A good loadboard rate is only the starting point. Count empty kilometres, operating costs and time to see what the load actually leaves you.

The Load Board Rate Looks Good. Will the Load Pay?

A load paying above the freight-rate benchmark can still barely cover costs once empty kilometres, dock time, fuel surcharge and currency are counted.

Manpreet Singh · October 29, 2026 · 4 min read

When diesel rises, every cent counts. Compare fuel card prices, fees and payment terms to see what you actually save.

Diesel Up 23.9 Cents in September: What Can a Fuel Card Actually Save?

Diesel averaged 260.7 cents a litre at September's end, up 23.9 cents. A fuel card discount only counts at stations you use, after fees, and cost-plus pricing still passes on wholesale spikes.

Manpreet Singh · October 29, 2026 · 3 min read

Before applying to Amazon Relay, Canadian carriers should check their authority, insurance coverage, equipment and driver requirements.

Getting on Amazon Relay in Canada: what you need before you apply

What Amazon Relay asks of Canadian carriers: NSC number, insurance limits in CAD, equipment and driver setup, and how it differs from US guides.

Manpreet Singh · October 28, 2026 · 4 min read

For a 26-foot box truck on Amazon Relay, weight, axle count and route determine which CVOR, IRP and IFTA requirements apply.

26-foot box truck on Relay in Ontario: CVOR, IFTA and IRP

Which weight and axle limits put an Ontario box truck under CVOR, IRP and IFTA, and what changes when a Relay load goes to Quebec or the US.

Manpreet Singh · October 27, 2026 · 5 min read

The load pays $1,600. The empty kilometres still cost you. Count the full trip before you book.

Relay rate per kilometre: count the deadhead before you book

A $1,600 Milton to Montreal load looks like $2.71 a km loaded, but with 335 km of deadhead it pays $1.73 a km and runs $44.65 short of costs

Manpreet Singh · October 27, 2026 · 6 min read

Canadian Relay approval doesn't cover US loads: cross-border work needs USDOT and FMCSA authority, so ask Relay about the 180-day rule.

Hauling Amazon Relay loads into the US from Canada: what you need

What a Canadian carrier needs before taking US Relay loads: USDOT and MC authority, insurance, IRP and IFTA, eManifest, and the 180-day question.

Manpreet Singh · October 26, 2026 · 3 min read

Before you pay for a used truck, check what’s under the hood and what’s still owing.

Buying a used tractor in Ontario: what to check before you pay

Ontario doesn't require a used vehicle package for heavy trucks, so here is what to check on liens, emissions, safety and records before you pay.

Manpreet Singh · October 25, 2026 · 3 min read

A gloved hand peels a decal off an older tractor parked beside its replacement.

Swapping a truck: plates, cab card, IFTA decals, CVOR, insurance

The order to handle insurance, the IRP supplement, IFTA decals and CVOR when one truck leaves an Ontario fleet and another comes in.

Manpreet Singh · October 24, 2026 · 3 min read

Sometmes repairing old truck cost more than EMI of new one

Fix or replace your old tractor: cost per kilometre, worked out

Put an aging tractor and a new one on cents per kilometre: repairs, downtime, fuel, payment, insurance and resale, and find where keeping it stops paying.

Manpreet Singh · October 24, 2026 · 6 min read

A natural gas day cab takes on fuel at a public CNG station in Alberta on a wet autumn afternoon.

Natural gas trucks: range, power, winter and payload, checked

Which old objections to natural gas trucks the 15-litre engine has answered, and which two (tank weight and fuelling) still hold for Canadian carriers.

Manpreet Singh · October 24, 2026 · 2 min read