Events

TTSAO announces a ‘Touch a Truck’ hiring event for adults

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is trying to drive more people into the industry by hosting a “touch a truck” event for adults. The group announced the event and sought marketing ideas for it during the carrier group townhall meeting at their annual conference. The event – to be held in Mississauga, Ont. On May 26 – will be a hiring event focused on bringing in employees to all areas of the industry, not just drivers.

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,…

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…

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…

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 …

Virginia to host SuperRigs

RAPHINE, Va. – Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held June 14-16 at White’s Travel Center in Raphine, Va. The 36th edition of the truck beauty show will be themed: Tribute…

Keynote named for Green Truck Summit

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Kary Schaefer, general manager of marketing and strategy for Freightliner and Detroit, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Green Truck Summit. Schaefer will address…

PMTC awards season now open

MILTON, Ont. — The 2018 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) awards program is now open for entries, the association announced today. Each year the PMTC teams with member…

MTA Fall Gala full of memories

WINNIPEG, MB - The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) honored its best and brightest this weekend with its Fall Gala Awards Dinner. Surrounded by food, fun, and good company, the MTA recognized not one, but two members who have spent their lives in service to the trucking industry by changing the name of the Service to Industry award to the Red Coleman Service to Industry Award. Going forward the award will be sponsored by the Coleman family and bare the name of the senior Coleman who has been in trucking nearly 70 years.

Maxim’s charitable efforts shine this Holiday season

WINNIPEG, Man. – A quarter of a century in, and Maxim Truck and Trailer continues to amaze with its charity pancake breakfast. Held Dec. 7, the annual event raised more…

Trucking HR Canada reveals panel details for upcoming Women with Drive summit

OTTAWA, Ont.  – Successful women in the trucking and logistics industry will be sharing insights at the fourth annual Women with Drive summit on how they have made their respective…

Young Leaders formalizing board Dec. 14

MILTON, ON - The Young Leaders Group (YLG) of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is taking a big step toward making a big impact on the industry Dec. 14. The group will host a breakfast meeting in Guelph where they will formalize their board and appoint new directors and voting candidates.

MELT seminar to take place Dec. 12

HAMILTON, Ont. — A presentation by Ministry officials summarizing the first 120 days of MELT is set to take place on Dec. 12. From 10 a.m.-noon, the TTSAO says ministry…

PMTC’s Young Leaders Group to hold meeting in December

MILTON, Ont. — The Young Leaders Group (YLG) of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is holding a breakfast meeting on December 14. The meeting, to be held…

Recruitment the focus of Women with Drive summit

TORONTO, ON - Recruitment and retention will be the topic of discussion at Trucking HR Canada's fourth annual Women with Drive summit being held March 1, 2018 in Toronto. The panel discussion will focus on company branding on multiple platforms and how that can influence or help companies attract employees. Called "Outside in" the panel will feature experts from the social media platform Linkedin, and the employment website Workopolis. The panel will talk about attracting women and other under-represented groups to the trucking industry.