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CompetitionWatch (March 01, 2008)

BISON TRANSPORT of Winnipeg, Man.,was a winner at the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) annual convention, having been named the grand prize winner of the highly coveted 33rd Annual National Flee...

Be A Shield For Your Employees

Pierre LeBrun's shooting rampage in an OC Transpo garage is one of Canada's best-known examples of workplace violence, and in more ways than one. Before he gunned down four of his former coworkers and...

Are You Planning For Your Company’s Future?

Canadians are aging and Canadian entrepreneurs are aging even faster. Over the next 15 years, more than half of the country's small and medium-sized transportation business owners are expected to reti...

Calling all maintenance managers: Two shows gearing up for 08

TORONTO, Ont. - Canada's most respected fleet maintenance managers will once again be gathering in May to share industry best practices and discuss new technology.

Purolator wins admiration for corporate culture

TORONTO, Ont. - Purolator Courier has been named one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures, in the 2007 Corporate Culture Study conducted by Waterstone Human Capital.

USF Holland makes in-roads into Canada

HOLLAND, Mich. - LTL carrier USF Holland has launched a new guaranteed service between the US and Canada.

Feel good in your bones

In my recent article Dear Dairy, I mentioned the benefits of including dairy products in your healthy diet in order to get enough calcium. After reading the article, a reader contacted me, reminding m...

Let’s take the new driver under our wing

All recruiters and carriers are looking for the perfect driver to work with them and their company -but the perfect driver doesn't exist.

When will the industry appreciate the value of its older workers?

Maybe I just notice these things more because I'm of a certain age, but it seems that every time I open a newspaper or turn on the radio these days one analyst or another is talking about the aging wo...

US Customs An Abusive Environment For Drivers

Regarding CBC's coverage about cross border shoppers facing delays, we urge CBC to look at what is occurring in the REAL cross border "market place," -commercial transport.

Behind the headlines (March 01, 2008)

The downturn in both freight volumes and freight rates is making it increasingly important for motor carriers to watch their costs and industry suppliers have a role to play in ensuring costs are redu...

Photo radar: Let the shooting begin

MONTREAL, Que. - This spring or summer government cameras will start taking pictures of cars that speed and run red lights and mail "statements of offense" to the vehicle owners. They will have three ...

Failed implementation leads to confusion

We have a curious and often disjointed way of introducing new technology and agreed upon rules to regulate trucking in North America, and there are several current examples that illustrate that point....

Safety savings: Tight budgets still leave room for effective safety programs

When times are tough and freight is scarce, fleet managers at every level need to find savings that can contribute to the bottom line. For their part, safety departments can contribute to the process ...

The carbon tax debate: Be very wary

In January, the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy issued a report which says that Canada could achieve a 65% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050 if it introduced measures now that ...