Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation President-elect Donald Trump’s energy plan is really something to wonder about by Roger McKnight I can’t help but notice lately the audible and visual politically biased hyperventilating going on that curiously coincides with the upcoming Trump coronation and the OPEC/Non-OPEC coalition cuts.
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image On Super Trucks, Nikola One, and Emissions Tampering by Rolf Lockwood Navistar unveiled its Catalist SuperTruck on September 28, reporting a 104% improvement in freight efficiency compared to the DOE's control vehicle, managing a commendable 13 mpg. The truck also demonstrated an impressive 50.5% brake thermal efficiency, and Navistar says it's on the path towards 55% BTE.
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Transportation On the road by Ray Haight I recently returned from the ATA MC&E (Management Conference and Exhibition) that was held in Las Vegas, I was there to share in my dear friend Kevin Burch’s limelight as…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image Transportation These are the good old days by Harry Rudolfs I was recently privileged to sit with a number of bright young women who were on their way to become truck drivers. This was part of a Trucking HR Canada…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation What Canadians need to know about the new cap and trade carbon tax by Roger McKnight When it comes to avoiding temptation, the past week has been a tough one for the OPEC gang. Choosing not to frothily spout on the OPEC (oh yeah, we…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Diesel Dilemma: Are the days of our favorite fuel numbered? by John G Smith Rudolf Diesel must be rolling in his grave. The 19th-century inventor gave birth to the engine that bears his name. Now the country where he did the work is looking to bring the technology to an end. German legislators recently passed a resolution that calls for a ban of all internal combustion engines as early as 2030.
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image The Sideguard Debate: Unresolved by Rolf Lockwood There's renewed interest in mandating sideguards for trucks, and just as much disagreement as ever over their efficacy. The U.S. Department of Transportation says that half of all cyclists killed by a truck first impact the blind side of the vehicle, as collisions typically occur when the truck does a right-hand turn at an intersection. The issue goes much deeper than that, of course, and involves more than just heavy trucks. Toronto Police statistics show that 541 cyclists have been hit by cars since June 2016. That's nearly 10 collisions per day.
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Trudeau and fellow politicians must dilute Canada’s energy taxing position or risk Canada’s national economic equilibrium by Roger McKnight Mr. Buell was right! It’s all about titration! My grade nine chemistry class would prove useful all these years later, even though my teacher would be confused at…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation How OPEC and the new president-elect will affect oil prices by Roger McKnight The now mercifully concluded US presidential election offered up a cornucopia of personal observations, which I will now observate on. President-elect Donald Trump is a 70 storey tower…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Trucks for Change will do you good by John G Smith TORONTO, ON -- My short-lived career as a competitive picker and packer could be in jeopardy. Newcom Business Media, the publisher of Today's Trucking, was the defending champion in the second-annual Trucks for Change food sorting challenge at Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank on November 16. Eight 10-member teams committed an hour to tear into pallets of donated food, check expiry dates, and load boxes for shipping. (What charitable work could be closer to the trucking industry than that?) And while new to the team, I've helped out at food banks before. In the lexicon of athletes everywhere, I was a ringer. The trash talk flowed with ease because, well, charity and all that.
Derek Clouthier Author Gravatar Image Transportation Tapping into the pulse of the industry after one year at the helm by Derek Clouthier Wow…it’s been a year. Last November, I walked into this job with a strong confidence in my writing ability and an equally strong apprehension with my lack of knowledge of…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Transportation Canada needs to prepare for negotiations on NAFTA by Dan Goodwill The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), came into effect on January 1, 1994, creating the largest free trade region in the world. It was designed to generate economic growth…
Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image Transportation No free lunch on infrastructure spending by Lou Smyrlis The federal government is pushing ahead with plans to create an “infrastructure development bank” – an arm’s length organization tasked with attracting and bringing together public and private money to…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Transportation Early business lessons from Trump’s surprising election victory by Dan Goodwill It is still the morning after the night before. Thus, it is somewhat early to draw any conclusions about how Donald Trump and The Republican Party achieved such a major…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Transportation The GOP will do less for carbon emissions by Roger McKnight Being of sound mind but far from the maddening crowd of convention, I have “pro-crast-avoided” even a whisp of consideration of a bucket list, until I was hypnotized by…
