Branding - Company
Lessons from trucking’s M&A binge
Not sure if there’s ever been a time in Canada’s trucking industry when M&A lawyers were as busy as they were during the first two…
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Branding - Company, Marketing
Add a broker arm to your truck fleet
The freight business is booming as consumers spend all that cash they saved by staying home on stuff they think will make life at home…
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Sales - External
Update your fleet’s sales process in 2021
As Covid-19 rages, the trucking industry continues to do an amazing job pivoting to new ways of doing business and keeping drivers safe. One area…
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Branding - Company, Content Marketing
With 2020 in the mirror, what does 2021 hold for trucking?
The editors at Webster’s really put a bow on 2020 when they officially added “social distancing,” “rapid testing,” and “asymptomatic” to the dictionary. Voting wasn’t even close…
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Branding - Company, Front Page
Reconnecting is the best medicine
It was with great interest that I read the new Hays 2021 Salary Guide published by the recruitment firm Hays Canada. The study found that 49% of…
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Awards, Branding - Company
Left Lane Associates Named to Canadian Business GROWTH List
Canada’s leading transportation M&A specialist ranks among fastest-growing companies Left Lane Associates, Canada’s leading mergers and acquisitions firm for the supply chain industry, is proud…
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Customer Relationship Managerment (CRM), Front Page
Prepare your fleet for a pandemic pivot
While coaching my kids in minor hockey I was introduced to the concept of pivoting. On the ice, it’s a very effective skating tactic to…
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Front Page, Trucking - Carrier
The promise and shortcomings of autonomous tech
Every truck driver knows what to do when they come to an S-curve: take it easy, accelerate gradually through the turns, and then get back…
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Content Marketing, Customer Relationship Managerment (CRM), Front Page
Should you lease or buy trucks?
When I purchased my first truck 25 years ago, I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. The lease I signed for one truck…
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Customer Relationship Managerment (CRM), Front Page
How to survive a post-Covid supply chain
Congratulations to Canadians whose collective response to the Covid crisis has been ranked among the best in the world. As we slowly reopen the economy…
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