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Here you go on drug testing regulation. FMCSA has added another step of due diligence for the employers. Basically the employer has to take clearance from this new cleaning house. in past there was no record for the commercial drivers to track if they were drug tested positive at one company , they could go to another company with different consortium and get hired. But new regulation will track all the positive drug tests and the drivers won’t be able to different drug test consortium. Here is what the new regulation from FMCSA: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected to publish a proposed rule soon to establish a central database for verified positive controlled substances and alcohol test results for commercial driver´s license (CDL) holders. The clearinghouse also would capture refusals by CDL holders to submit to drug and alcohol tests. Current federal regulations require employers to conduct mandatory preemployment screening of a CDL driver’s qualifications based upon his or her driving record. However, there has not been a single federal repository recording positive drug and alcohol tests by CDL holders that employers would be able to search to ensure
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that the driver is able to perform safetysensitive duties. Under the proposed rule announced today, FMCSA-regulated truck and bus companies, Medical Review Officers, Substance Abuse Professionals, and private, third party USDOT drug and alcohol testing laboratories would be required to record information about a driver who: • Fails a drug and/or alcohol test; • Refuses to submit to a drug and/or alcohol test; and • Successfully completes a substance abuse program and is legally qualified to return to duty.
can standardize lot of other stuff. I don’t understand why a commercial driver has to change his rule book in different states and it is tough for the drivers to carry a burden of different regulations in their head while driving.
We have seen PSP program getting more popular where you have to spend 10$ to access the driver record, I have seen some of the insurance companies are looking PSP documents in the driver files. As I always says that some rules are funny , although Canada & USA have lot of mutual understanding in transportation regulations but still they are very different. Canada has no rule based n drug testing where as USA is totally different in this regulations. CVSA has done a great job by standardizing the inspection program and I think we still need a body at a North American level which
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Trailer Wizards Welcomes New Rentals Sales Leasing Representative, Doug Riddell, to Calgary Team
Trailer Wizards Ltd. announced the appointment of Doug Riddell as their new Rentals Sales Leasing representative for their Calgary team. Based out of the Calgary office, Riddell will be responsible for exploring and expanding business with existing accounts; developing new business; increasing utilization; and promoting Trailer Wizards’ services. Riddell’s official start date with Trailer Wizards was January 6, 2014. He brings with him over 15 years in the transportation industry— seven years with tractors and trucks and eight years with trailers. “Doug’s got a lot of experience in the transportation industry,” Gary Myroniuk, Vice President of Trailer Wizards’ Prairie Region explained. “He brings the kind of skills and knowledge we know our customers value when working with us.”
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New Pilot Travel Center Opens In Big Spring, Texas To Serve Professional Drivers Pilot Flying J today announced the opening of a new Pilot Travel Center in Big Spring, Texas, to better serve professional drivers. “We hope drivers will enjoy the convenience and amenities that the new Big Spring Pilot Travel Center has to offer,” said Pilot Flying J CEO, Jimmy Haslam. “Our team is working hard to make life better for drivers and we take great pride in providing the quality service our guests deserve.” The Pilot Travel Center is the 43rd location in Texas and will add 75 new jobs to help boost the local economy. The Big Spring Travel Center offers many amenities, including: • Eight diesel lanes and 12 gas lanes with high-speed pumps for quicker refueling • Seven showers; 71 truck parking spots and 50 car parking spots • CAT scale • McDonald’s • Hot deli plus pizza, soups and more • Premium coffee and cappuccino selections
• Everyday products for quick shopping needs • Two ATMS, public laundry, Western Union, fax and a driver’s lounge Expanding its network is one more step in Pilot Flying J’s mission to making life better for professional drivers. The company has embarked on an extensive $50 million restroom remodel this year and will complete a $50 million shower remodel. Pilot Flying J offers DEF at the pump in more than 3,900 lanes nationwide. The combined network of more than 650 Pilot Travel Centers and Flying J Travel Plazas across North America serves more than 1.3 million customers daily. As with all other Pilot Flying J locations, the Pilot Travel Center honors the MyRewards loyalty card, through which members can earn in-store retail and restaurant discounts. The Big Spring Travel Center is located at 706 E. Interstate 20 at exit 178. To learn more about Pilot Flying J locations, visit www.pilotflyingj.com.
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ACI eManifest Mandate Published in Gazette 1 The Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) proposed regulations to mandate eManifest requirements for highway carriers under the Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) program were prepublished this weekend in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The Canadian Trucking Alliance and its members have been working very closely with CBSA since 2005 in designing the ACI program, specifically the highway eManifest policy as well as operational and technical details. Significant time has been invested by CTA and highway carriers in the consultation process. The Alliance is pleased that the mandate is finally being implemented. What this means is that the mandatory requirements for carriers to supply advance conveyance and shipment information to CBSA will soon be implemented. Voluntary submission of eManifest began in October 2012. According to CBSA, stats from December 2013 indicate over 10,600 highway carriers are currently engaged in eManifest, representing over 95% of the cross-border
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eManifests to CBSA should prepare now.
Now that the regulations have been prepublished in the Gazette Part I, public and industry stakeholders will have 30 days to submit comments on the proposed regulation. CBSA will then respond to all comments it receives and once any necessary adjustments are made, the regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette Part II. CBSA will then make a subsequent announcement that eManifest will soon be mandatory and highway carriers will have 45 days advance notice of the mandatory compliance date.
Carriers can provide eManifest information to CBSA using a variety of methods, either through EDI, Direct Connection with the CBSA, service provider with established connection with CBSA or using the CBSA web based portal. For more information on how to start filing eManifest, please go to CBSA’s website.
Once the system is mandated, there will be a six month period where zero-rated Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) penalties will be applied to those who do not comply. Following that, carriers risk penalty for non-compliance. CTA has been working closely with CBSA in discussions around the ACI AMPS penalties. Carriers with questions with respect to the ACI AMPS can contact Jennifer.Fox@ cantruck.ca for more information. Highway carriers not yet submitting
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In-cab LED lighting is now standard across Volvo Trucks’ North American vehicle lineup. Optional LED headlamps, designed for better visibility and longer life, are now available for the Volvo VNL and VNX. Both the LED interior lighting and LED headlamps are available for order. The solid-state LED interior lights and headlamps consume one-eighth the energy required of standard incandescent lighting and are designed for a significantly longer life.
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The optional LED headlamps from Truck-Lite Co., LLC, available on the Volvo VNL and VNX, models significantly improve visibility through an expanded beam pattern and light coloring similar to daylight. The headlamps also feature a lens coating to resist hazing and yellowing. Standard interior LED lighting on Volvo VNM, VNL, VNX, VHD and VAH models provide far longer life than standard bulbs while also placing less strain on the truck batteries than incandescent lighting. Red LED reading lamps are also available with the interior combination lamps, providing reading capability at night without sacrificing forward visibility. “In addition to improved efficiency and visibility compared with incandescent lighting, LEDs are designed to last far longer, so use of LED lighting can help reduce vehicle downtime and potential CSA violations,” said Jason Spence, Volvo Trucks product marketing manager. INSIDETRUCKING.CA
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Nothing in this world is more important than your authentic self. Trust me I know. I have been used, abused and spit out by the very best but I am still standing and 100 % pure. My word is everything, if I don’t like you, I say so. If you don’t like me then speak up or move on. I have no time for idiots or morons and again trust me when I say there are many idiots and morons out there. Be your authentic self. Does this apply everywhere? Yes, but I am only speaking out from the trucking industry today. Most of my readers, who know me, know I don’t hold back on too much. I don’t have time wasting your time or mine to save face. This industry is tough enough to be included than to wait for some “gutless” wonder to speak his or her mind. 15
I’d rather know that I am not appreciated or respected early and to my face so as not to waste time leaving my legacy. Be your authentic self. Don’t sell your sole to anyone. It’s not for sale and neither are you. Don’t wonder if you did the right thing or not, just know that you did your best. “At the end of the day” you are the only one that counts. Speak up when you have an opinion and don’t be quiet unless you want to get trampled on most of your career. Know what you want and what you don’t want. Everyone who knows me knows that I teach these two questions to be asked of oneself and the rest will come easy and take care of itself. Be your authentic self.
This industry is difficult. It’s difficult getting started and it’s difficult moving on day to day. But you can do it quite easily if you commit yourself to doing so. When you go for an interview, stand up straight and introduce yourself in a loud and clear voice. Be professional, God knows we need more professionals, and tell them what you want and what you don’t want. Don’t wait until after being hired, if you are hired at all, to say what you want and don’t want only to find out you are being taken advantage of and falling victim to someone’s games. Be your authentic self. I know if I don’t like the “movie” I get up and walk out. I despise liars and cheaters and people who “pass the buck” or blame others for their misgivings. I don’t care what INSIDETRUCKING.CA
BYDAVIDBROWN Driver Trainer at the Ontario Truck Training Academy (OTTA), Accredited School of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO)
people think of me because the only person I have to be happy with is me…… If you sell your sole to the wrong person then good luck trying to get it back. I’ve been known to be a bit of a “sh….t disturber” from time to time but I am authentic, there’s no makeup on my face, only the expression that you disappointed me with your garbage. Be your authentic self. We need more leaders in this industry. We need more people who care and who will leave a legacy of what they have contributed for others to follow. Many articles have been written claiming “say what you mean and do what you say”. Well then do it. We need people, drivers such as yourself, to lead the new drivers into the future and be authentic. One must be original and INSIDETRUCKING.CA
true to their beliefs and values no matter what. Don’t become victim to the “bullies” out there that will take advantage of you and your newness to the industry. Be your authentic self. In my fifteen years in this industry having been a driver, a safety person, a recruiter and a trainer it never ceases to amaze me the phony people out there that call themselves “ambassadors” to this industry. Be true and authentic to everyone you meet and the duties you perform. Don’t settle for second best. And always leave something better than you found it. Make it better and tell others to do the same.
had my eyes wide opened since then and I can say this is a “do or die” kind of industry. You are either accepted or you are not, watch out and watch your back. It takes no prisoners. Your authentic self and your synergy will make you successful and if you want my help please don’t hesitate to call. We will stand together and make our voices heard. My name is David Brown and I am a supporter of yours. Let’s be authentic together. Be your authentic self.
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CONTROL BYRAYHAIGHT CEO at Transrep Inc. Executive Consultant at NAL Insurance President at Haight Consulting Group Inc.
I have always been impressed with the work ethic of the Owner Operator community in this industry. Getting owner operators off of the porch and down the road is not an issue with 90 % of our owner operator workforce. I was one of them for ten years and my objective when I left my home to begin a trip was to get where I had to be, unload, reload and then get home as economically as possible. If work ethic was the one and only factor necessary for success, almost all owner operators would be happy, financially secure individuals and we as an industry would be fighting off people who wanted to become independent contractors. Being an Owner Operator can in fact be a very profitable and liberating career. The intention of this column is not to scare off potential owner operators, but rather to draw your attention to the issues, which, if approached correctly, will enable you to achieve personal
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and financial success should you decide to make this your chosen career. Why aren’t more owner operator ventures successful? One reason is that unlike any other business, it is far too easy to become an owner operator. What other business can you enter with nothing other than a driver’s license and a down payment? Even the down payment is not always necessary. Trucking companies advertise for lease operators; be careful, though as some carriers’ primary motivation is to remove the capital cost of equipment from their books. There is nothing wrong with this as carriers are in business to make money, as are we all. They offer equipment to individuals who, in many cases, see the offering as possibly the only way they may ever become an owner operator. So where do these programs go bad? Many problems stem from wrong assumptions;
for example an individual who is a good driver with a good work ethic believe she or she has a good chance of success. In reality, although work ethic is a required ingredient of a successful owner operator, it is only one of many requirements. The driver, soon to become owner operator, might look at the price of the truck and ensure it is in line with the rest of the market. They look the contract over and again measure it against the rest of the market and if it appears to be in line they sign in all the right places. It is soon after this that things often begin to fall apart for a variety of reasons. There are far too many reasons to analyze each one thoroughly in a 1000 word column, so the following is my big picture opinion, which I hope will provide you with a broad sense of why many owner operators are not successful. Use this information to plan your career and avoid the mistakes that some
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others have made in the past. Good intentions are dangerous. Let me clarify this by saying I am not looking for bad guys here, rather I am suggesting that things often go wrong because of bad habits and wrong assumptions rather than by intent. To elaborate, I have long heard many of you complain that the major banks don’t like owner operators. While this thought is commonly shared in our industry, I totally disagree with this line of thinking. It’s not that they dislike trucking, the fact is that they have standard requirements they must adhere to when lending money. Unfortunately, many owner operators just don’t measure up. Many don’t measure anything for that manner, which is a serious part of the problem. I believe it would be a good exercise for all owner operators to head to the bank and ask if they will lend you the money to purchase your next truck. Do it to now and prepare yourself for your next purchase even if it’s a year or two away. Let me tell you what you will experience; the friendly bank manager will ask you for your cash flow statement, your business plan and your financial statements. Assuming you can come up with one or possibly all these items, the manager will then fill out a detailed credit application designed to establish your financial strength. A couple of primary questions that the bank requires answered are: Can you afford the vehicle? Can your cash flow support your payments? Can you absorb a hit such as a financial setback or an accident? What happens to your payment if you become sick or the engine blows up and you’re not able to run your truck for a period of time? A thorough measurement of risk is taken and then they make their decision based on this risk. This doesn’t make banks bad guys; it makes them smart guys. Should the many people who don’t have these very basic business items in place be jumping from their very secure become owner operators? I don’t think so. Many truck manufacturers offer financing, as do other third party lenders. These finance opportunities were developed so that companies could sell trucks. While their interest rates tend to be higher than those of the banks, they are not bad guys either. Providing a financing option is a business decision for them and let’s face it; they usually are taking much more of a risk because they are often financing the vehicle without proof of the business elements such as cash flow statements, a business plan and security needed to assist success. If carriers made rudimentary business training a pre-requisite of participating in a lease op plan or even part of their owner operator hiring requirements, there would be many fewer failures within the owner operator community. I am not talking about turning every owner operator into a business expert. I am talking about teaching business basics to potential owner operators such as showing that a simple cash flow statement can be prepared in as little as a few hours’ time. The information gained from this simple exercise can open a world of opportunities and potential avenues for success and position you to reap the benefits of this rewarding career. Safe Driving! Ray J. Haight Transrep Inc. I have observed several of my colleagues over the years scoff I
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It’s Not Rocket Science have observed several of my colleagues over the years scoff at innovations in technology sighting that the cost was too high at the time for them to participate in the new age. They would note that there was very little tangible benefit to participating in the ‘next trend’ that appeared to be the flavor of the month….and in most cases they were dead wrong. As in most industries, innovation leads to efficiencies and efficiencies lead to savings. Over the past 50 years we have watched as dispatch systems moved away from T-cards and manual tracking to satellite tracking and geo-fencing. The information readily available to dispatchers, operations managers, owners and even the customer could not have been fathomed even 20 years ago. Yet, most companies still sit back and wait….the astute, however, become part of the cutting edge band of companies who lead the industry. I really have no explanation as to why this trend afflicts the trucking industry. Computer and phone technology changes constantly. Manufacturing is constantly looking for better, faster and more efficient methods to produce goods…..just to stay competitive. So why does trucking lag behind when it comes to acquiring innovative ideas and making them industry common place. Well…It’s not rocket science….is the prevailing comment I hear from my counterparts. I strongly disagree. Let’s take a look at a couple of examples that have stuck in my craw for several years now. In the early 1980’s Volvo started to experiment with automatic transmissions in
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their class 8 trucks. The lack of interest that was expressed by the trucking industry at the time caused Volvo to expend very little resources in this venture and for the most part, the project sat as an afterthought until 1998. At this time, we were just starting to feel the pressure of the driver shortage in Canada, but the US was fully enveloped. Volvo re-launched its automatic transmission prototype for release in 2000. Sales of the new technology were soft and continued to be soft until 2011…30 years after its introduction. Today, the I-shift is the standard transmission package offered by Volvo (since 2013) and they have increased their market share steadily since 2006. However, Volvo still only accounts for approximately 12% of all truck sales. I have personally driven the new I-shift and these units really are like driving your car (all be it a very large car). The lag between shifts has been eliminated and low torque issues of the earlier models are gone. At the very least, all fleet operators should be looking to replace their city fleets with automatic transmissions. As well, I have spoken to several drivers who have spent time behind the wheels of the I-shift units. Virtually to a person they would drive the automatics if given the choice. So…if this technology will assist with the driver shortage by allowing new drivers an easier entrance into the industry AND those who have driven them actually prefer them to manual transmissions….why are they still not common place in the industry?
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Another example of this aversion to technology has to do with scanners and electronic POD’s. This technology has been in place with the courier industry since the late 70’s. There are currently only a handful of trucking companies who have taken advantage of this technology….WHY? With the ever increasing cry from the marketplace for value added service, why would real time POD’s, with signature capture not be something that most carriers would want. There are currently several smart phones that could accommodate this process at zero additional cost over a conventional smart phone or Blackberry. In fact, most devices and phone providers could accommodate this change at minimal cost to trucking companies. Again…why the reluctance to change? I honestly cannot explain the industries reluctance as a whole to change with the times. The technology is available for many carriers to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and offer value added services to not only customers, but employees as well. The old premise of picking up on time and intact and delivering where and when the customer wants is no longer good enough. The sophisticated customer expects real time interaction with the carrier. They want GPS and electronic billing and payment plans. They expect signature capture upon delivery, in transit updates while the driver is on the road and electronic notification upon delivery….and if you can’t provide this they will source those who can. It may not be rocket science…but it’s not 1974 either.
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BYGlennCaldwell Glenn Caldwell is the Vice-President of Sales for NAL Insurance Inc. of London ON. For over 25 years, Glenn has worked closely with many fleets across the country to ensure their Owner/Operators have the protection they need to Keep Rollin’.
Drivers health and wellness continues to be one of the key discussions in the trucking industry today. You don’t have to look far to find an article or blog on the importance and benefits of introducing a health and wellness program to your fleet. Industry statistics suggest that the average lifespan of a long haul Driver is a shocking 61 years of age. With the average lifespan of an American male being 76, this number is very disturbing. Although there are ongoing debates that this number may be inaccurate, we do know that whatever the true number is, it is still way too low. So what is it about trucking that causes a shorter life expectancy ? Could it be the….
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• Sedimentary Lifestyle? • Hectic Schedule? • Unhealthy diet? • Long work hours • Sleep Deprivation? • Postural fatigue? • Exposure to noise and vibration? • Other?
one of the unique features of our services is that all claims are adjudicated and paid directly out of our office. Over the last few years, our claims specialists, Physicians and underwriters have seen a definite trend with an increased number of claims as well as the duration of claims that have been impacted by the O/O’s overall health.
It could be that it’s a combination of all of the above… so why not start to tackle things one issue at a time.
When faced with a problem, we generally like to ask the following questions:
NAL Insurance is the largest provider of WSIB Alternative solutions to O/O fleets in Canada. We insure more than 240 fleets and over 7500 O/O’s with the average driver’s age being 57. Due tothe volume of business,
• What is the problem? • What is the cause of the problem? • What are the possible solutions? • What is the best possible solution? When disability claims increase in volume,
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insurance companies tend to take a more reactive approach and look for an increases in premium. Although this approach may be a possible solution that could provide immediate relief (for the insurers) to the increase in disability claims, it’s really only a band aid solution. Unless a more preventative solution is found, claims will continue to head north. Because of the data we continue to see at claim time, we believe the best possible solution is to take a more proactive approach. “If we can get our clients healthier, we believe we can not only reduce claims but we can also reduce the duration of the claim” said Aaron Lindsay, Marketing Manager at NAL Insurance. Healthy Trucker is a community of drivers and trucking companies that are interested in creating a healthier lifestyle for drivers while on the road. Lindsay further states; “Our goal is to help advocate, communicate and educate a Healthy Trucking Lifestyle across North America”. The Healthy Trucker Program matches up truck drivers with a Health Coach and Nutritionist to help them make healthier lifestyle choices. Our Health Coach’s encourage a healthier lifestyle through daily text tips, weekly email newsletters, online food tracking, meal plans, ongoing feedback and over the phone consultations. The Healthy Trucker Pilot program has been received very well by the Canadian Trucking Industry. Over the last 6 months, NAL has been working closely with over 30 Canadian Fleets and has been piloting a health and wellness program, specifically designed for O/O’s and Drivers. Earlier last week, NAL provided a Healthy Trucker pilot update at our Driving for Profit seminar held in Mississauga. The results to date have been incredible. Survey Results from Pilot Participants • 87.5% were interested in losing weight • 75% were very happy with the results • 37.5% lost 10 lbs. or more • 18.7% had a reduction of medications
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In addition to the above, Drivers were surveyed before/after the pilot about the likelihood of being with their fleet after 12 months. 37.5% were confident that they would still be with the fleet at the beginning of the pilot. When surveyed after the pilot was complete, more than 73% stated that they felt they would remain with their fleet. This tells us that offering a health and wellness program is an amazing tool to attract and retain quality O/O’s and Drivers to a fleet. With the high cost of driver turnover ($5000-$10,000 per driver), offering a wellness program is certainly a win/win/win solution for retention. Health and wellness may not be the only solution to the age 61 life expectancy issue, but it’s definitely a great place to start. No one said making changes to our lifestyle would be easy but it’s a lot better than doing nothing, especially if we want to be around to enjoy retirement. We just need to get started. Getting started is the key. So let’s just learn from our past and plan for our future… by focusing on the present.
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Digital media for sustainable trucking By Chelsea Howard
Recently, there has been a strive within the transportation industry toward more eco-friendly, sustainable operations. As a sector responsible for a great deal of carbon emissions, it’s up to individual companies to take charge of spearheading initiatives to reduce their ecological footprint and make a move toward a more green approach. Many organizations are already taking steps in their day-to-day activities and acquisition of new equipment to become more environmentally conscious. Many trucking companies are offering paperless invoicing and billing – some have even done away with paper correspondence entirely! Cutting edge technology allows for digitally regulated fuel consumption and newer trucks and trailers on the market are being built with lighter-weight materials. Some fleets are even incorporating trucks with a solar-power component to mitigate excess drag on the engine. It’s never been more apparent that ecofriendly operations in trucking are essential to preserve our planet for future generations. When it comes to encouraging buy-in to your eco-friendly trucking strategy from your employees and company drivers, social media and your other web platforms can really help cultivate a community and send meaningful messages around your green initiatives.
Chelsea Howard is Social Media and Web Content Manager at Palmer Marketing. The firm has been serving the transportation industry for over 25 years. They are based in Toronto and provide a host of services geared to promote both transportation and transportation-related industries. In recent years, they have brought on clientele from other sectors including finance,engineering, hospitality, insurance and automotive. To find out more about Palmer Marketing, visit
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Start by getting the word out. The primary goal of all social media engagement for business is to create an online dialogue around your brand. In previous columns, I’ve discussed the importance of elements like community involvement and outreach for your content marketing strategy. Essentially, when you demonstrate that you’re invested in the health and life of your community, you gain credibility and generate interest in your organization. If you can create unique content and simultaneously show you’re partaking in leading edge innovations within your industry, you not only garner interest and buy-in from your existing network, you establish yourself as a thought leader in your niche: an organization that provides a service and serves as an educational resource. The great thing about going green is the existence of a built in audience of influencers who take a commitment to environmental sustainability very seriously. Use channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and your company blog to spread the word once you start your journey toward green operations. Each time you take a step – for instance, making the switch from paper to paperless billing – announce it and encourage your network to share and weigh in. Try to get involved with initiatives that are happening nearby. If the community nearest your head office is holding a clean-up day, designate a team of “Green Champions” from your staff to go pitch in. Take lots of pictures and share them through your social channels. You can measure the success of your green initiatives through your social media analytics. If you generate monthly reports through a dashboard like Hootsuite or Sprout Social, you can take a look at which posts got the most engagement and visibility over the course of the month (you can also use Facebook insights or Twitter Counter to view these analytics). Designate a 4-week period as “Eco Month”
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BY EUGENE PAUL Trucking industry’s greatest challenge today is to educate shippers and receivers, to understand how important is the carrier’s time and investment in the supply chain commerce and the Country’s economy. For various reasons customers (shippers and receivers) loading and off-loading times are inconsistent for the same number of skids (cargo). CQD – customary quick dispatch is a vague and unconfirmed term framed, to load / discharge trucks. Often times load and discharge free time is not expressed in clear terms when concluding a contract of carriage. In some cases waiting time compensations are agreed upon but seldom charged or paid. Consequently, carriers now-a-days need more drivers and equipment to accomplish a desirable productivity. If the current trend persists, most carriers are heading onto a high cliff’s edge; for an inevitable downfall. Smaller carriers will drop straight to the bottom and some other large carriers down the slope, eventually. The remainders will perhaps set a trend in transportation sector not. Alarming! Indeed. Presently, a trucking Company, will not be in a position to generate progressive and sustainable revenue, year after year if their trucks, are detained longer at the loading or receiving docks/ yard. Trucks need to move faster from the pickup’s to drop-off’s, all year round. Did, your sales/ marketing staff, ‘inadvertently’ underplay the “Waiting
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Clause” , in every bid; to secure a ‘Contract’? Why did they assume, that a truck driver’s time, is free! Perhaps the argument is that if a carrier charges the customer waiting time then they may lose the business to competition. So let us not rock the boat becomes an obvious course of action. Well, how about letting the business go to a competitor so that the competition is busy waiting at loading and discharge locations. ‘CQD’ - means, shipper and receiver will take their own sweet time to load and/ or off-load respectively due to, overwhelming truck arrivals/ lack of storage space/ equipment breakdown/ weather/ act of God/ or sheer weekend labor shortage at work/ or may be the CEO’s (shipper/ receiver) burning urge to cut cost and corners to lower overheads. Today, a shipper, receiver or broker’s understanding, of a - ‘Contract of Carriage’; simply means, make money and never mind if ‘Loading and off-loading’ meant “ASAP “ or… CQD – “Customary quick dispatch”. Your, driver (carrier) shall wait-out (for some unforeseen circumstance) any/ and all delays, without any compensation – whatsoever. Load and off-load delays and costs will have to be the carriers problem. The dollars and cents – ‘litmus test’, is simple to ascertain, in ‘Commercial Terms’. Ask all your local drivers (and owner operators); to log-in, arrival and departure times at all shippers and receivers; just for a week (be realistic?). That way, any (small or large) ‘carrier’, will be able to compute an annual figure, as to how many hours they
have lost, beyond the two hours free time, to load/ offload; when your driver has arrived and backed onto (un-strapped – a flat-bed load) a dock. What are the costs the carrier pays -driver waiting time, idling company truck fuel, investment in additional equipment, manhours lost and industry’s productivity? Yes, you have exceptions to the “rule”; in any given ‘transportation contracts’; when time to load and discharge will have to be expressed and implied in legal, binding terms. Are they charged? How, When and Why-did the transportation industry, give the shipper and receiver an undue and everlasting ‘leeway’ on borrowed; ‘driver free-time’? Yes, we as drivers do understand competition and stress to accomplish targets; to keep your (all) jobs, to justify business strategy and CEO dictates and his/ her committed shareholders dividend targets. The trend to offer free time without a cap must gradually phase out and a fair compensation for delays put in place by the transportation industry. That will certainly give a leg up when time is the most crucial factor in the industry.
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Mack Trucks today announced that East Texas Mack Sales, LLC, Longview, Texas is its 2013 North American Distributor of the Year. The annual award recognizes the top-performing distributors within Mack’s North American dealer network based on sales, facilities, service, general management, customer satisfaction, parts, personnel and community service. A Mack distributor since 1976, East Texas Mack demonstrated a tremendous commitment to satisfying its customers, as reflected by its 100 percent customer satisfaction score. To better address their customers’ expanding needs, East Texas Mack added four new heavy-duty parts delivery vehicles in 2013 and began construction on new shop bays dedicated to servicing natural gas-powered vehicles. East Texas Mack has received numerous accolades, most recently as the Southwest Regional Distributor of the Year in 2011 and the North American Distributor of the Year in 2008. The company was also the U.S. Distributor of the Year in 2000. Mack also named 2013 winners for each of its U.S. regional sales divisions: • Northeast Region: Beam Mack Sales & Service, Inc., Rochester, N.Y. • Southeast Region: Mack Truck Sales of Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. • Central Region: Quincy Mack Sales & Service, Inc., Quincy, Ill. • Southwest Region: East Texas Mack Sales, LLC, Longview, Texas • Western Region: Vanguard Truck Center of Phoenix, Phoenix • Canada Region: MacKay’s Truck Center, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada The North American Used Truck Distributor of the Year award was given to Vanguard Truck Center of Houston, Houston. M&K Truck Leasing, LLC, based in Byron Center, Mich., received the Mack Leasing System North American Distributor of the Year award. “I’m very proud of all our award winners for their excellent work representing Mack Trucks,” said Stephen Roy, president, Mack Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. “They bring a great understanding of this dynamic and diverse industry and are dedicated to helping customers achieve success.”
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hat happens when u don’t do a post accident drug test ? Do you know that USA takes the post accident drug test very seriously.
You can avoid the movement by ignoring the post accident drug test but you can be easily nailed down when you get audited. I always say to the company owners that don’t turn a blind eye on this issue as the first thing a DOT auditor will ask you is drug tests reports. Weather it is • Pre- employment • Random • Post accident Do all the drivers who cross the border are drug tested and results are negative before they enter US? If not then your company could be in trouble. here is what the regulation say Who is Tested? Generally, all CDL drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles subject to the CDL requirements on public roads in the U.S. are performing safety-sensitive functions and are subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing .This includes all fulltime, part-time, intermittent, backup and international drivers.
Which substances are tested? DOT drug tests require laboratory testing (49 CFR Part 40 Subpart F) for the following five classes of drugs: • Marijuana • Cocaine • Opiates – opium and codeine derivatives • Amphetamines and methamphetamines • Phencyclidine – PCP What tests are required and when does testing occur? DOT drug and alcohol tests include: • Pre-employment – An employer must receive a negative drug test result before permitting a CDL driver to operate a CMV. • Post-accident – Drug and alcohol tests may be required after crashes according to the following chart: Type of Accident Involved
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