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As you have likely heard, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that the rule to require truckers to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) was published on Friday December 10, 2015. There’s a ton of misinformation out there and our aim is to equip you with the information you need to make the right…

For years now I have been proud to be involved with our industries one and only certified truck driver training institute in North America; PTDI (Professional Truck Driver Institute). To be crystal clear, if any other trucking body or Association suggest that they have a certified course they are not being honest, because there is…

My goodness, it is February already. I missed writing an article in January so please let me wish you all a Happy New Year and good health. Well, on with this month’s article. Changes are all over the place in the trucking safety industry. The ELD rule has finally been released in the United States…

A new, Kitchener-based company has just introduced new technology that gives Owner Operators the same powerful software that is used by the larger trucking companies at a fraction of the cost. For decades, technology in the fleet management industry has only been built by a few key players. Through the sale of expensive hardware, companies…

The near future of trucking leadership is about to experience the most significant changes it has witnessed in decades. By this time next year there will be new leadership at the American Trucking Association with the resignation of President Governor Graves and at the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association with the resignation of…

Recently a young (23-year-old) professional driver maneuvered her loaded tractor-trailer onto a 19th century bridge in Paoli, Indiana. The driver held a commercial driver’s license (CDL), but apparently the definition of a ton was not part of the curriculum. The bridge was posted with a six ton weight limit while the tractor-trailer weighed closer to…

If your goal is to drop a few pounds in the coming year, you are not alone. The top New Year’s resolution last December was to lose weight. The second most common resolution was to “get organized,” followed by spending less or saving more. The fourth top New Year’s resolution was to “enjoy life to…

This is the time of year when Strategic Planning begins to enter the planning process for many well-run, competitive organizations.  If this is something that your organization is not currently doing, I would suggest that you are missing the boat on the profitability of your company and possibly, working harder than your fellow truckers. Wikipedia…