Eat your way to a sharper mind
To keep your business going, you have to remember and continually process many details every day – loads, routes, deadlines, detours, rest stops, fuelling stations, hours-of-service, etc. Since this list is endless, it is vital you keep your memory sharp.…
Customers: The good, the bad and the grumpy
Effective communication starts with establishing a set of facts and then developing a strategy on how to convey them to your target audience. Here’s a fact the trucking industry has known for a long time: The truck driving profession is facing…
How to reduce your fuel bill for free
One thing that has been constant in the trucking industry since the advent of the motor vehicle, is a company’s fuel bill is always one of its highest expenditures. Over the years, and ramped-up significantly in the last decade and…
Prepare for winter before the snow arrives
Few driving conditions are more welcoming than a beautiful fall day. Leaves add a touch of colour to the landscape. Temperatures fall somewhere between the need for air conditioners and bunk heaters. Road surfaces are clear and dry. All seems…
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Addition by subtraction
I’m confused. That should surprise no one, but let me explain what confuses me this time. First, I need to re-iterate how my mind works. I don’t have much post-secondary education, and have not completed any business or accounting classes.…
How to keep your aftertreatment system from ‘eating your lunch’
ORLANDO, Fla. — Complex emissions aftertreatment systems such as diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) have been attached to trucks for more than five years now, but still fleets are struggling with the maintenance and repairs of these…
Crash Risk: Study Highlights Lifestyle, Occupational Factors That May Put Truck Drivers in Danger
Truck drivers who are frequently fatigued after work, use cell phones while driving, or have an elevated pulse pressure – a potential predictor of cardiovascular disease – may be at increased risk for getting into truck accidents, according to a study …
Got an itch?
Tinea cruris, more commonly known as jock itch, is a fungal infection that affects the skin of the inner thighs, buttocks and genitals. The reason for this condition’s name is that it is most common in people who sweat a…
In-cab cameras and the arrival of real-time liability
The real-time capture of data is introducing a real-time liability risk if the data is not acted on