This is not tongue in cheek

Why does your doctor ask you to stick out your tongue? Because it offers many clues to your overall health.

Sometimes, you’ve just gotta go

By definition, constipation is simply infrequent bowel movements or difficult passage of stools. It is a very common condition, which effects most people at some time during their life.

How good are your information sources?

It's been tough sledding for the past couple of years, and most businesses, including that of trucking, have been in hunker down, belt tightening mode just trying to make it through to better times.

Snow and gravel and freight, oh my!

TORONTO, Ont. - Imagine hauling road salt in one direction and auto fluff on the return trip. Or trash one way and snow on the back haul. Or how about hauling gravel outbound and palletized freight back home?

Cell phone ban is a rule I can live with

So the big clampdown on talking and texting while behind the wheel is in full swing here in Toronto.

Three questions, two answers

It's early March as I write this column. The RRSP deadline is behind us, personal income tax season is straight ahead. It's a busy time full of questions from clients. We get a lot of the same ones every year. But a few new questions came up...

Driver incentive programs can generate valuable dividends

Everyone likes to be rewarded for a job well done. Truck drivers are no exception. It is why fleets invest in bonuses for everything from better fuel economy to improved out-of-service records, or take the time to recognize individual...

Load securement in a CSA world

TORONTO, Ont. - Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) is a robust initiative sponsored by the US Department of Transport's FMSCA to monitor and mitigate high-risk driver and carrier behaviour across America. This, of course, includes...

An eye for an eye: Part 3

THE STORY SO FAR: Mark is heading to Vancouver when he gets a call. One of Bud's drivers was attacked while helping a supposedly stranded motorist on the highway to Prince George. Mark takes the load, but drives to Vancouver first to drop off...

TSQ: How do you feel about the expansion of Ontario’s LCV program?

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Ontario's Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) program has gotten even longer, with the provincial government doubling the number of carriers that can participate. Starting in March, the program expansion has seen as many as 160...

2011 April

#MATS: Renamed Meritor enhances Q Plus brake, 14X suspension

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A new look Meritor was at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week, showcasing improvements to its Q Plus brake and 14X suspension.

#MATS: Cummins shares secrets to thriving in a vertically integrated world

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Cummins president and COO Tom Linebarger shared some insight prior to the Mid-America Trucking Show on how the independent engine manufacturer plans to remain relevant as OEMs move towards greater vertical integration.

Yanke driver awarded for logging one million miles

SASKATOON, Sask. -- Ronald Breakey, a driver with Yanke Group of Companies, has received an award for achieving one million miles with the company. He received the award at the company's Key Business Indicators ceremonies on March 24.

#MATS: Carrier Transicold offers new TRU control system

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Carrier Transicold has come out with a new transport refrigeration unit (TRU) control system dubbed APX.