Transportation Convoy countdown August 17, 2015 How does the trucking industry rally for a good cause? With a convoy, of course.
Transportation So, you’re ready to cash in? August 17, 2015 When you’re ready to sell your business, it’s all about increasing the multiplier
Transportation Loonie’s downward spiral causing sticker shock August 17, 2015 The loonie’s wings have been clipped and that means the cost of buying new equipment has gotten a lot higher
Transportation London bridge is eating trucks August 17, 2015 Exasperated locals can’t figure out why trucks keep hitting the Talbot St. bridge
Revolutionary woman preview image Transportation Revolutionary woman August 17, 2015 SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. — Sitting at the boss’s end of the table in a glassed-in conference room, Andreea Crisan fields my questions about her aspirations for the trucking industry.
Health & Safety Take action on sleep apnea August 17, 2015 A few issues ago I wrote about (excuse the pun) waking up to the dangers of sleep apnea, thanks to a conference on the subject I moderated for…
Transportation Want to cash in? Start planning now August 17, 2015 You’ve spent your entire working life building your own business; don’t you owe it to yourself to maximize its value before selling it? Too many companies,…
Business Management SO WE’RE IN RECESSION. OR ARE WE? August 4, 2015 Lots of mixed messages out there about the state of the Canadian economy. It has been underwhelming, to be sure, with five consecutive months of negative GDP growth to start…
CAT, NAVISTAR TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS preview image Equipment CAT, NAVISTAR TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS August 4, 2015 It’s a relationship that seemed doomed from the start. Cat paired with Navistar when it entered the vocational truck space a few years ago and there was trouble almost immediately,…
Equipment DAIMLER, ZONAR LOOKING TO PREDICT PARTS FAILURES August 4, 2015 Had an interesting trip to California last week, where Daimler Trucks North America and Zonar had a coming out party of sorts, following the former’s significant investment in the latter.
Business Management VEDDER STILL BUYING LNG TRUCKS August 4, 2015 Westport has stopped producing its 15-litre liquefied natural gas trucks, but that doesn’t mean Vedder Transport has stopped buying them. Vedder was pleased last week to take Bison’s 15 LNG…
Triton Transport: One colossal company making major moves preview image Transportation Triton Transport: One colossal company making major moves July 22, 2015 CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Triton Transport’s motto may as well be “go big or go home” because if its drivers don’t haul the big stuff, they can park their…
Full steam ahead for B.C. forestry fleet preview image Full steam ahead for B.C. forestry fleet July 22, 2015 KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Third-generation trucker Greg Munden of Kamloops, B.C.-based Munden Ventures, thinks his business and the log market at large are poised for growth over the next…
Transportation Saskatchewan’s hot economy extends to forestry July 22, 2015 Road conditions, lack of qualified drivers remain issue for log haulers and producers in Saskatchewan
Transportation Alberta forestry companies becoming power players July 22, 2015 EDMONTON, Alta. – With a green-focused new government in power, some members of Alberta’s business sector may be gun-shy about making new investments, but that doesn’t appear to…
