Transportation

Arnold Bros. encourages fleets to go plaid for dad

Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) members have led Plaid for Dad fundraising efforts since the Canadian Cancer Society launched the annual prostate cancer awareness campaign in 2015. Arnold Bros. Transport is…

Trail King hires Thomas as director of sales

Trail King Industries has hired Eric Thomas as director of sales, and he will be responsible for leading district sales managers and product support managers. Eric Thomas (Photo: Trail King)…

Precision Specialized’s Bernard elected SC&RA president

Ed Bernard, president of Precision Specialized in Burford, Ont., has been named president of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) for the 2022-23 term. Bernard also sits on SC&RA’s…

Rush Enterprises promotes Willis to VP of marketing and communications

Rush Enterprises has promoted Gary Willis to vice-president of marketing and communications. The operator of commercial vehicle dealerships announced that Karen Konecny, who has worked in the role since 2010,…

OTA applauds Ford on provincial election win

The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is congratulating Premier Doug Ford for securing a second consecutive Progressive Conservative majority, citing several commitments to the province’s trucking industry. Preliminary results from Elections…

Women with Drive returns, drive to recruit more women to trucking continues

The last time Trucking HR Canada hosted its Women with Drive event in Toronto, Angelique Magi noticed a lot of audience members repeatedly checking their phones. No matter how engaging…

Eaton introduces 48-volt catalyst heater

Eaton’s eMobility business has come out with a 48-volt programmable power electronics control unit for electrically heated catalysts. The control unit rapidly heats up the exhaust…

Date set for inquest into death of dump truck driver

A coroner’s inquest will be held into the death of a dump truck driver who was injured at Vale’s Copper Cliff nickel refinery in Sudbury, Ont. Ronald Charles Lepage, 59,…

Farewell to Laurence Marshall, a trucking legend

We lost a good guy in early May. If you live in Medicine Hat or Bella Coola or Sydney you’ll probably never have heard of Laurence Marshall, but he’s something…

The issues behind electronic compliance

Due to a variety of factors, including strict regulations, strong growth, and a frantic rush to operational optimization, the trucking industry is among the most technologically advanced industries in…

Concluding a successful longhaul ‘mission’

“When you started here, you seemed to have a mission. Now it feels like you have accomplished that mission.” Those words were recently said to me by former co-worker Tom…

Trucking HR Canada appoints Carruth as chairman

Trucking HR Canada appointed David Carruth, president of One for Freight, as board chairman, and Oksana Exell as vice-chairwoman, at its annual general meeting on Monday. “With labor shortages and…

Loadhitch app looks to make it easier for O/Os to find loads

A new load-matching freight app for owner-operators is coming to the Canadian market, and the company is currently looking to get freight-seeking O/Os on-board. Loadhitch says it will create a…

Indian truckers roll on despite unique challenges

A question to North American drivers, have you worked while being accosted by law enforcement officials seeking bribes as you roll down the highway? Never, would be the likely answer.

Mackie becomes TTA’s first female president

Sara Mackie, director of finance with Mackie Transportation, has been elected the Toronto Trucking Association’s (TTA) first female president. Mackie joined the TTA board in 2016, and served as vice-president…