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24 March, 2025
When’s Daddy coming home? Appreciate the sacrifices made by drivers and their families
When someone decides that they want to be a professional truck driver, they have a general idea of what they are signing up for. They know that the hours can […]
Read more19 March, 2025
Common Commercial Vehicle Inspection Program mistakes to avoid
In November 2024, a trucking company in Alberta faced a serious incident that underscored the importance of CVIP (commercial vehicle inspection program) inspections. One of its trucks, which had not […]
Read more07 March, 2025
Light the lamp for Canada
One of the perks of having a daughter who works for the NHL is access to premier events. I’m spoiled, so when she asked if I wanted tickets to the […]
Read more04 March, 2025
How CVOR safety ratings and sanctions can be infectious
Noscitura a sociis (nos-ə-tər ay soh-shee-is) is Latin for: “it is known by its associates.” This phrase is most often used in the context of interpreting the meaning of words […]
Read more28 February, 2025
Stop hitting emergency vehicles and overpasses, it’s not professional!
February was not a good month to be a fire truck, an emergency response vehicle, or an overpass. Bear with me while I describe these for some truck drivers who […]
Read more18 February, 2025
How to properly quit your job
It is no secret there is a lot of turnover among truck driving jobs. This has subsided a bit recently with market conditions, but it remains much higher when compared […]
Read more12 February, 2025
Don’t let a crisis go to waste
For a few weeks, 2025 looked like a rebound year for Canada’s trucking industry. Truckers entered January in their strongest rate-negotiating position in two years. The post-Covid capacity glut and […]
Read more05 February, 2025
3 tips to keep your team engaged during shifting landscapes
These days, it’s hard to know what to expect beyond the unexpected. Uncertainty is the new normal. Just as freight conditions appear to be improving, rising trade tensions and political […]
Read more31 January, 2025
Northern Ontario residents deserve safer highways
Folks in northern Ontario fear for their lives as trucks barrel along the roads that they use to take their kids to school and hockey games. They use these roads […]
Read more30 January, 2025
C-suite pulse check reveals sector’s top concerns amid “Permacrisis”
On Jan. 22, Trucking HR Canada (THRC) hosted an exclusive noon-hour executive briefing to reveal the findings of a recent opinion survey conducted in partnership with Abacus Data. This national […]
Read more30 January, 2025
Dueling Dash Cams: Two wrongs don’t make a right
The Dueling Dash Cam controversy has generated a ton of comments. I thought I’d throw my two cents onto the table. You have probably seen the video clip on social […]
Read more29 January, 2025
Tale of the Tape: Don’t let someone else’s dash cam tell your story
It’s difficult to scroll through social media these days without seeing the results of a tractor-trailer crash, or dash cam footage of another terrifying near miss. Are the roads really […]
Read more29 January, 2025
Farewell Beverley Perrin, a true friend of truck drivers
Beverley Perrin is gone. I’ll miss her cheery voice, the sparkle in her eyes when she smiled, and her heart filled with warmth, kindness and gratitude. Bev, a senior from […]
Read more27 January, 2025
Legal tips for implementing your carrier safety plan
There are a number of best practices in which trucking companies should be engaging in an effort to meet their legal obligations from a carrier safety perspective. Having these types […]
Read more22 January, 2025
Trump’s presidency puts Canadian emissions regs out on a limb
I’ll be the first to admit I cheered when I learned the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had decided to drop its pursuit of an EPA waiver for the Advanced […]
Read more14 January, 2025
Could self-policing spell the end of Driver Inc.?
In November, I was the guest speaker at the Windsor Transportation Club’s annual Highway Carrier Night. My topic?: The future of the Canadian trucking industry: Combating Driver Inc. I was excited […]
Read more06 January, 2025
Key trends and insights for the trucking workforce in 2025
As we begin 2025, all signs are pointing to another challenging year for trucking and logistics. Employers are already contending with many factors: geopolitical disruptions, shifting workforce demographics, technological advancements, […]
Read more31 December, 2024
Top 5 reasons carriers should have a document retention policy
For motor carriers, having an organized policy for recording information and retaining documents can be the key in running a smooth operation. Carriers should ensure they have such a policy […]
Read more16 December, 2024
Greed driving truck training schools toward disaster
It’s pretty flat in Ontario’s trucking heartland, but it appears that some truck driving schools in the area are quickly sliding down a slippery slope to the murky bottom of […]
Read more09 December, 2024
The climbing – and hidden – costs of congestion
No one likes sitting in traffic, but for those of us who call Ontario — and specifically the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) – home, it’s a fact of […]
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