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I have a load of stuff to yak about this magazine. From my trip down to MATS, Mid American Truck Show to the Truck World Show in Toronto. Not to mention talking on your CB while driving through Ontario to old friends and the economy. I guess it is best to start with good news and end on good news. Our good friend Russ Isac from Husky Lloydminister was a recent recipientant of the CTM Transport Service Award. Russ has been at all three
Dave brings to CTM 36 years of valuable experience in transportation, management, business and compliance. Dave has driven in every condition across North America and overseas as military, police, company driver to owner operator. Now Publisher & Editor of Canadian Trucking Magazine the one you pick up,read and keep.
Husky Truck Stops over the years, over 44 of them,looking after us and making sure we feel at home. When in Lloyd, please be sure to ask for Russ and shake his hand for his dedication to our Transport Family. If you know of a person working in transportation that should be recognized for thier years and dedication, be sure to nominate them by email or on our Canadian Trucking Magazine Face book Page. There are a lot of people driving, working in this industry we have rubbed elbows with for years and have made life on the road feel like a second home, sometimes more like home. Let’s give a little something back. Continued on Page 4........... 3
Truck Shows ! There are a number of great truck shows this spring. Coming in June and July are of course two of my favorites Stirling and Fergus. If you have not attended these shows before, now is the time. Complete details on the CTM web page with links. I of course attended the MATS, Mid American Truck Show in Louisville KY.
There is a special 120 page Digital MATS Edition on the CTM web site worth looking at.
Our friend Marc from HERD was there and interviewed about the Intergrated Vehicle Protection that Herd provides along with the peace of mind. I felt like jumping in there with plenty of stories where mine saved me down time and repairs not to mention removing that white knuckle feeling while driving. Not only animal protection but I am sure my readers remember the story about another truck in North Bay reversing into mine. If it had not been for my beloved Roo Bumper as I called it, I would have been down several days and out of pocket in North Bay. My friends at Eastside heavy truck collision have a great picture on thier wall with a moose and Penner truck, ask to see it!
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Hey off topic for a minute! Reminded by the Pointts Ad beside us here and the good looking guy in it. I have had some calls about drivers getting tickets in Ontario using thier CB while driving. I have not seen these tickets, but where there is smoke there is fire. My understanding is there is not suppose to be tickets issued and this is under review until blue tooth tecnology catches up to CB or two way radio. My personal stand on this is, the 2 way system between trucks is not just a social network but a safety tool. Many a time I have seen a very serious accident prevented because of a heads up from the CB. Not only in Ontario, but in the mountains warning of a car stopped around the next turn taking wildlife pictures not thinking there is 80,000 pounds rolling behind them.
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How many times on 11 and 17 have we been warned of Moose Loose on the road.
Social network you bet! I can’t count the life long friends I have made throughout North America running down the road rubber gumming on the box telling our life stories and troubles to. Made the trip zip by in minutes in stead of hours keeping all drivers alert and awake. I have never seen a driver leave the road with his eyes shut while yakking on the CB. I hope Pointts kick the tar out of any ticket given to a driver properly using two way. Please contact me if you have been issued a ticket for this and provide the ticket so we can work together to put a stop to this kind of enforcement. Continued on Page 8
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As you see from the front cover and Page 18, 19 Center Fold, CTM is featuring the Beauty and the Beast! This I have to tell you drew the most line ups and attention at both MATS and Truck World.
Some would say it was the shinning beautiful HERD, I was thinking it might of been this month’s CTM Girl Jen! 8
If you saw us on the road this delivery we had for you a 3D poster of the Beauty and the Beast with 3D glasses thanks to our friends at Western Star. You may notice in the pictures Jen and I are both wearing Red. As these pictures were both taking on a Friday. CTM staff will always ensure that we respect RED FRIDAYS and wear our Canadian Colours to show respect and support for our troops around the world in harms way. Please mark Fridays on your calender with red to remind you to put something red on and spread the word. Sirius Satellite Radio was out in full force.
Without a doubt my favorite to listen to on delivery and on the road. Continuos radio to keep you going even
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across the rocks. Every type of music, talk and comedy to put a smile on your face, like Jen here or keep your toe tapping. The best part about Sirius Satellite Radio is you can pick it up right at your favorite Truck Stop.This is a good tip driver as I am a Scot always looking for a deal and with the 3 free months of service and the free activation, even if the price of the unit is a few dollars more than off the truck route, this makes up for it. If at times I sound like an info commercial, it is because I am promoting products I use and believe in. There is a HERD bumper on my truck, a Sirius radio playing inside and yes, the Ad next door here, my home and truck is protected by Seaforth Alarms
Same goes with the very important causes I advertise and put on my web site. These dedicated Transport People spend thier lives for the betterment of all and I try to promote them in every way possible.
Visit my web page or Face book page, become a fan and get involved in any way you can.
Who is this? Find out on Page 34
Don’t skip by this part Driver This is the part you can make a difference! In September is the Convoy all can participate in and make a difference. It is on a week-end and I will be at the one in Winnipeg this year looking for you to make this the biggest One in NA. I encourage everyone to attend this one and then get the ladies out there to go for Pink,,, The Convoy for a Cure now in so many areas that if you can’t get a trip home in time, there will be one close to you. Check out the web site at: www.convoyforacure.com There, I had to get our friend Dave Penner from HERD in at
least on pic! Plus a plug for Arizona. Did you say where is Dave in the picture? Continued on Page 28............
Personal Safety Revisited By Sandy Long In my work with new and prospective drivers, I talk to a lot of women who want to become truckers. Almost everyone of them are concerned about being raped, robbed or killed, no, not by some psychopath from whatever town they are in or someone in a car, but by a brother driver. This in a way bothers me. Could a brother driver be a psychopath? Certainly. There have been male truckers that have raped women or even killed them though I have heard of very few victims that have been female drivers. There probably have even been women drivers who have killed while out here though I haven’t heard of any specifically. The reason that this idea bothers me is it makes me wonder if too many women considering trucking as a career buy into the stereotypical image of truckers in general. Let’s face it, our reputation proceeds us even though it is based on a misunderstanding of the industry by the general population. Male drivers are thought of as big burley guys who will fight at a drop of a hat, do drugs, drink heavily and use prostitutes while women drivers are thought of as big burley gals with tattoos who will fight at a drop of a hat and are either all lesbians, prostitutes or dominatrix. One woman I spoke with several years ago who was wanting to enter the industry
told me that, “I can scratch, spit and cuss as well as any man and kick anyone’s butt that don’t like it, that qualifies me to be a woman trucker.” Oh my! The reality is that we are all different. Do some of us fit the above descriptions? Yes, but so do people from other professions. So, is there a reason for women to fear their brother drivers to the extent that they want to run out and purchase wasp spray that shoots spray 20 feet away to take to truck driving school and into the truck? Not in my opinion; personal safety is about common sense, not about wasp spray. Common sense is sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge; native good judgment and can be thought of as the ability to make sensible decisions: wisdom. Unfortunately, wisdom is gained by experience, and good judgment is an inherent trait and cannot be taught to any great degree. The ability to make sensible decisions takes looking at all sides or factors of a situation. In trucking, one must have good common sense. Just like you wouldn’t park your truck without setting your brakes on a hill, you approach your personal safety thinking the same way. For instance, you are delivering in the older section of downtown Los Angeles CA. Common sense should tell you that the area may be dangerous, so even if you have never been there before, you should ask
someone who has if it is safe for you to go into that area at midnight way before you get there. This provides you with the wisdom to plan your arrival nearer to dawn than to midnight. Most criminal activity, occur in open areas at night. Therefore, common sense should tell you to limit your exposure to crime at night by staying in your truck or, if at all possible, getting out only if there is someone you can trust to walk with you or security personnel available. At times neither is possible, so being aware of your surroundings is necessary and applying common sense to any activity in the area is a given. If you see unusual movement, vehicles or people in the vicinity of your truck…get out of there! Go back inside and tell the fuel desk person what is going on. Only go back to your truck when the suspicious activity is over, with truck stop personnel or the police. Knowledge that most crimes in truck stops against women are against prostitutes, should kick in your common sense so you use good judgment in your demeanor so that your clothes, makeup or behavior do not mimic those shown by prostitutes. Furthermore, you shouldn’t be going up to or into a male driver’s truck. This not only
opens you to losing your reputation, but also could put you at risk of becoming a victim of violence if in the slim chance that the male driver is a predator. Bottom line is that all the wasp spray in the world isn’t going to protect you against anyone if they are determined to harm or rob you. Most criminals are not stupid and are not going to give you the chance to get out a weapon, they are going to jump out of hiding or blindside you. Use the gift given you at birth, your brain, to develop common sense and gain wisdom by learning about what to look for in your surroundings, keep your doors locked, then have the good judgment to use what you have learned to avoid exposing yourself to criminal activity. That way you can protect yourself from harm. Ya’ll be safe out there! Sandy Long is a long time truck driver who is also very active within the trucking industry. She was a freelance writer for layover.com, a life member of OOIDA, member of the WIT and owner of two websites: Trailer Truckin’ Tech, a yahoo group dedicated to the education of new and prospective truck drivers and www.satinandsteelsisterhood.com for women truck drivers.
CROSS BORDER SERVICES portation business; those to whom this Dawn has happened know what I am referTruell ring to. My answer for you, is know your President compliancy programs, get enrolled and certified and advertise this fact. The reCross strictions on these programs, especially Border C-TPAT, leave only the trustworthy Services Transportation and Trucking companies out there to do honest business. Having said that though, unfortunately there are very trustworthy Canadian Has anybody seen the sun? freight forwarders and freight brokers that no longer qualify for the C-TPAT Come on Canada Time to Take the program due to the requirements havCompliancy Programs Seriously ing been drastically changed. However, these companies can still be certified We all knew there would be changes under our Canadian PIP, FAST and with the new U.S. Government AdminCSA programs. It is not the goal of istration. Have we paid attention to U.S. C.B.P. to close Canadian comwhat this means to our Canadian Busipanies down, their goal is to nesses? U.S. President Barack Obama heighten security; as well our own has a mission to bring business back to Canadian CBSA is also doing same. I the U.S.A. This affects us with our urge you to contact me for further inforU.S./Canada Trade market. The bormation as this is a serious matter and ders security has been beefed up really needs to be addressed; see how tremendously with not only enforcing this affects your company. crossborderCompliancy programs but making services@cogeco.net www.crossborthese compliancy programs much derservices.org I cannot stress more complex, demanding and difficult enough that you need to get correct to gain approval and certification. The confident advice when it comes to Cusbig But here is that if we want to contoms and Border issues. tinue to do business with the U.S. we Fyi did you know that U.S. Customs have to comply with their programs. & Border Protection has come out Here are the programs that I am referwith the SBI net Northern Border ring to: C-TPAT, FAST U.S., FAST Project (NBP), they are deploying 16 Cards, ACE, SFI, CSI, WHTI, SCAC, Remote Video Surveillance Systems IOR, DOT, Passports, travel docu(RVSS) in the Buffalo and Detroit ments, import/export regulations. We Sectors to provide coverage along have on our Canadian side of the borthe Niagara and St. Clair Rivers, der the PIP, FAST Canada, FAST each equipped with four remotely operCards and/or CDRP Cards, CSA, ated cameras two day and two night Canadian Bonded Carrier as well as cameras that provide 24-hour, yearPassports and travel documents. There round capabilities, construction is exwas a time when becoming certified pected to be completed in early 2010. under these programs was fairly easy, not any longer! I cannot stress to you The U.S.A. takes security way more how important compliancy with these seriously than Canada does, although programs is to your companies and to Canada is making great strides toour border trade business. There are wards securing our country as well. I companies out there whom are taking urge you again to take these matters a gouge out of our Canadian Transseriously, protect yourself, your com-
pany and our country. I wish you much success for 2010.
CBP officers discovered a man hiding inside the bag.
Here are some stories of interest for you: CBP officers at the World Trade Bridge inspected a tractor-trailer carrying glazed tiles. Upon further investigation officers discovered more than 770 bundles, holding 2,600 pounds of marijuana said to have a street value of more than 2.6 million dollars.
Sensors went off along the river by LCC South Campus this morning. When agents arrived, nobody was there, but moments later they heard a growling sound; that sound came from a beautiful Bengal tiger. The four-month-old cub was kept in a small, cramped cage. Border Patrol says somebody paid a big amount of money for the tiger as a pet, and agents say smugglers don't care about the animals well being. The tiger cub is being kept safe before he is sent to Taylor, Texas. At the Alexandria Bay, N.Y. port of entry, a 37-year-old woman and her sister, both U.S. citizens, applied for admission into the United States. The subjects advised CBP officers that they were returning to United States after visiting friends in Montreal, Quebec. Upon further inspection of the sport utility vehicle revealed several pieces of luggage and a large hockey bag. Upon closer inspection of the hockey bag,
The man was removed from the hockey bag and all three individuals were escorted to the CBP secure facility for further processing. Who does that? A hockey bag taboot! On March 6, 2010, in Vancouver, B.C. a Canadian resident driving a tractor-trailer carrying rice flour from California was flagged for secondary examination. During an in-depth examination, CBSA officers found a backpack in the trailer containing nine bricks of cocaine street value of $1,221,750.00. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Canadian Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Winning Teams! I have a personal friend on the woman’s team Congratulations Becky Kellar # 4! crossborderservices@cogeco.net www.crossborderservices.org 905-973-9136
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Dave Continued from Page 12 In Sandy Long’s arti- driver it is. Use your cell or cle this month, she talks CB to call the police to go about security at truck stops help them, not you. Keep and on the road. Us Silver- your doors locked at the truck backs know to be careful stops, even when doing your helping someone stopped on circle check and always perthe highway or in a truck form a tug test even if stop. But a new driver might stopped for just a coffee. The second it takes to perform a tug test sure is better than dropping the trailer on it’s nose. I installed a simple alarm with keyless entry in my trucks and it was worth it. not be aware of the dangers Especially around Laredo lurking out there. A trip to where driving a corn binder Gary Indiana is a quick wake they knew there was only up call on a week-end night. about 25 combination of keys Most of the time it is like to get inside and they have watch the show COPS right them all. I have never invited through your trucks wind- a lot lizard into my truck shield. A few years ago there under any circumstances. I was a two women team saved ones life from a beatworking truck drivers at truck ing one day and went into the stops and on the highway in truck stop to await police. a fake breakdown. They If you ever have to use would kill the driver and hi- your tire checker to save your jack the load. A driver I knew life, still call the police, this is ended up in the Arizona the only way to end the dirt Desert without his truck after bags career. picking up a gal at the truck Women in Trucking stop. Helping an older couple should always carry a or young family stranded on whissle on your keychain. the side of the road is what Blow that at times of trouble we truckers are all about. If it and all your fellow drivers will looks to good to be true, come running to help you. 28
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Our friends from Stirling were in Toronto to remind everyone that Truck show is just around the corner. Make sure to make plans to attend, Stir-
Had to of course put this picture in of Howes. I was hoping I could get a tape measure or belt buckle out of them, but no such luck. So
ling, it is a great show! ERS was on site
that is all for print folks. Visit the web site and facebook for more pictures and articles. Good news is tonnage is up, rubber is hitting the pavement and this economy is getting better. Maybe next month CTM will be 48 pages! Happy Trails,,,,,,, Dave Dave@canadiantruckingmagazine.ca
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spreading the word about thier worry free services. You may reconize the name from Alvis who contributes to our magazine with articles about tips. Jen was busy planning the CTM delivery for this months Edition and poster giveaway!