It’s hard to be profitable in trucking without strategically located facilities. Several large players recently told me they consider themselves to be in the real... Continue reading
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The freight business is booming as consumers spend all that cash they saved by staying home on stuff they think will make life at home... Continue reading
The Covid-19 crisis has put many trucking companies on the ropes, while also creating a new set of well-liquidated first-time buyers. Because the pandemic has... Continue reading
With the ongoing freight recession and the chaos triggered by the COVID-19 crisis, you have to wonder how many more blows Canada’s trucking industry can... Continue reading
Little did I know while writing last month’s column on “potential speed bumps for supply chains in 2020” that we’d start the year on the... Continue reading
It should be no surprise to anyone that big tech companies are set on disrupting the fragmented trucking sector. Ordering something may happen with the... Continue reading
Historically the trucking industry has relied on outbound marketing to attract new business. But today, pushing your services on unqualified prospects might as well be... Continue reading
Over the decades I’ve seen capacity ebb and flow, but nothing compares to January when millions of truck miles just evaporated into thin air. Sure, the... Continue reading
Success Comes in Your Secret Sauce Two trucking company owners had a few too many pops late one night at the trade show. Stumbling back... Continue reading
Award Winners Collect the Gold There was a time when I’d see a decal on a trailer recognizing the carrier as one of Canada’s best-managed... Continue reading
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