Bucket list: grandma drives a dump truck
One dump truck, a big parking lot and a grandmother with a bucket list. When the three intersected at a truck driving school in Niagara-on-the-Lake recently, 64-year-old Lori McInnes was able to accomplish something she’s always wanted to do since she was a kid. Drive a transport truck. So, maybe it wasn’t an 18-wheeler. And […]
Feds Fund Mentoring Programs to Boost Women in Trucking
The Government of Canada has committed $421,720 to develop mentorship programs that will help further the careers of women in the nation’s trucking industry, and identify best practices that can better support the hiring and retention of under-represented demographic groups. The funding was announced this morning by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister […]
Time Running Out’ to Solve Driver Shortage
The clock is winding down for the trucking industry to stave off the worst impacts of the driver shortage, a panel of industry leaders warned at the 2015 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting. As reported by Fleet Owner’s Sean Kilcarr: “We’ve got to get out ahead of ourselves on this problem,” noted Dwayne Haug, […]