Update 2016 – Truck driver Supply and Demand Gap CPCS Final Report. Click Here...
CTA Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage Report. Click Here...
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Jun
By recognizing the vital need for support and the threat of an ongoing people shortage, HR Canada soldiers on, partnering with industry organizations and reinventing itself
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Jun
Several trucking-specific careers are now more clearly defined thanks to an update of National Occupational Standards, according to a news release by Trucking HR Canada
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Jun
To assist employers, the BC Trucking Association has created a “best practices” guide in consultation with a group of motor carriers and their employees, outlining what sort of strategies have worked for them, with links to dozens of related resources and articles.
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Jun
CNN Money has looked at how new federal hours of service regulations could exacerbate the shortage of qualified truck drivers in North America.
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Jun
It costs between $6,000 and $10,000 to recruit and retain a new truck driver. Human resources practices obviously have a role to play in any broader safety and operational plans.
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Jun
Whether they know it or not, truck drivers stand to benefit greatly from electronic logs
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Jun
The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has teamed up with the Kamloops/Thompson School District to help promote the trucking industry to young people and to develop their skills for a career in trucking
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Jun
“What (the study) does, is it quantifies what many in the industry have already been feeling for a while”
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May
Trucking HR Canada has released a list of federal funding opportunities for employers in the trucking industry. The list contains valuable information, instructions and resources for several apprenticeship-like, skills-development programs
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May
Ottawa will fund a program to examine the links between safety and literacy, and other essential skills of trucking industry workers in Atlantic Canada.
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance, a federation of the provincial trucking associations, representing over 4,500 motor carriers has formed a Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage to try and provide leadership in the daunting task of developing a coherent direction for moving forward on the issue. To learn more about the Canadian Trucking Alliance please visit www.cantruck.ca.
Please contact Marco Beghetto at Marco.Beghetto@cantruck.ca
