Health & Safety

Truck driving jobs take a toll on health

Dale Holman is feeling each of his 45 years as a truck driver. The veteran owner-operator is back on the road after being sidelined for five weeks because of a…

How to avoid nuclear verdicts

The best way to avoid a nuclear verdict – a term used generally to describe court judgements in excess of $10 million – is to stay out of the deposition…

Could cognitive road tests help to screen aging drivers?

Traffic safety experts have been running enhanced road tests in the search for a way to determine whether aging drivers should remain behind the wheel – rather than relying on…

Keep an open mind when caring for your mental health

“This is the way we’ve always done it.” Those words are guaranteed to send a shiver right through my driveline. I do not appreciate that attitude in business. Businesses that…

Preparing for the dreaded call

You may be overlooking a vital linchpin of your accident defense. And you’re not alone. The person who takes “the call” and speaks with your driver following an incident can…

Len Dubois driver named Highway Angel for help in finding missing man

Angels are often in the right place at the right time, which certainly was the case for Kirk Szecsodi during the early morning hours of Jan. 26 in Central Texas.

U.S. trucking groups call for truck stops to distribute driver vaccines

Several of the largest trucking associations in the U.S. have joined together in a call to allow truck stops and travel plazas to distribute vaccines to drivers. The Feb. 25…

Trucking entrepreneur more than the sum of her parts

You don’t have to donate a kidney to an employee to keep them happy, but Jo-Anne Phillips did that too. Jo-Anne Phillips is much more than the sum of her…

Put truck drivers at head of vaccine line

Truck drivers absolutely have to be priorities in the disorganized, shockingly slow roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations. An early spot in the queue is utterly essential, especially for the cross-border folks…

Enforcement of Canada’s ELD mandate to be phased in over a year

Transport Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to a June 12 rollout of Canada’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, but with a “progressive enforcement period” lasting 12 months. Transport Minister Omar…

Ontario pilot project to provide safer, faster towing and standard rates

Ontario truckers will benefit from faster service and standard towing rates when they require a tow in a designated tow zone, as part of a pilot project to be rolled…

Supporting your metabolism

Quite often, individuals looking to lose weight and get healthy will drastically change their diet, eating fewer calories, not eating in the morning or evening, and only eating vegetables and…

Alberta carriers struggling with skyrocketing insurance rates

Insurance premiums have increased exponentially over the past decade for Alberta fleets, impacting the bottom lines and hiring practices for carriers. Whether large or small, carriers across the province have…

Why are U.S. truck stops so much better than Canada’s?

There has been a lot of talk lately about the sad state, or access to washrooms for truck drivers in Canada. It is a huge problem but it doesn’t end…

Seven C.A.T. natural gas trucks destroyed in fire

A fire at C.A.T.’s Coteau du Lac yard Feb. 28 destroyed seven of its compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, but the gas quickly dissipated avoiding further explosion and damage, the…