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Stay on the safe side with enough sleep

Do you wish you could crawl into bed and sleep for a week? You may be sleep-deprived. Be careful: getting too little sleep over the long term (chronic) or short…

How to sell parts to major fleets

Fleets want their suppliers to be technical advisors

Tow truck operators in Ontario now subjected to CVOR

However, they'll be exempted from hours-of-service rules and entering truck inspection stations for now

Peel region starts long range transportation plan update

Transportation representatives say they want more LCVs operating in the region

Hacked

Small and mid-sized carriers are easy targets for hackers

Buyer beware

The clock is ticking for Canadian carriers operating in the US to install electronic logging devices. The system you choose may be the most important decision you make this year.

Who says romance and a trucking business don’t mix?

SURREY, B.C. – From a hopeless romantic to a young, savvy businessman, HTL Transport has been in loving hands since its modest beginnings in the basement of the Rai family…

Getting its members to buy in

Canadian Fuels sees benefits for it and its members to be aligned with SmartWay program

STA looks to continue its lobbying efforts throughout 2017

REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) was pleased with its lobbying efforts in 2016, and believes the progress it has seen as a result will set an optimistic…

Tolls: Managing your drop in the bucket

There’s always too much month left at the end of the money, the saying goes. It’s as true for government as it is for the rest of us, and those…

Linamar Transportation: Delivering more than just auto parts

Private carrier now offers for-hire services and focuses on attracting and retaining drivers through sound HR strategies

TomTom’s newest GPS geared for truckers

Dutch navigation provider TomTom has jumped into the North American truck GPS business with its Trucker 600. TomTom is a giant in Europe but this is its first attempt to…

Truckers without borders: Part four

THE STORY SO FAR Bud asks Mark to start taking loads for a new company. At first Mark isn’t interested, but Bud convinces him it would be good for Bud’s…

Getting your truck winter-ready

Avoid downtime this winter with these simple maintenance tips

Remanufactured transmissions bring benefits to fleets

But ‘rebuilt’ and ‘remanufactured’ are two terms that can’t be used interchangeably