Human Resources Keynote speaker for upcoming Women with Drive Leadership Summit revealed December 11, 2018 OTTAWA, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada’s annual Women with Drive Leadership Summit will feature marketing research leader and millennial expert David Coletto as a keynote speaker. The summit set for…
Erb at the wheel for cool, seasonal move preview image Erb at the wheel for cool, seasonal move December 6, 2018 Erb’s trailer is loaded with the donated produce now heading to food banks north of Thunder Bay, Ont. THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Erb Group founder Vernon Erb is always eager…
Paez tackles the Olympian challenge of cross-border trucking preview image Paez tackles the Olympian challenge of cross-border trucking November 30, 2018 PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Crossing an international border can seem like an Olympian task at the best of times, with challenges ranging from ever-changing regulations to the search for backhauls.
Search is on for the next HighwayStar preview image Transportation Search is on for the next HighwayStar November 23, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – Newcom Media is looking for Canada’s top truck driver or owner-operator, and is ready to reward them with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes — and…
Arnold Bros. brings Plaid Wonderland to parade preview image Health & Safety Arnold Bros. brings Plaid Wonderland to parade November 23, 2018 WINNIPEG, Man. – Arnold Bros. brought the plaid to the Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade, to bring attention to prostate cancer programs. The company entered into the parade a tractor-trailer dubbed…
Do you know Canada’s top truck driver? preview image Do you know Canada’s top truck driver? November 23, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – Newcom Media is looking for Canada’s top truck driver or owner-operator, and is ready to reward them with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes — and…
OTA begins search for new Road Knights preview image Transportation OTA begins search for new Road Knights November 22, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – The search is on for the 2019-20 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Road Knights team. Nominations can now be submitted through an online form until Feb. 1, with…
Quebec attracting small share of immigrant truck drivers preview image Quebec attracting small share of immigrant truck drivers November 22, 2018 This year alone, Recruitment Conseil International (RCI) has helped more than 150 French truckers to find work in Quebec. (Photo: Marco Girardin) MONTREAL, Que. – Quebec is not alone in…
Arnold Bros. celebrates 60 years in trucking industry preview image Business Management Arnold Bros. celebrates 60 years in trucking industry November 1, 2018 WINNIPEG, Man. – Today marked the 60th year Arnold Bros. Transport has been in business. Founded in 1958 by Frank and Gerry Arnold, the Winnipeg-based carrier started when the brothers…
OTA welcomes Ford’s Making Ontario Open for Business Act preview image Business Management OTA welcomes Ford’s Making Ontario Open for Business Act October 24, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is welcoming Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s position on Bill 148, and the Making Ontario Open for Business Act. “The Ontario trucking industry’s…
Canadian truck drivers more educated than ever preview image Canadian truck drivers more educated than ever October 22, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. — Many Canadian drivers have been known to joke that they have a PhD – standing for professional highway driver. But, as a rule, they are also more formally…
Truckers rank the best truck stops in North America preview image Technology Truckers rank the best truck stops in North America October 18, 2018 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Truck drivers throughout the U.S. and Canada have spoken, naming the top truck stops in North America, with seven receiving a perfect five-star rating. Topping the list…
A Truck Driver’s Survival Guide: 5 lessons for life on the road preview image A Truck Driver’s Survival Guide: 5 lessons for life on the road October 15, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. -- Equipment editor Jim Park offers five tips for entry-level truck drivers, all of which he learned from his own career on the road. They don't cover these in most schools.
Trucks for Change delivers for charity preview image Transportation Trucks for Change delivers for charity October 12, 2018 Pete Dalmazzi, Trucks for Change Network MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trucks for Change Network, an organization that connects charities to those who can haul their freight, has just transported its 20…
Breast cancer convoys deliver $114,500 for cure preview image Breast cancer convoys deliver $114,500 for cure September 26, 2018 WOODSTOCK, ONT. — The ninth running of the Trucking for a Cure convoy at locations in Prescott and Woodstock, Ont., added more than $114,500 to the Canadian Cancer Society’s war…
