Health & Safety The pain of broken ribs February 3, 2015 Rib fractures are a fairly common injury. A broken rib occurs when one or more of the bones in the rib cage are cracked or broken. In the…
Health & Safety Varicose veins: Go with the flow February 3, 2015 Recurring long hauls can impact your health in a number of ways. Certainly, sitting behind the wheel for long periods of time can decrease the blood circulation in…
Transportation The industry needs a good cleanse February 3, 2015 I received a critical e-mail about a recent column, one on new tech toys that I’d like to see invented, and I couldn’t be happier. The suggestions of…
Transportation Deducting the costs of business February 3, 2015 A lot of owner/operators refer to their truck as their office: “I’m going to the office, honey. See you when I get back.” But what about your other…
Transportation Look ahead and be prepared February 3, 2015 Pilots have a great expression: it’s better to be on the ground wishing you were flying than the other way around. That reminds me of a few other…
Transportation Five high-end trailer spec’s fleets are warming up to February 3, 2015 Trailer orders stayed strong through December, putting an exclamation point on the best year ever, according to the latest data from FTR. December saw 45,500 units ordered, marking…
Transportation Looking for snowed-in silver linings February 3, 2015 Just before this month’s deadline I got sent out on a trip that will form the basis of this column. It was a normal dispatch, nothing out of…
Health & Safety Unique cargo demands attention to detail February 3, 2015 Any shipment can introduce a fleet to unique challenges. Restricted access to a particular loading dock might require drivers to back in from the blind side. High-value commodities…
Transportation Who should pay for driver training? February 3, 2015 Trucking HR Canada is in the process of developing a National Occupational Standard (NOS) for commercial vehicle operators (truck drivers). The fourth draft of this document was released…
Transportation A diamond mine creates a trucking boom February 3, 2015 CHIBOUGAMAU, Que. — As the pace of construction at Quebec’s first diamond mine picks up, trucking companies are picking up a nice piece of the action. Over the…
Transportation The numbers tell an unflattering story February 3, 2015 As those of you who read this column regularly have come to know, I like numbers. Why? Because they point to the truth and serve as a call to…
Human Resources Would you hire this person? February 3, 2015 We all know it’s hard to find new drivers, especially young drivers. So imagine for a second that a 26-year-old man walked into your recruiting office, looking for a…
Business Management WHEELS GROUP SOLD TO US FIRM January 20, 2015 Here’s some late-breaking news from this morning. Wheels Group has sold to US-based Radiant Logistics. Here’s Wheels CEO Doug Tozer’s comment on the deal: “Combining with Radiant is an exciting…
Business Management TRUCKER RADIO NEWS & TALK NOW ON THE AIR January 20, 2015 I’ve told you all about Trucker Radio News & Talk, our new online weekly radio program. Now we have the first two editions up for you to listen to. You…
Equipment FIVE TRAILER TECHNOLOGIES FLEETS ARE ADOPTING January 20, 2015 Well, the December trailer order numbers are in and they put an exclamation point on the best year ever for net trailer orders. According to FTR, 360,000 trailers were ordered…