Business Management How to manage Canadian truck drivers who use cannabis by Stephen Torscher Despite the overall shift in society’s attitude towards the drug, cannabis remains an illegal substance under U.S. federal law and continues to pose challenges for commercial drivers crossing the international…
Equipment Emissions updates can come too far, too fast by John G Smith Except for an occasional truck rodeo, the era of rolling black coal and soot-lined exhaust stacks is behind us. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems slashed smog-producing NOx. Diesel particulate filters…
Business Management New emissions regs will arrive in 2027, and chaos may ensue by Rolf Lockwood Oh man, here we go again into the nightmare of emissions regulations, which now make earlier U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandates seem mild in comparison. If you think trucks…
Health & Safety Think of truck drivers on the road this Christmas by Michael Zelek What is Christmas like for you and your family? My family has our main celebration on Christmas Eve. For as long as I can remember, we would gather at my…
Business Management Don’t get sued in these Judicial Hellholes by Doug Marcello Where you are sued can put you in the hole from the get-go. Generous jurisdictions and unfavorable rules and rulings can expose you to an extraordinary verdict. The American Tort…
Business Management Do you need to charge GST/HST on contractor chargebacks? It depends. by Colleen Ma Trucking companies that charge subcontracted carriers, owner-operators, or contractors for things like fuel, insurance, or licensing fees may want to review their contracts and billing practices since those charges might…
Business Management Is your consultant actually an employee? Ontario rules are changing. by Carole McAfee Wallace Worker misclassification disputes are nothing new in the trucking industry. The engagement of owner-operators and other independent contractors who provide things like safety consulting services is commonplace. For the most…
Business Management Trip planning tips for professional truckers by David Henry How many drivers who went through a driver education program are ready for the open road? It’s incredible to me that spending $10,000 for training doesn’t prepare you for your…
Business Management Reasons to be happy after another year in trucking by Mike McCarron What a roller-coaster ride the last 12 months have been. Let’s welcome 2023! At this time last year, the trucking industry was riding the tailwinds of the biggest freight boom…
Business Management Tell the full story in driver recruitment ads by Michael Zelek I was recently looking for an experienced truck driver for a run based in the city of Elmira, Ont. Calling it a city might be a bit of a stretch…
Business Management Preparing your drivers for deposition by Doug Marcello Your driver is to be deposed. They are to be thrust into a foreign world for which they have neither any experience nor concept. And out the other side of…
Business Management Can the owner-operator business model survive? by James Menzies I know better than to predict the death of the owner-operator. The business model has been declared dead many times before, but that resilient bunch keeps proving the naysayers wrong.
Equipment Woeful education system full of misguided thinking by Rolf Lockwood If there’s anybody out there who can say with confidence that our society at large is not comprehensively screwed up, please rise and state your case. Right, I see nobody…
Business Management Truck fleets can thrive in a down market by Chris Henry There are many provocative terms bantered about in the trucking media to suggest the sky is falling and that everyone needs to just weather the storm. Those who have been…
Equipment Learn to chain up before it’s too late by Leo Barros As winter approaches, tire chain-up regulations start popping up in some jurisdictions. If you drive into British Columbia or Newfoundland and Labrador, you better be carrying chains and using them…