Editors Blog

Inspection Woes

Every day that I’m is the road I pass several weigh /inspection stations. I remember the days when you had to count on them being open and you needed to make sure

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Industry News

Filling Seats and Passing Torches

Those people and organisations that study labour trends and labour markets will be assessing the impact of COVID-19 for many years to come.  Did the COVID-19 pandemic create new work arrangements, or

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Editors Blog

Incoming Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks

Technology related to addressing climate change is all over the media.  In the transportation industry in North America, this dialogue is dominated by the advent of heavy-duty trucks and buses that are

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Industry News

Isn’t it so much fun that we get to go to the polls again?

I don’t know of anyone that has thought this was a good idea but the one that matters made that decision. What am I going to do about it? I’m going to

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Editors Blog

Pre- and Post-Trip Pointers

Pre-trip and post-trip inspections are extremely common terms in the trucking industry in Canada and the USA.  Sometimes referred to as driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs), these inspections are performed by the

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Editors Blog

Border Crossing Issues You Will Be Facing Due to New Covid-19 Restrictions Lifted!

Directly from Ottawa – The CBSA Canadian Border Services Agency border guards and Airport workers are preparing to begin strike job actions across Canada’s borders on Friday, August 6, 2021, at 6:00

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Editors Blog

MENTAL GAMES

Simone Biles has withdrawn from the Olympics. As I write I don’t know if this is her final decision, or if in the future she will compete more. The most common theory

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Editors Blog

Preventative Maintenance – Caring for Equipment and Workers

The modern commercial truck is an incredibly complex machine.  When I think about all of the different things that have to work in a precise and controlled manner in a diesel tractor-trailer,

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Dont Miss

Construction Cone Comments

I have a love-hate relationship with road construction. I love that it is getting done and hate that it is in my way. 32 years ago, while living in the USA, my

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Editors Blog

Imagine how much money we can make if we stop being an owner operator and start our own company!

The trucking company is taking advantage of us! Look at that rate that we just saw!” I have heard comments like this so often over 33 years in the business. So what

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