After eight years my second book is finally off to the presses (shipping is scheduled to start September 28, 2015). It’s the second book in the Making Your Miles Count series. The book contains more Canadian lease/owner operator research than any other source available today. So, how does an operator choose a trucking company? They…

I recently had the opportunity to go to 301 St. Paul St. East in St. Catharines, Ontario. For those of you who don’t recognize this address, good for you! It means that you have not been to a Ministry of Transportation (MTO) “Show Cause” hearing. In fact, this past month I have been there twice.…

Author Laura Vanderkam has written numerous books about the traits of successful people. She claims the “key to making myself happy is NOT to be a perfectionist.” In fact, she has researched the traits of successful women and how much time they devote to their careers. The author was surprised to discover that women who…

I recently had the opportunity to speak in person before a number of professional truck drivers and Owner Operators. It is always a privilege to address the people who keep our roads safe, day in and day out. It made me consider the importance of the “live” Saturday safety meetings where drivers gather to hear…

There has been a seemingly endless array of discussion over the past decade about a driver shortage. Whether you agree there has been a shortage or not, the many doom and gloom statements coming from every direction roar on. As many know I can argue both sides of this issue, but I lean towards there…

Although I have spent my entire career in the trucking industry, I have a passion for aviation as well. In 2008 I earned my private pilot’s certificate only a few weeks before graduating from a driver-training academy with my commercial driver’s license. There are so many similarities between aviation and trucking. Both industries have a…

In the writing of my second book I analyzed most of the “reasons” people leave one carrier for another. Though there are many stories told, they seem to all have one thing in common: disrespect. Operators and Drivers tended to use various versions of one phrase: “I (or nobody) should be treated like that”. Respect,…

It was the spring of 2000 and there was a lot of uncertainty in the future of Tom Payne Sr. with his employer, Tri-Line Freight Systems, based in Calgary, Alberta. The company was just purchased by TCT and after nearly 30 years of employment and close to 10 as President & CEO, Tom found himself…