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To Incorporate or to Not Incorporate?

TORONTO, Ont. - There's no shortage of advice on whether to incorporate your business or operate as a sole proprietor. Banks, business books, accounting firms - they all produce material that addresses the pros and cons. Most agree that the big ad...

Editor’s Comment: Keeping in Touch Is Far Easier Than It Used to Be

When word hit the street that the U.S. hours of service regulations were being challenged and that they were tentatively deemed to be illegal, one could sense some panic ripple through the industry on both sides of the border.

A new lease on full service leasing

Full service leasing has gained a great deal of popularity in recent years, with contract maintenance also becoming a fairly large part of the business.

Case Study (October 01, 2004)

For some trucking firms, the road to successful growth is through diversification: moving beyond the comfort of a core business to take advantage of new opportunities. Two Amigos, based in Winnipeg, follows that path. Founded 12 years ago by Larry...

Working Within the System

The lines between suspension components will become increasingly blurred as a "systems" approach to suspension design takes hold. "Vertical integration," as it applies to the manufacture of vehicles as a whole, is now migrating to the suspension c...

International and Eaton chosen for diesel-electric hybrid pilot

International Truck and Engine Corp. and Eaton Corp. have been selected to manufacture diesel-electric hybrid trucks for a US program serving the utility industry.

Michelin brings its educational X One tire tour to Canada

Michelin wound up its 2004 summer tour promoting its wide base X One tires, originally introduced at the Great American Truck Show in 2000, with two stops in Canada this fall. This after spending an entire summer making several stops through large...

Executiveview With Alberta Motor Transport Association Executive Director Kim Royal

MT: You have been at the helm of the AMTA for two and a half years. How has the experience been thus far?

reality check

Any vehicle accident on the 401, even a relatively minor one, is quite capable of causing havoc, traffic chaos, and disrupting business of all sorts. The delays cannot be replaced, and the tempers and frustration of drivers take their toll.

Border Blues

Electronic prenotication to include truck manifests...

Publisher’s Comment: In Praise of Older Workers Everywhere

The latest debate around my local pub concerns the Ontario government's latest move to end mandatory retirement.

New Freightliner 106V geared towards specialized applications

Freightliner Trucks, looking to boost its market share in the medium-duty market to the dominating position it already enjoys in the heavy duty sector, has unveiled a new Business Class M2 106V vocational vehicle.

Freightliner to hit peak production levels in second quarter of 2005

Freightliner continues to ramp up production for its heavy duty vehicles to keep up with the strong demand for new iron and should hit its peak capacity by the second quarter of next year, according to Mark Lampert, senior vice president, sales an...

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