Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers preview image Transportation Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers January 7, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Some 150 unionized truck drivers will be out of work soon following a decision by Loblaw to close its transportation site in Cambridge. The union representing the…
Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP preview image Sustainability Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP January 7, 2021 SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The Lion Electric Co. has appointed Isabelle Adjahi vice-president of investor relations and sustainable development, the company announced Thursday. In this newly created role, Adjahi will be…
Six Canadian fleets make Best Fleets list preview image Human Resources Six Canadian fleets make Best Fleets list January 6, 2021 MARKHAM, Ont. – Six Canadian fleets have secured spots in the 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For Competition run by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. Bison Transport (Winnipeg),…
Daseke CEO retires, triggers executive search preview image Business Management Daseke CEO retires, triggers executive search January 5, 2021 ADDISON, Texas – Daseke Inc., North America’s largest flatbed fleet, is now operating under an interim CEO following the retirement of Christopher Easter. Word of Easter’s retirement, effective at the…
The Top 10 Newsmakers of 2020 preview image Business Management The Top 10 Newsmakers of 2020 December 30, 2020 It was a year like no other. A raging global pandemic. An unprecedented economic shutdown. Truckers feted as frontline heroes. And yet the Canadian trucking industry soldiered on through…
Trucker’s body repatriated from U.S. preview image Transportation Trucker’s body repatriated from U.S. December 29, 2020 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The body of a Canadian trucker who died of a heart attack while driving home from the U.S. last week has been repatriated with the help…
Trucking: 2020 as a year in pictures preview image Transportation Trucking: 2020 as a year in pictures December 23, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — A picture is worth 1,000 words, and in Today’s Trucking those pictures help to capture the major events and changes in our industry. Here’s a gallery of…
Mary Petrovich named to Nikola board preview image Sustainability Mary Petrovich named to Nikola board December 23, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nikola Corp. has appointed Mary L. Petrovich an independent director of its board, the company announced Wednesday. Petrovich is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with a…
Trucking HR Atlantic unveils training for women leaders preview image Human Resources Trucking HR Atlantic unveils training for women leaders December 21, 2020 TRURO, N.S. – Trucking Human Resource Sector Council – Atlantic has unveiled a new Women’s Leadership program, offering a professional development opportunity to help women advance in the trucking industry.
Giroux to lead heavy-duty association preview image Human Resources Giroux to lead heavy-duty association December 18, 2020 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – David Giroux will become president and chief operating officer of the Heavy-Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) on Jan. 4, replacing Tim Kraus who is retiring after…
Despite pandemic, DriveTest makes gains in increasing commercial testing preview image Human Resources Despite pandemic, DriveTest makes gains in increasing commercial testing December 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Despite shutdowns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, Serco’s DriveTest set a record number of monthly commercial road tests this year. The new record came in October, the…
As trucking industry recovers, driver turnover increases preview image Business Management As trucking industry recovers, driver turnover increases December 16, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – Driver turnover spiked in the U.S. at both large and small truckload fleets during the third quarter. “After a calamitous second quarter, trucking – along with the…
Navistar revamps commercial business preview image Equipment Navistar revamps commercial business December 16, 2020 LISLE, Ill. — Navistar has restructured its entire commercial business into one integrated organization under one senior executive, the company announced Wednesday. The division is responsible for selling and servicing…
Brampton trucker wins Carnegie Medal preview image Transportation Brampton trucker wins Carnegie Medal December 15, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – A Brampton truck driver who risked his life to save three people from a burning SUV is among 17 civilians being honored for acts of heroism by…
Michaelle Jean to open Women with Drive preview image Human Resources Michaelle Jean to open Women with Drive December 14, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – Former governor general Michaelle Jean will open the 2021 Women with Drive leadership summit, Trucking HR Canada said Monday. The virtual conference will be held March 10.
