Health & Safety Buffalo snow-pocalypse: Stuck in a truck November 21, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Earlier this week Brian Foster, a professional driver for Ontario-based J.G. Drapeau Transport, made a delivery he’ll never forget. On Tuesday, the snowfall in Buffalo, N.Y. shocked…
Health & Safety Bison O/O named Volvo-CTA National Driver of the Year November 17, 2014 WINNIPEG, Man. — A Bison Transport owner/operator has been selected as the Volvo-CTA National Driver of the Year. Mark Tricco received the honour, having put together an accident-free 33-year driving…
Keller Equipment Supply to distribute EnviroLube preview image Keller Equipment Supply to distribute EnviroLube November 17, 2014 Integrated Lube Services announced it has reached a deal with Keller Equipment Supply to distribute its EnviroLube vehicle service trench system to the Western Canada market. The EnviroLube is built of…
Personal responsibilty of leadership preview image Business Management Personal responsibilty of leadership November 16, 2014 The concept of leadership is usually perceived as having sway over the actions of others, but at their annual convention, Ontario Trucking Association members were told that being a good…
Detroit demonstrates integrated suite of active safety systems preview image Equipment Detroit demonstrates integrated suite of active safety systems November 14, 2014 MIAMI, Fla. — Detroit demonstrated for the first time its new suite of active safety systems, dubbed Detroit Assurance. The new safety platform will initially offer radar-based adaptive cruise control…
Equipment The View with Lou: Street wise? November 13, 2014 The public mood can be fickle yet it’s also worth understanding
Business Management Profiling drivers readies fleets for better legal defences November 10, 2014 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The last thing any trucking company wants is to suffer an accident resulting in charges files against a driver or a lawsuit against the business, but…
Health & Safety Fleet Safety Council honours members November 10, 2014 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The Fleet Safety Council took some time out from educating its members to honour some deserving ones during its 23rd Annual Educational Conference. Two of the…
Health & Safety New rules in place for dangerous work refusals November 10, 2014 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The federal government wants to be more efficient and spend less money ensuring workplaces are safe. On October 31, 2014 amendments to the Canada Labour Code…
Health & Safety Canadian driver among Frito-Lay’s safest November 6, 2014 PLANO, Texas — Frito-Lay has recognized its longest-serving safe drivers, and a Canadian is among the safest of them all. Vital Mercier, out of Frito-Lay’s Lauzon, Que. location, was recognized…
Navigating the roadblocks preview image Equipment Navigating the roadblocks November 5, 2014 Figuring out how to make a self-driving truck is the easy part. Integrating autonomous technology into society is where the challenge truly begins.
Health & Safety Punitive Damages in Corporate Liability Claims November 2, 2014 Punitive damages are often asserted in transportation lawsuits based upon the claims we discussed last week—hiring, training, supervision, entrustment and retention. Claims for punitive damages require more than mere “negligence”…
Health & Safety Regulators turn attention to highway transporters of dangerous goods October 30, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. — The trucking industry was under the microscope today at a hearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport into the safe transportation of dangerous goods…
Profitability: Cash-saving crashes preview image Business Management Profitability: Cash-saving crashes October 26, 2014 Investigating crashes with an eye toward prevention
Health & Safety TRUCKING DEFENSE BEGINS WITH HIRING October 26, 2014 Your defense of an accident suit starts with hiring. Those who see our industry as a “profit center” for litigation are looking beyond the facts of the accident itself and…
