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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Dec
Nice infographic from Canada Cartage about the Trucking Industry in Canada, with a focus on the current driver demographics, and what the impact of the shortage will be in future years
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Nov
Bridgestone and OTA present the Highway Hero award to Contrans driver Stephen Lill, who says ‘Outta My Way, I’m Going In,” before rushing to assist trapped driver.
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Nov
With experienced truck drivers harder to come by, carriers increasingly are turning to driving schools and beefing up their own finishing programs. But training and recruiting budgets go to waste if trucking companies don’t take a little extra time to make sure drivers are able to adjust
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Nov
A minimum training standard could be on the horizon for professional truck drivers in Alberta.
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Oct
The driver shortage is a serious issue, says Kelly Henderson, the executive director of the Trucking Human Resources Sector Council Atlantic.
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Oct
American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said fleets are adjusting to continued tightness in the driver market by increasing pay and hiring newer drivers.
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Oct
U.S. carriers grappling with driver shortages can take comfort that their Canada counterparts are plagued by the same malady
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Oct
Nearly two-thirds of carriers surveyed in the latest Transport Capital Partners (TCP) Business Expectations Survey indicated they plan to increase capacity – however the rate they expect to grow remains extremely modest.
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Oct
One man practicing sportsmanship is better than 100 preaching it — so said Knute Rockne, the Notre Dame coaching legend, who went on to be one of the greatest college coaches of all time. His point was that when it comes to inspiring others and influencing change, actions always speak louder than words.
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Oct
Social media has become an essential strategic tool for influencing a market audience’s habits – trucking included.
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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
