The Over The Road January issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our January 2023 list of recruiters, please go here.

Beginning in January 2023 and in association with Over the Road Magazine, Making Your Miles Count will be producing a PODCAST to serve Canadian Truck Drivers and Operators. I have been researching topics and formats part-time for over two years. I’ve outlined six topics so far, two in each month of September, October and November.…

For over fifteen years the Women In Trucking Association has worked hard to advance our mission to encourage the employment of women, address obstacles and celebrate success. This goal to increase the percentage of women working in transportation jobs remains constant. We are a trade/professional organization and are supported by our members who join the…

The Over The Road December issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our December 2022 list of recruiters, please go here.

Merry Christmas to all my readers. It is a beautiful time of year to get together with family and friends. I wish you all the best. I also hope you have a very Happy and collision-free New Year! Why do most companies give you a policy and procedure manual to review and then train the…

In my company, we had a saying that went like this; one plus one plus one equals seven! The reference reflected the notion that often a person throws an idea out to the group, and the majority discounts the offering. Still, one person sees a little nugget of gold, and the next thing you know,…

The Mission of Women In Trucking includes the goal to, “encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry.” Our idea of a mobile unit in a semi-trailer was realized in 2019 when Walmart agreed to donate a trailer to be fitted as a moving educational center. The goal was realized when the Driver Ambassador…

Recently, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new study. I think that you will find the results of the study incredibly interesting. You can read the study at: https://truckingresearch.org/2022/10/11/atris-latest-crash-predictor-model-corroborates-strong-role-of-driver-behaviors-to-future-truck-crashes/ The reason that I am sharing this study is that the study was very large and complete, and I believe that the results are…