The Over The Road September issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our September 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

Alright, Drivers. It’s that time of year again. National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is here, and everyone is going to be patting you on the back, telling you how “essential” you are, and probably handing out some free coffee and donuts at the truck stops. But here’s what nobody else but me is going to…

If anyone is in business for more than 10 years they learn to “play the game”. The financial negotiating game. One of the poorest negotiating events I ever witnessed was when a Trucker walked into a dealership’s mechanics shop that was FULL of trucks being repaired and yelled “I don’t care what it costs, I…

The Over The Road August issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our August 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

Why do most companies give you a policy and procedure manual to review and then train the heck out of you when you first join their organization? And why do some companies get you to sign that you have received the policy and procedure manual, even though they may know that you have not read…

Over the last month I know two operators who hung up their keys due to the direct effect of Trump tariffs. I am certain that this situation is being reflected across Canada with varying degrees of intensity in different locations and markets. The net effect is only surpassed in scale by the mandate controversy in…

The Over The Road July issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our July 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

I had a chat with a safety manager yesterday, and he said truck drivers don’t use AI (artificial intelligence). At first, I agreed with him. After all, truck drivers drive trucks, right? But then, as I started thinking about it, do truck drivers use AI? And guess what? I’ve changed my mind! We might not…