Some Reflections on Canada’s Trucker Protests

Some Reflections on Canada’s Trucker Protests

3 years ago

Canada has just gone through its own version of the insurrection that took place in Washington, DC. on January 6, 2021. Unlike the one-day invasion of the U.S. Capitol building, the Canadian protests were extended over 23 days, in multiple locations, and may not be over. The Protest label is truly not correct; the more […]

What will be the Impact of the American Rescue Relief Bill on the Freight Industry?

4 years ago

Fifty-one days after taking office, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Relief Bill, one of the most important pieces of legislation in the past 50 years. The bill is significant in many ways. It will put money directly into the hands of lower- and middle-income Americans, those most in need of […]

Crafting a Pandemic Recovery Plan

4 years ago

There is considerable euphoria in the trucking industry these days. The July 2020 issue of Broughton Capital Truck Freight Barometers® is entitled “Fasten Your Seatbelts! The Economy & Truck Marketplace are Poised to Surprise to the Upside.” The issue contains the following thoughts. “In all three modes, the Broughton Capital Truck Freight Barometers® are reflecting […]

Economic Recovery and the Future of the Freight Transportation Industry – Part 2

4 years ago

In my previous blog (https://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/economic-recovery-and-the-future-of-the-freight-transportation-industry-part-1), I suggested that the economic recovery during the balance of this year will likely have a number of peaks and valleys that reflect the spread of Covid-19. In this blog I will explore some of Covid-19’s impacts on freight transportation. The latest economic data “most closely resembles a horror movie […]

As Some Businesses Return to Work, how will this Impact the Freight Transportation Industry?

5 years ago

As of May 2, 32 U.S. states and 5 Canadian provinces (https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/reopening-canada-provinces-ontario-quebec-saskatchewan-alberta) have announced plans to reopen businesses on a phased basis. Each state and province has developed back to work guidelines to manage the process. These actions are being taken even though Covid-19 is a very contagious virus with 1.1 million reported cases and […]

We Need to Lead and Innovate our Way to a Business Recovery

5 years ago

As we watch the Covid-19 pandemic unfold, in real time, on our television and computer screens, we are observing major weaknesses in many of our essential institutions. Despite the warning from China at the beginning of this year, North Americans were unprepared for this pandemic. Before it even began, pandemic readiness work triggered by HIV […]

Covid-19 has Highlighted the Need to Improve the Online Shopping Experience

5 years ago

As seniors with underlying health issues, my wife and I have made the decision to commit to buying all groceries and supplies online, until the risks of this virus are greatly diminished. For the past three weeks, we have been testing a variety of online grocery service providers. This is what we have learned. Grocery […]

Leadership Lessons from the U.S. Response to Covid-19

5 years ago

These are amazing times, but this is not the first crisis that many of us have experienced. Having worked in the freight transportation industry for over 35 years, I have seen ice storms, snowstorms, SARS, mainframe crashes, tornados that have ripped the roof off buildings, the raiding of employees and customers and other challenging […]

What can Companies Do to Prepare for the Coronavirus?

5 years ago

Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold, though rarer forms such as SARS, MERS and COVID-19 can be lethal. Most coronaviruses aren’t dangerous. But In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in […]