Transportation Tips about meal tax deductions March 31, 2015 It’s now been 15 years since Don Wilkinson, a truck driver from Winnipeg, won his meal-expense case in tax court. You don’t remember Don Wilkinson? Well, you should,…
Transportation Why hourly pay is a pipe dream March 31, 2015 A while ago, I wrote a column on driver and owner/operator pay. You may remember that I only covered the two most common methods: mileage and percentage. I purposely…
Transportation It’s time to warm up to the idea of MELT March 31, 2015 Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) has been a hot topic ever since Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca announced that his province was planning to introduce minimum training standards…
Transportation Take advantage of the Canada Job Grant March 31, 2015 For as long as I have been around, the trucking industry has rightly complained about the lack of funding available to employers and employees in our industry for…
Transportation The mumps are back March 31, 2015 In the past few months the mumps have been a hot topic in mainstream media, mostly because of small outbreak of cases that affected several NHL players. I…
Transportation Springing into allergy season March 31, 2015 What a winter we’ve had this year! I am sure looking forward to spring. Unfortunately, spring warmth also brings seasonal allergies. Every spring, more than 40 million…
Transportation APUs: Money-saver or pricey indulgence? March 31, 2015 I mentioned some time ago that I felt an auxiliary power unit (APU) would be a wise investment that would hopefully save some money by reducing idling.
Transportation Attracting more women to trucking March 31, 2015 Recently, I started exchanging e-mails with a driver who is in the process of establishing a non-profit organization targeting women entering our industry as drivers.
Transportation How to avoid a ‘lot’ of collisions March 31, 2015 Parking lots are supposed to provide a sanctuary. It’s where drivers find the all-important spaces to stretch legs, inspect equipment, and log valuable downtime. But these settings…
Transportation Get real when it comes to RFQs March 31, 2015 I was watching video of the Shipper Carrier Collaboration panel from our latest Surface Transportation Summit the other day – because that’s what editors do on their time off.
Transportation Women with Drive and the missing men March 31, 2015 We knew we had an issue. Anyone who has spent any time at all in the trucking business knows women are vastly underrepresented in all facets of the…
Health & Safety BISON NAMED SAFEST NORTH AMERICAN TRUCKLOAD FLEET March 17, 2015 Congratulations are in order for Bison Transport, which was again named the safest fleet within its division by the Truckload Carriers Association. Bison has finished first in its division a…
Business Management THE TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE IS BECOMING CRITICAL. HERE’S HOW TO WIN: March 17, 2015 We’ve heard the expression, ‘He who has the drivers wins.’ I think it was originally attributed to Dan Einwechter but it has made the rounds since then and been said…
Human Resources FIVE EASY THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE TRUCKING MORE ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN March 17, 2015 If you attended the Women with Drive Leadership Summit, you heard all the numbers. Women make up half the Canadian workforce, yet represent only 3% of drivers and technicians. Only…
MINISTER LEITCH, ON ITEMS OTHER THAN MAKING TRUCKING A SKILLED TRADE preview image Human Resources MINISTER LEITCH, ON ITEMS OTHER THAN MAKING TRUCKING A SKILLED TRADE March 17, 2015 The inaugural Women with Drive Leadership Summit was held March 5 and I, for one, enjoyed the high-level discussions that took place throughout the day and the practical tips that…
