Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Human Resources We’re failing the literacy test by Rolf Lockwood One of my dearest friends, long gone now, could not read. We’d been close for something like 15 years, speaking every few days, seeing each other every two or three…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Equipment Me? Shift gears? I think not. by James Menzies The trucking industry seems to have another divisive issue on its hands. Ontario’s decision at the 11th hour to delay a rule that would prohibit those obtaining their A/Z licence…
Mike Millian Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety Ontario jeopardizes road safety by delaying A/Z licence restriction by Mike Millian The province of Ontario is currently the only jurisdiction in all of Canada and the U.S. that allows someone to take their Class A road test in an automatic or…
David Henry Author Gravatar Image Business Management Canada’s trucking industry should be proud by David Henry “The big American companies are going to eat us all up!” I heard this a lot in the mid-90s. Schneider was moving into Canada at the time. JB Hunt seemed…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety Join in the fight as a trucker against trafficking by John G Smith Shari’s story is difficult to hear, but we need to listen. You can almost picture the 15-year-old and her cousin heading to Wendy’s to buy a Frosty, one of those…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Equipment Technology can help prevent rear-end crashes, so what are we waiting for? by James Menzies It didn’t have to happen. Those are the first thoughts that enter my mind any time I read about a fatal rear-end crash involving a tractor-trailer. And there have been…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Equipment Effective maintenance reports are all in the details by John G Smith Kirk might have been grinning a bit behind his mask. It’s hard to tell. But I’m sure the owner of my go-to automotive shop has heard descriptions like this before.
Rolf Lockwood Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety Truck drivers lack a united voice for lobbying by Rolf Lockwood Drivers are a little hard to understand in one key respect, and I say that after having spent more than 40 fulfilling years in their company: they won’t organize themselves…
Jim Park Author Gravatar Image Transportation Should trucking be paying for parking? by Jim Park There’s no easy answer to the truck parking crisis, but I’m sure there’s a better answer than forcing drivers to choose between paying to park their boss’ truck or sleeping…
Jaclyne Reive Author Gravatar Image Regulations 10 things to know about privacy law proposals by Jaclyne Reive Trucking companies that deliver directly to consumers receive personal information (e.g. names, addresses, and telephone numbers) on a regular basis. And companies with private fleets collect such details to facilitate…
David Henry Author Gravatar Image Equipment Recognizing the good, the bad, and the ugly past by David Henry When I hear the term ‘The good ol’ days,’ I’m reminded of the expression that: The good ol’ days were old, and it’s good they’re behind us. We often have…
John G Smith Author Gravatar Image Regulations The ABC of AB5 spells trouble for trucking by John G Smith It seems Canadian regulators are not alone in raising concerns about misclassified truck drivers. But while the focus on this side of the border involves cracking down on Driver…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Business Management Are you fulfilling drivers’ wants and needs? by Ray Haight Recently, I heard someone refer to his wife’s shopping habits, describing her as a “want person and not a need person.” Some time ago I had actually done some quick…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image Business Management Interim sales leadership makes a lasting impression by Mike McCarron In spite of strong growth at our company I have been concerned for some time about the long-term leadership of our sales efforts. People, strategies and technology are changing so…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Health & Safety Cross-border vaccination programs for drivers have been a huge success by James Menzies Years from now, books will be written on the handling of the global Covid-19 pandemic. And within those pages will be plenty of well-deserved condemnations about how various governments handled,…
