Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Unique Deal Creates Powerhouse by Rolf Lockwood Rolf Lockwood goes behind the scenes of the Kriska-Mullen deal and speaks with Kriska President Mark Seymour and Mullen VP Richard Maloney to gain more perspective.
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Mandatory Driver Training: About Time by Rolf Lockwood Two days after the Toronto Star published an article on truck-driver training and licensing, Ontario's Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca said he would work towards mandatory entry-level training for class A truck drivers.
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image LCV Parking and Teaching Etiquette by John G Smith Parking spots reserved for LCVs are being taken up by other trucks, and many truckers are asking "What happened to courtesy?"
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image How to Attract Gen Y to Trucking by John G Smith As a mid-20s, soon-to-be-graduated university student, one of the things I'd like to do before heading into the working world is to see as much of this great country-and the rest of the continent-as possible. Trucking is one of the few jobs where that is possible.
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image National Trucking Week 2014: Sharing the Cost of Safety by John G Smith LANGLEY, BC- National Trucking Week is always a good time to reflect on the state of our industry and the role it plays in supporting our daily lives and to acknowledge the many men and women who are employed as professional drivers.
Doug Marcello Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety TRUCKING DEFENSE BEGINS WITH HIRING by Doug Marcello Your defense of an accident suit starts with hiring. Those who see our industry as a “profit center” for litigation are looking beyond the facts of the accident itself and…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Whose job is it anyway? by Ray Haight My last months article was about a consulting job I have taken on with a company I am calling Freight Hauler Express or FHE for short. As you might recall…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image In Praise of the B Model Mack by Harry Rudolfs I got a letter from Winnipeg some time ago, in response to the B train story I wrote. It was from Thomas Kuzyk,…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image How to Resolve the Current “Tug of War” between Shippers and Carriers by Dan Goodwill Over the past few weeks, there are a couple of items that have come to my attention that inspired me to write this blog. First, I had the pleasure of…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Transportation Start with a solid foundation! by Ray Haight I recently started to do some consulting for a small trucking company who’s name shall remain anonymous, there a 50-driver fleet in a specialized niche market, lets call this company…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Business Management Where Does The Money We All Pay For Our Gas Go? by Roger McKnight The other day, in a moment of inexplicable bewilderment, (and while filling up at the local Suncor, Canada’s gas station…. sure), my glassy eyed stare began to focus on that…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Infrastructure The U.S. is the Largest Consumer of Crude Oil on the Planet by Roger McKnight If someone “opines,” it means the person is expressing his or her opinion. Well, in my opinion, the word is a combination of “whine” and “opinion,” so it’s the…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Start with a solid foundation! by Ray Haight I recently started to do some consulting for a small trucking company who’s name shall remain anonymous, there a 50-driver fleet in a specialized niche market, lets call this company…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image Legendary old time trucker Tom Stewart has passed by Harry Rudolfs Trucking giant Tom Stewart has passed. I just found out a few days ago, but evidently he suffered a heart attack after attending a retirement dinner in Milton on…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image Business Management Bottom Line: Middle-man mania by Mike McCarron Second-generation executives are proving themselves in the field
