Company drivers vs owner/operators
Many large carriers offer positions for both owner/operators and company drivers. Any method of getting a moving truck hooked to a trailer is generally utilized. Smaller companies, for some reason, usually stick with one or the other. If they hire…
Cost cuts are not always the answer
Trucking will always be a competitive industry. The difference between a profit and loss is often dictated by the pennies shaved from a cost per kilometre. The final figure on a quote can mean the difference between securing freight for…
Automation has its limits
Is automation levelling the playing field between drivers when it comes to performance? The notion that advanced engines and automated drivetrains can nullify a driver’s lack of experience or poor driving habits seems to be gaining some traction in safety…
Sleep apnea: The monster under the bed
Northbridge Insurance hosts day-long seminar examining the issue of sleep apnea in trucking
Spotlight on blind spots
MONTREAL, Que. — Aptly called “Angles Morts” (dead angles) in French, blind spots around trucks have been fingered as the cause of some truck accidents. To increase awareness of them, the Societe de l’assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ) launched an…
See you at the Summit in October
For several years now we, along with our sister publication Canadian Shipper and Dan Goodwill and Associates, have taken a proactive approach to improving shipper-carrier relations, by bringing the buyers and providers of surface transportation services under the same roof…
House Ways & Means Gets Earfuls on Fixing Highway Funding Mess
Perhaps hoping against hope that this time at bat their arguments would hit home, in testimony Wednesday transportation stakeholders pressed the House Committee on Ways & Means to quickly and finally figure out how to fix the nation’s broken highwa…
Feds Offer $100M in Biofuel Fueling Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering up to $100 million in grants to support and expand biofuel infrastructure, the agency announced. Under its Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership, the USDA will award competitive grants, matched by state and …
Autocar Recalls Xpeditor, Xpert and XSpotter Trucks
Autocar Industries is recalling 5,286 trucks to address their potential for excessive engine crankcase pressures that might ultimately pose a fire risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Autocar is issuing two separate re…
PMTC honours safest private fleets, former president
KING CITY, Ont. — John Deere and Home Hardware Stores were recognized this evening for having the safest private fleets in Canada. The Private Fleet Safety Awards were presented by the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada and MEE, a…