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Preparing for a Job Search in the Trucking Industry

Preparing for a Job Search in the Trucking Industry

The trucking industry is a colossal engine...

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J.D. Irving, Limited invests in Collège Trans-Canada College

J.D. Irving, Limited invests in Collège Trans-Canada College

MONCTON, NB – J.D. Irving, Limited has made...

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TCC Licences

Trucking Licences in Canada

TClass 1 vs Class 3 vs Class 5 with Air Brake Endorsement...

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Trucking in New Brunswick

Trucking in New Brunswick

The trucking industry has been an essential part of the economy for ages...

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Is Your Equipment Overworked?

As a business owner or an employee...

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Essential Items Every Trucker Needs

Being a trucker in today's world is...

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Working Smarter, Not Harder - Solving Trucking Industry's Labor Shortage Problem

Working Smarter, Not Harder

With the trucking industry facing a labor shortage...

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Cut Your Trucking Expenses Dramatically With These 10 Proven Strategies

Cut Your Trucking Expenses

Are you a trucking business owner looking to save...

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Survive Dread of a Tire Blowout

Being on the highway and feeling your tire...

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10 Tips to Buying Used Equipment

If you're considering buying used...

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Get Ready for Spring with this Essential Truck and Trailer Checklist

Essential Truck/Trailer Checklist

The days are getting longer and the weather ...

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An Insider's Guide to Estimating Hauling Jobs

Guide to Estimating Hauling Jobs

If you're in the business of hauling...

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Hauling Heavy Equipment

5 Tips for Hauling Heavy Equipment

When you are hauling heavy equipment...

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End of Life

End of Life Transports and Trailers

When a transport or trailer reaches the end...

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10 Tips for Cleaning Snow Off of Your Rig

Cleaning Snow Off of Your Rig

Cleaning snow off of your rig can be a daunting...

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How to Deal With Low Winter Temperatures

Deal With Low Winter Temperatures

Winter is coming, and that means dealing with...

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Winter Driving Tips Every Truck Driver Needs to Know

Winter Driving Tips

If you're a truck driver, you know that winter can be...

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TCC Cold Weather Tips

Cold Weather Tips

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10 Perfect Gifts for the Truck Driver in Your Life

10 Perfect Gift Ideas

If you are looking for the perfect gift...

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10 Tips for Optimizing Your Fleet Management Strategy

Optimize Your FM Strategy

If you're like most business owners, you're always...

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10 Tips to Reduce Your Transport Fuel Usage

Reduce Your Transport Fuel Usage

Reducing transport fuel usage is a major concern for businesses and governments all over the world...

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10 Tips to Optimize Your Transport Fluid Analysis

Transport Fluid Analysis

If you're a trucker, you know the importance of keeping your transport fluids in check...

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Truck Filter Tips

Transport Truck Filter Tips

If you're a transport truck driver, then you know the importance of keeping your...

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Truck Equipment Coolant Tips

Transport Truck Coolant Tips

Keeping your transport truck equipment running cool is essential...

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Regular Maintenance Tips

No one wants to break down while they're on the road, miles away from anywhere...

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Tips to Keep Your Transport Secure

No one wants to think about their transport being stolen or vandalized, but the reality is...

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Tips for Backing Up a Semi

Backing up your truck is difficult, but it is a necessary skill for being a professional driver...

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Driving a Semi in Windy Conditions

We speak often of the need for safety in the trucking industry...

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Eco-Friendly Trucking

Gas and fossil fuel emissions have had a horrible impact on the environment,...

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5 Tips For Staying Healthy On the Road

Staying Healthy On the Road

Being on the road as a long haul trucker, or even doing short-haul or in-city,...

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Ways You Can Lose Your Commercial Driver's License

Ways You Can Lose Your CDL

Last month we talked about the ways you can ensure your Commercial Driver's License (CDL)...

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Things You Need To Know About Being an OTR Trucker

OTR Trucking

Does the opening riff of Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild have you yearning for the open road?...

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What to do when you come across an accident scene

Witnessing an accident

A fair portion of us will never see an accident, let alone be in one...

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Tips to Maintain your Commercial driver's license

Maintaining your CDL

Your Commercial Driver's License is what is going to keep you on the road and working...

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Sharing the road with other vehicles

Sharing the road

As a trucker, you'll spend a majority of your time out on the road helping deliver...

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Driving in a Parking Lot

Driving in a Parking Lot

In the world of a truck driver, you are going to spend time in parking lots....

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Types of insurance needed for transports

Types of insurance needed

Insurance is another of the many things needed when operating a tractor-trailer. While thoughts of safety.....

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Transport Coolant Tips

Transport Coolant Tips

With many different coolant options available today, and with each one offering different benefits,.....

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Dump Truck Operation Safety Tips

Dump Truck Operation Safety Tips

While on the surface driving a dump truck may seem as simple as getting a load, driving, and dumping that load,.....

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Tools You Should Always Carry In Your Truck

Tools You Should Always Carry

Being a truck driver doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have mechanical skills,.....

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Why Choose Winter Tires

Why Choose Winter Tires

Every year right around this time the same thing happens through The Maritimes......

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Getting BetterGas Mileage

Tips on Getting Better Gas Mileage

Every professional driver is at the mercy of two things: traffic, and fuel. ......

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How to clean snow of your truck

Cleaning Snow off of Your Truck

Wintertime presents a lot of challenges to truck drivers throughout Canada, and especially on the East Coast.....

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Winter Driving Safety Tips

Winter Driving Safety Tips

Winter driving can be hazardous if you're not careful. While here in The Maritimes, many of us .....

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Getting Sleep On the Road

Getting Sleep On the Road

If we could go back in time, there are likely a multitude of things we'd tell our younger selves. "Don't sell that car." "Listen to your parents." "Get more sleep.".....

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Best Practices to Remember for Transport Trade-Ins

Best Practices - Transport Trade-Ins

There comes a day for most truckers where it's time to upgrade to a new vehicle. The quality of your rig can play a huge role in the enjoyment of your job.....

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Selling Your Rig For Top Dollar

Selling Your Rig For Top Dollar

Have you found yourself ready to move on from your rig? Many drivers find themselves here; They're not done driving, but are ready to move into a newer.....

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Pre-Trip Trailer Inspection

Pre-Trip Trailer Inspection

Staying safe on the road is the number one priority of all truck drivers everywhere. That safety covers how we drive on the road, but also.....

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New Or Used Transport

Buy a used or new transport?

When you decide to buy a truck, you're presented with a fairly big decision right from the beginning: are you going to buy new, or used?.....

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Truck in construction

Your Rig & Road Construction

Driving a rig is serious work. Keeping safe on the roadways requires training, experience, and patience. And as though driving a truck isn't hard enough.....

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Buying Used

Buying a used transport truck

After much thinking, you've decided that it's time to buy your own truck. You've decided you've had enough of using a company.....

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Spring Maintenance

Transport Spring Maintenance

With the winter snow pretty much gone in our region, our sights are set on spring and summer, which are just around the corner.....

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Prepare A Resume

How to Prepare a Resume

There's something to be said about finding the job of your dreams, and that is YOU have to FIND it. Rarely does a dream job come to you.....

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Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Learning to drive a truck can be difficult and stressful. Just the idea of controlling something as big and powerful as a tractor-trailer....

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Avoid Burnout

Avoid Burnout

Driving a truck can take a toll on a person, both physically and mentally. When you consider that driving is one of the most stressful things....

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High Turnover

High Turnover

As with any business, retention and turnover are part of the trucking industry. How long drivers stay with a company can sometimes say a lot....

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Getting Stuck in the Snow

Getting Stuck in the Snow

Winter brings with it a whole set of challenges, especially for truck drivers. Whether it's keeping your vehicle road-ready, or trying to avoid delays....

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Transport Winter Maintenance Tips

Winter Maintenance Tips

Wintertime can wreak havoc on your truck or fleet. What can you do to keep everything running smoothly? Check out some of our winter.....

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Winter Driving Tips for Truckers

Winter Driving Tips

Winter can be a dangerous time, especially if you're a truck driver who is on the road for most of their day. While you can't control everything that happens....

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Christmas Gifts for Truckers

Christmas Gifts for Truckers

This year has really hit home how important truck drivers are to our economy. Keeping product moving across our country and making sure....

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Preparing Your Rig (And Yourself) for Winter

Preparing For Winter

Wintertime is tough on transports. Between the snow, ice, sleet, and salt on the highway, the frame, undercarriage, and every other part of your rig....

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Cold Weather Safety Tips for Truckers

Cold Weather Safety Tips

We're shifting into winter, and with that comes some changes, not only to how we drive but also we prepare ourselves for each load and trip....

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Owner Operator vs Company Owned

Owner vs Comp Owned

When you start out on your career of professional driving, you may be asking yourself: What are the differences between owning my own rig or....

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Working for a Small vs Big Company

Small vs Big Company

When it comes to choosing where to apply for jobs, there are definitely many options. But what it really comes down to is when you're going to drive....

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What To Know About the Trucker Lifestyle

The Trucker Lifestyle

Trucking isn't a job. Ask anyone who does it for a living and they'll tell you that. It's more than a job; it's a lifestyle. A lifestyle of being on the road....

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Benefits of Being a Truck Driver

Benefits of Truck Driving

Driving truck isn't all lonely roads and empty diners. While there is a certain amount of isolation in truck driving, there are many benefits....

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Eating Healthy on the Road

Eating Healthy on the Road

When you're on the road, it can become hard to maintain a healthy diet. Quick snacks and ready-made food at truck stops and gas stations....

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Canadian Roadside Attractions

Canadian Roadside Attractions

When you're a trucker on the road, you will find yourself in some places you never expected to be. This is one of the many great things about driving truck....

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Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom

The world as we know it is changing with every day that passes. People and businesses are forced to rethink how they do everything....

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