Human Resources Truck drivers share secrets to easing life on the road September 8, 2023 When the office is also your home and the bed rests a couple of steps behind your seat, it can be tough to create a work-life balance. But truck drivers…
Human Resources Survey shows drivers rattled by Yellow shutdown August 23, 2023 The shutdown of longtime LTL trucking firm Yellow Corp. has left drivers concerned about job security, although most carriers have taken steps to alleviate those concerns. That’s according to a…
Human Resources Parlee-Nickerson hauls rigs, overcomes barriers August 21, 2023 Originally from New Brunswick, Sara Parlee-Nickerson has spent the last several years hauling drilling rigs in northern Alberta. She praises the company she works for, VDM Trucking, and has made…
Transportation Photo Gallery: Rodeo du Camion’s rolling coal August 14, 2023 Rodeo du Camion is a trucking spectacle like few others, drawing thousands of people to Notre Dame du Nord, Que. — all looking to experience the roar of the power,…
Transportation Rodeo du Camion finishes 41st run, to return again August 14, 2023 The 41st running of the Rodeo du Camion looked like a massive success on Aug. 5-6. There were a couple of hundred racing trucks, quite a few from the U.S.,…
Transportation Plamondon returns to trucking career, and truck driving, after amputation August 11, 2023 Éliane Plamondon’s life was turned upside down in the summer of 2019 during a leisurely motorcycle ride through La Mauricie National Park. A motorist, who had pulled over on a…
Transportation Rolling classrooms to promote skilled trades in Ontario July 25, 2023 Ontario is investing $5.4 million to design and build three mobile tech classrooms that will introduce students and students to skilled trades – including tire and brake work, welding, and…
Transportation New Brunswick trucker pushes through rocky roads, and pregnancy, along career path July 24, 2023 When JD Irving called Erica Phillips in 2006, approving her for a seat in a free eight-week Class 1 truck driving course, she was surprised. “I had no idea what…
Business Management National Moving Day keeps Quebec trucks on the move July 7, 2023 Quebec’s National Moving Day – a July 1 tradition traced to the days of rental properties with provincially mandated fixed terms – remains an unusually busy time for household movers…
Human Resources Trucking, travel fuel Punjabi couple’s career June 28, 2023 The love of the open road, along with quality time spent together, drives their passion for trucking. Although they enjoy the wide-open vistas that unfold outside their truck, they are…
Human Resources AMTA crowns Schaaf grand champion at truck driving contest June 13, 2023 Aaron Schaaf from LTT Logistics drove away with the top prize – the Ann Taylor Grand Champion Award – during the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s Professional Truck Driving Championship held…
Equipment Shiny trucks ride into Wyoming during Shell Rotella SuperRigs: Photo Gallery 2 June 12, 2023 Well-maintained trucks loaded with chrome and chicken lights attracted plenty of visitors to the CAM-PLEX in Gillette, Wyoming, for the 41st Shell Rotella SuperRigs, held June 8-10. The event included…
Equipment Canadian drivers Overton, Kasdorf shine at Shell Rotella SuperRigs June 12, 2023 Canadian drivers Ben Overton and Barry Kasdorf – both driving for Jade Transport of Winnipeg – won three awards between them at the 41st Shell Rotella SuperRigs. Overton won Best…
Equipment Shell Rotella SuperRigs: A Day in Pictures June 9, 2023 Trucks are rolling into Gillette, Wyoming for the first day Shell Rotella SuperRigs which has a theme of “Big Rigs, Big Competition, Big Country.” Truck drivers from the U.S. and Canada…
Equipment Shell Rotella SuperRigs attracts pride, polish, and professionalism June 9, 2023 A sense of pride, professionalism and love for the job have been attracting hardworking truck drivers and owner-operators to Shell Rotella SuperRigs for the past four decades, and the 41st…
