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Canadian fleets will soon be subject to same fuel economy regs as in the US

Canadian regulators are planning to mirror the impending fuel economy regulations for heavy-duty trucks in the US, presenting it as a greenhouse gas emissions-reducing program here at home.

Dealing with DPFs and DEF

Their acronyms may sound alike, but the care and attention required of DPFs and DEF are very much different.

Getting a charge out of hybrids, electric vehicles

With each passing year, itÕs becoming more economically viable to introduce low-emission hybrids or no-emission electric vehicles into an urban truck fleet.

Leading the way

Successful dispatchers display a number of traits whenever they are on the job. They need to be well-organized, analyze situations which can change with every load, and make the decisive calls that reflect customer needs and industry...

an ounce of prevention

Competitors often acquire confidential information such as customer lists through former employees of a business.  If an employee leaves a business and discloses confidential information to a new employer who is a competitor, it can be...

remaking Uncle Sam

Competitors often acquire confidential information such as customer lists through former employees of a business.  If an employee leaves a business and discloses confidential information to a new employer who is a competitor, it can be...

Sniffing out the 18-wheel drug mules

MILTON, Ont. - On Sunday Feb. 4, 2007, Ned Kelly (not his real name) was working as chief of security for Truck Town Terminals on the industrial fringes of Milton, Ont. He'd just pulled into the yard when his curiosity was piqued by a strange...

10-Acre kitchen destroyed by fire

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The drizzling, cold weather on the morning of April 16 was not enough to deter a group of industry supporters who banded together to help the employees affected by a recent kitchen fire at the 10-Acre Truck Stop in Belleville.

Dealing with sleep apnea

It seems you can't go to an industry convention anymore without the topic of sleep apnea appearing on the agenda. As I learned more about this condition, I began to suspect I suffered from it myself.

The recovery is here. Now what?

I've been speaking with many trucking company CEOs over the past few months and what I've been hearing has been consistent, whether they run small companies or large: The focus going forward has to be on smart growth and that means being a lot...

Montreal bridges at risk of falling down?

MONTREAL, Que. - It must be an everlasting frustration to frenzied reporters that they can do little to make the decrepit condition of Montreal's Champlain Bridge sound worse than it really is.

Stick to the schedule

Most Canadians pay income tax every payday. It's called withholding: your employer deducts a portion of the salary or wages from your paycheque and sends it to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on your behalf. Ottawa gets its cash flow.

Winter burnout compounded by improving freight environment

Hello Spring! I wasn't sure if you were going to put in an appearance at all this year. As I looked back over the past four or five months, I realized how burned out I was.

Blowing smoke: The hypocrisy of EPA’s emissions mandates

If you asked me to name the one thing to have the biggest impact on the trucking industry ever, you may be surprised by my answer. This one thing has had an impact on every single one of us in some way. Its purpose is to make things better for...

Keep hands off the phones and hand upon the wheel

There are plenty of reasons why a growing number of fleets are answering the call to ban the use of handheld cell phones in truck cabs.