WHY LEASING MAKES SENSE FOR NATURAL GAS preview image Equipment WHY LEASING MAKES SENSE FOR NATURAL GAS October 27, 2014 Getting back to the C.A.T. announcement that it will be deploying 100 natural gas trucks out of Montreal, it’s interesting to note this will be a full-service lease arrangement with…
Equipment HAS NATURAL GAS LOST ITS LUSTRE? October 27, 2014 Last week I attended the Natural Gas Vehicles Canada Conference at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto. It was a well put together event with a strong list of speakers.
Business Management HAS GROWING ORGANICALLY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE? October 27, 2014 While discussions at the Summit from motor carrier executives indicated it is vital to add scale, they also seemed to acknowledge that growing organically has become nearly impossible. Kriska’s Mark…
Business Management WILL ‘SCALE’ BE THE THEME OF 2015? October 27, 2014 This year’s Surface Transportation Summit, held Oct. 15 in Toronto, was a huge success. It sold out, bringing together nearly 400 fleet managers and shippers under one roof to discuss…
Profitability: Cash-saving crashes preview image Business Management Profitability: Cash-saving crashes October 26, 2014 Investigating crashes with an eye toward prevention
Transportation Katrina and Alison: Two women, one truck October 22, 2014 If there ever was a year for Katrina Mapplebeck and Alison Theriault to remember, it’s 2014. The year has been great to Mapplebeck, 25, and…
Transportation Puttin’ on the blitz: Part 2 October 22, 2014 THE STORY SO FAR Mark gets a nice gig shuttling the contents of a factory and warehouse from Montreal to Toronto. Among the trucks making the runs…
Transportation Be prepared for long hours October 22, 2014 Sometimes I feel like an unwilling version of Ann Landers. I don’t feel qualified to offer advice, but periodically I hear of someone starting a trucking company or…
Transportation Getting familiar with turnpike doubles October 22, 2014 Well, I’ve done my first month pulling turnpike doubles out west, otherwise known as long combination vehicles. It’s been an interesting month to say the least, and from…
Health & Safety Mentors play key role in rentention October 22, 2014 Few teachers are more effective than life experience. As much as can be conveyed through formal training, seminars and manuals, the missing pieces come together when applying the lessons in…
Transportation Are border checks going too far? October 22, 2014 For a large number of Canadian drivers, crossing the US border is part of the regular driving routine. This past September I was pulled in for a secondary…
Transportation Let’s eliminate the excise tax on diesel October 22, 2014 Consultations on the 2015 federal budget are in full swing. What’s different this time is the Minister of Finance has virtually guaranteed the country will have balanced its…
Transportation Finance cost must-knows October 22, 2014 Most expenses involve something tangible. Fuel, tires, a place to stay for the night – you get a real product or service in exchange for your hard-earned buck. Then there…
Health & Safety Psoriasis: It’s more than skin deep October 22, 2014 The cold weather is here, bringing you the risk of developing psoriasis – a chronic skin condition that changes the normal life-cycle of skin cells.
Health & Safety Is Ebola a threat to drivers? October 22, 2014 I have recently had a few patients in my practice ask me about the Ebola virus. Due to this fact as well as all the news coverage and…
