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CTA launches new Web site dedicated to driver shortage issue

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-09
OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage (BRTF) has launched a new Web site offering information, education and research related to the shortage of qualified truck drivers.

New human resources organization for Canada trucking industry launches

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-04
OTTAWA, Ont. -- Trucking HR Canada, a new organization dedicated to addressing the human resource challenges of the country’s trucking industry, has officially launched, stepping into the shoes of the now defunct Canadian Trucking Human...

In search of a few good men (and women)

Source: Print Archives | 2013-04-01
A significant portion of Canada’s growth industries rely on for-hire trucking for cost-effective and timely inbound and outbound transportation. Whether they can continue to do so has been called into question by a recently-released...

Driver shortage report quantifies overall problem, threat to economy: CTA

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-21
OTTAWA, Ont. -- A report released today indicating Canada could experience a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 for-hire truck drivers by 2020 “reflects what the industry has been warning for years – that Canada is on the cusp of a...

Six Canadian trucking companies named Best Fleets to Drive For

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-07
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Six Canadian trucking companies have made the 2013 list of the top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. The annual survey and contest, now in its fifth year, identifies...

Carrier optimism waning in third quarter: OTA survey

Source: Daily News | 2012-09-11
TORONTO, Ont. -- The level of optimism about the economy is softening, according to the latest quarterly survey of trucking companies conducted by the Ontario Trucking Association. The association’s third-quarter survey showed that while...

Looking for new blood

Source: Print Archives | 2012-05-01
Reading through the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council’s 2012 HR Study Update, I must admit I’m worried about the future of supply chain innovation in Canada. Innovation often comes from new blood being brought into the...

Supply chain: Now hiring

Source: Print Archives | 2012-05-01
Despite efforts to raise its profile in recent years, low awareness and understanding of the supply chain sector is resulting in recruitment issues and a lack of required skills – particularly leadership skills – among the new...

CTHRC initiatives move forward while feds' funding refocused

Source: Daily News | 2011-10-28
OTTAWA, Ont. -- Federal grants and contribution programs that support the work of the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) are in the midst of a comprehensive change, but according to CTHRC officials, several existing initiatives...

Ready and able

Source: Print Archives | 2011-09-01
Call it demographics, or call it reality. In Canada, the percentage of disabled workers in the overall population, which currently stands near 15%, is expected to rise over the next 20 years.

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