New Year’s Resolution # 1 – Establish an Effective Crisis Management Program by Dan Goodwill One of the distinguishing features of 2013 was the number and range of crises that took place in many parts of the world. We witnessed the terrible collapse of a…
Are You Looking Ahead? by Ray Haight I hope everyone has a great holiday and is totally recharged for the New Year – it’s a Fresh Start, Right so lets rip into it right. Not so fast…
Some Major Trends in Freight Transportation in 2014 by Dan Goodwill In my previous blog, I tried to capture some of the Major Freight Transportation Stories of 2013 (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/the-top-freight-transportation-stories-of-2013). In this blog I will look ahead to 2014 and beyond. Here…
Trucker Families in Need Charity needs your help and nominations! by Harry Rudolfs TRUCKER CHARITY CHRISTMAS GROUP guest blog by Greg Manchester First of all I would like to thank Harry Rudolfs for allowing me the space here in his blog to…
The Top Freight Transportation Stories of 2013 by Dan Goodwill As the year 2013 winds down, it is time to reflect on the major transportation trends of the past year. While I saw and read about a wide range of…
Take the B-Train! by Harry Rudolfs What’s the story on the B-Train? It ‘s arguable that what we call the modern B-train (a set of trailers joined by a fifth wheel on the lead trailer) is…
Will your trucking company be around in 5 years? by Dan Goodwill If your trucking company hasn’t been purchased or doesn’t get purchased by TransForce, will it be in business in five years? That is the question that came up in a…
OTA putting on the Ritz by Harry Rudolfs I look forward to the OTA convention every November, seeing old friends, industry shakers and hangers-on, and fellow journalists at this annual event. But this year I was surprised to…
Intermodal Continues to Deliver Results by Dan Goodwill The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) reported an increase of 4.7 percent in total intermodal traffic in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same time period in…
It’s Time That I Made Time For That 2 by Ray Haight Some time ago I wrote an article called “its time that I made time for that”, the main point I was attempting to make was that we all get caught…
What were the Biggest Freight Transportation Stories of 2013? / What will be the Top Trends in 2014? by Dan Goodwill At the end of each year, I like to take stock of the major freight transportation stories of the past twelve months and look ahead to the major industry trends…
Is there a better way forward on fuel surcharges? by Lou Smyrlis Researching and writing about fuel prices and their impact on transportation costs since fuel prices initially started to spike back in the late 90s I’ve come to realize– despite what…
Remote diagnostics is the real deal by James Menzies Fleets and owner/operators have had legitimate reason over the past few years to complain about a costly increase in unplanned downtime. Most of the problems can be traced back to…
Shippers and Carriers – – It’s Time to Talk by Dan Goodwill One of the highlights of this year’s Surface Transportation Summit was the impassioned plea from Jacquie Meyers, President of Meyers Transportation Services, for shippers and carriers to collaborate. This is…
Career Advice from the President of Microsoft Canada by Dan Goodwill A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of listening to Max Long, President of Microsoft Canada as he addressed a group of MBA students and business executives at…
