Author: Michael Day

There are numerous factors that play a role in causing truck crashes. For instance, driver distraction, driver fatigue, boredom, following too close, driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs,…

Shop technicians want to do their jobs well. They all want to be good at their jobs, young or old. If you manage a medium or large, busy shop, whether…

Automatic Slack Adjusters (ASA)s represent an advancement in truck brake technology. In the days before ASAs manual slack adjusters required daily inspection and manual adjustment to maintain adequate braking on…

Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) is a grouping of regulations designed to minimize heavy truck damage to Ontario roads and highways to extend road life and make for safer traffic…

In Canada and the United States trucking associations are spreading awareness of the need for safe parking for large trucks. This may not be seen as a real problem by…

If you are new to hauling freight and are considering handling steel coils on a flatbed trailer, at first it may feel a lot like being a novice ice skater…

When trucks began hauling road freight, truck stops followed, springing up all across North America. The early years saw mom and pop shops offering fuel and food to weary truckers.…

Cross Border Trucking Issues Many Canadian based fleets cross the border with the United States to pick up or deliver goods. Many US based fleets cross into Canada for similar…

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection blitz will occur in early May and the best way to pass inspection is through proactive vehicle maintenance and by readying drivers ahead…