Challenger has many caring individuals among its teams, and this past Holiday Season showcased many great Challenger people going the distance for others in our community. In addition to numerous other initiatives, Challenger’s people supported Shiloh Schmidt from Health and Safety, who held the 4th Annual Friends that Care Shelter Project. Shiloh, along with a [...]
Last month, on a rainy, cold Saturday morning, Challenger employees rolled out of bed on their day off to take part in Challenger’s “Cram the Van” event. The event was put together by Challenger employees to encourage the community to collect non-perishable food items for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Boxes upon boxes were [...]
Have you ever wanted a change? Erika Turai sure did when she moved to London. She was working a dead-end job for years, but wanted to find a career that would really take her somewhere. She started to do her research and with the help of WIL Employment Connections, was able to retrain at [...]
In this industry, Sign On and Referral Bonuses have been around for years. However, Challenger has once again gone the distance and introduced an improved and innovative incentive to encourage our office employees and driving force to grow our Challenger team and grow their own earning potential. We call it the Challenger Ultimate Driver [...]
Challenger is proud to have one of our very own, Valeska Riveros, featured by the Hamilton Spectator newspaper. She shares her experiences on the road, including being a female driver in a male dominated industry. Val has been driving trucks for just over year and works a dedicated run here at Challenger. She speaks highly [...]
Having celebrated 25 years with Challenger this past July, Vice President of Operations, Lynda Crickmore is no stranger to the transportation industry. Her drive for success has shaped her own career and helped Challenger become a leading company in the industry. Her journey with Challenger began in 1991 as a dispatcher [...]
At Challenger, safety is of paramount importance, and we proudly celebrate individuals who consistently maintain safe practices in their careers. In 2014, Challenger introduced a new initiative called the Million Mile Club to recognize and reward drivers that safely go the distance each and every day. In order to be eligible for the club, a [...]
Challenger Leadership Members Rappel for Charity. Last week, Challenger’s very own Lynda Crickmore (Vice President of Operations) and Geoff Topping (Senior Director of Human Resources) participated in Make-A-Wish Foundation’s event Rope for Hope. What is Rope for Hope, you ask? “Rope-for-Hope… is a unique challenge event that calls on participants to fundraise in [...]
Recollecting when Challenger's Head Office was visited by a Film Crew I started with Challenger in the Sales and Marketing department last spring, almost a year ago, and I have seen a lot of great changes to the company since arriving. One of the bigger changes was that Challenger dedicated itself on bringing [...]
“Old” Frontiers of Transportation We’re looking back… way back. Transportation Development in North America during the 19th Century Our society is reliant upon transportation networks to facilitate growth and stability. And getting goods around the world is faster than ever! We live in an amazing time of near-immediacy and instant [...]