Health & Safety Skelton Truck Lines team celebrates national Northbridge honor August 18, 2023 Insurers, suppliers, and Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney joined the Skelton Truck Lines family on Aug. 18 as the fleet formally accepted the national 2023 Northbridge Insurance Transportation Safety Award.
Transportation Consider unique needs when tackling truck insurance claims April 12, 2023 The leading causes of truck insurance claims can sound familiar from one operation to the next, but fleets still need to focus on their unique needs when establishing the priorities…
Transportation 6 steps to reduce truck collision costs July 28, 2022 Things that can go wrong will go wrong. That observation, otherwise known as Murphy’s Law, proves itself time and again in trucking. Look no further than collision wreckage for proof.
Transportation Ensure (and accept) a full risk management review of your fleet June 14, 2022 David Goruk, Northbridge Insurance’s manager of Ontario and Atlantic risk services, still remembers his first visit to a small mom-and-pop trucking operation in Southwestern Ontario. After a quick review of…
Business Management How to identify, and improve, the high-risk driver February 7, 2022 They exist within virtually any fleet, but finding them is difficult. And few, if any, identify themselves as being one. The high-risk driver is a threat to the fleet they…
Informed drivers take bite out of cargo crime: Driver’s Education November 1, 2021 A truck driver’s day is fraught with stuff to worry about. Cargo theft probably isn’t near the top of the list. Most drivers are aware that loads get swiped all…
Business Management The importance of a strong finishing program November 25, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Carriers that hire entry-level drivers need to provide additional training, document it, and continue monitoring their performance after putting them on the road. Companies that don’t employ…
Transportation ‘Hard market’ continues to drive truck insurance costs higher October 2, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s trucking industry continues to face rising insurance costs as global insurers back away from the business segment – and cross-border carriers may face some of the…
Business Management Battle rising insurance costs with data and safety cultures September 11, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Insurance premiums continue to push higher, driven up by everything from massive legal verdicts to the increasing price of collision repairs, but there are still things fleets…
Transportation Fleet Safety Council conference shifts to Oct. 2 webinar July 9, 2020 ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Ontario’s Fleet Safety Council has opened registration for its 29th annual education conference, and this year the event will come in the form of a webinar. The…
Business Management Sound bites of 2019 December 31, 2019 “If I had a dollar for every time I heard ‘truck driver shortage’, I wouldn’t be here today.” – Kristen Monaco, associate commissioner at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, who doesn’t believe there is a driver shortage in the trucking industry.
Transportation Expert calls for team effort to fight cargo theft September 3, 2019 Garry Robertson TORONTO, Ont. – An insurance claims investigations expert is calling for a coordinated effort by all stakeholders to stamp out the rising cargo theft bleeding the Canadian…
Business Management How technology is helping insurers defend truckers October 14, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Implementing technologies such as electronic logging devices (ELDs) can help insurance companies defend trucking companies when an incident occurs. That was the message from Peter Aumonier, senior…
Transportation Rookie visualizes his way to winning grand champion title June 18, 2014 Derek Sumsion approached the Central Ontario Truck Driving Championships as just another day on the job.
Transportation Awards presented to Central Ontario Truck Driving Championships Regional winners June 15, 2014 Tie breakers and a rookie champ were just some of highlights of the wrap up to the regional rodeo.
