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  • TRUCKING COMPANIES RAISING FUNDS TO FIGHT PROSTATE CANCER

    jUNE 9, 2021

    The trucking industry will be part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Plaid for Dad campaign once again this year.

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  • CARRIERS RECOGNIZING IMPORTANCE OF DRIVER HEALTH AND WELLNESS

    May 3, 2021

    If drivers are the lifeblood of the trucking industry, then it’s important (some would say, essential) to look after them, and it all starts with their physical and mental health.

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  • CANADIAN FLEETS FACE GROWING TRUCK PARTS SHORTAGE

    April 26, 2021

    Sutco Transportation Specialists could be described as one of the lucky ones. The B.C.-headquartered fleet has managed to secure three new trucks for its expanding operations in the U.S., at a time when several equipment-related assembly lines are fully booked for months to come.

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  • SUTCO EASING IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE FOR NEW DRIVERS

    April 16, 2021

    Immigrating to a new country can be very stressful. Here’s how one transportation company, Sutco, is helping its workers with their immigrant experience.

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  • SUTCO TRANSPORTATION NAMED TOP MEDIUM FLEET

    October 15, 2020

    OTTAWA, Ont. — Awards were also handed out in a number of other categories including the Top Small Fleet, the Top Medium Fleet and the Top Large Fleet. The top award recipient in each category is the fleet with the highest overall score from the TFE application.

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  • TRUCKING HR NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

    October 7, 2020

    OTTAWA, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada has appointed three new board members at its annual general meeting Wednesday.

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    DOUG SUTHERLAND AND HEATHER DAY TO LEAD CTA BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE

    September 21, 2020

    On September 16, 2020, the Canadian Trucking Alliance appointed two new officers to lead its Blue-Ribbon Task Force, whose mission is to address labour issues in the trucking industry.

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  • FORTIN TO LEAD CTA, SUTHERLAND CHAIRMAN OF LABOR TASK FORCE

    September, 2020

    TORONTO, ON – CTA has named Sutco Transportation president Doug Sutherland as chairman of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on labor issues

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  • SUTCO GOES FROM PINK TO PLAID IN EFFORT TO RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT CANCER

    August 7, 2019

    SALMO, B.C. – On the heels of its success "driving toward a cure" to raise money to fight breast cancer, Sutco Transportation Specialists is at it again with a new initiative, transforming from pink to plaid.

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  • RURAL PROGRAM TO ATTRACT NEWCOMERS AS TRUCK DRIVERS

    June 24, 2019

    TORONTO, Ont. - Eleven communities will participate in a new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, which is looking to attract newcomers to work in occupations like truck drivers.

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  • A GOOD FIT: THE SECRETS TO LIVING HEALTHY ONTHE ROAD

    November 8, 2018

    MONTREAL, Que. — Sutco Transportation has invested in plenty of equipment over the years, but one of the latest additions in the name of recruiting and retention has nothing to do with the trucks. Tucked inside its facility in Kelowna, B.C., is a gym and meditation room that any employee can access around the clock.

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  • COMPANIES GET CREATIVE IN BID TO HIRE AND RETAIN LONG-HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS

    October 19, 2018

    THE CANADIAN PRESS - It’s harder than ever for small business owners to find the right workers. The Battle for Talent series looks at hiring difficulties in several sectors and offers solutions.

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  • CARRIERS GIVING CAPACITY TO BEST CUSTOMERS

    October 16, 2018

    MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Shippers want more capacity and truckers want to give it to them. But new trucks don’t come from the factory with a driver installed, so both shippers and carriers are having to work together to make do with what they have.

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  • SUTCO's DOUG SUTHERLAND PARTICIPATES IN PANEL DISCUSSION AT RECENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT.

    October 16, 2018

    MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Large carriers don’t have a monopoly on the secrets of success. Just ask the managers of smaller operations like Sutco Transportation Specialists, Paul Quail Transport, and Liberty Linehaul, who participated in a panel discussion at the recent Surface Transportation Summit.

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    SUTCO AWARDED FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AT 2018 TRUCKING HR GALA!

    October, 2018

    TORONTO, Ont. — It was a star-studded night on Oct. 11, as Trucking HR Canada hosted its annual Top Fleet Employers Gala Awards Dinner in Toronto. Sutco recognized once again for employee engagement.

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    SUTCO AWARDED FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AT 2017 TRUCKING HR GALA!

    October, 2017

    TORONTO, Ont. — The nation’s best fleets to work for were celebrated on October 12 at the second annual Top Fleet Employers Awards Gala Dinner.

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    SUTCO ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED AS "TOP FLEET EMPLOYER!

    May 1, 2017

    Sutco is proud to announce they have once again been recognized as one of the "Top Fleet Employers" in Canada by Trucking HR.

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  • Acknowledging the True Skill Level of the Truck Driver Job - Your Ads Count!

    September 2, 2016

    Trucking HR Canada is working to formally boost the level of skill defined for truck drivers within Canada’s National Occupational Classification code. Currently the job is listed within four skill levels at level C, considered "low-skilled," but you can help change this designation, which informs federal and provincial policies to do with training funds and immigration.

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  • SUTCO ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED AS "TOP FLEET EMPLOYER"!

    Aug 18, 2016

    Sutco is proud to announce they have once again been recognized as one of the "Top Fleet Employers" in Canada by Trucking HR.
    Doug Sutherland: "And when you tie that all in, with the pension plan, the report card bonus system, it’s all about having the proper things in place for (employees) to be successful, HR is the future. Trucking isn’t what it used to be. HR is one of the most important aspects of a successful company."

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  • SUTCO NAMED "TOP FLEET EMPLOYER"!

    June 2016

    Sutco was one of three British Columbia trucking companies recognized in the third annual Top Fleet Employers program, Trucking HR Canada announced today. Fleets of every size were rated on topics such as employee recognition, compensation, lifestyle, employee engagement, wellness, professional development, recruitment and retention.

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  • CELEBRATING 20 YEARS!

    July 1, 2015

    Sutco Contracting threw a party earlier this month to celebrate 20 years of success in an industry that takes no prisoners. Simply surviving for two decades is no small feat in trucking, let alone thriving the way this company has done. Yet it started with the dream of two 19-year-olds, boyfriend and girlfriend, one of whom knew nothing about the business. They'd known each other all their lives.

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  • CHRIS and MELANIE SUTHERLAND TOP 20 UNDER 40

    November 2014

    "Chris and Melanie Sutherland started Sutco when they were just 19 years old. Now they are 39 and happily married and still working together. Both of us starting a business at the age of 19 was not easy. We worked seven days a week for many years," Chris says. Today, Sutco has close to 80 trucks and Chris and Melanie "couldn't imagine what it would be like to not work together." Among their fleet are six LNG-powered Kenworths and a brand new, bright-pink 2015 Kenworth T680, called Pink Power, which will raise a few cents per kilometer driven; it's expected to raise $70,000 over the next three years fro cancer research.

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  • LIQUID NATURAL GAS POWERS SUTCO

    May 16, 2014

    In Salmo, British Columbia, the team at Sutco has taken advantage of the opportunity to add LNG trucks to its fleet. They came across LNG in discussions with Inland Kenworth, one of Sutco’s primary equipment suppliers and a company that has ample experience with the technology in the U.S. market. Inland has been using the LNG fuel systems designed by Westport, whose global headquarters is located in Vancouver.

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