For almost twenty years, I've been saying something that made people uncomfortable.The trucking industry isn't just moving freight across Canada. It's moving people. Some willingly. Some not.For years, those words were m....

This topic came to me while listening to a friend talk about everything that was wrong with his current gig, like a large group of us drivers he’s experienced and could quit and be working somewhere new in a day. He ha....

Now I’ve been retired for over ten years, I sometimes sit watching the world go by, pondering the decisions of my younger life. There were a couple of young ladies who I might’ve ended up married to. But, if I hadnâ€....

With up to $15,000 per truck or $50,000 per fleet in rebates available, now is the time for eligible BC carriers to invest in fuel-saving technology.Why This Program Delivers the Best ROIWhen it comes to cutting greenhou....

Yesterday morning, my cell phone rang, and I smiled when I saw that it was Dave Madill. Dave and I had talked just the week before, and I told him I was coming to see him in Kelowna as soon as we went to print for this i....

It all started in the summer of '69 when Dad brought home an R700 that had seen better days. It was in sad shape, but he got it for less than scrap value, and we had an engine, transmission, and lots of spare parts. Dad ....

Load security wasn’t a problem in the parcel delivery firm where I got my class 1 licence. I drove a three-ton box van with plenty of room for the 56 daily deliveries that people, usually the lady of the house, ordered....

As per usual, at least once a year, I get on a health kick where I try to eat better and exercise with the goal of losing weight. I do great for a few months, then I get tired and frustrated and give up because, honestly....

Scott Casey was our Rig of the Month for May 2008 and a long-time associate writer. He wrote "Ghostkeepers," a book about his years as a gun-toting truck driver, serving as a Canadian Peacekeeper in the former Yugoslavia....

This is a story about truck tires and my journey, about how I learned to take care of wheels and tires. First, I must tell you there are times when tire repair is an emergency on the road and other times when tire care i....