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The Mindful Trucker’s Blog
Time; A Balancing Act
As a lot of you already know, time is a precious commodity these days. I suppose it's always been that way. However, most of us never really notice. We take our time, we waste our time, we are ahead of time, we race against time, we have...
What’s Your Internal Freight Value?
In light of Covid-19, I have been seeing a lot of positive and negative posts on social media. One in particular that I would like to address is: Fair freight rates between shippers, brokers, and trucking companies, mainly the...
If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It!
If it was easy, everyone would do it! I'm talking about professional truck drivers. I know that in any profession there are challenges. But in the trucking world, the word "challenge" is an everyday occurrence that a professional driver...
An Owner’s Perspective
This is a guest blog post by Tyson Spencer, TC Trucking Enterprises Ltd, Perth Andover, N.B. For every mile of road there is 2 miles of ditch. As an owner and dispatch of a small trucking company, at the end of the day I shut down the...
Five Ways to Boost Your Immunity
https://youtu.be/s_NopbTfBx4 Click image to play video Community Immunity: Five Ways you can Boost Your Immunity With Dana G. Smith, The Mindful Trucker, and Stephanie J. Allen of Gateway Wellness & Leadership Development.
If Only…
If only I would have known there was going to be a COVID-19 outbreak. If only I would have known I would be quarantined for 14 days. If only I would have known I wouldn't be able to hug my family and friends like I did before. If only I...
Preparing for Your Journey
Professional drivers spend a lot of time behind the wheel. This includes truck drivers, salespeople, cab drivers and any other person who spends their time driving from place to place for, or as, their job. Some drivers spend upwards of...
Clear The Ice, Save A Life
I’m in my vehicle driving down the road, just flowing along, when all of the sudden a huge piece of ice flies off of the vehicle in front of me. It hits my windshield and smashes it. I manage to pull over to stop my car. Good lord, my...
Industry Ups & Downs
We hear a lot today about Northern Pulp in Pictou, N.S., and how the closure is affecting a lot of people and businesses. Like any business, there are ups and downs. There are always two sides to every story and people will take one side...
The Ripple Effect
Everyday we hear of another business closing their doors. The smaller ones have little affect on the economy, but the big ones have a huge affect on it. They all have suppliers, a work force, and customers that depend on them. When a...
Corporate Relationship Culture
Corporate Culture can be a tricky thing for some companies. When a company of any kind is started, it needs a “why”. The Why Why are you doing what you're doing? Why is your company in the business it's in? Every decision...
Talking Trades
According to new information released the by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in their “Taking Action on Skilled Trades” research report, Ontario will face a shortage of about 100,000 skilled trade workers in the manufacturing and building...