Download your ELD data other tax-prep priorities February 4, 2019 This, of course, is the time of year for gathering up slips and receipts in advance of preparing your 2018 federal income tax return. If you’re a self-employed individual, any…
Lessons learned from a broken window February 4, 2019 My last road trip of 2018 was supposed to be a simple one, a straight run between terminals from southwestern Ontario to Winnipeg and back. But sometimes even the simplest…
Preventing trucker shoulder February 4, 2019 A condition so common among truckers, it was named after them
Transportation Safeties for sale January 31, 2019 BRAMPTON, Ont. — Heavy equipment mechanic Mark Waschke has become alarmed, after noticing trucks wearing recently-issued safety stickers with defects that should have disqualified them from being on the road. “I’ve…
Transportation Mine truck data and reap the rewards January 11, 2019 Set reasonable targets, and reap the rewards
Understand the ever-changing ELD January 11, 2019 ELDs and on-board computer systems for fleets are constantly evolving
Transportation The evolution of active safety systems January 11, 2019 And how to get the most out of their performance
Building their reputation through honesty and integrity preview image Transportation Building their reputation through honesty and integrity January 6, 2019 RED DEER, Alta. — The folks at Black Hand Transport aren’t shy about getting their hands dirty to make sure the job is done right. Started by Jeremy Douglas and Kyle…
B.C. aims to increase road safety with left lane ban, stricter chain up enforcement preview image B.C. aims to increase road safety with left lane ban, stricter chain up enforcement January 3, 2019 VICTORIA, B.C. — Increasing safety on B.C.’s highways has become a focus for the provincial government of late, and several new regulations will impact commercial trucks traveling across the province. For…
Why should anyone care about trucking? January 3, 2019 Trucking makes everything possible, from here to tomorrow. This is the message of the Manitoba Trucking Association’s (MTA) new public relations campaign, set to officially launch in 2019. With “movement”…
The center of it all preview image The center of it all January 1, 2019 CentrePort Canada continues to entice Manitoba trucking companies
Icy roads ahead preview image Transportation Icy roads ahead January 1, 2019 YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. — Driving the ice roads in Canada’s north is on several drivers’ bucket list – it’s even a popular (and dramatic) TV show. Despite the drama we see on…
Turning over turnover preview image Transportation Turning over turnover December 29, 2018 How Woodcock Brothers is keeping its drivers and employees happy
Transportation Dalton is hailed a cab: Part 3 December 29, 2018 The story so far After returning from a long haul to the west coast, Mark Dalton’s dispatcher Bud asks him for a favor. He reluctantly agrees to do some local…
The trailer market’s hot preview image The trailer market’s hot December 27, 2018 Trailer demand has never been higher, and product quality has never been better
