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Is your business ready to celebrate International Women's Day 2020?   Sunday, March 8 2020 is International Women's Day (or 'IWD'), an annual celebration of the important contributions women make to our businesses and communities, and to reflect on the work...
The US Department of Homeland Security made waves in Canada’s trucking industry with their October 12 announcement that, in early January 2022, Canadian truck drivers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the USA through a...

Truck jack knife

One of the worst situations you can find yourself in is a jackknife. They come on fast, and usually by the time you realize what is happening, it’s already too late to take corrective action. There are 2 different...

Preventing Contrabad

Lately, there have been a few news stories around truckers being caught hauling contraband, in particular drugs. Why anyone would willingly partake in such a risky venture boggles the mind. Sooner or later, you will get caught, and any...
“I’ll never know if the sacrifices of losing my first marriage was worth it.” — Daymond John Listening to Daymond John made me think about two things: 1) That many successful entrepreneurs make extreme sacrifices to build their businesses and 2) Is...
Underlining the need for improving the provincial economy, the Ontario Trucking Association has called upon the Ontario Government to make strategic investments in trucking supply chain in budget 2023. OTA in a submission given to the Ontario Government stated that...
–Two Montreal police officers have been infected with COVID-19, a police department spokesman has confirmed to the Montreal Gazette. Another 100 Montreal officers have been placed in quarantine. –Three more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ottawa as Ontario added...
(March 18, 2020) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unequivocally stated that commercial truck drivers will not be impacted by new measures that will close the Canada-U.S. border to all non-essential travel. “Truckers will not be affected,” said the prime minister,...
I learned a concerning fact during a pre-Thanksgiving visit I had with Espyr’s fine team of professional health coaches.  This team of health and fitness experts provide guidance, support, and accountability for employees of organizations that value the health...

Tax season

With the new year upon us, our next hurdle so to speak is tax season. While doing your taxes isn’t THAT difficult, it can become somewhat complicated, especially for owner-operators and lease operators, with all the allowable deductions for...