The Guarantee creates new role to showcase the gifts of Magi

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Guarantee Company of North America has appointed Angelique Magi to the newly created role of vice-president of strategic initiatives. In the role, Magi will help the specialty insurance provider to explore a range of...

Proposed pilot program to test truckers for drug use via hair samples

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations is applauding Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wisc.) for his introduction of a bill requiring the US Department of Transportation to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the use of hair samples to test...

Mack Pinnacles haul Christmas cargo to US Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A pair of Mack Pinnacles completed their three-week, 5,300-mile journey this week, having hauled the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, companion trees and decorations to the west lawn of the US Capitol.

Bison Transport team drivers come to aid of accident victim

NIPIGON, Ont. -- A pair of heroic Bison Transport team drivers recently came to the aid of a motorist in distress, according to the company. At about 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 29, George and Cynthia Sutherland were heading westbound on the Northern...

Trailer Wizards appoints parts fulfillment manager for Ontario

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Trailer Wizards has appointed of Jonathan Assels as parts fulfillment manager for Ontario. Based out of the Mississauga office, Assels will be responsible for maintaining and further building Trailer Wizards’ parts...

Hino Canada donates truck to Mohawk College

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Hino Motors Canada has donated a 2012 Hino 195 truck to Mohawk College’s Stoney Creek campus for educational purposes. In attendance at last Thursday's donation ceremony was Woodstock Mayor Pat Sobeski; Shuichi Kaneko,...

Too much connectivity can be deadly. Unless you’re a trophy whitetail.

I just returned from my annual (not quite annual, but I try) pilgrimage deep into the Eastern Ontario woods, where I spent a few early November days seeking out big bucks of the four-legged variety.

Tread carefully

Said it before, I’ll say it again: tires have to be the most complicated “basic” products you will find on a commercial truck.

Quebec boosting photo radar presence

MONTREAL, Que. – The passing of Law 57 this June entrenches photo radar for speeding and running red lights in Quebec. The plan continues to be to use photo radar in targeted areas where there is a history of excessive accidents or...

How to find tax deductions in your financial documents

You can’t fuel a trucking business with enthusiasm and good intentions. You need money. And if you’ve ever taken out a line of credit or financed a truck – or refinanced an existing loan – you know that borrowing can be...

Professional drivers caught in the middle of a perfect storm

Well, here we are heading towards the end of another tough year. There’s still lots of economic uncertainty to go around and austerity measures are all the rage. Is that what we have to look forward to in 2013? I sure hope not.

A stroll down memory lane

Recently I had a surprising e-mail arrive on my iPhone. It was from an old friend, someone I haven’t seen or heard from in over 30 years. She told me she was new to the industry and wanted to learn all she could about trucking, so she...

Want your voice to be heard? Start by cleaning up the language

Lately, I have been talking with a few of my fellow drivers on the topic of electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs), trying to get an objective, man-on-the-street, view of things and how the future legislation will affect us all. My goal was to...

Canada-US safety ratings: Reciprocity cuts both ways

The dictionary definition of reciprocity is the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other. In plain English and in...

Reasons for optimism still exist

Collectively, we in this industry have an opportunity, and my hope is that we get to take full advantage of it. Human resource issues are top of the list when it comes to surveys of what fleet managers spend most of their time on. It’s...