Health & Safety Concluding a successful longhaul ‘mission’ by David Henry “When you started here, you seemed to have a mission. Now it feels like you have accomplished that mission.” Those words were recently said to me by former co-worker Tom…
Equipment Automation has its limits in trucking by James Menzies The automation of trucking is happening at a more rapid pace than I ever would’ve thought possible. When Daimler demonstrated its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck in Magdeburg, Germany, in 2014, it…
Equipment Analysis and answers needed in zero-emissions shift by John G Smith Look no further than some of Canada’s largest transportation providers for evidence of a shift to zero-emission vehicles. CN will take delivery of 15 battery-electric trucks this year. Walmart Canada…
Transportation Indian truckers roll on despite unique challenges by Leo Barros A question to North American drivers, have you worked while being accosted by law enforcement officials seeking bribes as you roll down the highway? Never, would be the likely answer.
Business Management Is the economic tide turning for trucking? by Mike McCarron Truckers have been riding an epic wave of demand. But the tide is turning. Are we in a freight recession? Are we reverting to pre-pandemic supply chain patterns? Opinions are shifting fast. No…
Business Management 6 reasons to divide carrier and brokerage operations by Jaclyne Reive When expanding a transportation services business, you may want to incorporate a new legal entity to carry on these new operations, rather than having your brokerage and carrier divisions set…
Transportation Towns should think about how much they depend on trucks by Rolf Lockwood Lots of folks have been asking what sort of reaction I got to my recent column in which I ranted about the misguided siege of Ottawa by disgruntled protesters, some…
Business Management Is that a speed bump ahead, or a cliff? by James Menzies Alain Bedard isn’t losing sleep over a freight recession. The chairman and CEO of Canada’s largest fleet, TFI International, parried questions from analysts about a softening freight market during a…
Business Management Success can be achieved in trucking, if we lift each other up by David Henry There’s one thing that we do well in the trucking industry. We promote negativity. Specifically, when someone asks a professional driver if they should become a truck driver, the reply…
Equipment Roadcheck’s wheel focus is as timely as ever by John G Smith Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) referred to it as a disaster waiting to happen. Even the uninitiated could see something wrong with the wheel held in place by little more than…
Business Management Plaintiff attorneys are coming for your fleet data by Doug Marcello Many fleet managers falsely believe that, if they don’t aggregate and analyze data, they are immune from being preyed upon by legal plaintiffs. The thinking is, if they don’t self…
Business Management There are good reasons young people don’t consider a career in trucking by James Menzies As the trucking industry struggles to attract new talent, the obvious demographic to target is youth. But for many reasons, young folks today are rarely drawn to the idea of…
Human Resources Solving the truck driver shortage is an investment in Canada by Steven Laskowski The Canadian economy moves by truck, or, more accurately – by the women and men who are Canada’s dedicated truck drivers. There’s one problem, though. There are many fewer truck…
Business Management Tax credits for truck drivers would deliver lasting dividends by John G Smith Let me tell you how it will beThere’s one for you, 19 for me‘Cause I’m the taxmanYeah, I’m the taxman – The Beatles There was no love lost between the…
Business Management Take a holistic approach to reducing insurance costs by Doug Marcello Insurance costs are burdening the trucking industry. In response, you need to take a holistic approach that focuses on “total risk cost” by controlling what is within your control. A…
