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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…
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Over The Road March Issue now online!
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The saying “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer” is well known by most. However, is the adage as accurate as it is publically promoted to be? Or is it more emotionally instigated? Does prejudice or jealousy contribute to its popularity? Do the rich get richer BECAUSE they are rich? Do the poor…
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Over The Road February Issue now online!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
