Transportation Timing is everything when shippers rank carriers August 12, 2021 If you’re a truck fleet doing business in Canada, you better keep a particularly close eye on schedules and delivery times. On-time performance outweighed all other benchmarks in Inside…
Business Management How artificial intelligence and machine learning are benefiting fleets June 24, 2021 “Artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are popular buzzwords, but when used effectively can deliver tangible benefits to fleets. Trimble examined the subject during its virtual in.sight user conference this week,…
Business Management 4 ways fleets can use data to improve performance June 22, 2021 Data without context is just numbers, and many transportation companies are “drowning in data, but starving for insights.” Those were a couple revelations from Adrian Gonzalez, president of Adelante SCM,…
Business Management Pandemic response dominates this year’s Top 10 legal issues for private fleets June 17, 2021 As businesses take steps to return to normal following broad economic shutdowns put into place to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, they will be facing many new challenges related to employees.
Business Management 14 things we learned about private truck fleets June 16, 2021 Canada’s private fleets have offered further insights into their activities, with the release of the fifth annual benchmarking survey conducted by the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) and…
Business Management More inspections, fines coming to Driver Inc. fleets June 4, 2021 Canada’s Labour Program is beginning to crack down on fleets that misclassify truck drivers as incorporated businesses rather than employees – delivering another blow to the business model referred to…
Security Prep your payment method, and other advice on dealing with a cyberattack June 1, 2021 Canadian cybersecurity firm eSentire has identified a trend that should alarm trucking companies. The transportation sector has been identified by cyber-criminals as an easy target. “They are an underserved sector…
Business Management Fleets challenged to take advantage of ‘perfect storm’: ACT May 27, 2021 Industry analyst ACT Research says while the economy, freight, and trucking indicators are all at or near record highs, there are challenges percolating beneath the surface. “Our heavy-duty forecast continues…
Business Management New tool to help fleets fight back against nuclear verdicts May 11, 2021 A new data-based tool is being launched to help fleets fight back against sophisticated plaintiff attorneys and the nuclear verdicts they aggressively pursue. Steve Bryan, who founded Vigillo then sold…
Business Management TFI International posts strong Q1, prepares to close UPS Freight deal April 28, 2021 TFI International’s blockbuster acquisition of UPS Freight couldn’t have been timed better. The division achieved record Q1 earnings, with UPS’s Supply Chain and Freight Group more than doubling profits. But…
Security Peel cargo theft volumes down, but losses hit records April 7, 2021 Ontario led the way in North America’s commercial cargo theft last year, with the Peel Region west of Toronto reporting some of the biggest losses of all. “Most theft reports…
Business Management How to avoid nuclear verdicts March 24, 2021 The best way to avoid a nuclear verdict – a term used generally to describe court judgements in excess of $10 million – is to stay out of the deposition…
Technology 3 keys to digitize your truck fleet March 24, 2021 The science of digitizing a truck fleet involves more than going with paperless documents alone. The underlying telematics data and available artificial intelligence make it possible to truly transform every…
Business Management Cargo insurance policies deserve a closer look February 12, 2021 A Toronto-based transportation lawyer is calling on brokers and carriers alike to take a closer look at cargo insurance policies as the all-important documents continue to evolve. “Things have changed.
Business Management Quiet on the M&A front, Mullen Group may eye U.S. market February 11, 2021 Mullen Group may take a closer look at expanding in the U.S., as a stagnant Canadian economy and pricey valuations have tempered the company’s appetite to make a major deal…
