Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Technology Are there warning signs on the horizon that autonomous is coming? by Derek Clouthier They said autonomous trucks were years away from replacing drivers, but a pair of developments this past month I’m sure put the fear in some naysayers. Pretty much everyone I…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Technology Connected vehicles and the potential of blockchain by James Menzies If you think the transportation industry is connected today, just wait. We’re only beginning to scratch the surface of what connectivity can do for our industry, and the arrival of…
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Hourly Pay’s the Way: If there’s a good side to ELDs, it’s that driver pay systems will change by Rolf Lockwood There are two things converging in this sometimes tumultuous industry of ours: an apparent capacity crunch in many sectors and the difficult onset of electronic logging devices, which is only…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image Factors in the M&A Equation by Mike McCarron On the one hand, things were status quo in the Canadian trucking mergers-and-acquisition space last year. Big carriers continued their sprint to scale, looking for plug-and-play tuck-ins that add customers,…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Mind the Paper Trail: Track driver files or face the consequences by John G Smith Kevin James Hickson has built a career on delivering metal. It began with local deliveries and a pickup truck before a co-worker told him about the job opening for someone…
Bob Raybuck Author Gravatar Image GVWR and GCWR have different specìng roles in work trucks by Bob Raybuck Often, GVWR and gross vehicle weight (GVW) are thought to be the same, but they are not. A truck’s GVWR is the maximum weight rating established by the chassis…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Courage and commitment by Ray Haight Commitment throughout the organization is important to the success of improving driver retention. But commitment is especially important among the ownership and management team as they are setting the example…
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Should carriers start paying drivers a yearly salary? by Derek Clouthier With the use of ELDs now required by law in the U.S. and the Canadian government announcing in December that we would follow suit by 2020, I think it’s time…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Business Management Tips for a new transportation sales rep and sales manager by Dan Goodwill Five years ago, I posted a blog that was derived from a LinkedIn sales management group. A range of people responded to the question, “What advice would you give a…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Transportation Make hay while the sun shines on trucking by James Menzies All signs are pointing towards a strong 2018
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation That’s cap and trade, folks! by Roger McKnight So, I got bored with my latest collector’s edition of the Farmers’ Almanac and switched my intellectual channel to, “Home Remedies that Prevent Death and Other Things.” Don’t smirk, this…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Sustainability An inconvenient truth in global crude by Roger McKnight The inconvenient truth is whether climate change is just the weather or not. This thought of mine was triggered when leafing through some obscure, “we can’t throw that out,” July…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image Recruiting by Retaining by Mike McCarron One of the battles that truckers continue to wage is the hiring of drivers. Driving a truck is a tough job that the next generation clearly doesn’t want. Personally, I’d…
Isabelle Hétu Author Gravatar Image Why we need Women with Drive by Isabelle Hétu The topic of women in the workforce has been, and continues to be, a trending topic. Our representation in trucking shadows our male counterparts: federal labor statistics show that women…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Another year, another fuel price increase by Roger McKnight Ah yes, a new year and a new opportunity for new thoughts or thought processes … at least that’s what I believed on New Year’s Eve. But thinking is a…
