I am happy to say that this is the 25th Anniversary edition of Over the Road magazine. My team and I are very proud of this accomplishment and we want to thank all our readers and our advertisers for their support over the past 25 years; we couldn’t have done it without you. People often…

Gary appeared on the first cover of Over the Road Magazine in December of 1993. He was then 50 years old and had been driving for 25 years. It is easy arithmetic but when I recently spoke to him his first words were: “I am 75 and still driving truck!” On the telephone, Gary is…

25 years ago, Canada’s annual truck show was held in the fall; I believe October. It was the same format and location as today’s Truck World which is held every other April. That was where I met Brian Harris. At that time, he was operations manager for then Frederick Transport. Two months later, I published…

Every day the admin people on the Women In Trucking Association Facebook Page scan the posts for negativity, profanity and just plain nastiness. Every day someone is banned from the site because they can’t seem to keep his or her comments civil. Why do you think they make these comments? Why can’t we show more…

Congratulations to everyone on the Over the Road team! 25 years is an incredible achievement. I have been a writing contributor to the magazine since 2005 but long before that, I was a reader and purchaser of advertisements in Over the Road. In my previous career I worked for TNT Logistics and OTR was my…

Hello All, The article below is a repeat of the first article that I wrote for Pete and the good folks at Over the Road some twelve and a half years ago (2005) and from what I can see, it still has some teeth. Congrats on the 25th anniversary folks. I hope there are many…

As an accountant, I constantly receive the following questions: How do you advance in the workplace? How do you grow in your career? What should employees do to get a raise, promotion or both? Building a career is little different than building a business. Keeping your customers happy is very similar to keeping your boss…

PRESS RELEASE: November 30, 2018  Website Launched to Help Guide Drivers and Carriers Through Driver Inc Model Issues CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Sharp Transportation Systems Inc. has developed and launched a website to aid drivers and company owners affected by the Driver Inc model. The website, www.driverinc.ca offers a platform for external legal consultation services specializing…