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Top Fleet Employers 2017: nominations now open
Applications are now open for Trucking HR Canada’s 4th annual Top Fleet Employers program, which recognizes fleets who demonstrate a commitment to going above and beyond in their human resources practices.
Applications and online submissions will be accepted at www.truckinghr.com until close of business on January 31, 2017.
Westcan Bulk named Transportation Gold Winner
Westcan Bulk Transport has been named the National Gold Winner in the Transportation category of Canada’s Safest Employers 2016. The winners were announced at a gala dinner in Toronto, ON on October 24.
Workshop: Imagining the Next Generation of Talent in Transportation and Logistics
The Van Horne Institute is hosting a workshop on November 25 to discuss key trends in education and the future of talent in transportation and logistics from the perspective of the millennial generation.
Helpful Occupational Health and Safety Links
Occupational Health and Safety has published best practices documents for employers and workers to use in their OHS System:
Small Business Toolkit
Hazard Assessment & Control
Supervisors Roles & Responsibilities
Leading Indicators Guide
Worker’s Guide to OHS
Employer’s Guide to OHS
18 Wheels of Christmas 2016 launches
18 Wheels of Christmas is launching its 14th season of working together with the transportation industry and the community to support food banks in the community
CTA to Minister: truck driving jobs not disappearing
Although it’s likely the job of the over-the-road truck driver may evolve somewhat, it will not be eliminated or disappear in the age of autonomous vehicle technology, Canadian Trucking Alliance President David Bradley wrote in a letter to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who was reported as saying certain occupations – namely trucking – would disappear in the future as a result of automation.
CTA & CCOHS sign MOU to enhance trucking health & safety
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has signed the first-ever memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two organizations.
AMTA Members Dominate List of 2016
Top Fleet Employers at Gala Event
Trucking HR Canada’s 3rd annual Top Fleet Employers program shined the spotlight on thirty-nine of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking industry at their gala awards dinner this month. Of the five awards presented, three – Westcan Bulk Transport, Triton Transport and Ken Cross of SLH Transport – went to members of AMTA.
Going to Pot: CTA Editorial
By: David Bradley, Canadian Trucking Alliance
The federal government has pledged to introduce legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana (I’ts already available by permit for medical use) sometime in 2017. This is a much more complicated issue than meets the eye and perhaps more than the government bargained for.
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