Transportation The Chain’s in Command – Part 3 March 1, 2018 THE STORY SO FAR Mark is traveling to Winnipeg on Hwy. 17. He checks the forecast and it looks bad, so he chains up long before the snow. After driving…
Shopping season preview image Transportation Shopping season March 1, 2018 The used truck you buy could make or break your business
Transportation Recognize, honor, and award your employees February 27, 2018 Now that the calendar has turned to 2018, we are in full planning mode for the 2018 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) annual conference. The speakers and topics…
Transportation Reality show paints trucking in bad light February 27, 2018 The first time I watched an episode of Heavy Rescue: 401, I remember thinking to myself, this isn’t the image we need to project of trucking in Ontario. If you’re…
Fuel and lubricant company thinking outside the box preview image Transportation Fuel and lubricant company thinking outside the box February 26, 2018 RIVERVALE, B.C. — Nestled along the Columbia River in B.C.’s West Kootenay region is a small family operation that you could say prides itself on being a big fish in a…
Transportation Did you give your head a shake? February 23, 2018 Recently, a truck driver patient of mine came into my clinic complaining of severe neck pain. After a brief discussion, it was revealed that the neck pain started after the…
Health & Safety Fair hearing February 23, 2018 Was your hearing better when you were younger? Did you know that 25% of people between 55 and 64 experience hearing loss associated with aging? Almost 50% of people over…
Trucking in the blood preview image Transportation Trucking in the blood February 23, 2018 BRAMPTON, Ont. — A truck driver often becomes one because his father drove for a living, and before that, his grandfather drove, and so on. For the Barkan brothers, it was…
Transportation Good news! You’re in business February 21, 2018 But don't leap in without doing your homework
Guarding the heavies preview image Transportation Guarding the heavies February 21, 2018 Pilot car drivers have a big role in heavy hauls
Preparing for blockchain preview image Mobile and IT Preparing for blockchain February 21, 2018 Instantaneous payments. The end of customer disputes. The elimination of paperwork. How blockchain technology can revolutionize trucking.
Home was always where her heart was preview image Home was always where her heart was February 5, 2018 REGINA, Sask. — For Heather Day, it would have been strange to not be part of her family’s trucking company. Stretching her professional legs across the pond for eight years as…
Paws it forward preview image Transportation Paws it forward February 5, 2018 THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The lonesome highway can be a solitary place for a truck driver, and though some crave this type of lifestyle, having a four-legged friend to share some…
Transportation Buyer beware February 5, 2018 “If you let a guy sell you a diamond ring for only 10 cents, chances are you own a diamond ring not worth a dime.” That line from a Goldie…
Up for the challenge preview image Transportation Up for the challenge February 3, 2018 LANGLEY, B.C. — A new era for the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) began at the start of the new year with the departure of former president and CEO Louise Yako…
