Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Katherine Kruger

As discussed in the last two posts in this series the Driver Inc. model is a hot-button topic in Canada’s trucking industry. It blurs the lines between employment and independent contracting, often at the expense of employees’ rights, government tax revenues, and fair competition. While this practice continues to generate debate, these questions remain: What is the Canadian government doing to address the issue? How are industry associations and stakeholders responding? And most importantly, how can shippers and brokers identify and avoid Driver Inc. companies?

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Joanne Bricker

In part two of this series on Driver Inc, we are going to look at how this scheme takes advantage of newcomers to Canada, and vulnerable drivers (eg. financial difficulties, under-educated)

Driver Inc. doesn’t just hurt compliance-minded companies or muddy labor laws—it disproportionately affects the most vulnerable drivers in the Canadian trucking industry, including newcomers to Canada and the financially disadvantaged. These drivers are often the least equipped to navigate the complexities of employment classification, making them prime targets for exploitation under the Driver Inc. model.

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Danielle Chaffin

Life is filled with ups and downs, and setbacks are simply part of the journey. Whether in personal or professional settings, the ability to rebound with grace after a disappointment or challenge is key to thriving rather than just surviving. This quality—resilience—helps us adapt and grow, turning obstacles into stepping stones. Let’s explore how to build resilience and start recovering from setbacks in a way that strengthens our future.Compensation Board (WCB) contributions, and other employee protections.

Driver Inc. is a business model in the Canadian trucking industry where commercial drivers, who do not own their vehicles, are classified as independent contractors rather than employees. This setup requires drivers to establish their own corporations, allowing them to invoice the trucking company for services rather than receiving traditional wages with benefits. Under this model, drivers avoid standard deductions like taxes and CPP (Canada Pension Plan), while carriers sidestep obligations such as overtime pay, Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) contributions, and other employee protections.

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Charlie Saffro

A tariff is essentially a tax placed on goods brought into a country from another country. For example, when a company in the United States imports sneakers from Vietnam, a tariff might be applied to the price of those sneakers when they enter the country. This extra charge makes imported goods more expensive and can encourage buyers to choose similar products made domestically instead.

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Anya Aubry

Being a dispatcher is one of the most critical roles in logistics. You’re the bridge between the customer and the driver, ensuring the everything runs smoothly. But in such a fast-paced environment, it’s easy to fall into habits that can derail operations. Whether you’re new to dispatching or have years of experience, avoiding these six common mistakes can help you run a tighter, more efficient operation and avoid costly headaches.

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Jessica Wash

Working in logistics often feels like juggling fire…blindfolded. Between managing clients, coordinating with carriers, and solving problems on the fly, stress becomes a constant. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With the right strategies, you can regain control, lower your stress levels, and ensure you stay ahead of the game. Below are some things I have adopted to make sure that I can keep my cortisol low and my stress levels in check.

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. Next up: Shimmi Munson

In today’s fast-paced business environment, technology is often hailed as the key to unlocking supply chain efficiency. However, not all tech solutions are created equal, and the wrong choices can actually hinder your operations. Many organizations fall into the trap of over-engineering their systems, addressing only the symptoms of problems rather than their root causes. As a result, they may find themselves overwhelmed by incompatible tools and processes that complicate rather than simplify. In this post, we’ll explore five reasons your technology might be doing more harm than good to your supply chain.

Welcome to our series celebrating the incredible women in Supply Chain and Logistics! In a traditionally male-dominated field, it's important to shine a light on the inspiring women who are making a significant impact. Through a mix of insightful and fun questions, we’ll explore their journeys, challenges, and successes. While we acknowledge the contributions of everyone in this industry, this series aims to elevate the voices and stories of women who often get missed. First up: Lacey Wanczyk

In 2024, it’s nearly impossible to find someone who doesn’t receive multiple emails each day. For many, this constant influx can quickly become overwhelming, especially if you work in the logistics industry, where issues and urgent tasks are constantly coming up throughout the day. Emails pile up, distractions multiply, and before you know it, your inbox becomes a source of stress. Currently I have just 7 emails in my inbox and the goal is to have under 5 by the end of every day (zero in this industry is an unrealistic goal, IMO). So how do I manage my inbox effectively? Here are my top 5 tips to help you do the same.

There are many misconceptions regarding supply chain management. Some are pretty straightforward and well-documented, but recently, additional myths seem to have surfaced. From assumptions about who supply chain management is for, to misunderstandings about events in recent years, debunking these myths is crucial for anyone wanting to understand the industry better. Whether you’re a small business owner, an aspiring supply chain professional, or just curious about how goods move from one place to another, it’s important to separate fact from fiction. Let's dive into some of the most common myths and set the record straight!

We are back with our Part 2 of the Tech Round-Up from the Freight Waves - Future of Supply Chain Conference. There were so many cool things to cover that it wouldn’t fit into one post. So without further ado, here are the transportation management systems (TMS), freight matching/load board platforms and the finance options that were at the conference. If you haven’t read part one already, you can check it out here.

I had the pleasure of attending Freight Waves, Future of Supply Chain at the beginning of June and I was met with some incredible tech that could help logistics companies and shippers with efficient operations. I will be rounding up all the tech I was able to interact with in a two part series, it will cover Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Load boards and matching platforms, finance and accounting platforms, predictive analytics, and other miscellaneous tech that didn’t fit into these categories. A little disclaimer, I did attempt to contact as many of the companies after the show to further my education on their systems, but I wasn't able to connect with all of them (but most). I will be including links to each company to get more information.