James Miller

Nearly 700 New Paid Student Placements to Boost Canada’s Trucking and Logistics Pipeline

Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has doubled the number of wage incentives in the Student Work Placement Program, unlocking capacity for roughly 700 additional paid student placements across Canada’s trucking and logistics ecosystem after an announcement by CEO Angela Splinter at the Women with Drive summit in Toronto on March 5.

Michelle Arseneau of GX Transport Honored by Trucking HR Canada at 2026 Women with Drive Summit

Michelle Arseneau of GX Transport was announced as the 2026 recipient of Trucking HR Canada’s Women with Drive Leadership Award during the 12th annual Women with Drive Leadership Summit in Toronto, a recognition that directly reflects decades of operational leadership and workforce development in Canadian freight transport.

States challenge the Section 122 10% global tariff and what it means for freight and supply chains

The sudden imposition of a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act immediately raises landed-cost calculations for importers, forces freight forwarders to reprice quotes and shifts container-routing decisions at major gateways — expect spot trucking rates and drayage capacity to tighten as ports and inland distribution centers receive adjusted manifests and revised instructions.

February spike in Class 8 orders and steady spot rates: logistics impacts and planning advice

Class 8 net orders climbed to 47,200 in February, the highest monthly intake since September 2022 — a 47% month-over-month jump and a 159% year-over-year increase, according to FTR.

DataDis appoints three vice presidents and a training director to drive operational excellence and growth

DataDis has shifted its executive lineup by elevating an internal operations lead to vice president of operations, a move that will directly influence process optimization across fleet telematics, dispatch workflows and customer support for commercial fleets in Quebec and adjacent markets.

Bob Costello: trucking’s recovery is painfully slow because capacity—not freight—has shifted

Contract truckload shipments rose 1.4% in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), the biggest monthly jump since October 2024, yet overall contract volumes still sit about 9.2% below the 2022 peak, illustrating a recovery that’s coming from the supply side rather than a surge in freight demand.

ATRI’s Operational Costs survey adds multi-year benchmarking and asks carriers to share driver pay and operational costs

ATRI launched its annual Operational Costs of Trucking survey asking motor carriers to report 2025 metrics through April 24, requesting granular figures on driver pay, equipment payments, insurance premiums and key performance indicators such as revenue per truck per week.

AI competency and change management climb HR priority lists

Warehouse HR and transport operations teams are being asked to integrate AI-driven rostering, automate training playlists for seasonal hires, and guide organizational restructures to keep 24/7 supply chains moving — and LinkedIn’s Skills on the Rise highlights that AI literacy and organizational change management are among the fastest-growing HR skill sets.

Port 460 Logistics Center advances in Suffolk with A. Duie Pyle developing Building 5

The Port 460 Logistics Center occupies over 500 acres in Suffolk, Virginia, with a planned buildout of roughly 5 million square feet of industrial warehouse and distribution space.

How Middle East tensions are altering sea routes, insurance premiums and fuel volatility

Since early March 2026 several container lines and tanker operators have opted for Cape of Good Hope transits instead of the Suez–Red Sea corridor, adding up to two weeks to some sailings and increasing bunker consumption by an estimated 15–25% on affected legs.

Red Sea hazards push up sea transit times, insurance premiums and freight bills

Container services diverting around the Cape or making longer detours are adding measurable days to Asia–Europe schedules, raising bunker consumption and creating extra port calls that translate directly into higher landed costs and scheduling gaps in supply chains.

How Gulf-region conflict is translating into higher fuel, freight and supply-chain pressure

Rising crude prices from the Gulf region conflict have an immediate pass-through effect on transportation costs across road, rail, sea and air.