Road Trip: Volvo’s Canadian dealers in Hagerstown

by John G Smith

Volvo's Canadian dealers are celebrating. Goran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North America, noted that the company's retail share in Canada hit 16.3% in 2014, complete with 54% of the sleepers that have 10-13-litre engines. Employees responded to numbers like that with chants of "all time high". And today they represent the first wave of North American dealers to learn about several powertrain enhancements available to buyers in 2017.

• Transportation

Who’s monitoring what?

by Roger McKnight

This week we travel back in our Climate Time Capsule to remember the Kyoto (Whatch-ya-call) Protocol, where some countries signed on but lost interest in – and the papers, which…

• Transportation

The complications of carbon taxes across Canada

by Roger McKnight

Deadlines can be stressful, calendars quizzical, and this country is a combination of the two – and a writer’s deadline can result in sentences like the one you just read!…

• Transportation

Developing a social media strategy for your freight business

by Dan Goodwill

Social media has become huge in the last few years. There are new social media sites that pop up every day. I have been personally involved with social media for…

• Transportation

Learning and safety resources

by Earl Galavan

Having and maintaining a safe workplace seems like a no-brainer.   Think about it; hurting people or damaging equipment and product is not a sustainable business model. What’s more, occupational health…

• Business Management

How B.C. carriers should manage the country’s highest cost of fuel

by Charles Sheppard

British Columbia’s trucking companies face a distinctly different set of market conditions that separate them from other Canadian carriers. Close proximity to North America’s third largest seaport by tonnage, treacherous…

Surveillance video: Crucial for your accident response

by Doug Marcello

Surveillance cameras are a key consideration in your accident response.  Whether it is the driver, the independent adjuster, or an accident reconstructionist, your first people on the scene need to…

• Health & Safety

Go ahead, take your best shot

by Lou Smyrlis

Must admit, I’m feeling a bit like a pin cushion of late. My column last month criticizing the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) for what I strongly believe is…

• Transportation

The rules of the game have changed

by Roger McKnight

I looked upon last week’s heart stopping announcement of an agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia to freeze crude oil production with the same lack of enthusiasm I hold…

“Music Like the Open Road has the Power to help and heal people…” Jim Ryan

by Harry Rudolfs

I’m always pleasantly surprised to re-discover how important and unifying music is to career truck drivers. After I wrote a story about…

• Transportation

InGauge answers the age-old question: Where do I focus?

by Ray Haight

If you’re like most entrepreneurs there are situations that you will find yourself in that eat up a lot of your time and lead you to ask yourself, what has…

• Transportation

The case for in-cab cameras

by Doug Marcello

In-cab video cameras can be an invaluable resource. They can absolve your driver of any fault for the accident, reduce litigation expenses, and protect your company from punitive damages predicated…

• Transportation

Enjoy low gas prices now but beware the Ides of April

by Roger McKnight

I’m no agrarian, but I hear you need a three-legged stool to milk a cow. Anything less than three legs and the cow gets nervous – and that’s the wrong…

• Transportation

OOIDA’s irresponsible stance on ELDs

by Lou Smyrlis

Five years ago, when the issue of mandating electronic logging devices first started to heat up, I commented in this space that I found the “consistent and loud…

• Transportation

Dear Ray

by Ray Haight

I probably receive five to six calls or e-mails per month from drivers and O/Os wanting advice on one issue or another, and I quite enjoy talking to folks. Some…