Being an Independent Operator requires a good understanding of the impact of good maintenance and poor maintenance. Short term cash savings versus long term reduction in downtime and operational costs is critical to every operator’s business understanding and consideration. I recently had to do a safety on my personal vehicle. I was given several choices…

As I’m sure everyone is aware, the driver retention process cannot be successful by jumping around the different parts or steps. Each section is designed to build on the last. So, we have done the groundwork, the platform, the safety focus, the communication level, the recognition level and now we’re going to talk about self-actualization…

Thanks to your insurance provider, your safety department is one of the most critical areas of your company. It doesn’t matter if your ‘safety department’ is the owner of a small trucking company who also wears 12 other hats or a full-fledged, large company, twelve person safety department. Your insurance company demands that you have…

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I was recently reading a trade journal when I found an article titled “The Seven Percent.”* It was about the lack of women in the industry and how the numbers aren’t moving up fast enough.  The article described the lack of women in the profession which the article deemed crucial. Although women accounted for nearly…

Even though most drivers seem to be aware of both the illegality of speeding and the dangers it presents, more than half of drivers surveyed admit to “technical” speeding. I call it technical because they acknowledge going over the posted limit, but only view this practice as dangerous when it is someone else doing it!…

Canadian Truckers Laud Final ELD Rule, Including Third Party Certification   (Toronto, June 13, 2019) –Transport Minister Marc Garneau has shown great leadership in delivering an electronic logging device (ELD) rule which, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance, will catapult Canada ahead of the U.S. in terms of highway safety and compliance.   CTA says today’s…

I recently traveled to Australia to speak at a conference. On my flight from Sydney to Perth, I was pulled aside for additional screening for explosives. The agent passed a wand over my luggage, my shoes and my hands. He then put the wand into a reader before he let me go. I thanked him…