Truck Driving Career Advice: Choose a First Class Carrier Spring is the best time of year to get a new job. There’s rebirth in the air, positivity in the streets and a sense of endless possibilities. If you’re a professional truck driver looking to turn a new leaf, this spring is an especially [...]
Introducing Challenger's New Driver Pay with First Class Rates This is an announcement you will not want to miss! At Challenger, we really value our drivers and owner operators and their hard work. They go the distance for our customers and we’re thrilled to be able to go the distance for them. Starting on March [...]
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 having a JOB FAIR! Come to our Headquarters Saturday, November 25, 2017 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM 300 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge, ON For 40 years, Challenger Motor Freight has been a leader in the transportation industry. We pride ourselves on having an award winning, People-First company and culture. Our people are our strength, [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
I thought I would take a few moments to describe a typical day in operations, and what we spend our time doing here at Challenger. Typically, a morning starts by going through “the numbers” (such as on-time pickup and delivery, total miles run compared to plan, empty miles, productivity per driver and miles per gallon). [...]
Recently I was playing golf on a beautiful afternoon. Many of us that enjoy golf are happy to be out of the office and enjoying the scenery, sunny skies, and fresh air.In golf, there are two aspects to the game. One side is the actual techniques such as how to hit the ball properly, putting [...]