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Fuel costs will bring manufacturing home: Marmon exec

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Manufacturing that has been outsourced to China and other countries with low labour rates will return to North America over the next 20 years, driven by rising logistics costs (fuel...

Plan ahead and make adjustments to improve 2010 tax year

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.

Change is good…in the right direction

Going back to the days when I was the trucking industry analyst at Industry Canada, many of the calls and letters I received were from frustrated truckers who felt they were getting ripped off, and wa...

Rest areas? What rest areas?

Imagine that when you show up at work today, all of the washroom facilities have been closed. You no longer have immediate access to toilets or running water. A sign on the now locked doors of the res...

Going to the head of the class

It definitely takes an effort, particularly during a recessionary time, to keep yourself well informed about changes and innovations in the line of business in which you are engaged.

LNG can serve niche in strategy to reduce GHG from trucks

Some of the largest players in the natural gas sector are targeting certain markets -notably the heavy truck market -for expansion of demand for their product.

Expect real returns on your targeted training investments

Those who crunch numbers for a living might see training as a "cost" of doing business.There is no question that the price of the related programs can be measured in terms like trainer salaries, training material, and the fuel used for an...

Looking back (August 01, 2010)

The next time you travel the DVP, check out the old Toronto brickyard located just northwest of the Bayview/Bloor cutoff.

Protect your gums, Dad gummit

As a child, I spent a lot of time with my grandfather. 'Dad gummit' was his favourite expression when things weren't going well. Later, 'Dad gummit' became one of his grandchildrens' favourite express...

Contact dermatitis: skin rashes

Quite often I have drivers come into my clinic complaining of skin conditions such as rashes. By far the most common skin rash I see is called contact dermatitis.Essentially, contact dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin that is caused by...

To lease or not to lease

TORONTO, Ont. - Traditional truck ownership has long brought with it the perception of better control in terms of running company assets.

Retired trucker designs round truck cab, hopes to market it

WHITEHORSE, Yukon - Some of the greatest, and wackiest, trucking-related inventions have been borne out of the tediousness of driving long distances, mile after mile, day after day.

CD Review: Highway Fever (August 01, 2010)

TORONTO, Ont. - I have to admit it: I've got the fever. Though not typically a follower of country music, I found the latest effort from Kentuckyborn musician Terry Wooley, Highway Fever, to be a toe-...

The new Kenworth T700 is curvacious and spacious

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The T2000 era at Kenworth has come to an end and rising from its ashes is a truck that's every bit as good, and then some.

T700 Canadian Road Tour set to kick off

The Kenworth T700 and Paccar MX Engine Canadian Road Tour is set to visit 13 Kenworth dealerships across the country starting in September.