The Over The Road August issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our August 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

Why do most companies give you a policy and procedure manual to review and then train the heck out of you when you first join their organization? And why do some companies get you to sign that you have received the policy and procedure manual, even though they may know that you have not read…

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…

The Over The Road July issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our July 2025 list of recruiters, please go here.

I had a chat with a safety manager yesterday, and he said truck drivers don’t use AI (artificial intelligence). At first, I agreed with him. After all, truck drivers drive trucks, right? But then, as I started thinking about it, do truck drivers use AI? And guess what? I’ve changed my mind! We might not…

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…

Why does every company make their truck drivers sign a receipt for having completed a Truck Driver Safety & Policy Manual? And why is it so important that truck drivers understand what is in this manual? For any trucking company that is trying to do things right, they will have a truck driver safety &…

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…