Healthy Trucker Andrea MorleyNutritionist & Health Coach Healthy TruckerWhy you need to fill up on PremiumOur bodies and our engines have a lot in common, is there a cost to this higher quality food? Many like to including their preference for quality fuel. argue that healthy food costs more, but after a shortWhether you drive a truck, car, motorcycle, or boat, while you’ll quickly see that isn’t the case. Don’t thinkyou know that its performance and mileage varies that you need to be buying all organic produce, fancybased on fuel type, so why would you expect your shakes and expensive bars. Get back to the basics:body to be any different? »» Fruit and vegetables (fresh or frozen, whatever is onWhat we eat is literally what allows us to function;anything you eat is broken down into energy, with saleis just fine)certain foods providing more energy and health »» Smaller portions of meat (no, you don’t need to bebenefits than others.So if you’re eating heavily processed foods that lack eating two chicken breasts for dinner every day;this isin nutrients (think energy drinks, cookies, fried where many people throw money away)food, etc.) how can you expect that your body will »» Dried or canned beans, rice, oats, grains, etc. to addfunction properly? Hint: you can’t, and it won’t. bulk and nutrition to your meals – it doesn’t get moreThese poor quality foods may give you an initial affordable than these!feeling of energy or satisfaction, as many of them »» Water to drink (if you’re concerned about money, whyresult in the release of feel-good hormones such are you spending it on pop, juice, drive-thru coffee,as dopamine and serotonin. This hormone release alcohol…?)is what causes food addiction, but that’s another These building blocks are what your body craves. Theytopic of discussion. What I want you to focus on it will allow your body to perform efficiently, providethe feeling you get long after the initial buzz wears you with plenty of energy, and keep you as healthy asoff – after your blood sugar crashes and the caffeine possible.wears off. How do you feel then? I can guarantee it’s This doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in your favouritenot very good, because that’s when you find yourself treats here and there, but your diet needs to be primarilystarving, tired, cranky, and maybe even bloated or high quality, nutrient dense foods, or else you’ll slowlygassy. All from a little junk food you thought you become more run-down and unhealthy as the yearsneeded. pass.And how did your body actually benefit, long term? Start paying attention to the QUALITY of your food,Did it receive the proper nutrients (vitamin C, iron, and start looking at it as fuel that can either hinder orB vitamins, antioxidants…) needed to thrive and enhance the way you look, feel, and perform. This simplerepair itself? Nope. Instead it was burdened by your mindset shift can take your body from feeling like achoice and forced to filter out what it can’t use (think rusty, sputtering Oldsmobile to a shiny new Mercedespreservatives, artificial flavours and colours). running on premium.We know higher quality fuel is more expensive, so www.thetruckingnetwork.ca | Eastern Edition | June 2018 | 51
ContinuationExpanding PDC network makes Daimler toeliminate multi-day service events ..office nearer to that number, yet with regards to specialized mastery of DTNA’s merchant channel and itsgenuinely knocking some people’s socks off and wowing administration areas, Kurschner says that satisfactiondrivers with repair times, “you need to have the parts,” execution is something not by any means the country’s mostsays Jay Johnson, general supervisor of Aftermarket Supply prevalent, and problematic, wholesaler can challenge.Chain at DTNA. “From request to conveyance in 12 hours, and you don’t “In the event that you can’t get the part it doesn’t make require an enrollment,” he says. Also, the progressions toa difference how great whatever is left of the shop is,” says DTNA’s production network speak to only a small amountJohnson. “The client should pause.”Accordingly, Johnson of the organization’s general activities worked aroundsays DTNA has been attempting to refresh and extend its consumer loyalty and uptime. Between a merchant meetingpost-retail store network since the moment the 72-hour a month ago and a voyage through merchant offices thiswindow was first presented. “Before we began doing this week, Kurschner and Richard Howard, DTNA’s senior VP,our normal conveyance time was estimated in days,” he Sales and Marketing, have committed the vast majoritysays. of their current work to recognizing and creating other Aftermarket and merchant channel arrangements that will The outcomes have been surprising. Notwithstanding enable the business to additionally help clients all throughits noteworthy 80 percent conveyance rate in 12 hours their proprietorship encounter.measurement, DTNA likewise is presently conveying almostseventy five percent of requests by means of committed Uncommon new truck deals might get features in theconveyance benefit (DDS) courses, which the organization OEM world this year, however in repetitive deals market,acquainted not long ago with supplant less proficient LTL for example, trucking, breaking the current year’s businesstransporters. Johnson says these courses currently enable records amid the business’ next blast requires a top notchDTNA merchants to submit stock requests as late as 4 p.m. in client involvement with all circumstances. “While our itema few locales of North America and have those parts stuffed will dependably be at the bleeding edge of what we do,”on a truck by 10:30 p.m., and at the merchant’s office before Howard says, “we trust our client experience ought to be farthe sun comes up. superior to our item execution.”At the point when combined with the item and52 | June 2018 | Eastern Edition | www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
Continuationਪੀ ਡੀ ਸੀ ਨੈ ਟੱ ਵਰਕ ਦੇ ਪਸਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਡੈ ਮਲਰ ਦੀ Questions to ask anਸਰਵਿਸ ਹੁ ਣ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋ ਵੇਗੀ accountant ਮਾੜੀ ਕਾਰਗੁ ਜ਼ਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਵਜੋਂ ਸ਼ੁ ਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਜੌ ਨਸਨ ਨੇ ਦੱ ਸਿਆ ਕਿ Another way your accountant can help nail downਹੁ ਣ ਸਾਡੇ ਕੋ ਲ ਸ਼ਾਮ 4 ਵਜੇ ਤੱ ਕ ਪਹੁੰ ਚੇ ਆਰਡਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਪਲਾਈ 10:30 ਵਜੇ ਰਾਤ ਤੱ ਕ your business’s value is by deeply understandingਤੋ ਰ ਦਿੱ ਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਡੀਲਰ ਤੱ ਕ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਸੂ ਰਜ ਚੜਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪਹੁੰ ਚ ਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਹੈ । what you do and the industry in which you operateInਜਦ ਡੀ ਟੀ ਐਨ ਏ ਦੇ ਡੀਲਰ ਚੈ ਨਲ ਅਤੇ ਪੋਰ੍ ਡਕਟ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱ ਠਿਆਂ ਕਰੀਏ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਨੈ ਸ਼ਨਲ so doing, an accountant can help the entrepreneurਪੱਧਰ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਪੁ ਲਰ ਅਤੇ ਡੀਲਰਜ਼ ਨੂੰ 12 ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਰਡਰ ਟੂ ਡਿਲਿਵਰੀ understand which aspects of the comparable companiesਦੇ ਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਕੰ ਪਨੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂਬਰਸਿਫ ਦੀ ਲੋ ੜ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ । ਇਹਨਾਂ drive their value, and can work with the entrepreneurਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਖ਼ੂ ਬੀਆਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਹੀ ਡੀ ਟੀ ਐਨ ਏ ਦੀ ਸਪਲਾਈ ਚੇ ਨ ਵਕਤ ਸਿਰ ਪਹੁੰ ਚ ਤੇ ਗ੍ ਰਾਹਕ to steer the company toward maximizing those aspectsਸੰ ਤੁ ਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੇ ਨੈ ਟੱ ਵਰਕ ਦੀ ਪਰ੍ ਤੀਨਿਦਤਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ । ਡੀ ਟੀ ਐਨ ਏ ਦੇ ਸੇ ਲਜ਼ ਤੇ ਮਾਰਕੀਟਿੰਗ of their business.ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਉ-ਮੁ ੱਖੀ ਰਿਚਰਡ ਹਾਵਰਡ ਤੇ ਕੁ ਰਸ਼ਨਰ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਇੱ ਕ ਡੀਲਰਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਡੀਲਰ ਫੈ ਸਿਲਿਟੀ ਦੇ ਟੂ ਰ ਦੌ ਰਾਨ ਇਹ ਗੱ ਲ ਕਹੀ ਗਈ ਕਿ 8 Can you help me review and negotiate businessਕੰ ਪਨੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਦੁ ਜੀਆਂ ਆਫ਼ਟਰ ਮਾਰਕੀਟ ਤੇ ਡੀਲਰ ਚੈ ਨਲ ਸੋ ਲਿਯੂ ਸ਼ਨਜ਼ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਗ੍ ਰਾਹਕਾਂ contracts before I sign them?ਦੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰ ਤੀਬੱ ਧ ਹੈ । ਇਸ ਸਾਲ ਓ ਈ ਐਮ ਵਰਲਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋ ਈ ਚੋ ਨਿੰ ਦਾਨਵਾਂ ਟਰੱ ਕ ਸੁ ਰਖੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਟਰੱ ਕਿੰ ਗ ਸੇ ਲਜ਼ ਮਾਰਕੀਟ ਆ ਰਹੇ ਬੂ ਮ This is a common question for accountants,ਦੇ ਮੱਦੇ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਸਾਰੇ ਰੀਕਾਰਡ ਮਾਤ ਕਰਨ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਸਮੇਂ ਅਵੱਲ ਦਰਜੇ ਦੇ one that’s probably better to ask your attorney.ਗ੍ ਰਾਹਕ ਸੇ ਵਾ ਤਜਰਬੇ ਦੀ ਅਤਿਅੰਤ ਲੋ ੜ ਹੈ । ਹਾਵਰਡ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਸਾਡੇ ਪ੍ੋਰ ਡਕਟਹਮੇ ਸ਼ਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡਾ ਯਕੀਨ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸਾਡਾ ਕਸਟਮਰ ਤਜਰਬਾ ਸਾਡੇ An accountant should not practice law withoutਪਰ੍ੋ ਡਕਟ ਦੀ ਪਰ੍ ਫਾਰਮੈਂਸ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵੀ ਵਧੀਆ ਹੋ ਵੇਗਾ। a license. They can work collaboratively with your attorney to add color and tax and commercial issues about which the attorney may not be experienced. 9 What are some special considerations for my particular industry? Businesses in different industries come with their own unique accounting issues. Your accountant should be knowledgeable about the various ones that specifically apply to yours. For instance, if you own a startup that builds wearable tech, your CPA should be well-versed at identifying tax opportunities specific to the emerging technology industry, like potential R&D, facilities and training tax credits, as well as applicable manufacturing and sales tax exemptions, etc. 10 W hat are some common mistakes that I should avoid when working with you? Not being 100 percent honest with your accountant is the worst mistake you could make. The truth will come out, either in the planning stage or in front of the CRA auditor.” Failing to follow the advice of your accountant is another common mistake. The whole point of hiring an accountant is for their expert advice. Thoughtfully consider it, then use it to make reasoned, balanced judgments.www.thetruckingnetwork.ca | Eastern Edition | June 2018 | 53
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COMPANIES IN THIS ISSUE June 2018 BRANCH OFFICE AirTime Express ............................ 132985 Drew Road, Mississauga, ON L4T 0A7, Canada Alberta Big Rig Expo ................... 2-3 Appleby Transportation Ltd. ......... 19 Autobahn Freight Lines Ltd. ......... 39 Bison Transport ............................ 57 C.A.T. inc. ..................................... 44 Caravan Group ............................. 50 Cardinal Couriers Ltd. ................... 24 Carmen Transportation Group ...... 35 Challenger ............................... 10-11 Coastal Pacific Xpress .................. 58 Day Ross Freight .......................... 25 Drive Star Group .......................... 37 E ECL Carriers LP ............................. 12 Fulger Transport Inc. .................... 33 G Gardewine .................................... 38 Glasvan Great Dane ...................... 17 Highlight Motor Group ................... 4 Hyndman ...................................... 27 K Kleysen Group Ltd. ....................... 31 L Light Speed Logistics Inc. ............. 20 McKevitt Trucking Ltd. .................. 34 Metro Truck Group ....................... 15 NAL Insurance .............................. 56 Next Truck Sales ........................... 16 P Peterbilt Manitoba Ltd. ................ 18 Pride Group Logistics ................... 14 Schneider ...................................... 36 The Rosedale Group ....................... 6 TransX Group of Companies ......... 54 Trimac Transportation ................... 30 Triple Eight Transport Inc. ............. 4855 | June 2018 | Eastern Edition | www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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