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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the Olympics.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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Editors Blog

The ELD Deadline – What Initial Enforcement in Canada Might Look Like

In this article, I will be giving my opinion on what the next few months of electronic logging device (ELD) enforcement might look like.  As you may know, ELDs are required in

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Punjabi News

ਸੁਣਿਓ! ਗਹੁ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ, ਮੈਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਬੋਲਦੈਂ

ਜੀ ਹਾਂ! ਮੈਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਬੋਲ ਰਿਹੈਂ, ਤੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਰਾਮ-ਕਹਾਣੀ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਣਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਹੈ। ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿਚ ਇਹ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਅੱਜ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਸਾਲ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਸਿੰਧ ਘਾਟੀ ਦੀ ਸੱਭਿਅਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਸਪਤ ਸਿੰਧੂ’ (ਸੱਤ ਦਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ) ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੀ। ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ‘ਹੜੱਪਾ’ ਤੇ ਮਹਿੰਜੋਦਾੜੋ’ ਦੀ ਹੋਈ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀ ਇਸ ਸੱਭਿਅਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਕਸ਼ ਸਾਫ਼ ਤੇ ਉੱਘੜੇ ਹੋਏ਼ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੱਤੇ। ਹੋਰ ਅੱਗੇ ਚੱਲੀਏ ਤਾਂ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਗਵਾਹ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ ਵਾਂਗ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੇ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਯੂਨਾਨ ਦੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਨੂੰ 325 ਬੀ[ਸੀ[ ਵਿਚ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਪੂਤ ਰਾਜੇ ਪੋਰਸ ਨੇ ਬੜੀ ਬਹਾਦਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਠੱਲ੍ਹਿਆ ਸੀ। ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਹਾਰ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਵੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਸੁਆਲ “ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਸਲੂਕ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਏ” ਦਾ ਜੁਆਬ ਬੜੀ ਨਿੱਡਰਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ, “ਜਿਹੜਾ ਇਕ ਜੇਤੂ ਰਾਜਾ ਹਾਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਰਾਜੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ” ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਪੋਰਸ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਰਾਜ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ। ਸੋਲ੍ਹਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਵਿਚ ਪੂਰੇ ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ ਸਮੇਤ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਹਮਲੇ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਬਾਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੱਚੇ-ਸਪੂਤ ਗੁਰੂ ‘ਬਾਬੇ ਨਾਨਕ’ ਨੇ ‘ਜਾਬਰ’ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਤਕੜਾ ਉਲ੍ਹਾਮਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ: “ਖ਼ੁਰਾਸਾਨ ਖਸਮਾਨਾ ਕੀਆ ਹਿੰਦੋਸਤਾਨ ਡਰਾਇਆ। ਆਪੈ ਦੋਸੁ ਨਾ ਦੇਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਮ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਗਲ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਇਆ। ਏਤੀ ਮਾਰ ਪਈ ਕੁਰਲਾਣੇ ਤੈਂ ਕੀ ਦਰਦ ਨਾ ਆਇਆ।।”                                                   

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