Posts Tagged ‘Robert Scheper’

Consistency and predictability are a necessity for profitability in a competitive environment. The key phrase in that sentence is competitive environment. The trucking industry is deregulated, so the entire industry is competitive. Gone are the days of legislating competitors out of our business (though many still try). I have a friend who works in an…

If anyone is in business for more than 10 years they learn to “play the game”. The financial negotiating game. One of the poorest negotiating events I ever witnessed was when a Trucker walked into a dealership’s mechanics shop that was FULL of trucks being repaired and yelled “I don’t care what it costs, I…

Over the last month I know two operators who hung up their keys due to the direct effect of Trump tariffs. I am certain that this situation is being reflected across Canada with varying degrees of intensity in different locations and markets. The net effect is only surpassed in scale by the mandate controversy in…

I have now done consulting and taxes for operators for over 30 years. I finished my master thesis in 1996 with a “cutting edge” synopsis of the future “paperless” society that would be brought on by an invention called “the internet” (I’m not sure if you’ve heard of it – you can Google it if…

Much of Canada was put on hold before the election. Last fall, the uncertainty of who was going to be in the White House made everyone very nervous. Then, when the result was finalized in November, it was like a great sigh of relief blew over North America. Just as things began to heat up…

Writing in Over the Road Magazine for over 17 years has been awesome. Nothing I usually write about has any deadlines associated with its content… until this article. There is no way OTR can bring to print the May 2025 magazine after the April 28th election. The print deadline is usually around the 16-19th of…

When I was a young pup dancing through school, I was a thin scrawny smart A**. My only defense was my speed. I could outrun any bully. Any chance of going toe to toe with the likes of some of my co-pupils were thoughts of delusion. I knew better than that. However, there were times…

In the last two weeks I’ve been asked several times what I think about the future of trucking based on current tariffs. It’s like asking me where all the pieces will land, while still in the middle of a tornado! I’ve written about tariffs in prior articles (and PODCASTS), claiming they were ONLY brought to…