Two-wheel road warriors preview image Transportation Two-wheel road warriors April 23, 2015 Back-road adventurer or urban sightseer, there's a fold-up bicycle for every truck driver
Transportation Why the industry is hopelessly screwed April 23, 2015 I recently got into an argument with a complete stranger on a trucking industry online chat board. Hard as it may be to believe that I would publicly disagree…
Transportation Using social media to teach, not shame April 23, 2015 sing social media to humiliate others seems to be all the rage these days. I heard an interview on the radio with author/reporter Jon Ronson about his recently…
Weak Loonie puts APU plans on hold April 23, 2015 My plan to buy an auxiliary power unit (APU) has been put on hold. Fortunately, the mild weather at this time of year means that I wouldn’t have seen…
Transportation The case for policy partnership April 23, 2015 The way governments make policy has changed substantially over the last several years. Gone are the days when government policy shops had legions of engineers, lawyers, mathematicians, and economists.
Health & Safety The great taste of springtime April 23, 2015 Winter’s snowy coat has melted away. Finally, our environment is turning green with spring plants sprouting buds and leaves. This is the time to take advantage of asparagus…
Health & Safety Open your eyes to the warning signs of glaucoma April 23, 2015 A common misconception about glaucoma is that it is a single eye disease, but in fact it is group of eye conditions that eventually lead to optic nerve…
Regulations Railways should face tighter crude rules April 23, 2015 Several high-profile derailments have proven that railways and crude oil can be a dangerous mix. Accidents near Gogama, Ont. on Feb. 14 and March 7 both led to…
Transportation What to do with your tax refund April 23, 2015 I love the commercials this time of year telling you how to spend your income tax refund. Before you blow your windfall on a flat-screen TV…
Transportation Boom and bust April 23, 2015 A hydro mega-project keeps trucks rolling into northeastern Quebec and Labrador
Sustainability Stay the course on natural gas April 23, 2015 When it comes to the future viability of natural gas the naysayers are having their day right now as uncharacteristically low crude oil pricing is raising doubts about…
Health & Safety The dawn of the ‘uncrashable’ truck April 23, 2015 One of my key takeaways from the Mid-America Trucking Show in March was the ongoing evolution of active safety systems, which continue to add new crash-avoidance and fleet monitoring…
Equipment WANT MORE ROAD TESTS? I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET THEM. April 14, 2015 Last year was a busy one on the test-drive front. I personally drove more than a dozen new vehicles, ranging from heavy-duty pickups and cargo vans right through to Class…
PUTTING THE 4X4 SPRINTER TO THE MUDDY, HILLY, SNOWY TEST preview image Equipment PUTTING THE 4X4 SPRINTER TO THE MUDDY, HILLY, SNOWY TEST April 14, 2015 You wouldn’t normally take a cargo van off-road. But how about a 4×4 cargo van? Even that seems a stretch, but Mercedes wanted to demonstrate the off-road capabilities of its…
Human Resources HARRY ASKS, HOW MUCH SHOULD A DRIVER MAKE? April 14, 2015 Our on-road editor Harry Rudolfs asks the question in his Trucknews.com blog, how much should truckers make? How much is enough and how much is too much? Is there such…
