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When I left things off with you readers last month, I was all alone, in quarantine in Florida with Covid. The gloom setting over me was becoming all too common. I was in the routine of booking a covid test every day at a local Walgreens Pharmacy. You know you are sliding into an abyss…

For those of us in the trucking industry, we are all aware of the data suggesting that crashes involving commercial trucks are overwhelmingly caused by the non-professional driver. Or, as we like to call them, the four-wheelers. There have been numerous studies about reckless behavior(s) for automobile drivers, but I recently came across a paper…

The Truckload Carriers Association annual convention held in Vegas was a holdover from 2020. Like almost everything else in this world, the timing for the event was adjusted due to Covid. As I began to think about the convention, my concern revolved around the Delta variant that was running rampant south of the border. So,…

On the day that I’m writing this article, there is one, yes – only one, approved ELD supplier in Canada. Perhaps by the time you are reading this magazine, there will be more. The law requiring ELDs has been in place for Federally regulated trucks since June 12, 2021. On that date, there were NO…

Oprah Winfrey once said, “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” We know that mentors are important to each of us in advancing our careers and finding the hope inside ourselves. The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is offering a program focused on matching female drivers who are new…

There are many examples and definitions of an effective manager. This overview is mine; it doesn’t mean that others are wrong, but some are. I’ll share a quick look into the Yin and the Yang of the role of manager. My paradigm will likely conflict with some manager’s vision of their position. I see this…

If you were asked to name the fiercest animal in the animal kingdom, how would you respond? Would your initial reaction be to say it is a bear, a lion, or a tiger? How about a snake or crocodile? Notice I used the word, “fiercest” and not words like intimidating, scary or, deadly. One of the…

The simple truth is that the low retention rates prevalent in the trucking industry are nothing more than a business challenge gone unchecked. Having a successful business is a difficult thing to achieve, no matter the industry or company. Being in the trucking industry exaggerates this challenge since it is capital-intensive and there are very…