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October 2014 Issue 77

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Brakes, Tires & Wheel Products

By Marek Krasuski

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leets constantly face a barrage of choices in the purchase of wheel end components. These include targeting the product best suited for a specific application, deciding whether to purchase domestic or off shore supplies, choosing aftermarket versus OEM products and deciding whether to adopt better technologies while absorbing higher price points. Air disc brakes are a case in point. North American carriers have typically favoured drum brakes over disc brakes. Despite the many advantages of discs, their adoption into the North American market is expected to rise just 5 to 10 percent over the next few years. This is due, in part, to familiarity. Drum brake technology has been around a long time and the market is slow to respond to changes.

Equally important though is cost. Disc brakes can cost up to $1,000 per axle more than drums, an obvious impediment to an industry committed to minimizing costs. In place of wholesale adoption of disc brakes customers are opting for lighter weight drums. Where disc brakes have been making inroads, however, is in more severe applications involving intense stopping.

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Products & Services Directory

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Theme - Brakes, Tires & Wheel Products

Brakes, Tires & Wheel End Components A Trinity of Systems Underlining Safety & Efficiency

Theme >> Popular adoption of disc brakes, however, has also been stymied by a sullied history. In the 1980s disc brakes were introduced but failed to catch on because of engineering defects. Then, rotors were small and lacked the capacity to absorb the enormous energy wear and tear on heavy vehicles, resulting in cracked and unusable rotors and brake components.

But the battle for wider use of disc brakes is far from over. The adoption of shorter stopping distances in 2011 calling for a 30 percent improvement makes disc brakes an attractive and effective alternative, though manufacturers are also enlarging conventional drums, shoes, chambers and adjuster arms to increase braking force. Nonetheless, the benefits of disc brakes are considerable. Braking is more effective, stability is improved, there is less brake wear, and maintenance costs are lower, thereby racking up savings over the life of the product.

Moreover, the time it takes to replace pads on discs is much less than the time required for drum brake replacement.

Unlike Europe, which for years has used disc brakes on all axles, North American use of disc brakes is partial. Disc brakes here are typically installed on steer axles while drums remain on drive axles and trailers. As a result com-

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patibility problems can occur when for example, the disc brake steer axles take on too much of the load as drum brakes fade quicker. The excessive load placed on the discs can cause them to crack or fail as a result of the overcompensation.

The choices for fleets and operators hardly begin and end with the adoption of either drum or disc brakes. Among the many alternatives is choosing new or remanufactured parts which are supplied by everyone from domestic companies to offshore enterprises. Wide product choice can present difficulties. Discounted, remanufactured parts, for example, are attractive from a cost perspective but many in the industry caution against opting for inexpensive alternatives, claiming that an initial savings will cost more over time from premature wear and compromised performance.

The purchase of new brake shoes, for example, reduces risks associated with remanufactured alternatives which, on the one hand may be up to standard, but on the other may not. In assessing the value of so-called ‘remaned’ brakes the true measure of their worth may only be seen after installation. As one industry representative put it, “Sometimes you get lucky and get a good product, but often you are getting someone else’s junk and these core shoes will cause you nothing but headaches.” Nevertheless, some major builders assure customers that the use of precise machining and exacting manufacturing and assembly practices guarantee that remanufactured brakes do meet or exceed OEM specifications, providing warranties to support their claims.

Brake maintenance, of

course, is crucial to product reliability, effectiveness and longevity. There is a bevy of information supplied by many providers, including North America’s three leading companies that build complete braking systems for trucks and trailers. Bendix, Meritor WABCO and Haldex each provide maintenance and inspection tips for disc and drum brakes.

September 7-13 was Brake Safety Week and transportation experts

looseness, damage or excessive wear, the brake chamber for leaks, mounting and condition, the airline(s) supplying the chamber for condition, cuts, wear, or rubbing, the brake linings/pads for wear, and the brake drum or rotor for wear or cracks.”

Of equal importance to operators in controlling costs are tires. Tire maintenance and repair are the single largest expense for commercial fleet

made available information on brakes and maintenance procedures. In a report entitled “Have You Checked Your Brakes Today?” Tom Bray of J.J. Keller & Associates outlined the following advice to ensure that brakes are in good working order: “The first step in making sure that the vehicle’s brake system is in good condition happens before it leaves the yard. This involves a check of the brake system’s components and functioning during all preventive maintenance. Under this approach, any time the vehicle is in for scheduled maintenance or for any repair, the brake system is checked by a qualified technician. The inspection should include the “at the wheel” components, including: The slack adjuster for condition and free play, all connecting hardware (clevises, jam nuts, pins, connecting rods, etc.) for

operators and are contributing factors to over half of all truck and trailer breakdowns. As might be expected, considerable resources are invested in tire technologies. After market sealants, for example, have been introduced to prevent punctures in tire tread surface areas. Some sealants today are embedded in materials underneath the liner in order to enable the tire to live through the retreading process. They can also protect against rust and other materials detrimental to the wire in the tire.

Wide base single tires have now been around a few years and continue to gain market penetration for cost conscious operators. The biggest advantages to single drive tires are fuel efficiency, weight carrying capacity, and improved traction.

Reducing drive tires to one on each side from the conventional two saves about 100 pounds per wheel and diminishes rolling resistance. Some companies have endorsed the single

wide tires, lauding them for their fuel economy and absence of tire failure. In more remote regions wide base tires have not been as popular since replacement is more difficult and tire breakdowns increase the risk of rim damage by running on a flat. Tire makers however have increased their availability but few drivers are prepared to wait on abandoned roadsides for delivery. In addition, the case for significant fuel savings is losing traction since tire manufacturers are narrowing the gap with well-placed fuel efficient duals. The majority of fleets that do run with wide base single tires prefer standard width axles to make way for conversion back to duals when required.

In keeping with fiscal restraint more and more fleets are turning to fuel efficient tires and retreads.

Low rolling resistance (LRR) tires are playing the lead role in cost savings by improving fuel economy by as much as 11 percent.

Some stakeholders have been reluctant to adopt LRRs because of the perceived trade-off in tire life.

LRR tires simply don’t get the same mileage as conventional alternatives.

Not so, says the National Research Council and Transport Canada, based on a recent study that confirms parity between the two. And according to Transport Canada market penetration of LRRs is predicted to increase in light of higher fuel economy benchmarks imposed by regulatory authorities. In addition to comparable tire life, the study demonstrated that LRR tires achieve 29 percent less rolling resistance and perform equally well in snow covered conditions as their traditional counterparts.

In commenting on the results of the study Transport Canada said, “Put in

the context of Canadian trucking, there are many factors that must be considered when purchasing tires for a tractor and trailer combination. The advent of low rolling resistance tires has given owners and operators one more tire characteristic to consider.”

With today’s technology the case for retreads is strong, but reluctance among some sectors continues, according to Harvey Brodsky of the Retread Tire Association. “Although practically every major trucking fleet in Canada routinely uses retreaded tires as a safe way to save money and help the environment, many public sector fleets in Canadian cities, towns and provinces still resist using retreads on their commercial vehicles,” he says. Brodsky says that retreads are every bit as safe and reliable as new tires of comparable quality, are more cost effective, and leave a lighter environmental footprint.

Retreads tend to get a bad name from poor maintenance practices such as improper tire pressure.

Moreover, retread failures are no more of a problem than new tire defects.

Wheel end products are just as important to safety as brakes and tires, and much information is readily available online for proper installation and maintenance procedures.

These procedures are crucial for preventing incidences, especially in light of a spate of accidents involving wheel end failures.

Common failures include loose wheel nuts, bearingrelated problems, compromised wheel integrity, and axle spindle fractures.

A report by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation details a full accounting of wheel end vulnerabilities and preventative maintenance advice. See www.true-lock.com/truck. pdf.

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Spectra Products Inc.

Checking Brake Adjustment Has Never Been Easier

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he greatest identifiable problem in the trucking industry is the lack of a detailed pre-trip inspection of a power unit or trailer’s air-brake system in spite of legislated requirements.

The two main reasons why most drivers don’t check air-brake adjustments regularly are the fact it is difficult and messy to climb under the power unit or trailer with a measuring tape to check each air-brake pushrod stroke; and secondly, there is a false belief that if the power unit or trailer are fitted with automatic slack adjusters there is no need to check the stroke.

While a properly working automatic slack adjuster can greatly reduce the frequency of manual adjustments, automatic slack adjusters still require

manual adjustment at installation and every time the brakes are replaced.

In North America the law requires that your equipment is outfitted with a visual means of checking air brake adjustment. During Operation Air Brake in September 2013, 20,067 roadside inspections were performed which resulted in 5,468 out-of-service violations (OOS). Of these violations 59% were brake related, 56% were Outof-Adjustment brakes and 80% of these Out-ofAdjustment brakes were equipped with automatic slack adjusters.

Brake Safe® is a lowcost, easy-to-install visual brake stroke indicator system for power units and trailers. The design permits a fast and accurate visual inspection that takes the guesswork out of air brake adjustments.

Spectra Products has also introduced the new Brake Safe® ARROW LOGGER™ which is specially designed to make brake adjustment inspections a quick, accurate and easy task with a one-person procedure.

The ARROW LOGGER™ installs easily on your existing or new Brake Safe® stroke indicators for all air brake equipped trucks, trailers and equipment. Simply complete a full 90-100 psi service brake application, release

Vehicle is parked and service brakes are released. ARROW LOGGER™ is between Brake Safe® goalposts. Brake is in adjustment.

the brakes and inspect brake stroke travel.

When vehicles are parked, the ARROW LOGGER™ permits a visual inspection without the need to reapply the service brake. ARROW LOGGER™ performs a “logging” func-

tion for continuous brake stroke travel indicating the furthest point of stroke travel during operation.

For more information visit Spectra Products on the web at www.spectraproducts.ca or call 888.381.2355.

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Vehicle is parked and service brakes are released. ARROW LOGGER™ is past Brake Safe® goalposts. Brake is out of adjustment.

Tires & Wheels

How to Keep a Tire Zipper From Tearing

By Harvey Brodsky

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hen radial tires run seriously underinflated for extended periods of time a very dangerous condition can develop, commonly known as a “zipper rupture.” Technically, what happens is a circumferential upper sidewall ruptures, and when it does occur it can create catastrophic damage both to anything in its way and possible death to anyone caught in its trajectory.

To better understand this condition consider the individual steel wires

embedded through the sidewall of a tire as “paper clips.” When a truck tire is carrying the proper recommended air pressure, these steel wires are in tension.

However, if a tire is running significantly underinflated for an extended period of time these wires or “paper clips” are no longer in tension. When this happens the sidewall of the underinflated tire will flex significantly more than it would normally as the tire now is rotating underinflated and overloaded.

Think of a paper clip if you keep bending it. What will happen if you bend it long enough? It will eventually break. The same analogy holds true with an underinflated tire. The sidewall wires will continue to weaken as the tire runs with little or no air.

Inside tires in dual wheel positions are especially prone to this condition since they are more prone

to run underinflated because they are checked less often.

We all know (or should know) how important it is to maintain proper tire air pressure to maximize fuel economy and mileage, reduce expensive roadside service and enhance retreadability. Yet not many operators pay enough attention to checking their tires with a calibrated gauge on a regular basis.

Extra caution is required, especially after the retread process!

It is next to impossible to know if a radial truck tire has been run with little or no air for an extended period of time. Even if the tire was inspected both before and after retreading, there is no guarantee that the technician can determine if the tire had been driven significantly underinflated for a long period of time.

Suspect tires are those that have weakened wires

in the sidewall. They are the ones that have the potential to experience a deadly zipper rupture.

Therefore, you must be cautious when inflating any tire.

Zippers can occur when a truck tire is remounted and inflated before being put back in service, either as a new retread or a new tire that has had a puncture repair. A safety gauge, to be sure, is absolutely required when inflating a truck tire.

No exceptions, ever!

If a tire can “zipper”, you want it to happen inside a safety cage, otherwise the person inflating the tire can be seriously injured or even killed. As an added precaution, the tire should be 20% overinflated inside the safety cage to ensure that if the tire is going to rupture it will do so inside the cage. Better safe than sorry!

The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA)

publishes a wall chart that explains the proper procedure when inflating tires along with the procedures for checking tires for possible zipper ruptures.

RMA can be contacted at www.rma.org to order wall charts. You can call RMA at 800.325.5005 and order Publication 33#2 23/95 “Inspection Procedures for Identification of Potential Zipper Ruptures in Steel Cord Radial Medium & Light Truck Tires plus Wall Chart.”

Always remember that the load is carried by air inside the tire. To prevent possible ruptures when a tire is put back into service as a retread or because of a puncture, always inflate the tire inside a safety cage and follow safety precautions.

Running underinflated tires with little or no air for extended periods of time will cause serious sidewall deflections, generate high amounts of heat and can

weaken the sidewall wires, leading to a possible zipper rupture.

Finally, using automatic tire inflation systems to ensure that your tires are always running at the recommended tire inflation pressure is one approach to significantly reducing zipper ruptures from occurring in your fleet, whether one truck or a thousand.

Remember, safety cages save lives, and it may be yours!

For more information about zipper ruptures and the importance of proper tire maintenance for both retreads and new tires, send an email to info@ retreadtire.org or call us at 831.646.5269 and we will send you a free packet of valuable information with our compliments.

Portions of this article appeared in a slightly different form in the P.S.I. COMMERCIAL FLEET TIRE DIGEST.

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Canadian Trucking Alliance

National Trucking Week 2014: Much to Celebrate

By David Bradley, President & CEO

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oronto, Ontario One of the good things of sitting in my chair as long as I have is the benefit of seeing how far things have come.

When I came up with the idea of National Trucking Week (NTW) all those years ago, I had no idea how things would go. It is most gratifying to see how the industry has embraced the idea and made it their own. What started as a simple idea in the late 1990s, NTW spotlights the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of men and women - drivers, mechanics, dispatchers and others - who keep the country’s freight moving, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Even in tough times NTW remained a fixture on the industry calendar and is still going strong. NTW 2014 ran throughout the week of

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(September 7-13) and it was worth celebrating.

They say hindsight is 20-20. I don’t know about that, but I do know the past, even the recent past, wasn’t always pretty and at times it seemed there may not have been much to celebrate. Not too many years ago, for example, the industry was grappling with the advent of one of the worst recessions in Canadian history. Freight volumes dried up and a cloud of uncertainty hung overhead. To survive carriers had to respond accordingly. It was not an easy time.

Today, with that storm in the rearview mirror, the industry today is for the most part leaner, smarter and more adaptable than ever before. It’s been a long time coming, but with freight in both Canada and the U.S. trending upwards and capacity tightening seemingly by the quarter,

there is more equilibrium in the marketplace and the winds appear to be shifting - finally - to the truckers’ advantage.

This is not only good for the companies but for the people who earn their living toiling every day to keep the freight moving. The industry is more acutely aware of its human resources challenges than ever before and real efforts are underway to recruit and retain the qualified workers - drivers and all occupations - the industry needs now and in the future.

Admittedly, change can be slow and choppy. It will be resisted by some and too eagerly embraced by others. Regardless, I am convinced the future of the trucking industry is bright. But, we should never be complacent. The CTA Blue Ribbon Task

Force (BRTF) on the Driver Shortage held a mirror up to the industry and highlighted the challenges the industry itself must rise to.

It prepared a list of core values designed to guide

the development of human resources policies and practices of individual carriers. While focused on drivers, these are relevant to all the various occupations that exist in the industry. The BRTF is not going to solve all the problems or find solutions to all the challenges. But it has built a freeway that

the industry can catch a ride on.

There’s still much work to be done and it’s not too late to get on-board. If your company has been considering making some changes that are consistent with the BRTF’s core values, could there be a better time to implement them than during NTW. Various events across the country brought the trucking community and others together to celebrate a job well done, to recognize those who make it happen, and to promote the industry’s dedication to Canada’s economy, to environmental enhancement and as always to the highest standards of safety. Every company has its own unique way to show drivers and their families how much they’re appreciated.

This year, with the industry’s pulse beating stronger, I hope the celebrations were bigger and better than ever. And you don’t have to stop there.

Don’t be afraid to show and tell everyone in your community how great our people are. Invite your mayor, local MP or provincial legislative representative to your company event, host ride ‘n drives, or take out an ad and write a letter to the editor at your local newspaper.

By telling your story, you tell the story of the entire industry.

As I’ve said many times in the past, trucking is more than a job to most people in the industry. It is a way of life. It’s what makes this industry so special. I would like to personally thank all the remarkable men and women in trucking for a job well done. Know that you make us all proud.

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Calculating your Working Capital

By Bruce Sayer

remains the same. As long

health of your business.

of $26,000.00 to sustain

companies have to offer

to your money, but also

f you are running a trucking business you must have working capital. Working capital is the measure of cash or liquid assets needed for day to day operation. By calculating your Working Capital you are able to determine your company’s ability to meet financial obligations.

Whether you pull a moderate amount of freight and invoice your customers for $50,000.00, or if your company is having a banner month and invoices $500,000.00 for your services, the principle

as your business is able to cover the operating costs required to provide services, and those costs are less than your revenues, then you are operating a healthy and growing business. This calculation of current assets vs. current liabilities is termed “the Working Capital Ratio”.

Successful companies that continue to grow and prosper maintain a ratio ranging between 1.5 and 2.0.

Determining your company’s Working Capital is absolutely essential in determining the overall

It is a simple calculation: Current Assets - Current Liabilities = Working Capital Example: $50,000 (Current Assets) - $24,000 (Current Liabilities) = $26,000 (Working Capital) Determining current ratio: Current Assets / Current Liabilities = Working Capital Ratio Example: $50,000 (Current Assets) / $24,000 (Current Liabilities) = 2.08 (Working Capital Ratio) In the above example, this trucking company has a positive working capital

operations and continue to operate the business.

Its working capital ratio of 2.08 indicates that this is a healthy business with sufficient liquidity to meet ongoing financial obligations.

A key component of the above two formulas is “Current Assets”. These assets include; accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, inventory, securities and other such items.

For trucking companies, among the most valuable of these assets are your Accounts Receivable Invoices. All trucking

their customers a credit period that may vary from 30 to 60 days. In some cases, this period gets extended to 90 days or more.

Meanwhile, your trucking company needs to pay its ongoing costs of fuel, payroll, overhead, taxes and more just to keep trucks rolling and pulling freight. For this, ongoing liquidity is a major need.

Factoring your invoices for immediate cash solves this problem.

A freight factoring company, such as Accutrac Capital, specializes in offering tailored services to meet the rigorous demands of the transportation industry. Factoring services provide cash to trucking companies when they most need it … every day.

When searching to find the right invoice factoring company for your trucking business, look for a reputable Factor that understands your business. Not all factoring companies provide the same range of services. The best choice is to select a factoring company that not only provides simple, convenient and immediate access

additional services designed to save you money.

Accutrac Capital delivers unique financing solutions for your trucking company: load advances, fuel discounts, equipment financing, discounted currency exchange and much more.

Most trucking companies have cash flow challenges, thereby finding themselves in a tight spot if customers delay payments. These common problems include; poor credit quality resulting in high levels of bad debt, and insufficient funds to sustain ongoing operations. It is estimated that 15-20% of all trucking companies utilize the services of a factoring company to improve accounts receivable management and cash flow. The most successful of these businesses choose a factoring company that understands the transportation industry and provides real value to support your company’s bottom line.

For more information about invoice factoring, additional cost saving services, AR management and free credit search, visit: AccutracCapital. com.

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Eastern Report

Driver Training En Français Sees Success

By George Fullerton

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t ephane Cyr, c o instructor of the Mobile Truck Driver Training Centre headquartered at The Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) Grand Falls Campus commented that this program has graduated two cohorts of students from the twelve week course at Grand Falls, and they are looking forward to taking the course to the Caraquet Campus this autumn.

“We have graduated two small classes so far, and all those graduates have found employment in the industry right away,” commented Cyr. The Collège communautaire du NouveauBrunswick launched the program in 2014, the first comprehensive twelve week driver training course in New Brunswick that is delivered in French.

In the past there have

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been French language driver training courses, but they were of shorter duration and far less comprehensive than the Collège course offering.

“Our course provides four weeks of classroom training, mixed with simulator training, then we take the students right out on the road with a trainer and they put that classroom and simulator knowledge to work,” explained Stephane.

The Collège has two tractor trailer units, one a loaded flat deck and the second a loaded dry van.

He explained that the tractors have three observer seats in the bunk so four students can participate in on the road driver training.

“We put the students behind the wheel for just a half hour at the beginning of the in truck training.

They experience a lot of stress when they start

out, so we keep the session short, and then we have a debriefing with the driver student to review the session.”

“Our students have commented to us that they learn a lot from the observer seat, as well as their session behind the wheel,” Cyr said. The students are able to recognize good and not so good driving practices or task executions, and through the debriefing share advice for corrective action.

Then the observing students get their turn behind the wheel from which they can bring that new found knowledge to their driving,” Cyr said.

Prior to getting behind the wheel of the training tractor trailers, students are provided simulator training on two Virage simulators.

The simulator training focuses on three critical elements: manual shift-

ing, backing up a tractor trailer, and making turns.

Once they have gained these critical skills on the simulators they are put behind the wheel and taken on the road. The simulators are considered a terrific training tool which gives the students a good level of confidence in these specified areas.

Cyr says they soon adapt those simulator skills to a real truck and a real road.

While the first ten weeks of the training course is in and around the Collège campus, the last two weeks is devoted to driving and working alongside a professional driver employed by a regional trucking company.

“We interview the drivers who will take on our student interns and we explain to them the skills and driving habits the course has provided so that they can observe and guide the students in honing those important skills,” Cyr continued.

While the first few courses were delivered from classrooms at the Grand Falls Campus, the course will also be delivered from other campuses beginning with Caraquet in this fall.

In addition to Campuses in Grand Falls and Caraquet, the Collège communautaire du NouveauBrunswick has satellite campuses at Bathurst, Campbellton, Dieppe and Edmundston. Cyr said that truck driver training could potentially be held at all campuses if demand warrants.

In addition to delivering a complete driver training course which qualifies the successful students with a professional driver certificate, TDG certification and First Aid CPR certification, the Collège also offers short, specific subject courses to industry groups for subjects in TDG, fuel efficiency, log book recording, among others.

As Stephane says, “Whatever the trucking

industry training needs are, we are in a position to provide specific and focused training.”

Graduates of the Collège driver training course are required to complete a commercial driver training test with Service New Brunswick in order to gain their Class 1 driver’s license.

“We are very proud of the confidence and competence that our students have when they go for their Class 1 test. They are fresh from intensive training and practice driving and they have all represented themselves and our course very well,” said Stephane.

The Collège initiated the French language truck driver training in response to survey results collected from trucking companies and related industries in northern New Brunswick which identified the type of training they would like to see.

“The most significant message we received from that exercise was that 90% of the companies that use trucking in their business said they needed trained truck drivers. So we know that the need is great, and we have a future in training professional truck drivers for our industries.”

Carl Levesque is a coinstructor in the program, and like Stephane, comes with a long career as a commercial truck driver.

Levesque looks forward to further advancement

and is happy to take on the instructor job.

“We are brand new in New Brunswick and we have had an excellent group of students who come from two basic groups. One group is people who have traditionally only been able to work seasonally and want full time employment and the second group are people looking to establish a career and are attracted to truck driving. In both cases, they want to be here and they want to be successful.

They are investing more than $10,000 in tuition, so there is a significant investment to get work to pay that debt down.

As a result we have a very enthused clientele to work with. They are very dedicated.”

Carl pointed out that the alternative for French language training is in Quebec City, which for New Brunswick students adds travel and living expenses and additional stresses on top of tuition for an intensive training regime. “ We h a v e h a d g r e a t support from trucking companies and other industries to help make this training program a success. The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) has also given us a lot of support. We feel very positive about the course and that it will serve our students and our industries well,” offered Stephane Cyr.

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Business Insurance Matters

Driverless Vehicles May Be in Your Future

By Linda Colgan

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eading about the new concept cars/ trucks that have driverless features seems very intriguing but almost surreal. Those days sitting by the T.V. and watching shows like the Jetson’s once seemed unfathomable. How could robots hand you the paper, how could cars fly? All so intriguing but we are at the cusp of a new wave of travel. Driverless.

When I was watching the videos I felt in awe of technology and how it has catapulted us into this century. But within a short period of time the questions soon appeared on many levels. This invention will affect our future and change the landscape forever. Humans inevitably will always make mistakes, but what about technology? We are leaving driverless cars into the “hands” of computer chips which also are known to malfunction. When humans control vehicles there is no doubt that accidents don’t just happen, they are caused.

People cause accidents, but there is also the alternative; when in a dangerous position a person’s reaction can avoid or even divert disaster.

What happens when a

vehicle malfunctions that is driverless? There is no doubt there will be systems in force to override the engine and computer system, but will the “driver” be able to respond in time to avoid an accident? Will the “driver” even be awake to seize control of the vehicle? Who would be responsible in the event of an accident? The “driver,” the manufacturer, or the company responsible for the computer part that may have malfunctioned?

Who will determine what exact part failed?

Even deeper, will we need to be licensed if the vehicle drives itself? It takes experience to learn how to react in various types of weather conditions. How will a car “learn” to react to two feet of snow, black ice, or even the danger of high winds through mountains? People will become complacent and not have the experience of driving in these adverse weather conditions.

So what will happen when a car malfunctions? How will the “driver” learn not to overcompensate or maneuver their way through a perilous situation?

What will happen to all the licensing bureaus? No longer will people need to learn how to drive, so will these licensing facilities be needed? What about mechanics? A whole new education process lies before them with the introduction of driverless technology.

Then I think about transportation and trucks that will be driverless. Who could ever have imagined this could be in our future?

I was reading an article on how the US is not embracing the driverless vehicles for the fear it would be used

for mal intent and leave the U.S. vulnerable. It would be foolish not to be concerned that terrorists would override computers on the trucks and manipulate the vehicles from being a method of transportation into one large lethal weapon.

Currently we have a shortage of drivers in North America - using driverless vehicles would be

embraced by many companies as a solution to an unresolved issue in our industry. But then think of the economy and how this would reap disastrous results.

It seems so far away but the 2030 target for this technology and the 200 billion dollar auto industry is not going to bend over mere concerns the general

public have. Their focus is on profit and molding the future into bigger and better things. This will definitely be a sight to see.

I believe driverless cars on the 401 in rush hour traffic will grant many people the additional hour sleep on their way to work in the comforts of their own vehicles, but I don’t think I would want to be in Kansas

in a tornado with a test vehicle!

Linda Colgan has been an Insurance Broker in the transportation industry since 1986 and is Senior Account Executive with Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd. To contact Linda call 416.809.3103 or feel free to email Linda at lcolgan@brysoninsurance. ca.

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Keeping Your Vehicles Clean

Is the Cost of Water on Your Mind?

By Jack Jackson

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ver the past 20 years we have addressed many questions, the most important being the cost of different cleaning methods.

Most customers are on the municipal water grid.

Therefore, they are paying for water that is drinking quality water and using it to wash vehicles. A cubic meter of water equals 265 US gallons and a cubic foot equals 7.5 US gallons.

Municipalities issue a fixed monthly charge and then a monthly usage fee based on consumption, and of course sewage charges.

Most sewer charges consist of consumption charges, with some actually imposing an additional cost for sewer discharge.

So how do you figure your cost of water to wash? It depends on your method of washing.

Hand Washing with a Pressure Washer uses 4-5 gallons of water per minute. If staff takes 15 minutes to wash a vehicle they are using 60 to 75 gallons of water. Costs on average are $0.01 per gallon so it would be $0.60 – $0.75 to wash that vehicle.

Hand washing with a Regular Hose uses 17 gallons of water per minute.

A 15 minute wash works out to 255 gallons or $2.55

per wash.

Automatic Washes water use varies from as low as 5 gallons per minute to 300 gallons per minute. A 15 minute wash would cost $0.75 to $45 (although automatic washes do not take this long). This range depends on the equipment used and the recycling systems available.

The best scenario is an automatic machine with brushes that use much less water (and chemicals) since the brushes do the cleaning. Depending on your machine, you can pay as low as $0.10 per wash.

The worst case scenario is an automatic wash that is touchless with no water recycling. A 300 gallona-minute machine that takes 5 minutes for the complete cycle (without chemical costs) will use 1,500 gallons of water,

costing $15.00.

Take a scenario where 60 trucks are washed daily using an automatic wash.

By reducing the time of washing to 2 minutes at $0.01/gallon, their cost of water to wash per day is $6.00. Compare that to using other devices: by hand with a pressure washer – $24.00 per day, by hand hose – $153.00 per day and by automatic touchless machine –$900.00 per day. Where do you fit?

Water costs vary across North America due to the degree of municipal debt, not the degree of water consumption. Based on the first ever water report by a city in North America, completed by circleofblue.org, the costs (for household use per month) ranged from $0.01 per gallon to as high as $0.04

per gallon. Now multiply the dollar amount above by 4 and the cost is very substantial.

Water consumption has continued to decrease across North America; however, it’s a catch 22 scenario. Less water use means less revenue for the municipalities. The issue is replacement of aging infrastructures to ensure the capacity of water can continue to be supplied, coupled with increasing costs of wages, chemicals and maintenance.

This is frustrating to most businesses as they continue to seek ways to reduce water usage, yet their monthly costs continue to increase. It is estimated by USA Today (Sept. 27th, 2012 article “Rising Water Rates”); the cost of infrastructure debt

has risen from $1,012 in 2006 to $1,611 per customer in 2011. The expectation is for increases in water charges from 5% to 15% every year, ongoing across North America to service the expected $1 trillion dollars required to service the aging infrastructure over the next 20 years.

With the cost of water continuing to increase it will become a big part of everyone’s business expenses. How do you determine your costs and what are your best methods to wash?

Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp.

“We solve vehicle washing issues where no one else can.” Email: jjackson@ awashsystems.com or call 800.265.7405. Visit our website www.awashsystems.com.

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Mack Trucks

Mack Adds MP8® 505C+ to Engine Lineup

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reensboro, North Carol i na – Designed for customers seeking a powerful high-performing 13-liter engine, Mack Trucks is pleased to announce its newest powertrain offering – the Mack® MP8® 505C+.

Built on the 13-liter MP8 engine platform, the MP8 505C+ offers 505 horsepower and 1,860 lb.-ft. of torque. The MP8 505C+ delivers the maximum amount of torque in all gears to maximize fuel efficiency, as well as the

customer’s return on investment. The MP8 505C+ is ideal for long-haul applications and those requiring the muscle to easily conquer mountainous terrain.

“This engine is all about power and performance,” said Roy Horton, Mack Director of Product Marketing. “The MP8 505C+ is an excellent option for customers seeking a lower-displacement engine, which saves weight and improves fuel economy, but one that can also read-

ily manage heavy loads across rigorous terrain.”

The MP8 505 C+ is available in the Mack Pinnacle™ Axle Forward and Axle Back models. The Pinnacle model is designed for durable over-the-road hauling with a Mack Advantage™ chassis to optimize payload. The Pinnacle model delivers near-zero emissions through the combination of the MP8 engine and Mack ClearTech™ SCR technology.

The MP Engine Series also is designed with fewer

parts, offering operators an engine that’s built to last.

“The MP8 505C+ builds on Mack’s longstanding commitment to customizing solutions to best fulfill a customer’s needs,” Horton said. “The MP8 505C+ offers the power you need packaged in a fuel-efficient and cost-effective way.”

The Mack MP8 505C+ is available now for order and delivery.

For more information about Mack, visit our website at www.macktrucks. com.

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Mack Trucks introduces the Mack® MP8® 505C+ engine. The MP8 505C+ is ideal for long-haul applications and those requiring the power to easily conquer mountainous terrain.

Mack® MP7® 405SE Unveiled

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reensboro, North Carolina – Mack Trucks unveiled its newest integrated powertrain offering, the Mack® MP7® 405 Super Econodyne (SE). Available with 405 horsepower and 1,560 lb.-ft. of torque, the MP7 405SE boosts fuel efficiency while delivering all the power required to get 10 October 2014

the job done.

The Super Econodyne system is designed with all-Mack proprietary components for a complete Mack Pedigree ™ Powertrain. The MP7 engine, Mack mDRIVE™ automated manual transmission (AMT), Mack proprietary drive axles and Mack’s custom software work seam-

lessly as an integrated package providing industry-leading fuel efficiency without compromising power or performance.

The lightweight MP7 offers an outstanding powerto-weight ratio, ideal for maximizing payloads.

Available in Mack Pinnacle™ models, the Greenhouse Gas 2014-certified

MP7 405SE is ideal for regional and bulk haul applications up to 80,000 pounds on predominantly flat terrain and up to 70,000 pounds on rolling hills.

The Mack MP7 405SE is available now for order.

For more information about Mack, visit our website at www.macktrucks. com.

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Mack Trucks introduces the Mack® MP7® 405 Super Econodyne engine. Available in Mack Pinnacle™ models.

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Cross Border Services

News From the Borders

By Dawn Truell

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ome ports of entry may seem so non suspect for things such as smuggling, the smaller ones such as the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec port of entry. Well, on August 20, 2014 15,330 kilograms of contraband tobacco was discovered

by CBSA Officers. Caught in a semi-trailer, this truck driver was referred for a complete secondary examination where the 15,330 kilograms of bulk tobacco was found hid-

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den behind boxes of fresh vegetables. The driver was arrested by the RCMP for smuggling.

A Brantford, Ontario truck driver, Craig Moses, 52, recently plead guilty for unloading chicken that was not authorized to stay in Canada which is a violation of the Customs Act. The chicken was supposed to be dropped off in the U.S.A. Twice while driving his tractortrailer loads of frozen chicken through Canada and shortcutting through Michigan and New York, the driver chose to unload some of the chicken onto a trailer in Hamilton, Ontario, meaning that the chicken had entered the Canadian market without being inspected, a clear health risk to Canadian consumers, and a loss of tax revenue since the sale went to illegal importers.

Moses was fined $20,000.

He also had a seal that

should have remained intact while en route in Canada but was found broken during the illegal unloading. Moses was unaware that officers across Ontario had been watching his truck from Sarnia to Hamilton and he was observed conducting this illegal unloading. Moses no longer works as a transport truck driver and the possible impact on the

Canadian food safety is irreparable.

A random pullover search of a semi-truck by the California Highway Patrol uncovered $3 million worth of cocaine in the Panama Lane at Highway 99 in Bakersfield, California. The truck driver, Tsoi Jee-Leung from Ontario, Canada was arrested by the CHP after the officers, along with

CBSA Officers discovered 15,330 kilograms of bulk tobacco in a semi-trailer hidden behind boxes of fresh vegetables.

their trusted police dog, found 83 kilograms of cocaine in his truck.

Let’s not leave the airport out of this smuggling picture. 37.5 kilograms of cocaine were discovered, hidden in three shipments of machine parts from Panama at the Toronto Pearson Airport recently. CBSA officers arrested four people after a multi-agency investigation. Philmore Jarvis, 47, Michelle Maraj, 36, and Wilson Jaramillo, 37, all from Mississauga, and Vernon Bouillion, 38, of Milton were charged with importing a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking. Guess they didn’t get the memo that drug smuggling and trafficking is illegal.

Speaking of memos, I guess the Americans h a v e n ’t y e t r e c e i v e d their memo that smuggling guns into Canada

is illegal. Lowell Edwin Nickerson, a 60 year old Florida resident, was caught trying to smuggle a loaded revolver through the port of Winkler, Manitoba. CBSA examined Nickerson’s car on July 19, 2014 and found a loaded .22 caliber revolver under his driver’s seat. He was arrested and two days later found guilty of two counts under the customs act. Nickerson was ordered to pay a $13,000 fine and was sentenced to three days in jail. Next time, sir, please keep your guns at home.

For information regarding any topic listed above or anti smuggling, anti human trafficking and anti terrorism initiatives such as PIP, FAST, C-TPAT, CSA please contact Dawn Truell of Cross Border Services at 905.973.9136, or email, dawntruell@ gmail.com, www.c-tpatcertified.com.

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October 2014 13

Stretching Your Miles

EOBM & the Future

By Peter Fitzgerald

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lease excuse my doubts about OOIDA’s (OwnerOperator Independent Drivers Association) ability to stop universal Electronic On Board Monitor (EOBM) technology applications. It’s not that they aren’t motivated or funded. I just don’t think the judges want to hear what they have to say. I hope they are successful, I truly do, but my skepticism has squeezed out my optimism.

Since I drive flat deck and haul oversize and over dimensional the EOBM’s will affect me more than most. Deck work has just way too many unknown variables to project the EOBM’s impact. The efficiencies it brings will be primarily found in carrier DOT audits and administrative costs, not in driver/ operator operations.

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efficiency drops as high as 25% in decking. In some sectors, say pin to pin, the efficiency may not be affected at all. Its impact will be controversial in the industry as some sectors require rate adjustments while others do not.

The impact on operators will be substantial enough to move to the next question. Will operators eventually have to be paid by the hour for their equipment? The answer is still unknown but the pressure is mounting. When operators have to contend with things which are beyond their control, sooner or later someone is going to have to pay.

There are just too many loads that require operator ingenuity and motivation. Certain sectors of the trucking industry would grind to a halt if operators would just evaporate into company drivers. Some sectors may not even

notice a change if operators disappeared, but some customers would be forced to put up with serious service and support challenges if all operators turned company. This isn’t a slam on company drivers; it’s only an explanation of the human condition… without adequately focused rewards people are just not automatically motivated.

Hourly rates will be necessary in certain sectors.

In some instances the paper trail will be invoiced directly from the EOBR’s.

Specialized freight will probably not be quoted in absolute dollars but in “billable hours”. Then reputation of carriers will be built on the efficiency of averages. Average cost per load will be evaluated by shippers and rejected if too high. Everything would become subjective. How come carrier A can haul the same load

in 18 hours when carrier B consistently averages 20.5? Is this really what we want the industry to look like, European style clock punching? Some surely do. I don’t.

Operators are no longer being the captains of their own land ships, they become just clock punchers.

The colorful art is replaced by the black and white paperweight. My love for the craft is being squeezed out, drop by drop. There comes a point when it’s

not worth the effort any more. Then who’s going to bring things to the market?

But enough whining; there will always be the open road, the hum of the engine, the whistle of the turbo. Some things may just have to be done for the numbers rather than the craft. Hopefully there will be sectors where real talent will still be rewarded.

Peter Fitzgerald lives in Steinbach, Manitoba, an Owner Operator hauling

specialty flat deck. He contributes on behalf of Making Your Miles Count productions. You can view his articles and other free visual and POD cast resources at thrconsulting. ca. Peter’s e-mail address is peter@thrconsulting.ca.

THR Consulting Group Inc. is an accounting and consulting firm specializing in Lease/Owner Operators.

You can further research related topics at thrconsulting.blogspot.com or call at 877.987.9787.

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Kenworth Truck Company

Kenworth T880 Outstanding Ontario Log Hauler

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nglehart, Ontario - Steven Nychuk and his company’s drivers must be prepared for just about anything.

As an excavating and log hauling company based in Englehart, Ontario, Steven Nychuk Excavating’s trucks routinely hit deep potholes and hard knobs and climb or descend steep hills when delivering logs from contract sales on Crown forest lands in Ontario’s boreal forest region to area mills. Nychuk’s trucks haul various species of logs including jack pine, white birch and balsam fir as a subcontractor for other contractors with loggers, skidders and other logging equipment out in the woods.

When hauling logs, Nychuk trucks average about three trips per day, generally at a gross weight of 57,000 kilograms or about 125,000 pounds on each trip. The trucks

also pull over-dimensional loads on float trailers with four or five axles. The over-dimensional loads generally consist of the company’s own loaders or various equipment for road building and paving contractors.

The company recently took delivery of its first Kenworth T880, equipped with air suspension, a 52inch sleeper, a 500-hp PACCAR MX-13 engine and an 18-speed transmission.

The T880 is assigned to his father-in-law, Carson Presseault.

For more than 25 years, Nychuk has relied on Kenworth trucks, and local Kenworth dealer Timmins Kenworth and New Liskeard Kenworth in northern Ontario to assist the company in choosing the right specifications for those trucks. The company operates a fleet made up of three tractors, including the new T880, to haul logs

and equipment and three straight trucks with dump bodies to haul gravel and aggregate. Its usual Kenworth truck of choice, the Kenworth T800, a popular mainstay in the logging industry, has provided the company a stout, reliable platform for years.

While logging companies are typically hesitant to try something new, Nychuk gave the Kenworth T880 a try at the recommendation of Timmins Kenworth.

But the biggest differences with the Kenworth T880 that’s caught Nychuk’s attention, and the attention of other logging truck operators, involve the productivity gains its new features offer. Its larger panoramic windshield allows the driver to see more of the road.

“One of the major reasons I bought the Kenworth T880 was its simplified wiring harnesses,” Nychuk added.

Nychuk also appreciates the performance of the 500-hp PACCAR MX-13 engine. It offers all the torque and horsepower drivers need to pull heavy loads even though it has a smaller displacement than the standard 15-liter engine the company typically chooses.

“The Kenworth T880 has a shorter sleeper - 52-inch instead of 60-inch, but it still feels a lot bigger,” he added. “When Carson

moves between the seats, he can actually stand up.

It’s a much more comfortable work environment for him.”

Its larger panoramic windshield allows the driver to see more of the road. And though it may seem simple, drivers really like the truck’s new mirror set-up, Nychuk said.

Nychuk said his company generally replaces trucks, which travel an average of about 120,000 kilom-

eters annually, every three years. Having good equipment that not only looks good, but also provides reliable service to contractors is key to the company’s success. Nychuk said the typical high resale value of a Kenworth truck makes it easier to follow through on that aggressive trade cycle.

Ke n w o r t h ’s I n t e r n e t home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.

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October 2014 15

Editorial

Assessing the Costs of Fracking

By Marek Krasuski

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he state of Oklahoma has been shaken up in recent weeks with a spate of earthquakes more common to earthquakeprone areas of the country than to this region traditionally noted for tornadoes. The reason for the tremors, according to some scientists and to the lawyers who are suing energy providers for damage caused to citizens, is the fracking process, a method of extracting gas, and more recently oil, by shattering rocks deep underground. Fracking itself is not the problem.

Rather, it’s the high pressure water injected deep into the earth’s crevices that causes instability to the earth’s crust, resulting in tremors. Closer to home, Canada’s scientists are also looking at the process, particularly in the fracking areas of the country, namely British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and the Northwest Territories.

Fracking is a controversial issue, but one which potentially impacts the trucking industry in significant measure. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says that newer extraction methods, including fracking, will increase oil and gas supplies and significantly reduce prices.

The OECD predicts that oil will stay well below the $100 per barrel mark in 2020; this in contrast to assessments that, without advanced extraction methods, oil would spike at $200 per barrel.

Cheaper oil prices are good news for the trucking industry. Even better is the transition to natural gas alternatives which offer greater fuel economy.

The sale of heavy duty trucks that run on natural gas has risen from 1 percent to about 5 percent.

Some national carriers already under transition predict that 30 percent of

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their fleets could be running natural gas trucks within five years. Natural gas is relatively cheap and is less harmful to the environment, producing less carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and sulfur pollution compared to its gas and diesel counterparts.

The biggest challenge is the lack of fuelling stations required for refilling.

Beyond lower fuel prices brought on by new extraction methods for oil and gas, trucking benefits in other ways with the development of new business opportunities. Rail cars and tanker trucks are required to transport water, sand and cement to exploration sites, and later to ship the extracted oil and gas from wellheads to refineries. Millions of gallons of water are required for each site, providing abundant shipping opportunities for railways and carriers alike. It is estimated that 400 tanker trucks are needed to carry water and supplies to each well site.

The US alone has over 500,000 natural gas wells.

But as every silver lining is enveloped by a cloud, the benefits of fracking are offset by warnings from naysayers that the environment is adversely affected. Aside from manmade earthquakes like those in Oklahoma last month, there are additional consequences.

Fracking entails injecting fluid at extremely high pressures to fracture shale rocks in order to release the natural gas inside. The water is mixed with sand and up to 600 chemicals to complete the fracking procedure in each well. Statistics say 360 billion gallons of chemicals are required to run America’s current wells. Critics argue that the potential for spills of this toxic mix brings with it the potential of contaminating groundwater supplies. Indeed, it is reported that methane concentrations are 17 times

higher in drinking-water supplies near fracturing sites than in normal wells.

Other health problems are also a consideration.

Toxic substances and waste water have been linked to a variety of negative health effects.

Environment America says, “The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health recently warned that workers may be at elevated risk of contracting the lung disease silicosis from inhalation of silica dust at fracking sites.” Atmospheric changes also occur as VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are released into the air, creating contaminated air and acid rain.

An insatiable need for abundant and affordable energy, particularly in trucking where excessive operating costs can drive away carriers, comes at a price. No one can realistically expect the extraction of oil and gas reserves to stop, but calls for restraint and responsibility are eminently reasonable. Here in Canada the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is addressing the risk of seismic activity. It released a statement saying: “Industry is contributing $500,000 over five years to improve seismic monitoring in northeastern B.C. This funding has helped to increase the number of monitoring stations to eight from two. Also, natural gas producers developed an operating practice that addresses anomalous seismicity. It is designed to establish monitoring, mitigation and response procedures to avoid or minimize any adverse effects of induced seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing. This practice applies nationally.”

In addition, there are calls from industry watchers demanding greater regulation over fracking

and greater accountability from energy companies to underwrite the costs required to remediate environmental damage, address economic impacts and take responsibility for

fracking-related health problems in surrounding communities.

We all stand to benefit from unleashing greater amounts of gas and oil reserves made possible

by fracking, but the associated costs need to be well documented and minimized to the greatest extent possible for the return on investment to be worthwhile.

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Driver Shortage

"Not Paying More Ain't Gonna Fly"

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he escalating truck driver shortage is leading to carriers scrambling to fill seats ahead of the fall peak shipping season while likely sparking sharp increases in transportation pricing for shippers.

According to a Journal of Commerce report, shippers are beginning to notice that there are

plenty of trailers ready to receive their freight, but not enough trucks and drivers to pull them just as the biggest freight season is about to get underway.

Many large carriers in both the U.S. and Canada have already “signaled … to shippers to help finance a significant boost in driver pay (by) raising rates by higher percentage levels,”

than last year.

Sometime in this quarter, Swift Transportation - the continent’s largest carrier - will give drivers the biggest pay increase in the company’s history. “If current driver shortages continue, driver wages may continue to increase, but probably not to the extent of the increase we are giving

this year to our drivers,” said Richard Stocking, president and COO in a recent conference call.

Even with driver compensation spiking ahead of the peak shipping season, carriers continue to have trouble convincing drivers to climb behind the wheel. With turnover at large truckload carriers above 90 percent, there’s

a strong suspicion that most companies aren’t recruiting new drivers to the business, but luring experienced drivers from competitors, instead, reports JOC. In April, Kevin Knight, Chairman and CEO of Knight Transportation, said carriers must raise driver wages 15 to 25 percent over the next few years to stay competitive.

“We are very aggressively taking a large portion of what we’re able to receive in terms of rates and making sure that we give that to our driving associates,” Knight said. “Our goal is to continue beyond this path over the next two to three years to make sure that we’re competitive as far as what the job should pay and also as compared to other industries.”

Trucking wages have increased much more slowly than the average U.S. salary, and the trucking industry hasn’t kept pace with changes in workforce expectations that have made truck driving a less attractive career choice for the younger workers the industry needs. Instead, trucking stuck with a 1990s model and, in some cases, 1990s pay.

Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct Technologies and advocacy chair for shipper group NASSTRAC, says he expects a shift in how the supply chain pays and accommodates drivers in the coming years.

“When you have a situation where your inventory gets up and walks out the door every day, that situation needs to change.”

“There’s no question, rates are going to rise,” Regan said. “The challenge for trucking companies is creating a compensation structure that allows them to retain drivers but still get the rates they need from shippers to basically justify higher wages.”

“I think it’s a good environment to be a truck-

ing company right now, if you’re a smart trucking company,” Regan said.

“That driver pool is a very important asset.”

Truckload carriers are at the point where they can cherry-pick freight, hauling loads that offer the best return and refusing others. That means shippers had to dig deeper into their book of business to find carriers who would haul their freight, and delays probably added to costs, explains JOC. There is still some debate, however, whether the second-quarter freight surge that followed earlier harsh winter restrictions on freight movement will carry through to the fall, or whether the peak season will be as strong as some predict - especially as many companies seem to have shipped product early.

John Larkin, Managing Director of Stifel’s Transportation and Logistics Research Group, is one analyst who is a bit reserved in predicting a peak season surge. “With food inflation, rising local taxes, rising health care costs, and stagnant wages - the average (consumer) is cutting back on consumption,” JOC reports him as writing to investors.

Regardless, as long as freight demand in the second half exceeds yearearlier levels, shippers need to prepare for rising costs, or find ways to mitigate them by cooperating more closely with carriers and seeking different modal options, JOC notes.

At the end of the day, shippers with lean inventories may have to choose between higher upfront transportation costs and the cost of not delivering product to a customer or putting it on a shelf when needed, says Regan.

“You balance that out,” Regan said, “and not paying more ain’t gonna fly.”

Article courtesy of O n t a r i o Tr u c k i n g Association.

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October 2014 17

Tires & Wheels

Goodyear

Wingfoot One Selected as Winning Name for New Goodyear Blimp

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kron, Ohio - Wingfoot One has been selected as the name for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest airship, the company is pleased to announce.

Wingfoot One was selected from nearly 15,000 names submitted in an on-line public contest that started four months ago. A panel of Goodyear judges narrowed the submissions to 10 finalists before a final round of public voting determined the name of the newest addition to the Goodyear fleet of airships.

With nearly 35 percent of

the public vote, Wingfoot One received the most votes of the 10 finalists, and will take its place in Goodyear airship history as the name connected with the first of a new generation of state-of-art airships.

Wingfoot One was submitted by Akron resident Charlotte White who will receive a day of activities with Wingfoot One. The other nine finalists who submitted names will receive a set of Goodyear tires.

Goodyear’s use of the Wingfoot trademark dates back to 1901 when the

company first used it in advertising to promote the launch of its new Straight Side tire. Inspired by a statue of the Roman god Mercury in his home, Goodyear co-founder Frank Seiberling conceived of the idea of using the Wingfoot trade mark as a symbol of the company’s global ambitions.

The new blimp is in the final stages of flight testing and will be officially christened in a ceremony

by Robin Roberts, the award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” long-time ESPN sportscaster and

successful author. She will christen The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest blimp - Wingfoot One - on Saturday, August 23, in Suffield, Ohio.

After the christening, Wingfoot One will travel the United States and take its place as a fixture over the country’s biggest sporting, news and entertainment events.

Wingfoot One is a semirigid, Zeppelin model LZ N07-101 assembled at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake airship hangar.

During its long operational history, Goodyear has built more than 300

lighter-than-air vehicles, including two large rigid airships - the U.S.S. Macon and U.S.S. Akron. This is the first semi-rigid airship to be built in the 95year history of Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake hangar.

The new airship model replaces the previous “GZ20A” model that flew for 45 years.

For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

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Vipal Rubber Corporation

Vipal Offers Special Tread for Snow

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ipal Rubber is a Brazilian company with high quality products that meet the specific needs of fleet managers around the world. It is the leading retreading company in Latin America and one of the most important manufacturers of tyre retreading products in the world. The company develops specific products for the realities of over 90 countries where it is present. An example of this is the VT160 tread, which is specially made for snow and markets that face more severe winters, such as in North America and Europe.

Produced to provide increased durability in severe

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weather conditions, the VT160 is special because of its adhesion potential on roads with heavy snow, providing more rolling stability and safety for heavy vehicles. It is highly adaptable, and perfect for facing different weather conditions and terrain all in the same trip. Its design allows for auto-cleaning, with an angulation that prevents the retention of soil debris, such as snow and rocks.

Vipal’s main markets are in Europe, Latin America and the United States. In order to meet the needs of each location, which include technical requirements and cultural, geographic and legal differences, the company in-

vests in developing specific products to perform in different regions. In addition, they maintain authorized tyre retreaders, permanent regional teams and distribution centres in strategic locations in order to provide support to their international clients.

This allows Vipal to hold a prominent position in

countries such as Spain, Bosnia, Croatia, the United Kingdom and Portugal.

Currently, in addition to its three factories in Brazil, Vipal has distribution centres in Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Australia, three in the United States (Florida, Virginia and California), Mexico and Colombia. It also has branches in

Spain, Australia, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, as well as the Vipal Overseas office, which works with Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Vipal Rubber - www.vipal.com - was founded in 1973, in Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul. With 3,000 employees, the com-

pany has two factories in Nova Prata and one in Feira de Santana in Bahia, which add up to a total of 160,000 m2 in industrial facilities and three distribution centres in Brazil. The company exports to every continent and has distribution centres in South and North America, Europe and Australia.

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Kenworth Trucks

Kenworth Now Offers New Alcoa Ultra ONE Wheel

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i r k l a n d , Wa s h ington - Kenworth Class 8 and medium duty trucks now are available with the new Alcoa Ultra ONE™ wheel, the latest in wheel innovation, strength and light weight.

The 22.5-inch by 8.25inch Ultra ONE wheel is made of the proprietary Alcoa MagnaForce™ alloy.

Compared to its existing alloy wheel, the Ultra ONE offers a 17 percent increase in strength, weighs

just 40 pounds for an additional 5-pound weight savings, and maintains the same 7,400-pound load and 130 psi inflation ratings, according to Alcoa.

The Ultra ONE wheel also is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel wheels of the same size.

The new wheel is available on Kenworth trucks in all of Alcoa’s popular finish options, including DuraBright®, Dura-Flange®, Mirror Polish, Clean Buff and Brush.

For more information, visit your Kenworth dealer or go to Alcoa’s website (www.alcoawheels.com).

Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer

of The World’s Best® heavy and medium duty trucks.

Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth. com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.

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October 2014 19

New Products & Services

STEMCO

New CentriFuse® HD Severe Service Brake Drums

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ongview, Texas – STEMCO, manufacturer of heavy-duty components and solutions for the commercial vehicle market, announces the introduction of its new CentriFuse ® HD (Heavy Duty) brake drums for severe service applications.

Designed to increase performance and safety for both on – and offhighway use, including logging, concrete, dump and refuse hauling, CentriFuse® HD brake drums provide up to double the service life of full-cast brake drums.

Featuring the patented alloy braking surface and steel jacket technology that are the hallmark of all genuine CentriFuse® products, the HD series is rated to 26,000 pounds per axle

and is backed by a 3-year warranty. At 100 – 111 pounds each (depending on size), CentriFuse® HD brake drums are the lightest severe service drum in the industry, providing improved fuel efficiency and reduced equipment stress.

“STEMCO is committed to making the roadways safer, and we developed the CentriFuse® HD brake drums based on extensive analysis of our customers’ trucking needs and applications,” explains Jim Reis, VP, GM STEMCO Brake Products. “The result is a product that provides an unmatched combination of weight savings, service life and stopping power for exceptional safety and reliability in severe service applications.”

CentriFuse ® HD brake drums can be recognized by their red jacket color and are available in 16.5inch by 7-, 8- and 8.62-

inch sizes. More information about CentriFuse® HD brake drums is available a t w w w. s t e m c o . c o m / product/centrifuse-hd.

STEMCO is a leader in the technology and manufacture of commercial vehicle wheel end, braking and sus-

pension components, For more information, visit the STEMCO webs i t e a t w w w. s t e m c o . com.

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Kenworth Truck Company

Kenworth T880 Adds Natural Gas Option

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irkland, Washington – Kenworth Truck Company is adding a natural gas option for the Kenworth T880, the company’s flagship vocational truck.

The Kenworth T880 day cab and 52-inch mid-roof sleeper configurations now can be specified with the factory-installed Cummins Westport ISX12 G 400-hp natural gas engine with 1,450 lb-ft of torque. The ISX12 G is available with manual, automatic and Eaton UltraShift® Plus transmission options, including 10-speed LAS and 13-speed

MHP series.

The natural gas option is ideal for Kenworth T880 dump trucks, mixer, refuse, pickup and delivery vehicles, and other applications operating with up to a maximum of 80,000-lb. gross combined vehicle weight (GCVW).

The Cummins Westport ISX12 G can run on either CNG (compressed natural gas) or LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuel systems. The engine uses a maintenancefree, three-way catalyst and does not require a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, diesel particulate filter (DPF)

or selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology.

Kenworth works with such companies as Agility Fuel Systems, Trilogy Engineered Solutions, and McNeilus to provide natural gas tanks and fueling systems.

“Kenworth continually expands our product offerings to meet customer needs and requirements,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth Marketing Director. “The new, natural-gas powered Kenworth T880 especially appeals to vocational fleets and truck operators interested in the T880’s excellent durability, reliabilty and

driver comfort combined with cost-efficient natural gas.”

The Kenworth T880 also includes an air-assisted hydraulic clutch, complex reflector headlamps, 5-piece Metton® hood for easier and faster repairs, and lightweight, factory-installed lift axles. The T880 uses 2.1-meter wide, stamped aluminum cab, which is robotically assembled. The cab has a comfortable 23 inches of room between the seats.

The Kenworth T880 entered full production at late 2013, and already has be-

come Kenworth’s vocational truck of choice for fleets and truck operators.

For more information, contact your Kenworth dealer.

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The new Kenworth T880 brochure features comprehensive information on Kenworth’s flagship vocational truck.

Phillips Industries

Award-Winning Swivel Technology for Liftgate Sockets

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anta Fe Springs, California – Phillips Industries has introduced single and dual pole liftgate sockets with the swivel and automatic disconnect features of their award winning STA-DRY® S7™. The new S1™ and S2™ Single

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and Dual Pole Swivel Sockets are designed to extend the life of the liftgate charging cable and socket by offering cable strain relief near the base of the plug and eliminating pull-away damage to the socket.

The S1™ and S2™

Swivel Socket include the following features.

F unc t i ona l i t y t ha t al lows socket to swivel 80 degrees side to side following the tractor, automatic disconnect, anti-corrosion components throughout, long-life and reliability, necessary

hardware included for ease of installation and tested to over 1 million cycles.

The STA-DRY® S7™ was the first Phillips socket introduced to the industry with the swivel and a ut om at i c d i s c onne c t features. It is being in-

creasingly adopted by fleets that operate tractor/trailer combinations required to move in tandem in tight spaces.

Please visit us at www. phillipsind.com to learn how Phillips products can make a difference in your operation.

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Section FranÇaise

Gouvernement de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Des modifications législatives sont faites en fonction de nouveaux outils contre la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues

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es modifications apportées à la Highway Traffic Act permettront aux policiers de l’Île d’accéder rapidement aux nouvelles technologies conçues pour lutter contre la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues, et ce, dès qu’elles seront approuvées par le gouvernement fédéral, de dire le ministre des Transports et du Renouvellement de l’infrastructure, Robert Vessey. « Actuellement, de nouvelles technologies sont mises au point afin de combattre ce crime grave.

Fournir à nos policiers ces outils dès qu’ils seront approuvés permet-

tra d’assurer la sécurité de nos routes, d’ajouter le ministre. Pendant que le gouvernement fédéral considère l’approbation des nouveaux outils, nous jetons les bases afin d’assurer que nos policiers auront accès aux outils nécessaires pour lutter contre ce crime, et ce, le plus vite possible. » La conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues est un crime qui prend de l’ampleur partout au Canada et les technologies évoluent rapidement pour le combattre. De nouveaux outils, comme des dispositifs de détection de drogues par la salive, permettront aux policiers

de déceler un conducteur aux facultés affaiblies par les drogues et de procéder à son arrestation.

Cet automne, le ministère des Transports et du Renouvellement de l’infrastructure promulguera les dispositions législatives habilitantes, dans le but de faciliter l’instauration des nouveaux outils qui seront utilisés à l’Île après que le gouvernement fédéral les aura introduits dans le Code criminel. Les modifications à la Highway Traffic Act permettront aux policiers d’utiliser les dispositifs de détection de drogues par la salive et tous les autres outils dès

qu’ils seront reconnus par le Code criminel. Ces dispositions législatives seront mises en vigueur cet automne.

Le ministère modifiera aussi cette loi pour que les conducteurs déclarés coupables d’avoir conduit avec facultés affaiblies par la drogue suivent les mêmes traitements de toxicomanie obligatoires que les conducteurs coupables de conduite avec facultés affaiblies par l’alcool. « Bien que le ministère ait annoncé de nombreuses modifications qui font savoir clairement que la conduite avec facultés affaiblies ne sera pas tolérée, c’est avant tout

une infraction en vertu du Code criminel, de déclarer le ministre. J’ai hâte de discuter de la mise en œuvre et des prix de ces nouveaux outils avec le gouvernement fédéral, alors que nous travaillons ensemble à faire passer le message que la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues ne sera pas tolérée. » Ces modifications permettent à la Highway Traffic Act d’être toujours à jour et donc de signifier que les dangers associés à la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues sont aussi sérieux que ceux associés à la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par

l’alcool. L’année dernière, la Loi a été modifiée afin de conférer aux policiers le pouvoir d’enlever un permis de conduire aux conducteurs qui échouaient au test de sobriété normalisé, ainsi qu’à ceux qui étaient soupçonnés de conduire avec facultés affaiblies par la drogue.

Obtenir de nouveaux outils pour combattre la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues faisait partie des recommandations lors du sommet sur la conduite avec facultés affaiblies, organisé par le ministère des Transports et du Renouvellement de l’infrastructure en 2013.

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Gouvernement de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Ouverture du nouveau pont à Rocky Point

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es travaux de remplacement du pont de la route 19 à Rocky Point, estimés à 375 000 $, sont maintenant terminés, a an-

noncé Robert Vessey, ministre des Transports et du Renouvellement de l’infrastructure. Le pont a été ouvert au public à 16 heures le vendredi

25 Juillet « Notre gouvernement tient à améliorer la sécurité et l’efficacité des routes de l’Île, a souligné le ministre Vessey. Le pro-

gramme d’inspection des ponts du ministère veille à ce que les besoins des structures soient cernés et que les travaux de remplacement soient effectués

en temps opportun. » Les travaux de construction ont commencé en juin à la suite d’une séance d’information communautaire tenue à New

Dominion. Le pont original avait été construit en 1959.

Un autre pont sera remplacé à Souris en 20142015.

éventuellement conduite à la vente de ses actifs. « Le Détritube est une technologie avantgardiste pour la collecte résidentielle, » lance Patrick Charbonneau, propriétaire de Durabac. « Comparé aux bennes traditionnelle, le Détritube est définitivement une avancé technologique dans l’industrie. Auto structurant, il est plus léger, offre une plus grande capacité et définitivement plus écologique. C’est une solution qui comporte une foule d’avantages, notamment au niveau du coût d’opération. L’avenir de cette technologie est extrêmement prometteur

et nous ne voulions pas la voir disparaître. Nous considérons déjà ajouter à cette ligne des bennes a chargement frontal » ajoute-t-il.

Durabac s’est donc porté acquéreur des actifs de Inpak, dont l’ingénierie et toute ses propriétés intellectuelles: plans et devis, brevets, marques de commerce, inventaire, etc. « Il est important pour nous que le savoir-faire et l’expérience acquis ne soient pas perdus, » explique M. Charbonneau. « C’est pourquoi monsieur Guillaume Lebel, superviseur technique pour la ligne de produit de Inpak, s’est joint à nous. »

« Nous voulons continuer à produire et développer le Détritube en mettant à profit toute l’expérience que nous avons acquise avec notre gamme de produits Chagnon, » termine le président de Durabac, le regard tourné vers l’avenir. « Plusieurs milliers de bennes sont vendues chaque année en Amérique. Il y a un potentiel énorme pour de nouvelles solutions, plus performantes et écoresponsables. Nous tenons à au premier rang de cette nouvelle génération d’équipement de collection. C’est pourquoi nous sommes fiers d’intégrer Inpak dans la grande famille Durabac. »

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Durabac

Durabac Achète Inpak

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urabac a fait l’acquisition de Inpak, concepteurs et constructeurs de la « Détritube », une benne à chargement latérale en aluminium

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servant à la collecte de matières résiduelles et recyclables.

Fondée en 2010, Véhicules Inpak a investi plusieurs centaines de milliers de dollars pour

développer un système de collecte en aluminium unique et innovateur.

La compagnie c’est malheureusement retrouvée aux prises avec des difficultés financières qui l’ont

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Section FranÇaise

Carrosseries de Camions et Châssis

Les carrosseries de camions et remorques sur le point de s’améliorer en même temps que d’autres secteurs de l’industrie Par Marek Krasuski

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aites une recherche internet et vous trouverez une multitude de fournisseurs de camions et remorques.

Votre recherche, cela dit, peut être plus ciblée si vous vous posez quelques questions sur ce que vous recherchez. En premier lieu : l’application. A quoi servira le camion : transport de débris, matériaux de construction, marchandises périssables?

Sera-ce pour de courtes ou longues distances?

Quel est le poids et la taille des cargaisons que vous vous attendez à transporter (car cela influe sur le choix de modèle et de châssis)? Et qu’en est-il de l’espérance de vie? Est-ce préférable d’acheter un modèle à long terme et de dépenser plus lors de l’achat initial, ou au contraire d’acheter une alternative moins chère mais moins durable?

La quête pour un meilleur rendement sur l’essence et les technologies verte influence autant l’évolution des carrosseries que celle des moteurs et autres technologies.

Bien que la conception et les matériaux soient cruciaux, les ajouts aérodynamiques sont devenus très importants dans la course pour de meilleurs rendements.

Les systèmes UnderTray, par exemple, incorporent plusieurs éléments et configurations qui aident à rediriger de flux de l’air de façon plus efficace, réduisant ainsi la traînée aérodynamique et accroissant le rendement énergétique.

Les Air Tabs sont un autre dispositif attachés aux carrosseries des camions et remorques qui réduisent la traînée en brisant le flux de l’air et en le dispersant de manière plus égale. La turbulence

est réduite en changeant la direction du flux dominant. Certain analystes de l’aérodynamique affirment qu’une « réduction de 20 pourcent en traînée aérodynamique génère une réduction de consommation d’essence de 6 pourcent à 30 miles par heure, une réduction de 10 pourcent à 50 miles par heure, et une réduction de 14 pourcent à 80 miles par heure. » Ce qui surprend la plupart des gens est que la majorité de la résistance de l’air – 70 pourcent – est due à la remorque.

Cela mis à part, il y a tout une gamme de matériaux dont sont constituées les carrosseries de camions et remorques, mais la grande majorité des camions – environ 75 pourcent – sont faits d’aluminium. L’aluminium est favorisé car il est léger et facile à réparer – deux bonnes raisons qui expliquent sa popularité vis-à-vis de l’acier. Les fabricants ont vu une augmentation de 50 pourcent dans la production de carrosseries de camions en aluminium. De plus, l’aluminium dure typiquement plus longtemps que les produits en acier – presque le double – ce qui signifie que moins de véhicules doivent êtres produits à long terme, ce qui une bonne nouvelle pour l’environnement.

Mais, comme avec tout dans la vie, rien n’est parfait. L’aluminium ne rouille pas habituellement, mais il se corrode, particulièrement là où il entre en contact avec l’acier. Dace Torrance, un vétéran qui a plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans la fabrication de carrosseries et chef de ventes chez Durabody, un constructeur de camions ontarien, explique que la détérioration de l’aluminium est due à la cor-

rosion galvanique. « La corrosion prend place le long du rail inférieur où la carrosserie est boulonnée à un chariot en acier. Le contact prolongé de deux métaux non similaire résulte en un désagrègement. » Le département des services techniques de la NTEA fournit des conseils pour prévenir la corrosion galvanique. Il recommande une barrière ou un isolant comme des rubans, plastiques ou rondelles d’aluminium entre l’acier et l’aluminium. De plus, « il est important de maintenir un interstice entre la partie ou carrosserie en aluminium et l’attache en acier. Aussi, utiliser une rondelle d’aluminium entre l’écrou en acier et la carrosserie en aluminium est recommandée. Les attaches d’acier revêties de zinc sont préférables, » dit-il. La NTEA défend aussi une stratégie d’attachement pour prévenir la corrosion entre ces matériaux non semblables.

L’ i n d u s t r i e d e s r e morques en particulier a pris de l’initiative en développant des alternatives à l’acier et à l’aluminium. Des produits complexes sont utilisés à la fois pour les carrosseries de camions et de remorques et sont considérés comme une initiative « verte » en rai-

son de leurs matériaux réutilisables. Les murs fins sont d’une épaisseur d’un quart de pouce avec de l’acier galvanisé sur l’extérieur et du plastique recyclé pour ce qui est du matériel du noyau intérieur. A la fin de leur cycle de vie, les panneaux sont recyclés à nouveau.

La plupart des grands fabricants de remorques offrent un certain type de remorque complexe, et grâce à l’usage qu’en certains transporteurs d’importance nationale, les carrosseries de camion en matériaux complexes commencent à devenir plus populaires.

En plus des carrosseries en matériaux complexes, il y a les carrosseries en contreplaqué renforcé à la fibre de verre (CRFB), connues pour leur absence de joints externes et de rivets, ce qui permet des décalcomanies et applications de peintures faciles. Bien que plus lourd que l’aluminium, le CRFB, composé de quatre couches de matériaux fusionnés sous chaleur et pression, dure plus longtemps que l’aluminium et est moins vulnérable aux endommagements causés par le glissement des cargaisons. Cependant, l’humidité peut endommager le noyau en bois si une fissure se forme sur le revêtement scellé. Cela dit, des dégâts légers aux

parois de carrosseries en CRFB se répare plus facilement et pour moins cher que sur une carrosserie en aluminium qui, lorsqu’elle est endommagée, requiert que tout le panneau soit remplacé.

Le CRFB offre aussi plus d’espace intérieur, étant donné que les panneaux en aluminium requièrent souvent, mais pas toujours, des poteaux et des revêtements intérieurs.

Certaines carrosseries en aluminium offrent des carrosseries de remorques sans jointures ou rivets.

Les analystes de l’industrie, issus encore une fois majoritairement du segment remorques de l’industrie, se tournent vers d’autres horizons dans leur quête pour de meilleurs matériaux. La fibre de carbone, qui est devenue très populaire chez les véhicules de production, est en cours de développement pour l’industrie de commerce.

Avec un cinquième du poids de l’acier et tout aussi solide, les flottes gardent un œil sur ce développement qui, s’il est mis en œuvre, signifierait des économies d’essence de 20% ou plus. Une carrosserie plus légère, plus durable et plus aérodynamique pourrait être la réponse aux demandes pressantes des régulateurs non seulement pour

de meilleurs rendements énergétiques, mais aussi pour de moindres émissions de gaz à effets serre.

En effet, certain prédisent que les carrosseries de service pourraient peser aussi peu que quelque centaines de livres.

D’autres, cependant, n’envisage pas une facile mise en œuvre de la technologie. La résistance au choc en cas d’accident de ces carrosseries n’a pas encore été testée, et leur capacité à supporter des lourds chargements et des conditions météorologiques extrêmes – tels des vents forts – non plus.

Les consommateurs Ontariens ont à leur disposition toute une gamme de carrosseries de camions et remorque.

Outre Durabody, cité plus tôt et figurant dans cette édition, les fabricants offrent une variété de services et d’applications de spécialité. Par exemple, Wallinga, basée à Guelph, fabrique des carrosseries en vrac, remorques à bascule, camions de gestion de déchets et des carrosseries de déchargeurs en acier et en aluminium. Wilcox Bodies Ltd., se spécialise depuis 1962 en service sur mesure, outillage, véhicules de sauvetage, grues, et réservoirs à diésel en acier et en aluminium.

Del Equipment, basée à Toronto, fabrique des véhicules pour toute une gamme d’usages : en effet il produisent broyeuses, véhicules utilitaires, déchargeurs et grues.

Une pleine gamme de choix de fabricants est disponible en ligne.

La quête sans relâche pour des améliorations en conservation d’énergie et en réduction de déchets donnera sans doute naissance à des camions et des remorques plus légers, plus solides, et plus aérodynamiques.

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automated Lubrication systems

Account & Records Management Bookkeeping For Your Business & Personal Finances

Toll Free: 888.644.2333

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FBC

“Canada’s Small Business Tax Specialist”™ “Year-Round Tax Planning, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping. We come to You – We’ll meet you at a time and place convenient to you.”

FLO Components Ltd. “For Total Lube Solutions, Go With the FLO!”

50 Admiral Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L5T 2W1 Tel: 905.671.2355 Toll Free: 800.668.5458 Fax: 905.671.2358 sales@flocomponents.com www.flocomponents.com Components by:

150 South Service Road Stoney Creek, ON L8E 3H6 Toll Free: 800.268.5076 Tel: 905.573.3101 sales@niagaraservice.com

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81 Tremaine Road Milton, ON L9T 2W8 Tel: 905.878.7161 Fax: 905.878.7730 info@seti-imports.com www.autogreaser.com or www.seti-imports.com cargo control products

Mover’s Equipment & Supplies

Wilson Instruments Ltd.

6176 Atlantic Drive Mississauga, ON L5T 1W2 Toll Free: 800.668.3773 Tel: 905.670.4488 Fax: 905.670.2748 info@movers3.com www.movers3.com clutch products

automated Lubrication systems

Clutch Distribution Centre Inc.

Beka Lube Products Inc.

“Technology you can rely on.”

2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4 Toll Free: 888.862.7461 Tel: 905.821.1050 Fax: 905.858.0597 info@beka-lube.com www.beka-lube.com 24 October 2014

81 Northline Road Toronto, ON M4B 3E9 Toll Free: 800.677.9038 Tel: 416.759.2245 Fax: 416.759.5890 pmorale@filmorautomotive.com www.filmorautomotive.com

Resurfacing all types of flywheels and repairing lugs. A good line of clutch related components including clutch brakes, clutch forks, drive lugs, release bearings, pilot bushings/bearings, master/slave cylinders, flywheels and alignment tools.

compliance services

ITR Canada Inc. P. O. Box 402, 140 Market Drive Milton, ON L9T 4Y9 Toll Free: 888.812.0099 Tel: 905.693.0660 Fax: 905.693.0332 clientservices@itrcanada.com www.itrcanada.com DPF Cleaning

Clean and Care of your DPF is our only business with replacement of popular part numbers.

5325 Outer Drive Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 Toll Free: 877.373.2580 Tel: 519.737.6005 Fax: 519.737.0005 info@dpfcleaningspecialists.com www.dpfcleaningspecialists.com

Cross Border Services C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC, MC, DOT, CVOR, NEXUS, Bonding, Training Programs & Seminars.

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Danatec Educational Services Ltd. “Changing the way you train since 1985. Canada’s leading TDG Training & Services.”

201-11450 29 th Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3V5 Toll Free: 800.465.3366 Tel: 403.232.6950 Fax: 403.232.6952 info@danatec.com www.danatec.com

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Specializing in all types of new and reman clutches, clutch components, new and used flywheel exchanges, and flywheel grinding. Pick up and delivery within the GTA available upon request.

Fast and friendly service since 1986.

Mention this ad for a discount.

ICC The Compliance Center Inc.

81 Northline Road Toronto, ON M4B 3E9 Tel: 416.745.9220 Alt. Tel: 416.742.0003 Fax: 416.759.5890 Charlie@cdcparts.com www.cdcparts.com

205 Matheson Blvd. East, Unit 7 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8 Toll Free: 888.977.4834 Tel: 905.890.7228 Fax: 905.890.7070 sales@thecompliancecenter.com www.thecompliancecenter.com

Pat’s Driveline “Over 30 years of Driveline Manufacturing Expertise”

6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.3426 Fax: 905.670.3436 ea@keehumanresources.com www.keehumanresources.com

Alberta 14715-116th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 3E8 Toll Free: 800.661.8826 Tel: 780.453.5105 Fax: 780.452.3555 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.patsdriveline.com driver services, recruitment & employment

Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc.

7515 Kimbel Street Mississauga, ON L5S 1A7 Toll Free: 800.363.0639 Tel: 416.750.4610 Other Tel: 905.405.1275 Fax: 905.505.0616 tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com www.feeneyhardware.com

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“Serving fastener needs for Industrial, Automotive & Maintenance Trades.”

affordable with one low cost, all in.

1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5 Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7 Tel: 905.677.5088 Fax: 905.677.4917 brendachu@multilinefasteners.com www.multilinefasteners.com

Qualification is easy and funding is

financing Companies

“Accutrac provides cash flow solutions structured specifically for the freight and trucking industry. We’ve made factoring easy to understand and

available same day.”

74 Mississaga Street East Orillia, ON L3V 1V5 Toll Free: 866.531.2615 Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651 Bruce@accutraccapital.com www.AccutracCapital.com

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J D Factors 315 Matheson Blvd. East Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8 Toll Free: 800.263.0664 Tel: 905.501.5000 Fax: 905.501.0395 CanadaSales@JDFactors.com www.JDFactors.com canadasales@jdfactors.com

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Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.

“Large Account Service” to small fleet Dangerous Goods Supplies & Services.

F.B. Feeney Hardware “Serving the industrial and trucking aftermarket since 1952.”

Multi-Line Fastener Supply Co. Ltd.

Ontario #1, 7337 Pacific Circle Mississauga, ON L5T 1V1 Toll Free: 877.438.3155 Tel: 905.564.3155 Fax: 905.564.3166 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.patsdriveline.com

Fasteners, Fittings, Hose & Shop Maintenance supplies

Kee Human Resources “Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

factoring, finance & foreign exchange

Driveshafts

Dawn Truell, B.B.A., B.A. Psy 1450 Headon Road, PO Box 93005 Burlington, ON L7M 4A3 Tel: 905.973.9136 crossborderservices@cogeco.net www.crossborderservices.org www.c-tpat-certified.com

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43 Crowe Bay Heights, R. R. 2 Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 Toll Free: 877.467.4440 Tel: 705.653.2403 Fax: 705.653.5560 WilsonInstruments@sympatico.ca www.wilsoninstrumentsltd.com

A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive clutches since 1980. Specializing in heavy duty & custom made clutches including our own Torque Master Clutches.

driver services, recruitment & employment

DPF Cleaning Specialists

S.E.T.I. Imports Inc.

Niagara Service & Supply Ltd.

Fil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd.

compliance services

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Toll Free: 800.265.1002 fbc@fbc.ca www.fbc.ca

Air Conditioning & Heating: Sales & Service

clutch products

Merrit Capital Corp.

“New & Used Truck & Trailer Financing.

Contact us today to get started & call toll free 866.964.6932, email at solutions@merritcapital.ca, or visit www.merritcapital.ca.”

3380 South Service Rd., Suite 303 Burlington, ON L7N 3J5 Tel: 289.635.1916 Fax: 289.816.0346 steve@merritcapital.ca www.merritcapital.ca fuel additives & lubricants

Bennetts Power Service Products

P. O. Box 51016, RPO Tyndall Park Winnipeg, MB R2X 3C6 Toll Free: 877.778.4440 Tel: 204.694.1777 Fax: 204.633.0133 gbennett@powerservice.ca www.powerservice.ca fuel Economy Products

& start-up companies.”

Drakkar Human Resources 6303 Airport Road, Suite 100 Mississauga, ON L4V 1R8 Toll Free: 877.372.5527 Tel: 905.795.1397 Fax: 905.795.1391 driverjobs@drakkar.ca www.drakkar.ca

176 Seacliff Drive West Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5 Toll Free: 877.653.9426 Tel: 519.419.5044 Fax: 519.326.4047 riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.com www.liquidcapitalmidwest.com

Diesel Spec Inc.

1570 Richardson Street Montreal, QC H3K 1G3 Tel: 514.932.0060 Fax: 514.932.9741 christian@dieselspec.ca www.dieselspec.ca

Fuel & Lubricants Direct

insurance brokers

insurance brokers

Mattresses (Cab & Domestic)

Blue Water West Ltd.

Suppliers of Esso Fuel and Mobil Lubricants to all sizes of businesses large or small, stationary or on the go, on land or at sea.

3232 Underhill Avenue Burnaby, BC V5A 3C7 Tel: 604.420.4331 Fax: 604.420.4137 dchristie@bluewatergroup.ca www.bluewatergroup.ca

6715-8th Street NE Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 Toll Free: 866.472.0721 Tel: 403.241.2288 Fax: 866.399.3177 info@daltontimmis.com www.daltontimmis.com

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TruChoice Div. of LMD Insurance

Alternative Coverage to WSIB, Group Benefits Consultants, Life, Investments, Travel.

2550 Matheson Blvd. East Suite #130 Mississauga, ON L4W 4C1 Tel: 416.748.9992 Fax: 416.748.9994 lina@lmdinsurance.ca www.lmdinsurance.ca

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insurance brokers

MacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc. MacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc. produces the Gel Master line of products. Having drivers’ health & wellness in mind, our product line includes mattresses, mattress toppers, seating & cushions.

27 Casebridge Court, Unit 3 Toronto, ON M1B 4Y4 Tel: 416.282.4435 info@MacDavidInc.com www.MacDavidInc.com

35 Magnum Drive Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0 Toll Free: 800.267.5744 Tel: 905.939.8750 Fax: 905.939.8710 info@krown.com www.krown.com tarps & tarping systems

What you want to protect the most.We protect the best!

Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP

825 Queen Street East Toronto, ON M4M 1H8 Toll Free: 800.263.3030 Tel: 416.778.8000 Fax: 416.778.4492 lgarofalo@bairdmacgregor.com www.bairdmacgregor.com

30 Queen Street North Kitchener, ON N2H 6N2 Toll Free: 800.265.2634 Tel: 519.579.4270 Fax: 519.741.1977 cbunn@erb-erb.com or info@erb-erb.com www.erb-erb.com

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Cramaro, for all your tarping needs.

206 Arvin Avenue Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8 Toll Free: 800.565.8277 Tel: 905.662.2757 Fax: 905.662.4811 sales@cramarotarps.ca www.cramarotarps.com

The CG & B Group Inc.

Package policies for both local and long haul fleets.

120 South Town Centre Blvd.

Markham, ON L6G 1C3 Toll Free: 800.267.6670 Tel: 905.479.6670 Fax: 905.479.9164 cgb@cgbgroup.com www.cgbgroup.com lubricants

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Vulcan On-Board Scales #11-1642 Langan Avenue Port Coquitlam BC V3C 1K5 Toll Free: 800.663.0854 Tel: 604.944.1481 Fax: 604.944.1482 www.vulcanscales.com Permits & services

Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd. Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.

“For All Your Trucking Insurance Needs. Transportation Insurance, Fleet Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance. Same Day Quotes up to 10 units.”

Toll Free: 800.661.5196 Fax: 905.426.4959 dbundock@brysoninsurance.ca www.brysoninsurance.ca

Hallmark Insurance Brokers Ltd. “The Transit Authority”

10 Konrad Crescent Markham, ON, L3R 8T7 Toll Free: 800.492.4070 Tel: 905.475.4070 Fax: 905.944.0273 trucking@hallmarkins.com www.hallmarkins.com

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NOCO Lubricants LP “Best Service, Best Value, Best Quality.”

2 Bradpenn Road Toronto, ON M8Z 5S9 Toll Free: 800.414.6626 Tel: 416.232.6626 Fax: 416.201.9880 orderdesk@noco.ca www.noco.ca

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Box 755, 2085 Shanly Road Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0 Toll Free: 800.410.4754 Tel: 613.657.1244 Fax: 613.657.1453 info@730permitservices.com www.730permitservices.com

Transportation Insurance

24 Seacliff Drive East Leamington, ON N8H 0C2 Toll Free: 800.463.4700 Canadian Insurance Brokers Inc. Tel: 519.326.9339 1 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 415 Fax: 519.326.0128 Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1 dan.mcguire@hubinternational.com Tel: 416.486.0951 www.hubinternational.com Fax: 416.489.5311 jasonj@cibi.ca ••• www.cibi.ca

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RP Oil Limited

1111 Burns Street E. Unit 3 Whitby, ON L1N 6A6 Toll Free: 800.335.6623 Tel: 905.666.2313 Fax: 905.666.2761 larryharris@rpoil.com www.rpoil.com

185 Bartley Drive Toronto, ON M4A 1E6

We offer service to your light & medium duty vehicles in most areas of Ontario, 24/7.

Simply dial...

Toll Free: 855.424.2300 Tel: 416.424.2300 Fax: 416.424.2303 john.mackenzie@stellarroadside.com www.stellarroadside.com

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Abrams Towing

“Service Across Ontario” 24 Hour Heavy Towing

Toll Free: 888.667.5438 Tel: 416.398.2500 www.abrams.ca

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Load Covering Solutions Ltd. “Keeping You Covered”

5499 Harvester Road Burlington, ON L7L 5V4 Toll Free: 800.465.8277 Tel: 905.335.2012 Fax: 905.335.8499 www.loadcoveringsolutions.com tire balancing

Action Automotive, Towing & Recovery

“Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario with a Mobile Mechanic on staff to assist you while on the road.”

P. O. Box 126 Trenton ON K8V 5R2 Toll Free: 800.551.6151 Tel: 613.394.4924 Fax: 613.394.2428 action@reach.net www.action-towing.com

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Serving the Transportation industry since 1989.

HUB International Ontario Ltd.

1295 Crois Carol Laval, QC H7W 1G3 Toll Free: 866.927.8294 Tel: 450.687.8294 Fax: 450.687.6963 pvoelker@sympatico.ca www.cutcinc.ca Pressure Washers

Counteract Balancing Beads 70 Watson Parkway South, Unit 8 Guelph, ON N1L 0C3 Toll Free: 800.572.8952 Tel: 519.837.3331 Fax: 519.837.3088 info@counteractbalancing.com www.counteractbalancing.com towing services

Gobbo Towing & Recovery Ltd. 85 Pondhollow Road Sudbury, ON P3E 6C1

Shop

5238 Hwy. 69 South Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1 Toll Free: 800.261.4252 Tel: 705.523.2341 Fax: 705.523.2817 gobbotowing@bellnet.ca

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lubricants (synthetic)

J P Towing Service & Storage Ltd

Dalton Timmis Insurance Group

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management Inc.

35 Stone Church Road Ancaster, ON L9K 1S5 Toll Free: 888.385.8466 Tel: 905.648.3922 Fax: 905.648.2640 info@daltontimmis.com www.daltontimmis.com

2150 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON M9P 3V4 Toll Free: 877.232.9996 Tel: 416.521.6713 Fax: 416.259.7178 michelles@jdimi.com www.jdimi.com

The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.

730 Permit Services

C.U.T.C. Inc.

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Stellar Roadside Assistance Ltd.

ON-Board truck Scales

Cramaro Tarpaulin Systems Erb and Erb Insurance Brokers Ltd.

towing services

Krown Corporate

Dalton Timmis Insurance Group “The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.”

Rust Preventive Products

Transportation Insurance Broker/Advisor

Sinwal Enterprises Inc.

5656 Bell Harbour Drive Mississauga, ON L5M 5J3 Toll Free: 866.326.7645 Tel: 416.520.5527 Fax: 905.814.1802 lubedealer@rogers.com www.sinwal.com

Hotsy Pressure Washers

A Towing Service Ltd.

Pressure Washers, Parts Washers, Parts, Accessories and Biodegradable Detergents.

Servicing GTA, Ontario and USA A company you can count on!

16712-118th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5V 1P7 Toll Free: 800.328.1555 Tel: 780.451.4521 Fax: 780.455.3920 sales@hotsyab.com www.HotsyAB.com

185 Bartley Drive Toronto, ON M4A 1E6 Toll Free: 800.773.7952 Tel: 416.656.4000 Fax: 416.656.3065 carole@atowing.ca www.atowing.ca

We are a family run business offering services such as Battery Boost, Fuel Delivery and Winching including Heavy, Flatbed, Float Towing and Light Duty.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

11 Glen Scarlett Road Toronto, ON M6N 1P5 Toll Free: 866.527.8225 Tel: 416.203.9300 Fax: 416.203.9303 dispatch@jptowing.com www.jptowing.com October 2014 25

towing services

trailer Sales, leasing, rentals & service

1 Towns Road Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1 Toll Free: 866.616.6379 Tel: 416.255.4443 Fax: 416.252.2558 dankbw@hotmail.com trailer manufacturers [ tankers ]

Truck & Trailer Parts & Service

Truck & Trailer Parts & Service

International Truckload Services Inc.

Alberta

Alberta Ontario

Smartway Trailer Rentals 2891 Sideroad 10 Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4 Toll Free: 888.747.7667 Tel: 905.775.6700 Fax: 905.775.7250 info@smartwaytrailers.ca www.smartwaytrailers.ca Transport Companies

107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450 Belleville, ON K8N 5J1 Toll Free: 800.267.1888 Tel: 613.961.5144 Fax: 613.961.1255 or 888.485.6487 Call Karen at 905.212.9898 English or Punjabi Call Monty at 800.267.1888 or 613.961.5144 extn 123

recruiting@itsinc.on.ca www.itstruck.ca

Bedard Tankers Inc.

Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquefied Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road Tanker Trailers.

5785 Place Turcot Montreal, QC H4C 1V9 Tel: 514.937.1670 Fax: 514.937.2190 btinc@aei.ca www.bedardtankers.com

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Atlantis Transportation Services Inc. P.O. Box 6001, 6500 Silver Dart Drive, Toronto AMF, ON L5P 1B2 Toll Free: 800.387.7717 Tel: 905.672.5171 Fax: 905.672.7652 Debby@atlantis-airlink.com www.atlantis-airlink.com

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Carmen Transportation Group 3700 Weston Road Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4 Canada’s largest cargo tank and Toll Free: 866.857.5166 tank-trailer manufacturer for the transportation of a large variety of dry Tel: 416.667.9700 and liquid products.

Fax: 416.667.8272 790 Montrichard Avenue info@carmentransportationgroup.

St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 5G4 com Toll Free: 800.363.2158 www.carmentransportationgroup.

Tel: 450.347.7822 com Fax: 450.347.8372 tremcar@tremcar.com • •• www.tremcar.com

Tremcar Inc.

trailer Sales, leasing, rentals & service

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LandStar Systems Inc. Landstar – The Freedom to Run your Business Your Way.

13410 Sutton Park Drive South Jacksonville, FL 32224 Toll Free 800.435.4010 Tel: 855.549.0707 Fax: 800.774.2347 recruiter@landstar.com www.lease2landstar.com

trailers@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com/trailers

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Star Van Systems 10 Kerivan Court, Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6 Toll Free: 800.263.4884 Fax: 905.643.8700 kens@starvansystems.com www.starvansystems.com

6845 Invader Crescent Mississauga, ON L5T 2B7 Toll Free: 877.588.0057 Tel: 905.670.0057 Fax: 905.696.4630 steveh@rosedale.ca www.rosedalegroup.ca

Edmonton

Truck Trailer Transit Parts 18504 – 111th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 2V4 Tel: 780.455.0559 www.fleetbrake.com

17303 – 114th Ave Edmonton, AB T5S 2R9 Tel: 780.453.8706 www.fleetbrake.com

Truck Trailer Parts & Service 3904 – 78th Ave Edmonton, AB T6B 2W4 Tel: 780.465.5522 www.fleetbrake.com

Grande Prairie

Truck Trailer Tank Parts & Service 8401 – 99 Street Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 Tel: 780.567.4407 www.fleetbrake.com th

4005 – 9th Avenue North Lethbridge, AB T1H 6H6 Tel: 403.327.2626 www.fleetbrake.com

Red Deer

Truck Trailer Transit Parts & Service 4841 – 78th Street Red Deer, AB T4P 1N5 Tel: 403.343.8771 www.fleetbrake.com

HanM Transportation Management Services Ltd. Modern equipment for your refrigerated transportation needs.

3701 Chesswood Drive, Suite 322 North York, ON M3J 2P6 Toll Free: 888.473.5557 Tel: 416.787.3213 Fax: 416.787.6819 kevin@hanmtransportation.com www.hanmtransportation.com

2200 Drew Road Mississauga, ON L5S 1B1 Tel: 905.670.2784 www.fleetbrake.com

truck delivery

QuÉbec

St. Laurent

Truck Trailer Transit Parts 1223 Montee de Liesse St-Laurent, QC H4S 1J7 Tel: 514.331.6662 www.fleetbrake.com

Truck & Trailer Repairs

Acadian Driveaway Greig Truck & Trailer

Let US see to your Repair Needs!

Just minutes off Hwy 401 @ Exit 526.

2 Foster Stearns Road Trenton, ON K8V 5R8 Tel: 613.394.5005 Fax: 613.394.2736 Brian.Greig@bellnet.ca or Derrick.Greig@bellnet.ca

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Fort Garry Industries

Brake specialists, installations, safeties and a whole lot more.

info@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com/parts/

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MTT Repair Services Inc. 1868 Drew Road Mississauga, ON L5S 1J6 Tel: 905.677.2771 Fax: 905.677.2774 info@mttrepair.com

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185 Carrier Drive Toronto, ON M9W 5N5 Toll Free: 800.668.1879 Tel: 416.679.1977 Fax: 416.679.1988 info@AcadianDriveaway.ca www.AcadianDriveaway.ca

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Compass Vehicle Delivery Inc. P.O. Box 265 Stn. Main 16693 Old Hwy 2 Trenton, ON K8V 5R5 Toll Free: 888.992.9676 Tel: 613.392.9676 sales@compassvehicledelivery. com www.compassvehicledelivery. com

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Winnipeg

Truck Automotive Trailer Parts & Service 540 Oak Point Highway Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6 Tel: 204.632.5184 www.fleetbrake.com Saskatchewan

Regina

Truck Trailer Transit Parts

GTA Trailer Rentals Inc.

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8010 – 44th Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 4L2 Tel: 403.724.0061 www.fleetbrake.com

Mississauga

Truck Trailer Transit PartsCustom Re-Line

Manitoba

The Rosdale Group

Transportation Training

Head Office 36 Cardico Drive Gormley, ON L0H 1G0 Milton Branch 8155 Lawson Road, Milton, ON Cambridge Branch 1295 Dickie Settlement Road, Cambridge, ON Toll Free: 866.482.5311 Tel: 905.888.6363 Fax: 905.888.6061 info@gtatrailer.com www.gtatrailer.com

Trailer Parts & Service

Lethbridge

Refrigerated Transportation Specialists.

Proud distributors for Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more.

7707 – 54th Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 4R7 Tel: 403.837.2871 www.fleetbrake.com

Truck Trailer Transit Parts & Service

Erb Group of Companies 290 Hamilton Road New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2 Toll Free: 800.665.2653 Tel: 519.662.2710 Fax: 519.662.3316 info@erbgroup.com www.erbgroup.com

Calgary

Truck Trailer Transit Parts & Service-Custom Re-Line

12 Clarke Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6W 1X3 Tel: 905.451.8550 Fax: 905.451.7627 info@qualitycollision.ca www.qualitycustom.ca

Truck Trailer Transit Service

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Fort Garry Industries

truck CUSTOMIZING

Quality Custom

K.B.W. Towing

KBW Truck Transfer Service Heavy & Medium Towing, Flatbed Specialists.

Transport Companies

Transportation Training

Kee Training Academy “Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.3426 Toll Free Fax: 866.329.5331 Fax: 905.670.3436 ea@keehumanresources.com

705 Henderson Drive Regina, SK S4N 6A8 Tel: 306.347.3470 www.fleetbrake.com

British Columbia

Kamloops

Truck Trailer Transit Logger Parts 575 Athabasca Street Kamloops, BC V2H 1C5 Tel: 250.314.0019 www.fleetbrake.com

Drive Star Shuttle Systems Ltd. Sousa Truck Trailer Repair Ltd. “A great service company knows how to keep YOU rolling.” Immediate emergency “callout “service. Ready to help 24 hours, 365 days a year. Fixed price, no hidden costs, 25 years in business – all work guaranteed and excellent customer service.

1900 Gage Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1S1 Toll Free: 800.560.1050 Tel: 905.677.9861 Fax: 905.677.6919 chris@sousatrucktrailer.com www.sousatrucktrailer.com Now Open

Sousa Truck Trailer Cambridge 1075 Industrial Road Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Toll Free: 800.560.1050 Tel: 519.624.8090 chris@sousatrucktrailer.com www.sousatrucktrailer.com

23 Industrial Drive Caledonia, ON N3W 1H8 Toll Free: 866.425.4440 Tel: 289.285.3021 Fax: 289.285.3026 sales@drive-star.com www.drive-star.com truck equipment

Fort Garry Industries Sales and NSM certified installation of snow plows, sanders, mixers, dump bodies and more.

truckequip@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com/equipment

TRUCK EXHAUST SALes & Service

truck parts & supplies

truck parts & supplies

Texis Truck Exhaust

Alberta

Saskatchewan

“Diesel Performance Specialists”

1850 Gage Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1S2 Toll Free: 800.267.4740 Tel: 905.795.2838 Fax: 905.678.3030 texis@bellnet.ca www.texisexhaust.com

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grande prairie

Fort Garry Industries 10610-82nd Avenue Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0 Toll Free: 866.424.5479 Tel: 780.402.9864 Fax: 780.402.8659 grandeprairie@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

lloydminster

Fort Garry Industries

5701-63 Avenue Lloydminster, AB T9V 3B8 Toll Free: 800.661.9709 Tel: 780.875.9115 Fax: 780.875.1403 lloydminster@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com rd

The Truck Exhaust Place Since 1982 we have been a one stop exhaust shop for the trucking industry as well as the heavy duty exhaust needs of industrial, farming, manufacturers and mining industry.

We have been helping fleets, owner-operators, brokers, truck repair facilities, municipalities and manufactures get their equipment up and running and their trucks back on the road with minimal down time.

1365 Bonhill Road Mississauga, ON L6T 1M1 Toll Free: 800.385.8801 Tel: 905.670.0100 Fax: 905.670.8128 james@totalexhaust.com www.totalexhaust.com truck lighting & accessories

red deer

Fort Garry Industries 170 Queens Drive Red Deer, AB T4P 0R5 Toll Free: 866.297.0022 Tel: 403.343.1383 Fax: 403.347.8275 reddeer@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

brandon

Fort Garry Industries 1440 Highland Avenue Brandon, MB R7C 1A7 Toll Free: 866.883.6120 Tel: 204.571.5980 Fax: 204.571.5982 brandon@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

saskatoon

Fort Garry Industries

3455 Miners Avenue, P.O. Box 1848 Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K9 Toll Free: 800.772.4599 Tel: 306.242.3465 Fax: 306.933.4850 saskatoon@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com truck sales, leasing, parts & service

230 Travail Road Markham, ON L3S 3J1 Toll Free: 800.268.5612 Tel: 905.209.9744 Fax: 905.209.9757 Toll Free Fax: 800.267.9024 mark.paul@grote.com www.grote.com truck parts & supplies

Alberta

calgary

Fort Garry Industries 5350-72nd Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2C 4X5 Toll Free: 800.661.3126 Tel: 403.236.9712 Fax: 403.236.7249 calgary@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

edmonton

Fort Garry Industries 16230-118th Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T5V 1C6 Toll Free: 800.663.9366 Tel: 780.447.4422 Fax: 780.447.3289 edmonton@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

Ontario

Mississauga

Fort Garry Industries

731 Gana Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1P2 Toll Free: 888.456.6567 Tel: 905.564.5404 Fax: 905.564.8455 mississauga@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

thunder bay

Fort Garry Industries

915 Walsh Street West Thunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5 Toll Free: 800.465.5044 Tel: 807.577.5724 Fax: 807.475.9033 thunderbay@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

Domar Transmission Ltd.

Ontario

“When it comes to transmissions...

15745-118th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5V 1B7 Toll Free: 800.665.7671 Tel: 780.454.5115 Fax: 780.453.3460 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.canadawideparts.com

The largest Goodyear dealer in Ontario, offering over 15 locations equipped with 24 hour emergency service vehicles to handle all of your tire needs.

700 Education Road Cornwall, ON K6H 2W8 Toll Free: 866.623.6766 Tel: 613.933.1700 Fax: 905.689.3381 info@bensontire.com www.bensontire.com

Truck tire sales & service

think DOMAR.”

130 Skyway Avenue Rexdale, ON M9W 4Y9 Toll Free: 800.837.4883

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truck Wash Systems

Fax: 416.675.2435

Gerry’s Truck Centre

“Your Complete Transportation Business Partner.”

4049 Eastgate Cres.

London, ON N6L 1B7 Toll Free: 800.363.4380 Tel: 519.652.2100 Fax: 519.652.6593 info@gerrystrucks.com www.gerrystrucks.com

rickscarpone@hotmail.com www.domar.ca

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Ontario Regional Office Over 100 Truck Tire Service Centres Across Canada.

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Diesel Truck Parts Inc.

Morgan’s Diesel Truck Parts & Service Inc. 1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R.R. 1 Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0 Toll Free: 800.267.0633 Tel: 613.546.0431 Fax: 613.546.4206 www.morgan-diesel.com #

520 Abilene Drive Mississauga, ON L5T 2H7 Toll Free: 800.465.0618 Tel: 905.564.5171 Fax: 905.564.5175 LHardy@oktire.com www.oktire.com truck transmissions, differentials & pto’s

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Canada-Wide Parts Distributors Ltd. “Canada’s Leading Supplier of

Eastern Ontario / Western Quebec’s largest group of independent truck dealerships, has built a reputation as durable as the brands that we sell and lease. The Surgenor Truck Group includes two Truck Centres, one in Ottawa, & one in Kingston, as well as five service affiliates (Belleville, Pembroke, Gatineau, & 2 in Cornwall) providing regularly scheduled maintenance as well as on-call 24/7 for roadside assistance, & parts delivery.

2211 Brant Street, P.O. Box 20070 Burlington, ON L7P 0A4 Toll Free: 800.265.7405 Tel: 905.662.2662 Fax: 888.407.9498 info@awashsystems.com www.awashsystems.com Turbochargers

Ontario

C & R Transmission Service Ltd.

Surgenor Truck Centre

Awash Systems Corp.

Automatic Wash Systems & Water Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements.

Drivertrain Components.”

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Fort Garry Industries Grote Industries Co.

truck transmissions, differentials & pto’s

Tel: 416.675.2268

winnipeg

2525 Inkster Blvd.

R. R. #2 Stn Main Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6 Toll Free: 800.282.8044 Tel: 204.632.8261 Fax: 204.956.1786 winnipeg@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

truck transmissions, differentials & pto’s

Benson Tire

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Manitoba

Truck tire sales & service

Authorized Allison overhaul dealer, authorized Funk Service Centre & clutch service. Call or visit web site for details on how to get FREE clutch adjustments.

13 Anderson Blvd.

Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4 Toll Free: 888.297.0682 Tel: 905.642.4556 Fax: 905.642.2293 manager@crtransmission.com www.crtransmission.com

3, 7337 Pacific Circle

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Mississauga, ON L5T 1V1

BD Diesel Performance

Toll Free: 877.564.3116

“Consistent, Quick, Quality”

Tel: 905.564.3116 Fax: 905.564.3119 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.canadawideparts.com

33541 MacLure Road Abbotsford, BC V2S 7W2 Toll Free: 800.887.5030 Tel: 604.853.6096 Fax: 604.853.8749 sales@bd-power.com www.dieselperformance.com

261 Binnington Court Kingston, ON K7M 9H2 Toll Free: 877.548.1101 Tel: 613.548.1100 Fax: 613.548.4990 Mike.Gallant@SurgenorTruck.com www.surgenortruck.com Truck Storage Rentals

Saskatchewan

regina

Barry Humphrey Enterprises Ltd.

1523 Ross Avenue East Regina, SK S4N 7E5 Toll Free: 800.552.8044 Tel: 306.757.5606 Fax: 306.781.7926 regina@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

Stoney Creek, ON Tel: 416.801.3142 Fax: 905.643.8256 psims0307@yahoo.ca

Fort Garry Industries

Truck, tractor & trailer storage with 14 acres of metal fencing & asphalt base. (3 minutes to the Linc & Red Hill Expressway).

721 Mud Street East

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Alphabetical Li st of Adv e rti s e r s Advertiser

Page Publication

A Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . 1, 7 Anvil Ring Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Western Trucking News Atlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News Ayr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Eastern Trucking News

B BD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Bedard Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Western Trucking News Bennetts Service Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ontario Trucking News Brian Pite Freight Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking News

C C.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Canadian Tarpaulin Systems. . . . . . . . . . . 43 Western Trucking News Carmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking News

D Dawson Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario & Western Trucking News Diesel Spec Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 9 Domar Transmission Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 39

E Edge Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Western Trucking News

F F. G. Lister Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking News Fil-Mor Automotive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

H HanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 35 Ontario Trucking News Hotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Western Trucking News

I International Truckload Services Inc.. . . . . 32 Ontario Trucking News

J K Kindersley Transport Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Western Trucking News

L Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Eastern Trucking News Landstar System Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ontario Trucking News Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News Lucas Oil Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

M MacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc . . . . . . . 15 Maitland Transportation Systems Ltd.. . . . 38 Ontario Trucking News

N NOCO Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking News

P Pat’s Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario & Western Trucking News

Q QuikX Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking News

S Shell Lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Star Van Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ontario Trucking News

T Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario & Western Trucking News Western Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Western Trucking News

V Vulcan On-Board Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News

W Webasto-Wajax Power Systems . . . . . . . . . 2 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking News Wilson Truck Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ontario Trucking News Windshield Cam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

X Xan Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ontario Trucking News 28 October 2014

Clutch Products Fil-Mor Automotive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Diesel Performance Products Diesel Spec Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 9 Drivetrains Pat’s Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario & Western Trucking News Employment Opportunities Anvil Ring Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Atlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 40 Ayr Motor Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Brian Pite Freight Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Carmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . 39 Edge Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 F. G. Lister Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 HanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 35 International Truckload Services Inc.. . . . . 32 Kindersley Transport Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Landstar System Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Maitland Transportation Systems Ltd.. . . . 38 Star Van Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tank Truck Transport Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Rosedale Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wilson Truck Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Xan Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Western Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Eastern Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Western Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Western Trucking News Eastern Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Western Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News

Factoring & Finance Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . 1, 7 J D Factors Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 43 Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News Fuel Additives Bennetts Service Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Heating & A/C Sales & Service Webasto-Wajax Power Systems . . . . . . . . . 2 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking News

J D Factors Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 43

Tank Truck Transport Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Texis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Fuel Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Rosedale Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . 1 TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tremcar Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Trucking For A Cure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 37 TruckWeight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Adv e rti s e r s by Product or S erv ice Advertiser page publications

Lubricants Lucas Oil Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 NOCO Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking News Shell Lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mattresses For Bunks MacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc . . . . . . . 15 Permits & Waivers C.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Pressure Washers Hotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Western Trucking News Special Events Trucking For A Cure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 37 Satellite Radio Sirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tanker Manufacturing, Sales & Service Bedard Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Western Trucking News Tremcar Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News Theft Prevention Products The Fuel Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tire Sales & Service Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ontario Trucking News Transmission Sales & Service Domar Transmission Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 39 Truck Exhaust Texis Truck Exhaust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News Truck Parts & Accessories Dawson Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario & Western Trucking News Traction Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Truck Repairs TruckPro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Turbochargers BD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Video Recording Equipment Windshield Cam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Weigh Scales (On Board) TruckWeight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Western Trucking News Vulcan On-Board Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News

Son’s Angel Lends Hand to Aid Dad’s Healing

By Wendy Morgan-McBride

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ith October coming many are looking towards upcoming events, Thanksgiving, Hallowe’en and oh my god….the Hockey Season. I am not a hockey fan, I don’t really root for any particular team, but when the women play I am there for Canada. I know this doesn’t make me sound like a true Canadian, but I have many other Canadian traditions and beliefs I do hold true, like showing Canadian spirit. Please don’t hold my non-fan hockey status against me, especially since this article is about a truck that pays tribute to a team, while helping to heal and find peace.

I will go over the facts about this 1967 Ford F100 then give you the real story, the heartwarming and truly inspiring part with its bitter sweetness.

“This truck was torn down to the bare bones, thousands of parts were laid out on the garage floor and each one was examined, replaced or brought back to their original state, restoring being the pre-

ferred route of restoration for this project”, says Mario Elia, the truck’s owner.

The truck spent a year at the Parliament Auto Body where it was disassembled. The 390 V8 original motor and 30 CID automatic transmission was dismantled and all parts cleaned, repaired and/or replaced as the re-build continued. The chassis is original but with some conversion for the brakes, suspension and lowering kit to be incorporated, while the gas tank, situated behind the driver’s seat, was re-located to the outside of the cab.

Mario Elia from the Toronto area is a hero in my eyes, and throughout this article you will see quoted excerpts from his story, printed on a plaque that travels with the truck to events such as Mega Speed where it took the People’s Choice Award and the place where I met Rick Parliament and Josh.

Included in the crew that made this reconstruction project all possible is David Arrigo, NHL’s Artist, Rick’s daughter Robin, and many

others that came and went until this undertaking was complete.

In 2008 Mario suffered a huge blow when his step son Dylan, 25, passed away in a tragic yet unsolved act of violence in Toronto, Ontario with his friend, Martin Oliver.

The word ‘step’ probably does not even fit and you will see why. Dylan loved hockey, his favorite team being the Jersey Devils followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The father/ son duo watched all the games together and Dylan took this interest seriously.

Mario had a hard time dealing with this loss; he did not only lose his son but his best friend.

Three years ago he couldn’t sleep while thinking about Dylan and the Leafs and the possibility of another win for the Toronto Maple Leafs. These thoughts reminded Mario of how everyone celebrated on Yonge Street when Canada won at the Vancouver Olympics. His dream, now becoming clearer, was to drive down Yonge Street with a perfectly appointed vehicle when the Stanley Cup would come back again to Toronto.

He knew it had to be a ’67 to commemorate the year the Leafs last won the playoffs. With the help from Dylan’s BFF, Stafford Higgins, they started the search, eventually finding the right one on Kijiji, just outside Arthur, Ontario.

After a call and some laughs from the then owner, they met the following weekend and there in a barn sat the truck for this important project. It was perfect in Mario’s eyes, and it was already Toronto Maple Leafs Blue. It started up and that was all he needed to complete the deal, laying the foundation for the project that would help Mario and those that loved Dylan heal and re-

flect while seeing a reality come into full fruition.

“Nothing was planned. It was like I was being guided and as each step was completed I was seeing the next step like the color of the truck and then getting through to all these connections,” Mario explains, adding, “it was supposed to happen this way.”

So the dream of a truck painted with Leaf colors is now what Mario calls the Playoffs Hockey Hall of Fame Tribute Truck.

“Everyone that has come on this journey seeing this truck come to its present state have all been really excited and stoked to be involved, David came up with a bunch of amazing ideas for artwork and we decided that the bed cover and tailgate would become his main area to work on, his metal canvas so speak.

David got to work in his shop, sending me progress photos that gave me goose bumps,” stated Mario.

The photos tell the real story; although the photos don’t do it complete justice since no detail was overlooked in its restoration - right from the oil dip stick to the breather cover to the vinyl stitching on the seats. The dash board lights up in blue and the box cover takes on double duty as it both honors the Leafs on the outside, and on the inside holds the real stars, those that made it all come true.

Mario also wanted to ensure that everyone involved in this special project was duly credited for their help: “There were a lot of people who contributed to this project in many ways that haven’t been mentioned here. From the bottom of my heart I express my gratitude and thanks for their involvement.”

The truck has been insured for $150,000, but to its owner it is indeed priceless. “My wife Karen

said, ‘you know, you are getting in pretty deep with this project.’ I told her I know but I can’t stop now, I don’t know what is happening, but it is helping me.”

The truck has been invited to many events, from parades to company parties. But the best of all was the official unveiling with Larry Tanenbaum, President of the Toronto Maple Leafs who just kept walking around it and shaking his head in awe.

Mario reflected, continuing, “I feel this journey is not over, there is so much more to come, this truck is going s o m e where. It has a purpose and the ride is not over.

And I do be-

lieve Dylan has been guiding me on the entire trip.

With each new idea or call, he is looking out for me, giving me part of what I lost when he disappeared from our lives.”

You can find additional photos of this amazing truck, but if you ever get a chance to see it on Yonge Street, you know there is a reason…go to Facebook fan page, A Drive Back in Time, leave a comment or contact me.

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Welcome to our complimentary Truck Stop Directory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination. For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at barb@woodwardpublishing.com.

Alberta

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

New Brunswick

Bonnyville

Sherwood Park

Golden

Morris

Grand Falls

Woodstock

Petro Pass

Exit 191, 198 Beardsley Road Woodstock, NB Tel: 506.328.2994 Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148 calving.murraystruckstop@ gmail.com www.murraystruckstop.ca

Cougar Fuels Ltd. 5602 – 54th Avenue Bonnyville, AB Tel: 780.826.3043 Fax: 780.826.6353 brentm@cougarfuelsltd.ca www.cougarfuelsltd.ca Convenience store, cardlock & showers.

Calgary

Murray’s Truck Stop RoadKing Travel Centre Strathcona Inc.

26 Strathmoor Drive Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6 Tel: 780.417.9400 Fax: 780.417.9449

Strathmore

Jepson Petroleum Ltd. Box 1408, Golden, BC V0A 1H0 Tel: 250.344.6161 Fax: 250.344.2232 ladine@jepsonpetro.com Open 8 am – 5 pm Mon – Fri, lubes & propane, 24hr cardlock, regular, diesel & diesel mark.

Hope

Calgary Husky Travel Centre 2525 – 32nd Avenue NE Calgary, AB T1Y 6B7 Tel: 403.291.1233 www.myhusky.ca

RoadKing Travel Centre

Strathmore Husky Travel Centre 436 Ridge Road Strathmore, AB T1P 1B5 Tel: 403.934.3522 Fax: 403.934.3555 Email: hk7969@popmail. huskyenergy.com Web: www.myhusky.ca

4949 Barlow Trail SE Calgary, AB T2B 3B5 Tel: 403.569.6251 Fax: 403.235.5095 www.roadking.ca

Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, showers.

Leduc

Chilliwack

British Columbia

Morris Husky Hwy 75 South, Box 989 Morris, MB R0G 1K0 Tel: 204.746.8999 Fax: 204.746.2611 morrismohawk@yahoo.ca Web: www.myhusky.ca

315 Ouellette Street Grand Falls, NB Tel: 506.473.5575 Fax: 506.475.9816 Toll Free: 800.361.8322 guypass@nb.sympatico.ca

Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant Mon. – Fri. 6am – 1pm, Sat. & Sun. 7 am – 11pm, cardlock, ATM, convenience store with lottery, showers.

convenience store, showers, laundry

Winnipeg

parking & CAT scale.

Drivers’ lounge & game room, facilities, internet services, showers,

Moncton

Dogwood Valley Husky Services 27051 Baker Road Hope, BC V0X 1L3 Tel: 604.869.9443 www.myhusky.ca

Flood Hope Husky Travel Centre 61850 Flood – Hope Road R.R. #2, Hope, BC V0X 1L2 Tel: 604.869.9214 www.myhusky.ca

Petro Canada – Petro Pass 500 Oak Point Highway Winnipeg, MB Tel: 204.949.7292 Fax: 204.949.7295 Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking.

Petro Canada Exit 450, 2600 Mountain Road Moncton, NB E1G 3T6 Tel: 506.859.6000 Fax: 506.859.6005 Open 24-7, convenience store, fast food, ATM & washrooms.

Perth – Andover

Osoyoos

Petro Canada – Petro Pass Nisku Truck Stop Suite 201 – 8020 Sparrow Drive Leduc, AB T9E 7G3 Tel: 780.986.7867 Fax: 780.986.7898 Web: www.myhusky.ca Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, showers, scale.

Lloydminster

Husky Travel Centre 5721 – 44th Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 0B3 Tel: 780.872.7089 www.myhusky.ca

Medicine Hat

Husky Travel Centre 561 – 15th Street SW Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2 Tel: 403.527.5561

Petro Canada Card Lock AgCom Petroleum Fuel Sales 1802 – 10 Avenue, SW Medicine Hat, AB Tel: 403.527.6411 Fax: 403.529.1660 Showers.

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Chilliwack Husky Travel Centre 7620A Vedder Road Chilliwack, BC V2R 4E8 Tel: 604.858.5113 www.myhusky.ca

Chilliwack Petro – Pass

45461 Yale Road West Chilliwack, BC Tel: 604.795.9421 Fax: 604.792.8931 chilliwack@southcoastpetro.ca Commercial cardlock open 24hrs, 7 days, convenience store open Mon – Fri, 8 am – 5 pm (washrooms).

Cool Creek Agencies

7985 Lickman Road Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9 Tel: 604.795.5335 Fax: 604.794.5080 sdufault@coolcreek.ca Full-service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale

Delta

Petro Canada Southcoast Petroleum Ltd. 10178 Nordel Court, Delta, BC Tel: 604.581.3835 Fax: 604.581.3850 nordel@southcoastpetro.ca

Canopy, fax, photocopier, nearby gov’t scale, restaurant & ATM.

Husky Travel Centre 9206 – 97th Street R.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2 Tel: 250.495.6443 www.myhusky.ca

Sicamous

Husky Travel Centre 1340 Trans Canada Hwy. Sicamous, BC V0G 2V0 Tel: 250.836.4675 Fax: 280.836.2230 Contact: Shelley Arvandel www.myhusky.ca Open 24-7, restaurant (6 am – 10pm), convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking, photocopier, oil products, ATM & fax machine.

Manitoba

Brandon

Brandon Husky Travel Centre 1990 – 18th Street North Brandon, MB R7C 1B3 Tel: 204.728.7387 www.myhusky.ca

928 Marion Street, Winnipeg, MB Tel: 204.949.7280 Fax: 204.949.7288 Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, showers & parking

New Brunswick

Aulac

Tobique One Stop Exit 115, Perth – Andover, NB Tel: 506.273.9682 Fax: 506.273.9682 Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge with large screen, restaurant, satellite TV, convenience store,

170 Aulac Road Aulac, NB E4L 2X2 Tel: 506.536.1339 Fax: 506.536.0579 aulac@eastlink.ca

showers, laundry, parking & free high-

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Nova Scotia

Enfield

Enfield Big Stop (Circle K) 6757 Hwy #2 Enfield, NS S2T 1C8 Tel: 902.882.2522 Fax: 902.883.1769 Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant (6 am – 11pm), convenience store, showers & parking.

Truro Heights

Truro Heights Circle K 86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13, Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6 Tel: 902.897.0333 Fax: 902.897.0499 Open 24-7, self service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers & parking.

Aulac Big Stop Circle K

Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale.

Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire sales & service.

speed internet.

Salisbury

Salisbury Big Stop 2986 Fredericton Road Salisbury, NB E4J 2G1 Tel: 506.372.3333 Fax: 506.372.0083

Ontario, Eastern

Arnprior

Antrim Truck Stop 580 White Lake Road, Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9 Tel: 613.623.3003 Fax: 613.623.1003 Toll Free: 866.334.4775 jack@antrimwesternstar.com Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store, showers, overnight parking, drivers’ lounge, CAT scale, garage service facilities, tire service, Western Star truck dealer.

Belleville

Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game

Edmundston Truck Stop Exit 19, 100 Grey Rock Road Edmundston, NB E7C 0B6 Tel: 506.737.2010 Fax: 506.737.2015 georges@etruckstop.ca www.edmundstontruckstop.com

room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale

Waasis

Lincoln Big Stop Circle K 415 Nevers Rd. Waasis, NB E3B 9E1 Tel: 506.446.4444 Driver Fax: 506.446.4455 bigstop_bluecanoe@yahoo.ca

10 Acre Truck Stop 902 Wallbridge Loyalist Road Belleville, ON K8N 5A2 Tel: 613.966.7017 Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at 613.966.4740 jtombs@gmail.com www.10acre.com

Open 24/7 365 days, full service islands, diesel, cardlock, propane, lubricants, driver’s lounge and business Restaurant & Store: Mon-Fri 6 am – centre, seafood & burger restaurant 11 pm, Sat 7-8 pm, Sun 7-10 pm, (Le Pirate de la Mer), convenience Open 24-7, Irving FP Solution I – 24, convenience store, hair salon, drug store, washrooms, showers (4), laundry testing, showers, parking, Esso Card facilities, parking for 75 trucks, double drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience car wash & 2 bay pet wash, Wi-Fi, ATM, store, showers, laundry facilities, free Lock & Retail Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry facilities & CAT Scale. overnight parking. fax & photocopier.

Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Northern

Ontario, Western

Ontario, Western

Ontario, Western

Belleville

Ottawa

Sudbury

Drumbo

LEAMINGTON

Woodstock

Trucker’s Haven

Ultramar

Ultramar

25 Bellevue Dr., Hwy 401 Exit 538 (rear of Ultramar Service Station) Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5 Tel: 613.771.1755

3199 Hawthorne Road, (Exit 110 off Hwy 417) Behind Ultramar Service Station Ottawa, ON K1G 3V8 Tel: 613.248.9319

Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, showers,short–time parking & drivers’ lounge.

Cardinal

Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, overnight parking & drivers’ lounge.

Deseronto

Spencerville

Angelo’s Truck Stop 2025 County Road 44 Spencerville, ON K0E 1X0 Tel: 613.925.5158 Fax: 613.925.5158 Open 7 days, game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking & CAT scale.

Quick Stop

Open 6 am – 10pm, 7 days, full-service islands, Subway, convenience store, parking & coffee drive-thru.

Dunvegan

Esso – Dunvegan 1515 County Road #20, (Hwy 417 Exit 51) Dunvegan, ON Tel: 613.527.1026 or 613.627.2100 Fax: 613.527.2726 Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant (Tim Horton’s), convenience store, parking & ATM.

Joyceville

Herb’s Travel Plaza 21160 Service Road, Exit 27 off Hwy 417 Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 Toll Free: 800.593.4372 Tel: 613.525.2120 Fax: 613.525.1595 suzie_vink@yahoo.ca Open 24-7 drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, internet services, showers & parking.

Ontario, Northern

Bradford

Joyceville Road, (Hwy 401 Exit 632) Joyceville, ON Tel: 613.542.3468 www.myhusky.ca

Kingston

Esso – Kingston Hwy 401 Exit 611 Kingston, ON Tel: 613.384.8888 Fax: 613.634.3162 Open 24-7

Ultramar

2154 Riverside Drive Timmins, ON Tel: 705.268.3400 Fax: 705.267.7231 bgagnon@krebenterprises.ca

1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW) Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4 Tel: 905.994.8293 Open 24 hrs, restaurant, washrooms, showers, overnight parking & drivers’ lounge.

Grimsby

Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, ATM & showers.

Waubaushene

Waubaushene Truck Stop 21 Quarry Road, Box 419, Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0 Tel: 705.538.2900 Fax: 705.538.0452 bramji@sympatico.ca

Ontario, Western

Beamsville

Beamsville Relay Station 4673 Ontario Street, (Exit 64 off QEW) Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Tel: 905.563.8816 Fax: 905.563.4770 relaystation@bellnet.ca

Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop 398 North Service Road, (Exit 74, off QEW, E. of Hamilton) (Casablanca Blvd. Exit) Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8 Tel: 905.945.0300 Fax: 905.945.1115 Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, ATM, drug testing centre, gasoline, Sunoco & Irving cardlock, fullservice fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room,100+ parking capacity, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking).

Hamilton

Belmont

Marshall Truck & Trailer Repair & Truck Stop Bradford Husky Travel Centre Hwy 400 & 88 Bradford, ON Tel: 905.775.5794 www.myhusky.ca

Nairn Centre

Kingston Husky Truck Stop

Fort Erie

Timmins

Esso Truck Stop

Vankleek Hill

215 Hwy #49 Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0 Tel: 613.396.3043 Fax: 613.396.1449

3070 Regent Street Sudbury, ON Tel: 705.522.8701 Fax: 705.522.4280

Open Mon – Fri. 6 am – 11pm, Sat. 8 am – 8 pm & sun. 10 am – 9 pm, drivers’ lounge & game room, Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store (hot food, pizza, chilli convenience store, washrooms, drivers’ & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking. lounge, showers & short-time parking

730 Truck Stop 2085 Shanly Road, Hwy 401 Exit 730, Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0 Tel: 613.657.3019

Sudbury Petro Pass

Hwy 401, Exit 250, 806607 Oxford Road, Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0 Tel: 519.463.5088 Fax: 519.463.5628 amdroit1990@hotmail.com

Jeremy’s Truck Stop & Country Restaurant 220 Highway 17 West Nairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0 Tel: 705.869.4100 Fax: 705.869.6796

North Bay

Bay Truck Stop 3060 Hwy 11 North North Bay, ON Tel: 705.474.8410 Fax: 705.495.4076 Toll Free: 888.474.8410 baytruckstop@bellnet.ca Web: www.transportmall.com

London Husky Travel Centre

Hwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401) Belmont, ON Tel: 519.644.0200 www.myhusky.ca

Bowmanville

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

2475 South Service Road, (Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road) Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1 Tel: 905.623.3604 Fax: 905.623.7109

Open 24 hrs., diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, gasoline (self service), ATM, propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ Open 24-7, full-service islands, truck parking capacity, motel (smoking restaurant, convenience store, showers, & non-smoking), Bell Canada internet kiosk, Irving cardlock. parking & truck repairs within 2 km.

336 Kenora Avenue Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2 Tel: 905.561.4712 Fax: 905.561.7757 wayne@marshalltruck.com Web: www.marshalltruck.com Open 24-7 for cardlock, open 7 am – 12 am Mon – Fri, 7 am – 5 pm Sat, closed Sunday, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, showers & parking

Kitchener

Johnny’s Gas Bar 448 Talbot Street West Leamington, ON N8H 4H6 Tel: 519.326.5231 Fax: 519.322.0189 inbox@johnnysgasbar.com www.johnnysgasbar.ca Card lock open 24 hours, 7 days, convenience store, cash discount, diesel exhaust fluid and coloured fuel.

Ultramar 535 Mill Street (Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site) Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6 Tel: 519.421.3144 Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, drivers’ lounge & overnight parking.

Quebec

Montreal

London

Flying M Truck Stop 7340 Colonel Talbot Road London, ON Tel: 519.652.2728 Fax: 519.652.6554 flyingmtruckstop.com Open 24 hrs, 6 days, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet services, showers, garage on premises & parking

Irving 24 5918, Rue Notre Dame Est Montreal, QC H1N 2C5 Tel: 514.257.8626 Fax: 514.259.0910 Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store & laundry facilities.

Saskatchewan

Estevan

Milton

Estevan Husky Travel Centre Fifth Wheel Truck Stop 40 Chisolm Dr. (Hwy 401 Exit 320) Milton, ON L9T 3G9 Tel: 905.878.8441 Fax: 905.878.9376 Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, ATM, lube shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ parking, chapel, motel (smoking & nonsmoking), & lottery tickets.

Port Hope

Ultramar 2211 County Road 28 (Hwy 401 Exit 464) Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4 Tel: 905.885.4600 Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, showers, drivers’ lounge & short-time parking.

201 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0T5 Tel: 306.634.3109 www.myhusky.ca

Regina

Husky Bulk Sales 210 North McDonald Street Regina, SK S4N 5W3 Tel: 306.721.6880 www.myhusky.ca

Regina Husky Travel Centre 1755 Prince of Wales Drive Regina, SK S4Z 1A5 Tel: 306.789.3477 www.myhusky.ca

Saskatoon

Petro Canada – Petro Pass 402 – 51st Street East Saskatoon, SK Tel: 306.934.6766 Fax: 306.668.6110 rainbow@sasktel.net Drivers’ lounge, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking.

Swift Current

Windsor

Petro – Pass Kitchener 120 Conestoga College Blvd.

Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6 Tel: 519.748.5550 Fax: 519.748.9656 Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, showers & CAT scale.

Husky Travel Centre Windsor Husky Travel Centre Hwy 401 Exit 14, Tecumseh, ON Tel: 519.737.6401 www.myhusky.ca

1510 South Service Road West (Trans Canada Hwy 1 West) Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1 Tel: 306.773.6444 www.myhusky.ca October 2014 31

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Sutco

Sutco – Driving Towards a Cure

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t TRUXPO 2014, Sutco proudly launched their most recent cancer fighting initiative, a beautiful pink 2015 Kenworth T680 called Pink Power. As their own take on the “Driving Towards a Cure” slogan, this was by far their biggest fundraising initiative to date. PINK POWER has never looked so good!

“We have been supporting numerous cancer fighting events for years with the Sutco ‘Driving Towar ds a Cure’ sl o gan.” said President of Sutco, Chris Sutherland.

“Through these events we’ve had a tremendous amount of success fostering awareness, raising funds for research, and supporting those with this terrible disease and their families.”

Unfortunately, cancer is not just an event; it’s an everyday occurrence for all those affected by

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it. With that thought in mind, and in an effort to do as much they can, Sutco has made “Driving Towards a Cure” an everyday campaign. Over the next 3 years, PINK POWER, will be traveling the highways in Southern BC and Northern WA, ID and MT. Every kilometre traveled will generate funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. This campaign will raise approximately $70,000 over 3 years with sponsorships from Atco Wood Products, Inland Kenworth/Parker Pacific, Interfor, Kaltire, Kenworth, Magnum, Tolko, Tycrop, and Zellstoff Celgar, all of which are contributing 1 cent for every kilometre travelled by Pink Power.

“We were excited to unveil PINK POWER at TRUXPO. It was a big day for Sutco and our ongoing effort to help find a cure for a disease that has touched us all. Having a pink truck

Sutco’s most recent cancer fighting initiative, a beautiful pink 2015 Kenworth T680 called “Pink Power”. in a sea of green (Sutco’s company color) turned heads and not only raised awareness for a great cause, but reflected the

kind of company we and our corporate sponsors are. With our sponsors’ generous support we can together help those with

this disease and the families who love and support them,” said Chris.

For further information on this story, please

contact Doug Sutherland, Vice President, by email, doug@sutco.ca or via phone at 250.357.2612 ext. 122.

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Editorial

Truckers Not to Blame for Most Collisions in Northern Ontario

By Marek Krasuski

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n September 3 of this year, 33 year old Serge Tessier lost his life on Highway 144 about an hour north of Sudbury. A tractor trailer was involved in the collision which killed the driver of the car. Transport trucks in fact are involved in the

majority of collisions in Northern Ontario, but what many may fail to realize is that in most cases commercial drivers are not to blame, and many are accidents that truck drivers could not avoid. The Highway 144 accident is a case in point. Police reported that the car crossed

the centre line and was hit head on by the approaching truck. Anyone who has driven the narrow, winding and shoulder-less Highway 144, especially in a truck, would appreciate the nearly impossible task of manoeuvring the truck out of the way.

This sad case occurs with

unfortunate frequency in Northern Ontario. This year alone 28 people have lost their lives on northern provincial highways. In 80 percent of collision fatalities involving trucks in this region, transport drivers are not at fault, and in 70 percent of incidences they were driving properly at

the time of the crash; this, in comparison to just 46 percent of private drivers who were behaving responsibly. Moreover, fewer than 2 percent of fatalities involved mechanical problems.

So what’s the problem in Northern Ontario? Part of it is the same as anywhere - distracted driving. Drivers texting, drivers on the phone, drivers combing their hair, drivers putting on make-up, drivers driving too fast or drivers driving erratically and taking too many risks. Another part of the problem is region specific.

Most highways in Northern Ontario are two lanes which heightens the risk for collisions while passing. The greater incidence of wildlife encroachment onto roadways also plays its part in accidents as well.

Some measures have been implemented to reduce crashes. Rumble strips on centre lanes are designed to prevent vehicles from swaying onto the opposing lane, and upgrades help improve safety. By far, one of the safest measures is four laning highways.

Under constant political pressure, initially begun in Sudbury and championed by then MPP Rick Bartolucci, Highway 69 is being four-laned with completion date expected in 2017.

The problem with four laning is that it is expensive, very expensive. Highway 69 costs $10 million per kilometer plus millions more for interchanges, resulting in a multi-billion dollar project.

Is it realistic to four-lane all highways? That would depend on the amount of

pressure exerted by voters, but by all accounts road safety is not first and foremost in people’s minds.

Indeed, road safety is not a priority, according to Neil Arason, author of No Accident, Eliminating Injury and Death on Canadian Roads. Arason advocates for accident free highways by 2020 by making road safety a national priority and eliminating collisions through such measures as better designed roads, vehicle regulation and auto safety features such as collision avoidance systems that would be legislated into law. In the North a reduction of speed limits from 90 to 80 kms/hr would reduce fatalities, he says.

Expand the scope of road fatalities and the picture is no less grim. Since 9/11 in which over 3000 people were killed in the twin tower bombings, 450,000 Americans have lost their lives in traffic fatalities.

Worldwide, nearly 1.2 million people die on roads each year, according to Vision Zero, a Swedish initiative that also advocates for accident free transportation systems. Indeed, thanks to partial measures introduced by the Swedish government, accidents in that country continue to decline amid higher traffic counts.

Accidents, whether in Northern Ontario, across the country or across the world, may require a political consciousness that makes road safety a priority, but the evidence shows there are measures we can take right away as responsible drivers. The first would be putting down that cell phone.

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Transport for Christ

Living Water

By Chaplain Len Reimer

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n Israel, a land that frequently experienced drought, people were keenly aware of water sources and water quality. Springs and riv-

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ers that ran all year were few, so the land relied on cisterns to catch and store the winter rains and wells to tap underground water tables.

In Jewish culture, “dead water” referred to standing and stored water. “Living water”, referred to moving water as in rivers, springs, and rainfall.

Such water was precious because it was fresh. Because it came directly from God, it was used for ritual washings. The distinction between “dead” and “liv-

ing” water explains why the woman of Samaria was so perplexed when Jesus offered her living water. Samaria has no river. If Jacob had to dig a well there, how could Jesus offer superior water?

Jesus mentioned living water in Jerusalem at the autumn festival of shelters. The festival, which fell during a dry time of year, included an emphasis on water. In this setting, Jesus stepped forward and made an extravagant claim: Anyone

looking for living water should come to him and drink. Jesus is the source of living water; he came directly from God and brought divine renewal.

So it was after a hard day of travelling that He stops at a well where He meets a Samaritan woman, who was looking for some

drinking water. So Jesus who had sat down by the well asked her for a drink.

Due to their culture she was shocked by a man requesting water from a woman. Jesus of course had a more important thing in mind, He knew her past and that it was not pretty. So He offered

her living water, meaning He was going to forgive and forget her past. She ran back into town to tell her friends whom she had met, and that He offered her forgiveness of her past.

Friends, that offer is still there today, for all of us.

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Mack Trucks

New VP Named

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reensboro, North Carolina - Mack Tr u c k s n a m e d Kent Thompson Regional Vice President for the U.S. Southwest Region.

Thompson’s responsibilities will include driving sales and increasing market share and profitability in the region. “ Ke n t ’s m a n y y e a r s of sales experience, as well as his knowledge of the trucking industry,

will benefit Mack customers in the southwestern U.S.,” said Stephen Roy, President of Mack Trucks North American Sales and Marketing. “I’m pleased to welcome him to this new role.”

Thompson has served as District Sales Manager in the Southwest Region for the past eight years. Prior to that position, Thompson was a sales manager and national sales trainer

for Nissan Diesel America.

He began his career in truck sales with Houston Mack in 1997.

Thompson has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He will continue to be based in Dallas, Texas.

For more information about Mack, visit our website at www.macktrucks. com.

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Women in Trucking

Trucking Industry Has a Big Heart

By Ellen Voie

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alk through a trade show and see what big hearts are in the trucking industry.

Anyone who thinks the trucking industry has an image problem needs to step up to the challenge and help change it. In fact, at the recent Great

American Trucking Show (GATS), there were many opportunities to see how much positive change professional drivers and those who support them initiate.

You might have heard about the ALS (amyotropic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) Ice Bucket Challenge. Cari Baylor of Baylor Truck-

ing hosted the challenge during the three days of the truck show. The ice and water were quite a contrast to the one hundred plus temperatures in Dallas that week. Many drivers and company and vendor representatives took the challenge and were drenched under the bucket’s cold contents.

Women In Trucking (WIT) Association’s Linda Caffee, who serves on the WIT board of directors along with other members of the Trucking Solutions Group of which she is a member, accepted the challenge.

Drivers are always the first to jump in when they see a need, and Linda and her peers are no exception.

I accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as well, but for very personal reasons. In 1979, I lost my mother to Lou Gehrig’s disease when it was a very rare, little known about, and a very misunderstood affliction. She was 45 years old when she experienced the first symptoms, which she succumbed to a short eight months later.

You can watch the challenge on the Women In Tr u c k i n g A s s o c i a t i o n YouTube Channel here (https://www.youtube. com/channel/UC57gakh34jS2f0WBLEM8_eg).

ALS wasn’t the only disease being highlighted at GATS. At the Trucking Solutions Group booth, there was a blood drive as well as a booth to recruit bone marrow donors. Again, I had a personal relationship with cancer of the blood (leukemia), as my maternal grandmother died of this disease when I was a young child. I decided to submit to the testing and become a registered bone marrow donor. It was a simple swab in the mouth and, if and when I become a match, the procedure is less invasive than you might imagine.

Since we’re on the topic of health, the Healthy Trucking Association in conjunction with OraSure Technologies was offering free tests for hepatitis C virus. A quick prick to the finger was all it took to learn if you carried the virus. Drivers have a five time higher incidence of hepatitis C and many were surprised to learn they carried this virus after being tested.

Bob Perry of Rolling Strong was also at the Healthy Trucking Association booth to share exercise and fitness advice with drivers looking for a way to feel better through a healthier lifestyle.

Despite the focus on fitness and health, there were other groups at GATS whose goal is to create positive change in the

trucking industry. The Truckers Against Trafficking organization featured their new trailer named the Freedom Drivers Project. Inside the unit visitors can learn about the trafficking industry and how to identify victims through videos and hands-on exhibits.

If you’ve attended many truck shows, you’ve probably met Chaplain Joe Hunter and his wife Jan who founded Truckstop Ministries more than three decades ago. Joe was a former over the road driver who felt led to share his faith with other drivers.

For those who ventured outside in the truck lot, you might have seen Bob Hataway’s TransAlive USA Coach. Bob is another former professional driver who saw a need to help his fellow drivers who suffered from an accident or illness while on the road.

TransAlive USA is another non-profit organization dedicated to the trucking industry and is dependent on the generosity of donors who support the mission.

There are many veterans who have become professional drivers as well, and the Wreaths Across America program joins the two.

The trucking industry has been influential in ensuring the wreaths for fallen soldiers arrive in time to be placed on the graves so families can honor them during the Christmas season.

The trucking industry e m p lo y s s o m e of t he most generous, community minded people in the world and this is evident at any trade show or conference. Every organization dedicated to improving the lives of the driver population and those who support them deserves big thanks for their efforts.

The next time someone tells you the trucking industry has an image problem, tell them to walk through a trade show and see what a great group it really is.

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Editorial

VEST Technology Enhances Safety in Volvo Trials

By George Fullerton

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y first experience with electronic vehicle control was on an excursion with a forestry equipment salesman in his Volvo SL all wheel drive station wagon, driving deep into the northern Quebec forest. The adventure began with the salesman explaining we would travel about 300 kilometres north from the last asphalt, on a dirt logging road to see the machines. He pointed out that the logging road was used by trucks running fourteen foot bunks on the trailers. He added for my benefit that they ran heavy and fast. He then proceeded to recount details of a few fatalities over the past winter. He said we were lucky because there should not be any big trucks on the road this week, and with a sideway glance, added ‘but you never know’.

As we started up the trail which was essentially three tire travel tracks bordered by ridges of loose gravel, my soon-to-be friend had one throttle position, and that was ground into the floor mat.

It took only a few kilometres of barreling along with one relaxed hand guiding the car to bring me to the realization that it might be my last trip, and I wondered how they would bring out the bodies.

After the first couple of curves on bridge approaches, and noticing the throttle position never changed, I ventured to engage in conversation about his automobile.

My new friend (who held my life in his hands) explained this Volvo model had advanced traction system which cut engine power and electronically applied brakes to individual wheels to control the vehicle when it began to skid.

This good news allowed me to extract my finger nails from the arm rest and seat cushion, regain control of my breathing and begin to enjoy hearing the engine cut a n d f eel th e pu l s e o f different wheels braking and bringing things under control while the driver kept his right foot remained permanently floored.

My second most impressive experience with vehicle control was at a Volvo VEST and VEC seminar and demonstration at Moncton Coliseum in early September. VEST (Vehicle Enhanced Stability Technology) by Bendix is Volvo’s emergency braking system which is designed to reduce the potential for rollovers, jackknife and loss of control on both wet and dry pavement. VEC (Vehicle Enhanced Cruise) is Bendix’s collision mitigation

technological system on Volvo trucks that keeps safe following distances.

VEST operates through a series of sensors that detect dangerous driving conditions and automatically reduces engine power while applying brakes to individual wheels so as to bring the truck under control.

Pierre Brideau, Senior Account Manager with Bendix, delivered to registrants a presentation on the technology, including development history. He began by qualifying that while VEST increases safety, it does not replace safe driving habits.

Throughout his presentation he repeated the critical significance of driver safety training and the development of professional driving skills.

He described VEST as an enhanced technological tool that is available to support skilled professional drivers in their efforts to control a truck in an emergency situation.

VEST operates by a series of electronic sensors. The steering sensor evaluates steering inputs and individual sensors on each wheel measure braking pressure. Pierre used the example of a truck entering a curve or exit ramp too fast and approaching a rollover situation. The system continually reevaluates steering and braking inputs while the

lateral acceleration monitor detects side force that could lead to rollover.

A Yaw sensor evaluates rotational deviation from straight direction into a slide or skid.

Brideau explained that the continuous monitoring indicates when the truck reaches the critical stability point and rollover or jackknife is imminent. The system automatically de-throttles the engine and engages engine brakes, and applies braking pressure on the wheels to bring the truck under control.

While the system automatically controls the engine power, it never takes over the driver’s steering ability and braking application. VEST works with ABS, to avoid wheel lock up. The VEST system requires no advanced training, but Brideau stressed that drivers familiarize themselves with the operator’ manual.

VEST operation is con-

firmed by a blinking icon on the dash. A continually lit icon means the system requires service.

A driver will recognize when the system applies brakes and automatically reduces engine power in certain situations.

While the technical overview was a useful exercise to understand, the best way to sell this type of advanced technology is for drivers and technical staff to experience it themselves, literally through the seat of their pants.

VEST was demoed by a Volvo tractor pulling a two thirds full tanker with outrigger frames and attached tires. Brideau said the sloshing load would enhance load shifting and rollover potential with the out riggers designed to mitigate against such results.

The second Volvo rig involved a dry van to demo the VEC. The only other vehicle in the cordoned

off area was a shiny new white Dodge Charger which stood in as a target vehicle for the VEC system. The Volvo tractors were equipped with two observer seats in the bunk which allowed three people to participate in the demonstration.

While the demo was interesting to observe from ground level, experiencing the technology from inside the cab made a strong impression. First, it is remarkable how easy it was to get the truck to roll and be controlled by the outriggers. Even more impressive was how effectively it brought the truck under control as soon as the rollover maneuver was initiated.

The demo driver also c o n f i r m e d B r i d e a u ’s statements that technology is no substitute for safe driving. Rather, it is designed for emergency s i t u a t i o n s t h a t Vo l v o hopes no one ever has to experience.

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Volvo’s VEC Puts Distance on the Road

By George Fullerton

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o l v o ’s Ve h i c l e Enhanced Cruise (VEC) with active braking incorporates a radar system mounted on the truck’s front bumper in order to recognize vehicles travelling in front of the truck and to warn against unsafe following distances. With cruise control engaged, the collision mitigation system engages in emergency situations by providing safe following distance alerts, 36 October 2014

potential impact and stationary object alerts, and adaptive cruise control with braking.

With Enhanced Cruise (cruise control on) the VEC system synchronizes with cruise control to maintain set following distances.

When a vehicle in front slows, the VEC signals the cruise control accordingly, and the engine cuts power and brakes are applied to maintain distance.

When the leading vehicle speeds ahead the truck

accelerates automatically to maintain a consistent following distance within the set cruise parameters.

With the system on, the driver remains in control of the truck and can provide additional braking or make appropriate evasive manoeuvres in an emergency situation.

With cruise off, the VEC provides audible alerts, initially as a single beep accompanied by a dashboard alert light while approaching too close be-

hind a vehicle. The beeping increases in intensity as the following distance shortens. As alert intensity increases, the driver either reduces his speed or manoeuvres clear of the vehicle ahead.

Stationary metallic objects such as parked cars or debris on the road are also detected by VEC. It does not detect humans or moose, unless perhaps the moose is very large and very wet. The system also has trouble picking

up motorcycles and motor homes, but may pick up an overpass as an object on the road. It should be stressed that these systems are not a substitute for professional driving skills.

In one demonstration a driver engaged cruise control and followed a rehearsed scenario with a Dodge Charger coming to a complete stop. As the distance closed between the truck and car the dash lights flashed, the beep

warning increased, and the engine de-throttled, bringing the truck to a complete stop close to the Charger.

The technology on the Volvo station wagon was provided by Bendix, which has been refined and is becoming more common on today’s trucks.

Though the VEST and VEC technologies are impressive and productive tools, full driver attention and participation remains critical for safe trips.

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TMTA Sudbury

New Season Begins With Unique Presentation

By Marek Krasuski

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he Sudbury Chapter of the Transportation Maintenance and Technology Association (TMTA) held its first meeting of the new season at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel on September 11th, during which time TMTA President, Stewart McBain welcomed industry participants back after a summer that most agreed did not exist. Following dinner, Safety Officer Mike Hamel apprised participants of the tightening restrictions and consequences involved in drug use. Some shippers, he said, today are asking for random drug tests on drivers, explaining that the use of marijuana, for example, can be detected

from 4 to 7 days after use, and that cocaine can be detected up to 90 days through the testing of hair follicles where trace elements of the drug remain.

Later, TMTA representatives discussed the success of the annual summer golf tournament and the $700 in collected proceeds which are earmarked for the Ontario Medical Mobile Eye Care Clinic, commonly known as the CNIB Eye Van. This vehicle takes its full suite of medical eye care services and personnel to remote communities in Northern Ontario. Thirty towns and villages lacking specialists and eye care facilities benefit from a team of ophthalmologists and nurses, supported by

an army of volunteers, who make the annual trek each year, traveling some 6,000 kilometres across Ontario’s hinterland and serving more than 5,000 patients. The Medical Mobile Eye Care Unit is more than a barebones facility on wheels.

It contains everything you would expect to see in any ophthalmologist’s office.

The van is a custom made transport truck with an attached 48-foot trailer comprised of a waiting room, vision screening area, and physician’s examination room. Flood lamps, instrument stands, surgical instruments and lasers are all onboard to assist ophthalmologists in performing minor surgical repairs.

TMTA officers informed the audience that this year’s Trade Show will be held on November 13th, one month earlier than usual shows held in December. Calls for widespread participation across the industry spectrum were announced. Calls were also made for applicants for the Apprenticeship Awards.

This year, winners will receive $200, $400 and $600 dispensations for Levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Levels 1 and 2 in the Parts division will receive $200 and $400 respectively.

The first sponsor for this season was Cambrian College which introduced to members the Little Big Rig, an 18-month long project which exemplified the College’s unique learning

program for students in the skills training division as they first stripped a vehicle down and rebuilt it from the chassis up. This 1993 diesel F250 Super Cab first debuted at the local high school in Espanola. A total of 32 students from three programs - welding fabrication, heavy equipment, and automotive - collaborated in the rebuilding process, an initiative designed to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, noted the project’s Lead, and professor, Bob Huzij. Huzij described the project as an effective way to heighten interest in a trades education for prospective post secondary students. “The Little Big Rig will be driven to other events to stimulate young

people into considering a career in the automotive trades at Cambrian,” he concluded.

The Sudbury TMTA is a group of fleet maintenance professionals actively running light, medium, and heavy fleets in the province of Ontario and operating across Canada and the U.S. It holds monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month from September to June at the award winning Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Sponsors are encouraged to support the monthly dinner meetings. These are unique opportunities to engage in one place with transportation fleet maintenance and distributors from Sudbury, Timmins, North Bay and Manitoulin Island.

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Government of Prince Edward Island

Legislation for New Devices to Detect Drug-Impaired Driving

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hanges to the Highway Traffic Act will pave the way for Island police officers to have quick access to emerging new technologies to combat drug-impaired driving as soon as they receive federal approval, says Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey.

“New technologies are currently being developed to help tackle this serious crime. Ensuring our officers are equipped with these tools as soon as they’re approved will help keep our Island roads safe,” said the minister. “As the federal government considers the approval of these new devices, we’re laying the groundwork to make sure our officers have access to the tools they need to combat this crime as soon as possible.”

Drug-impaired driving is a growing crime across Canada and technology is changing rapidly to help fight this crime. New tools such as oral-fluid roadside screening devices will make it easier for officers to detect and charge drivers

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who are impaired by drugs.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal will introduce enabling legislation this fall to set the way for these devices to be used in Prince Edward Island once the federal government makes allowances for them in the Criminal Code. Changes to the Highway Traffic Act will allow law enforcement to immediately begin using oral-fluid screening devices and all technologies once they are recognized in the Criminal Code of Canada.

Without these changes, law enforcement would have to wait for the provincial government to pass new legislation each time a new tool is recognized in the Criminal Code. Legislation will be introduced this fall.

The department will also amend the Act so that drivers convicted of drugimpaired driving will face the same mandatory addictions treatment that is currently required for alcohol-impaired drivers.

“While the department has announced numerous changes that send a clear

and strong message that impaired driving will not be tolerated, it is a Criminal Code offense,” said the minister. “I look forward to discussing the roll-out of these new devices and their associated costs with the federal government as

we work together to send the message that drugimpaired driving will not be tolerated.”

These changes continue to update the Highway Traffic Act to reflect that the dangers of drug-impaired driving are as serious as

those while drinking and driving. Last year, the Act was amended to give law enforcement the power to immediately revoke a driver’s licence if they fail a Standard Field Sobriety Test and are suspected of driving while impaired

by drugs. The need for new tools to help combat drug-impaired driving was an outcome of the impaired driving summit hosted by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in 2013.

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Healthy Trucker

Energy Drinks: What You Need To Know!

By Melodie Champion CHC, AADP

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n recent years energy drinks have been gaining popularity at an alarming rate. The delicious combination of sugar, caffeine and taurine (an amino acid that when combined with caffeine is thought to improve mental performance) along with the promises they deliver make them almost impossible for many people,

including our commercial drivers, to resist. Why not give this drink a try when you are feeling sleepy and need to continue driving for a few more hours? I have found numerous reasons why you need to put the can back in the cooler and reach for a healthier alternative.

There have been many studies proving the dangers of highly caffeinated drinks since the arrival of the ever popular Red Bull in the late 1990s. Armed with solid statistics, Health Canada has had to adjust their regulations in an attempt to protect consumers. The concern was these drinks were previously labeled as “natural health products” which allowed the labeling to be brief and the contents to

be less than healthy with no limit to the amount of caffeine they contained; some are loaded with as much as 300 milligrams per drink. With the updated regulations there is a limit of 180 milligrams of caffeine per can or single serve bottle, which is equivalent to an 8 ounce filter drip coffee.

While Health Canada is doing what they can to protect consumers we must also put responsibility on ourselves to know the risks. Moderate use of caffeine has been shown to improve mental alertness and can be effective in keeping our drivers awake on the road; however misuse can be detrimental in driver safety.

When large amounts of caffeine are consumed

a driver can experience negative and sometimes deadly results. Consuming two or more energy drinks may result in “caffeine intoxication” which can cause symptoms such as irregular or rapid heartbeat, nervousness, insomnia, increased heart rate, muscle twitching, irritability, and anxiety, to only name a few. In the transportation industry our number one concern is the safety of our drivers and those around them.

An irritable and anxious driver can become an aggressive driver and that is a situation we would all like to avoid! These drinks are also typically consumed as a remedy for fatigue and lack of sleep.

The biggest problem with this is once the effects of

the caffeine and combination of other ingredients wear off, the individual is left feeling worse off than before.

Of course the best option is to never resort to energy drinks when your energy tank is empty, but I understand that is not always realistic. If you are already consuming them on a regular basis, try replacing them with a small coffee to keep with-

drawal symptoms at bay.

Next time you’re looking for a quick energy boost, you may want to consider healthier alternatives such as having a green tea, getting a good night’s sleep, eating nutrient-rich meals, or taking a break and going for a brisk walk.

Even opening your window and letting in some fresh fall air can wake you up and help you feel revived!

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Bolt Express

Bolt on Inc. 5000 List 4th Straight Year

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olt Express, a time critical transportation company servicing the United States, Canada and Mexico, has again been recognized on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500|5000 List of America’s fastest-growing private

companies. This will be four years in a row that Bolt Express has been included on the list, while growing at a rate of 68% over that time.

“Only a tiny fraction of the nation’s companies have demonstrated

such remarkably consistent high growth. This achievement truly puts Bolt Express in rarefied c o m p a n y. ” s a i d E r i c Schurenberg, President and Editor-in-Chief, Inc. Magazine.

“Our team maintains a controlled growth strategy where ensuring an overwhelmingly positive experience for our customers, drivers and employees is the top priority.

Our ability to preserve the Bolt culture and our commitment to quality is what makes this type of recognition so special,” Guy Sanderson, CEO, Bolt Express.

Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Bolt Express was founded in 2001. Bolt Express offers their customers a one call solution for time critical ground and air freight transportation services. For more information, visit www. bolt-express.com.

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The Complacency Coach

How Well Do You Know Your Company?

By Bruce Outridge

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e watch television to view the world, we listen to the radio to hear about our city, but how do we learn about our neighbourhood? For me, I love to walk and try to do so every morning.

Not only do I love the outdoors, but I live next to a beautiful park where I can enjoy nature and meet other folks going about their daily walks.

Over time you get to know people you meet along the way and you realize the richness of the neighbourhood you live in. It gives you a deeper connection to the place you live. So what if you did the same thing with your company?

How well do you know your company? We all hear things from other drivers, from customers, and of course the company itself. How much of that is true, hearsay, or downright crap? If you only know your company’s hourly communications, ads, or other p e o p l e ’s p e r c e p t i o n s , then you may be getting a false view of the company.

So how do you get past the fluff and get to know

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the people that you work with on a daily basis?

The biggest trick is getting to know them slowly, and both parties need to put in the effort. Hopefully you work in a place that has an open door policy, or so they say.

How many of us use that policy to our advantage?

Many think that means you only show up in the office when there is a problem to be discussed.

That policy can also be used to learn more about your colleagues. When I was a Supervisor of a fleet I was often out to see other departments and vendors in person.

S u r e, w e c o u l d h a v e communicated via email or phone, but that personal connection would have been lost. By going to see people in their environment you make a tighter connection to the people you work with.

How many of you know the people in the dispatch department? How many of you know the people in the safety department? How many of you have met the person that handles your statements and pays items?

Asking to visit or sit in on these departments can give you a new understanding of the people you work with.

Yo u m a y b e a s k i n g why you would want to do this. Why do you care about who is in the safety department or who works in dispatch?

Well, if you don’t care then you are not taking your career seriously. If you have a problem with payroll or a statement isn’t it always easier to get in to see someone if they know who you are.

Do you want to know if that safety person knows anything about safety since they are evaluating you? Would it help to know the type of environment dispatchers work in every day so that you can understand why they may not be in the best of moods? Do you want to know if that person that handles your pay cheque every week is organized or not?

After I dispatched I remember I had a deeper respect for the dispatch department. I remember having an administration person that kept losing my trip envelope.

It helped me to improve my own process so that I got paid in a timely fashion at one company.

It may be easier to do this at small companies over large ones, but it is worth trying. You will be glad you did, and if done properly you will create a better connection with your team members.

About the Author Bruce Outridge is a transportation consultant with over 30 years of experience and author of the books Driven to Drive, and Running

By The Mile. To learn more about Bruce and

his products and services please visit his website

at www.outridgeenterprises.ca.

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Employment

Healthy Living

Redefining the Body - Part I

By Brenda Ricker

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he first item we are going to talk about is sugar. There are three substances that keep you going back for more. All the fast food outlets, manufacturers of packaged quick foods and your taste buds know this and your body keeps asking for more.

Sugar, salt and fat - think about it! For instance, fast foods basically contain all three items with the exceptions of salads. Check the soft drinks which are laden with sugar. Sugar makes everything taste good and masks different unpleasant tastes. When

you read the labels sugar is in everything.

I am not asking you to give up your sweeteners as we are just going to change from simple refined white sugar to whole unrefined sugars.

We need sugar to make food taste good and for energy. Add these whole sugars to your diet as they have not been refined.

They still have all their trace minerals and it takes the body longer to process since they are complex.

Good unrefined sugars are raw cane, maple syrup, molasses and agave.

Brown sugar does not count as it is refined sugar crystals covered with molasses. Don’t forget the good sugars in vegetables and fruit. Remember that complex sugars are good for you.

Simply changing sugars will make a huge difference in a short time. You may say ‘I use artificial

sweeteners in coffee or tea, or drink diet pop.’ I am sorry to say that aspartame makes you crave

more and it actually increases weight. You want to stay as close to nature as you can.

Email me for 146 reasons why sugar destroys your health.

On YouTube take a look

at “Food Matters.” I can be reached at health_ you_deserve@yahoo. ca.

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Pilot Flying J

More Than 50 Medal of Honour Recipients Thanked

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noxville, Tennessee – Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, is giving away a year of free coffee and commemorative travel mugs to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients at the Medal of Honor Knoxville Convention.

As a Hero Sponsor for this year’s convention, Pilot Flying J is offering the free coffee in order to continue to show its support of and apprecia-

tion for the United States military and the Medal of Honor recipients.

“As an Army veteran myself, I understand and appreciate the sacrifices these heroes have made,” said Jim Haslam, Pilot Corporation Founder and Chairman. “Free coffee is a unique way Pilot Flying J can show the Medal of Honor recipients our gratitude for their brave actions.”

Pilot Flying J frequently implements new programs to improve the

driving and working experience for veteran drivers. Last September, Pilot Flying J gave free gas to nearly 1,600 veterans, active soldiers and their families for Operation Tank Full of Love. The Knoxville-headquartered company also has celebrated Veteran’s Day by offering free services for professional drivers who are veterans and offers favorable employment provisions for those in the military.

“It’s a privilege to be

able to give back to our service men and women,” Haslam said. “They do so much for our country, and Pilot Flying J is proud to be able to do something for them.”

Each year the Society holds its annual convention in a different city in the U.S. Knoxville, Tennessee has been selected to hold this year’s convention September 10 - 13, 2014.

For more information on Pilot Flying J, visit www. pilotflyingj.com.

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Employment

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From the

Driver’s Seat By: Carl McBride carl@woodwardpublishing.com

Fuel Saving Devices

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he main discussion around the trucking industry today is fuel savings.

From skirts on your trailers to air tabs and air foils on your truck. Saving fuel is the most important issue concerning the transport industry today.

Drivers I have spoken to that do the western run; have reported saving up to 1,000 liters per trip.

This amounts to a very large dollar savings by year end.

My question to drivers this month is…

“How do you feel about all of the new fuel savings devices being used on trucks and trailers?”

Rob Knight drives for Laidlaw Transport based in Woodstock, Ontario: “More technical information and training must be given, DEF reduces our carbon foot print but does not save fuel. Drivers like me who haul heavy all the time need more help to save fuel.”

Herizk Ourczarek is a broker for Vars Transport Inc. based in Maxville, Ontario and hauls fuel for MacEwen Fuel Transport: “We need all of the fuel savings devices we can put on our trucks. The best fuel saver is to drive 100 kilometers per hour. Common sense on how we drive is very important.”

Andrei Nikorkin drives for NRG Transport based in Beaconsfield, Quebec: “Most company drivers like me don’t care about fuel savings. We are paid to deliver our loads and that is it. If companies want us to save fuel then they need to train us how to do it.”

Mario Correa drives for Young Systems Transport based in Mississauga, Ontario: “The best fuel savings device is common sense and driver under 100 km per hour. Most companies do not train their drivers how to save fuel.”

• • • If you have any ideas or question you would like to see discussed, please feel free to contact me, carl@woodwardpublishing.com or phone Carl McBride at 877.225.2232, ext. 304.

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