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A recent report from Stay Metrics, a driver engagement platform, stated that of the 100 professional drivers hired today, 33 of them will quit within three months and another 22 percent will be gone within six months. These numbers should tell us something. It’s not only difficult to attract and retain drivers, it’s expensive. The…
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The Over The Road October issue now online! Please Click on thumbnail below to view!
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Kriska Transportation Group Acquires Service Freight Systems Prescott, Ontario and Burlington Ontario, September 1, 2017 – Kriska Transportation Group (KTG) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Service Freight Systems (SFS) based in Burlington, Ontario. Service Freight Systems will continue to be led by the current management team, including Rob Ten Brinke as General…
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The title of this article isn’t just “Communication” – it’s “Communication, Communication & Communication” and it is repeated a few times for the following reasons: • First, to emphasize the importance of communications to the Driver Retention project • Secondly, to emphasize that many different types and methods of communications need to be employed and…
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The word Uber means “very super.” Uber Freight is working to become a “very super” way to match carriers with shippers through its app. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Uber Freight’s offices in downtown San Francisco and speak with the team about the underrepresentation of women throughout the trucking industry, as well as…
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The Over The Road now online! Please Click on thumbnail below to view!
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I keep hearing about the ‘Driver Shortage’. Everyone that I talk to tells me about it. When I’m talking to drivers, they say that they know that they can quit a job today and be driving tomorrow. When I discuss hiring with my clients, they repeatedly say that they can’t hire drivers and that there…
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A few months ago my family and I got together and took a course to obtain our PAL and RPAL licence (Possession and Acquisition Licence, Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence). With this licence it allows me to purchase, store and use restricted firearms such as revolvers and/or semi-automatic firearms. It’s not that I’m a collector…
