Business Management Check Call: Get to know yourself before the gorilla arrives June 6, 2014 As the transportation management software industry matures, a dominant player is likely to emerge.
Equipment The View with Lou: It’s only natural June 6, 2014 Second guessing its viability is necessary in establishing whether natural gas is a diesel alternative
Business Management TAG YOU’RE IT: Trucks and cargo can tell a story — with help from advanced telematics May 16, 2014 Sensors and the telematics systems which wirelessly transfer their data can now be used to monitor everything from temperatures to locations, pressures, acceleration and shock loads
Business Management RISKY BUSINESS: Minimizing insurance premiums is a matter of commitment, consistence and vigilance May 16, 2014 How can you keep your insurance premiums as low as possible? Run a safe and efficient operation, pay attention to the little things, hire well, and do what you…
Business Management STOP THIEF: What you can do to ensure your fleet is not an easy target for cargo theft May 16, 2014 Expert tips to protect your fleet against truck and trailer theft
Business Management AFTER THE WORST HAS HAPPENED: The actions taken when a theft is discovered can help aid ina successful cargo recovery May 16, 2014 Steps you should be taking to increase the odds for a successful recovery once a load goes missing.
Transportation Leading by example January 1, 2014 Cold Star Freight is breaking new ground with its purchase of 10 natural gas Mack tractors. The company is the first to bring natural gas fuelling infrastructure to Vancouver Island, and is also among the smaller Canadian fleets to adopt the...
Transportation Turning trash into gas January 1, 2014 Imagine being able to turn the product you haul into fuel for your fleet. That’s exactly what Progressive Waste Solutions will be doing by next summer, at its Lachenaie Landfill north of Montreal. Speaking at the Natural Gas Vehicle...
Transportation Top Tier Turbulence January 1, 2014 Canada’s 100 largest trucking companies are once again growing their fleets, albeit not as aggressively as during past economic recoveries. Our ninth annual Top Tier report which offers a comprehensive look at the capacity of the...
Transportation The hour has arrived — or has it? January 1, 2014 It’s a rare thing for employees to say they would be willing to accept less money, but a Kriska Transportation driver recently offered that very thing. The driver was happy enough with his annual take, amounting to about $60,000 a year,...
Transportation The Bottom Line: It depends January 1, 2014 It’s like clockwork. Whenever someone calls me about selling their company, they respond to my spiel with the exact same question: “What’s my business worth?”
Transportation Risky Business: Managing responsibility January 1, 2014 Almost 25% of the trucking companies I visit have an Hours-of-Service (HoS) BASIC Score that exceeds 65%, placing them in “Alert” status with the FMCSA. In almost every case, it is sufficient to raise their Inspection Selection...
Transportation The Human Edge: Generational differences January 1, 2014 Understanding the needs, values and expectations of the different generations in your workforce is a valid approach to solving some recruitment and retention problems. The trucking industry now has four generations working side by side, and the...
Transportation Buying growth January 1, 2014 Despite a handful of high-profile deals that made headlines across the country, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Canadian trucking industry isn’t exactly booming.
Transportation The deal on deregulation January 1, 2014 The trucking and taxicab industries, despite the obvious differences in the sizes of vehicles used and the distances travelled, share similar operational challenges: managing capacity, reducing empty miles, and operating across jurisdictional...