Transportation Buying practical accessories for your rig will help you be safe November 21, 2014 I think I may have bought a lemon! There’s nothing wrong with my truck mechanically, the fuel mileage continues to impress me and I can’t really complain about…
Health & Safety In-cab distractions waste precious time November 21, 2014 The danger of distracted driving appears to be a tough lesson to learn. Despite increasing fines and enforcement efforts alike, we still see drivers with phones stuck to…
Health & Safety Plan for happy, healthy holidays November 21, 2014 We will soon be enjoying the Christmas season with all its parties and holiday treats. Now is a good time to plan to control your eating habits for…
Health & Safety All about stress fractures November 21, 2014 Recently, a patient came into my clinic complaining of foot pain. The patient reported that he first noticed the pain about two months ago and the pain had slowly…
Transportation In praise of good mentorship programs November 21, 2014 The dry swirling snow had packed itself under my rig. The steady growl of the truck’s diesel engine, muffled by the snow, was now a low hum. The road…
Transportation There’s the beef November 21, 2014 Baie-Saint-Paul, Que. — Take one off-the-shelf truck chassis. Stretch the wheelbase. Move the cab. Double or triple the number of front steer axles. Add a steerable axle or…
Transportation Dr. Izzy Brasher: A one-woman wonder November 21, 2014 COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Dr. Izzy Brasher is a woman who truly marches to the beat of her own drum. She is a doctor and a cancer survivor…
Transportation The unfortunate road reality November 21, 2014 As voters, we sure can be a funny lot. The American Trucking Associations certainly found that out when it recently attempted to take the pulse of the American public…
Transportation Has natural gas lost its luster? November 21, 2014 What a difference a year can make. Last year when I attended the Natural Gas Vehicles Canada Conference, the list of delegates served as a who’s who of…
Business Management Digging deep and broad November 14, 2014 Performing a true cost of ownership analysis means searching all departments
Doing it the SmartWay preview image Sustainability Doing it the SmartWay November 13, 2014 When Challenger Motor Freight joined the US Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Partnership Program in 2006, the company was already actively managing its fuel consumption. You don’t grow a company from…
Business Management Check Call: Embrace the risk November 13, 2014 Looking out a window situated 51 floors above street level should provide a spectacular view of the city skyline, but when the fog rolls in, it’s hard to see what…
Equipment The View with Lou: Street wise? November 13, 2014 The public mood can be fickle yet it’s also worth understanding
Human Resources Help wanted: Construction and oil and gas fleets experiment with new programs to attract drivers November 12, 2014 New programs are being created to attract new drivers both inside and outside Canada's borders.
Bushell Transport has its head in the Cloud preview image Business Management Bushell Transport has its head in the Cloud November 12, 2014 Heavy-haul company relies on Web-based software to run its business
