My Take
Straight from the print magazine, the editors use this column to provide deeper insights into features, provide editorial comments on current events, and maybe even ramble just a little bit. My Takes is your chance to peek into their minds.
The Bear In The Woods
Note: Given the late summer death of logging activist-legend Earl St. John, Jr., and the news article on St. John’s career that appears on page 6 of this issue, it is appropriate to present the following piece about…
TEAM Truck Seeks To Stabilize Log Trucking Component
Article by DK Knight, Executive Editor/Co-Publisher A group of insurance providers, loggers, wood procurement officials and association leaders gathered in Raleigh, NC in late July at the bidding of...
This Issue’s Content, IWE Notes
Article by DK Knight Executive Editor/Co-Publisher This issue is packed with enlightening and entertaining material, one example being the Forest Family Series piece starting on page 30. For the...
“It’s Not What I Did, But What I Didn’t Do”
Article by DK Knight Co-Publisher / Executive Editor Transportation has apparently replaced logging capacity as the thorniest challenge in the wood fiber supply chain. It’s the most inefficient and...
2014 U.S. Timber Harvest & Logging Capacity; Canada’s Spiraling Southern Sawmill Clout
Story by DK Knight, Executive Editor/Co-Publisher RISI, Inc., a leading information provider for the global forest industry, recently estimated the 2014 U.S. timber harvest at 411 million green...
What You Need To Know About DEF
All forestry equipment manufacturers are going through the growing pains and education process of dealing with Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) as production of Tier 4f machines accelerates. This “new” fluid that invokes such concern has actually been used for some time, introduced commercially to on-road markets in 2004. (Tigercat introduced its first Tier 4f machine…
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