Dave brings 40 years of valuable and interesting experience in transportation, management, safety, business and compliance. Dave has driven in every condition across North America and overseas as Military, Police, Company Driver to an Owner Operator to transportation management. Now our Celebrity Editor Publisher of Canadian Trucking Magazine bringing you articles and entertainment in print and on the web. Join Dave on Face Book for real time updates and meet at your favorite stop or truck show! Be Happy to say Hi and maybe get a picture or two. See you down the road.
What an exciting month with hitting all the truck stops and talking to you on Chrome & Steel Radio and attending the Fergus Truck Show this past month. On the COVER is exciting, 3 Super Stars for Hooters. Hooters has come out every year to the Canadian Trucking Show and provided support not only with a booth and giveaways but with the silent auction as well. Time to give back and give to you some awesome people from the Winnipeg MB Canada Hooters with Miss World 2016 Megan Pugh crowned in Las Vegas against 80 others from around the world and Monica and Natalie who you have probally already met at Hooters Winnipeg or the Canadian Trucking Show. Just makes sense to support those who support us. Take a look at the Expanded Web Edition on the Web Site or FaceBook Page for more pictures and videos. On the road this last month the magazine would not be complete without a meal eating shot! How many of you have eaten at LegendZ in Golden BC, great food and descent prices.
Great Shows coming our way in the next months. Lesco puts on the Pro Show N Shine at the Castrol Raceway in Nisku Ab September 16th & 17th and we will be there! Staying at the Yellowhead Inn in Edmonton where you can park your big Rig, if not in the show, drop the trailer, get a room at the Trucker Rate and have an awesome week-end!! Sema in Las Vegas will be after that and I am sure I can fit a few others in between. But if you watch my travels on FaceBook I will be sure to tell you where and why I am going. So Glad our magazine here and Facebook page keeps us all connected and up to date each day. See more in the digital magazine and the next few pages, digital does not limit the amount of good stuff we can provide you! Read on ,,,,,
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Jamie Davis,,is it, it is with the gang from CTM! Awesome Real Life Trucker who will take the time out to say Hi, and give out some Jamie Davis Cards. Take a look at the Expanded Web Edition for pages that show more of our travels and people we meet in videos for your entertainment and to make those miles or sitting fly by. September 16th & 17th the CTM Crew with be staying at the Yellowhead INN in Edmonton AB attending the Pro Show N Shine, ask for your special Trucker Rates from Canadian Trucking Magazine. To the Right we have Joanne from Pinky Tour 2016 ~ Trucking for a Cure in Fergus with Shelly from the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada raising awareness in support of Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Convoys coming at us September 10th Prescott & 24th Woodstock. Check out the FaceBook Pages and hit going to become a part of this great cause. FORBES-HEWLETT an advertiser on pages 22 & 23 in this edition is a bronze sponsor of Trucking for A Cure showing how they give back. Looking for a new home and one you will stay with and treat you right, check them out. Hey to the right here is Hannah Belinski you have followed at CTM at MATS and other events including here at Red River Co-Op Speedway where she watched her car from DABS Repair Thunder around the track!
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Hooters Gals kidding around reading CTM in the back of a Volvo VN at Beaver Truck Centre in Winnipeg MB. Awesome Gals!! With characters like that it was a fun shoot to bring them into your magazine and more in the expanded Web Edition with Videos. Bottom Right corner Monica also did some Red Shirt Friday Videos plus for the FaceBook Page a super person and regular to CTM. We now broadcast live videos on the FaceBook Pages from the events we attend for your entertainment If you are on FB, please LIKE our page and get news, entertainment and first release of the web editions plus awesome videos and so much more. Your input built this magazine for you. It is made so you can pick it up, read it, and keep it. “Trucking� is our middle name Small enough to fit your pocket but big enough to entertain. I travel in a big truck pulling a load so I can feel what is happening in our industry. Plus I have Diesel in my viens and love the road and trucking.
I look forward to the truck stops on the way to the shows and meeting and greeting my Brothers and Sisters of the road and getting your input for the Canadian Trucking Show, the magazine and Chrome & Steel Radio. This month if you live in Regina or Winnipeg and ready to be home every night, check out FASTFRATE on page 7 this month. I like to say again thanks for reading CTM and I look forward to hearing from you, than about you. See you on the road..... Be safe my friends! Keep On Trucking, All the Best!!!!!!
Happy Trails.....
Dave
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TRUCK SHOWS ~ WHERE TO GO ~ WHY TO GO By Dave MacKENZIE Celebrity Publisher Editor
People always ask me how I am able to hit so many shows each year and why! First if you have never been to some of the really great Truck Shows, you have to because I cannot write the feeling and excitement you get out of attending a great event. Second there are so many you have to choose by what time you have, where you are and what the show is all about. Some shows are held by Chrome Shops just as a customer day more than a show for them to profit and make money of the attendees, nothing for families!
There usually is not anything for families there and we do not advertise these shows in Canadian Trucking Magazine. Then the Great Chrome Shops like ZZ Chrome who raised over 100K$ for Childrens Hospital Foundation & LESCO from Edmonton that put on an outstanding real show! We do the ground work for you and advertise the Great Shows on CTM FaceBook and in Canadian Trucking Magazine. If you have a favorite show you are proud to recommend and families and friends will not be disappointed, let us know so we can post it and spread the word, no charge.
See a great joke you want to share, send it to CTM to print this is your magazine, and enjoy more jokes on the next pages and extra on the web
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Look what Bruce Querel & Richard Wiebe has at Querel Trailers! Trailers for work or home of all sizes. We had this one at the Canadian Trucking Show and it worked great! Thanks Querel
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Ron Stucker, director of the MetroTrucking Company Owner And Employees politan Bureau of Investigation, stated “He Arrested In Drug Trafficking Scheme .A man was arrested was hauling legitimate loads for busifor using his truck- nesses…[they] probably had no idea what He would go and ing company in a else was in his truck. pick up loads for various businesses and put his drug trafficking own product on there, too.” scheme. Once the drugs reached Florida, they He was charged were unloaded and divided among dealers and in connection to haulusers. ing thousands of Truong has been charged with traffickpounds of marijuana ing cannabis, over 400 grams of cocaine, and and cocaine into Florida from across the nation 1,500 oxycodone pills with intent to sell or deOn Friday, the 39-year-old president liver. of P&T Transportation was arrested after an inHe also faces charges under the vestigation that spanned two years. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations He has been identified as Peter Truong. (RICO) Act which penalizes organized crime. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings Under Florida statute, Truong faces explained in a press release, “This organization up to 25 years in prison for the charges is suspected of importing hundreds of pounds
of cannabis each year, multiple kilos of cocaine per month, and were conspiring to bring opioids into Central Florida to sell on our streets.” Nine other individuals, including some of the company’s truck drivers, have either been arrested or have warrants for their arrest. According to News 6, five of the suspects are on the run. Investigators explained that the suspects hid the drugs alongside legal loads during deliveries.
Boy makes you wonder what’s in the back of your wagon.
Note from Dave!
If you see suspicious activity, persons asking you for a ride across the border in your vehicle, a loose lipped driver talking about smuggling loads of weapons or drugs, do us all a big favour and contact authorities. Try to get as much information as possible without becoming involved and shut these bad guys down. They are bad for our business.
CALL BORDER WATCH~ 1.888.502.9060
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By; Ellen Voie CAE, President/CEO Women in Trucking
Jill Maschmeier has been named the August Member of the Month by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT). Jill is the Director of Safety Compliance at National Carriers, Inc. in Liberal, Kansas. She is also a WIT Image Team member. Jill was born and raised in Turpin, Oklahoma on a poor dirt farm. During her career, she worked in several different industries. Each job came to an end as the company either closed its doors or moved to another city. She once again found herself in a situation needing a job with insurance. When she saw the National Carriers opening in compliance at the time, she thought, “I do not have a clue what compliance in trucking means, but let’s give it a try. What can I lose?” Jill’s journey has taken her from compliance to recruiting to safety and now claims. “I have learned a lot about the industry, but mostly about myself,” she said.
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“It has taught me how to listen better and have compassion for my fellow man. There is a right way and wrong way to handle people whether it is a claimant, fellow employee, or just a friend that needs a caring ear.” That compassion was also demonstrated in Jill’s former mentor at National Carriers, Inc., Darrell Kirkwood. Jill recalls his final words of wisdom, “Be kind and fair and, if you will do that, you will be successful. This industry is really about relationships and places. We are family, dysfunctional at times, but still family.” From her very first day, Jill has found National Carriers, Inc. to be exciting and fun. She enjoys having such a variety of tasks and personalities to deal with each and every day. “The excitement of what is going to happen each day keeps me coming back for more – you lose some, you win some – that’s life,” she said. Women In Trucking Association, Inc. is a nonprofit association established to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry. Membership is not limited to women, as 17 percent of its members are men who support the mission. Women In Trucking is supported by its members and the generosity of Gold Level Partners: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, Daimler Trucks North America, BMO Transportation Finance, Great Dane, J.B. Hunt Transport, Ryder System, Inc., U.S. Xpress, and Walmart. Follow WIT on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. For more information, visit http://www.womenintrucking.org
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Always consult your compliance, DOT, MOT as this is meant for information purposes and a guide only as HOS changes regularly.
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Blackthorn Safety Solutions Inc. was created with the vision to assist carriers with their ever demanding need to be compliant and to offer solutions tailored for their specific needs. In the fast paced world of transportation, carriers are not only under extreme pressure to meet client demands and generate revenue but are held to very high regulatory standards. Many small to medium sized carriers have challenges becoming compliant let alone staying compliant. Some carriers do not have the resources necessary to achieve what they need to and in turn find themselves facing audits or even worse, sanctions from governing authorities. This is where Blackthorn Safety Solutions can help! Blackthorn Safety Solutions is a business that is scalable to each carrier’s needs and can offer such services as consulting and fleet oversight from a very high level to driver training and compliance monitoring on a daily basis. As stated, these solutions are scalable and individually crafted for each business model. If preparing for a facility audit is needed, Blackthorn has very knowledgeable and experienced staff to assist in getting prepared. If programs and policies are required, we have these solutions available as well. We can also manage your day-today compliance needs too! Do you need your logs managed and maintained? We have a solution for that! We offer driver hiring and due diligence services to assist you in making the right hire from criminal background checks, reference checks, PSP and abstract searches as well as US DOT and non-DOT drug and alcohol testing solutions.
Maybe you need assistance with or an outright outsourced solution for fuel tax filings? Blackthorn has very experienced fuel tax specialists that can relieve this burden, not to mention the ability to monitor and manage your permits and authorities. Collisions and claims are one of the largest issues faced by all carriers in the industry. Blackthorn can help with offering services to assist in managing your losses, recognizing the true costs to your organization and put in place measurables to effectively manage the risks and effectively train your fleet. Effective collision monitoring and management directly translates into lower risk with insurance providers which in turn, can translate into better insurance premiums and lower deductibles. This can be as little as consulting and recommending corrective measures to completely outsourcing the solution and have us manage the process for you! Blackthorn Safety Solutions is serious about safety and we can be a valuable resource for your existing safety program. If safety programs are an area that needs attention we can analyze your current program, identify gaps and assist in closing those gaps or can create a totally customizable solution for you. The choice is yours but whatever solution you choose, Blackthorn will work with you to make it happen!
For more information contact Blackthorn Safety Solutions toll free at
1-844-323-6515
or visit us on the web at
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Safety Solutions not just a good idea, a requirement! By Dave MacKenzie Outsoucing, cost effective, best way to do business. Within the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Operational Model, the Safety Measurement System (SMS) quantifies the on-road safety performance of carriers and drivers to identify candidates for interventions, determine the specific safety problems that a carrier or driver exhibits, and to monitor whether safety problems are improving or worsening. The large companies have extensive safety departments that handle all aspects of training and enforcement to ensure they meet the requirements of SMS. A great deal of skill and training is needed in order to maintain levels acceptable should an audit come in play. Blackthorn on the following page offer services to those companies that seek to be compliant in a cost effective way with experience Blackthorn members to run programs that meet and exceed CSA requirement from the skills that have manifested in these Blackthorn members from years of being compliant. SMS keeps you the driver safe on the road turning wheels making a living while not putting your health and safety at risk.
SMS has replaced SafeStat in the new Operational Model. SMS uses a motor carrier’s data from roadside inspections, including all safety-based violations, State-reported crashes, and the Federal motor carrier census to quantify performance in the following Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs). After a measurement is determined, the carrier is then placed in a peer group (e.g., other carriers with similar numbers of inspections). Percentiles from 0 to 100 are then determined by comparing the BASIC measurements of the carrier to the measurements of other carriers in the peer group. A percentile 100 indicates the worst performance. Now that we have covered the SMS in these short pages if you don’t have a dedicated safety department to meet or exceed these requirements have your company contact Blackthorn and get those ducks in a row. Blackthorn a CTM top rated Safety provider, talk to ownership today about outsourcing to Blackthorn a win win for everyone. .
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Monica , Natalie & Megan in a Volvo VN at Beaver Truck Centre looking at all the great pictures Dave took for you in this Expanded Web Edition! The Hooters Gals had a blast and love Trucks.
Natalie, Megan & Monica find out just how slick a Volvo hood is as they try to do a hood shot and almost hit the floor! Great Fun at Beaver Truck Centre, Thanks Hooters
The Yellowhead Inn by Dave MacKenzie
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More than just a Truck
Welcome to the Yellowhead Inn, a mark of history on the Trans-Canada Highway. I stay at the Yellowhead every time I go through Edmonton and if I am pulling a load in a big truck there is plenty of parking and some pet friendly rooms. The Yellowhead Inn has been a vital part of Edmonton’s industry since its construction in 1972. Since then, it has played host to the men and women who have laboured to make this province and this city as great as they are today. Many have come for the convenience of its location and the allure of its affordable room rates, and many more have come back for the friends they have made with the exceptional staff and guests. The Yellowhead Inn offers an experience that no other hotel can boast of. With 153 rooms, the Yellowhead Inn is among the largest of the hotels in West Edmonton. With rates as low as $85, the hotel is the most affordable and most reliable in the city. Make sure to ask for your CTM, Trucker Discount.
Its pride is also held in its numerous facilities, ranging from the full-service restaurant to banquet facilities, a bar, and brandnew VLTs in the lounge. It has been cared for with great consideration, as it boasts of its complete room renovations in the West Wing, the lobby, and public areas. In time, The Yellowhead Inn will be among the newest hotels in the city, as they continue to plan for the complete renovation of every room and public space. And will still be the most affordable hotel in the city. Come and enjoy a wedding in the Veronica Ballroom. Come and put your feet up in Lucky’s Lounge after a long day. Come and experience the comfort of getting the nicest room in the city for a price beyond compare, just mention CTM. Come and experience the Yellowhead Inn, because they are better and very trucker friendly. All rooms come equipped with refrigerators, television, ironing board, hair dryer, complimentary wifi internet, individual heater/air conditioner,Keurig coffee maker, desk, and phone. Please make sure to tell them CTM sent you as the Yellowhead supports your magazine lets support them.
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RED SHIRT FRIDAY ~ Click on the Video Below for a quick remind danger as others run away! Military ~ Police ~ Fire ~ Rescue ~ La to serve and protect us. Wear Red on Friday and when you see w
der that on Fridays we wear Red to Thank those who run towards aw Enforcement write a blank check up to and including their life when of our Heroes, say Thank-you!
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MyDenny’s App Adds Value for Frequent Diners
It's all about you. Your preferences, your tastes, your cravings. It's your Denny's, so why not have it all? Make Denny's yours with MyDenny's, the only app that earns you perks with every bite you take. Denny’s Restaurants has been a staple of Canadian dining for the last 45 years, providing classic diner fare, an inviting atmosphere, and great value for all their guests. With 59 locations across the country, many located along major transit routes, Denny’s is a dining staple for drivers, providing a bit of comfort and familiarity when away from home. Denny’s has always placed a high importance on being a good value, but with their recently relaunched Loyalty Program they have found a way to make dining an even better deal, especially for their loyal customers. With a simple download from Google Play or the App store, the free MyDenny’s mobile app allows guests to earn points for every purchase at participating stores. Every purchase also earns a stamp on their digital loyalty card. Once the card has been filled in, members earn a special $5 reward coupon and a new card is started automatically. One of the big questions about the app, has been how hard is it to get enough points to get the rewards? Well the answer is it’s easy, and there are lots of added incentives to sign up! New members automatically get 50 points for registering and there are opportunities to earn bonus points by completing polls on the app and entering promo codes that are posted on social media or emailed to their members. It doesn’t take long to earn enough points to redeem for rewards such discounts on purchases or free food and beverages. Every week Denny’s is giving away one thousand points to a new member, so there is an added incentive to sign up. With over 45,000 members and growing quickly, the app is proving to be highly successful for both Denny’s and their customers. One of the cool new upgrades to the app is the ability to scan a QR code on the bottom of each receipt, making it quick and easy to add the points to your account. Members can also use the app to send invitations to meet up with friends and share points back and forth with other members. For the non-smartphone users, there is a desktop version of the loyalty program available at www.mydennys.ca providing all the perks, promotions, and contests available through the app. If you are a Blackberry user, you can use the mobile web version on your phone’s Internet browser, also at mydennys.ca.
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Ready. Set. Trade: NASCAR Team Properties And
Today, in association with Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, NASCAR fans and collectors alike can purchase the first of four officially licensed trading card products expected in 2016. To coincide with the release, NASCAR Sunoco Rookie of the Year frontrunner Chase Elliott will attend the Panini VIP Party at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, later this week. The new NASCAR trading cards, a classically licensed-product, are meticulously produced by Panini and will continue to be a nostalgic collectible for fans. The first line of officially licensed trading cards, available today, encompasses teams and drivers across the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™ and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™. "We’re thrilled to be aligned with Panini, which will provide a fresh approach and reenergize this category," said Blake Davidson, vice president of licensing and consumer products, NASCAR. "Partnering with a leader in the space was an important strategy for NASCAR, producing topquality product for NASCAR fans, kids and collectors alike." Through this multi-year agreement, NASCAR Team Properties and Panini will deliver highquality trading card products each year. NASCAR trading cards are available at Walmart, Target and hobby stores nationwide in addition to the Fanatics Trackside Superstore and NASCAR.com Superstore. "We are excited to bring
NASCAR trading cards back into the marketplace," said Mark Warsop, CEO of Panini America. "NASCAR fans are some of the most passionate in all of sport, and we look forward to delivering an assortment of products across a broad range of price points that meet the needs of collectors and race fans alike." 2016 NASCAR sets include:
· 2016 Panini Prizm NASCAR – Available now
· 2016 Panini Torque NASCAR – Early September · 2016 Panini Certified NASCAR – Early October · 2016 Panini National Treasures NASCAR – Early November About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states,
d Panini America Release First Trading Card Set Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit http://www.NASCAR.com and http://www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).
sports; and Wood Brothers Racing.
About PANINI: The Panini Group, established more than 55 years ago in Modena, Italy, has subsidiaries throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States. Panini is the world leader in officially licensed collectibles and is the most significant publisher of collectibles in the U.S., with exclusive licenses for the NFL, NFLPA, NBA, FIFA, College and licenses with the NASCAR, MLBPA, NHL, NHLPA and Disney, and other key properties from many other licensors. Panini is also the exclusive trading card and sticker partner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. Panini has distribution channels in more than 130 countries and employs a staff of over 1,100. For more information visit us at www.paniniamerica.net, www.paninigroup.com or http://blog.paniniamerica.net/.
About NASCAR Team Properties NASCAR Team Properties is a NASCAR industry managed organization created to promote efficiency and operational structure for the sport’s licensed merchandise business. NTP is comprised of NASCAR and participating teams in NASCAR’s national race series and is operated under a Board of Directors representing those organizations. Teams currently participating in the toy and trading card agreement include: BK Racing; Chip Ganassi Racing; Circle Sport – Leavine Fenton Racing; Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; Front Row Motorsports; Furniture Row Racing; Germain Racing; Go Fas Racing; Hendrick Motorsports; H Scott Motorsports; Joe Gibbs Racing; JR Motorsports; JTG Motorsports; Penske You can also follow Panini Racing South; Richard Childress Racing; Richard Petty Motorsports; Roush America on social media platforms Fenway Racing; Stewart-Haas Racing; Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and InstaTommy Baldwin Racing; Tri Star Motor- gram.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, celebrates Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on August 7, 2016 in W
s in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Watkins Glen, New York.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, celebrates Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on August 7, 2016 in W
s with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Watkins Glen, New York.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, affixes the NASCASprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen Internation
e winner?s decal to his car in Victory Lane after winning the nal on August 7, 2016 in Watkins Glen, New York.
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It seems like yesterday but 40 years ago Jack Shields and his 3 sons (Clarence, Jim & John) started their first restaurant an A&W, in a small northern town called Fort McMurray. At that time there were less then 5,000 people living in that community. From there they expanded to include the Fort’s first Smitty’s Pancake House & Diary Queen franchises, the Garden Cafe, Willies and Oriellys & the Stags Head Inn. As Fort McMuuray continued to grow so did the Shields family business. In 1986 after the introduction of the Liberal National Energy Program the family lost all their business and were forced to start all over again. Some 25 years ago Jack and Clarence started all over again by operating a restaurant located the Nisku Truck Stop. From there they continued to grow acquiring the Airways Country Inn and numerous other business interests. Brother Jim and his wife Jody ventured off to start a successful greenhouse operation, while John continued on with an award winning career in radio. Blackjacks Roadhouse and Games Room is a brand new building been created to host Clarence’s latest vision, this outstanding and beautiful building features amazing truss work and a 2nd floor grand stage over- looking our room. They boast the best buffet in the area, as well as a great Canadian & Chinese cuisine menu. Our games room is furnished with 25 V.L.T.s, 5 Minute Keno, Sports Select. Watch and play all the sports from our comfortable lounge. Trucker Friendly Please come by anytime and enjoy our menu and great service. Open 24 hours a day featuring specials daily. Spend some time wandering around looking at one of the largest collection of oilfield, trucking and car racing memorabilia dating back some 100 + years. BLACKJACKS always look forward to the opportunity to be of service.
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Meet Jennifer @ GATS 2016 Check the Booth # on the CTM FB
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Prescott Convoy Saturday September 10th 2016 Woodstock Convoy Saturday September 24th 2016 you don’t want to miss this!
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