Consumer inflation is running close to 8% annualized with the Bank of Canada raising interest rates in a bid to return the economy to a long-term inflation rate of around 2%. For trucking companies, inflation is appearing in unexpected places besides fuel and driver compensation. A pronounced example is trailers. February saw the second highest […]
Every Day’s a New Day x 10,000+! Starting a business is never an easy decision. Even in the best economy, people need to assume risk and be willing to potentially fail. The odds against success are enormous. There are hopefully favourable conditions and often an equal measure of challenging circumstances. Into this uncertainty, some entrepreneurs […]
As we approach another holiday season with the pandemic, hopefully we can look forward to greater social mobility. Last year we were contending with lockdowns but concerns over shortages were largely isolated to toilet paper, paper towels and cleaning supplies. What a difference another year makes. Surging consumer demand has overwhelmed a system focused on […]
The K.I.D. blog written at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, “Keep Calm and Carry on with Humanity” is a message that still resonates nineteen months later. Maybe even more so today. Back when we began physical-distancing and hunkering down in our homes, we didn’t know what would happen. The semiconductor shortage was an issue […]
The annual CVSA Brake Safety Week is scheduled for August 22 – 28, 2021. During this industry-focused safety event, enforcement officials will inspect commercial vehicles and place units out-of-service (OOS) until any critical brake issues or other safe-operating violations are corrected. The last brake safety week found that 12% of commercial vehicles inspected had brake […]
People call K.I.D. Truck & Trailer Service in Oakville, Ontario to enquire curiously if we work on medium-duty trucks. In our nearly four decades in business, we’ve serviced every make and model of diesel engine equipment, literally. It seems like a good time to review our commitment to this class of vehicles and explain why […]
Given our current circumstances, there’s an intense focus on making every dollar go further and every purchase count. We’ve come to equate a low price with good value and there is often waste in this equation. It reminds me of a time when I met a Maintenance Manager for the first time. He kept repeating […]