Properly recording your GST and HST preview image Business Management Properly recording your GST and HST September 1, 2010 Back in May, I offered a heads-up on changes resulting from Ontario and British Columbia combining their provincial sales tax with the federal GST into one Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) starting July 1. ...
Business Management Motor carrier margins fare better than expected, StatsCan survey shows August 19, 2010 OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian trucking companies did surprisingly well overall in keeping their profit margins intac...
Business Management TransCore’s July North American Freight Index up 122% from last year August 13, 2010 PORTLAND, Ore.--TransCore’s North American Freight Index shows that the spot freight market continued a ...
Plan ahead and make adjustments to improve 2010 tax year preview image Business Management Plan ahead and make adjustments to improve 2010 tax year August 1, 2010 We are two-thirds of the way through 2010 and it is a good time to review your compensation package from your business and to look at making some payments to CRA for your 2010 income.
Business Management No better time than the present to determine your best path out of this mess July 1, 2010 For at least 18 months now, I've been hearing about "zombie" truckers, motor carriers which are barely able to meet payroll from week to week yet somehow manage to hang on. Their continued existence m...
Business Management Planning for profitable tomorrow July 1, 2010 In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Will you have sufficient monies to support a comfortable reti...
Business Management Look outward, now July 1, 2010 The challenging operating environment motor carriers have suffered through the last few years combined with the uncertainties of the current recovery make for the perfect opportunity to look outward a...
Business Management Cost of ground transportation rises in April, according to CGFI July 1, 2010 Results published recently by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicate that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian Shippers increased in April.
Business Management Room to grow July 1, 2010 Trucking businesses relocate for a variety of reasons, ranging from the need to get away from an aging building to rent and taxes getting overly expensive or an expiring lease term. Understanding the ...
Business Management The Canadian General Freight Index falls slightly in October January 5, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. -- Results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicate that the cost o...
Business Management YRC Worldwide extends debt-for-equity offers to December 30 December 30, 2009 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Financially beleagured YRC Worldwide Inc. announced this morning it has extended ...
Business Management Breininger & Associates releases latest Canadian courier & logistics industry trends report September 8, 2009 Toronto, ONT. -- Breininger & Associates has released the latest iteration of it’s annual Canadian C...
National Truck League announces new sales and marketing director preview image Business Management National Truck League announces new sales and marketing director July 31, 2009 LONDON, Ont. -- National Truck League (NTL) has appointed Lois Holden to the post of director of sales and mar...
Business Management COMPETITION WATCH: TransForce sees Q2 decline in revenue, profit July 23, 2009 MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce suffered a decline in revenue and profit in the second quarter, consistent w...
Business Management Raydan narrows losses in 09 fiscal year July 20, 2009 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Raydan Manufacturing trimmed its losses in its 2009 fiscal year, posting a $564,456 lo...
