Safer workplaces save employers money
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. – Regardless of how many safety measures a company or individual employee takes, injuries on the workplace are inevitable – and this is why the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) exists. Companies in the trucking industry by law must…
Social media: Tips for translating social into sales
There is a great deal of hype surrounding digital engagement, but at the end of the day it’s just another form of media to be employed to advance your business goals. But too many organizations wade into digital media with…
Hoping for everyone to step up, then reality sinks in
When it comes to safe driving habits, there are so many factors that come into play, and how these dynamics are regulated can have both positive and negative outcomes. The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) held the first of several…
On a personal mission
Former RCMP officer who lost two brothers now advocates for driver safety
One week left to submit nominations for Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year award
TORONTO, Ont. – The deadline to nominate this year’s Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year is just over one week away and organizers are encouraging fleets across the country to nominate a maintenance manager that they believe should be…
Truckers in diapers?: Cosmo’s odd take
There’s an article making the rounds this month, as much for its unusual source as for what it contains. Cosmopolitan , the women’s magazine that’s better known for its ’10 Great Ways to Improve Your Sex Life’-type articles, featured the perspective of…
Falcon Motor Xpress spreads its wings
Like many trucking companies across the country, Falcon Motor Xpress’ began with a single truck. The difference is Andy Grewal, the current president and co-founder, turned that single truck he was driving not into a fleet of a handful of…
Dalton undercover: Part 2
THE STORY SO FAR Bud convinces Mark to go undercover at a trucking firm to see if he can help stop cargo thefts from the company. • The company was named Chenai Trucking and was owned by a pair of…
Don’t get squeezed when buying a used truck
Respected truck dealers offer five tips on how to avoid buying a lemon when shopping for a used truck
For the love of trucking
Meet Nadine Gauthier, Quebec’s first female Highway Ambassador