most recent five as an owner-operator. A clean driving record – no…

Shell offers drivers free coffee, pastry

Shell Rotella on Monday announced that they will celebrate National Trucking Week in Canada by sharing a complimentary coffee and pastry with licensed commercial truck drivers at select Shell Flying…

National Trucking Week honors the men and women of the trucking industry

National Trucking Week, which runs from Sept. 5-11, has kicked off with messages of thanks from industry representatives and politicians. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney issued…

Goodyear names Jones chief sustainability officer

Goodyear on Thursday announced that Ellis Jones has been named vice-president and chief sustainability officer, reporting to Chris Helsel, senior vice-president, global operations and chief technology officer, effective Sept. 2.

Hendrickson CEO announces retirement

Gary Gerstenslager, president and CEO of Hendrickson on Wednesday announced his retirement at the end of the year.  Gerstenslager joined Hendrickson – a designer and manufacturer of air suspension systems…

New pay equity rules arrive for federally regulated fleets

For every dollar a man earns in Canada, a woman earns 89 cents. It goes without saying that women and men should receive equal pay for equal work. An employer’s…

Angel to lead ERoad’s video strategy

Transportation technology services company ERoad on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jim Angel as ERoad North America’s first vice-president of video telematics.  Angel is responsible for ERoad’s video telematics product…

Carlbaum named Navistar CEO

Navistar has named Mathias Carlbaum its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1 He replaces Persio Lisboa, who has held the rule since last July. Navistar credits Lisboa for being…

7 steps to comply with the new pay equity agenda

On Aug. 31, the Pay Equity Act and its regulations will enter into force, creating new requirements for federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees. The new legislation requires…

Drivewyze hires chief revenue officer

Drivewyze has named Shiraz Hasan its new chief revenue officer, a role that will oversee the company’s sales, marketing, and business development business units. Hasan was most recently vice-president of…

Trucking HR Canada set to dole out Top Fleet Employer awards

Trucking HR Canada says it will recognize the industry’s Top Fleet Employers for the eighth year, both live and virtually on Sept. 9. The awards gala is expected to bring…

B.C. to cover cost of training youth to become log truck drivers

The province of B.C. will pay for up to eight youth to launch careers as professional logging truck drivers in the Okanagan region. “Projects like this one support people to…

Drivers’ rights need protecting as fourth wave approaches

Canada is in what appears to be the early stages of a fourth wave. The latest national seven-day average of 2,216 new cases reported daily (Aug. 13-19) is an increase of 38% over the previous…

Make driver retention a priority

The low driver retention rates that are prevalent in the trucking industry are nothing more than a business challenge gone unchecked. Running a successful business is a difficult thing to…