The sun has risen, the fog is lifting, clouds are parting, the future looks bright. As I am writing this month’s article, the COVID-19 restrictions in North America are being lifted and some function of normalcy is returning. Gosh, trucking companies have even started hiring again. The headlines in the trucking publications have an upbeat…

The Over The Road July issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our July 2020 list of recruiters, please go here.

I thought I would focus this month on Dispatchers, the group of individuals who are either the most loved or the most despised in most trucking companies. I myself have been a dispatcher; anybody who starts a trucking company from the ground up, usually ends up performing almost all of the jobs in the company…

(TORONTO, June 29, 2020) — The Government of Ontario today announced its Towing Task Force, which will begin to develop much-needed oversight for the towing industry in the province.   Since 2017, OTA has been working with the Ministry of Transportation, the OPP and the responsible segment of the heavy towing industry, to bring change to the sector…

US State Curfews & States of Emergency   (June 1, 2020) — At least 40 cities and Washington, DC imposed curfews Sunday in response to protests across the country. Additionally, as of Sunday morning, approximately 5,000 National Guard members have been activated in 15 states and Washington, DC, with another 2,000 prepared to activate if…

How will COVID-19 affect trucking and truck drivers over the long term? This is a deep subject and before I get into it, I want to offer a huge thank you to all truck drivers and all the frontline workers! What is trucking going to look like six months from now? Or in 12 months?…

History has a habit of repeating itself… not necessarily in exact form but certainly in similar sequences. During the great depression when liquidity was tight, people held onto their cash. They did not invest; they were super cautious. Today, as we have come into this lightning-fast depression that was brought on by COVID-19, people are…

The Over The Road June issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our June 2020 list of recruiters, please go here.