Electric Vehicles: Charging Canada’s Highways and Economy

As is with everything these days, COVID-19 has a part to play. But who could imagine that the pandemic might actually hasten our acceptance and use of electrically powered...
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PMTC and OTDS announce the release of the 5th Annual Canadian Private Fleet Benchmarking...

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada and Benchmark Sponsor, Ontario Truck Driving School, have announced that the 5th annual PMTC Canadian Private Fleet benchmarking survey instrument is live as...

Preparing for Road Construction in Western Canada

The summer of 2021 will bring major road construction delays.  The Government of British Columbia has announced that they will be proceeding with the modernisation of the Trans-Canada Highway...

Managing Driver Behaviour: A Little Respect Goes a Long Way

In a trucking company, a driver is endowed with a great deal of responsibility: they drive expensive vehicles and are the direct representatives of the company to the company’s...

The busiest stretch of Highway in North America… where closure is not an option.

Heavy Rescue: 401 is a Canadian reality Television show which follows the sometimes-perilous operations of multiple heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing companies along the busiest stretch of any...

Membership has its privileges.

In the late eighties American Express trademarked the slogan, “membership has its privileges.”  In those days you had to pay a fee to carry their card, so they wanted...

The Cruelest Irony: The COVID Vaccine Shell Game

"Irony" is described as an event with a result, opposite to the expectation when what we expect to happen doesn’t, it often creates conflict. Or an event that seems...

Can Good Food be Good Medicine?

I recently had a conversation with Espyr’s team of health and fitness coaches where they reminded me that water and food are a sort of medicine. They said that’s...
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KTG Acquires Round The Lakes Motor Express Inc and Ready To Load Logistics Inc. 

The Kriska Transportation Group has acquired Round the Lakes Motor Express Inc (RTL) and Ready To Load Logistics Inc. (RTLL), both of London, ON. Each company will continue to be...
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We’re Not There Yet: Planning for the Weeks of Winter Still to Come

Back in November of 2020, The Weather Network predicted that western Canada was in for a wild winter.  Along with storms from the Rocky Mountains clear across the prairies,...