Transportation The Bottom Line: It depends January 1, 2014 It’s like clockwork. Whenever someone calls me about selling their company, they respond to my spiel with the exact same question: “What’s my business worth?”
Transportation Risky Business: Managing responsibility January 1, 2014 Almost 25% of the trucking companies I visit have an Hours-of-Service (HoS) BASIC Score that exceeds 65%, placing them in “Alert” status with the FMCSA. In almost every case, it is sufficient to raise their Inspection Selection...
Transportation The Human Edge: Generational differences January 1, 2014 Understanding the needs, values and expectations of the different generations in your workforce is a valid approach to solving some recruitment and retention problems. The trucking industry now has four generations working side by side, and the...
Transportation Buying growth January 1, 2014 Despite a handful of high-profile deals that made headlines across the country, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Canadian trucking industry isn’t exactly booming.
Transportation The deal on deregulation January 1, 2014 The trucking and taxicab industries, despite the obvious differences in the sizes of vehicles used and the distances travelled, share similar operational challenges: managing capacity, reducing empty miles, and operating across jurisdictional...
Transportation Predicting the future January 1, 2014 Two issues ago, in The View With Lou column, Fleet Executive publisher and editorial director Lou Smyrlis wrote that a new editor would be taking over the day-to-day operations of this magazine. That’s me. Hello.
Transportation Borrowing for profit January 1, 2014 f you are a CEO, business owner or executive looking to sell your company, your potential buyer group will most likely include private equity firms. To gauge the potential interest level of private equity firms, you should develop an...
Transportation Unlock your inner profit January 1, 2014 While growing revenues may be the more exciting part of running a transport business, understanding and managing your costs—whether you are a large fleet operator or an owner/operator—can be just as critical to business success.
Transportation Leading by example January 1, 2014 Cold Star Freight is breaking new ground with its purchase of 10 natural gas Mack tractors. The company is the first to bring natural gas fuelling infrastructure to Vancouver Island, and is also among the smaller Canadian fleets to adopt the...
Transportation Turning trash into gas January 1, 2014 Imagine being able to turn the product you haul into fuel for your fleet. That’s exactly what Progressive Waste Solutions will be doing by next summer, at its Lachenaie Landfill north of Montreal. Speaking at the Natural Gas Vehicle...
Transportation Top Tier Turbulence January 1, 2014 Canada’s 100 largest trucking companies are once again growing their fleets, albeit not as aggressively as during past economic recoveries. Our ninth annual Top Tier report which offers a comprehensive look at the capacity of the...
Transportation TOP 10 VIDEOS OF 2013 December 24, 2013 Video, of course, has been a big part of our company’s editorial output for several years. Our award-winning weekly WebTV show Transportation Matters is unique. It fits in with editorial director Lou Smyrlis’ belief that we have to...
Transportation TOP 10 BLOGS OF 2013 December 24, 2013 At Trucknews.com, we have the most impressive roster of industry bloggers you’ll find anywhere. They run the gamut from professional drivers (Harry Rudolfs) through to transportation attorneys (Doug Marcello) and everything in between....
Business Management BIDDING WAR FOR VITRAN IS ON December 24, 2013 Well, this is the final edition of Hooked Up to be published in 2013. I hope you’re reading it with your feet up, in front of the fireplace, a beverage at your side. And I really hope I’m doing the same. I want to wish all our...
Health & Safety MTO TO USE RADAR FOR SPEED LIMITER ENFORCEMENT December 24, 2013 The other day on Twitter I noticed Ontario professional driver Scott Mooney (aka @OntarioTrucker) discussing that the Ministry of Transportation was installing radar into its enforcement vehicles. I looked into it and found that he was correct....