A cautionary tale down Mexico way

In 1992 the governments of Canada, the US and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), creating one of the largest trading blocs in the world. Two years later, when the agreement came into force, the CEO of the first...

Introducing the ‘dine and DASH’ diet

Most of us want to look our best for the summer. It would be great to feel our best, too. Let’s look at a diet that can help accomplish both.

You don’t have to be hauling hay to suffer from hay fever

As summer approaches, we look forward to spending days at the beach and warm nights around campfires, but for some people summer signals the beginning of hay fever.

Getting an A/Z licence has become far too easy

In last month’s column, I suggested that truck driving schools should be forced to follow a legislated, standardized curriculum in an effort to cultivate a safer crop of new drivers. However, there is still an unofficial feeder system of...

Worth the wait?

Is the cost saving potential of fuel-efficient technologies worth the up-front investment? Answering that critical question, based on real-world trials, is at the heart of a new study just released by Natural Resources Canada, entitled Results...

They liked it so much…they bought the company!

Entrepreneurs have always been a major force in Canadian trucking. I recently went looking for a handful of trucking executives who had invested in technology because they believed in the product. The champion of this kind of leadership has to...

Expressway Trucks turns 10

AYR, Ont. – With not even a year under its belt since being named Volvo’s Canadian Dealer of the Year last summer, Expressway Trucks has reached yet another milestone: its tenth anniversary. On May 16, the Ayr, Ont.-based dealership...

Chasing 10 mpg

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Freightliner has introduced a new version of its flagship Cascadia, which it claims will be 5% more fuel-efficient than today’s version, even with all the latest aerodynamic fairings.

The little engine that could

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – As the buzz surrounding natural gas as a viable alternative to diesel in the heavy truck industry continues to grow, manufacturers have rapidly expanded their natural gas-fueled offerings in an effort to position...

My retirement plans? Staring into space

I’ve been told that if you retire early, you’d better get a hobby or volunteer for a worthwhile cause.

Bob Smith of Mackie Moving Systems presented with safety award

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Bob Smith, safety and compliance manager for Mackie Moving Systems of Oshawa, Ont., was awarded this year’s Motor Transportation Safety Award at the Motor Vehicle Safety Association banquet held in Mississauga,...

Human traffic on the road

Mark was nearing his destination and hadn’t heard from his dispatcher Bud for a while. He was in need of another load so he decided to give the man a call.

TSQ: What does the industry need to do to combat the driver shortage?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The driver shortage is – to put it mildly – one of the more contentious issues in the world of trucking. The division of opinions couldn’t be more stark, with one side arguing that the shortage is,...

Purolator donates 10 Curbsider delivery trucks to local food banks

TORONTO, Ont. -- Purolator not only raised the equivalent of 387,000 lbs of food for local food banks across Canada during its Purolator Tackle Hunger campaign this year, it also donated 10 refurbished Curbsider delivery trucks.

North American surface trade climbs 8.2% year-over-year in April

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 8.2% higher in April than in April 2011, totalling $79.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...