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Canadians have for years paid more for fuel than necessary. With crude prices lower and the canuck buck being about par with the US buck fuel should be 10 cents or more less than it currently sits at. Gasoline is currently running in the Ontario market (largest in the country) around the...

Nokian recently changed their winter tire line. They now have 2 tires available for cargo vans but not available in all the sizes we want or need. The WR series is sold as a winter tire and an all season. I've been using these for over 3 years on my cars and they actually work as both. I've...

Not sure how many of you know that Suncor bought out Petro-Canada. Initially they announced that things would stay the same and just keep buying and using as per normal. Well that changed over a month ago when all Sunoco stations raised their diesel proces to match Petro-Can prices. This made...

Here we are at the end of 2009. Many of us will be evaluating the year and making some decisions for 2010. For many it has not been a good year and we might be questioning our continuation in the business. For others it has been a year of improvement over 2008 as some recovery has come along...

The cdn expedite scene has taken a downturn for many companies through the month of October. I predicted a few months ago that the market would go up and down during the recovery and that is happening with great effect. While September showed a decent increase in activity and loads were...

This week a truck driver in a rig was charged for smoking while driving. The law passed awhile ago banned smoking in the work place which also included vehicles. I haven't got any details as yet as to whether or not he was an employee in a company truck or a broker in a labeled truck or...

The last year and a half have been slow for the Canadian market. There has been a glut of trucks for the freight available. The last 2 months have definitely improved for most companies as we've been seeing more activity in the industrial sector. The best indicator has been the increase in...

The Bank of Canada has announced that the recession here should be over by the end of September with a slow steady growth going forward. They base this on the fact that our banking system is very strong and cash rich, increased consumer spending and the reduction in layoffs and claims for...

The Ontario Govt has passed the law with regards to banning use of cell phones, texting and other handheld electronic devices while driving. Utilization of handsfree technologies with such devices is fine. GPS units must be mounted! This goes into effect Oct 1/09 and there should be...

Well the June deadline for having speed limitation in place for large trucks is almost upon us. The Ont govt has issued the ecm readers to the scale houses and it appears they have started to practice with them. Yesterday as I traveled on the 407 I saw the scale was open (in van) and they were...

Today as has happened before another soldier returned from the Afghan conflict in a box. The family was probably on the tarmac to meet the casket and travel along the highway to Toronto to the coroners office. It is a sight and thought provoking to see the numbers of citizens holding...

The OPP are conducting a seatbelt blitz for the two weeks starting this one and next. They'll be sitting on off/on ramps to the major highways and near major traffic areas near fuel stations etc. So make sure you're buckled up as it is a $110 fine. The ministry and OPP are looking to...

For those who used to come to the Dixie-401 area in mississauga. Jojo's steak restaurant is closed. Few expediters still park there overnite but for the last 4 months the numbers were down. Otherwise fuel up here is high at 78.6 cents/litre or $2.97/ US gal. Rob

Eastern Canada has been hit with a lot of snow this year and more on the way. It looks like for some places a record snowfall. This has created a problem for may four wheelers out there when coming to an intersection as the plows have made high snowbanks at them and the four wheelers are too...

I have had some laughs this last few weeks as we've had several snowstorms in a row (4). I can't beleive the stupidity or the lack of thought of some drivers in this weather. I've seen running shoes in foot deep snow (not a snowbank), pouring in dregs of windshield washer fluid that no where...

There were several trucks involved in an early morning accident in Toronto today that virtually shut the 401 going east. Reason for the accident was assumed speed on fast changing road conditions fromm wet to ice. A small amount of black ice formed as there was a flash freeze condition. So...

Another fun weekend and home again. Went and bought all those things for the truck that you have to go and stand in line at the dealer etc. That wasted a couple of hours. Did some minor repair stuff to trucks (we all do this during downtime) then of course home for more home time work. Today...

There is a white out and heavy snowfall warning for the areas east of Windsor to the Woodstock area. So the 401 corridor will be fun to drive. Worse snowfall is expected today and tomorrow along the east side of Lake Huron with 18-22" of snowfall expected and of course snow streamers off the...

First time this fall in southern Ontario we will see freezing temps tonite after a rain fall. Expect the bridges to freeze over and other exposed areas. Mostly it'll be the wind chill making it below freezing. So becareful and watch for black ice. Rob

It is amazing the amount of work you find waiting at home after you come off the road for a couple of days. I had to rake the leaves, bag some of them, fix the furnace, change the filter (that was the easy job), repair duct work (from previous occupant bad job), take down a bathroom exhaust fan...