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Canada has its first all-female Image Team. Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced the 2018 Canadian Image Team on April 21 at Truck World’s Salute to Women Behind the Wheel in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Carriers can now apply for a permit to allow the use of Smart Life Axles on designated Safe, Productive, and Infrastructure-Friendly tractor semi- and double-trailer configurations under Ontario Regulation 413/05, Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (VWD) for Safe, Productive, and Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) Vehicles. The Ministry of Transportation launched the permit program in May 2018.
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The number of Indigenous workers in Canada’s trucking and logistics sector is “well below” the average for the national workforce. With the trucking industry experiencing a driver shortage, for Trucking HR Canada, Indigenous people represent an “untapped labour pool.” The national industry organization has released a new report, Indigenous Recruitment and Retention: A Roadmap for Canada’s Trucking and Logistics Industry, to support employers in their efforts to better attract and retain Indigenous employees. The organization said employers in other industries have seen the benefits of successfully hiring Indigenous people.