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Let’s Talk Insurance: Bad Drivers Cost Everybody…

We all have our bad driver stories. But have you considered how much they are actually costing you? Not by crashing into you or making the road unsafe but by how much they are adding to your insurance premiums.

Law and the Border: Law and U.S. Work Permits for Drivers – Are They Easy to Get?

Over the past several months, we have been asked to comment on the legitimacy of some companies that are promoting the availability of U.S. work permits for Canadian drivers. This office has been very objective and plain in its evaluation of U.S.

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Viewpoint: Supply Chain Is Too Important to Ignore

Less inventory, lower operating costs, higher productivity - in other words, a much improved supply chain strategy, is becoming the rallying cry for your customers, large and small. As we showed in the last issue, the evidence of a direct link bet...

It’s All About Rates: Carriers Hint at An Increase

We've been hearing a lot of encouraging talk lately from carriers about the need for an increase in freight rates.

Bendix to Manufacture Disc Brakes In U.S.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced it will begin producing its air disc brakes in the U.S. , gambling they're the braking technology of the future.

Ancra Introduces New Cargo Bracket

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ancra International has developed a new flatdeck trailer cargo bracket that allows fleets to meet new FMCSA tie-down standards. The new load securement regulations don't allow loads to be secured by using rub rails as cargo ancho...

Cummins Merger Results in New Management

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Cummins distribution centres in Quebec and Atlantic Canada have merged with the Cummins Ontario distribution centre to create Cummins Eastern Canada, and Michael Christodoulou has taken over as the new entity's president.

OHS Changes to Affect Alta. Carriers

EDMONTON, Alta. - The province of Alberta has launched a new Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code, and carriers that aren't aware of the changes could find themselves shelling out big bucks in fines.

Viewpoint: Supply Chain Too Important to Ignore

Less inventory, lower operating costs, higher productivity - in other words, a much improved supply chain strategy, is becoming the rallying cry for your customers, large and small. As we showed in the last issue, the evidence of a direct link bet...

Exhausted: More Challenges on the Horizon for Engine Manufacturers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Equipment manufacturers must have shuddered when they heard Steve Duley's admission during a recent engine summit held by the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations.

Stop Treating Your Drviers Worse Than You Treat Your Equipment: Craigen

CALGARY, Alta. - Most carriers publicly acknowledge their drivers are their most important assets. So why is it that they are often treated worse than the equipment they use?

Western Carrier Capitalizes on Northern Growth

EDMONTON, Alta. - Canadian carriers often speak of running a north-south corridor, but it's not too often that the southern point is Yellowknife, N.W.T.

Life After Trucking: Do You Have the Necessary Skills to Be Employable Outside the Cab?

CALGARY, Alta. - Robert Nogier of Claresholm, Alta. has been driving truck since he was 15 years old. Trucking is in his blood and he never planned on doing anything else.