Doug Sexton

Symptoms and Prevention for trucker’s burnout. With over 320,000 truck drivers in Canada burnout is certain for some. However, what exactly is burn out and can it be treated? Burnout is a form of exhaustion occurring when we are overwhelmed...

GOOD NEWS: Cross border Truck Trade Value up 6% North America’s land borders - Canada | USA | Mexico are the busiest, most economically vital conduits for supply chains, with approx. $3 billion in daily cross-border trade. In 2022, the...

Titanium shows its strength. Titanium Transport Group expands its US footprint. If a Canadian trucking company has its eyes on acquiring a US based asset, then it needs to be super strong, resilient, and able to work with others.  Bring on...

From Yellow to Red Why do some freight movers fail? Some say failure is success in progress. Through failure one can learn from mistakes and keep moving forward. But how can an almost 100-year-old trucking company not have learned from past...

A port in a storm Trucking after the BC Ports strike The BC port is port in a storm of conflict from Political, Unions, Businesses and Commerce factions, all working their agendas. But why is this such an important conflict to...

The Trans-Canada Highway is the principal highway of Canada and Canada’s longest national road. It extends west-east between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts across the breadth of the country. When the Trans-Canada Highway first opened, it was almost exclusively...

Sleep Driving How Driving Drowsy can be prevented. In a CDC survey, an estimated 1 in 25 adult drivers 18+ reported having fallen asleep while driving in the previous 30 days. The survey reports that adult drivers who snore or usually...

Taking a load off Don’t sit by the dock at the bay. The Canadian trucking industry is not solely focused on the safety of driving trucks. Loading docks play a crucial role in the trucking fulfillment process, but they are often...

Cyber-attacks on trucking What they are and how to prepare. Over the past few years, the trucking industry has become a significant and growing target for digital hackers. It can take businesses 252 days to even identify a cyber-attack during which...

Change to the chain? On the verge of a new market cycle. According to a report by Statista, the estimated market size of long-distance freight trucking market in Canada was $26.5 billion USD in 2021. However, the Canadian freight spot market...