COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE ONTARIO REGIONAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS preview image Equipment COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE ONTARIO REGIONAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS June 24, 2014 Okay, so I’ve been busy since last time I wrote. Let’s start with the Truck Driving Championships. On June 14 I attended the Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championships at Woodbine…
Security Editorial Comment: Reducing the risk of cargo theft June 16, 2014 Last month, you may have found within your issue of Truck News a special supplement on cargo security. It was sponsored by SGI and can now be viewed in…
Health & Safety The View With Lou: Step up to the Healthy Fleet Challenge June 16, 2014 Trucking is known for its long hours, time away from home and stressful situations – all of which can lead to unhealthy eating and exercise habits. And those unhealthy…
Transportation Prescription pot and trucking June 16, 2014 Legal experts weigh in on the medical marijuana debate. And carriers may not like what they said.
Transportation Retired driver touts benefits of marijuana June 16, 2014 Edgar Murdoch is a user of medical marijuana. He also knows a thing or two about trucking. Murdoch, 79, spent four decades plying North American highways…
Transportation Saskatchewan represented among Shell SuperRigs winners June 16, 2014 Pouring rain and stormy skies created a grey, dreary and wet backdrop at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the opening day of the Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition, but…
Transportation All about medical marijuana June 16, 2014 The drug nearly half a million Canadians are expected to be legally using by 2024
Health & Safety Are you ready, boots? Start walkin’ June 16, 2014 The Healthy Fleet Challenge aims to get drivers and others in the industry to walk the equivalent of a trip around the world in July
Transportation For whom the bridge tolls June 16, 2014 A battle rages over tolls on the new Champlain Bridge in Montreal
Health & Safety Are your eyes feeling strained? June 16, 2014 The muscles of the eye, just like any other muscle in the body, can fatigue or tire from overuse. In most cases, eye strain is not a serious…
Health & Safety Bring on more wellness advisors June 16, 2014 “Speedy hires new wellness advisor and driver trainer. Will this newly-created, health-focused role become more prevalent in the trucking world?” Truck News asked that question in its June…
Transportation Lies and mistruths have eroded trust June 16, 2014 I can be pretty thick-skinned about a lot of things. Call me any name in the book. It’s been done, and doesn’t really bother me anymore. Everybody has…
Transportation Practical ideas for the next border pact June 16, 2014 With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and talk of perhaps opening the agreement up, or at least a new border…
Transportation Exploring my idle reduction options June 16, 2014 I had thought long and hard before I took the leap into becoming an owner/operator, to the point where I was certain about which truck I was going to…
Health & Safety Roadwork season has returned June 16, 2014 Temperatures are rising, the ice and snow melted away weeks ago, and everything has taken on an undeniably greener hue. It’s enough to make a professional…
