Opinion

journey to the east–mystery traveller

by Harry Rudolfs

I collected this story from a gal several years ago. It’s not really a hitchhiking story but it fits with the era as a lot of counter-culture young people were…

Dealing with Your Boss: Download your Free Guide Here

by David Benjatschek

Many people come into my leadership workshops more interested in strategies for dealing with their boss and management then they are for strategies to deal with their team. When it comes to "Dealing Up" many people shy away, not having the courage to 'risk' that conversation. Ironically backing away is the only reason that their frustrations just continue to grow.

Political Gridlock!

As I write this article the financial markets on both sides of the border have been in complete turmoil for a couple weeks and have lost the overall confidence of…

by Harry Rudolfs

Speaking of Latvians, last week I got a call from a fellow named Karl (pseudonym, as he didn’t want me to use his real name). Seems like I’m a go-to…

The Ultimate Plan to Dealing with Difficult People: A Free PDF Download

by David Benjatschek

Whiners, Lazies, Bullies, Passive Aggressives, Stubborns and the list goes on. How to Deal with Difficult People is frequently a top request in many of the workshops I do. While it may seem there are unique solutions to each type of difficult person, I've found there is an underlying general approach that will give you power in most every situation. I've put it on my website for you to download and use.

You tell me what makes a Great Truck Photo – Congrats to Alain LaCharite for making it into the 2012® Wowtrucks Calendar!

by David Benjatschek

Alain Lacharité and his 2006 Kenworth earned their way into the 2012 Wowtrucks® Calendar while attending the Fergus Truck Show. I had the pleasure of spending a couple hours getting…

Get off the Bench and into the Game!

by David Benjatschek

In High School, I had to read the "classic" existentialist piece by Samuel Beckett entitled: Waiting for Godot. The read was as dry as a scorcher on the Arizona Desert. The storyline, in case you haven't read it is simple: Two guys on a park bench waiting for someone who never shows up.

Freedom 55, who needs it!

Hello all. I hope you are all enjoying a great summer and the trucking is good. I myself have recently experienced a milestone of time; my 55th birthday. I was…

Cargo fraud is on the rise. Here’s how to fight back

Cargo crime is an issue that deserves prime time attention. It could be costing our industry up to $5 billion annually, although that’s just an estimate because until recently disjointed…

Those Crazy Latvians

by Harry Rudolfs

While I was going to university in the early 90s, I snagged this job covering North America (read Toronto) for an English language weekly newspaper, the Baltic Independent, out of…

Want to run nice trucks? Treat your people right, the nice trucks will follow.

by James Menzies

I visit a lot of fleets and I’ve noticed an interesting trend. The companies that run the nicest, most modern equipment are the same companies that have the longest serving…

2 Success Tools for Everyday Life: If you want to be an A-Lister, these B Lists will get you there!

by David Benjatschek

A-listers is a term commonly used for those elite Hollywood stars that make over $15 million per film. While I want each one of you to be an A-lister, I don't share the Hollywood definition of what it means. I think that the Hollywood definition is dangerous to us all because it defines success by monetary income/wealth or the "Stuff" we've accumulated. For me an A-Lister is someone who is simply happy with their life because they are meeting the goals they set for themselves no matter what they are.

Driver Trainers

I wonder sometimes how difficult it is for the person who is just about to make the leap into this industry to get a good start. When I think back…

In Praise of Skid Schools

by Harry Rudolfs

Sharing a couple of wobbly pops with my friend Hartley Nagy the other evening and I was surprised to learn that he’d recently taken a course at a skid school…

The Incredible Power of Authenticity for Business & How Social Media can help you find it

by David Benjatschek

Authenticity. Freedom to be yourself. YOURSELF .... complete with all your glorious strengths and weaknesses. To place yourself in your authenticity is a powerful place for both corporations and individuals. I'd like to spend a bit on why it is so important for companies and how Social Media can be an important tool in finding it. As an example, let me brag on a favorite restaurant of mine in Calgary called Marathon.