Truck News

MARCH 11, 2021

Let’s take a close look at all the costs associated with bringing on a new driver and attempt to estimate the total price every time we do this. Efficient cost management means not spending money that does not need to be spent. In hiring drivers, it is necessary to spend money to place ads, hire […].

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Truck News

MARCH 8, 2021

Some jobs just seem to attract more workers of one gender than another. These patterns have more to do with long-standing biases about which industries and occupations are “better suited” to men or women than actual gender-based differences in knowledge, abilities, or career interests.

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Truck News

MARCH 11, 2021

Not sure if there’s ever been a time in Canada’s trucking industry when M&A lawyers were as busy as they were during the first two months of 2021. Every other day seemed to bring another blockbuster deal. By my count, there were 16 deals involving Canadian supply chain companies announced during the first 42 business […].

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Truck News

MARCH 8, 2021

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace can help increase productivity, innovation, and employee retention, benefits that cannot be overstated in today’s business world. Women are essential to diversity, but the trucking and logistics industry still falls short with just 15% of women in the workforce.

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Truck News

MARCH 19, 2021

Trucking HR Canada’s 7th Annual Women with Drive Leadership Summit kept the international women’s day celebratory vibes of women, women leaders, and women in the industry going full speed.

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Truck News

MARCH 5, 2021

In an industry that continues to cry about a truck driver shortage, the number of women at the wheel is appalling. While representing about half (47.4%) the Canadian workforce, they account for a mere 3.5% of the driver pool. Say what you will about the causes of the wider driver shortage – and there is […].

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Truck News

MARCH 2, 2021

Quite often, individuals looking to lose weight and get healthy will drastically change their diet, eating fewer calories, not eating in the morning or evening, and only eating vegetables and meats. They’ll see results at first, but their weight loss will quickly plateau. They may then wonder why they can’t seem to lose any more […].

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Truck News

MARCH 16, 2021

“This is the way we’ve always done it.” Those words are guaranteed to send a shiver right through my driveline. I do not appreciate that attitude in business. Businesses that are not willing to adapt to changing conditions will soon find themselves in the middle of a desert with no GPS. I believe that transport […].

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Truck News

MARCH 31, 2021

Dale Holman is feeling each of his 45 years as a truck driver. The veteran owner-operator is back on the road after being sidelined for five weeks because of a nagging rotator cuff injury linked to years of work around heavy equipment. A cortisone shot helped him return to work this time. But his wrist […].

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Truck News

MARCH 3, 2021

Selling a load of cargo can seem like an option when a shipper doesn’t pay its bill, but the process is not always as straightforward as it might appear. Imagine that same shipper has become insolvent and is now taking advantage of the various mechanisms available under Canadian bankruptcy law. A contract provision that grants […].

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Truck News

MARCH 16, 2021

Ron Rindt can’t get his truck. The owner of Lavington Turf Farms in Vernon, B.C., ordered a Kenworth T680 with an anticipated delivery of July. But his dealer sales rep recently told him Allison is experiencing a shortage of microchips and can’t deliver to the Kenworth plant in time to meet Rindt’s delivery expectations. There […].

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Truck News

MARCH 16, 2021

You may be overlooking a vital linchpin of your accident defense. And you’re not alone. The person who takes “the call” and speaks with your driver following an incident can determine the fate of your case. What they document and the guidance they give can be defining. Whether it is one person who takes the […].

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Truck News

MARCH 16, 2021

There is no one I know who goes to work and tries to fail. There are, however, a lot of people that trucking companies set up to fail, starting with their new drivers and their margin generators, the dispatchers. Most trucking companies are privately held, the barriers to entry into the business are minimal, and […].

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Truck News

MARCH 3, 2021

Truck drivers absolutely have to be priorities in the disorganized, shockingly slow roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations. An early spot in the queue is utterly essential, especially for the cross-border folks who spend time in that virus petri dish called the United States.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 17, 2021

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