Business Management Unlocking the value of a more diverse workplace September 23, 2016 The trucking workplace of tomorrow will look much different than today’s
Transportation The problems with legalizing pot September 21, 2016 The federal government has pledged to introduce legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana (it’s already available by permit for medical use) sometime in 2017. This is a much…
Attracting young leaders to trucking preview image Transportation Attracting young leaders to trucking September 21, 2016 It is fair to say that attracting youth to the trucking industry has been a long-standing problem. How do we make it sexy? How do we communicate what is good…
Transportation How about year-round appreciation? September 21, 2016 As I write this, Canada just wrapped up National Trucking Week. Did you notice? I hope so. We received word of driver appreciation barbecues, driver events at the scales and…
Transportation Who ever said getting a job as a truck driver should be easy? September 14, 2016 OAK BLUFF, Man. – “In my mind there is only one solution to moving trucking away from a ‘last resort’ career choice. As an industry, we need to make it difficult…
Transportation Keep ELDs, URS out of your blind spot September 11, 2016 Maybe this isn’t news if you own a new vehicle, but I was surprised by all the bells and whistles on a car I recently rented. Let me tell you,…
Transportation How to communicate in the information overload workplace September 11, 2016 Information overload is a huge problem in today’s workplace. It’s not uncommon for office workers to begin their day faced with dozens of new e-mail messages. Supervisors and managers have the…
Transportation Manitoba government changes trip allotment for province’s PTH 6 September 11, 2016 WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) is applauding an agreement it reached with the provincial government on changes in how the amount of trips are allotted to trucking…
Going way back preview image Transportation Going way back September 7, 2016 A piece of trucking history sits in B.C. Ghost Town
Transportation Have we figured out how to attract a new crop of drivers? September 7, 2016 The feedback I received on my column last month, ‘How would an outsider view truck driving when choosing a career?’ was both great, in the number of you who contacted…
Transportation Leading the way September 7, 2016 Company's mentorship program aims to ease dwindling pool of experienced drivers
Milltown Trucking: Prospering through the heartbreak preview image Transportation Milltown Trucking: Prospering through the heartbreak September 4, 2016 Doug Morrow has Sunday school to thank for his long career in trucking. And his parents, of course. When he was just nine years old in 1971, Morrow started working…
Transportation Small fleet owner for hire September 4, 2016 The very first column I wrote for Truck News expressed my suggestion that large and small trucking companies would be better served by working together instead of constantly butting heads.
Transportation Goober for hire: Part 3 September 4, 2016 THE STORY SO FAR Mark finds himself stuck in downtown Toronto traffic as the city’s taxi drivers protest the start of Goober, the ridesharing service that is cutting into…
Transportation Develop young leaders today for tomorrow August 31, 2016 Misconceptions are a dangerous thing. They’re similar to assumptions and we’ve all heard the phrase that’s used when you assume things. We lead to break down those misconceptions. We lead…
