Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Transportation Competitive compensation: 3 tips to get started by Angela Splinter Everyone wants to be paid well and fairly. And trucking employers want to be competitive. This should be simple math, resulting in competitive compensation all around. In reality, it’s not…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Driver mentoring programs: Are they for you? by Ray Haight I have attended many trucking association events for many years now. The one I attend on a regular is TCA Truckload Carriers Association…
Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Human Resources Views from the summit by Angela Splinter March 8 is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate the many remarkable achievements by women and to recognize the all too many challenges still ahead. That Trucking HR…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Transportation How to prepare for the next wave of automation and robotics by Dan Goodwill Many thousands of jobs have been lost throughout North America in recent years and the trend will likely accelerate in the years ahead. Some blue and white collar jobs are…
Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Transportation Why all fleets need an HR lead by Angela Splinter In the past, trucking companies figured that human resources (HR) was mostly about paying people on time, keeping track of who was working when, and dealing with basic administrative matters.
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Today’s trucking technology could be yesterday’s news before you know it by Derek Clouthier When I first started this job more than a year ago, I never would have imagined that technology would be such a huge part of what I write about. Well…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Transportation Ontario’s LCV program has been a success by James Menzies Ontario in late January lifted a number of restrictions that were placed on long combination vehicles (LCVs) operating in the province, paving the way for the more widespread use of…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation The politics of pipelines by Roger McKnight I like to think that everyone has a skill of some kind. That’s until I thought, “Wait, everyone has one? That means politicians, too?” This just cannot be –…
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image See Much?: We need better headlamps, period. by Rolf Lockwood Clearly, there are issues with the headlights that show us what's ahead. Or maybe don't. We shouldn't be happy.
Jim Park Author Gravatar Image Very high tech in a plain, white wrapper by Jim Park What you can see of Volvo's SuperTruck vehicle is pretty spectacular, though fairly plain at heart. It's what you can't see that stirs the imagination.
Charles Sheppard Author Gravatar Image Business Management Why use recourse factoring vs non-recourse factoring by Charles Sheppard Once a carrier has made the decision to use freight bill factoring to improve cash flow, it quickly becomes a choice between using recourse or non-recourse factoring. At first…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Transportation Positive signals from Prime Minister Trudeau’s first meeting with President Donald Trump by Dan Goodwill Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Canada met with the President of the United States (#TrudeaumeetsTrump) for the first time. For President Trump, it was one in a series of meetings…
Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Transportation Women in the Workforce: Trump, Trudeau and Trucking by Angela Splinter President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau certainly have a lot of important issues to talk about during their first meeting. So I was pleasantly surprised, and encouraged, to read that…
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image What does Trump mean to us? by Rolf Lockwood Well, we're a couple of tumultuous weeks into the new Trump administration south of the 49th, and it would seem chaos prevails. At least for the moment. With the new President having promised, implicitly and otherwise, something of a war on regulatory controls, some issues with an impact on trucking are up in the air.
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Rebalancing global crude supply by Roger McKnight A little known Grouchoidian factuelle is… “When most people are successful in passing their driving test, they immediately look for any excuse to drive anywhere for whatever reason as fast…
