James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Keys to implementing a driver health and wellness program by James Menzies The secret is out among the best run trucking companies, that a formal health and wellness plan for drivers and other staff can deliver significant benefits to a carrier’s operations.
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image A U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance in 2014 to 2016 will Boost Freight Volumes by Dan Goodwill Every year at this time, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. assembles a group of investors and invites Jim Allworth, Co-Chair and Portfolio Strategist to address the group. This year’s session was…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image The Major Freight Transportation Stories of the First Half of 2013 by Dan Goodwill As we approach the mid-point of 2013, here is a peek at some of the major trends that are having an impact on freight transportation. Economic Growth to remain Modest…
Doug Marcello Author Gravatar Image New HOS Regulations Effective July 1 by Doug Marcello On July 1 two new hours-of-service requirements become effective. These rules require a 30 minute break after 8 hours on duty and impose requirements and limitations on the 34 hour…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Lessons from my Travels down the Social Media Trail by Dan Goodwill Social media has become one of the hottest marketing tools over the past five years. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and a host of new sites are now a major part of…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image Anyone Remember the great ICL / General Motors scandal? by Harry Rudolfs Does anyone remember the ICL scandal in the 1970s? This was a great trucking company that had exclusive contracts with General Motors, and in those days it meant you were…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image Bennet Smoke MVSA’s safety man of the year and it’s truck rodeo season again by Harry Rudolfs Bennnet Smoke, Ontario operations manager for SGT 2000 Inc., is the MVSA’s 2012 Safety Man of the Year Award season is upon us. This is about the time…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image More on Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids by Dan Goodwill In last week’s blog, I shared some ideas from the recent SCL – CITA annual conference on how to improve shipper- carrier collaboration. Various suggestions were proposed by a panel…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Shipper-Carrier Collaboration – How do you make the RFP Process work for Both Parties? by Dan Goodwill The subject of Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids came up in at least three tracks at this week’s Supply Chain Canada Annual Conference, presented by SCL and Canadian Industrial Transportation…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image BC VintageTruck Museum Open for Business by Harry Rudolfs It’s official. The BC Vintage Truck Museum is open for business as of next weekend. Today was the “soft opening” for the volunteers and sponsors, appreciation for the thousands of…
Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image See you at our 2013 Summit by Lou Smyrlis We’ve just come through a slower than expected first quarter with a great deal of uncertainty about what the next quarter will bring. Lingering downward pressure on rates continues to…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image QuoteMyTruckload.com and Freightopolis – will one of these companies become the Expedia of the Freight Industry? by Dan Goodwill Two weeks ago I wrote about two exciting young companies (PostBidShip and Buytruckload.com) that are applying Innovation and Technology to the automated freight brokerage/freight portal space (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/innovation-and-technology-come-to-the-freight-brokerage-industry). Subsequent to that…
Doug Marcello Author Gravatar Image Are You Ready? by Doug Marcello You’re a football coach. Your team has the ball on the opposing 2 yard line. There are 15 seconds left. You need a touchdown to win. That is not the…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image U.S. and Canadian Governments Provide Resources and Incentives to Operate an Energy-Efficient Fleet by Dan Goodwill Trucking is a $37-billion industry in Canada. The U.S. trucking industry is about ten times the size of Canada’s trucking industry. In 1998, almost half of the industry’s registered trucks…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image What I gained by working from home: A new appreciation for a corporate environment by Mike McCarron Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer surprised people when she recently decreed that the tech company’s employees would no longer be allowed to work from home. Never one to miss a chance…
