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Jim Park
Jim Park was a CDL driver and owner-operator from 1978 until 1998, when he began his second career as a trucking journalist. During that career transition, he hosted an overnight radio show on a Hamilton, Ontario radio station and later went on to anchor the trucking news in SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking channel. Jim is a regular contributor to Today's Trucking and Trucknews.com, and produces Focus On and On the Spot test drive videos.
WHAT’S HAPPENED TO CANADIAN TRUCKERS’ EQUITY?
The diving U.S. dollar is kicking the crap out of Canada's cross-border trucking industry. Southbound freight is scarce. Northbound loads are there, but rates have been hacked to the bone. On top of that, we've lost 20-30 percent of the equity we thought we had in our equipment. Hear how the sinking Greenback is turning Canadian truckers upside down.
IS IT TIME TO SAY SO LONG TO S-CAM BRAKES?
Air disc brakes for big trucks are making a comeback. Our first experience with technology that is commonplace in Europe was nothing to write home about, but performance, weight, and cost of the new air-disc systems have improved dramatically. Some of Canada's largest fleets are trying them out; hear what two of them think about the new disc brakes.