Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image Did Canada get it right with GHG regs? by Lou Smyrlis What to make of Ottawa’s recently announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy duty vehicles? Ottawa’s proposed regulations (see our coverage in your upcoming issues of Truck…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image Energy conservation strategies remain a key priority for truckers by Dan Goodwill As the cost of diesel fuel hovers around $4.00 a gallon in the United States and $1.30 a liter in Canada, trucking companies (and politicians) are again focusing on strategies…
Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image Looking for new blood by Lou Smyrlis Reading through the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council’s 2012 HR Study Update I must admit I’m worried about the future of supply chain innovation in Canada. Innovation often comes from…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Riding shotgun with a paraplegic truck driver by James Menzies As I’ve written in the past, one of the things that makes the trucking industry so compelling to write about is its people. The Canadian trucking industry is comprised of…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image Teamsters Freight Transportation Museum Moving to Cloverdale, really this time by Harry Rudolfs Last year after I talked to curator Norm Lynch at the Teamsters Museum in Pt. Coquitlam I thought a deal was in the works to move the museum’s 21 trucks,…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Crunch time for Owner Operators by Ray Haight I wrote this aryicle some time ago and thought I would dust it off again as unfortunately it applies as much now as it ever did. Business is business…
Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image Why the time is right to break the industry’s reliance on costly crude by Lou Smyrlis Average fuel surcharges increased in 2011 by just shy of 40%, the second year in a row that surcharges increased after having fallen sharply in 2009. It should come as…
David Benjatschek Author Gravatar Image Helping You Assess Importance in any Situation by David Benjatschek Some Words of Wisdom I've learnt over life: If everything is important you will go insane! We all know co-workers that always attach the urgent flag to their emails. You know, those emails you've learnt to ignore :O) Unfortunately, most all of us have been, and continue to be guilty of seeing everything as important at times in our lives and we do pay a cost.
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image your worst extreme summer story and are truck rodeos becoming an endangered species by Harry Rudolfs I’ve recently heard that Purolator has cancelled the in-house truck rodeo this year and that makes me a little bit sad. Even though Puro never took part in the Ontario…
Lou Smyrlis Author Gravatar Image Something to chew on by Lou Smyrlis If there is one thing certain about our industry it’s that the people that are its lifeblood are not getting any younger. In fact, the average age in our industry…
Ray Haight Author Gravatar Image Nashville by Ray Haight Hello Folks, Hope all are well, I recently spent a few days in one of my favorite towns attending the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual Recruitment and Retention seminars in…
James Menzies Author Gravatar Image Have we seen the end of the trucking tycoon? by James Menzies I was in Indianapolis the other day covering the Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show, when I checked my voicemail and found a message from Steve Russell, chairman and…
Harry Rudolfs Author Gravatar Image What the Heck happened to Smith Transport? by Harry Rudolfs Harry Smith, founder of Smith Transport said: “We had to be handy with tools in those days. The roads were narrow, and if they were pavement, then the asphalt was…
Mike McCarron Author Gravatar Image How I’m learning to make this generation’s version of the cocktail party work for me by Mike McCarron I’ve attended way too many social gatherings over the years hoping that my networking efforts would eventually put good-paying freight on my trucks. People my age call it “working the…
Dan Goodwill Author Gravatar Image A driver’s perspective on the state of trucking by Dan Goodwill I have been writing a blog on the transportation industry for five years. During this period I have received hundreds of postings and e mails from readers. Every now and…
