Transportation Managing high blood pressure May 15, 2015 Driving down the road, you can monitor the pressure systems in your rig by reading the gauges on the dash. During a physical, you can monitor the pressure in…
Transportation We need training, not speed limiters May 15, 2015 There are many very good reasons to limit truck speeds to 65 miles per hour. In fact, there are many very good reasons to limit all vehicle speeds to…
The power of purple preview image Transportation The power of purple May 15, 2015 A truck is painted purple to raise awareness for an often-overlooked form of cancer
Transportation Analyzing accidents May 15, 2015 Sometimes, it pays to conduct an expert analysis of the crash scene
Transportation Let’s keep the OTDC growing May 15, 2015 Last year at this time I first shared with you the story of the Ontario Truck Driving Championships (OTDC). It’s a story that does our industry proud and…
Leaders: Evolving in a changing world preview image Business Management Leaders: Evolving in a changing world May 5, 2015 Silvy Wright of Northbridge Insurance shares her perspective about the transformation of the transportation industry with Lou Smyrlis and the audience of the Surface Transportation Summit
DRIVER FILMS SNAKE ON HIS WINDSHIELD; VIDEO COMES BACK TO BITE HIM April 28, 2015 Warning: The video below may be disturbing if you hate snakes and may even be disturbing if you really like them, so proceed at your own peril. An American truck…
Health & Safety BE READY FOR ROADCHECK April 28, 2015 The CVSA’s International Roadcheck 72-hour North America-wide inspection blitz is scheduled for June 2-4 and they’ll be keeping a close eye on cargo securement. That’s the theme of this year’s…
INTERNATIONAL DEBUTS NEW ES SPEC’ AT EXPOCAM preview image Equipment INTERNATIONAL DEBUTS NEW ES SPEC’ AT EXPOCAM April 28, 2015 Another ExpoCam has come and gone and it was a busy one. The floor was packed with exhibitors and there were very few lulls in activity as waves of visitors…
DRIVING A PAYSTAR WITH ULTRASHIFT PLUS MXP preview image Equipment DRIVING A PAYSTAR WITH ULTRASHIFT PLUS MXP April 28, 2015 The International PayStar is back in business. This workhorse was effectively sidelined for a spell when Navistar was without a 15L engine, however with Cummins back in the fold, the…
Equipment FIVE TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR TRUCKS SERVICED FASTER April 28, 2015 Marc Poland, service manager at Sheehan’s Truck Centre, gave a presentation at Performance Innovation Transport’s (PIT) annual conference a couple months back and provided what I felt were some useful…
David Henry: Keeping his cool on the ice roads preview image Transportation David Henry: Keeping his cool on the ice roads April 23, 2015 For most drivers, anxiety and frustration sets in when traffic has you cruising less than 50 km/h on the highway, but for David Henry, 47, of Landmark, Man.,…
Health & Safety Build a sense of security with data April 23, 2015 The security procedures that are followed in fleet yards or warehouses are dedicated to exposing criminals who are hiding in the shadows. It’s why lights and video cameras are…
Transportation Just one of the guys: Part 4 April 23, 2015 THE STORY SO FAR With a storm coming, Mark pulls into the Husky in Dryden, Ont. He offers help to a woman driver struggling to…
