Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Focus, But Where? by Ray Haight If you’re like most entrepreneurs there are situations that you will find yourself in that eat up a lot of your time and lead you to ask yourself “what has…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image A Spaceman Visits a Petroleum Analyst by Roger McKnight So there I was at the drive-through window, waiting to order my Eleganté Colosochino Frapatelli Insignifiaco medio latte (eat your heart out auto-correct!), which I had budgeted for at $11.50.
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Equipment Technology is making trucking cool again by James Menzies I’m not a complete idiot. I know it’s unwise to shake a tree while standing underneath a hornet’s nest. Still, I’m going to go out on a limb and contend…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Business Management The “Fun” is Back in the LTL Freight Industry by Dan Goodwill As I look at the LTL freight transportation today, it is hard to believe that just a few years ago, this was one of the most battered sectors of the…
Earl Galavan Author Gravatar Image Business Management Supervisor? Me? by Earl Galavan I sat by and watched an accident being created and I was powerless to help. An uncomfortable place for any safety person. Let me explain. I was sitting in a…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image Fortune Cookies and Global Light Oil Supply by Roger McKnight I recently opened the world’s longest sentence ever found in a Fortune Cookie, which read: “Only shoot the messenger when you don’t like the message – not when you don’t…
David Benjatschek Author Gravatar Image Help Choose 2 More Trucks for Canada’s Big Rig Calendar by David Benjatschek Since 2008 the Wowtrucks® Calendar has celebrated 13 Canadian drivers and their rigs. For the past two years a contest on the Wowtrucks® Facebook Page has helped select some of…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image TCA Annual Convention by Ray Haight Reflecting on my favorite industry event of the year, the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention, held this year in Grapevine Texas at the Gaylord Texan. As usual we had a…
David Benjatschek Author Gravatar Image An Important Key to Launching your Leadership Success. by David Benjatschek As a leader it is critical to realize that you control no one else. You don’t control your employees, your boss, your spouse and/ or your kids. The…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image Business Management Lazy, hazy, crazy opportunity by Mike McCarron Combatting the summer sales doldrums
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image The Amazon Fire Phone – what it could mean to the Transportation Industry by Dan Goodwill Amazon launched a new mobile phone, the Fire Phone that could be a true “game changer,” not just for mobile communications or…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image As Retailers Modify their “Footprints,” Freight Companies Must Reshape their Businesses by Dan Goodwill E-commerce purchases make up 5 percent of Sales in the United States and about 3.4 percent in Canada. These relatively small percentages may cause retailers and trucking companies to downplay…
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image When it comes to pipelines, maybe understanding it all is overrated by Roger McKnight I have tried and tried, but I’ve now come to the conclusion that understanding is vastly overrated – or is it? So, I’m going to give us all a break…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image AOF by Ray Haight There is nothing more elusive than an obvious fact!
Roger McKnight Author Gravatar Image The answer my friends is the Northern Gateway by Roger McKnight Other than the chorus, I don’t believe lyrics matter much when it comes to writing a mega hit song. I think it’s more about what the song sounds like and…