Worried about your weight?

You should be if you're paid by the tonne/hour. Spec'ing light can add weight to your bottom line.

How important is it to consider weight when sales reps Canadian Forest Industries spoke to, not at all. This is surprising, considering long-distance operators have made an art out of trimming highway tractors to maximize payloads and reduce operating costs.

"Guys (in log hauling) aren't usually worried about being lightweight; if anything, you go a little heavier," says George Driedger, a GreatWest Kenworth sales rep from Grande Prairie, AB. "You want a heavier front end. You don't want a 12,000 front axle, you want a 14, maybe even a 16, and you make sure you go with a …