Feature Stories

ROAD TEST: LED headlights ready for prime time

My trucking job mostly involves night driving between Toronto and Montreal, in all weather conditions. So I’m keenly aware of the importance of a good headlight system. And commercial drivers obsess about lights all the time – just...
May 21, 2013


Trimac's tough task

The driver shortage is real, it’s already here, and – despite certain opinion that razor-tight capacity is good for the long-term prospects of trucking – a capacity crunch costs carriers and will reign in their ability to grow...
May 6, 2013


Can insurance companies separate meaningful data from all the noise about to be generated through telematics?

As regulators restrict the kinds of data insurers use for pricing models, the data-centric insurance industry is turning to a potentially revolutionary new source, User-Based-Insurance (UBI) or Telematics, in an attempt to more accurately...
Apr 21, 2013


Will the 2014 model engines bring relief for fleets struggling with emissions equipment?

David McKenna joked about pulling the shortest straw when it came time to address a standing-room crowd of maintenance managers, and the crowd laughed with him. Other members of his Technology and Maintenance Council panel were discussing...
Apr 21, 2013


Thin is in

Low-viscosity heavy-duty engine oils are beginning to get some attention as an easy way to improve fuel economy, while maintaining the protective qualities truck owners have come to expect from time-tested 15W-40 oils.
Apr 15, 2013


Is technology the answer to reducing crashes?

The technology revolution is well upon us. Almost daily, risk managers are bombarded with new technology-based products, services, and concepts targeting truck design, improved fuel efficiency, and overall system efficiency.
Feb 25, 2013


The first 10 things you must do after you sell your business

I spoke recently with Peter Churchill-Smith, managing director of Newport Private Wealth, one of Canada’s largest independent wealth managers. Peter has worked with entrepreneurs for the better part of his 30-year career as a wealth...
Feb 11, 2013


Let's talk tires

Frequently, when we talk about tire management programs, we focus on what the large fleets are doing. However, there are many owner/operators who are every bit as sophisticated about their tire programs as the major fleets are. They have to be....
Jan 11, 2013


Maximum rubber

JOLIETTE, Que. – In 2001, looking to capitalize on their promised fuel and weight savings, Joliette, Que.-based Dan Freight Systems tried using wide-base tires. Pleased with their performance, the carrier converted its entire fleet of...
Jan 8, 2013


Eassons using performance management technology

BERWICK, N.S. -- Who wants to write company policies and procedures, only to have them ignored? Who wants to do their job well, yet see low performers get the same pay? A tool called performance management solves these problems. Its premise is...
Jan 2, 2013


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