TORONTO, Ont. — As the Canadian economy crawls back from Covid-19, the trucking industry is bracing for a new battle over an old problem – the driver shortage.In July, Trucking HR Canada released a study on the impact of the pandemic on the industry, w…
TORONTO, Ont. – When Roger Mansfield turned 40 last year, he decided the time was right to pursue his dream of becoming an owner-operator.In January, he got the ball rolling, incorporating his business, doing a business name search, and assembling the …
TORONTO, Ont. — Today’s Trucking magazine has updated its annual ranking of Canada’s top 100 truck fleets by size, and there’s a familiar name at the top of the list.TFI International, based in Montreal, remains the largest trucking operation in the co…
MONTREAL, Que. – Canada has an opportunity to develop a hydrogen economy as it strives to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, but it will need the trucking industry’s help.And a project is already underway in Alberta to demonstrate the viabilit…
REGINA, Sask. – Carriers across Western Canada are doing what they can to help their staff stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, even going as far as to sew masks for drivers.Heather Day is the president of C.S. Day Transport in Regina, Sask., and th…
OTTAWA, Ont. — Sixty-nine of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking and logistics industry have earned honors through the seventh annual Top Fleet Employers program, Trucking HR Canada announced Monday.All applicants were rated on topics including re…
OTTAWA, Ont. – Despite the U.S. temporarily suspending hours-of-service (HoS) rules for drivers hauling Covid-19 relief items, Canada has not yet followed suit.In the U.S., the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a national e…
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada is expected to be short 25,000 truck drivers as early as 2023, representing a 25% increase over the unfilled vacancies in 2019, Trucking HR Canada reports.
Unfilled jobs in 2018 are also estimated to have cost the trucking indust…
MONTREAL — Canada’s truck driver shortage has reached new heights, with job vacancies more than doubling since 2016, a new report says.
A shortage of more than 20,000 drivers has hampered truck company expansions and hurt sales, costing nearly $3.1 bil…
ORLANDO, Fla. – Erb International and Bison Transport took top honors as the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) safest overall fleets.
Erb won in the less than 25 million mile category, while Bison was top fleet in the large carrier division.
“Both…
The CN rail yard in Winnipeg, Man. CN Rail Photo.
TORONTO, Ont. – The partial shutdown of one of the country’s biggest railway freight networks could lead to a surge in demand for trucking services, according to the Retail Council of Canada.
CN Rail …
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Warrington Museum and Art Gallery hosts regular craft sessions for youngsters and …
WINNIPEG, Man. – Manitoba’s announcement that it will increase the content of biodiesel in its fuel supply from 2% to 5% has been met with varying reactions from those in the trucking industry.
From the onset, the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) ha…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Canadian drivers are being considered for the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) 2019 Company Driver of the Year and Owner Operator of the Year awards.
Three finalists in each category were named on Jan. 8.
They were chosen based …
Jeffery Zeeb, Charles Vos and Linden O’Donnell.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Three Canadian truckers have been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association.
Jeffery Zeeb and Charles Vos of Bison Transport and Linden O’Donnell of Challenger Motor F…