Health & Safety We have one life to live, so take care of your health by David Henry “If I’d have known that I’d live this long, I would’ve taken better care of myself. I didn’t expect to make it to 30.” My co-worker grew up hard, in…
Health & Safety We need to make trucking tougher, not easier by David Henry A coworker said to me recently, “We need to make it harder, not easier.” He was talking specifically in support of training on manual transmissions, but in light of recent…
Health & Safety It’s time to admit trucking has a safety problem by James Menzies It’s a difficult topic to address, but we can’t fix a problem unless we acknowledge it’s broken. Truck safety in Ontario, and other parts of Canada, is getting worse, not…
Business Management It’s time to get comfortable with artificial intelligence by Mike McCarron While watching this year’s Super Bowl, I realized I did not know one Taylor Swift song. No problem. I’ll look her up the next time I’m at the library.
Business Management The importance of properly registering your company name by Noah Bonis Charancle Everyone involved in the transportation sector has dealt with numbered companies. These entities, whose corporate names are made up of a string of numbers followed by their jurisdiction, are hard…
Infrastructure Real roads, not fantasies will move Ontario’s economy forward by Stephen Laskowski The Ontario government’s announcement to move forward with building Highway 413, a new 400-series highway and transit corridor across Halton, Peel and York regions, was highly welcomed by the Ontario…
Business Management How to survive in trucking’s gig economy by Mike McCarron Is the tide turning on the trucking industry’s acceptance of gig workers? South of the border, the U.S. Department of Labor is changing the criteria for how employers classify workers,…
Business Management Carrier-broker relations shouldn’t be so adversarial by Bill Robinson I’m connected on LinkedIn with some great carriers and brokers, and lately have been spending time reading the comments on many posts. I have been struggling to understand why there…
Infrastructure Have your say on national trucking issues by Greg Munden Truck drivers literally move the economy, so it’s imperative they have a say in how the government addresses highway infrastructure challenges and potential improvements across Canada, which are needed to…
Regulations Provinces must work together to monitor carrier safety fitness by Mike Millian The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) feels it’s time provinces and territories work together to monitor the safety fitness of carriers across the country. The following is an…
Business Management Trucking needs more mentorship by David Henry “I keep applying and they always hire others who aren’t as qualified.” Those disappointed words were from a person I know who wasn’t getting hired for their ‘dream’ job.’…
Business Management Improving the workplace for drivers doesn’t have to cost a lot by James Menzies It’s been a tough year for trucking, which still finds itself within the grips of a freight recession that doesn’t want to loosen its stubborn grasp. At the end of…
Business Management 5 tips for fret-free freight claims by Caitlin VanDuzer Those who work in the cargo-carrying business know one thing for certain: there are many moving parts. Carriers, freight forwarders, freight brokers, shippers, and receivers all play an important role…
Business Management CUSMA review must consider trucking input by Stephen Laskowski Simply put, the trucking industry is a demand-derived service sector. The members of all three national North American trucking associations – the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), American Trucking Associations (ATA)…
Health & Safety This is the year to improve MELT by Mike Millian This year promises new and positive opportunities regarding mandatory entry-level training (MELT) in Canada. For starters, Newfoundland officially implemented its MELT program on Jan. 3. The other Atlantic provinces will…