Angela Splinter Author Gravatar Image Transportation Those missing millennials by Angela Splinter Millennials, or those aged 18 to 35, are the largest cohort in Canada’s workforce. Yet they represent a very small percentage of the trucking workforce. Ten years ago, 18% of…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Good news for the Keystone XL Pipeline? by Roger McKnight I had visions following the four days of the Condorian Trump-fest. Neil Young was suddenly awoken from his enviro nap! Then I saw Barack Obama, not even lifting his…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Headlights Once Again by John G Smith Two weeks back I wrote about the inadequacies of headlamps in a newsletter issue entitled Got Enough Light? It seems I struck a chord as there was more than the usual amount of feedback on the subject. You can read that one here but to be brief, I started this way...
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Will reworking of NAFTA mean SHAFTA for Canada? by Roger McKnight Most times, I guess, balance is inevitable. But that’s a contradiction in terms, which may befit the newly “inauged” president when he takes office on Friday. If we couldn’t…
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Alberta carbon tax: Money grab or economic ingenuity? by Derek Clouthier I was looking at Twitter the other day and found a pair of opposing tweets on Alberta’s new carbon tax, which were interesting (and amusing). The first (and I am…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Transportation Your vehicle as a health device by James Menzies In early January, I visited for the first time the sprawling Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev. This event is the global showcase for new and future technologies…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Dear @realDonaldTrump: No #FakeNews here, but we have worries by John G Smith Dear Mr. U.S. President-Elect, Would it be better to refer to you as @realDonaldTrump? It seems Twitter is your favored way to communicate. So let's do this 140 characters at a time. Re-tweet and comment as you see fit.
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Got Enough Light? by Rolf Lockwood I've long held that North American headlight standards are inherently dangerous because they don't allow brightness levels to match the speeds we travel. It's just too easy to over-drive your lights, meaning you don't see obstructions like stalled cars or animals or -- may all the gods forbid -- pedestrians in the way until you're past the point of being able to stop in time. Even back in the 1950s when cars and certainly trucks were much slower, this held true. In fact it was worse.
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Trucks and Terror: Recent attacks reinforce the value of sound security measures by John G Smith Security protocols are nothing new to well-managed fleets. It’s why trucks come with keys, fences enclose yards, and procedures track drivers and loads alike. The threat of cargo and equipment…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation The chances of Trump demanding a carbon tax to save the world from climate change is, to be polite, remote to non-existent by Roger McKnight The introduction, or should I say, the force feeding of the Ontario carbon cap-and-trade, and the Alberta version, which they prefer to term a carbon “levy” were, and will…
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Nikola seems to be putting its money where its mouth is by Derek Clouthier It certainly looks futuristic, so will Nikola Motor Company’s hydrogen-powered, zero-emissions, electric drive truck live up the early hype it has been receiving and reinvent the wheel when it comes…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Grow your fleet or increase your margins? by Ray Haight If I was to ask any trucking company this simple question I would expect to get the same answer from all of them, or I…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image The year in review … and preview by John G Smith The year in review … and preview It has been a newsworthy year in Canada’s trucking industry – and many of the stories of 2016 will also play out in…
Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image Transportation Taking a step back on efficiency is for ‘losers’ by Lou Smyrlis Smart government policy challenges industry and the public to create and embrace products sensitive to the needs of our environment while recognizing the need for business to remain profitable. Legislation…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Transportation Embrace technology, it isn’t going away by James Menzies It’s that time of year again, when we all find ourselves making small talk with strangers by the fireplace with an egg nog in hand. Usually, these conversations start with,…
