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A new, Kitchener-based company has just introduced new technology that gives Owner Operators the same powerful software that is used by the larger trucking companies at a fraction of the cost. For decades, technology in the fleet management industry has only been built by a few key players. Through the sale of expensive hardware, companies…

The near future of trucking leadership is about to experience the most significant changes it has witnessed in decades. By this time next year there will be new leadership at the American Trucking Association with the resignation of President Governor Graves and at the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association with the resignation of…

Recently a young (23-year-old) professional driver maneuvered her loaded tractor-trailer onto a 19th century bridge in Paoli, Indiana. The driver held a commercial driver’s license (CDL), but apparently the definition of a ton was not part of the curriculum. The bridge was posted with a six ton weight limit while the tractor-trailer weighed closer to…

If your goal is to drop a few pounds in the coming year, you are not alone. The top New Year’s resolution last December was to lose weight. The second most common resolution was to “get organized,” followed by spending less or saving more. The fourth top New Year’s resolution was to “enjoy life to…

This is the time of year when Strategic Planning begins to enter the planning process for many well-run, competitive organizations.  If this is something that your organization is not currently doing, I would suggest that you are missing the boat on the profitability of your company and possibly, working harder than your fellow truckers. Wikipedia…

One of the most interesting sections of research for my second book was the charting of fuel taxes. Over 30% of the 260 pages were dedicated to fuel costs. The specific IFTA fuel costs needed to be explored in detail in order to expose high/low cost jurisdictions (I used June 30th 2012 rates/numbers). What I…

I know this sounds very cliché but while this past year has flown by, I, and a couple partners have been working on a new industry offering called TCA InGuage http://www.tcaingauge.com. We had the great unveiling on September 1st of this year and since then we have been invited to and attended numerous industry events…

If you visit Walkerton, Ontario and drive to Little Rock Farm Trucking, you will enter through a paved entrance that is open and spacious. An aptly-coloured building plus a shop with four bays reflect the company’s name. Inside, Dispatch doubles as reception and while you wait, you see that every call is answered with sincerity.…