PMTC to reintroduce benchmarking survey preview image Transportation PMTC to reintroduce benchmarking survey December 22, 2016 Benchmarking yourself against other like-minded and similar business operations is a key way to see how you stack up against others. It allows you to validate your performance based on…
Transportation Tweaking trailer tails December 22, 2016 What wind tunnel testing says about trailer tail performance
Transportation Is the company newsletter dead? December 20, 2016 If your company produces an employee newsletter, you may be wondering if it’s time to examine its usefulness. Don’t hold a funeral just yet for this workhorse. The company newsletter…
Start-up offers chance to dress up your trailer, earn cash preview image Transportation Start-up offers chance to dress up your trailer, earn cash December 19, 2016 Hauler Ads is connecting plain trailers and truck bodies with catchy advertisements
Transportation Drivers and mentors connect at Women with Drive networking forum December 19, 2016 Women are hugely underrepresented in the trucking industry. They account for 48% of the Canadian workforce yet only 3% of truck drivers are female – but Trucking HR Canada wants…
Transportation Optimism abounds December 19, 2016 Why 2017 could be the year that makes trucking great again
Transportation All about lending a helping hand December 9, 2016 PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Jake Neufeld started Paraclete Transport in 1993, and ‘praise the Lord’ for that. As current company president Norm Thiessen told Truck West, Neufeld, Thiessen’s uncle,…
Transportation Happy IFTA returns December 9, 2016 In what seems like another life ago, I worked as a salesperson at a jewelry store. Of course, December is a big month for jewelry sales because people are buying…
Transportation Use media buzz to promote your brand December 5, 2016 Many trucking companies work hard to stay out of the media by doing everything they possibly can to avoid collisions, and generally keep a low profile when it comes to…
Ice road truckers needn’t fret preview image Transportation Ice road truckers needn’t fret December 5, 2016 How the use of airships would help the trucking industry
Transportation Truckers without borders: Part 2 December 5, 2016 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…
Smile! preview image Transportation Smile! November 30, 2016 More fleets adding in-cab cameras, but doing so, with drivers' best interests in mind
Transportation Disc brake adoption on the rise November 30, 2016 There are lots of reasons to switch to air disc brakes. Just don’t think they’re maintenance-free.
Transportation It’s incorporation season November 30, 2016 Lots of owner-operators see the new year as a good time to shift from sole proprietorship to incorporated entity. When it comes down to it, the act of incorporating is…
Transportation Preparing for winter driving conditions November 25, 2016 Driving on dry roads is as welcoming as a beautiful fall day. Leaves add a touch of color to the landscape. Temperatures fall somewhere between the need for air conditioners…
