Business Management Emerging leaders to discuss future of road transportation November 2, 2010 BRAMPTON, Ont. -- How will road transportation change in the years to come? What will drive the change? Come and hear from the future leaders who will be impacted by and shape that change at the Future Leaders 2010 Roundtable being held...
Human Resources BEYOND THE WHEEL: The human resource challenges extend to non-driving positions November 1, 2010 When the industry speaks of human resource issues, the talk is almost always centred around the need for drivers. Yet, trucking is experiencing difficulties recruiting and retaining many other key non...
Business Management Decisions 2011 November 1, 2010 The recession was brutal and deep. The recovery is bumpy and slow. Rising above it all is the greatest challenge our industry has to face. Prepare your company for the storms and opportunities ahead w...
Business Management Rise above it all November 1, 2010 We can't say we weren't warned. Most economists forecasted a slow and volatile recovery through 2010 and that's exactly what we're getting now that the initial economic boom of the first quarter has f...
Human Resources The driver shortage is the industry’s best friend? November 1, 2010 The driver shortage, which is expected to get much worse in the years ahead, could prove a vital aid in helping trucking companies improve their profitability and find a way to pay their drivers bette...
Human Resources My HR Space: Inside the Numbers October 1, 2010 It may seem sometimes like the trucking industry gets little respect, whether it's from the general public, the mainstream media or legislators. But by its sheer size alone, the trucking industry commands respect. Statistics Canada is five...
Human Resources data driven decisions October 1, 2010 Trucks may be powered by burning diesel, but the successful business plans behind them require fuel of another sort - and it comes in the form of accurate data.
Human Resources Are you meeting their needs? October 1, 2010 Last year, we were alarmed to find that job satisfaction had dropped to its lowest level since the start of the survey, with the national job satisfaction level calculated at a mere 3.13 out of 5. That's barely a C grade. Even more alarming was...
Human Resources Can you meet their needs? October 1, 2010 Sometimes the most pleasant of surprises come during the most dire of circumstances. When we wrote last year that human resource management in 2010 would not be for the faint of heart, we were in the midst of the worst recession of the post-War...
Human Resources Driver Satisfaction Survey October 1, 2010 Over the course of the past year, company drivers and owner/operators were invited to participate in our fifth annual national Driver Satisfaction Survey in a variety of ways. E-mail invites were sent to a subset of the circulation of Truck...
Health & Safety Driver shortage, HoS reduction keeping US fleet execs up at night October 1, 2010 DALLAS, Texas - There are several issues weighing heavily on the minds of US fleet executives who were speaking at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook last month in Dallas, and they may not be what you'd e...
Human Resources How do you compare? October 1, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. - Motortruck Fleet Executive and the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada are conducting groundbreaking research that will establish fleet management benchmarks for private fleets. Priv...
Human Resources On technology, driver pay and why new engine reliability must improve October 1, 2010 WINNIPEG, Man. - John Erik Albrechtsen, manager of operations with Paul's Hauling began working in the family business when he was about 12 years of age.
Human Resources CTHRC, industry reps strategize over HR issues September 1, 2010 OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian trucking industry leaders gathered in Ottawa this month to identify emerging human resources-related issues and to help the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) de...
Human Resources Expect real returns on your targeted training investments August 1, 2010 Those who crunch numbers for a living might see training as a "cost" of doing business.There is no question that the price of the related programs can be measured in terms like trainer salaries, training material, and the fuel used for an...