Transportation LOW LOONIE MEANS HIGHER BRIDGE COSTS January 5, 2016 We all know what the sinking value of the Canadian loonie relative to the US dollar has done to equipment costs. Carriers looking to buy new trucks have been in…
CHRYSLER CONVERTING TRUCK FLEET TO NATURAL GAS preview image CHRYSLER CONVERTING TRUCK FLEET TO NATURAL GAS January 5, 2016 From our man in Windsor comes word that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has converted its Detroit-based fleet of 179 trucks to natural gas. Ron Stang reports the 179 leased Peterbilt…
CHECK OUT HEIKO’S NEW INK preview image CHECK OUT HEIKO’S NEW INK January 5, 2016 As I previously wrote in Hooked Up and in my online and print profiles of 2015 Owner/Operator of the Year Heiko Lichtenberger, he was looking to commemorate his achievement with…
New kids on the block grow in Western Canada at their own pace preview image Transportation New kids on the block grow in Western Canada at their own pace January 5, 2016 CALGARY, Alta. – After more than a decade and a half running his family business in Calgary, Bess Tank Lines executive vice-president of operations Ben Rouillard may feel…
Transportation Lack of truck parking in Lower Mainland remains a concern January 5, 2016 LANGLEY, B.C. – With government and company regulations stipulating how many hours a truck driver can be behind the wheel before they need to rest, and increasing transportation…
Transportation Delivering bad news in tough times January 5, 2016 In Western Canada, particularly Alberta, many workers and business leaders in the trucking industry are feeling increasingly anxious because of the collapse in oil prices. Workers are wondering…
Transportation Alberta takes the lease out of lease/operator January 5, 2016 Remember summer camp? Your mom wrote your name on everything you owned, from your underwear to the plate you used to slurp up your beans in the mess tent.
Transportation Alberta’s weak economy spilling over to other western provinces January 5, 2016 CALGARY, Alta. – Alberta’s neighbouring provinces agree that the economic downturn in Wild Rose Country is and will continue to have a direct effect on each of their…
A GLIMPSE INTO MEXICO’S TRUCKING INDUSTRY preview image Business Management A GLIMPSE INTO MEXICO’S TRUCKING INDUSTRY December 23, 2015 I recently travelled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where Daimler Trucks North America introduced truck journalists to some very interesting and sophisticated Mexican fleets. We had a lengthy chat about the…
THE 10 MOST WELL-READ STORIES OF 2015 December 22, 2015 Well, it’s that time of year again, the most joyous time of year – it’s list season! And with it comes the list edition of Hooked Up. This is when…
Transportation THE THREE BIGGEST TRUCKING STORIES OF 2015…IMO December 22, 2015 The Top 10 list of our best-read posts is fun, but it’s purely numbers-based, calculated by some algorithm, and doesn’t always tell the complete story. For instance, sometimes a particular…
Security PROTECT YOUR CARGO FROM THEFT OVER THE HOLIDAYS December 22, 2015 Most of us will hopefully enjoy some downtime over the holidays, but the same can’t be said of thieves. They step up their thievery during this time of year. CargoNet…
How the Halls are hauling and hauling well preview image Transportation How the Halls are hauling and hauling well December 15, 2015 It’s ironic that more than half a century ago, a man named Hall decided he would invest in the hauling and trucking industry. Today, his company is still…
Transportation Not his first rodeo: Part 4 December 15, 2015 The story so far Mark has some time to kill in Saskatchewan and comes across a local paper advertising a truck roadeo that weekend. Mark enters, but right…
Transportation Meet the softer, gentler me December 15, 2015 Starting now, you’ll notice a change in my attitude. I still intend to call attention to – and encourage change regarding – some of the foolish habits that exist…
