Challenger's Great Updates: Fleet Expansion through Acquisition of Ed Wiersma Trucking Inc. and New Driver Pay Challenger Motor Freight Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the majority of assets of Ed Wiersma Trucking Inc. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of March, [...]
Challenger is a Top Fleet Employer for the second consecutive year! We’re very proud of this achievement and opportunity to showcase our commitment to our people and to our culture. Trucking HR Canada states that “Thirty-nine of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking industry have earned honours through [...]
TTSAO Announcement: The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) Board of Directors has announced the official launch of the TTSAO Carrier Group. The mandate of the TTSAO Carrier Group is to support the TTSAO in all efforts that will improve education and recruitment and retention for entry level and existing Professional Drivers. The TTSAO [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Last week we participated in Expocam in Montreal, another great show put on by the folks at Newcom Media. Attendance was great and we got to meet with many potential drivers as well as check out a lot of new trucking technology. It was also interesting for me to see all the different types of [...]
In my role at Challenger putting people first is a big part of my Job description. Recruiting is important but so is retention and we as an industry need to keep that in mind. I believe that at Challenger we take this seriously and I can tell you for sure that each and every department [...]
What is the culture like at your Company? At Challenger we believe in our People and know they are the most important part of any company. The culture of a company is based on the people and how they interact with each other. Back in August of 2014, Challenger embarked on a journey to move [...]
I hear and read a lot about communication and the speed that we communicate in this day and age, but I often wonder if faster communication is really better communication. At times, the speed of communication is no doubt important, in an emergency of any kind the faster we share information the better for everyone [...]
Firstly I would like to welcome everyone to the Challenger Blog! We look forward to sharing interesting articles, stories and thoughts on various parts of the Transportation Industry with you via this medium. My name is Geoff Topping and I am the Director of Recruiting and Retention here at Challenger and my contribution to our [...]