The Road Ahead: Bear Essentials August 1, 2014 So there I was, at the wheel of a big red Peterbilt 379 with 600 strong horses under my foot. A sunny day in Columbus, Ind., with a morning's driving behind me. In the company of t
Idle chatter on a hot topic August 1, 2014 You can't control the price of diesel fuel any more than you can control the weather. These days there can be a two-cents-a-litre swing in the approximate time it takes to unscrew
Safety Dept: A Professional Approach to Driving August 1, 2014 A tractor-trailer travelling a four-lane stretch of the Trans Canada Highway entered a small town. The speed zone dropped from 100 to 70 kph. On a slight curve ahead, a car was tra
Practical first aid: All the help you can give August 1, 2014 There's nothing as humbling as not knowing what to do next. Yet that's often the reaction of the first person to arrive at a motor vehicle accident -- and it's the reason many peop
Unlicensed Road Knights August 1, 2014 This industry sure has its share of enemies. There are the railroads, which profess their desire to work in tandem with trucking, all the while continuing to fund Canadians for Res
You’re the chosen one: 5 truths of tax audits August 1, 2014 Like driving-school trucks on a traffic-cone slalom course, any conversation I have about the business of trucking tends to swerve around the same basic issues no matter where I go
The unsatisfying reality of safety ratings August 1, 2014 Every Wednesday becomes "Black Wednesday" around noon. That's when the Commission des Transports du Quebec (CTQ), which regulates motor carriers in the province, announces which co
A pre-tax checklist August 1, 2014 The pressure -- to sort through receipts, meet deadlines, make deductions that will pass muster with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and otherwise jump through hoops as big as your tru
Talking Points: Cabotage and the Case of the Quebec 19 August 1, 2014 Not long ago, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service drafted a memo titled "Cabotage Rules for Canadian Drivers" -- a sort of "Cabotage 101"-style notice explaining in bro
Driver’s Side: Safety … or Compliance? August 1, 2014 The folks who've managed to convince us that to be safe you must be compliant have really made a mess of things. The link between compliance and safety is obvious in many cases, bu
Technofile: Radio’s New Golden Age — RFID August 1, 2014 Not too long ago, people used pen and paper to manage information.
Overexposed: Once again, the legality of drug testing faces a challenge August 1, 2014 Brampton, Ont.-based labor attorney Christopher Andree surprised a few Private Motor Truck Council members at their annual conference in September when he told them it may be discr
There’s No Better Time to Set a Speed Limit August 1, 2014 Not long ago, I was sitting at the Husky truck stop in Mississauga, Ont., having lunch. Despite the price of fuel dropping, everyone from big fleets to independent owner-operators
Time to vote for worst Ontario road in 2005 August 1, 2014 TORONTO, It's that time of year again, when truckers and motorists let off some steam over the province's crumbling infastructre and vote on the worst municipal roads in Ontario.
Observations from the Salesman at Your Door August 1, 2014 A while back I was visited by a tactfully persistent and completely likeable guy named Roman Kulesza, who operates a consulting business from his home in King City, Ont. He was dow
