It appears that if you were hoping that the ELD rule was going to be overturned or that President Trump was going to step in the stop the new ELD rule, all hope is lost. The new ELD rule is going to go ahead on December 18, 2017. Have you started to install Electronic Logging…

  The reports about airline incidents have been numerous lately and they don’t seem to be stopping.  Maneuvering through a busy airport, like Atlanta or Chicago, is not fun. In fact, it’s frustrating and challenging, even for frequent flyers who know what to expect. As President of the Women In Trucking Association, I spend a…

As I’ve alluded to in the past few articles I have been working closely with Jim Papineau, a longtime industry friend and confidant. Jim and I have collaborated on a number of consulting projects over the past 10 years related to the transportation industry. So it was a natural for me to approach him when…

The Over The Road June Issue now online!

Deciding to be an operator is more than just a flip of the coin. I don’t want to imply that people actually make that choice by flipping a coin but in some circumstances, it would have been better to let the coin call the shots. I was talking to a couple who came to my…

I heard a phrase the other day and it set my mind to digging deeper into the thought. The individual I was with was talking about his wife’s shopping addiction. He said that she was a ‘want person and not a need person’. Some time back I actually did some research on the internet on…

Insurance premiums are going up, and when I say up, I don’t mean by just the rate of inflation. Oh no! Not just two or three percent. No No No. I see rates going up in some cases by one hundred percent! I’m seeing trucking insurance rates doubling in many cases and I see more…

Available soon for OTA Members to train from within their organization (May 3, 2017) — The “Essential Driving Skills; Tractor-Trailer Driver” curriculum package is now complete and approved by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO). The materials are now in production and will be available shortly as an off-the-shelf program to OTA member fleets wishing to…