Often at the end of one year and the beginning of another, I find myself looking at the year ahead to the year that is expected. What will happen in the year 2017 for the trucking industry? Much of it will affect truck drivers! The big one of course, is the USA ELD Mandate. At…

  For more information: Deborah Hart Director of Recruiting dhart@celadoncanada.com Wroxeter, ON – Hyndman Transport, a Canadian subsidiary of the Celadon Group (NYSE:CGI) has announced the opening of a new trucking terminal in Ayr, ON.  The new terminal is located at 2616 Cedar Creek Road, just off Ontario Highway 401 and Highway 97 at Exit…

Man Oh Man. It is Christmas Season already! This year has flown by. I wish you all the very best of the season! I know that I will enjoy a few days off before the New Year comes ringing in. Remember to enjoy and celebrate safely. Driving at this time of the year can be…

What makes a word relate better to a male or a female? According to Kat Matfield, who created a gender decoder for job ads (http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com), “we all use language that is subtly “gender-coded” and this affects job advertising as well. Matfield based her web-based tool on a study by professors from the University of Waterloo…

Over The Road December Issue now online!

I remember having a discussion with a few seasoned truck drivers and Owner-Operators regarding the ideal student to teach how to drive a truck. They all agreed that young men who were raised on a farm were by far the best and easiest to teach. I certainly agreed with them. After all, I knew that…

If I was to ask any trucking company this simple question I would expect or hope to expect to get the same answer from all of them. If, in the next twelve months you have only two options available to you: first you can expend capital and increase debt to grow your fleet by 10%;…

I recently returned from the ATA MC&E (Management Conference and Exhibition) that was held in Las Vegas. I was there to share in my dear friend Kevin Burch’s limelight as he assumed the role of Chairman for the 2016/17 term. Kevin is the President of Jet Express out of Dayton, Ohio and he will do…