Sponsored Transportation Coronavirus Chronicles: Mohammed Asif, team driver April 26, 2020 Team drivers Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Abdul Qadir are happy that they have been able to save about five hours on their trip to Texas from Toronto, but they are…
Sponsored Transportation Coronavirus Chronicles: Ritch Thiessen, Erb Transport April 26, 2020 Ritch Thiessen was hauling a load of kitty litter to Portland, Oregon as the satellite messages fed him with information on the border and customer requirements relating to Covid-19. The…
Sponsored Transportation Coronavirus Chronicles: Rene Robert, Trappers Transport April 26, 2020 Rene Robert, an owner-operator with Trappers Transport, was helping to stock plenty of shelves with fresh food. But things have changed when loads arrive. “Shippers don’t want us in their…
Sponsored Coronavirus Chronicles: Keith McMurdo, Associated Grocers April 26, 2020 Keith McMurdo has stocked plenty of store shelves over the years. He’s an owner-operator with Associated Grocers in Calgary, and specializes in supplying small and mid-sized grocery stores from Saskatchewan…
Sponsored Transportation Coronavirus Chronicles: Lyoness Woodstock, Erb Transport April 26, 2020 Erb Transport driver Lyoness Woodstock has seen a quick shift in attitudes about trucking as North America fights Covid-19. “Who would have ever thought of trucking in such an essential…
Sponsored Transportation Coronavirus Chronicles: Doug McGowan, Westcan Bulk Transport April 26, 2020 Most of Doug McGowan’s loads of propane have been destined for the ski hills of southern B.C. this winter, but the Covid-19 outbreak ended that demand a month early –…
Business Management Covid crisis makes waste collector stronger April 22, 2020 Waste Connections has discovered operational improvements as it reacts to Covid-19 challenges
Truck driver training schools complain of uneven road tests April 21, 2020 Ontario was the first jurisdiction to establish mandatory entry-level training standard for truck drivers. Since 2017, anyone who wants to take a Class A road test must first complete 103.5…
Business Management Keep the shop up and running despite Covid-19 April 20, 2020 Covid-19 is taking the team out of teamwork, but the best fleets are staying ahead of the virus. Kevin Bergman of Prime and Mike Gomes of Bison explain how they are adopting to social distancing in the shop.
Equipment Modern engines mix brains with the brawn April 15, 2020 Smart powertrains are nothing more than modern extensions of what the best drivers did back in the day when everything was mechanical, and electronics were limited to CB radios. I…
Equipment Protect your trailers from corrosion April 15, 2020 It’s too bad that corrosion isn’t a line item on a budget. Maybe it’s best that it isn’t. The figure would shock you. It’s one thing to track replacement costs…
Equipment Keep the spring in your air suspensions April 15, 2020 Air springs are such simple and reliable components, it’s easy to overlook them during preventive maintenance inspections. Short of a rupture, hardly anything ever goes wrong with them. If they…
Transportation IRT’s Lisa Kelly talks trucking, reality TV April 15, 2020 Lisa Kelly was a professional driver before the cameras began to roll on Ice Road Truckers – the reality TV show that brought Alaska’s Dalton Highway into family living rooms.
Equipment Are electric trucks viable without government support? April 13, 2020 Electric trucks have captured the imagination of activists, regulators and the general public, but not so much the minds and wallets of the fleets who buy vehicles. In early 2020,…
Transportation Manbir Bharj scales new heights April 13, 2020 Manbir Bharj was 20 when he first set his sights on a tower crane. Twelve years on, he is close to realizing his dream of becoming an operator. But the…
