It’s that time of year again. Every year I am surprised at how fast the Holiday Season seems to come upon us. This time of year is full of acts of kindness and giving, and I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight one of the people who work here at Challenger, who puts so [...]
New Business Onboarding What is it? Who does it affect? Why is it important? New business onboarding is the process that we have created to better align our many departments, drivers and our customers, in order to provide the high level of service that we are committed to. This process continues to change and improve [...]
Re: 5.4% Rate Increase Starting in Q1 2016, Challenger will be implementing a rate increase of 5.4% for all services. Challenger is committed to maintaining best in class service and fulfilling all of our customer’s challenges while maintaining reliable, safe and environmentally responsible practices. Challenger is a North American leader in the supply chain industry [...]
The Ontario Trucking Association recently completed Operation Upgrade – a six-month campaign to find out how truck drivers are treated at shipping and receiving facilities and measure their level of satisfaction with their carriers’ customers. Click here to read Are you a Customer of Choice? “We asked drivers to speak up about what they were [...]
True North Strong and Free As daylight shrinks away, this time of year I generally get caught up thinking on Canada’s very Northern location on the globe. We often have dreadfully cold, dark winters, and summers that fly by like a shot. Sometimes we get caught up in the frustrating realities of this country, like [...]
The following article on success is from KRTS, a company that offers training in the transportation industry, and provides Challenger with top quality drivers. Without a doubt, one of the all-time best books that I've read is Gung Ho by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. I have read this book many times and love it [...]
Geoff Topping elaborates, “On Wednesday evening, it was my pleasure to join Dan Einwechter in accepting on behalf of Challenger the HR Trucking Award Top Fleet Employer for 2015. Each and every person at Challenger should be very proud of this award. This demonstrates to everyone that we are putting people first and truly moving [...]
Over the past few years there have been many changes within technology geared towards improvements in fuel consumption and safety. Technology, as it relates to driver safety, has been changing at a fast pace. We have seen everything from e-logs, collision avoidance systems and driver facing cameras – all geared towards improving driver behavior. Most [...]
As Challenger continues to move forward in our journey from "Good" to "Great," I notice people are starting to talk a lot more about the culture of our company. Every company or organization has its own culture and this is a lot more than a Mission Statement posted on the wall. The more I read [...]