Mandatory training is here at last February 23, 2015 The calls for a better standard of driver training are nothing new. In 1990, Human Resources Development Canada identified a “pressing need” to upgrade the…
Transportation An introduction and an invitation February 23, 2015 After 21 years of leading the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC), Bruce Richards has decided to step away from the day-to-day operations and take some much…
Transportation Introducing Operation UpGrade February 23, 2015 Driving is a good, rewarding career choice. But let’s not kid ourselves – it’s not an easy job at times. Drivers face many challenges throughout…
Transportation The problem with mandatory training February 23, 2015 You’d think that with the whining I do about the lacking abilities of many new drivers, I’d be overjoyed at news that the Ontario government plans to introduce mandatory…
Health & Safety Walnuts: Taking the bitter with the sweet February 23, 2015 Are you one of the 94% of North Americans who do not eat any kind of tree nuts at all? If so, you are missing out on an…
Health & Safety Bad breath February 23, 2015 Bad breath, or in medical terms halitosis, is generally not a significant medical condition. However in severe cases, bad breath can cause a lot of embarrassment and even…
Transportation Living by the motto ‘do no harm’ February 23, 2015 On the morning of Feb. 4, I learned we lost another driver to a collision with an impaired driver along the Hwy. 401 corridor. The driver’s name is Lindsay…
Ube-ware preview image Transportation Ube-ware February 23, 2015 Could an Uber-type app ‘disrupt’ the trucking industry?
Transportation Truckers vent over A-30 toll increases February 23, 2015 MONTREAL, Que. — A 61% increase in the toll truckers pay to take Montreal’s A-30 ring road has the Quebec Trucking Association (QTA) and others screaming blue murder.
Transportation Technology brings fuel economy parity February 23, 2015 I’ve had an epiphany. It happened when I was evaluating Kriska’s International ProStar with the SmartAdvantage powertrain just before Christmas. It occurred to me that even if I wanted…
Transportation Older is not always better February 23, 2015 When it came to equipment renewal in recent years, many fleet owners adopted the thinking that older is better. A confluence of factors – the over-capacity caused by the deep…
Equipment APERIA’S HALO TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WINS TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD February 18, 2015 This is hot off the press. Just minutes ago, the Truck Writers of North America presented Aperia with the TWNA Technical Achievement Award for its Halo tire inflation system. Jim…
Equipment NAVISTAR FOCUSES IN ON UPTIME February 18, 2015 On Feb. 4 I visited Navistar’s world headquarters in Lisle, Ill. for the company’s always-informative Analyst Day. Last Analyst Day I attended was in 2012 and it turns out that’s…
Equipment THREE THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AT TMC February 18, 2015 The Technology & Maintenance Council meetings are upon us and it’s one for the ages. Nashville was hit with its worst ice storm in 20 years, meaning many visitors and…
NEW NISSAN TITAN FEATURES CUMMINS POWER preview image Equipment NEW NISSAN TITAN FEATURES CUMMINS POWER February 18, 2015 One of the stars of the Canadian International AutoShow this year was the redesigned Nissan Titan, which will come to market first with a 5.0L V8 Cummins diesel engine under…
