Business Management Trucking executive outlook: Derek Koza, Wellington Group of Companies December 28, 2022 As 2022 comes to an end, TruckNews.com reached out to several trucking industry executives to ask about the biggest challenge their fleets will face in the coming year, and how…
Business Management Trucking executive outlook: Michael Kotendzhi, 18 Wheels Logistics December 27, 2022 As 2022 comes to an end, TruckNews.com reached out to several trucking industry executives to ask about the biggest challenge their fleets will face in the coming year, and how…
Business Management Trucking executive outlook: Rod Miron, Big Freight Systems December 26, 2022 As 2022 comes to an end, TruckNews.com reached out to several trucking industry executives to ask about the biggest challenge their fleets will face in the coming year, and how…
Business Management Lazer acquires yard management business December 20, 2022 Lazer Logistics has acquired the yard management assets of Preferred Cartage Trucking Services in Greeley, Col. Lazer provides outsourced yard management services across North America, and includes Toronto-based operations. (Photo:…
Transportation O’Regan and Trucking HR Canada talk inclusive workplaces, anti-harassment training November 25, 2022 Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan Jr. brought discussions about safe, diverse and inclusive workplaces to Trucking HR Canada’s office on Friday – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
Human Resources 6 tips to conduct a better road test November 24, 2022 How can an employer be sure that a candidate for a truck driving job would not be a risk to company assets, customer cargo, other road users, and themselves? Comprehensive…
Business Management Pay structures, schedules shift in face of truck driver shortage November 18, 2022 Several Canadian fleets are rethinking everything from pay models to work schedules in a bid to recruit and retain truck drivers – even if such changes present challenges of their…
Business Management Owner-operators at greatest risk as trucking demand slows, costs surge November 18, 2022 A slowing economy and deteriorating freight conditions are already “baked in the cake,” according to Mullen Group senior executive officer Murray Mullen. But it’s small operators who’ll face the greatest…
Business Management Stage your truck fleet for sale – even if it isn’t November 18, 2022 Whether or not you’re interested in selling your business, business owners should always keep it “staged” and ready for a sale for when the right opportunity comes along. “You wouldn’t…
Business Management Feds’ Fall Economic Statement takes aim at Driver Inc. employers November 3, 2022 The federal government has vowed in its Fall Economic Statement to take aim at Driver Inc. employers. “In the trucking industry, there is a long history of companies using the…
Business Management FedEx Freight pilots new ‘space and pace’ pricing model November 2, 2022 FedEx Freight is trying a new approach to pricing LTL shipments based on “space and pace”. The new dimension-based pricing model is being piloted with select customers. FedEx Freight says…
Business Management RST Sunbury’s Stacey Miller champions fleet’s diversity and inclusion October 27, 2022 RST Sunbury Transport didn’t actively participate in Trucking HR Canada’s Top Fleet Employers program when Stacey Miller was promoted to director of human resources in 2017. But she quickly recognized…
Business Management Is your fleet recession-ready? 5 tips to managing a downturn. October 26, 2022 Trucking is a cyclical business and after most carriers enjoyed some record financial quarters, the economy seems poised to turn south. “It’s scary out there,” Lee Klaskow, senior analyst –…
Business Management 9 things we learned about private truck fleets October 20, 2022 The annual benchmarking survey conducted by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) offers several insights into the ways private fleets conduct business in the U.S. And the 2022 version is…
Business Management Manitoba to bring in mandatory training for trucking startups October 19, 2022 Manitoba, by the end of the year, will require a one-week, 40-hour mandatory training program for new trucking company owners. Think of it as MELT (mandatory entry-level training) for trucking…