Then and Now
After five decades of learning to be a professional truck driver, I can look back and see how the early years are very similar to what new people go through today. We all star...
Blogs
Truck Routes
There is a long-contested piece of highway in British Columbia known for its scenic 95km stretch between the town of Merritt and the city of Kamloops. The highway meanders thr...
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRUCKING
Is climate change/global warming a hoax? The short answer: NO, it is not! The United Nations recently released its latest report on the topic and issued a ground-breaking code-...
Loading Heavy Equipment
Dad and I delivered a load of machinery to the Vancouver docks, and the next morning I was sitting down to a good breakfast, contemplating a couple of days off on the West Coa...
A night to remember
It was late afternoon, and I was about to depart on the nightly trip to Seattle. Out in the yard I ran into one of the city drivers I knew, and being a new driver, I always had...
Trucking is a Trade
With the encouragement and support of many truck drivers, well-known drivers Kim Wylie and Trent LaIone, have started a “Trucking is a Trade” Facebook page. There are no dues or fe...
Wide Open Spaces (and closed in places)
After 12 years of driving truck, I finally got a chance at a trip to Arizona. I was beyond excited to knock that state off of my list of those I still hadn’t travelled. I belie...
Attitude & Altitude
If you have an open mind and a good attitude, you are more likely to climb up the ladder of success – and that is the altitude. There is no such thing as a perfect driver, me i...
In the Truck’s Clutches
I once had a job working for an Alberta trucking company pulling super-b flat deck trailers. Most of the work was in Alberta and British Columbia, and since this was before th...
Training Hours
When I read the editorial from our esteemed editor John White in the May-June issue, at first, 140 hours of training for new truck drivers seemed like a lot, but I suppose more...
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