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Making the case for ELDs

Truck News

I consider myself to be one of the most fortunate people in the trucking industry. I’ve been hooked on computers since I took a Grade 12 computer programming class. I was in Grade 11 at the time. Our physics teacher taught the class because the subject was so new. In trucking, I’ve been here to […].

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Serious mandatory truck driver training is needed

Truck News

Did we learn anything from the Humboldt catastrophe in Saskatchewan just over two years ago? We must have, but to be honest, it’s not immediately obvious. I certainly didn’t expect everyone to become super-vigilant all of a sudden — driver, manager, and owner — and eradicate truck accidents overnight.

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Get connected, or risk being left behind

Truck News

It feels like remote diagnostics and truck connectivity have been with us for ages, but in fact the first such platforms were launched less than a decade ago. While significant maintenance benefits have already resulted from connectivity, truck OEMs are really just scratching the surface of what’s possible.