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I was never much of a conversationalist; it was something that I felt that I was not good at, whether small talk bored me or there was something else going on, I don’t know? The thought of being dropped into a room full of strangers and trying to connect with just one single person scared…
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The Over The Road December issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our December 2020 list of recruiters, please go here.
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Wendell Erb Named OTA Chair; Promises to take Aim at Level Playing Field Issues (TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2020) — Wendell Erb, president and CEO of Baden, Ont.-based Erb Transport, was named chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association for a two-year term. The announcement was made today at the OTA’s virtual executive conference and board meeting. …
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Seldom do I write about products, and even less do I write about specific companies. This month is different. This time I am writing about a company that I have dealt with for a couple of years, and this company has achieved what is just the start of a very successful future. I first visited…
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Have you ever thought about how some terms or phrases are either outdated or do not make any sense? For example, when was the last time you actually “dialed” a phone? Except for your great Aunt Edna, rotary dial phones are no longer in existence. We don’t dial anything; we just tap it or touch…
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Last month I went into the history of the TL2 simplified method and how it applies to Company Drivers, but I then explained why Independent Operators should be using Non-Taxable Benefits. The “raise” provided to the TL2 filers ($51 to $69 daily meal allowance) should NOT be a topic of interest to Independent Operators. If…
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The Over The Road November issue now online! Please Click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our November 2020 list of recruiters, please go here.
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All Systems Go for ELD Mandate: Teamsters Canada & Canadian Trucking Alliance (TORONTO, October 26, 2020) – Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced today that the first body responsible for the third-party certification of electronic logging devices (ELD) under Transport Canada’s mandate has been accredited and ready to begin testing ELDs to ensure their compliance with the…