We would like to introduce you to Terry McKnight, a Challenger driver for more than 24 years, Terry currently drives with our Toyota division. His most recent accomplishment has been joining the elite group of drivers and employees who have earned the Challenger Angel Award. This award goes to men and women of Challenger [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I hope everyone is enjoying the late spring early summer weather. Although it has been cooler than normal you can sure see and feel the difference in everyone’s state of mind. It is amazing to me, the effect that sunlight and warmer weather has on everyone’s state of mind. With this time of year also [...]
The National Safety council promotes that April is distracted driving awareness month… One common misconception is hands free devices are not distracted driving. What is the reality? Anytime your mind is focused on something other than the driving task, it is distracted driving. Distracted driving comes in several forms, of course we all recognize hand [...]
It’s that time of year again; time to make our New Year’s Resolutions! While of course the standard things come to mind, lose weight, quit smoking…. What about considering something important to your health, and that of the motoring public? What about safe driving as a New Year’s resolution! Everyone has bad habits that increase [...]