Business Management

Experienced? Be prepared to prove it, or it’ll be worthless.

Jaspal Singh Bal can’t get a job. He has 22 years of experience as an AZ driver, the most recent five as an owner-operator. A clean driving record – no…

Truck orders surge as OEMs open 2022 order boards

Class 8 truck orders came in at 39,400 units in August, according to preliminary data from FTR, which was a 51% spike from July and up 91% year-over-year. FTR attributes…

How to lead a productive meeting — if you have to

Thankfully, and I really mean that, I don’t have to take part in multi-person meetings any more, being mostly retired. Not the awful Zoom things that the pandemic created for…

No end in sight to strong trucking environment: FTR

The good times for truckers are expected to keep rolling well into next year. “From the perspective of carriers, things are quite good,” Avery Vise, vice-president – trucking for industry…

New pay equity rules arrive for federally regulated fleets

For every dollar a man earns in Canada, a woman earns 89 cents. It goes without saying that women and men should receive equal pay for equal work. An employer’s…

Can a computerized in-cab coach make you a better driver?

As with most things in trucking, even how we coach drivers has been transformed by technology. Computer-generated driver scorecards allow fleets to identify drivers who are at the greatest risk…

Carlbaum named Navistar CEO

Navistar has named Mathias Carlbaum its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1 He replaces Persio Lisboa, who has held the rule since last July. Navistar credits Lisboa for being…

7 steps to comply with the new pay equity agenda

On Aug. 31, the Pay Equity Act and its regulations will enter into force, creating new requirements for federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees. The new legislation requires…

Lack of capacity keeping lid on truck tonnage: ATA

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slid 1.2% in July, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). This comes on the heels of a 2% pullback in June. “Softness in tonnage over…

Manitoulin Transport opens new Peterborough terminal

Manitoulin Transport has increased its capacity in the Peterborough area by more than 30% with the opening of a new terminal. The 10,088 sq.-ft. terminal features 10 dock doors and…

Trucking HR Canada set to dole out Top Fleet Employer awards

Trucking HR Canada says it will recognize the industry’s Top Fleet Employers for the eighth year, both live and virtually on Sept. 9. The awards gala is expected to bring…

5 things to know about improving your fleet’s data management

Just this past week Donaldson came out with a line of ‘smart’ filters that will tell you exactly when they need to be replaced. It was only a matter of…

Make driver retention a priority

The low driver retention rates that are prevalent in the trucking industry are nothing more than a business challenge gone unchecked. Running a successful business is a difficult thing to…

Little things can help protect against the Great Resignation

Challenger Motor Freight’s Bob Hagen and Paul Richmond are a rare breed, each having recorded more than 3 million miles without an at-fault collision. It’s an astounding accomplishment by…

‘Recipe right for record rate increases’: ACT Research

ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index in July showed an uptick in freight volumes with pricing moderate, but a strong supply-demand balance for truckers. “As volume growth reaccelerated, ACT’s For-Hire Pricing…