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20 April, 2026
The EPA27 NOx rule: Why wait-and-see is the most expensive strategy for fleet planning
For the past year, a sense of regulatory uncertainty permeated the heavy-duty transportation industry. As stakeholders watched the shifting political and legal landscape — including the repeal of the Chevron […]
Read more15 April, 2026
From the road we’ve traveled to the road ahead: The fight against Driver Inc.
There is a timeless axiom that states “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 battles.” For more than a decade, as […]
Read more09 April, 2026
It’s time to rip up the insurance safety net
If it were up to Markel Insurance, I would have lost my job. Apparently, I was the worst driver in the MSM fleet. Every time they sent a rookie safety […]
Read more08 April, 2026
Name and shame the wheel-less wonders
Ontario has been seeing its share of wheel-less wonders on its roads over the recent past. A rash of wheel separation incidents has put the road safety spotlight squarely on […]
Read more08 April, 2026
Your shop as a competitive advantage
I recently attended an industry event that included a presentation from the CEO of a Top 100 Canadian fleet, in which he discussed having to run a more efficient operation […]
Read more01 April, 2026
Why delegation is the key to growing a truck repair shop
Most repair shop owners didn’t set out to run a business — they just wanted to fix trucks. But growth changes that. As workloads increase and teams expand, the hands-on […]
Read more29 March, 2026
What a recent Supreme Court ruling means for your insurance coverage
For most people, reading their insurance policies is the last thing they would do in their spare time. They are long, technical, and often filled with exclusions that make it […]
Read more19 March, 2026
Highlights from THRC’s Calgary Workforce Bootcamp
Last month at THRC’s Trucking and Logistics Workforce Bootcamp in Calgary, Alta., leaders from two THRC Top Fleet Employers — Trimac Transportation and Caron Transportation Systems — joined CEO Angela […]
Read more18 March, 2026
Private fleets are strong operations, not vanity projects
I read with interest, and some anger, a recent opinion piece in trucknews.com, The Private Fleet Creep: How to turn private trucking from threat to opportunity, by industry veteran Mike […]
Read more13 March, 2026
Pump Pain: When distant wars hit home at the diesel pump
Trucking can’t catch a break. Just as industry sentiment was beginning to improve — new truck orders ticking upward, spot market rates showing resilience, and supply and demand finally drifting […]
Read more13 March, 2026
OTA shifts strategy, taking truck safety message directly to the public
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is celebrating 100 years of industry leadership this year. The organization’s longevity is rooted in its ability to evolve and adapt to ever-changing market realities, […]
Read more11 March, 2026
The Private Fleet Creep: How to turn private trucking from threat to opportunity
Carriers have had more thrown at them in the last five years than most industries see in a generation. Covid-19 chaos. Driver Inc. Exploding insurance costs. Driver shortages. Rate pressure. […]
Read more06 March, 2026
Shortchanging truck drivers is shameful
You work, you get paid, that’s how it should work. If you are a truck driver, you work and sometimes don’t get paid. Not paying drivers for the work they […]
Read more18 February, 2026
When it comes to emissions, Canada can’t afford to go it alone
The Trump administration has spiked the GHG Phase 3 rules, leaving Canada in a quandary about what to do next. In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the ‘Endangerment […]
Read more11 February, 2026
Gordie Howe International Bridge vital to Canadian and US economies
The decision to construct the Gordie Howe International Bridge exemplifies how two long-standing allies and trading partners can work together toward shared economic benefits that strengthen both nations. As in […]
Read more10 February, 2026
The AI ditherers are running out of time
The trucking industry’s reaction to artificial intelligence (AI) today looks a lot like its reaction to the internet in the late 1990s. Skeptical. Dismissive. Convinced it can wait. The companies […]
Read more10 February, 2026
5 ways student work placements work for you
An aging workforce remains one of the sector’s most pressing challenges, and the need to attract younger workers has not changed. The opportunity is clear — trucking and logistics offers […]
Read more09 February, 2026
The good and bad of Google reviews
I was at a local pizza place the other day and there was a small handwritten sign by the cash register that said “Leave a 5-star Google review, get a […]
Read more02 February, 2026
MTO must shed light on commercial driver exam fraud
Money changed hands and applicants were driving off with commercial driver’s licenses in Ontario. There were whispers for a while about this dirty little secret that people knew about. And […]
Read more30 January, 2026
This 2003 Super Bowl ad drew trucking’s ire. It also predicted the future
The out-of-control big rig without a driver behind the wheel careens through a cornfield, barrels across a highway, and causes a fiery explosion at a gas station. All the while, […]
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