Tag: women in trucking
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The Geri Cox Allyship Excellence Award
The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada is pleased to announce the addition of the Geri Cox Allyship Excellence Award. This week’s blog gives details about the award, and Geri Cox herself.
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Inspiring Inclusion, Empowering Excellence in the Workplace
Patience, understanding, and out-of-the-box thinking are the three qualities that Karen Moloney, our Terminal Manager, brings to her job every day. This week’s blog from the Erb Group details Karen’s journey of empowering excellence in the trucking industry.
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Pursuing a Career in Trucking: Tips on How to Choose the Right School
Have you chosen to become a professional truck driver? Congratulations! This week’s blog from KnowledgeSurge Institute has some tips and tricks on how to choose the right school for you.
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Government of Canada invests in skills training to address shortages in trucking industry
Earlier this year the Minister of Transport announced that the Government of Canada is investing up to $46.3 million to Trucking Human Resources Canada under the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program. The organization’s Driving Economic Recovery project will provide training subsidies and wage subsidies to support the recruitment, training, and onboarding of up to 1,400 new truck drivers…
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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.
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Mother Truckers and More
You may have heard the term #MotherTrucker or have seen it on social media – the hashtag has gone a long way in shedding light on women truck drivers who are defying stereotypes in this male-oriented industry. This blog post takes a look at how Musket Transport has taken great strides to dispel the myth…
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Annual AZ Training Scholarship Creates a Stronger Gender-Balanced Workforce
25 years ago, Commercial Heavy Equipment Training Ltd. opened its doors as the first truck driving school to be set up for use for any carrier on Ontario. This week’s blog looks at how CHET and Musket joined forces to provide an annual scholarship specifically designed to get women behind the wheel of Canada’s trucking…
