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COVID-19

Bracing for an uncertain future Õ¯Çòâ-AI

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VO LU M E 17 , IS S U E 4 JOE GLIONNA President (416) 614-5805 | joe@newcom.ca

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MANAN GUPTA General Manager/Publisher (416) 614-5829 | manan@newcom.ca LOU SMYRLIS Managing Director (416) 510-6881 | lou@newcom.ca PAT GLIONNA Circulation Manager (416) 614 2200 | pat@newcom.ca TIM NORTON • RANJIT SINGH Design/Layout (416) 510 5223 | tim@newcom.ca JWAD KHAN Production Coordinator (416) 510-6779 | jwad@newcom.ca EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Abdul Latheef, Hans Janzen, Harjit Bajwa, Jagdeep Kailey, James Menzies, Jim Park, John G. Smith, Manan Gupta

ACCOUNT MANAGERS ANTHONY BUTTINO National Accounts Manager (514) 292-2297 | anthonyb@newcom.ca NICKISHA RASHID National Accounts Manager (416) 614-5824 | nickisha@newcom.ca KATHY KORAS Careers Accounts Manager (416) 510-6892 | kathy@newcom.ca

Counting the cost of Covid-19

Bracing for an uncertain future

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DENIS ARSENAULT Quebec Accounts Manager (514) 947-7228 | denis@newcom.ca

Truckers raise $15K for Brampton Civic Hospital àð¾ÕðÃ é¶ ìð˺êàé ÇÃÇòÕ ÔÃêåÅñ ñÂÆ ÇÂվᶠÕÆå¶ AE Ô÷Åð âÅñð

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A. (TONY) HOHENADEL Retail Accounts Manager (416) 614-5800 | tony@newcom.ca

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DOUG COPELAND Retail Accounts Manager (416) 510-6889 | doug@newcom.ca

Ontario launches 511 app to inform truck drivers úºàÅðÆú é¶ àð¾Õ âðÅÂÆòð» ù ñÇÚå Õðé ñÂÆ ÜÅðÆ ÕÆåÆ EAA ÁËê

PAUL BEELIEN Retail Accounts Manager (416) 614-5806 | paul@newcom.ca

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Covid-19: Impact on Trucking Industry

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e would like to acknowledge and thank thousands of women and men serving in the trucking industry during the ongoing pandemic.

While the industry continues to deliver essential goods to keep our country moving forward during these turbulent times, it is no secret that the sector itself has also been hit hard by the economic impact of Covid-19. A recent survey by the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) highlights many challenges like - collapsed freight market; drop in cash-flow and deferred or non-payment by customers. The situation is such that one in three carriers have significant concerns about whether they can continue operations under the current state of the industry.

Amid the ongoing pandemic, TruckingHR Canada is gathering information to assess and better understand the labour market and human resource impacts Covid-19 is having on our sector. As a media partner, we encourage trucking and logistics employers, small and large, in all regions of the country to take this survey.

The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) has developed a series of free Covid-19 guidelines for the transportation sector. It has also created job specific guideline documents for shippers and receivers, cleaning and sanitizing vehicles, handling paperwork, as well as mental health and fatigue management. We encourage our readers to download these resources which have also been made available at www.roadtoday.com During these challenging times, our editors have been working tirelessly for the past few months to provide daily news, updates, and analysis on all our platforms. We have recently launched ‘Road Today 24/7’ video streaming service that is available on our website as well as popular internet set top (IPTV) boxes. We look forward to connecting with many of you by providing informative multilingual content covering the entire spectrum of industry. Please watch and do share your feedback so that we can develop useful resources meeting your interest areas. If you aren’t signed up for our newsletters, please do so at www.roadtoday.com/subscribe The government at all levels continues to respond to Covid-19.

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Pu se Reader Survey Tell us your thoughts about ... Covid-19 The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus has led to a ban on non-essential travel at the border, closed production lines, and ­canceled industry events. In late March, we asked how Covid-19 was affecting your trucking business.

Do you believe truck drivers are receiving the support they need to effectively keep freight moving during the fight against Covid-19?

YES

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Has your trucking business needed to change and business procedures or practices since the fight against Covid-19 began?

NO

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Are you worried that your business will be further affected by: 78% 78% 74% 72% 70% 45% 40% 35% 29% 15%

Customer closures/shutdowns Employee illnesses Employee quarantines Lower freight demand Truck stop or rest area closures Access to medical support Disrupted equipment supplies Border restrictions Disrupted fuel supplies Higher freight demand

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Which of the ­following procedures has your ­trucking-related ­workplace introduced?

81% Distributed information about Covid-19 75% Provided personal cleaning supplies to staff (ie hand sanitizer) 74% Enhanced office cleaning 73% Limited in-person interactions with receivers/shippers 70% Enhanced truck cleaning 68% Social distancing measures (i.e. conference calls vs. meetings) 65% Required office staff to work remotely 62% Provided additional personal protective apparel (ie gloves, masks) 59% Training about business practices relating to Covid-19 58% Actively monitored staff for signs of Covid-19 43% Further restricted interactions with freight 12% Other

How much has Covid-19 affected your business ­procedures and practices?

66/100 1 = Not at all; 100 = Major disruptions

Road Today Pulse surveys are conducted once per month, covering a variety of industry issues.

To share your voice in future surveys, email manan@newcom.ca.

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COUNTING THE COST OF COVID-19

Bracing for an uncertain future

By Abdul Latheef BRAMPTON, Ontario - Avjinder Mangat has been trying to sell one of his trucks on the online classifieds portal Kijiji for weeks.

Just a couple of hundred people viewed the advertisement, and only one responded.

“He offered me a really low, low price. At that price, it’s not worth selling the truck,” Mangat said.

An owner-operator since 2010, he was hoping to get rid of his 2007 Freightliner Columbia so that he can meet some of his expenses.

All of Mangat’s three trucks are currently parked amid a slump in demand for general freight because of Covid-19 closures.

Mangat, however, is in a relatively good position as all of his trucks have been paid off.

Payment problems Anil Raveendran has no such comfort because he has to make monthly payments, totaling $12,000.

Just one of his five trucks is on the road now. The rest are

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sitting on a parking lot in Mississauga, Ont. “I can manage for one month, but I don’t know what will happen after that,” Raveendran said in an interview.

He said those owner-operators who bought trucks with the minimum payment of 5% would face a bigger problem.

The federal government has unveiled stimulus measures worth almost $150 billion in direct support alone.

That includes tax deferrals, interest-free loans, and a 75% wage subsidy for small- and medium-sized companies to avert layoffs.

Raveendran has reached out to the companies which financed his vehicle purchases to discuss possible deferral of payments.

“There are many require- “I don’t know what will happen.” ments. One of them is a letter – Owner-operator Anil Raveendran. from the company my driv- ÒÒÁ¾×¶ ÕÆ Ô¯ò¶×Å, îËé±³ éÔƺ êåÅÍÓÓ ers and I work for, confirming - úéð-ÁÅêð¶àð ÁÇéñ ðÇò³çðéÍ that there is no work due to Covid-19.”

He said that is problematic, because companies may not be willing to issue such documents as that could affect their reputation.

Raveendran is optimistic, though, that the coronavirus crisis will be over soon, and businesses will be back to normal.

“Then there will be a boom,” he predicted.

Another owner-operator worried about the crisis is Muhammed Umer.

“I don’t know how long this thing is going to last… I have a mortgage to pay,” he said.

Umer, who on average makes 10 runs a month from Mississauga to Chicago, Ill., said “I have never felt the need March had been good. (to seek loans) in the past.”

“But I don’t know what will happen this – Owner-operator Jasvir Singh month and next. We are coming back empty Maan. from Chicago these days.” ÒÒîËù êÇÔñ» òÆ Õç¶ Õð÷Å Ú°¾Õä çÆ Like Raveendran, he is also facing problems ÷ð±ðå éÔƺ êÂÆÍÓÓ in obtaining documentation to apply for debt - úéð-ÁÅêð¶àð ÜÃòÆð ÇÃ³Ø relief, Umer said. îÅéÍ

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Jasvir Singh Maan, an owner-operator since 1998, has seen a fall in both the waste-hauling runs he makes and the rates the company pays per trip since Covid-19 struck.

His income has fallen, but as of now, he has no plans to apply for government loans or any other aid.

“I have never felt the need in the past,” Maan said.

But he said he would certainly welcome a reduction in high insurance premiums, which many truckers say have become unaffordable.

While Maan is quite happy to follow social distancing protocols, he finds it rather odd when technicians ask him to stay in the cab when fixing a flat tire.

Maan is also the proud father of two frontline workers, a doctor and a nurse.

Insurance issues In late March, the Canadian insurance industry said owner-operators will not lose coverage when entering the U.S. Broker Puja Gupta’s phone has been ringing off the hook since that announcement, with many drivers seeking clarification.

“I have been receiving lots of queries regarding the eligibility of their life and health insurance coverage across the border and out of province,” Gupta said in an email.

She said many drivers are worried about expenses such as premiums and lease payments.

Insurance companies are offering deferrals, but with no loads, payments even at a later date would not be easy, Gupta said.

“Many truckers have parked their units and removed road coverage.

This trend is also seen in their personal vehicles as families are confined to homes,” she added.

Learners in limbo Schools providing commercial driver training have also been hit hard.

Although they can remain open during the fight against the pandemic, school owners say it is not possible to operate under present

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“Many truckers have parked their units and removed road coverage.”

– I nsurance broker Puja Gupta. ÒÒìÔ°å ÃÅð¶ àð¾ÕðÃ é¶ ÁÅêä¶ àð¾Õ Öó·Å Çç¾å¶ Ôé Áå¶ ÃóÕ» Óå¶ ÜÅäÅ ì³ç Õð Çç¾åÅ ÔËÍÓÓ - ìÆîÅ ìð¯Õð ê±ÜÅ ×°êåÅÍ

Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ ÇôÕÅׯ 寺 ÁÃƺ ÇÂé·Æº Ççéƺ õÅñÆ àð¾Õ ñË Õ¶ ÁÅ ðÔ¶ Ô»ÍÓÓ Õð÷Å ðÅÔå ñÂÆ ÇìéË Õðé ç¶ îÅîñ¶ ÓÚ ðÇò³çðé ò»× À°îð ù Ãî¾ÇÃÁÅò» çÅ ÃÅÔîäÅ ÕðéÅ êË ÇðÔÅ ÔËÍ AIIH 寺 ÇÂ¾Õ úéð-ÁÅêð¶àð ÜÃòÆð ÇÃ³Ø îÅé ò¶Ãà-Ô½ñ çÅ Õ³î ÕðçÅ ÔË Áå¶ Õ¯Çòâ-AI óÕà ç¶ ô°ð± Ô¯ä 寺 ñË Õ¶ ÇÂà ճî ÓÚ Áå¶ ÇÂà ñÂÆ Õ³êéÆ òñ¯º Çç¾åÆ ÜÅä òÅñÆ ÁçÅÇÂ×Æ ÓÚ ÕÅøÆ ÕîÆ ÁÅÂÆ ÔËÍ À°Ã çÆ ÁÅîçéÆ Ø¾à ×ÂÆ ÔË, êð Ô°ä åÕ À°Ã é¶ ÃðÕÅðÆ Õð÷¶ Ü» ÇÕö Ô¯ð ÃÔÅÇÂåÅ ñÂÆ ÇÕå¶ òÆ ÇìéË éÔƺ ÕÆåÅ ÔËÍ îÅé é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒîËù êÇÔñ» òÆ Õç¶ ÇÕö î¾çç çÆ ÷ð±ðå éÔƺ êÂÆÍÓÓ êð À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ Ü¶Õð À°µÚ ìÆîÅ êÌÆîÆÁî ÓÚ ÕîÆ ÕÆåÆ Ü»çÆ ÔË å» ÇÂÔ Ú³×Å Õçî Ô¯ò¶×Å, ܯ ÇÕ Ô°ä ìÔ°å ÃÅð¶ àð¾ÕðÃ ç¶ ò¾Ã çÆ ×¾ñ éÔƺ ðÔÆÍ îÅé òËö å» ÃîÅÜÕ ç±ðÆ ç¶ Çéïî» çÆ êÅñäÅ õ°ôÆ éÅñ ÕðçÅ ÔË êð Ü篺 åÕéÆôÆÁé À°Ã ù ëñËà àÅÇÂð áÆÕ Õðé ò¶ñ¶ òÆ ÕËì Á³çð ðÇÔä ñÂÆ ÕÇÔ³ç¶ Ôé å» À°Ã ù ÇÂÔ ×¾ñ æ¯ó•Æ ÁÜÆì ñ×çÆ ÔËÍ îÅé ù ç¯ øð³àñÅÂÆé òðÕðà çÅ ÇêåÅ Ô¯ä Óå¶ òÆ îÅä ÔË, ÇÜé·» ÓÚ¯º ÇÂ¾Õ âÅÕàð ÔË Áå¶ ç±ÜÅ éðÃÍ

“I hope this thing will be over soon.”

– J ay Pootha, founder, Jay’s Professional Truck Training Centre. ÒÒÀ°îÆç ÔË ÇÕ ÇÂÔ Ã³Õà Û¶åÆ õåî Ô¯ ÜÅò¶×ÅÍÓÓ - ܶÁÓ÷ ê̯øËôéñ àð¾Õ àð¶Çé³× Ã˺àð ç¶ Ã³ÃæÅêÕ Ü¶Á ê±æÅÍ

ìÆîÅÕðåÅò» çÆ Ãî¾ÇÃÁÅ îÅðÚ ç¶ ÁõÆðñ¶ Ççé» ÓÚ, ÕËé¶âÅ ç¶ ìÆîÅ À°çï¯× é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÁîðÆÕÅ ÜÅä Ã úéð-ÁÅêð¶àð» ù ç¶ô 寺 ìÅÔð òÆ ÇÃÔå ìÆîÅ çÅ ñÅí Çîñ¶×Å, íÅò¶º ×Ëð-÷ð±ðÆ ÕÅÇîÁ» ñÂÆ ïÅåðÅ éÅ Õðé çÆ ÃñÅÔ ÜÅðÆ Õð Çç¾åÆ ×ÂÆ ÔËÍ ÇÂà ÁËñÅé 寺 ìÅÁç ìð¯Õð ê±ÜÅ ×°êåÅ çÅ ø¯é ñ×ÅåÅð ò¾Ü ÇðÔÅ ÔË, ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ ÕÂÆ âðÅÂÆòð Ãê¾ôàÆÕðé ÚÅÔ°³ç¶ ÔéÍ ×°êåÅ é¶ ÇÂ¾Õ ÂÆ-î¶ñ ÓÚ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÃðÔ¾ç êÅð Áå¶ ê̯Çò³Ã 寺 ìÅÔð ÜÅä Óå¶ ÜÆòé Áå¶ ÇÃÔå ìÆîÅ ç¶ ñÅí» ìÅð¶ îËù ìÔ°å ÃÅð¶ ÃÅòñ ê°¾Û¶ ÜÅ ðÔ¶ ÔéÍÓÓ À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ìÔ°å ÃÅð¶ âðÅÂÆòð ìÆîÅ êÌÆîÆÁî Áå¶ ñÆ÷ í°×åÅé ìÅð¶ ÇÚ³åå ÔéÍ ìÆîÅ Õ³êéÆÁ» ÇÕôå» Üî•» ÕðòÅÀ°ä ÓÚ ç¶ðÆ çÅ î½ÕÅ ç¶ ðÔÆÁ» Ôé, êð ã¯ÁÅã°ÁÅÂÆ ì³ç Ô¯ä ÕÅðé ç¶ðÆ éÅñ òÆ ÇÕÃå» çÅ í°×åÅé ÕðéŠýÖÅ éÔƺ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÕÂÆ àð¾ÕÃðÃ é¶ ÁÅêä¶ àð¾Õ» ù Öó·Å Õð Çç¾åÅ ÔËÍ À°é·» çÆÁ» ÇéÜÆ ×¾âÆÁ» òÆ Øð» ÓÚ ÔÆ Öó·ÆÁ» ÔéÍÓÓ

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circumstances, with social distancing being êÅ󷕶 òÆ Á¾è-ÇòÚÕÅð ñàÕ¶ ÕîðôÆÁñ âðÅÂÆòð ìäé ñÂÆ ÇÃÖñÅÂÆ ç¶ä òÅñ¶ the norm. ÃÕ±ñ» Óå¶ ò¾âÆ îÅð êÂÆ ÔËÍ That means hundreds of students enrolled íÅò¶º À°Ô ÇÂà îÔ»îÅðÆ ç¶ Ã ÓÚ Ö°¾ñ·¶ ðÇÔ ÃÕç¶ in learning schools across the province are Ôé, êð ÃÕ±ñ îÅñÕ» çÅ ÕÇÔäÅ ÔË ÇÕ ÃîÅÜÕ ç±ðÆ ç¶ in limbo. Çéïî ñ¯Õ» çÆ ÁÅçå ìä ðÔ¶ Ôé Áå¶ ÇÂé·» ÔÅñÅå ÓÚ “There are some students who quit their À°é·» ñÂÆ Õ³î ÕðéŠóíò éÔƺ Ççà ÇðÔÅÍ jobs in order to pursue a trucking career,” said ÇÂà çÅ îåñì ÔË ÇÕ ÇÃÖñÅÂÆ ÃÕ±ñ» ÓÚ çÅõñÅ Raj Walia, president of Trukademy, a training ñËä òÅñ¶ Ã˺Õó¶ ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆ ÁèòÅචëö ԯ¶ ÔéÍ school based in Mississauga. ÇîÃÆÃÅ×Å ÓÚ Ú¾ñä òÅñ¶ ÇÃÖñÅÂÆ ÃÕ±ñ àð¾ÕËâîÆ “I really feel for the students… They were ç¶ î¾°ÖÆ ðÅÜ òÅñÆÁÅ çÅ ÕÇÔäÅ ÔË, ÒÒÕ°¾Þ ÁÇÜÔ¶ òÆ learning it, and suddenly the schools are shut ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆ Ôé ÇÜé·» é¶ àð¾ÇÕ³× ÓÚ ÕðÆÁð ìäÅÀ°ä down.” ñÂÆ ÁêäÆ é½ÕðÆ åÕ Û¾â Çç¾åÆ ÃÆÍÓÓ He said Trukademy had 15 students at the À°é·» ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ àð¾ÕËâîÆ ç¶ ì³ç Ô¯ä Ã À°Ã ç¶ AE time of the closure.

“I really feel for the students.” ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆ ÃéÍ All DriveTest centers, which have been pro- – Raj Walia, president, âðÅÂÆòð ÇÂîÇåÔÅé öòÅò» ç¶ä òÅñ¶ ÃÅð¶ Trukademy. viding driver examination services, are also âðÅÂÆòàËÃà Õ¶ºçð ÇÂà ò¶ñ¶ ì³ç ÔéÍ ÒÒîËù ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆÁ» éÅñ ìÔ°å closed. ÃÕÅðìð¯, úºàÅðÆú ÓÚ ÃÇæå ܶÁÓ÷ ê̯øËôéñ àð¾Õ Jay Pootha, founder of Jay’s Professional ÔîçðçÆ ÔËÍÓÓ àð¶Çé³× Ã˺àð ç¶ Ã³ÃæÅêÕ Ü¶Á ê±æÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ À°é·» Truck Training Centre in Scarborough, Ont., - àð¾ÕËâîÆ ç¶ î°¾ÖÆ ðÅÜ òÅñÆÁÅÍ çÅ ÃÕ±ñ ì³ç Ô¯ä Õð Õ¶ À°Ã ç¶ F@ ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆ Áå¶ said some 60 students and 10 staff have been A@ ÃàÅø î˺ìð êÌíÅòå ԯ¶ ÔéÍ affected by the closure of his school. ê±æÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ð¯â àËÃà î°ó ÚÅñ± Õðé ñÂÆ Pootha said talks are underway with the ðð¾ÇÖÁÅ ç¶ îÅêç³â» ìÅð¶ ÁÅòÅÜÅÂÆ î³åðÅñÅ Áå¶ âðÅÂÆòàËÃà Õ¶ºçð» ç¶ Ministry of Transportation and the operator of DriveTest centers ÁÅêð¶àð» éÅñ À°é·» çÆ ×¾ñìÅå Úñ ðÔÆ ÔËÍ on safety measures that could allow the resumption of road tests. À°é·» ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ À°Ô ðð¾ÇÖÁÅ òܯº ÕËì Á³çð ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆ Áå¶ êÌÆÇÖÁÅ He said they were discussing installation of in-cab safety barriers ñËä òÅñ¶/ÇÃÖñÅÂÆ ç¶ä òÅñ¶ ÇòÚÕÅð ÇÂ¾Õ êñËÕÃÆ×ñÅà çÆ Õ³è such as plexiglass between the student and examiner/instructor. ñ×ÅÀ°ä ìÅð¶ ÇòÚÅð Õð ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ “The closure is having a heavy financial impact on us. I hope this ê±æÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÕ³î ì³ç Ô¯ä éÅñ ÃÅâÆ Çò¾åÆ ÔÅñå ìÔ°å îÅóÆ Ô¯ ×ÂÆ thing will be over soon,” Pootha said. ÔËÍ À°îÆç ÔË ÇÕ ÇÂÔ Ã³Õà Û¶åÆ õåî Ô¯ ÜÅò¶×ÅÍÓÓ

Towing business tanks Another business that has been badly affected by the economic downturn is commercial towing.

“The business is down 70% because the number of trucks on the roads are down,” said Jassi Sarai, owner of SD Towing of Mississauga.

Of the 12 trucks the company has, only two are in service on any given day now, he said.

On the brighter side, accidents are down too, and Sarai was quick to attribute that to a sharp decline in the number of cars on the highways as most people work from home.

“There is a message here, and that is most accidents are actually caused by the smaller vehicles, and not trucks,” he said.

“People always think it is the bigger unit that causes the crashes.”

à¯ÇÂ³× Çì÷éËà á¾ê ÁÅðæÕ ÇéòÅä Õð Õ¶ ì°ðÆ åð·» êÌíÅòå ÇÂ¾Õ Ô¯ð ÕÅð¯ìÅð ÕîðôÆÁñ à¯ÇÂ³× ÔËÍ ÇîÃÆÃÅ×Å çÆ ÁËÃ.âÆ. à¯ÇÂ³× ç¶ îÅñÕ Ü¾ÃÆ ÃðŶ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÃÅâÅ ÕÅð¯ìÅð G@% ؾà Ô¯ Ç×ÁÅ ÔË ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ ÃóÕ» Óå¶ Ú¾ñä òÅñ¶ àð¾Õ» çÆ Ç×äåÆ Ø¾à ×ÂÆ ÔËÍÓÓ À°é·» ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ À°é·» ç¶ AB àð¾Õ» ÓÚ¯º ÇÃðø ç¯ Õ° ÔÆ Úñ ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ êð Ú³×Æ ×¾ñ ÇÂÔ ÔË ÇÕ ÔÅçö òÆ Ø¾à ׶ Ôé, Áå¶ ÃðŶ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÇÂà çÅ ÕÅðé ÔÅÂÆò¶÷ Óå¶ ÕÅð» çÆ Ç×äåÆ ØàäÅ ÔË ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ Ç÷ÁÅçÅåð ñ¯Õ Øð ìËᶠÔÆ Õ³î Õð ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ À°é·» ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒî¶ðÅ î³éäÅ ÔË ÇÕ Ç÷ÁÅçÅåð ÔÅçö ÁÃñ ÓÚ Û¯àÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» Õð Õ¶ Ô°³ç¶ Ôé, éÅ ÇÕ àð¾Õ» Õð Õ¶Í ÜçÇÕ ñ¯Õ Ôî¶ôÅ ÇÂÔÆ Ã¯Úç¶ Ôé ÇÕ ò¾âÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» Õð Õ¶ ÔÅçö Ô°³ç¶ ÔéÍÓÓ

Repair runs Although truck repair shops fall under the essential-business category, some are operating reduced hours, or on only on an emergency basis.

“Our shop is not open to the public right now,” said Surjit Johal, owner of Diesel Truck Centre in Mississauga.

“We are following public health guidelines on this. We want to make sure that everybody’s safe,” he said.

î°ð³îå ÁçÅð¶ íÅò¶º àð¾Õ» çÆ î°ð³îå Õðé òÅñ¶ ÁçÅð¶ ÷ð±ðÆ ÕÅð¯ìÅð ô̶äÆ ÓÚ ÁÅÀ°ºç¶ Ôé, êð ÁÇÜÔ¶ Õ°¾Þ ÁçÅð¶ ؾà Ã ñÂÆ ÔÆ Õ³î Õð ðÔ¶ Ôé, Ü» ÇÃðø ÷ð±ðÆ Ô¯ä Óå¶ ÔÆ Ö°¾ñ·ç¶ ÔéÍ ÇîÃÆÃÅ×Å ÓÚ âÆ÷ñ àð¾Õ Ã˺àð ç¶ îÅñÕ Ã°ðÜÆå ܽÔñ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÃÅâÆ òðÕôÅê ÁÅî ÜéåÅ ñÂÆ éÔƺ Ö°¾ñ·Æ ÔËÍ ÇÂà ìÅð¶ ÁÃƺ ÜéåÕ ÇÃÔå ìÅð¶ ÔçÅÇÂå» çÆ êÅñäÅ Õð ðÔ¶ Ô»Í ÁÃƺ ÇÂÔ ïÕÆéÆ ìäÅÀ°äÅ ÚÅÔ°³ç¶ Ô» ÇÕ Ôð Õ¯ÂÆ Ã°ð¾ÇÖÁå ÔËÍÓÓ

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Truckers raise $15K for Brampton Civic Hospital

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The Ontario Aggregate Trucking Association has raised $15,000 úºàÅðÆú ÁË×ðÆ׶à àð¾ÇÕ³× ÁËïÃƶôé é¶ Õ¯Çòâ-AI éÅñ ñóÅÂÆ Çòð°¾è ìð˺êàé ÇÃÇòÕ ÔÃêåÅñ çÆ î¾çç ñÂÆ AE,@@@ âÅñð ÇÂվᶠÕÆå¶ ÔéÍ for the Brampton Civic Hospital to help fight Covid-19. ×ð°¾ê é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÇÂÔ ðÕî G îÂÆ ù ÕðòŶ ÇÂ¾Õ è³éòÅçÆ ÕÅøñ¶ The money was raised during an appreciation convoy held on ç½ðÅé ÇÂÕ¾áÆ ÕÆåÆ ×ÂÆ ÃÆ Áå¶ ÇÂà çÅ êÌï¯× May 7th and will be used to procure perÇòÁÕåÆ×å ðð¾ÇÖÁÅ À°êÕðé Áå¶ Ô¯ð ÷ð±ðÆ sonal protection equipment and other òÃå» õðÆçä ñÂÆ ÕÆåÅ ÜÅò¶×ÅÍ vital supplies, the group said. ÇÂà ê̯×ðÅî ÁèÆé A@ àð¾Õ» çÅ ÇÂ¾Õ ÕÅøñÅ The convoy of 10 trucks drove past the ìð˺êàé ÔÃêåÅñ Áå¶ úð¶ºÜÇòñ¶, úºàÅðÆú Brampton hospital and another medical ÓÚ ÃÇæå Ô¯ð îËâÆÕñ ÃÔ±ñå» ç¶ ÃÅÔîÇäÀ°º facility in Orangeville, Ont. ñ³ÇØÁÅÍ The event was organized in appre×ð°¾ê é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÇÂÔ ê̯×ðÅî ÃÅð¶ øð³àñÅÂÆé ciation of the work being done by all òðÕð» Áå¶ ÃðÕÅð ç¶ Ôð ê¾èð Óå¶ ÕÆå¶ ÜÅ ðÔ¶ frontline workers as well as all levels of Õ³î çÆ åÅðÆø òܯº ÕðòÅÇÂÁÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÃÆÍ government, the group said. ×ð°¾ê é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒâÅÕàð» Ãî¶å D@ 寺 Ç÷ÁÅçÅ “More than 40 healthcare workers ÇÃÔå ÕÅÇîÁ» é¶ ìð˺êàé ÔÃêåÅñ ç¶ ìÅÔð including doctors humbled us by stepping ÁÅ Õ¶ ÃÅâÅ è³éòÅç ÕÆåÅ Áå¶ åÅóÆÁ» òÜÅ Õ¶ out of the Brampton hospital and express- OATA presenting support cheque Ô½ÃñÅ Áø÷ÅÂÆ ÕÆåÆÍÓÓ ing their thanks by clapping,” it said. to hospital staff. ÇÂÔ ê̯×ðÅî õÅñÃÅ Õ¶Áð çÆ î¾çç éÅñ The event was supported by Khalsa ÔÃêåÅñ ç¶ ÃàÅø ù î¾çç çÅ ÚËµÕ í¶ºà Õðç¶ Ô¯Â¶ ÕðòÅÇÂÁÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÃÆ, ܯ ÇÕ ÕËñ¶âé, úºàÅðÆú ÓÚ Care, a charity based in Caledon, ú.¶.àÆ.¶. ç¶ î˺ìðÍ ÁèÅðå ÚËÇðàÆ Ã³ÃæÅ ÔËÍ Ontario.

IHSA provides guidelines for essential transportation sector during pandemic The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Labour has developed a series of free Covid-19 guidelines for the transportation sector.

The guidance for the transportation sector stresses the importance of practicing physical distancing, ensuring good hygiene like proper hand washing, not sharing items like communications devices, pens, and personal protective equipment, and staying home if feeling ill.

Some additional general best practices include: • Minimizing the number of vehicles shared by employees where possible to limit the spread of the virus.

• Ensuring drivers have access to appropriate disinfectants, hand sanitizer, personal protective equipment (PPE), and other materials needed to clean high-touch surfaces in their vehicles frequently.

• Reducing face-to-face contact as much as possible, and staying in the cab or designated waiting space while loads are handled or during inspections.

• Eating healthy and getting enough rest and exercise to maintain good physical and mental health.

Additional precautions specific to drivers stopping at rest stops and taking breaks have also been included. Wearing PPE, such as gloves, while refuelling and the use of disinfectant wipes to clean the pump handles and keypads. Packing snacks, just in case regular stops are closed, and avoiding the use of refillable mugs are other recommendations included to help reduce the transmission of the virus.

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Ontario launches 511 app to inform truck drivers

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Ontario has established a free 511 app that provides truck drivers with some of the information needed to remain fed and rested while on the job during Covid-19.

“This app represents yet another important step that our government is taking to support truck drivers in their efforts to keep goods moving and deliver essential supplies, such as personal protective equipment (PPE),” said Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. “The trucking industry plays a vital role in keeping our supply chain strong and our store shelves stocked.”

The Ontario 511 app offers images from more than 600 cameras and includes information on highway construction, collisions, and road closures. It also identifies open rest areas and locations throughout the province that offer food and fuel. A drive mode offers hands-free audio alerts, too.

Representatives from Ontario Trucking Association, South Asian Trucking Association of Canada and the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada have appreciated the creation of the 511 app.

The Ontario 511 pilot app is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.

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Huayi Tire Canada opens new warehouse near Calgary

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Huayi Tire Canada has opened a new warehouse near Calgary, the second to open in Canada.

“We are thrilled to relocate to the Calgary area and be able to offer enhanced services from our state-of-the-art warehouse,” stated John Hagg, vice-president of sales and operations for Huayi Tire Canada. “Despite this global pandemic we are facing today, our customers can rest assured that Huayi is not facing any shipping delays. Furthermore, we strategically opened this warehouse in Alberta to serve the province’s vibrant transportation industry while also reducing delivery time to the east from where we were previously.”

The warehouse, which is located in Airdrie, Alta., will have a selection of Duraturn’s commercial tires and Double Coin’s TBR, OTR, and IND tires, all shipped from the company’s manufacturing facility in Thailand.

Huayi Tire Canada’s first Canadian warehouse opened in Vancouver in 2017.

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Vision Truck Group - 2019 Canada Dealer of the Year

Çò÷é àð¾Õ ×ð°¾ê - ÕËé¶âÅ ÓÚ B@AI çÅ Ãðì¯åî âÆñð

Vision Truck Group named top Canadian Volvo dealer

Çò÷é àð¾Õ ×ð°¾ê ìÇäÁÅ ò¯ñò¯ çÅ Ãðì¯åî ÕËé¶âÆÁé âÆñð

Vision Truck Group has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2019 Dealer of the Year.

The awards were presented virtually over Skype, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The Vision Truck Group team continues to be the ultimate ambassadors for Volvo Trucks North America and its commitment to customers, which has proven to be the best in Canada,” said Paul Kudla, managing director, Canada at Volvo Trucks North America.

The award recognized outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, market share, franchise investments, growth of new truck and leasing sales, and parts sales.

The dealership has locations in Brampton, Etobicoke, Stoney Creek, Cambridge, and London, Ont. “Vision Truck Group is grateful to Volvo Trucks for this Canada Dealer of the Year honor,” said John Slotegraaf, owner of Vision Truck Group.

Çò÷é àð¾Õ ×ð°¾ê ù ò¯ñò¯ àð¾Õà B@AI ç¶ ÇÂà ÃÅñ ç¶ Ãðì¯åî ÕËé¶âÆÁé âÆñð çÅ ÇõåÅì Çç¾åÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÔËÍ Õ¯Çòâ-AI îÔ»îÅðÆ ç¶ î¾ç¶é÷ð ÇÂÔ ê°ðÃÕÅð ÃÕÅÂÆê ç¶ ÷ðƶ ò³â¶ ׶ ÃéÍ ò¯ñò¯ àð¾Õà éÅðæ ÁîðÆÕÅ ç¶ îËé¶ÇÜ³× âÅÇÂðËÕàð êÅñ Õ°âñÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇò÷é àð¾Õ ×ð°¾ê çÆ àÆî ñ×ÅåÅð ò¯ñò¯ àð¾Õà éÅðæ ÁîðÆÕÅ ç¶ ÇÃÖðñ¶ ðÅÜç±å òܯº Õ³î ÕðçÆ ÔË Áå¶ ×ÌÅÔÕ» êÌåÆ ÇÂà çÆ òÚéì¾èåÅ ÕËé¶âÅ ÓÚ Ãðì¯åî ÔËÍÓÓ ÇÂÔ ê°ðÃÕÅð ×ÌÅÔÕ Ã³å°ôàÆ, ìÅ÷Åð ÓÚ ÇÔ¾ÃÅ, øð˺ÚÅÇÂ÷ Çéò¶ô, éò¶º àð¾Õ» Áå¶ ñÆÇ÷³× ÇòÕðÆ ç¶ ÇòÕÅà Áå¶ Õñê°ðÇ÷Á» çÆ ÇòÕðÆ ç¶ îÅîñ¶ ÓÚ ÇìÔåðÆé ÕÅð×°÷ÅðÆ ÇòÖÅÀ°ä òÅÇñÁ» ù Çç¾åÅ Ü»çÅ ÔËÍ ÇÂÔ âÆñðÇôê ìð˺êàé, ÇÂà¯ìÆÕ¯, Ãà¯éÆ ÕÌÆÕ, Õ˺ìÇðÜ Áå¶ ñ³âé, úºàÅðÆú ÇòÖ¶ ÃÇæå ÔËÍ Çò÷é àð¾Õ ×ð°¾ê ç¶ îÅñÕ Ü½é Ãñ¯à×ðÅø é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇò÷é àð¾Õ ×ð°¾ê ÕËé¶âÅ ÓÚ ÇÂà ÃÅñ ç¶ Ãðì¯åî âÆñð çÅ ê°ðÃÕÅð ç¶ä ñÂÆ ò¯ñò¯ àð¾Õà çÅ è³éòÅç ÕðçÅ ÔËÍÓÓ

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FEATURE STORY

Don’t be drug mules - community tells truckers

By Abdul Latheef MISSISSAUGA, Ontario

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ÕÇîÀ±ÇéàÆ ò¾ñ¯º àð¾Õðà ù ÁêÆñ

Supinder Wraich is the lead actor of the series The 410.

(Photo: Ian Macmillan/CBC Gem)

ÃÇê³çð òóËÚ ÇÂà ÃÆðÆ÷ The 410 ç¶ î°¾Ö ÁçÅÕÅð ÔéÍ (ø¯à¯ : ÂÆÁé îËÕÇîñé/ÃÆìÆÃÆ ÜËî)

By Abdul Latheef

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BRAMPTON, Ont. – The CBC web drama series The 410 depicts the struggles of a young South Asian woman who is trying to get her trucker-turned-drug-trafficker father out of jail.

The three-part series was inspired by true events in Canada’s trucking hub, where actor-writer-director Supinder Wraich grew up in a trucking family.

“When somebody goes to prison for something like this, or goes to the courts for something like this, it’s not just a toll on that person. It’s a toll that extends to their family,” Wraich said in an interview from Los Angeles, where she is working on a new project.

“And, the products that they’re bringing in destroy lives on a much more significant scale.”

Community leaders are well aware of the extent of the problem, and because of that, they were not surprised when news broke in April of yet another drug case involving South Asian truck drivers.

For years, they have been trying to raise awareness about the perils of drug trafficking, but they believe tougher penalties are needed to fight the menace.

In the latest case, two team drivers, 26 and 31, were arrested at the border crossing point in Windsor, Ont., with suspected cocaine worth $4.8 million.

So, why are young truckers risking their lives to engage in drug trafficking?

“If I can be very blunt, it’s plain greed,” said Parmanand Prashad of Prashad Law Office in Jagroop Singh Mississauga, Ont.

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Prashad has handled dozens of drug cases involving truckers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.

“People want to make fast money. A lot of times, they’re approached by other people who, you know, are looking for someone with a clean driving record because they figure these guys will get less inspection or scrutiny at the border,” Prashad said.

Drug mules typically get $5,000 to $10,000 per trip, he said.

In most cases, the suspects are paid to bring drugs either from the U.S., or take drugs back to the U.S. And, Prashad believes most are willing participants in the crime.

“It would be highly unusual for a major trafficker to use an inexperienced truck driver. Typically, they’re not going to put a shipment of that size in a truck with a driver who has never done this stuff before.”

Lure of quick money South Asian community leaders say they are frustrated because they are dealing with a group of people who want to get rich quick, and brag about it to relatives back home.

“They have been here for just one or two years, but they want to buy big homes and expensive cars – now,” said Dharampal Singh Sandhu, an owner-operator and founder of the Drug Awareness Society of Toronto.

“I have been here for 30 years, and worked hard to buy a home.

But these people, they don’t have that kind of patience. They want it now.”

Deepak Punj of the South Asian Trucking Association of Canada (SATAC) agrees.

He said the main reason why young people are lured into the drug trade is materialism.

“They think this is a race. If their cousin has a Rolls-Royce, they want to have a Bugatti… They want to take short cuts to make a quick buck,” he said.

Punj is using his talk show on the Punjabi-language Frontline Radio to educate the youth about drugs.

Jagroop Singh, president of the Ontario Aggregate Trucking Association (OATA), said it was disheartening to hear of more arrests.

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FEATURE STORY While OATA members don’t even cross the border, Singh is worried about the overall negative image the arrests would create.

“This is really bad. They are doing it for easy money. That is the only reason I can think of,” he said.

Singh said if someone wants to choose trucking as his career, then that person should be ready to work hard.

“You can’t get rich overnight.”

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Lenient justice system All three community leaders agree that Canada needs to toughen its laws against drug trafficking if the country really wants to make any headway in the fight against drug abuse.

“I can understand getting bail for the first time, but not second and third for the same Series poster for The 410. crime. Why?,” asked Sandhu.

(Photo: Ian Macmillan/CBC Gem) After sentencing in the U.S., Canadian cit- The 410 ñÂÆ ÃÆðÆ÷ ê¯ÃàðÍ izens can seek prison transfer to serve their (ø¯à¯ : ÂÆÁé îËÕÇîñé/ÃÆìÆÃÆ ÜËî) sentence in Canada, said Prashad, the lawyer.

“If you’re getting 10 years (in the U.S.), you’re spending pretty close to 10 years because you óç¶ô : ÇÂÔ Õ³î éÅ Õð¯ don’t get paroled early for good behavior,” he said. ÕÇîÀ±ÇéàÆ ÁÅ×±Á» Áå¶ êÌôÅç é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ âðÅÂÆòð» ù À°é·» çŠóç¶ô In Canada, Prashad said, people are released after they spend ÇÃðø ÇÂÔ ÔË ÇÕ éÇôÁ» 寺 ç±ð ðÔ¯Í about a third of their sentence.

êÌôÅç é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇÂÔ Õ³î éÅ Õð¯Í ÇÂà çÅ øÅÇÂçÅ, Çîñä òÅñ¶ õåð¶ 寺

ò¾âÅ éÔƺ ÔËÍ Message: Just don’t do it ÒÒܶÕð å°Ãƺ ÇÂÔ Õ³î Õð Õ¶ Ã˺Õó¶ Ô÷Åð» âÅñð ÕîÅ òÆ ñËºç¶ Ô¯ å» À°é·» The community leaders and Prashad say their message to the drivçÅ ÕÆ øÅÇÂçŠܶÕð å°Ãƺ ÁîðÆÕÅ çÆ Ü¶ñ· ÓÚ ÕÂÆ ÃÅñ» 寺 ê¶ Ãó ðÔ¶ ers is, stay away from drugs. Ô¯ÓÓ, À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅÍ “Just don’t do it. The reward is not worth the risk,” said Prashad. ÒÒÇÂà êÌÇÕÇðÁÅ ÓÚ å°ÔÅâÆ êÇðòÅðÕ Ç÷³ç×Æ åìÅÔ Ô¯ Ü»çÆ ÔËÍ ÇÂÔ Õ³î “Even if you make a couple of hundred thousand dollars, it éÅ Õð¯ÍÓÓ becomes meaningless when you’re sitting in a U.S. jail for several Çëð òÆ The 410 çÆ ÁçÅÕÅð òóËÚ é±§ ñ×çÅ ÔË ÇÕ åÃÕð ÔÅñÅå years,” he said.

“Your family life gets destroyed in the process. Do not do it.” ç¶ ÇôÕÅð Ôé¢ Still Wraich, the star of The 410, believes that the traffickers are ÒÒî˺ ÇÕö 鱧, Ü» À°é•·» çÆÁ» ÔðÕå» é±§ ì°ðÅ éÔƺ ÇòÖÅÀ°äÅ ÚÅÔ°§çÆ victims of their circumstances. ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ î˺ ÇÂ¾Õ ÁçÅÕÅð Ô»¢ î˺ Ôî¶ô» À°é•·» ç¶ é÷ðƶ 鱧 ÃîÞäÅ ÚÅÔ°§çÆ “I’m reticent to villainize anybody, or their actions, because as Ô»¢ÓÓ AIHG ÓÚ ÁÅÂÆ Çøñî òÅñ ÃàÌÆà an artist, I’m always trying to Suspected cocaine worth $4.8 million (Photo: CBSA) ÓÚ ×¯ðâé ×ËÕ¯ çÅ ÇÕðçÅð ÇéíÅ ðÔ¶ understand their perspective.”

4.8 ÇîñÆÁé âÅñð çÆ ô¾ÕÆ Õ¯ÕÆé (ø¯à¯: ÃÆìÆÁËö) ÁçÅÕÅð îÅÂÆÕñ â×ñà ÃàÅÕ In his 1987 movie Wall Street, ìð¯Õð» ç¶ ÇÂ¾Õ Ãî±Ô ù íÅôä Michael Douglas as Gordon Çç³ÇçÁ» ÕÇÔ³ç¶ Ôé ÇÕ ñÅñÚ Ú³×Å Gekko lectures a group of stock ÔË, ñÅñÚ ÃÔÆ ÔË Áå¶ ñÅñÚ ÔÆ Õ³î brokers that greed is good, greed ÕðçÅ ÔËÍ is right and greed works.

In Brampton, young South ìð˺êàé ÓÚ é½Ü°ÁÅé ç¾ÖäÆ Asian truckers are finding out ¶ôÆÁÅÂÆ àð¾Õ âðÅÂÆòð» ù ñ×çÅ that the opposite is true, but for ÔË ÇÕ ÃÔÆ ×¾ñ ÇÂà 寺 ÇìñÕñ À°ñà many of them, that realization ÔË, êð À°é·» ÓÚ¯º Ç÷ÁÅçÅåð ù ÇÂÔ has come too late. ×¾ñ À°ç¯º êåÅ ñ×çÆ ÔË Ü篺 À°é·» ñÂÆ ìÔ°å ç¶ð Ô¯ Ú°¾ÕÆ Ô°³çÆ ÔËÍ

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Canadian truck driver arrested in $3M drug bust

C@ ñ¾Ö âÅñð çÆ Õ¯ÕÆé éÅñ ÕËé¶âÆÁÅÂÆ àð¾Õ âðÅÂÆòð Ç×ÌøåÅð

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have ï±.ÁËÃ. ÕÃàî Á˺â ìÅðâð ê̯àËÕôé ÁøÃð» é¶ ÇÂ¾Õ ÕËé¶âÆÁÅÂÆ àð¾Õ âðÅÂÆòð Õ¯ñ¯º C@ ñ¾Ö âÅñð ÕÆîå arrested a Canadian truck driver following the òÅñÆ ACD êÅÀ±ºâ Õ¯ÕÆé çÆ ìðÅîç×Æ î×𯺠Ç×ÌøåÅð seizure of 134 pounds of cocaine worth US$3 Õð ÇñÁÅ ÔËÍ million from his rig, the agency said. ¶ܳÃÆ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÇÂÔ ìðÅîç×Æ ìñ¶é, òÅÇô³×àé.

It said the seizure occurred at the Pacific ÓÚ çÅõñ¶ ñÂÆ êËöÇøÕ ÔÅÂÆò¶ ê¯ðà ÇòÖ¶ I îÂÆ ù Highway Port of Entry in Blaine, Wash., on May Ü»Ú-êóåÅñ ç½ðÅé Ô¯ÂÆ Ü篺 ÃÆ.ìÆ.êÆ. ç¶ ÁøÃð» é¶ 9 during an outbound inspection when CBP ÁÜÆåêÅñ óضóÅ ò¾ñ¯º ÚñŶ ÜÅ ðÔ¶ àðËÕàð-àð¶ñð ù officers referred a tractor-trailer driven by Ajitpal òèÆÕ Ü»Ú ñÂÆ í¶ÇÜÁÅ ÃÆÍ Sanghera for additional examination. ¶ܳÃÆ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒàð¶ñð çÆ Ü»Ú ç½ðÅé, ÃÆ.ìÆ.êÆ.

“While searching the trailer, CBP officers found ÁøÃð» ù øñ¯ð Óå¶ ê³Ü ۯචâøñ ìË× Çîñ¶Í ÇÂé·» Á³çð five small duffel bags on the floor. Inside the ÁøÃð» ù E@ êñÅÃÇàÕ ç¶ êËÕ¶à Çîñ¶ ÇÜé·» ÓÚ Õ¯ÕÆé duffel bags, officers found 50 plastic wrapped ÃÆÍÓÓ packages containing cocaine,” the agency said.

DA òÇð·Á» ç¶ Ã³Ø¶óÅ ù ÇÔðÅÃå ÓÚ ñË Õ¶ òÅàÕÅî Sanghera, 41, was taken into custody and ÕÅÀ±ºàÆ ôËÇðø ç¶ çøåð ÓÚ í¶Ü Çç¾åÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÃÆÍ Áܶ transferred to the Whatcom County Sheriff ’s The cocaine was found in ÇÂÔ ÃÅø éÔƺ Ô¯ ÃÇÕÁÅ ÔË À°Ã ç¶ Õ¶Ã çÆ Ã°äòÅÂÆ Õ篺 Office. It was not immediately clear when his these duffel bags. ÕÆåÆ ÜÅò¶×ÆÍ case will be heard.

Photo: CBP ¶ܳÃÆ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÇÂÔ ÕÅðòÅÂÆ Ô¯îñ˺â ÇÃÇÕÀ°ÇðàÆ The agency said the operation was carried Õ¯ÕÆé ÇÂé·» âøñ ìË×» ÓÚ ÇîñÆ ÇÂéòËÃàÆ׶ôé-dzîÆ×ð¶ôé Á˺â ÕÃàîà ÇÂéø¯ðÃî˺à out in coordination with Homeland Security ÃÆÍ éÅñ Çîñ Õ¶ ÕÆåÆ ×ÂÆ ÃÆÍ Investigations-Immigration and Customs ø¯à¯ : ÃÆìÆêÆ îÅðÚ ÓÚ òÆ ÕËé¶âÅ ìÅðâð ÃðòÆÇÃ÷ ¶ܳÃÆ ò¾ñ¯º Enforcement. Çò³âÃð, úººàÅðÆú ÓÚ ÃðÔ¾ç êÅð Õð ðÔ¶ úºàÅðÆú ç¶ ç¯ In March, two Ontario team drivers were arrested at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, àÆî âðÅÂÆòð» ù Ç×ÌøåÅð Õð ÇñÁÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÃÆ ÇÜé·» Õ¯ñ¯º ÕÇæå å½ð Óå¶ Ont., by the Canada Border Services Agency for allegedly carry- DH ñ¾Ö âÅñð çÆ Õ¯ÕÆé ÇîñÆ ÃÆÍ ing cocaine worth more than $4.8 million.

Block Driver Inc. fleets from Covid-19 loan program, says CTA The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking to block fleets that use the Driver Inc. payment scheme from accessinag new bridge loans for large companies that exhaust available credit during Covid-19.

The Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program, announced by the federal government, is designed to help avoid bankruptcies of otherwise viable firms. It is not meant to restructure firms, or finance companies that would be able to manage their way through the crisis.

Program details have yet to be released, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau focused on tax compliance when establishing the conditions that participating companies would need to meet.

The Driver Inc. model involves misclassifying employed truck drivers as independent contractors. In the process, fleets avoid many traditional payroll deductions such as workers compensation premiums and vacation pay, and often leave drivers thinking they can deduct business expenses to which they are not actually entitled.

The CTA estimates that Driver Inc. costs Canadian taxpayers close to $1 billion a year.

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CTA continues push for payroll tax support, driver meal deductions The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continued its call for government help with payroll taxes and truck driver meal costs, during an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health held in May. The presentation focused on requests for a three-month deferral on payroll tax remittances, using an interest-free load that can be paid back within 12-18 months, and an adjusted meal allowance for truck drivers.

The need for that support had been echoed in a joint request

by Teamsters Canada, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC), and Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC).

While CTA carriers reported an average 27% drop in revenue during surveys in late March and early April, the average decrease is now closer to 35%, he said, adding that 37% of fleets have “significant concerns” regarding operations over the next three months. Sixty-three percent of surveyed fleets say customers have asked for payment deferrals or simply not paid for services.

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Alberta commercial vehicle enforcement to get new look

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Commercial vehicle enforcement in Alberta has been moved to the Alberta Sheriffs department, within the province’s Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General.

But truck drivers shouldn’t expect any significant changes, aside from new uniforms and eventually armed enforcement officers.

“The biggest change the industry and the public will see is, our shoulder flashes will change.

Other than that, our uniforms are basically identical,” Kathy Golem, superintendent with the Sheriff’s Highway Patrol told Road Today.

Commercial vehicle enforcement will be carried out by the same regime that previously worked under the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement branch.

Their vehicle fleet will gradually be updated to reflect the new Sheriffs markings, Alberta Sheriffs said in a Facebook post.

The move was made to increase efficiencies by potentially moving to a single-unit dispatch, and possibly collocating some officers.

“Bringing the two organizations together will result in coordinated command and deployment throughout the province, as well as reduced administration costs. Having CVE officers in the Alberta Sheriffs will make it easier to fill traffic enforcement positions internally from a pool of qualified candidates,” Alberta Sheriffs posted.

Alberta Sheriffs officers are permitted to carry firearms, and are trained on their use. This will be extended to commercial vehicle enforcement officers, but the Covid-19 outbreak has put their training and arming on hold for now, Golem says.

Neighboring Saskatchewan also has armed commercial vehicle enforcement officers.

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Cummins contributes filtration technology to produce medical masks

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Cummins has teamed with DuPont to use its NanoNet and NanoForce filtration technologies to produce N95 respirator masks, for use in the fight against Covid-19.

The filtration technologies can be found in air, fuel, and lube filtration products used in heavy-duty diesel engines to prevent long-term engine wear but can also be used in the N95 respirator masks desperately needed by healthcare professionals.

“Our NanoNet media can fill a key supply void and help address the mask shortage facing the United States and other countries around the world,” said Amy Davis, vice-president of Cummins Filtration.

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Harboring a secret dream BRAMPTON, Ontario - It was a random online application that landed Neha Bhatia the recruiter’s job at SGT, a transportation company based in Quebec.

She had no industry experience, and had never been on a truck until she joined SGT’s terminal in Brampton early last year.

Now she enjoys every moment of her job.

“I worked in various environments before getting this amazing opportunity,” Bhatia told Road Today.

What she loves most about working at SGT is the family atmosphere in the office, she said.

“My days are really good here. I also had opportunities to organize a few office events last year.”

She also goes to various training schools for presentation to potential candidates.

“Then those who want to join us when they finish their graduate programs can call us,” she said.

Bhatia said SGT offers a “really good” program for new drivers that includes up to eight weeks of additional training.

The company also has other in-house programs to keep the drivers motivated.

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ñ°Õ¶ ԯ¶ ðêÇéÁ» ù êÅñä òÅñÆ ìð˺êàé, úºàÅðÆú - é¶ÔÅ íÅàÆÁÅ ù ð°÷×Åð çÆ íÅñ ÕðÇçÁ» ÇÂ¾Õ Ççé ÁÚÅéÕ ÇÕÀ±ìËÕ çÆ àð»Ãê¯ðà¶ôé Õ³êéÆ ÁËÃ.ÜÆ.àÆ. ÓÚ ÇðÕð±àð çÆ é½ÕðÆ Çîñ ×ÂÆÍ À°Ã ù À°çï¯× çÅ Õ¯ÂÆ å÷ðìÅ éÔƺ ÃÆ Áå¶ À°Ô ÇêÛñ¶ ÃÅñ ç¶ ô°ð± ÓÚ ÁËÃ.ÜÆ.àÆ. ç¶ ìð˺êàé ÇòÖ¶ ÃÇæå àðîÆéñ ÓÚ ÜÅä 寺 êÇÔñ» Õç¶ àð¾Õ ÓÚ Úó·•Æ òÆ éÔƺ ÃÆÍ êð Ô°ä À°Ã ù ÁÅêäÆ é½ÕðÆ çÅ Ôð êñ Ú³×Å ñ×çÅ ÔËÍ íÅàÆÁÅ é¶ ð¯â à±â¶ éÅñ ×¾ñìÅå ÕðÇçÁ» ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇÂÔ ôÅéçÅð î½ÕÅ Çîñä 寺 êÇÔñ» î˺ ò¾Ö-ò¾Ö åð·» ç¶ îÔ½ñ ÓÚ Õ³î ÕÆåÅÍÓÓ À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÁËÃ.ÜÆ.àÆ. ÓÚ Õ³î ÕðÇçÁ» À°Ã ù þí 寺 Ú³×Æ ×¾ñ ÇÂÔ ñ¾×Æ ÇÕ ÇÂ¾æ¶ îÅÔ½ñ Øð òð×Å ÔÆ ÇîñçÅ ÔËÍ ÒÒÇÂ¾æ¶ î¶ð¶ Ççé ìÔ°å òèÆÁÅ ìåÆå Ô¯ ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ ÇêÛñ¶ ÃÅñ îËù ÇÂ¾æ¶ çøåð ç¶ ÕÂÆ ê̯×ðÅî ÁÅï¯ÇÜå Õðé çÅ òÆ î½ÕÅ ÇîÇñÁÅÍÓÓ À°Ô ÇÂ¾Û°Õ À°îÆçòÅð» ù àð¾ÇÕ³× Ç³âÃàðÆ çÆ ÜÅäÕÅðÆ ç¶ä ñÂÆ ÕÂÆ ÇÃÖñÅÂÆ ÃÕ±ñ» ÓÚ òÆ Ü»çÆ ÔËÍ À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇëð À°µæ¶ ×ðËܰ¶ôé ê̯×ðÅî ê±ðÅ Õðé òÅñ¶ é½Ü°ÁÅé ÃÅⶠկñ é½ÕðÆ êÌÅêå Õðé ñÂÆ ÁÅ ÃÕç¶ ÔéÍÓÓ íÅàÆÁÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ éò¶º âðÅÂÆòð» ñÂÆ ÁËÃ.ÜÆ.àÆ. ÒÒìÔ°å òèÆÁÅÓÓ ê̯×ðÅî ê¶ô Õð ÇðÔÅ ÔË ÇÜà ÓÚ Á¾á ÔøÇåÁ» çÆ òè¶ðÆ ÇÃÖñÅÂÆÊôÅîñ ÔËÍ âðÅÂÆòð» ù À°åôÅÇÔå Õðé ñÂÆ Õ³êéÆ Õ¯ñ Ô¯ð ÕÂÆ ÇÂé-ÔÅÀ±Ã

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“Our turnover rate is low. We always try to retain the drivers to ê̯×ðÅî òÆ ÔéÍ íÅàÆÁÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÃÅâÅ àðéúòð ð¶à éÆò» ÔËÍ ÁÃƺ âðÅÂÆòð» ù the best of our capabilities,” Bhatia said. ÁÅêäÆ ê±ðÆ Ãîð¾æÅ Áé°ÃÅð ÁÅêä¶ éÅñ Õ³î Õðç¶ ðÖäÅ ÚÅÔ°³ç¶ Ô»ÍÓÓ That policy has paid off as many of the drivers have been with ÃÅâÆ ÇÂÔ éÆåÆ Õ³î òÆ ÁÅÂÆ ÔË ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ ÃÅⶠÕÂÆ âðÅÂÆòð ÃÅⶠéÅñ the company for 10, 15 or even 20 years.

A@, AE Ü» B@ ÃÅñ» 寺 Õ³î Õð ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ As someone who deals with veteran and newly minted truckÔð ð¯÷ òËàðé Áå¶ éò¶º àð¾Õðà éÅñ óêðÕ ÓÚ ðÇÔä òܯº íÅàÆÁÅ ers every day, Bhatia is well aware of the challenges longhaul ñ³îÆ ç±ðÆ çÅ Ãøð Õðé òÅñ¶ âðÅÂÆòð» ç¶ çðê¶ô Ú°ä½åÆÁ» 寺 òÆ íñÆ drivers face. í»å ÜÅä³± ÔËÍ Over the past year, she has learned quite a bit about the indusÇêÛñ¶ Õ°¾Þ ÃÅñ» ç½ðÅé À°Ã é¶ À°çï¯× ìÅð¶ ÕÅøÆ Õ°¾Þ ÜÅä ÇñÁÅ ÔË Áå¶ try, and knows that trucking is not for everyone. À°Ã ù êåÅ ÔË ÇÕ àð¾ÇÕ³× Ôð ÇÕö ñÂÆ éÔƺ ÔËÍ She makes it a point to convey that message to aspiring drivÀ°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ À°Ô íÇò¾Ö ç¶ âðÅÂÆòð» ù Ôî¶ôÅ ÇÂÔ ÕÇÔ³çÆ ÔË, ÒÒïÅç ers by telling them, “Remember, trucking is not just a job, it is a ð¾Ö¯, àð¾ÇÕ³× ÇÃðø é½ÕðÆ éÔƺ, ÇÂÔ Ç÷³ç×Æ ÜÆä çÅ åðÆÕÅ ÔËÍÓÓ lifestyle”, she said. Ú³×Æ õìð ÇÂÔ ÔË ÇÕ ìÔ°å ÃÅð¶ ñ¯Õ Ç÷³ç×Æ ÜÆä ç¶ ÇÂà åðÆÕ¶ ù êóç The good news is that there are a lot of people interested in Õðç¶ ÔéÍ that lifestyle. íÅàÆÁÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇÂ¾Õ éò» âðÅÂÆòð (ÁËÃ.ÜÆ.àÆ. ÓÚ) ÃÅñ íð ÓÚ “A new driver (at SGT) can make about $50,000 to $60,000 a E@,@@@ âÅñð 寺 F@,@@@ âÅñð ÕîÅ ÃÕçÅ ÔËÍÓÓ year,” Bhatia said. êð Õ°¾Þ ñ¯Õ ÇÃðø á¶Õ¶çÅð» òܯº Õ³î Õðé ç¶ ÇÂ¾Û°Õ Ôé, êð ÁËÃ.ÜÆ.àÆ.

But some are only interested in working as contractors, an ÓÚ ÇÂÔ ê¶ôÕô éÔƺ ÇîñçÆÍ option SGT doesn’t offer. ê±ð¶ ÕËé¶âÅ ÓÚ, ÕÂÆ àð¾Õð âðÅÂÆòð Across Canada, many truckers are dzÕ. Çì÷éËà îÅâñ Ô¶á Õ³î Õð ðÔ¶ Ôé working under the so-called Driver ܯ ÇÕ î°ñÅ÷î» ù òÆ ÁÅ÷Åç á¶Õ¶çÅð» òܯº Inc. business model that classifies òð×ÆÇÕÌå ÕðçÅ ÔËÍ âðÅÂÆòð» ù Çé×Çîå employees as independent contracÕð Çç¾åÅ Ü»çÅ ÔË Áå¶ À°Ô Çìé» ÇÕö Ãð¯å tors. The drivers are incorporated and Õà½åÆ å¯º ÁÅêäÆ åéõÅÔ êÌÅêå Õðç¶ ÔéÍ receive their pay without any source úºàÅðÆú àð¾ÇÕ³× ÁËïÃƶôé Áå¶ À°çï¯× deductions. ç¶ Ô¯ð ×ð°¾ê ÇÂà îÅâñ ù õåî Õðé çÆ The Ontario Trucking Association Õ¯Çôô» ÓÚ ñ¾×¶ ԯ¶ ÔéÍ and other industry lobbying groups íÅàÆÁÅ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÁÃƺ ÇÂà îÅâñ çÆ have been pushing to have this model ÇìñÕ°ñ òÆ ÔîÅÇÂå éÔƺ Õðç¶ÍÓÓ stamped out. Ô°ä À°Ô Õ³êéÆ çÆ Ãê»ÃðÇôê Ô¶á ÜîËÕÅ “We don’t support that program at 寺 âðÅÂÆòð ÇñÁÅÀ°ä çÆ ï¯ÜéÅ ìäÅ ðÔ¶ all,” Bhatia said. ÔéÍ She is now finalizing a plan to bring ç¾ÖäÆ Â¶ôÆÁÅ ç¶ é½Ü°ÁÅé âðÅÂÆòð» ñÂÆ drivers from Jamaica under company íÅàÆÁÅ çÅ ÇÂ¾Õ Ã³ç¶ô ÔËÍ sponsorship. ÒÒÕÂÆ ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆ ÁÅ ðÔ¶ Ôé Áå¶ À°é·» ù Bhatia has a message for young ñ×çÅ ÔË ÇÕ àð¾ÇÕ³× ÇÃðø êËö çÆ ÔÆ Ö¶â ÔËÍ South Asians interested in the industry. Ô», ÇÂà ÓÚ ÕÅøÆ êËÃÅ ÕîÅÇÂÁÅ ÜÅ ÃÕçÅ ÔË, “There are a lot of students com- “My days are really good here.” êð ÇÂÔ ÇÃðø êËö ìÅð¶ éÔƺ ÔËÍÓÓ ing in, and they think trucking is just – Neha Bhatia. À°Ã é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ÇÂà À°çï¯× ÓÚ ÁÅÀ°ä about money. Yes, it is good money, ÒÒÇÂ¾æ¶ î¶ðÅ Ãî» ìÔ°å òèÆÁÅ ìåÆå Ô¯ ÇðÔÅ ÔËÍÓÓ ç¶ Ç¾ Û°Õ ñ¯Õ» ù ÇÂ¾æ¶ àð¾Õ ÚñÅÀ°ä 寺 ÇÃòÅ but it is not about money alone.”

- é¶ÔÅ íÅàÆÁÅÍ Ô¯ð òÆ Õ³î Õðé ç¶ î½Õ¶ Çîñ ÃÕç¶ ÔéÍ She said people interested in the íÅàÆÁÅ ìð˺êàé ÓÚ ÁÅêä¶ êåÆ Ã°éÆñ industry should explore all opportuniÁå¶ Û¶ ÃÅñ ç¶ ê°¾åð åéîï éÅñ ðÇÔ³çÆ ÔËÍ ties as there a lot of non-trucker roles they could apply. À°Ã é¶ éòƺ Çç¾ñÆ, íÅðå 寺 ÃÅdzà Çòô¶ ÓÚ ×ðËܰ¶ôé êÅà ÕÆåÆ Ô¯ÂÆ ÔË Bhatia lives in Brampton with her husband Sunil and six-yearÁå¶ B@AC ÓÚ ÕËé¶âÅ ÁÅÀ°ä 寺 êÇÔñ» À°Ô ê¾åðÕÅðÆ Áå¶ îÅðÕÆÇà³× ìÅð¶ old son, Tanmay. Õ¯ðà òÆ Õð Ú°¾ÕÆ ÔËÍ A science graduate from New Delhi, India, she also dabbled ÇÂà 寺 ÇÂñÅòÅ À°Ã ù ó×Æå Áå¶ òñ³àÆÁÇð³× Õðé ç¶ òÆ ô½Õ ÔéÍ in journalism and marketing before moving to Canada in 2013. íÅàÆÁÅ ÇêÛñ¶ ÇÂÕ ÃÅñ 寺 ÔÆ àð¾ÇÕ³× Ö¶åð ÓÚ ÔË êð À°Ã çÅ ñ°ÇÕÁÅ Her other interests are music and volunteering. Ô¯ÇÂÁŠðêéÅ ÔË ÇÕ À°Ô ÇÂ¾Õ Ççé õ°ç àð¾Õð ìä Õ¶ ÇçÖŶ×ÆÍ Bhatia has been in trucking for barely over a year, but she is ÒÒêð Áܶ åÕ, î˺ ÇÃðø ÇÂ¾Õ ïÅåðÆ òܯº ÔÆ àð¾Õ ÓÚ ìÇÔ³çÆ Ô»Í Ü篺 î¶ðÅ already harboring a secret dream -- of becoming a trucker herself ì¶àÅ ò¾âÅ Ô¯ Õ¶ ÇÂÕ¾ñÅ ðÇÔä ܯ×Å Ô¯ ÜÅò¶×Å å» î˺ àð¾Õð ìäé çÆ Ã¯Ú one day. ðÔÆ Ô»ÍÓÓ “For now, I just want to ride along as a passenger. I can be a trucker when my son is old enough to take care of himself.”

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How to keep truck cabs clean – and keep safe -- in the fight against Covid-19

Õ¯Çòâ-AI Çòð¾°è Ü³× ÓÚ - àð¾Õ çÆ ÕËì ù ÃÅø Áå¶ Ã°ð¾ÇÖÁå ÇÕò¶º ðÇÖÁÅ ÜÅò¶

By Jim Park

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Before starting a driving shift, wipe down all the surfaces you’re likely to touch with an appropriate cleaning product or hot soapy water. It may take an extra 10 minutes at the start of the shift, but you’ll make that up with the lack of traffic clogging the highways these days. Surfaces include the steering wheel, gear shift or selector, all driver switches and controls, as well as door handles (interior and exterior) and glass.

And don’t forget to wipe down surfaces in the sleeper, too.

Bedding and linens should also be laundered regularly. Launder the laundry bag as well, or dispose of any garbage bags used to store dirty laundry.

For electronics such as tablets, touch screens, and keyboards, remove any visible contamination following the manufacturer’s instructions. Consider using wipeable covers for electronics. If no manufacturer guidance is available, consider the use of alcohol-based wipes or sprays containing at least 70% alcohol to disinfect touch screens.

âðÅÂÆÇò³× Çôøà ô°ð± Õðé 寺 êÇÔñ», ÇÜé·» ÚÆ÷» çÆ å°Ãƺ òð寺 Õðé ÜÅ ðÔ¶ Ô¯, À°é·» ù ÃÅø-ÃøÅÂÆ ç¶ ã°Õò¶º À°åêÅç Ü» ×ðî ÃÅìä òÅñ¶ êÅäÆ éÅñ ê±³Þ¯Í ÇÂà éÅñ Õ³î ô°ð± Õðé ÓÚ å°ÔÅù A@ Çî³à òÅè± ñ¾× ÃÕç¶ Ôé, êð Á¾ÜÕñ• ÃóÕ» ÓÚ Ø¾à íÆó Ô¯ä Õð Õ¶ Ãøð ÓÚ å°ÔÅ⊶éÅ Õ° Ãî» Ø¾à òÆ ñ¾× Ü»çÅ ÔËÍ ÃÅø Õðé òÅñÆÁ» æÅò» ÓÚ ÃàÆÁÇð³× òÆñ·, ×ÆÁð Çôøà Ü» ÃñËÕàð, âðÅÂÆòð çÆ òð寺 òÅñ¶ ÃÇò¾Ú Áå¶ Õ³àð¯ñ, çðòÅ÷¶ ç¶ Ô˺âñ (Á³çðñ¶ Áå¶ ìÅÔðñ¶) Áå¶ ôÆô¶ ôÅîñ ÔéÍ ÃñÆêð ÓÚ òÆ Ôð ÚÆ÷ ù ê±³Þ Õ¶ ÃÅø ÕðéÅ éÅ í°¾ñ¯Í çðÆÁ» Áå¶ ÚÅçð» ù òÆ Çéïîå ð±ê ÓÚ è¯äÅ ÚÅÔÆçÅ ÔËÍ Õêó¶ è¯ä ñÂÆ êÌï¯× ÕÆå¶ ÜÅä òÅñ¶ ìË× ù òÆ è¯ò¯, Ü» ×³ç¶ Õêó¶ êÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ êÌï¯× ÕÆå¶ ÜÅä òÅñ¶ ×Åðì¶Ü ìË× ù Õ±ó¶çÅé ÓÚ êÅ ÇçÀ°Í à¶ìñ, à¾Ú ÃÕÌÆé Áå¶ ÕÆì¯ðâ òð׶ ÇÂñËÕàÌÅÇéÕ À°êÕðé» Óå¶ ÇÕö òÆ ×³ç×Æ ù ÇéðîÅåÅ çÆÁ» ÔçÅÇÂå» Áé°ÃÅð ÃÅø Õð ÇçÀ°Í ÇÂñËÕàÌÅÇéÕà ñÂÆ ê±³Þ¶ ÜÅ ÃÕä òÅñ¶ Õòð çÅ êÌï¯× Õð¯Í ܶÕð ÇéðîÅåÅ ò¾ñ¯º ÔçÅÇÂå» ÜÅðÆ éÅ ÕÆåÆÁ» ×ÂÆÁ» Ô¯ä å» Û±ÔÆÁ» ÜÅä òÅñÆÁ» æÅò» Óå¶ ÁñÕ¯Ôñ-ÁèÅðå òÅÇÂêà ܻ Ãê̶ çÆ òð寺 Õð¯ ÇÜà ÓÚ Ø¾à 寺 ؾà G@% ÁñÕ¯Ôñ Ô¯ò¶Í

Cleaning for technicians Technicians should wear protective gloves or thoroughly wipe down surfaces they are likely to touch while performing service on the truck, especially door handles, steering wheels, and gear shifts.

Should you need to get your truck serviced while you’re on the road, you might be asked to stay with the truck so the technician won’t need to climb inside.

åÕéÆôÆÁé» ñÂÆ ÃÅø-ÃøÅÂÆ àð¾Õ» çÆ ÃðÇòà Õðé Ã åÕéÆôÆÁé» ù ðð¾ÇÖÁÅ çÃåÅé¶ êÇÔéä¶ ÚÅÔÆç¶ Ôé Ü» Û¯Ô¶ ÜÅä òÅñÆÁ» æÅò» ù Ú³×Æ åð·» ÃÅø ÕðéÅ ÚÅÔÆçÅ ÔË, Çòô¶ô Õð Õ¶ çðòÅÇ÷Á» ç¶ Ô˺âñ, ÃàÆÁÇð³× òÆñ· Áå¶ ×ÆÁð ÇÃøà Óå¶ Õ³î Õðç¶ Ãî¶ºÍ Ü¶Õð å°ÔÅù ÃóÕ» Óå¶ Ú¾ñä ç½ðÅé àð¾Õ çÆ ÃðÇòà Õðé çÆ ÷ð±ðå êË Ü»çÆ ÔË å» å°ÔÅù àð¾Õ ç¶ Á³çð ÔÆ ðÇÔä ñÂÆ ÇÕÔÅ ÜÅ ÃÕçÅ ÔË å» ÇÕ åÕéÆôÆÁé ù Á³çð éÅ ÜÅäÅ êË ÜÅò¶Í

Recommended cleaning products Cleaning products remove germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces by using soap (or detergent) and water. Cleaning does not necessarily kill germs, but by removing them, it lowers their numbers and the risk of spreading infection. Disinfecting products kill germs on surfaces using chemicals.

Health Canada has published a list of hard-surface disinfectants that meets its criteria for use against Covid-19. As disinfectants, there is some virus-killing capability, while common cleaning products may just transfer the virus from the surface to the rag or wipe.

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ÃÅø-ÃøÅÂÆ ç¶ À°åêÅç» ìÅð¶ ÇÃøÅðô» ÃÅø-ÃøÅÂÆ ç¶ À°åêÅç ÇÕö Ãå•Ô 寺 ÕÆàÅä±, ׳ç×Æ Áå¶ Áô°¾èÆÁ» ù ÃÅìä Ü» êÅäÆ çÆ òð寺 éÅñ õåî Õð Çç³ç¶ ÔéÍ ÃøÅÂÆ éÅñ ÷ð±ðÆ éÔƺ ÇÕ ÕÆàÅä± ÇìñÕ°ñ õåî Ô¯ ÜÅä, êð ÃøÅÂÆ Õðé éÅñ ÇÂéøËÕôé ëËñä çÅ õåðŠؾà Ü»çÅ ÔËÍ ÇâÃÇÂéøËÕÇà³× ê̯âÕà ðÃÅÇÂä» çÆ î¾çç éÅñ Ãå•Ô Óå¶ î½Ü±çÅ ÕÆàÅä±Á» ù îÅð Çç³ç¶ ÔéÍ ÔËñæ ÕËé¶âÅ é¶ Ãõå-Ãå•Ô ÇâÃÇÂéøËÕà˺àà çÆ Ã±ÚÆ ÜÅðÆ ÕÆåÆ ÔË Ü¯ ÇÕ Õ¯Çòâ-AI Çòð°¾è ÇÂà çÆÁ» ÔçÅÇÂå» ù ê±ðÅ ÕðçÅ ÔËÍ ÇâÃÇÂéøËÕà˺à ÓÚ òÅÇÂðà ù îÅðé çÆ ÃîðæÅ Ô°³çÆ ÔË, ÜçÇÕ ÁÅî ÃÅø-ÃøÅÂÆ ç¶ À°åêÅç» éÅñ òÅÇÂðà Ãå•Ô 寺 ê±³Þä òÅñÆ ÚÆ÷ Ü» òÅÇÂê Óå¶ ÁÅ Ü»ç¶ ÔéÍ MAY/JUNE 2020 27

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‘They stole it right in front of us’

By Abdul Latheef MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Harpreet and Mohinder Chadde have had enough – they have been victims of alleged cargo and vehicle thefts, three times in the past year.

The owners of Talhan Transport, a small company based in Mississauga, they are reeling, financially and emotionally.

“How can we survive?” asked Mohinder Chadde during an interview with Road Today.

The couple have been in trucking since 1996, and started the company in 2005. Of late, their efforts to grow the business have been stymied by falling freight rates, cut-throat competition, unavailability of reliable drivers and now, theft.

The latest incident happened Dec. 20, the last day of work before Christmas. Harpreet Chadde and her husband had barely left the office, when someone alerted them of the theft.

“We left the office at 4:53 p.m. and at 4:58 p.m. my truck was gone,” she said.

That means they were being watched by the criminals, Harpreet Chadde said.

She said the thieves took the tractor because they wanted to steal a trailer somewhere else.

Police were informed as the couple rushed back to their office.

“It was Friday night. I called the cops. They said it may take two-to-three hours. I waited for the cops here in the office until 10. After that, I went home. Nobody came,” said Harpreet Chadde.

Later that night, following a tip, the couple tracked the truck down to Malton, about 20 km from their office.

“We asked the police to come and release the truck to us,” said Mohinder Chadde.

But they were “way too busy”.

Police also advised the couple against attempting to recover the vehicle on their own, warning that would amount to potential theft.

Around midnight, someone went back to the truck, heated it up for about 20 minutes and drove away as the couple sat in their car and shot a video of the crime.

“They stole it right in front of us,” said Harpreet Chadde.

Cops came to their office the next morning and left after taking notes.

Two more harrowing days would pass before the couple would recover their truck, dumped in Malton.

By then the Volvo had been driven 350 km, was on the Express Toll Route twice for which Talhan received an invoice, and wasn’t the truck they saw the last time.

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The first burglary at the company site Õ³êéÆ ÓÚ êÇÔñÆ Ú¯ðÆ îÅðÚ B@AI ÓÚ Ô¯ÂÆ ÃÆ, happened in March 2019, and lasted Áå¶ ÇÂà çÆ ê³Ü سÇàÁ» ìÅÁç òññÆ Ô¯ ×ÂÆ almost five hours. A gang of four came ÃÆÍ ÚÅð ÜÇäÁ» çÅ ×Ëº× ÁÅÇÂÁÅ Áå¶ àð¾Õ å¶ and tried to open the truck and trailer, but àð¶ñð ù Ö¯ñ·ä çÆ Õ¯Çôô ÕÆåÆ, êð ÁÇÜÔÅ éÔƺ was unable to do so. Õð ÃÕ¶Í “Then they called a mechanic… Yeah, I ÔðêÌÆå Ú¾â¶ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒÇëð À°é·» é¶ îÕËÇéÕ have the surveillance of everything,” said ù þÇçÁÅÍ î˺ Ôð ÚÆ÷ çÆ Çé×ðÅéÆ òÆâÆÀ° ð¾ÖÆ Harpreet Chadde. Ô¯ÂÆ ÔËÍÓÓ The thieves could not find anything, Ú¯ð» ù Õ¯ÂÆ Õ³î çÆ ÚÆ÷ éÔƺ ÇîñÆ, ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ because the trailer was empty. Frustrated, àð¶ñð õÅñÆ ÃÆÍ ÇÖ¾Þ Õ¶ ×Ëº× àð¾Õ Á³çðñ¶ ê¶ the gang left with whatever tools were in Á½÷Åð ÔÆ ñË Õ¶ í¾Ü Ç×ÁÅÍ the truck, she said. ðð¾ÇÖÁÅ òܯº å¾ñÔé àð»Ãê¯ðà Õç¶ òÆ ïÅðâ Talhan doesn’t keep any loaded trailers ÓÚ íð¶-íðŶ àð¶ñð Öó·¶ éÔƺ ÕðçÅÍ in the yard for safety reasons. Õ³êéÆ ÃÆ-àÆ.êÆ.¶.àÆ. êÌîÅÇäå ÔË, ÇÜà The company is C-TPAT compliant, çÅ îåñì ÔË ÇÕ À°é·» é¶ ÁîðÆÕÅ çÆ which means voluntary enrolment in “We’ve been penalized for no fault Á×òÅÂÆ òÅñ¶ ÁÇåòÅç Çòð¾°è ê̯×ðÅî ÓÚ the U.S.-led Customs-Trade Partnership ÕÃàî-àð¶â íÅÂÆòÅñÆ çÅ ÃòËǾÛå çÅõñÅ of ours.”

Against Terrorism program. Members are - Mohinder Chadde. ÇñÁÅ ÔËÍ ÇÂÃ ç¶ î˺ìð» ù ÃðÔ¾ç Óå¶ ÕÌîì¾è eligible for streamlined inspections and ÒÒÃÅù Çìé» ÇÕö Õñð 寺 Ü°ðîÅéÅ Ü»Ú Áå¶ Ø¾à Ãî» À°âÆÕ çÆ ÷ð±ðå ê˺çÆ ÔËÍ shorter wait times at the border. íðéÅ ÇêÁÅÍÓÓ ÔÅñ»ÇÕ Ú¯ð» ù ÇÂà éÅñ Õ¯ÂÆ øðÕ éÔƺ That made no difference to the thieves, - îÇÔ³çð ھ㶠ê˺çÅÍ though. ÔðêÌÆå Ú¾â¶ é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ê°ÇñÃ é¶ àð¾ÇÕ³× Harpreet Chadde said police have told Õ³êéÆÁ» ù ÇÕÔÅ Ô¯ÇÂÁÅ ÔË ÇÕ À°Ô òè¶ð¶ trucking companies that they are operating in a high-risk area. õåð¶ òÅñ¶ ÇÂñÅÕ¶ ÓÚ Õ³î Õð ðÔÆÁ» ÔéÍ “If you guys know it is a high-risk area, then why not impleÀ°é·» ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒܶÕð å°ÔÅù êåÅ ÔË ÇÕ ÇÂ¾æ¶ Ú¯ðÆÁ» çÅ õåðÅ Ç÷ÁÅçÅ ÔË å» ment something to stop the thefts,” she asked. å°Ãƺ ÇÂé·» ù ð¯Õä ñÂÆ Õ°¾Þ Õðç¶ ÇÕÀ°º éÔƺ?ÓÓ

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Seed money for bigger crimes “A target-rich environment.”

By Abdul Latheef BRAMPTON, Ontario - Former police officer Mike Proska quoted from the 1986 Tom Cruise-starrer Top Gun to describe the situation in the Peel Region, where cargo crime has been a major problem for years.

“So, where there’s going to be a high volume of goods, that equates to a high volume of opportunity,” Prosca said.

He runs the private investigation agency Burloak Investigative Services, based in Burlington, Ont. Proska spoke to Road Today in late March when Ontario was ramping up efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.

In the third week of March, he said, there were four cases reported to his company alone.

“They just steal non-stop, no matter what’s going on,” said Proska.

Peel, comprising Brampton, Mississauga and the Town of Caledon, has in recent years emerged as the trucking capital of Canada.

Along with the fame has come notoriety -- as the ground zero of cargo theft.

But it has been making progress steadily, with Peel Regional Police reporting a substantial reduction in cargo and vehicle thefts last year, when they registered 173 cases.

That is sharply down from 341 in 2018, but still a lot.

like a logistics company.”

Why Peel ?

The No. 1 reason why cargo theft is such a problem in the Greater Toronto Area is that the GTA has one of probably the most unique landscapes for organized crime groups, Moore said. The Peel Region is part of the GTA. “You got traditional organized crime groups, you got Eastern European organized crime groups, you got Asian organized crime groups, South Asian organized crime groups… all actively involved in cargo theft.”

Another reason, Moore said, is the easy access to one of the biggest airports in North America – Pearson International – and to the 400 series highways.

Seed money “I always say that cargo theft is the seed money,” said Todd Moore, another former police officer.

“It is that seed money, or the profits made from cargo theft, that help fund other criminal activity like drug importation.”

Moore should know.

He is vice-president of cargo theft and specialty risks at ISB Global Services, a Milton, Ont.-based company that provides investigative services.

He said more profits are made from the trafficking of drugs than from commodities or real estate.

Moore said there are dedicated groups that handle each step of the operation, which is modeled like a business undertaking.

“They have storage warehouses. They are almost like, you know, Costco or Walmart where they have a variety of different products… They have brokers and a distribution system… It is ISB Global’s Crisis Response Center in Plantation, Fla. 30 MAY/JUNE 2020

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Proska, of Burloak, said there are probably at least half a dozen crews or quasi crews – investigative lingo for criminal groups – operating throughout Ontario.

“We often see a crew or two from Quebec coming into Ontario and do thefts here as well, and then take the goods back into Quebec.”

Ironically, Peel and the neighboring York Region have dedicated units to fight cargo thieves.

Moore, however, acknowledged that there is a lack of deterrence as well as loopholes in the justice system that the criminals are taking advantage of.

He said if someone is caught with a couple of keys of cocaine that person will end up in jail for up to two years, but if someone is caught with a trailer load of stolen goods, there are a number of factors that prosecutors have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to get a conviction.

“And at the end of the day, it is a property offence, chances are unless you have a horrendous criminal record, you’re probably not going to do jail time. So, there’s a lack of deterrence, no jail time at all.”

Moore also said that police are facing budget restrictions in the fight against cargo theft as they have to prioritize their focus amid a multitude of different types of criminal activity.

Still, Proska doesn’t see any enforcement issues in Peel.

“They have probably the best enforcement team in the country as far as trying to catch and put away all these cargo thieves.”

Burloak offers services that cuts investigative red tape sharply, he said.

“As soon as a cargo theft is reported by one of our clients, we commence our investigation. We basically put boots on the ground the minute we are notified.”

First line of defence?

Moore thinks the best and easiest way to put a dent on theft is placing GPS trackers in every trailer.

He calls GPS the first line of defence, but less than 15% of trailers in Canada have GPS devices on them.

“And then secondly, that’s great to have a GPS, but you need a mechanism to get that information to the police in real time.”

Moore’s company offers that mechanism via a platform called PULSE, helping mitigate the problem.

He said PULSE was developed to assist three stakeholders affected by cargo theft — insurers, transportation companies and police.

One of the most effective tools in the platform is the PULSE Escalation service, Moore said. When an alert is received, ISB’s Crisis Response Centers quickly perform a notification, validation and escalation process.

“If the alert is deemed valid, then our operators call the police agency jurisdiction, using our national law enforcement database of 37,000 police agencies.”

Moore said the general public considers cargo theft as a victimless crime.

“When you peel back the onion, it is not a property crime. I know that is the general mentality. It is an organized crime problem.”

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àð»Ãê¯ðà ÕËé¶âÅ é¶ àð¾Õ âðÅÂÆòð» Transport Canada offers truck drivers tips on masks, ù îÅÃÕ, ÃÅø-ÃøÅÂÆ çÆÁ» ÁÅçå» cleaning practices, and more ÁÅÇç ç¶ Ã°ÞŶ é°Õå¶ New information from Transport Canada offers additional guidance on how truck drivers can identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) in the fight against Covid-19.

The recommendations complement existing Federal safety guidance to protect drivers and limit the spread of COVID-19 in commercial vehicle operations, and answer questions about the PPE and cleaning supplies that drivers may use.

The details also go beyond the general advice to wash hands, regularly clean commonly touched surfaces, and keeping 2 meters away from other people.

Choosing and using masks Respirators such as N-95 masks are still to be conserved for health care workers and others who care for Covid-19 patients, the document notes.

Cloth masks or face coverings can reduce the chance others will come into contact with respiratory droplets, just like covering a cough with tissues.

While non-medical masks or face coverings are not PPE, truck drivers are encouraged to wear them when they can’t physically distance from others, and when maintaining the physical distance outside the vehicle may be difficult – such as when fueling or completing deliveries. They may also be instructed to use such masks by law enforcement, public health officials, or border officers.

Where to use gloves Gloves are recommended when cleaning high-touch surfaces in vehicles, pumping fuel, touching service station door handles, or handling other vehicle fluids.

Soiled disposable gloves should be discarded in lined garbage receptacles, or stored in sealed disposable plastic bags until they can be properly disposed of if a garbage bin is not available, the document says.

Hand sanitizer should be used after that.

Cleaning your hands Washing hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds is still seen as the preferred method for hand hygiene. But when that isn’t available, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with an alcohol concentration of 60-90% — at least 70% is best – will be the most effective.

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Trucks

Volvo updates vocational VHD Volvo is updating its VHD trucks in what’s being described as the most significant evolution of its vocational offerings in decades.

The exterior offers a look that echoes the appearance of other Volvo trucks, with a new grille design, and LED headlights with an available de-icing option.

A new bumper features a heavy-duty 45-mm tow pin rated for 80,000 lb.

Systems incorporated from other truck models include Volvo Dynamic Steering, which can reduce vibrations over rough terrain; the radar, cameras, adaptive cruise and automatic emergency braking of Volvo Active Driver Assist; and Volvo I-Shift transmission with crawler gears.

The T-Ride suspension underneath it all incorporates a new ride stiffness option for use with mixers and wing plows. www.volvotrucks.ca

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Kenworth T880S gets fixed grille option

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Kenworth’s T880S with a set-forward front axle now comes with a fixed grille option.

The radiator-mounted grille for the trucks with a 114-inch BBC short hood will allow the hood to open when equipment is mounted to the front of the vehicle. This situation occurs in applications such as snowplows, vacuum trucks, and cranes. www.kenworth.com

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Perrin Manufacturing’s Dynasys division has unveiled three new auxiliary power units (APUs) that offer ways to reduce traditional engine idling.

The Dynasys Gen 3K is an update to the Gen 2K, which already offered cooling capabilities, a 6 kW generator head, and 1 gallon per hour of fuel savings when idling. The update includes a new in-cab controller over power and environmental conditions, and it is also available as a 6 kW generator-style unit.

Meanwhile, the Dynasys EIS (Economic Inverter System) features an automotive-style HVAC system designed for fleets running from 10 to 10,000 tractor-trailers. And the Dynasys 8kW is developed for specialty trucks. www.dynasysapu.com

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Dynasys unveils trio of APUs

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Refrigeration

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Carrier Transicold’s newest charging system for transport refrigeration unit (TRU) batteries is looking skyward for power, and it takes up limited space on top of the TRU itself.

The TRU-Mount Solar Charging System delivers 2.0-amp power by combining silicon cells and a high-performance charge controller.

It all fits on the narrow, curved tops of Carrier Transicold X4 and X2 trailer refrigeration units and Vector 8000 and 6000 units. The low position on the TRU helps to prevent overhead scrapes, the company adds. Cell efficiency is also said to be protected by not suspending the TRUMount over the exhaust path. www.transicold.carrier.com

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Solar charging system for refrigeration units

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Toyo unveils super regional drive tire Toyo Tirwes’ new NanoEnergy M671 super regional drive tire has been released with promises of superior traction, exceptional fuel efficiency, and excellent wear life. It also comes verified by SmartWay. The M671 incorporates an “e-balance” design that helps to maintain the tread’s profile while reducing strain around the bead and belt edge. The wide tread pattern, meanwhile, includes 3D sipes that support traction, provide even contact pressure, and reduce irregular wear.

It is available in 295/75R22.5 G/14, 11R22.5 G/14, and 11R22.5 H/16 sizes. www.toyotires.com/commercial ROADTODAY.COM

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International mixer sheds 1,000 pounds International’s HV Series is shedding weight, with a new mixer package that removes more than 1,000 lb.

The new HV50B package will haul up to 9.75 cubic yards of concrete while remaining under a gross vehicle weight of 66,000 lb.

The weight savings came through features such as an all-aluminum bumper, a front suspension that was optimized to allow for a lower hood height, and a fuel-water separator and air dryer that could be mounted on the same bracket.

Crossmember locations have also been optimized, further reducing the chassis weight. www.internationaltrucks.com

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INDUSTRY EVENTS

JUNE

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TTC Golf Tournament The Country Club, Woodbridge, Ont. www.torontotransportationclub .com

SEPTEMBER

8-10

PMTC Annual Conference Marriott on the Falls, Niagara Falls, Ont. www.pmtc.ca

22

OTA Golf Tournament Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ont. www.ontruck.org

24-26

Truck World International Centre Mississauga, Ont. www.truckworld.ca

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23

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www.transrep.ca/symposium

Truck Tech Fleet Summit International Centre Mississauga, Ont. www.truckworld.ca

PMTC Golf Tournament Glencairn Golf Course, Milton, Ont. www.pmtc.ca

OCTOBER

1

Fleet Safety Council Annual Conference Online Virtual Event

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TTA Annual Golf Tournament Lionhead Golf & Country Club, Brampton, Ont.

www.torontotrucking.org

National Recruiting and Retention Symposium Lionhead Golf & Country Club, Brampton, Ont.

23

Alberta Motor Transport Association Fall AGM & Conference Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire Calgary, Alb. www.amta.ca

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Saskatchewan Trucking Association Awards Gala & AGM TCU Place Saskatoon, Sask. www.sasktrucking.com Event dates & information are correct at the time of publication and may change without notice. Road Today cannot be held responsible for subsequent changes.

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Manac.................................... 4

Breadner Trailers................... 37

The Truck Exhaust Place....... 38

Navistar.................................. 6

Gincor Werx.......................... 41

Trucks for Change Network... 38

Peterbilt of Canada, a div. of Paccar of Canada.................. 48

Ocean Trailer......................... 43

www.manac.com

www.internationaltrucks.com/OCC

www.peterbilt.com

PMTC Golf Event................... 22 www.pmtc.ca

Uni-Bond............................... 15 www.unibondlighting.com

Volvo Trucks............................ 2

www.breadnertrailers.com www.gincor.com

www.trucksforchange.org

www.oceantrailer.com

Quick Truck Lube.................. 42 www.quicktrucklube.com

Riordan Leasing..................... 38

ITS........................................ 47 www.itstruck.ca

www.riordanleasing.com

Ryder.................................... 39 www.ryderusedtrucks.ca

Texis Truck Exhaust.............. 40 www.texisexhaust.com

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