Embarking on a new career as an O/O

In my brief absence from these pages, I have been quite busy. Not my usual kind of busy, but busy expanding my knowledge of our industry. I have been doing it from the other side of the desk too, in a poacher-turned-gamekeeper kinda way.

Track the cost of risk to uncover rewards

There is a price to pay for risk management. Every insurance premium or deductible will illustrate that point. But many fleets and owner/operators might be surprised to learn just how much the cost of risk extends beyond insurance claims alone.

Comparing mileage vs percentage pay

How would you prefer to be paid? Higher is a given; not quite the answer I was looking for. For typical over-the-road drivers or owner/operators, the two most common methods are either mileage pay, or percentage pay.

Why it pays to know the net fuel price

Truck owners will do anything to save a buck on fuel. But before you leave the spare tire at home, you should plot your fuel stops and find out what you really pay for diesel. It might change your approach to where you fill up your tanks.

New PC-11 engine oil category looms

The development of a new heavy-duty engine oil category (HDEO) is an expensive undertaking, the cost of which is generally reflected in the price tag and passed along to end users. The good news about Proposed Category 11 (PC-11), set to roll...

The BIG Mid-America Trucking Show report

Couldn’t make the Mid-America Trucking Show this year? That’s alright, we’ve got you covered. Our team of editors was on-hand, collecting information and checking out the new wares from all the OEMs and suppliers.

Sorry, what did you just say?

Mercy sakes alive, how trucking’s vocabulary has changed. Think back to the ’70s and ’80s when CB slang was all the rage. They even made movies based just on the lingo. “10-4 good buddy, I’ve gotta get outta here,...

Mark gets well soon

THE STORY SO FAR…

In defense of defensive driving

Dear Editor:

Focus should be on trains, not trucks

Dear Editor:

The Last Word: The LeBlanc brothers

"I couldn’t really see myself doing anything else,” is a phrase one often hears after meeting someone who’s had the same career for his or her whole life.

Well-known Alberta trucking executive passes away

EDMONTON, Alta. – The Alberta trucking community has lost one of its most prominent members with the death of William "Bill" Sokil.

Lockwood resigns as president and co-CEO of Mullen Group

OKOTOKS, Alta. -- Mullen Group has announced that its president and co-CEO Stephen H. Lockwood Q.C plans to resign as an officer on June 30, 2014. 

MTA announces retirement of executive director

WINNIPEG, Man.--  The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) announced Bob Dolyniuk’s retirement today. He was the organization’s executive director for 17 years. 

Congestion on American highways add $9.2 billion in operational costs for the year

ARLINGTON, Va. – Research released today by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) shows that congestion costs on US Interstate highways added more than $9.2 billion in operation costs to the trucking industry last...