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Private Motor Truck Council of Canada 2023 AWARDS SEASON OPENS
The 2023 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Awards Program is now open for entries! The deadline to enter is April 30, 2023. This week’s blog gives an overview of PMTC’s award program.
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A Great Choice When it’s Time for a Change
Meet Kate Gibbons, 32 years in the armored car driving business. This week’s blog covers an interview between Kate and Concrete Ontario discussing her career change to the concrete industry.
Canada, Career Transition, CareerChange, Concrete, Concrete Career, Concrete Delivery, ConcreteCareers, Construction Industry, empowerment, innocon, innoconconcrete, Job Training, Lafarge, Ontario, readymix, safety, Teamwork, torontoconcrete, torontoconstructionassociation, Women Drivers, Women in Construction, WomenDrivingChage, womeninconstruction, WomeninTrades -
Trucking is an Industry for Women with Drive!
On March 8, 2023, the nation celebrated International Women’s Day. When it comes to the trucking industry, men have traditionally dominated the workforce. However, a career in trucking is one that more and more women are considering. This week’s blog from Penner International showcases three different women who have made a career with the company and how the trucking industry is one for women with drive.
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New Indigenous Training for Industry Professionals
While Indigenous people in Canada have certain constitutionally protected rights and governance structures, government and industry leaders have not always understood or respected these rights. This week’s Blog from Counsel Public Affairs explores a new training approach – Nibwaakaawin – that helps its clients fulfill their responsibilities to engage with Indigenous peoples and First Nations in Canada.
consultation, Corporate Responsibility, Counsel Public Affairs, CounselPublicAffairs, Cultural Sensitivity, First Nations, FirstNations, Indigenous Communities, Indigenous Rights, Industry Engagement, Land Rights, landrights, Nibwaakaawin, Ojibwe, Public Affairs, Reconciliation, reconcilliation, Training Program -
Women Continue to be Underrepresented in Trucking
Labour force data released from the latest Canadian Census is disheartening when it comes to women being underrepresented in trucking. This week’s blog post from WTFC discusses the minimal growth, despite enormous efforts, to increase statistics of women represented in trucking.
Canada, Canada Workforce, CanadianCensus, DEI Initiatives, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender disparity, Gender Equity, Mental Health at Work, Occupational Data, Pay Equity, representation, Skilled Trades, truckdrivers, Trucking, Trucking industry, women in trucking, Women Leaders, WomeninTrucking, workforce development, Workforce Representation, workplace culture, Workplace Inclusion, WTFC -
More People Will Train to be Professional Truck Drivers
As many as 30 eligible participants will receive training to prepare them for jobs as professional truck drivers in the Lower Mainland. This week’s blog post from the Government of British Columbia looks at the new Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project that focuses on providing occupational training and work experience to immigrants.
Big Rig Driving School, British Columbia, Canada, CEP, Community and Employer Partnerships, Future Ready, Immigrants, Job Training, Lower Mainland, Mandatory Entry-Level Training, Occupational Training, Professional Training, Supply Chain, Training, Transportation Sector, Truck Driving, Trucking, TruckTraining, WorkBC, WorkExperience, workforce development -
Five Must Haves in Digital Consumer Experiences
If companies do not invest in the digital consumer experience, there is a potential risk of losing customers. This week’s blog from 3 Dog Write discusses five must-haves to create a memorable digital consumer experience.
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BENDIX TECH TIPS: Get Ready for Winter and Help Protect Against Unexpected Downtime
Winter has been making plans for your trucks: corrosion, freeze-ups, blockages – all the fun stuff that can reduce your time on the road or leave you stuck. This week’s blog post from Bendix Commercial Value Systems explores different tips to get through winter and help protect against these unexpected stoppages.
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Machine Learning Breakthrough Predicts Truck Accidents and Fatigue from ELD Data, Improving Fleet Safety Records
Recent advances in Machine Learning are enabling trucking fleets to predict each driver’s probability of getting in a fatigue-related accident on any upcoming shift – before the driver gets behind the wheel. This week’s blog from Fatigue Science details a Machine Learning breakthrough that will predict truck accidents and fatigue from ELD data, which will improve fleet safety records.
Accident Prevention, Accidents, Biomathematical Fatigue Model, Driver Fatigue, Driver Well-being, Drivers, DrivingSafe, Drowsy Driving, ELD, ELD Data, Fatigue, Fatigue Prediction, Fatigue Science, Fleet Efficiency, fleet management, fleets, Insurance Costs, Machine Learning, machinelearning, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Technology, ReadiDispatch, Risk Assessment, safety, Safety Innovation, SAFTE Model, Telematics, Transportation Technology, Trucking, Trucking Safety -
Electronic Logging Device Update as Enforcement Date of January 1st, 2023, Approaches
When the PMTC attended the fall Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Committee (CRA) meetings in Ottawa on November 3, 2022, one of the key discussions was an update on ELD regulation. This week’s blog post from Mike Millian and PMTC takes a look at the latest updates provided at the CRA meetings last week.
Canadian trucking, CCMTA, compliance, ELD enforcement, ELD Regulation, electronic logging devices, Federal Regulations, fleet management, Fleet Technology, hours of service, Mike Millian, Motor Transport, PMTC, Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, Provincial Enforcement, Provincial Laws, Regulatory Updates, Road Safety, Transport Canada, transport industry, Trucking Regulations, Trucking Safety
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