Re: the North The differences between the Canadian and U.S. trucking industries are defined by more than a border alone. Learn what you need to know about the Canadian market. This webinar…
Paid The Erb Group 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For | 2021 Top Fleet Employer | TCA Fleet Safety Award Winning Company We are a large, refrigerated transportation carrier in the food industry providing…
Equipment Waymo autonomous truck demo Waymo — a business that emerged from Google’s self-driving car project — is actively testing autonomous trucks in the southwestern U.S. And it recently demonstrated its Waymo Driver system…
Human Resources Michele Romanow on building resilience in challenging times The last 12 months have forced us to dig into our reserves of strength, patience and creativity. But tackling great challenges can reveal powerful truths about who we are…
Human Resources STEM and the fem Supply chain-related jobs, whether in transportation, logistics or warehousing, are becoming increasingly tech-heavy. This expert panel discusses the challenges and solutions to attracting more women to STEM-related…
Equipment How to reposition axles: Driver’s Education Cargo weight must be distributed evenly across all your axles. And sometimes you have to slide your axles or 5th wheel to redistribute the weight in the trailer. Here’s…
Equipment Understanding truck brake violations Brake-related problems continue to dominate violations during roadside inspection blitzes. They accounted for 32% of the vehicle violations recorded during the most recent Roadcheck inspection blitz alone. Some of the…
Regulations Understanding truck out-of-service violations Ever wonder why some out-of-service violations seem to stack on top of one another, or exactly when lighting-related issues will place a truck out of service? How about…
Equipment Mountain Driving 101: How truck brakes work, and how they overheat This video is a primer on brakes. Equipment Editor Jim Park cover the basics on how they work and what happens when brake drums get hot. Hot brakes can…
Equipment Mountain Driving 101: Inspecting brakes before heading downhill When driving across the prairies or the plains, you’d probably never notice if a brake or two were out of adjustment, but you can’t take brakes for granted when…
Equipment Mountain Driving 101: Understanding signs, and using an AMT Some grades have signs that display a profile of the hill; some signage offers ambiguous warnings like, “Use Lower Gear” or “Slow Down,” but lower than what or how…
Equipment Mountain Driving 101: Match the truck gear and speed to the grade Mountain driving instructor Andy Roberts and equipment editor Jim Park talk their way through a downhill descent, explaining gear selection, desired road speed. They make two trips down…
Equipment Preparing your fleet for the Canadian ELD Mandate The June 2021 deadline is approaching fast, and carriers need to get ready. How should you prepare to effectively comply with the Canadian ELD rules? What are the steps…
Equipment Focus On: Mack MD Series Mack Trucks’ new MD Series is the company’s first medium-duty offering since 2003. It was introduced in January 2020, and then the pandemic hit. That delayed the start of…
Transportation Operation Safe Driver Week with Christopher Turner, CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week, an annual initiative led by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, begins July 12. And just like last year, enforcement officers will place a…
