We’re in the New Year – Is it time for a New Career? Challenger has great things to offer drivers! A new year has begun, bringing with it a wave of new beginnings and fresh starts. Have you, like most people, started the year by evaluating the different areas of your life? Health and [...]
Challenger is one of the 2018 Best Fleets to Drive For Another great accomplishment for Challenger: a prestigious recognition shared by only 20 successful fleets in North America, showcasing that they among the best workplaces for professional drivers. The “2018 Best Fleets to Drive For” have been announced by The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) [...]
Lest We Forget As Canadians, we are truly a blessed nation. Not only do we live in a vast country with beautiful and varied landscapes, but we also have rights and liberties that are virtually unknown in many parts of the world. Freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom to protest, freedom to [...]
Challenger Named 2017 Road Warriors On Wednesday September 20th Geoff Topping (Vice-President of Human Resources) and I had the honor to represent Challenger at the Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank’s "Best in Class" awards night. Challenger had been nominated for the Daily Bread’s “Road Warrior” award along with two other nominees. We are proud to [...]
Challenger gives a Helping Hand at Habitat for Humanity Many of you are familiar with the wonderful work done by the international organization known as Habitat for Humanity, however did you realize that there may be a local branch at work in your own community? For those of us based in Challenger’s Cambridge [...]
It’s National Trucking Week and Challenger celebrates our amazing people! Delicious Challenger cake was enjoyed at the Cambridge Employee Appreciation Week BBQ this Friday. This past week, Challenger joined in the annual celebration of National Trucking Week, which runs September 3rd to September 9th this year. Challenger has embraced the celebration by [...]
If you want to be a Truck Driver, you should know about the TTSAO The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is dedicated to ensuring that new drivers have the education and the ability to operate their vehicle safely, responsibly and respectfully. Here’s their mission statement: “The Truck TSAO is committed to [...]
As a premier Canadian trucking company, Challenger is proud to celebrate the skill and expertise of our quality drivers. We invest time and resources into hiring, training and continually assessing our professional drivers. When the trucks hit the road, it’s our drivers’ abilities and quick thinking that ensure safety on our roadways. That’s why we [...]
Whether you’re driving in a commercial truck or personal vehicle, are you ready for a BIG winter storm? Every winter there seems to be a massive storm, that catches us all by surprise, closing highways and leaving motorists stranded. Many of us have some supplies in our vehicles such as booster cables and windshield washer fluid, [...]
Whether you’re a driver or a dispatcher in the industry, these days the buzz in trucking is focused on ELDs (Electronic Logging Devices) or the “ELOGs” as most drivers refer to them. The due date for U.S. and Canadian drivers to be compliant to using them is fast approaching: December 18, 2017. On this [...]