Human Resources

Trailer Wizards raises funds for Fort Mac evacuees

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trailer Wizards raised over $8,500 for the Canadian Red Cross in support of those displaced by the Fort McMurray wildfire, which the company said would be matched…

SafetyDriven recognizes three companies for safety excellence

LANGLEY, B.C. – SafetyDriven, the Trucking Safety Council of British Columbia, honoured three companies May 13 with the Certificate of Recognition (COR) award of excellence for achieving the highest standards…

Driving for Profit/Best Fleets To Drive For seminar expands

LONDON, Ont. – Driving For Profit: Best Practices from the Best Fleets, a full-day workshop put together by NAL Insurance and CarriersEdge, is only one week away. “We are thrilled by the…

Champion curler visits Transcourt booth during company’s first year at Truxpo

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – This was the first year Transcourt Tank Leasing took part in the British Columbia Trucking Association’s Truxpo event, and the company was happy to welcome world champion…

Summit Trailer raises over $6K for Fort Mac evacuees

EDMONTON, Alta. – Summit Trailer held a barbecue May 10 to raise funds for those displaced by the Fort McMurray wildfire, raising $6,100 for the Canadian Red Cross. “Over the…

OTA lauds mandatory entry-level driver training for Class A drivers

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) penned a letter to the Ministry of Transportation’s Program Development and Evaluation Branch touting a draft curriculum for mandatory entry-level training (MELT)…

Tandet raises money for Fort Mac relief effort

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Tandet Corporate, a transportation, equipment and power solutions company based in Oakville, Ont., has donated over $10,000 toward the Fort McMurray wildfire relief effort. Tandet employees raised…

Hino Canada appoints new president

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hino Motors Canada has named Yumiko Kawamura as the company’s new president, succeeding Shuichi Kaneko, who held the position for four years and has moved into the…

Delivering on their promises

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Though women are starting to make up a higher proportion of trucking industry employees than ever before, the numbers remain very small in comparison to men, concurred…

Class 8 supply continues to outdo demand, says ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. – ACT Research says supply of Class 8 trucks in the US is continuing to rise faster than demand. Based on the company’s most recent For-Hire Trucking Index, Act…

Trucking HR report says increased diversity needed in industry

OTTAWA, Ont. – A new report from Trucking HR Canada says there is a strong business case for increased diversity in the country’s trucking industry. Coined ‘Changing Workforce’, the report…

The Guarantee makes donation to those affected by Fort McMurray wildfire

TORONTO, Ont. – The Guarantee, an insurance company specializing in niche markets, like the transportation industry, has donated $10,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to assist victims of the Fort…

Passion for the industry and a penchant for honesty

CTA’s David Bradley talks shop during AMTA Leadership Conference

Utility sells its 75,000th trailer at Glade Spring plant

GLADE SPRING, Va. – Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company’s Glade Spring, Va. manufacturing plant recently celebrated the sale of its 75,000th 4000D-X Composite dry van trailer. “This is a powerful testament…

Mitsubishi Fuso names new director of product management

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Otto Schmid has made the move from Daimler AG to the position of director of product management with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America. Schmid comes directly…