COVID – 19 Special bulletin  As we all cope and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, Trucking HR Canada is here to support trucking and logistics employers. We thank all of you for the work you are doing in ensuring the flow of goods and supplies to large and small communities across the country.  There is…

Feds Recognize Truck Drivers as Critical in Fight Against COVID-19   (March 16, 2020) — The Ontario Trucking Association joined the Canadian Trucking Alliance is commending the Federal Government’s declaration that commercial truck drivers are essential workers who will be exempt from the requirement to self-isolate for at least 14 days upon entering Canada from abroad. Speaking…

The Driver Inc. issue is a responsibility born from individual drivers making individual decisions. Even though a significant amount of the Ontario driver market has subscribed to the practice, it appears that most of the other provinces do not see much of it. However, since the CTA continues to present it as a “national” issue,…

The email started innocently enough. The question from the CEO asked if the employee had a moment to “get a task done”. The sender asked the reader to purchase eight, eBay gift cards valued at $200 each for a total of $1,600. The employee was then asked to scratch off the silver lining and send…

A little over a year ago, the FMCSA clarified the law regarding ‘Personal Conveyance’ (PC) in the USA. And with this new wording, it changed the use of PC significantly. The changes can be a massive benefit to drivers. Just enormous benefits! So, what did the FMCSA allow? Let me paraphrase it this way: When…

The following comes from Seth Godin, whose daily newsletter I have subscribed to for some time now. I share this because it hits the mark when it comes to what I observe when I get face to face with trucking company employees during my workshops that are focused on Driver Retention. It goes like this:…

The Over The Road March issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our March 2020 list of recruiters, please go here.

I was in a discussion about a mechanical issue with a group of individuals a while back. We were heavy into gears, numbers and points of leverage when a younger fella joined the conversation. He was a nice enough guy but came across as a little desperate. At a point in our calculations, the young…