Group aims to bring holiday cheer to truckers

PARK CITY, Kan. – The organization that raises funds to help truckers and their families in the U.S. and Canada has announced its 12th annual holiday fundraising campaign. The Truckers Christmas Group said Monday it will begin the campaign Nov.…

Motiv Power Systems Secures $60 Million

The $60 million will support the overall growth of Motiv, including opening a new engineering and manufacturing facility in Detroit as well as facilitate further growth in the large-fleet customer segment.

Yokohama Tire promotes Pavan Desaneni to VP of IT

SANTA ANA, Calif.  – Yokohama Tire has named Pavan Desaneni vice-president of information technology. A 20-year IT veteran, he will report to Tom Masuguchi, Yokohama executive vice- president and CFO, the company said. “Pavan has proven himself time an…

Tax Talk: Put incorporation on the menu

As an accountant, I deal with a lot of numbers all day long. But a few figures stand out. Twenty years ago, 36% of our owner-operator clients were incorporated while 64% were sole proprietors. Today, those percentages have flipped. Roughly…

The Last Word: Keeping our head in the game

You can make sure your phone is in airplane mode when you drive, never snack when you’re behind the wheel, always have both hands on the wheel, and yet still be a distracted driver. Keeping your head in the game…