The Driver Shortage
The truck driver shortage has been 1 of the top issues the transportation industry has been dealing with for many years. The number of drivers required keeps getting larger and there is no immediate fix to the shortage the trucking industry is facing.
Trucking Industry Evolution
These days we see transport trucks everywhere. We know that these trucks and their drivers deliver most of our products and materials to their destinations, but how did this start? Who created the first transport truck? How did the commercial trucking industry evolve? We examine the history of the truck and the trucking industry in today’s […]
Women in Trucking
Currently, women represent 48% of the Canadian workforce yet only 3% of Canada’s truck drivers, technicians, and cargo workers. The trucking industry has begun taking steps toward marketing the industry to women in hopes that more female drivers will help solve the driver shortage and fill in the gaps left by aging male drivers.
Transportation Technologies
Technology in the transportation industry has been a hot topic of conversation in recent months. We are at a time when new technologies are emerging every day and everyone is wondering how these advancements can be used to deliver our goods around the world faster and more efficiently. In today’s blog we examine 4 advancing […]
Speed Regulators & Trucking
Recently there has been increased attention on speed limiters on heavy trucks. Speed limiters are electronic systems in large trucks that limit the speed at which a vehicle can travel. The United States has recently proposed legislation that would require all large trucks to have speed regulators set at 65mph. Canada has been a subject […]
Automation & the Transportation Industry
There has been a large amount of discussion surrounding issues affecting the Transportation industry, and more specifically the driver shortage. The shortage shows no signs of slowing down with an entire industry trying to figure out the best way to solve it. One piece of news to come out of Nevada last month has people […]
