Goodyear seeking highway heroes
AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear is looking to honor truck driving heroes from the US and Canada. Nominations are now open for the company’s 34th annual Highway Hero Award. You can nominate a professional driver at www.GoodyearTruckTires.com through Nov. 29. The…
Ryder opens new pre-owned vehicle facility in Calgary
CALGARY, Alta. – Ryder Systems has opened a new pre-owned commercial vehicle sales facility in Calgary, Alta. The new 7,140-square-foot facility sits on 1.78 acres and features a reconditioning operation where used vehicles are serviced to meet the rigorous standards…
PMTC introduces new Board of Directors
KING CITY, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has introduced its new Board of Directors. The Board includes: OFFICERS President: Mike Millian, PMTC Chairman: John Harrison, Huron Services Group Ltd. Past-Chairman: Dennis Shantz, Home Hardware Stores Ltd. Vice-Chairman: David Marvin, Superior…
Fuel for thought
Industry players visit the test track at Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Test and Research Center
Navistar’s top technicians compete
LISLE, Ill. — Canadian International dealers were well represented when Navistar hosted its recent North American and global technician rodeos. Technicians from Summit Motors in Redcliff, Alta., Tru-Nor Truck Centres in Sudbury, Ont., Lewis Motor Sales in Barrie, Ont. and…
‘Don’t ask me what I think of you, I might not give you what you want me to’
Thinking, let alone writing about taxes bores me because they’ve already bore a hole in my pocket. Just making a trip to the ATM these days can sometimes be a, “Take a deep breath and count backward from 100” experience.…
Zimbabwe: Govt Blames Smuggling On Transit Truckers
GOVERNMENT has identified transit truckers as the biggest culprit responsible for significant volumes of smuggled goods entering Zimbabwe and has moved to plug the leakages that cost the country $1,5 billion annually. Smuggling has been detected throug…
NPTC execs give overview of US priavte fleet trends
KING CITY, Ont. – Private fleets in the US have never been in a better state than they are right now, according to executives from the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) who gave a presentation at this year’s Private Motor…
Commercial Vehicle Demand in May Remains Weak
A “capacity imbalance” continued to affect the North American Class 8 tractor market, reflected in May North American commercial truck order numbers as reported by ACT Research. Class 8 orders in May rose 4% month over month, but contracted nearly 31% …
Book review – Hire Your Buyer: A Philosophy of Value Creation
I have known John Mill for many years. He is one of the most talented lawyers working in Tax Succession. I did a book review of his most recent book. Hire Your Buyer: a Philosophy of Value Creation offers a solution…