Transportation sales people: It’s your call
Think back to the last deal you closed and ask you, “Who was the decision maker I had to reach and influence? How did I do it?“ The reason I asked you to think about that is because there will…
Customer service in the transportation industry stinks
Customer service in the transportation industry stinks – that’s what my mentor Tom Peters, author of the blockbuster book, In Search of Excellence said many years ago. It must still be true because every time I write about poor customer service…
The best Toronto drivers go head-to-head at the Regional Truck Driving Championships
BRAMPTON, Ont. – It wasn’t just the weather that was causing a number of professional drivers to sweat this weekend – 32 drivers from Toronto and the GTA participated in the Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championships this past weekend and…
Road Today Truck Show and Job Fair a success
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Road Today’s 8th annual Truck Show and Job Fair was a success according to organizers. The truck show took place on Saturday, May 28 at Brampton’s Soccer Centre and featured more than 80 exhibitors. Exhibitors ranged…
Sleep Apnea Screening Carries High Costs for Drivers
A recent survey on screening and treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea found that drivers were bearing many of the costs associated with the condition. The American Transportation Research Institute collected data from over 800 commercial drivers to qu…
Cooper Tire & Rubber Names VP of Marketing for North America
In his new role, Hesse is responsible for all aspects of Cooper’s marketing programs in the U.S. and Canada, which covers all products for the North America market including commercial truck tires, passenger car tires and light truck tires. His work will include, branding, product management, pricing and programs supporting for Cooper’s network of distribution partners.
Economic Watch: GDP Growth Improves, Still Weak; Consumers Happy
Despite the nation’s gross domestic product in the first quarter of the year moving higher than first thought growth, remains at its lowest level since the first quarter of 2015, according to a Commerce Department report released Friday. Yet a separate survey shows this has yet to damper consumers’ feelings This broadest measure of the nation’s economic performance, expanded at a 0.8% annual rate in the first three months of the year, less than a consensus estimate by Wall Street analysts, but better than the 0.5% GDP estimate of a month ago.
Crude Topping $50 Could Mark Oil Tipping Point
For the first time this year, crude-oil futures briefly floated above $50/barrel Thursday before closing just below that level. Clearing that mark, a psychological hurdle for many in the market, in itself was no surprise.
Trucking Sees Smallest Decline In Cross-Border Freight Flows
Trucking and four other transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to a year earlier, according to a new Transportation Department report. The total…
Maxim raises $23K for CancerCare Manitoba
WINNIPEG, Man. – Maxim Truck and Trailer raised $23,000 for CancerCare Manitoba Foundation’s Challenge for Life campaign during a May 26 barbecue at the company’s Winnipeg, Man. location, which saw roughly 600 people visit the charity event. “I’m proud of…