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I frequently search for new topics when I am writing these articles. While glancing at the news headlines, I came up with this month’s topic. In fact, it was two different headlines that caught my eye. First was “Nearly 13% of Inspected Commercial Vehicles Taken out of Service During Break Safety Week”, and the ATA…

Has anyone ever told you that in order to succeed, you need to lower your voice tone, speak up more often and brag about your accomplishments? If you are a woman working in a male populated environment, these are some of the things you could do to advance your career and earn more money. Wait!…

We are not far off from the annual truck driver safety meetings in Canada. The meetings are generally held the same weekend as the American Thanksgiving. This is because in the United States, they close the doors of so many factories on Wednesday afternoon of Thanksgiving and they remain closed on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) and…

There is a movement within the transportation industry to try to have truck driving recognized as a skilled trade. This has been talked about for many years. In the past, the Ontario government even had a “voluntary apprenticeship program” and some trucking companies did participate in this program. There was also some government money available…

I know that your safety department may have told you things like, “Don’t talk to the media” or perhaps they also said, “Protect the scene”, and likely, “Take pictures, lots of pictures”. These previous statements are all true. But what do they really mean? Protect the scene means to make the area safe so that…

The trucking industry has traditionally been male-dominated, with women making up a small percentage of truck drivers and other industry professionals. However, technology is helping to break down barriers and create new opportunities for women in the trucking industry. Safety Technology Safety Technology is one of the most significant areas of innovation in the trucking…

The word civility is defined as formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech. Its origin is the word “civilitas” which relates to citizens. Words aligned with civility include courtesy, politeness, good manners, graciousness, and respect. The Institute for Civility in Government goes beyond this definition to include “disagreement without disrespect.” What does that mean?…

If you are based in a province that offers facility insurance and you are using facility insurance, you are or were likely in trouble. If you use facility insurance, it will either slowly or quickly put your company into bankruptcy. What makes the facility insurance market so problematic? Facility insurance is often 3 to 5…