Transportation Incentives: Incentives that yield results June 1, 2002 Tips for Successful Incentive Programs (from Ray Barton's workshop Making Incentive Programs Work, June 2001):1. strong management commitment2. rewards focused on end results (i.e. not having an accid...
Transportation Thick as thieves – Part 1 June 1, 2002 Rather than take another load from the Ontario Food Terminal, Mark decided he was in need of a break.In the past few months he'd foiled a band of smugglers, was the target of an insurance scam, almost...
Transportation Exercise your choppers on some good, hard food June 1, 2002 Every time you open your mouth, people notice ... your teeth.If yours are still homegrown, now's the time to ensure they keep hanging in there. Nobody wants to lose their teeth.Fortunately as North Am...
Transportation Go Team! June 1, 2002 SCARBOROUGH, Ont. - It takes a very special person to be a motivator, an innovator of new ideas, a good boss and an all around great person and OK Transport's fleet manager Bill Dinino, has these qual...
Transportation BFGoodrich simplifies Cool Rigs entry June 1, 2002 LAVAL, Que. - If your rig is the "coolest," BFGoodrich Commercial Truck Tires has a reward for you.The Fourth Annual Cool Rigs Calendar Contest is under way and this year, entry has been simplified.Dr...
Transportation western showdown June 1, 2002 Perhaps it's typically Canadian to favor a provincial identity over a national one, but I'm having a hard time trying to understand the logic behind the Alberta Motor Transport Association's (AMTA) re...
Transportation Cover Story: Security Blanket June 1, 2002 Geo-corridors, geo-fences and panic buttons. This sampling of terms hints at the lingo of the security-conscious; the labels for the tools that keep dangerous goods out of the wrong hands and ensure d...
Transportation Taking it for the team June 1, 2002 OK Transportation's Bill Dinino is the latest to have his name carved on the coveted Volvo Trucks Canada Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year Award but it may take the 38-year-veteran a whil...
Transportation designated worthwhile June 1, 2002 MT: C.I.T.T. has been been providing professional development for our industry for over 40 years. How have the needs of your students have evolved over that time span?Viglas: When I first took on this...
Transportation Your questions answered June 1, 2002 Q: A couple of my competitors contract drivers to operate their trucks. It gives them a major advantage, as they are not required to remit the various payroll taxes, worker's compensation etc. Is this...
Transportation Suspensions June 1, 2002 Combine a deteriorating North American road network with a general trend towards increased weights and you have a situation that is pushing suspension design to new levels.Not only do heavy duty suspe...
Transportation Study tracks the role of IT in economic growth June 1, 2002 Canadian businesses have invested heavily in information and communications technology (ICT) during the past two decades, far outpacing investment in most other types of assets, a Statistics Canada re...
Transportation “If I had a trucking company I wouldn’t go near the 407!” June 1, 2002 Just read your Viewpoint editorial "Enthusiastic about the 407ETR?" in the March/April issue regarding the problems in dealing with the toll road and thought I'd add my 2 cents worth. I have a transpo...
Transportation Hot job: Time June 1, 2002 NEW YORK, N.Y. - According to the May 6 issue of Time magazine, truck driving is one of the hottest jobs going. In an article entitled "The Coming Job Boom," Time examines the current shift in the job...
Transportation Looking Back: Part 1 – The truck maintenance evolution June 1, 2002 As Truck News officially comes of age and celebrates its 21st birthday this year, we decided it would be appropriate to take a look back at how the industry has evolved since we first hit the street. ...