Transportation The Nipigon River Bridge fiasco January 27, 2016 By the time you read this, we’ll no doubt know more about why the Nipigon River Bridge had to be closed in mid-January. As I…
Transportation Trucks are addictive, now I have two January 27, 2016 I recently received a call from my truck salesman, who claimed he had what he described as the perfect truck for me. He advised I needed to grab…
Transportation The future ain’t what it used to be January 27, 2016 There are four bodies that report to the Canadian Council of Deputy Ministers of Transportation and Highway Safety: The Engineering and Research Support Committee, the Policy and Planning Support…
Transportation Not afraid to say ‘I told you so’ January 27, 2016 I hate to say “I told you so.” Okay, that’s wrong. Like most of you, I get a certain sick pleasure out of it. I may not be…
Transportation When tackling losses, track from ‘Dollar One’ January 27, 2016 The price of a collision might seem pretty obvious at first glance. Repairs to cracked fibreglass and twisted metal all come at specific costs, and insurance deductibles dictate…
Transportation Drivers’ voices must be heard January 27, 2016 It is a privilege to be able to speak out on issues that affect the transportation industry each month from the perspective of a long-haul driver. …
Human Resources Too young to drive? January 27, 2016 Ambivalence colours an assessment of Quebec’s young drivers experiment
Chrysler converts truck fleet to natural gas preview image Transportation Chrysler converts truck fleet to natural gas January 27, 2016 DETROIT, Mich. — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) private transport fleet has become one of the largest in North America to convert to compressed natural gas (CNG). FCA Transport…
Transportation Extreme measures to fight cargo crime January 27, 2016 At a recent Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) seminar on cargo crime, Ron Hartman, director of security solutions, outlined some extreme, even badass, methods fleets can…
Equipment Opinion: ELDs an unnecessary, substantial expense January 27, 2016 As co-owner of a small trucking company, I disagree with the universal mandatory implementation of ELDs, but not for any of the reasons that proponents of these devices would…
Equipment Opinion: Bring on the ELDs January 27, 2016 We started with the e-log system back in 2013. We weren’t having any problems with compliance, but we realized that one day it would become mandatory and we…
US to mandate e-logs preview image Equipment US to mandate e-logs January 27, 2016 Drivers operating in the US – including about 140,000 Canadians – will be required to use electronic logging devices by 2017
Healthy Fleet Challenge inspires TST Overland Express preview image Health & Safety Healthy Fleet Challenge inspires TST Overland Express January 27, 2016 TST dominated the Healthy Fleet walking challenges in 2015, so, to senior staff, it was only natural to implement a new, company-wide wellness program in January.
Girl power preview image Human Resources Girl power January 21, 2016 How one female driver found success in the 'man's man world' that is the trucking industry
Moving in the right direction preview image Transportation Moving in the right direction January 17, 2016 Winnipeg’s Razir Transport expands its reach with venture south of the border
