Preventive Maintenance: ‘Tis the season for fall veggies preview image Transportation Preventive Maintenance: ‘Tis the season for fall veggies October 1, 2005 It looks like summer is gone. Now it's time to shift gears and take advantage of all the fall root vegetables which are great to eat over the winter....
Voice of the O/O: Finding the answer to the $21,000 question preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: Finding the answer to the $21,000 question October 1, 2005 After I mentioned in last month's column that one of our members cleared $21,000 for the month of June, there's a bunch of you ready to become tank haulers - if only I'd tell you the name of the tanke...
Industry Issues: Workers compensation covenant with employers broken preview image Transportation Industry Issues: Workers compensation covenant with employers broken October 1, 2005 Recently, the Ontario Worker Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) announced its new 2006 rates charged to employers. While the average rate has been increased by three per cent, trucking and related ra...
Private Links: It’s not about numbers, it’s about effectiveness preview image Regulations Private Links: It’s not about numbers, it’s about effectiveness October 1, 2005 A recent article in the Toronto Star quoting the president of the union representing Ontario's Ministry of Transportation workers, gave the clear impression that road safety in the province is at risk...
Let’s talk insurance: Believe it or not claims stories preview image Regulations Let’s talk insurance: Believe it or not claims stories October 1, 2005 As summer becomes fall, we typically see an increase in claims activity. This makes it timely to revisit some of the strange and mind-boggling claims stories we sometimes come across. Here are just a...
Law and The Border: FAST card is not guaranteed preview image Regulations Law and The Border: FAST card is not guaranteed October 1, 2005 In 2002, the Canada and U.S. governments rolled out the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) commercial driver program....
A trucker’s wife: Helping hubbie cope with job-related frustrations preview image Transportation A trucker’s wife: Helping hubbie cope with job-related frustrations October 1, 2005 Dear Kelly,...
Transportation TruckWeight introduces new wireless scales October 1, 2005 HALIFAX, N.S. - TruckWeight has introduced a new wireless scale system designed for trucks, tractors and trailers with air suspensions....
Transportation New for ’06 October 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Are you in the market for a medium-duty truck? There are a host of new options being offered by manufacturers this year, including some offerings that are new from the ground up. Truc...
Transportation Believe it or not claims stories October 1, 2005 As summer becomes fall, we typically see an increase in claims activity. This makes it timely to revisit some of the strange and mind-boggling claims stories we sometimes come across. Here are just a...
Transportation You said it… October 1, 2005 The following is an open letter to Mr. Scott Smith, chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association:...
Transportation An O/O’s view on speed limiters October 1, 2005 The following is an open letter to Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) president, David Bradley:...
Transportation The cold shoulder: Part 1 October 1, 2005 Mark was in need of a load. It didn't need to be anything fancy, just a decent load with some miles on it so he could get some coin in his pocket and make up for the time and money he'd lost while sol...
