Driving for Profit returns Jan. 21, featuring Tom Kretsinger Jr., Truckload Carriers Association chairman and president of American Central Transport.

Kretsinger will take part in the popular 'How We Did It' segment, in which he'll be interviewed by moderator Lou Smyrlis about the rise of his business.

American Central Transport is a truckload carrier running about 300 trucks serving the eastern half of the US. The company recently took top honours in the general commodities truckload/linehaul division (20-50 million miles) in the American Trucking Associations' national truck safety competition.

Also returning will be Chris Burruss, president of the TCA and Dave Heller, director of safety and policy with the organization. They'll provide an overview of the US regulatory environment.

Sessions will be moderated by Smyrlis, publisher and editorial director of Truck News. Emcee will be Ray Haight, CEO of TransRep. The seminar series is hosted by NAL Insurance and sponsored by Truck News, Dalton Timmis Insurance and Daimler Truck Financial.

The cost to attend is $85 and the half-day seminar includes lunch. It is held at the Capital Banquet Centre in Mississauga.