Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Canada’s Hadrian’s Wall of hipocrisy by Roger McKnight Television news is a carefully curated selection of stories that go 24/7. When it comes to petroleum stories, to get a sense of what it’s like to be the analyst…
Andrea Morley Author Gravatar Image Why you should go crazy for kettlebells by Andrea Morley What’s a kettlebell, and what does it have to do with truckers? No, a kettlebell isn’t what makes the whistle come from a tea kettle. It’s a super versatile, portable…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Vancouver pump prices are highest in North America by Roger McKnight There’s the fish that got away story, and then there’s the story that just won’t go away. The first is subject to harmless, outdoorsy embellishment, the second should be subject…
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Training? What Training? by Rolf Lockwood Fault has not yet been assigned in the stunningly horrible crash that stole the lives of 16 Humboldt Broncos hockey club members and, while I have ideas, I won't engage in conjecture as to what went wrong on April 6. Inevitably the discussion has turned to driver training and the shameful fact that only Ontario has made it mandatory, though not until last year. The public is outraged, and I can't blame them. Many driving instructors are also angry about the reality of inadequate training. They're right to be critical. Hell, it wasn't so long ago that you could take the road test for your Ontario class A licence with a pickup truck pulling a fifth-wheel horse trailer out back. Ludicrous.
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image It’s Our Fault by Mike McCarron Like many of you, I was devastated when my two passions—hockey and trucking—collided tragically on April 7 outside of Tisdale, Sask. I was also embarrassed and angry. Embarrassed because the trucking industry I’ve defended at every dinner party for 35 years was somehow responsible for the senseless loss of 16 lives.
Carole McAfee Wallace Author Gravatar Image Are your contractors independent enough? by Carole McAfee Wallace Independent contractor relationships are common in the trucking industry. They are particularly attractive in the case of owner-operators who supply a truck and driver to a carrier, or for sales agents who want to set their own schedule and be paid based on the sales they bring in.
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Don’t Waste Time: Let’s learn the lessons of a different ELD mandate by John G Smith At first glance, the Canadian Trucking Alliance seems to be getting ahead of itself in the call for a “graduated education” period before electronic logging devices (ELDs) are mandated. The federal government has yet to finalize such rules, or even decide if it will embrace an accelerated December 2019 deadline the alliance is championing. Other than Ontario, most provinces have been silent on the idea, too.
Jim Park Author Gravatar Image Mandatory training won’t fix everything, but it will help by Jim Park The chorus calling for improved and mandatory training for truck drivers is growing louder as the days pass following the Humboldt, Sask. truck/bus crash. We still don't know the official cause of that crash, or what role driver training -- or the lack thereof -- played in the incident. I'm not inclined to believe it was a primary factor. I think what is playing in most peoples' minds is the driver's reported lack of experience.
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety Surprise truck inspection nets unsafe vehicles by Harry Rudolfs Ever wonder if the little trucks ever get pulled over? I got my answer last Wednesday when I got an email that Halton Police’s commercial motor vehicle enforcement unit (CMV)…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Transportation What are trucking companies doing to solve the driver shortage? by Dan Goodwill Last week’s Truck World event at the International Centre in Toronto was a great opportunity to connect with old friends and get updated on the state of the freight transportation…
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation If you’re profiting off pollution, I question the motives behind a carbon tax plan by Derek Clouthier Carbon taxes really are just a money grab our federal and provincial governments have skillfully disguised as a noble effort to reduce our carbon footprint. Don’t get me wrong, I’m…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Technology A bright idea, too long coming by James Menzies Ghost vehicles must disappear from our roads
Isabelle Hétu Author Gravatar Image Human Resources Recruiting and retention in the era of new technologies by Isabelle Hétu According to the mainstream narrative, automation may be the answer to everything from the driver shortage to how we’ll attract younger people into an industry with an aging workforce. From…
Andrea Morley Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety What to eat at a truck stop by Andrea Morley When broken down, there’s two sides to getting healthy: knowing what to do, and actually following through with it. I work with drivers all the time who tell me they’re…
Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Showcasing all that is trucking by Angela Splinter If you’re recruiting at Truck World, go in with a message and a plan
