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(Aug. 2, 2018) — The Canadian Trucking Alliance is warning truck drivers and carriers that using the so-called Driver Inc employment scheme could ultimately come back to bite them. The use of Driver Inc. as a recruitment tool is becoming so widespread that without quick intervention by the Government of Canada and provincial worker compensation boards all…

August 2018 marks the 50 year anniversary for Tenold Transportation. Starting out as a small, privately owned trucking operation in Greater Vancouver as A&W Trucking, then owner Gar Campbell established the business to support the growing needs of the wire and cable industry. Seeing an opportunity to expand, Gar Campbell worked with Dallas Tenold on…

I have been speaking and consulting over the past number of years on the subject of retention. What I have learned and has been my experience is that high turnover in any trucking company can be brought under control. That’s a fact. I have been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Any insightful management team…

A few months back I wrote an article that suggested that fleets have, from time to time, the opportunity to share in financial gains with drivers, and that to do so was something that makes perfect sense. I’m talking about paperwork compliance, HOS, speed limit policies, on time performance, fuel consumption etc. When these positive…

The story of Scotlynn Commodities begins on a small, family farm in the community of Vittoria, Ontario which is south of Hamilton on Lake Erie. While Scott Biddle, President of Scotlynn knew farming, he also always had a passion for trucks and machinery. Early in his career he worked for a few years at the…

Imagine you are a 24-year-old female who decides to become a professional driver. You attend a truck driving school during the day for three to six weeks. You proudly display your newly earned commercial driver’s license to the recruiter, who promises you a great job with new equipment and a friendly dispatcher. You then learn…

For immediate release: June 12, 2018 BC Trucking Association Announces 2018/19 Board & Executive Committee Langley, British Columbia—On June 9, 2018, the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) elected a Board of Directors for 2018 – 2019 at BCTA’s Annual General Meeting and Management Conference in Whistler, BC.   Members of the Board of Directors for this…

Effective leadership in business, politics, in a family or in any situation or organization is critical to the success of that situation. I have seen and I have been involved in many situations at many trucking companies, non-profit organizations and community efforts that would not be suffering but for one missing element; effective leadership. Someone…