Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model preview image Business Management Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model March 2, 2020 DTNA shifts business approach from brand recognition to focus on vocational and on-highway segments
Trucking industry executives discuss leadership at TCA preview image Business Management Trucking industry executives discuss leadership at TCA March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – A panel of second- and third-generation trucking industry leaders took part in a panel at the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention this week, diving into a wide-reaching…
Women with the drive to succeed preview image Business Management Women with the drive to succeed February 21, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – A panel of women from the trucking and engineering sectors are sending a message to other women looking to break into any male-dominated industry – believe in…
Freightliner Manitoba’s new facility opens at CentrePort Canada preview image Business Management Freightliner Manitoba’s new facility opens at CentrePort Canada February 20, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – Freightliner Manitoba has opened a new, state-of-the-art, 78,000 sq-ft facility at CentrePort Canada in Winnipeg, Man. Ken Talbot, president and dealership principal for Freightliner Manitoba, purchased 13.5…
Business Management Financial support for carriers impacted by Co-op Refinery labor dispute February 20, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Independent lease operators impacted by the Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute will receive special payments from Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL). FCL announced the financial assistance Feb. 19,…
Business Management Using generational differences as an advantage February 18, 2020 Zapping the gap between experienced generations and Millennials for industry’s benefit
U.S. carriers need to prepare for Canadian ELD mandate preview image Business Management U.S. carriers need to prepare for Canadian ELD mandate February 17, 2020 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – U.S. carriers operating north of the border need to ensure their electronic logging devices (ELDs) are compliant with the Canadian mandate come June 2021, or risk…
ECONOMIC WATCH: FTR voices concern over coronavirus preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: FTR voices concern over coronavirus February 13, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The still-evolving coronavirus epidemic is casting a shadow over an already-struggling trucking industry, according to transportation intelligence provider FTR. The epidemic could have a big potential…
The Idle-Free Guy’s message: Flip the switch preview image Business Management The Idle-Free Guy’s message: Flip the switch February 13, 2020 Ron Zima takes his campaign to school. HALIFAX, N.S. – By his own admission, Ron Zima was a “typical Canadian idler”, contributing to poor air quality wherever he drove.
‘Extreme’ language emerging in trucking contracts preview image Business Management ‘Extreme’ language emerging in trucking contracts February 11, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Contracts define responsibilities in any business relationship. But Rui Fernandes is seeing a growing number of documents using “extreme” language that favors shippers. “They’re trying to…
Business Management Prepare your fleet for a pandemic February 11, 2020 Little did I know while writing last month’s column on “potential speed bumps for supply chains in 2020” that we’d start the year on the cusp of a pandemic. Hopefully…
IBC sets up task force to tackle soaring commercial premiums preview image Business Management IBC sets up task force to tackle soaring commercial premiums February 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has established a task force to examine how rising commercial premiums is impacting Canadian companies and consumers. The National Commercial…
Breaking down barriers preview image Business Management Breaking down barriers February 7, 2020 BANFF, Alta. – Industry’s improvements in safety can lead to recruitment challenges.
New scholarship marks Winnipeg business’ 75th anniversary preview image Business Management New scholarship marks Winnipeg business’ 75th anniversary February 6, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – North End Spring, a spring and suspension service provider for light- to heavy-duty trucks, celebrated its 75th anniversary this week. In business since 1945, John Zuk opened…
Business Management Truck protest to demand barricades around Regina Co-op Refinery be removed February 5, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Truck drivers servicing Regina’s Co-op Refinery will protest what they view as illegal barricades that currently surround the complex, demanding they be removed to restore truck access…
