Driver Compensation – The Devil is in the Details

Driver Compensation – The Devil is in the Details

6 years ago

Over the past few years, one of the defining challenges in the freight transportation industry has been a shortage of qualified drivers. In April of this year, I posted a blog (https://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/what-are-trucking-companies-doing-to-solve-the-driver-shortage ) that examined the range of compensation tools and benefits that are being offered to recruit and retain drivers. In another blog (https://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/trying-to-solve-the-driver-shortage-try-paying-them-a-salary […]

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Message to PM Trudeau and Minister Freeland: Don’t Let Canada be Bullied on NAFTA

6 years ago

These are distressing times for Canadians. Despite numerous meetings between the Canadian and U.S. (and Mexican) delegations over the past year, NAFTA negotiations reached another impasse on Friday, August 31. It is not surprising. The Americans have negotiated in bad faith. Canada was excluded from the recent negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico. Rather than […]

The New Realities of Procuring Freight Transportation Services

6 years ago

Those of us who came into the freight transportation industry in the 80s and 90s remember when there were distinct sets of service providers. There were small parcel carriers, LTL carriers, full truckload service providers and rail carload operators. Of course, during slow times, truckload carriers would move some large LTL shipments. The small parcel […]

Time to Become a “Shipper of Choice”

6 years ago

For shippers that are experiencing shortages of trucking or rail equipment, there is a series of steps that need to be taken to prevent service failures and loss of market share. Time to Become a “Shipper of Choice”

The 10th Anniversary Surface Transportation Summit Will Address many of the Key Issues Facing Professionals in this Industry

6 years ago

Ten years ago, my colleagues at Newcom Business Media and Dan Goodwill & Associates set out to create a high quality educational and networking event for Transportation Professionals and Decision-Makers. From humble beginnings, the conference has evolved into Canada’s premier event in the Surface Transportation Industry. The Surface Transportation Summit now attracts hundreds of Logistics […]

The Truckload Freight Industry in North America in 2018 – “Maybe the Best Freight Market we have ever seen”

6 years ago

The truckload sector of the freight industry is different from the LTL and small parcel segments in two significant ways. Unlike the other two segments, anyone who can buy or finance the purchase of a tractor-trailer unit and can drive the rig, can enter the industry. Freed from the requirement to build cross-dock facilities […]

The LTL Freight Industry in North America in 2018

7 years ago

The following is my annual report on the state of the LTL Freight Industry in the United States and Canada. Here are links to the top 100 carriers in Canada (https://www.todaystrucking.com/top-100-ranking-canadas-largest-hire-fleets/ ) and the top 25 LTL carriers in the United States (https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/the_top_25_trucking_and_less_than_truckload_ltl_companies_in_2017 ). The combined revenue of the 25 largest U.S. LTL trucking companies […]

Message to Prime Minister Trudeau: Respond to Trump’s Trade Sanctions by Hitting Him Where it Hurts

7 years ago

This week President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum products from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. The rationale was that this was done for reasons of National Security. In view of the very modest size of Canada’s military and the longstanding, peaceful relationship between the […]

Some Business Lessons from the Amazing Vegas Golden Knights

7 years ago

While there are lots of great sports stories at this time of the year, the Vegas Golden Knights should rank at or near the top. Even if they don’t win another game this season, they have exceeded all expectations. They are currently among the two final teams battling for the Stanley Cup, an amazing […]

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An Action Plan to Optimize the Money Spent on Freight Transportation

7 years ago

In my last blog, I identified one of the recurring problems we encounter in working with shippers on a day to day basis, namely a lack of complete and accurate information on their freight transportation activities and expenses. I would argue that “you cannot manage what you cannot measure.” Good quality freight data is […]