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December 2013 Issue 125

—S e rvi ng All of Ontar io—

Ingersoll Axles

Load Tested, Road Proven

By Marek Krasuski

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n 1914, the IMT Group (Ingersoll Machine & Tool) began as a small factory originally built to produce soap. Its success from its inception has been marked by passion, commitment, innovation, integrity and growth. These abiding principles have transformed IMT into a group of companies known for engineering, forging, machining and finishing the finest metal components that keep the world’s Transportation, Oil & Gas, Mining, OEM and defence industries moving forward.

Spearheading innovation in the transportation sector is Ingersoll Axles. Working in conjunction with its sister IMT companies, the Forging Group, Machining Group, and Defence Group, Ingersoll Axles has distinguished itself in the industry as the only provider of integrated suspension self steering axle packages. Neil Haslam, Head of Design Engineering, draws attention to the “fully customizable” products Ingersoll delivers to its discriminating customers for all applications. “We design our axles and suspensions to fit the customer’s trailer rather than expecting the customer to design the trailer to fit axle configurations and suspension systems.

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our team

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Spotlight on… IMT (Ingersoll Machine & Tool)

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Theme: Axles

Barb Woodward

Halina Mikicki

Rick Woodward

Chris Charles

Carl McBride

Marek Krasuski

President & Account Executive

Administration

Distribution Manager

Art Director & MIS

Account Executive

Editor in Chief

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New Products & Services

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Tires & Wheels

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A Drive Back in Time

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Products & Services Directory

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Truck Stop Directory

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Employment

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Traction-TruckPro Directory

December 2013 Western Trucking News, O ntario Trucking News & E astern Trucking News are published monthly by Woodward Publishing G oup Head Office: Picton, Ontario, Canada, 877.225.2232 Head Office: (Sales) Barb Woodward, barb@woodwardpublishing.com Sales: Carl McBride, carl@woodwardpublishing.com Art Director/MIS: Chris Charles, chris@woodwardpublishing.com Administration: Halina Mikicki, halina@woodwardpublishing.com Distribution: Rick Woodward Editor-in-Chief: Marek Krasuski, marek@woodwardpublishing.com Writers: Wendy Morgan-McBride, Carl McBride, George Fullerton & Mike Howe French Translation: Nicolas Côté ww.woodwardpublishing.com Copyright © 2011 Woodward Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.

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Distinguished Provider of Integrated Suspension Self Steering Axles Packages IMT from Page 1 >>

thereby ensuring a perfect fit for all our customers’ needs,” he says.

Ingersoll Axle produces a complete line of lightweight, versatile and high performance axle and suspension systems, including its SmartSteer™ Axle technology which is revolutionizing the transportation industry. With more than 50 years experience in axle design and manufacturing, Ingersoll configures axles for all applications - among them, standard, wide track, low ride, drop center, lightweight, super singles, and heavy duty.

Neil Haslam attributes the popularity of Ingersoll’s self steering axles, the number one seller in North America, to the company’s customizing capabilities and engineering innovation that stand behind every product. “We will add that extra little bracket, or friction weld axles in quarter-inch increments in order to fine tune our products to fit the exacting specifications of our customers’ requirements,” he explains.

While engineering savvy supports design capabilities for all applications, superior manufacturing processes stand behind axles that are 20 percent lighter and twice as strong as competitive brands. Key to this success formula is the high-speed friction welding that fuses the spindle directly onto the axle tube, thereby becoming one homogeneous joint. Similarly, forged alloy steel components versus traditional cast iron alternatives are more reliable. Casting is a pouring operation which renders the process vulnerable to air bubbles and other unwanted inclusions that compromise material strength. Forging, conversely, results in a product

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whose properties are purer due to the absence of foreign materials.

Ingersoll Axles proudly subscribes to its corporate motto, “Overbuilt to outperform.” This pledge is reinforced not only by testing every company axle design to the breaking point, but also by testing competitor brands. Results reveal a tough, dependable self steer axle thanks to a high intensity friction weld, forged alloy steel components, and induction heated treated spindles that withstand higher temperatures and prolong the life of the wear surfaces.

Additional design innovations include Ingersoll Axles’ advanced center-steer torpress turn

rigid axles, particularly on multi axle trailers, is that when a truck turns a corner it drags the tires along with it. Instead of the wheels turning they are being ‘scrubbed’, essentially pulled sideways on the turn.” Indeed, every time a tractor turns, the fully loaded trailer it is pulling will tend to go straight.

The tires buck and scrape at every curve, causing extra tire burn, increased axle and trailer stress, and additional fuel consumption. Downtime increases as damage from fixed axle tires mounts. As IMT notes in its SmartSteer ™ brochure, “You and

(Safe, Productive, Infrastructure Friendly) legislation in Ontario and similar rules in other provinces and states restricting the use of lift axles. Operators typically had the option of lifting some axles. SPIFapproved trailers will require all wheels to remain on the road surface so as to distribute cargo and thus reduce damage to Ontario’s roadways caused by excessive weight concentration. In addition, all SPIF-compliant trailers must be equipped with self-steering trailer wheels, a feature which many claim will help prevent axles from ripping apart on corners. The added costs, however, will be offset

Disc Brake SmartSteer™ Axle with Bolt-On ISS [Ingersoll Suspension System] top Mount Liftable damper for true tracking stability. This assembly eliminates the tendency of self steer axles to shimmy, much like the wheels of a shopping cart, so as to ensure center-steer stability, increased life, better performance and pressure-sensing capability.

SmartSteer™ Lightweight axles are rated for 16,000 pound weight limits and the heavy duty model tips the scale at 25,000 pounds, more than enough to handle most loads of steel, lumber or concrete.

Increasingly, carriers are transitioning to self steer axles as users discover how the benefits outweigh the additional purchase costs. Chief among them are savings on tires, trailers and infrastructure. Neil Haslam explains: “The problem with standard

the tractor may win the fight, but it’s your tires that take the beating.”

Ingersoll Axles’ SmartSteers™ are today’s most

by additional load bearing capacities. Taking everything into consideration, oper-

ISS Low Mount Standard effective response to increasing regulatory standards, particularly SPIF

ators can earn more money thanks to the increasing carrying capacity

of SPIF-approved trailers.

Notes Neil Haslam: “Every year we are witnessing increasing use of self steering axles as operators realize the benefits of compliance with the new regulations in Ontario and other

axle beam, the wheels can be rotated without scrubbing the tires, even if the trailer is stationary. The steering angle can be controlled either mechanically or hydraulically up to 45 degrees and is compatible with most existing

ISS [Ingersoll Suspension System] Top Mount Liftable parts of North America.”

Failure to comply with the new regulations will result in weight penalties for operators to help underwrite the cost of damage to this province’s road infrastructure. To be sure, as rigid straight steer axles are lifted on fully loaded trailers, the weight is transferred to the remaining on-road axles which causes increased stress to road surface, tires, trailers and suspensions.

In addressing the growing interest in SmartSteer™ axles, field technicians from IMT take the message on the road to trailer manufacturers and carriers. “We are spreading education through our technical support staff to industry stakeholders about how to prolong tire wear and trailer longevity through our SmartSteer™ axles,” Haslam explained, adding that staff will assist clients in custom designing axles to meet SPIF regulations and training crews to install, align, and maintain a fleet of SmartSteer™ axles.

Standing alongside the company’s self-steer axles is the In-line Kingpin Steer Axle, specifically designed for trailer applications requiring forced steering axles and ideal for specialty hauling. Since the kingpin is in line with the

brake configurations, including S-cam or air discs.

An automatic forced steer axle senses the turn angle of the trailer and transmits this information to the controller who then turns the wheels in proportion to the trailer so as to maneuver the unit around tight corners or in hard-tonegotiate environments.

Ingersoll Axles, an IMT company, is also a leader in brakes and suspensions.

Users of the company’s air disc brakes enjoy better reliability, improved fade resistance, faster on/off response, and longer life.

Of equal exacting performance are Ingersoll Axles’ air ride suspension systems, fully customizable and engineered to fit all trailer configurations and applications, and covered by the IMT warranty.

As with all Ingersoll axles, suspensions are designed to fit the trailer, replacing the conventional practice of the trailer designed to fit the suspension system.

Concludes Neil Haslam: “We differentiate ourselves by being fully customizable and making our products a perfect fit for our customers. Our company is committed to always looking for new ways of doing things.”

For more information, contact www.ingersollaxles.com.

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Standard Axle Configurations Giving Way to Self-Steer Alternatives

By Marek Krasuski

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here are a limited number of major fixed axle manufacturers, and even a smaller number of self steer axle makers. Three of the latter dominate the Canadian marketplace, with two of them in Ontario and the third out West.

The British Columbiabased KG Industries (KGI) has manufactured King Pin Self-Steer axles for 30 years. They are built in capacities ranging from 20,000 to 65,000 pounds and follow standard North American design practices to accommodate easy parts replacement and simple rebuilds when required. Its spindle ends and knuckles are machined in house from quenched and tempered alloy steel castings, and the company says the material selection and heat treatment process used provides the highest impact values in the industry.

Most of KGI’s production is devoted toward self steer axle production for on and off road applications.

In Ontario the Eveley International Group and Ingersoll Axles, an IMT company, provide most of the continent’s self steer axles, along with KGI. Eveley International Corp’s self steer axles feature reverse locking, a leading king pin design, a long life cam system, and a turning radius of 20 to 30 degrees with adjustable stops. They are available with pre-mounted suspensions. All components are made in the company’s Stoney Creek facility.

Further west, Ingersoll

Axles (see profile in this issue) manufactures its own brand of self steers.

The SmartSteer axle, a flagship product, can be mounted on several suspension models from all global suspension manufacturers. These axles accommodate straight, drop centre, and camel back beams to suit customer requirements and a variety of track widths for standard and non-standard tracks. Not surprisingly, self steers are equipped with more components than their fixed axle counterparts, which partly explains the reluctance to adopt their widespread use. But proper installation and maintenance, such as making the right adjustments and settings to the ride heights, will ensure long axle life; otherwise accelerated tire wear will result.

Here, for example, is what Ingersoll Axle officials have to say about the necessity of proper care: “It is important to make sure your steer axle tires and drums are balanced. A well balanced tire will not fatigue your steer axle components such as king pin bushings, shocks, suspension hanger bushings, tie rod ends etc. An unbalanced tire will cause excessive bouncing; shimmy and severe tire wear issues on a steer axle. There are many products such as weights or balance beads that can be used to ensure proper balance. A simple spin of the tires on a steer lift axle can tell you a lot.

If the tire comes to a slow stop and does not change direction or pendulum, it is balanced. Tire tread wear pattern is another good way to tell if balance is an issue. One half of the tire will have deep tread and the other side will have excessive wear.”

Self steer axles still comprise a marginal three

percent of the axle market in North America. The reluctance to use them more stems from the higher costs to outfit rigs. But those costs, advocates of the self steer say, are offset by savings accumulated on the equipment side. When a truck turns a corner on fixed axles, it drags the tires along with it. Instead of the wheels turning they are scrubbed or pulled sideways on the turn. Every time a tractor turns, the fully loaded trailer it is pulling will tend to go straight. The tires buck and scrape at every curve, causing extra tire burn, increased axle and trailer stress, and additional fuel consumption.

Downtime increases as damage from fixed axle tires mounts.

While potential long term savings are a boost to the self steer market, so too are more regulations calling for different practices.

The recently-introduced SPIF regulations in Ontario, for example, require the replacement of rigid lift axles with self steering ones. Notes the Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) reasoning for the Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) laws: “The self-steering axles remain on the road at all times when the vehicle is loaded so that all axles take their proper share of the weight and contribute to the stability and braking

ability of the vehicle. To further protect highway pavement, all axles on SPIF vehicles and combinations automatically load-equalize so that the weight of the vehicle and load is properly distributed over all axles.” Trucks that continue to use fixed lift axles will be penalized and will not be able to carry maximum loads.

As one industry veteran observed, “Taking everything into consideration, operators can earn more money by increasing the carrying capacity of SPIFapproved trailers.”

The cost-driven nature of commercial trucking still makes fixed wheel axles the industry favourite, and here too a few manufacturers dominate. Hendrickson, long an established provider of auxiliary axle systems, suspensions, springs, bumpers and heavy duty components, provides a variety of options for on-highway applications.

STEERTEK NXT is Hendrickson’s next generation fabricated front steer axle that provides “greater reliability, innovation, weight savings, and is a durable, lightweight alternative to traditional I-beam axles.

S T E E RT E K N X T m a n ages the increased brake torque loads required to meet recent changes to FMVSS-121 and will accommodate a variety of wheel end and knuckle

designs,” the company says. Airtek’s exclusive air springs support a majority of the load, thereby increasing driver comfort.

Rubber bushings are used to isolate noise, harshness and vibration.

Hendrickson’s TandemAxle Series reportedly provides highway performance both on and off the highway and are approved for use with lift axles. The HAS series is available with the optional EDGE System which helps reduce driveline vibration. More information of product choice is available on the company website, www.hendrickson-intl. com.

Meritor, meanwhile, has become the world’s largest independent manufacturer of commercial vehicle axles, boasting the widest range of axle capacities. The company says mobility on its front drive axles is enhanced through strength-promoting materials and lighter weights that yield better payloads and greater efficiencies.

Meritor offers three axle types for trailers; straight, drop and crank, all of which can be customized for specific use. These products feature tracks from 30 to 104 inches, axle beams carrying a gross weight rating from 20,000 to 30,000 pounds, and are available in various integral spindle profiles. The website, www.meritor.

com, offers a full line of product choice.

In cooperation with FUWA, a China-based manufacturer, AXN Heavy Duty, headquartered in Kentucky, produces multiple trailers, steer and drive axles. Heavy duty trailer axles are available in a number of specifications, including non standard tracks. The absence of welded seams maintains structural integrity and lighter weight materials and a strong beam assures greater durability, says the company.

Other benefits include: extended service linings that run longer, internally vented spindle plugs, and specially designed brackets that minimize deflection during brake application. AXN’s front axles are equipped with seamless lightweight tubing and a stiffer cross section to reduce deflection and provide longer tire life. The company website is www. axnheavyduty.com.

Fixed axles continue to be the mainstay of the commercial trucking industry as lower costs and conventional practice account for the wide market reach. Nonetheless, as awareness of self steer alternatives, and the benefits they provide to truck and trailer hardware increases, market share is likely to do the same.

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Health Insurance Matters

New Concept for 2014 - Disability Claim Fund

By Lina Demedeiros

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ver the last 20 years we have heard many stories about Owner Operators losing their trucks, equipment and even their businesses because of uninsured accidents or illness. As specialists we have joined forces with the Trucker’s Voice in 2014 to make a difference and recover your earnings in the event of incidences not covered by insurance.

Have you suffered from a loss of income purchasing an insurance plan or

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leasing a truck that was facilitated by a transport company? Did you lose your wages or cash? Were you aware of the impact of the insurance plan or financial arrangements?

Did you understand the merits of the plan being sold to you?

Ninety percent of uninsured claims are a result of lack of knowledge. The plans to cover your earnings focus on the operational costs. To increase your cash flow, accident only coverage is mandated contractually. If you changed your contract for insurance, or returned your truck without coverage and have been forced out of business without reasonable cause, let us know. We want to hear your story.

The trucking industry has had many victims of uninsured claims and/or lost equipment, resulting in the inability to maintain their

businesses. What those victims need to do is write to us and tell us their story.

The following information is required: Your contact information - name, address, telephone number and where we can contact you, the dates of the claim should be within the last two years, the nature of the claim - loss of income claim, for example, or leasing arrangement unfulfilled. State the reasons for not being covered and the loss of your truck, the determination of whether your insurance plan or lease was voluntary or mandatory and the contact Information for the transport company.

Your policy details, including insurance company, policy number, duration of the claim, and whether the claim was a result of an accident or illness, the length of time out of work or disabled and the loss of income suffered plus any

other costs associated with the claim.

Your letter should include why you felt you should have been covered and why you were not at the time. The top stories will be entered in a draw to win a trip for two to the Caribbean. The winner will be posted in the newspaper with your consent.

Please submit all stories to Trucker’s Voice via email to watchdog@magma.ca or contact Peter Turner directly at 613.831.1332.

All stories will be assessed as to the feasibility of reopening the claim and having the insurer re-assess the merits of your situation. In the event that the claim is not recoverable at this time, it will be entered in our draw.

Here are the conditions under which owner operators should tell us their story: The plan sold focused on compensation, the limitations found in the contract that forced you

out of business, the plan or lease was endorsed by the company, your Insurability of the claim was never explained up front.

The majority of corporate plans with forced enrollment can be re-opened as well as those with leases in which the arrangement was biased.

For more information on this program, please contact our office at 800.236.5810 or Pete Turner at the Trucker’s Voice at 613.831.1332.

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When is Factoring Better Than a Bank Loan?

By Bruce Sayer

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actoring and bank loans are both financing products, but they’re very different animals. For one thing, trucking business owners can qualify for factoring even when they don’t qualify for a bank loan.

One of the main differences between applying for a business loan and factoring is how the lending institution determines your credit worthiness. Banks don’t like risk. Whenever you apply for financing, traditional lenders want to ensure that there’s a backup plan

should your trucking business falter. For most small business owners, that means Canadian banks will consider your personal credit rating, credit history and personal assets in addition to your business history. You’ll often be asked by the bank to put up collateral such as a building or piece of equipment, even personal assets like your home. If either your business or personal credit history is weak, banks will simply not qualify your business for funding.

Factoring takes an entirely different approach.

Qualification is based on the credit worthiness of your customers, not your personal credit or the financial strength of your business. If you have receivables from credit worthy customers, a factoring company considers that sufficient collateral and will likely approve your company for funding. The qualification process is usually completed within 2 weeks.

Bank loans provide other difficulties that must be managed if your business is approved for funding.

A bank loan will increase your company’s debt and

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demand regularly scheduled payments of principle and interest creating even more stress on your organization. Further, a bank will govern your loan with strict covenants that if broken will terminate all funding. Factoring does not add debt to your balance sheet, it simply converts receivables into cash. As a further benefit, there are no loan payments when you factor.

Instead, you receive up to 95% of the invoice amount within 24 hours of submitting your invoice to the factoring company. The factoring company then waits for your customer to pay that invoice (usually

between 30 and 90 days).

You make no payments, because your customer pays the factoring company directly.

With factoring, you get even more than cash funding. In addition to fast, dependable cash flow, you get these additional services: accounts receivable collection services, reports about accounts receivable aging a n d c o l l e c t i o n , d a i l y, weekly, and monthly, assistance establishing the right credit limits for your customers and secure online access to reports about your factoring account.

When does choosing

factoring become a better option than a business loan? When you have an opportunity for growth and need fast access to operating capital, your company is experiencing a transition and needs ongoing funding to support daily operations and when you are an emerging company with little or no credit history. Factoring has ongoing benefits. With factoring, your eligibility for funding actually increases as you grow your trucking business.

For more information about invoice factoring for your Canadian trucking business, visit www. accutraccapital.ca.

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Webb Wins 1st Great Dane Supplier of the Year Award

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ell City, Indiana Webb Wheel Products OEM Business Unit has recently been honored by Great D a n e Tr a i l e r s a s t h e first winner of the company’s Supplier of the Year Award in the large vendor category. Great Dane inaugurated the S u p p l i e r o f t h e Ye a r

Award in 2013 establishing criteria to score their top 100 suppliers for the recognition each year.

The OEM Business Unit of Webb Wheel located in Tell City, Indiana supplies hubs and brake drums to Great Dane.

Chad Plank, President commented on the comp a n y ’s l a t e s t h o n o r .

“Great Dane is an important customer for us so we are pleased that we are living up to their expectations. Everyone at the Tell City facility will be recognized for the part they played in this most recent and appreciated achievement. We thank Great Dane for honoring us this year.”

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New Maintenance vs Old Maintenance

By Peter Fitzgerald

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ome reports have shown that smaller companies are more inclined to purchase used trucks than new.

One of the assumptions in the report was that smaller companies lack the necessary funds to purchase new equipment.

I do not believe that is true.

The rash of maintenance issues with newer EGR/ DPF/UREA trucks has decimated the industry.

It has caused a common sense business reaction.

Out with the new… in with the old (and sometimes that means “the new” is “modified” back to the old). Reliability/ downtime, fuel mileage, and reduced maintenance costs are HUGE selling features to the smaller fleets (as it also should be for the newer ones).

Countering the argument that small fleets c a n ’t a f f o r d t h e n e w trucks, one must look at how trucks are purchased and financed. In many ways newer trucks are easier to buy than used ones. Financing is almost always easier with favorable terms (less cash up front, over 5 years etc.).

Used trucks, however, require more effort in the financing process. Most lending institutions require either a higher down payment and/or shorter length/higher monthly payment schedules along

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with more security. The tendency for smaller companies to lean towards older trucks is not evidence of poor cash flow, but evidence of adopting a sound business choice: avoiding ridiculous maintenance issues.

The other day I heard of yet another small/ medium size company return a number of new trucks en mass. They hired a lawyer to take care of the issue. I have no idea of the outcome of the conflict, but the reason is clear… downtime and excessive maintenance outstrips the costs and risks of legal action. It may cost $50,000 plus to get a half decent settlement from court. This means some small companies are paying NOT to keep the new. These cases are proof that the industry is not accepting the new technology… and are willing to pay damages to get rid of it.

If smaller trucking companies are wrestling with harsher financing terms in order to avoid the new technology, it appears they are doing so because it makes financial sense. The flip side of the argument is that larger companies may not be able to afford pre-EGR equipment because they don’t have the necessary resources to maintain them. Of course this is just my opinion.

I remember the years

when mechanical engines were replaced by the electronic. The jump in fuel economy made a 6 month old mechanical truck obsolete. The new truck got so much better fuel economy that it nearly made its own payment.

Technology is supposed to make things better, faster, stronger. In the past it has.

However, since the EGR was introduced the exact opposite is true. It appears now that getting rid of the new (in its various forms) may even become a normal sound policy.

When avoiding the new becomes a matter of business logic, something has gone dreadfully wrong!

I have modest sympathy for engine manufacturers. They did the best they could with a bad legislative situation and time frame. However, the finger (you choose which one) can be pointed to the tree hugging Al Gore advocates who aggressively lobbied in favor of burdening us with needless problems.

The real solution to better the industry and global concerns would be using technology as a friend, not as an enemy. Return to pre-EGR standards by repealing the laws that are based on bad science and faulty technology. It’s damaging family finances as well as engines.

The conclusion of my opinion is that the trucking industry is becom-

ing more maintenance crunched than cash strapped.

Peter Fitzgerald, an Owner Operator hauling specialty flat deck, lives in Steinbach, Manitoba.

He contributes on be-

half 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 Consult-

ing 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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Editorial

Rest Stop Shortage Irks Drivers & Poses Risks to Safety

By Marek Krasuski

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espite his 56 years in the trucking industry Reg Delahunt often feels like a lone wolf advocating for more truck stops across the country. “Most of the drivers I talk to say they don’t have the time to talk to their Members of Parliament to advocate for more truck stops. The trucking associations occasionally have a write-up about the problem but they don’t seem to be pushing the government,” Reg observes.

Delahunt feels the problem will become more acute once electronic logs are fully implemented and drivers find themselves in violation of allowable hours-of-service limits while looking for rest stops at shift end. In his own case, Delahunt overran his allowable limit by one minute and was in violation.

The increased risk of fines, made worse by the lack of respite areas, calls for a proactive approach to the problem, he says, and Reg Delahunt is not

alone in his observations.

A study by Polytechnique Montréal in association with the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) confirms many of his findings.

The study notes that there is indeed a shortage of stops, that service is lacking, that safety issues are a concern, and that drivers are more likely to exceed their hours-of-service limits. The study includes information from government sources that the problem is likely to worsen as more trucks are put on the road and the number of long combination vehicles (LCVs) increases, thereby reducing the amount of available space.

Swimming against the tide of insufficient, and in some cases, dwindling numbers of rest stops is the province of Quebec.

“On average Quebec has rest stops 51 kilometres apart. I told my MPP we should have similar standards - perhaps 80 to 100 kilometres,” Delahunt advised, urging officials to cast their gaze stateside as well where rest stops are some 50 miles apart.

Delahunt notes that contrary to the wider availability of stops when he first began his career, numbers are dwindling in parts of the country. He says rest stops in Northern Ontario and parts of Alberta are not as plentiful as they once were, and that drivers will be even more hard pressed to find empty spots as Alberta prepares to install natural gas pumps in stations, further eroding the number of

lanes available for drivers.

Moreover, some privatelyrun rest stops demand fees for the privilege of parking. According to the aforementioned study, the majority of drivers - 70 percent - are willing to pay for parking, providing they receive services such as showers and security at stations. Many stops, Delahunt says, are underserved, and some are not truck friendly. “My son was told at one spot that truck-

ers were not welcome and that the space was reserved for motor homes and other tourists,” he recalled.

Reg Delahunt has what might be considered sage advice for alleviating the shortage of stops in Northern Ontario and other parts of the country where vast tracks of undeveloped land are available: Sell off large parcels of property to private investors to develop multiple lanes for drivers

and equip the facilities with the services drivers demand. Alternatively, he advises the government to take a cost-effective approach by utilizing road work crews to develop rest areas. “There’s lots of government land in the North.

We pay for road crews up there for working on our highways, so why not use them and the equipment they have on site to build these much needed facilities?”

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GPS Systems

Optimize Vehicle / Fleet Operations with GPS Technology

By Diane Shirchenko

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y now I am sure you’ve heard about GPS tracking technology and perhaps you are considering it for your fleet (or individual vehicle). This useful technology presents some major benefits to business owners, vehicle operators and fellow commuters.

Benefits such as (but not

limited to) increased fuel economy, increased safety and increased productivity are but a few.

Increased Fuel Economy: Wi t h t h e e x o r b i t a n t amount of money we’re being charged today for fuel, having a lead foot can quickly lead to having an empty wallet. With today’s GPS tracking technology vehicle owners can mon-

itor and correct unnecessary harsh acceleration, harsh breaking and other driving habits that have a negative effect on the business’ bottom line. Excessive, unnecessary idling can also drain the bank account. With the ability to track and report idle times, owners can pursue appropriate solutions (i.e.: DiCAN Autotherm, StopIdle, etc.) that will help reduce this ‘profit eating’ activity.

Increased Safety: With the ability to see where your assets have been and how they got there, individual vehicle and fleet owners can facilitate safer driving related operations by correcting aggressive driving. If a vehicle is proven to have been driven in an aggressive and unsafe manner, educational measures can be taken with the operator to ensure that this behavior is not continued. One of the benefits of correcting adverse driver behaviour is fewer accidents and lower cost of insurance. This being said, should there be an accident or emergency, fleet managers can also quickly see where the vehicle was last reported so they can adequately

respond to the situation.

In cabs, panic buttons can be also configured to send instantaneous email alerts to multiple recipients ensuring a timely response to critical situations.

Increased Productivity: Knowing where your assets are in relation to where they are needed can be of significant value with regards to dispatch operations. Fleet optimization of this nature simply cannot be implemented without GPS live tracking of assets. Arrival alerts can also be configured to ensure a shipment arrives on time - if it doesn’t, then appropriate measures can be taken to ensure a high level of productivity and customer satisfaction is maintained. Not only that but automated maintenance alerts (based on KM driven, engine hours or days in use) will ensure that your vehicles are maintained properly and spend less time in the shop.

Depending on your industry there are many other possible benefits to explore. Contact DiCAN at 866.884.7569 or info@ dicaninc.com to find out how GPS technology can optimize your fleet operations.

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Keeping Your Vehicles Clean

Top 5 Results of Clean Trucks

By Jack Jackson

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here are many reasons to have a clean truck. We thought we would list the top 5 rewards of a clean vehicle this month as we head into the most difficult time to keep any vehicle clean - winter.

Company image is enhanced! The public view of your company is a professional image that you truly care about - the way you are portrayed on the highways and at customer locations. If you care about your image, others perceive that you care about

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your business, your employees and your customers as well.

Employee morale increases! Just as anyone who washes their car feels a sense of pride and is left with the impression that the car just drives a little better, employees feel the same way about the company vehicles they drive.

Imagine showing up to a dirty, dusty office building every day with grime and filth. Imagine if your computer screen, your window to the world in your office, was filthy and the screen was full of dead bug parts and a film of dirt. Hardly a good feeling to start your day! Even employees who don’t drive take pride in clean, crisp looking trucks in the parking lot ready to drive to customer locations.

Vehicles last longer! Any mechanic or auto manufacturer will tell you that never washing your vehicle

only leads to issues, no matter which area of the continent you live in. Salt and dust, dirt and oil not only lead to rust on the body, but the inner parts of your vehicle’s underside feel the lack of care and begin to corrode as well. People respect clean vehicles and will go out of their way to make sure they take care of them. It just makes common sense.

Washing lowers overall cost of maintenance! Just as regular washing reduces dust and dirt penetration, it also lowers the cost of maintenance on brakes, bodies, electronics and handles, as well as other parts. As with any machinery that is ignored, dirty vehicles break down sooner and costs increase as parts are replaced more frequently.

Customer Referrals! By showing you care about your staff, your vehicles and your company, you are also demonstrating that you care for your customers. Perception is reality. Check out the largest companies in the world that have a presence with their fleets. How did they get that big and have such a great customer base?

Ask yourself the question,

“What do their vehicles look like?” I think you will find the answer on how they view their image.

Awash Systems Corp. is the premier wash design company that solves washing issues where no one else can. Contact Jack Jackson, President of Awash Systems Corp., by email at jjackson@ awashsystems.com, call 800.265.7405 or visit www. awashsystems.com.

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Canadian Trucking Alliance

Alberta Driver Training Standard

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minimum training standard could be on the horizon for professional truck drivers in Alberta.

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) announced this week that it is conducting a survey about driver training and a minimum

training standard. The data from the survey will then be used by University of Alberta researchers who are conducting work for AMTA on a minimum driver training standard.

“AMTA is exploring a minimum training standard for commercial drivers in Alberta,” said Don

Wilson, Executive Director of AMTA. “Many professional transport drivers already undergo extensive training that goes well beyond what is required for a provincial license. Yet at this time there is no recognition for that advanced training or the high-level of skill

that professional drivers attain.”

Whether you’re an AMTA member or not, all truck drivers, employers, and those involved in commercial driver training are invited to fill out the 20 question survey. It can be obtained at the association’s website.

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Cross Border Services

Is GTA Becoming a New Drug Trafficking Hub?

By Dawn Truell

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hese two high profile cases have put our GTA on the map and not in a good way! Does this story ring a bell?

Do you remember Project ROVER? It was a six-month investigation that included 100 police officers from Peel Police, RCMP, Toronto Police, York Regional Police, London Police, OPP and CBSA. Four tactical teams executed six search warrants in Peel, York, Halton and Toronto. Homes were seized by police along with high-end cars and over $6 million in other assets. And here’s the kicker - cocaine and guns were also confiscated!

There were 122 offences charged against 11 suspects, eight men and three women, for trafficking cocaine and guns within the GTA.

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How about Project Traveller? Project Traveller was a huge operation in which more than 100 Toronto police officers as well as forces from Halton, Durham, Peel, York and Windsor targeted an alleged guns and drugs trafficking ring centering on the Dixon Rd. community in Rexdale, and stretching as far as Windsor and Edmonton, Alberta.

Toronto Police issued 39 warrants and conducted early morning raids back in June which resulted in 43 people being arrested; two of which were unfortunately linked to political figures. Also seized were millions of dollars in drugs from Toronto and across Ontario in a series of early morning raids.

This investigation was ongoing for a year. The street gang targeted was known as the “Dixon Bloods” or “Dixon Goonies.” Gang members were involved in

drug trafficking, attempted murder, murder, trafficking and possession of guns and firearms.

Also seized were 40 firearms, $572,000 in cash and approximately $3 million in narcotics including cocaine, heroin and hashish. Numerous reports and videos have been released regarding this case.

Although the arrests have been made the investiga-

tion is still ongoing.

Toronto Pearson International Airport seizure: Cocaine was found in a red suitcase on an incoming flight from Trinidad and Tobago. Upon searching a suitcase drawn to the attention of officials by an altered tag, a black backpack was found which contained 4 bricks of cocaine weighing over 4 kilograms. CBSA and the

Peel Regional Police were involved in making the discovery and arrests on October 25, 2013.

CBSA conducts routine inspections for every incoming flight into our airports. During one such routine inspection of an incoming flight from Pakistan, a suspicious black backpack was opened by officers. They discovered four plastic-wrapped

packages sealed with brown packing tape. It contained 10 kilograms of heroin.

For information regarding anything mentioned in this article, please contact Dawn Truell of Cross Border Services.

Call 905.973.9136, email dawntruell@gmail.com, visit www.crossborderservices.org or www.c-tpatcertified.com.

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Ontario Trucking Association

NY State Tightens Restrictions

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ew York has set forth even more stringent restrictions against the use of portable electronic devices for commercial drivers, including banning their use when vehicles are stopped in traffic.

According to the New York State Motor Truck Association, commer-

cial drivers in the state are now prohibited from making a phone call or using a portable electronic device while the vehicle is temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays, unless the device is “hands free.”

A mobile telephone used by a person oper-

ating a commercial motor vehicle shall not be deemed a "hands-free mobile telephone" when the driver dials or answers the mobile telephone by pressing more than a single button.

Also, an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who holds a mobile telephone to, or in the

immediate proximity of their ear while the vehicle is temporarily stationary is also presumed to be engaged in a call, making it illegal. The same applies to holding a portable electronic device, such as a tablet, in a conspicuous manner, under the same conditions, says NYSMTA.

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TMTA Sudbury

TMTA Welcomes Royal Tire, Prepares for Annual Trade Show

By Marek Krasuski

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he Sudbury chapter of the Transportation and Maintenance Technology Association (TMTA) held its monthly dinner meeting and industry presentation on November 14th at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel.

Following normal protocol, TMTA President, Stewart McBain, opened the proceedings by welcoming all participants, including the evening’s sponsor, Royal Tire. Following dinner, Communications Officer, Wes Govier, spoke to guests about the upcoming annual trade show scheduled for 4 p.m. on December 13th at the Howard Johnson and encouraged industry representatives to participate by securing exhibits to inform visitors of their products and services. Govier encouraged

members and non-members alike to attend the show as success hinges on widespread participation in this typically well-attended show featuring products and services in the transportation industry.

Vice President, Mike Hamel, lived up to his reputation of delivering useful information, this time on safety. The topic focused on fatigue, its causes and consequences for drivers and the public. To the surprise of many, fatigue is not generally the result of too much time behind the wheel; rather it’s caused by drivers getting behind the wheel already in a fatigued condition. Fatigue, he said, is likely a contributing factor in one third of single vehicle crashes in rural areas. Fatigue can be caused by sleep apnea, a stressful condition where sufferers actually stop

breathing during sleep and wake up gasping for air.

Gilles Giguere, Manager for Royal Tire, and his team of assistants talked about the company’s growth and the services it provides.

Royal Tire was established in Northern Ontario in 2002 and now has nine locations from Sault Ste. Marie to Huntsville. It has recently partnered with Fountain Tire, one of Canada’s lead-

ing tire and automotive service retail networks.

Fountain Tire’s participation, already with 154 locations, is expected to drive Royal Tire growth across the commercial tire sector.

The team of presenters also called for proper maintenance, particularly proper inflation, which is ranked as the principal factor in tire care. Tire inflation should remain as

consistent as possible in order to ensure longer tire life. Under-inflation, particularly, should be avoided as it leads to accelerated tire stress.

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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Kinedyne

New Value Alert Program Announced

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ranchburg, New Jersey - Kinedyne is pleased to officially announce their new “Value Alert” program, bringing customers limited-time promotions tailored to enhance their product experience. The program launched via retailer and

email communications last month with the first Value Alert for four free Corner Protectors in specially marked cartons of Kinedyne Winch Straps.

“Value Alerts are a way for us to thank our existing customers for their continued loyalty as well as

showcase a tool or accessory that will maximize the usefulness of the product,” says Paul Wolford, VP of Sales and Marketing at Kinedyne. “For example, with our current promotion, the Corner Protectors work to extend the life of the winch straps by

reducing wear and tear.

They are a great add-on for any strap purchase to help reduce freight damage and improve one’s load securement.”

To receive information on future Kinedyne Value Alerts, email marketing@ kinedyne.com.

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New Products & Services

MACK Trucks

MACK® Twin Y™ Air Suspension Wins 2013 Swedish Steel Prize

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reensboro, North Carolina - The MACK ® Twin Y ™ Air Suspension won the 2013 Swedish Steel Prize, an annual award recognizing the world’s most innovative design utilizing high-strength steel.

The award was given by SSAB, the global expert in high-strength steel, during an event November 21, in Stockholm, Sweden. Mack Trucks was one of four finalists for the award.

“Mack Trucks demonstrates how innovative and skilled development can help us to take advantage of high-strength steel to make stronger, lighter, and more sustainable products, which is one aspect of what the prize is intended for,” said Melker Jernberg, Chairman of the Swedish Steel Prize jury and head of the EMEA business area within SSAB. The Mack Twin Y air suspension is the trucking industry’s first suspension to utilize high-strength steel in a unique Y-shaped design. The strong, yet lightweight design greatly reduces suspension windup and significantly improves tire traction and braking control.

“It’s an honor for Mack Trucks and the Mack Twin Y Air Suspension to be rec-

ognized for innovation in a global competition,” said John Walsh, Mack Vice President of Marketing. “As a trucking industry leader, it’s gratifying for Mack to continue to move the industry forward, being always mindful of delivering unmatched performance, fuel efficiency and comfort for Mack customers.”

Mack will donate the 10,000 euros ($13,400) SSAB awarded to Mack for winning the Swedish Steel Prize to the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit that empowers wounded service members in the United States, raising public awareness and providing unique, direct programs to meet the needs of injured servicemen and women. As an American manufacturer and brand, Mack Trucks has long been a supporter of the U.S. military dating back to World War I when Mack first became a supplier to the U.S. and other Allied forces.

“When we introduced the Twin Y suspension, we knew that it would be of great value to our customers and could change how the trucking industry designs suspensions, but didn’t anticipate recognition on this scale,” Walsh said.

The Twin Y Air Suspen-

Mack Trucks wins the 2013 Swedish Steel Prize for the MACK® Twin Y™ air suspension. (From left to right) Melker Jernberg, Chair of the Swedish Steel Prize jury and Head of SSAB EMEA, Michael Brown, Mack Trucks Director of Project Management, Greg Kiselis, Mack Principal Engineer, Martin Lindqvist, CEO and President of SSAB AB, and John Walsh, Mack Vice President of Marketing.

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sion was introduced in January 2013. It utilizes two stamped high-strength steel Y-shaped blades at each wheel end. Along with improved tire traction and braking control, the suspension also offers a more stable ride, better handling and gains in

fuel efficiency. Because of the greater flexibility of the steel and the reduced torque reactivity and lighter weight design of the Twin Y, truck components last longer and tire life is extended.

Available on the MACK Pinnacle™ Axle Back and

Axle Forward models, the Twin Y is paired with the MACK S38 and S40 series axles and C125/126 and C150/151 carriers ensuring that all components are designed to seamlessly work together. The load of the suspension is completely on the air ride and

not on the pivot bushing, which is another design feature that makes the Twin Y a smoother, more comfortable alternative to traditional suspensions.

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

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New Products & Services

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T680 Now Available with Bendix eTrac for 6x2 Axle Configurations

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i r k l a n d , Wa s h ington - The Kenworth T680 is now available with the Bendix(R) eTrac(TM) Air Bag Transfer System for 6x2 axle configurations.

A Kenworth T680 specified in a 6x2 axle configuration can offer reduced weight and enhanced fuel economy over the traditional 6x4 axle configuration. The 6x2 configuration saves several hundred pounds by using one ‘live’ rear drive axle instead of two, and eliminating the inter-axle driveline and rear differential. The need for internal gearing in the non-drive axle is also eliminated, resulting in fewer parasitic losses.

The combination of a 6x2 tandem axle configuration and wide-base tires may

provide a significant fuel economy improvement, which will vary depending on use, road conditions and other factors.

The Bendix(R) eTrac system links into the Bendix(R) ABS braking system with automatic traction control (ATC) and electronic stability programming. This system automatically engages and disengages - without driver input - the vehicle’s airbag pressure transfer system, transferring pressure from the non-drive to the drive axle when it recognizes wheel slip.

This provides improved fuel efficiency in a lighter package combined with on-demand traction, according to Bendix.

The Bendix eTrac system protects the drivetrain by automatically

disengaging after a lowtraction event or when the vehicle’s resumed

with the proprietary Kenworth AG380 and AG400L lightweight air-ride sus-

and a lower chassis height in applications such as tankers, flatbeds, reefers,

speed exceeds 25 mph.

The system also allows for manual activation at speeds below 10 mph, or when a vehicle’s ATC mud/snow switch is enabled.

The 6x2 axle configurations are available

pensions, which offer a smooth ride, reduce drivetrain stresses, and are virtually maintenance free.

The Kenworth AG380, which is rated at 38,000 lbs., is for on-highway fleets and truck operators who require less weight

vans and car carriers. The disc brake-compatible Kenworth AG400L is a 40,000-lb. rated highway rear suspension system.

The cost-effective, fourbag suspension is especially well-suited for over the road and pickup and

delivery applications.

The Kenworth T680 with the PACCAR MX-13 engine was named the 2013 Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year by the American Truck Dealers (ATD). The T680 has earned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay(R) designation and is the most aerodynamic truck in Kenworth’s 90-year history.

For more information, contact your Kenworth dealer or Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems (www.bendix.com).

Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer of The World’s Best(R) heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at w w w. k e n w o r t h . c o m .

Kenworth is a PACCAR company.

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Meritor WABCO

Innovative WABCO OnLane™ Lane Departure Warning System

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r o y, M i c h i g a n Meritor WABCO, a leader in the integration of safety and efficiency technology for the North American commercial vehicle industry, announced that OnLane™, an innovative lane departure warning system, is available for immediate orders as an option on Freightliner Cascadia® and Freightliner Cascadia Evolution models.

Meritor WABCO’s OnLane, powered with SafeTrak technology by Takata, is a forward-looking, vision-based lane departure warning system designed to monitor road markings and the vehicle’s position in the lane. The new system delivers distinct and separate audible warnings to the driver if the vehicle leaves its lane unintention-

ally, encouraging the use of turn signals. OnLane also provides a unique feature called driver alertness warning (DAW), which detects erratic or degraded driving based on lane weaving and provides a warning to the driver. This powerful tool helps drivers stay aware of dangerous driving situations caused by fatigue or distraction.

“As the market leader in collision mitigation systems in North America, Meritor WABCO’s OnLane helps improve safe driving, particularly when used as part of an overall integrated safety system,” said Carsten Duevell, Senior Director, Vehicle Control Systems, Meritor WABCO. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) is promoting voluntary adoption of lane

departure warning systems to trucking fleets to encourage safe driving behaviors and reduce crashes. Commercial vehicle collisions involving property damage can cost fleets up to

$197,000 each, while those resulting in fatalities can cost up to $1.2 million.

FMCSA has estimated the payback for lane departure warning type systems to be as short as nine months

and the payback as high as $6.55 for every dollar spent.

The OnLane lane departure warning system is a unique one-box solution integrating a camera and

electronics. OnLane allows for quick and simple installation coupled with outstanding reliability.

Vehicle alerts and warnings can be transmitted to fleet management systems through a telematics system. In addition, OnLane can be equipped as a retrofit solution to existing fleet vehicles in addition to OEM line build.

OnLane sales, service and technical support is available from DriveForce™ and OnTrac, Meritor WABCO’s industry leading organization of 150 dedicated support professionals. For additional product information or to order, contact Meritor WABCO in the United States or Canada by calling 866-OnTrac1, 866.668.7221. For more information, visit meritorwabco.com.

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New Products & Services

Mack Trucks

PITT OHIO Tests Natural Gas-Powered MACK® Pinnacle™ in its Fleet

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reensboro, North Carolina - Mack Trucks is pleased to announce that PITT OHIO is testing a natural gas-powered MACK® Pinnacle™ Axle Back model in its fleet, the first natural gas truck in the company’s operations.

“Mack is pleased that PITT OHIO is working with us to test natural gas technology in their fleet,” said John Walsh, Mack Vice President of Marketing. “Our natural gas-powered Mack Pinnacle offers the same durability and reliability that customers equate with the Mack name, along with an environmental benefit and fuel savings for our customers.”

PITT OHIO, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a transportation solutions provider offering

LTL, supply chain, ground and truckload services.

“PITT OHIO and Mack Trucks have had a successful partnership for many years,” said Denny Martin, director of maintenance. “Mack’s commitment to PITT OHIO as a customer, along with their confidence in the product, made choosing Mack to manufacture our first exclusively natural gaspowered tractor an easy decision. PITT OHIO prides itself on being an environmentally conscious transportation provider, and we are constantly looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint, not only in our fleet but throughout the entire company.”

The Mack Pinnacle DayCab, ideal for regional haul and LTL, is equipped with a Cummins Westport ISX12 G, 400 hp engine

with 1,450 lb.-ft. of torque.

With a maintenance-free after treatment, the ISX12 G engine meets both EPA 2010 and CARB emissions standards.

The natural gas-powered Pinnacle model features dual 45 diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks. Known for its lightweight yet strong frame and aerodynamic design, the Pinnacle model easily handles heavy loads, delivering the brawn needed to get the job done.

The fuel-efficient Mack Pinnacle can be configured to run on both CNG and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

PITT OHIO is just the most recent customer to utilize Mack natural gas solutions in its fleet. UPS, a global leader in logistics that offers a broad range of solutions for the

A compressed natural gas-powered MACK® Pinnacle™ model built as a test truck for PITT OHIO is on display in Mack booth #904 at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. transportation of packages and freight, recently ordered 122 LNG-powered Mack Pinnacle models.

Mack also offers natural gas-powered MACK® TerraPro ™ Low Entry and

MACK® TerraPro® Cabover refuse models.

The natural gas Pinnacle model was displayed in Mack booth #904 at the American Trucking Associations Management

Conference & Exhibition October 19 to 22 in Orlando, Florida.

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

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Evans Cooling Systems Inc.

New Label for Evans High Performance Coolant

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uffield, Connecticut - Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., producer of a unique line of waterless engine coolants, announces the release of its new labels for its High Performance Coolant, previously known as NPG+C. The coolant is available in gallons, drums and totes, and the improved label better serves the constantly changing demands of the automotive industry.

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High Performance Coolant offers improved performance and reliability for all gasoline and light duty diesel engines. When interviewed at a recent car show, Ed Coyle, the company’s General Manager said, “If your goal is to preserve your vintage car, enhance performance of your race car, prevent overheating, or simply prolong the life of your engine, Evans can help get you there. Evans revolutionary coolant delivers advantages for such a broad range of car owners, our labels were updated with a more universal appeal.”

With a boiling point of 375°F, Evans High Performance Coolant will function under extreme conditions, well past the failure point of water-based coolants.

Evans High Performance Coolant provides permanent cooling protection for the life of the engine,

so replacement is never necessary. Its superior corrosion protection preserves metals and engine components.

With Evans High Performance Coolant there is always a huge separation between the operating temperature of the coolant and its high boiling point so that any coolant vapor

condenses immediately, without forming insulating vapor pockets, as can happen with water-based coolants. The jacket metal is always in contact with liquid coolant for improved heat transfer. Evans combines performance and economic advantages with a safer formula that contributes to a better environment.

About Evans Cooling Systems, Inc. Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., headquartered in Suffield, Connecticut, has focused on engine cooling for over 25 years. Evans continually seeks to improve engine performance and efficiency, and contribute to a cleaner and safer environment.

For more information on Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., and its waterless engine coolants please visit www.evanscooling. com. For orders and dealer inquiries please call 888.990.2665. Media inquiries please contact Mike Tourville at mtourville@ evanscooling.com or call 860.668.1114.

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Meritor

Mobile™ iPad Application Updated

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r o y, M i c h i g a n Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) has released updated content for Meritor Mobile™, a sales and service iPad information tool for customers, featuring the company’s complete North American product portfolio. Meritor Mobile has been updated to enhance the effective-

ness and efficiency of sales and service personnel in the commercial vehicle and industrial sectors. The application includes the following updates. Addition of Meritor defense, specialty and off-highway information, comprehensive product portfolio grouped by business unit on the home screen, in-

creased aftermarket content, and a social media button to include direct access to Meritor’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn channels.

Meritor Mobile is the public version of the Meritor iPad application used

by DriveForce. The application includes sales brochures, maintenance

manuals, parts books, technical bulletins, images and videos.

Meritor Mobile is available for free download through the Apple App Store and iTunes.

For more information and to download Meritor Mobile, visit meritor.com/ meritormobile or go to Apple’s App Store.

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New Products & Services

Volvo Trucks

Regional Haul Models Optimized for Greater Fuel Efficiency & Payload

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o l v o Tr u c k s i n North America is boosting fuel efficiency and payload capacity for regional haul carriers with the introduction of its Optimized Series, now available for order.

The series includes eight models equipped with proven fuel- and weightsaving specifications to deliver a greater value of ownership for regional tanker, bulk haul, refrigerated, dry van or flatbed applications. As part of the Optimized Series, Volvo Trucks is also offering a mid-roof design for its VNM 430 and VNL 430 sleepers to provide additional headroom.

Optimized Volvo VNM 200, VNM 430 mid-roof and VNL 630 models were on display in Houston at the National Tank Truck Carriers’ 30th annual Tank

Truck Show & Maintenance Seminar, Oct. 28-30.

“In their constant quest for more fuel-efficient trucks, our customers are looking at every part of the fuel efficiency equation and that includes tractor weight,” said Göran Nyberg, President of Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. “For our customers, it’s all about the bottom line, and our Optimized Series delivers even greater value of ownership without compromising on features or performance.”

“The Optimized Series was born from our close relationships with motor carriers and a data-driven understanding of the optimum specifications for their intended purposes,” said Chris Stadler, Volvo Trucks product manager.

Volvo Trucks’ Optimized

Volvo Trucks’ Optimized Series includes eight models (left) equipped with proven fuel- and weight-saving specifications to deliver a greater value of ownership for regional tanker, bulk haul, refrigerated, dry van or flatbed applications.

Series of vehicles includes: VNM 200 and VNL 300 daycabs, VNM 430 and VNL 430 flat-top sleepers, VNM 430 and VNL 430 mid-roof sleepers and VNM 630 and VNL 630 mid-roof sleepers.

Optimized daycabs, 430

sleepers and the VNM 630 model feature a Volvo D11 engine with 405 horsepower and 1,550 lb.-ft. of torque and the Volvo I-Shift automated manual transmission. The optimized Volvo VNL 630 model is spec’d with a

Volvo D13 engine featuring 435 horsepower and 1,750 lb.-ft. of torque. All Optimized Series models utilize an aluminum fifth wheel, Michelin wide-base single tires, aluminum wheels, 6x2 tandem rear axle configuration with

rear-tag axle and Volvo Optimized Air Suspension rated up to 38,000 lbs.

For more information, please visit www. volvogroup.com or www. volvogroup.mobi if you are using your mobile phone.

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JOST International

JOST Offered as Option on International Trucks

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rand Haven, Michigan - As of October 15, 2013 JOST International (www. jostinternational.com) fifth wheels are now available as factory installed options on International ® trucks manufactured by Navistar. Published JOST data book assemblies will include their cast iron, lightweight, cab actuated release and low lube

product offerings. JOST fifth wheels can now be spec’d as a factory installed option on all major U.S. heavy truck brands.

JOST manufactures fifth wheels for the North American market at their Greeneville, Tennessee facility to the highest OEM standards. Features preferred by fleets include simple design - only four moving parts. Forged steel

locking bar supported on both sides of the coupling ensuring even load distribution and increased surface contact reducing wear.

Simple mechanism allows infin- i t e adjustments that are easily maintained with a single adjustment screw.

Composite cushion ring absorbs kingpin impacts,

reducing king pin and lock wear. It can easily be

changed, virtually eliminating the replacement of a more expensive fifth wheel top plate. A

low 60 pound pull force handle, the lowest in the market, making operation easier for drivers and a five-year warranty.

Rich Carroll, Vice President Sales and Marketing for JOST commented, “with JOST now available on a major market share manufacturer in Navistar, this completes the puzzle

for making JOST a simple choice for national fleets who want to standardize on JOST throughout their purchases. For our fleet customers that prefer the International brand we’re pleased that they now have a seamless, cost effective means of specifying our fifth wheels when they purchase the vehicle.”

For more information call 800.253.5105.

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Mitchell 1

Maintenance & Product Tips on Shop Connection Blog

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oway, California – In a recent Shop Connection Blog post from Mitchell 1, the Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) offers tips on how to determine if Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) has been contaminated with common vehicle fluids. It’s a quick tip, but valuable informa-

tion because contaminated DEF can damage system components and make the fluid ineffective in reducing emissions.

Valuable service tips like this, as well as product navigation highlights, will be found in the Shop Connection Blog, Mitchell 1’s newest communication

tool offering solutions to everyday problems facing truck operators and maintenance personnel. The Shop Connection Blog for trucks can be accessed on the Mitchell 1 website at www.mitchell1.com/ shopconnection/category/ truck.

Mitchell 1’s CVG team

is in a unique position to blog about a wide range of truck maintenance issues for Class 4-8 trucks. They continuously upgrade their online labour time estimator, diagnostics and repair programs for all-makes of medium and heavy duty trucks.

They will regularly share

useful “Did You Know” maintenance information as well as “Tips and Tricks” for using Mitchell 1’s suite of software products for the trucking industry.

Mitchell 1’s online vehicle repair product line includes Tractor-Trailer.net, Medium-Truck.net, RepairConnect.net and Truck-

Labour, providing the vital procedural service information and labor time estimating in one place to maximize shop productivity. For additional information, call 888.724.6742 or visit www. mitchell1.com/truck. To find your local Mitchell 1 representative, visit www. mitchellrep.com.

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Tires & Wheels

Mobile Awareness

MobileTRAQ Vue Integrated With TireStat TPMS

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o b i l e Aw a r e ness, LLC, a provider of leading-edge transportation safety products is pleased to announce the release of MobileTRAQ Vue, integrated with TireStat TPMS sensors, creating the most advanced tire pressure management system ever available for commercial trucks.

MobileTRAQ Vue is the first highly integrated and field upgradeable, commercial-grade monitoring and maintenance system, designed to grow with fleets and changing industry demands. It is a rugged, flexible asset-based monitoring system for both connected and standalone truck and trailer monitoring. Featuring an intuitive, programmable

color touch-screen display that allows the driver to see and hear warnings, the MobileTRAQ platform was developed to readily connect with Mobile Awareness wired and wireless sensors, the first of which is TireStat TPMS. TireStat TPMS is an innovative flow-thru tire sensor mountable inside the tire or externally on the valve stem. These unique TPMS sensors transmit data every 60 seconds to the MobileTRAQ monitor, with pressure and temperature events triggering the system to alarm in real-time. This rapid reporting is as much as 5 times more frequent than most other TPMS systems.

With a battery life of up to 10 years and an operating temperature of -40°F to

257°F (-40°C to 125°C), TireStat is the ruggedized sensor choice for commercial tire maintenance and monitoring.

Designed and manufac-

tured in Northeast Ohio, MobileTRAQ Vue integrated with TireStat TPMS offers the user unique early warning indications, as well as adjustable

tire alarm levels. Additional features include various integrated telematics communication interfaces for monitoring inside the vehicle and remotely, all provided with a 3-year warranty. The fleet owner’s investment is further protected since MobileTRAQ will provide updates and feature upgrades including voice enunciation, driver logs and inspection forms.

“Most fleet owners are realizing the value and the immediate return on investment that TPMS can provide. With more than three years of engineering and multiple patents filed, we set out to eliminate the limitations of existing monitoring systems,” says Gary Rothstein, President of Mobile Awareness. “As

a result, we are extremely excited to announce the first solution that protects a fleets’ technology investment with both softwareupgradability and expandable hardware features.”

“Two of the initial hardware upgrades available Q1 2014 will be the integration of a wireless tread depth gauge as well as our SenseStat Obstacle Detection Sensor System,” continued Rothstein.

Reducing tire expense and increasing fuel economy while limiting costly tire breakdowns, positions MobileTRAQ integrated with TireStat as the future of vehicle monitoring.

For more information, contact Mobile Awareness at 866.653.5036 or visit www.MobileAwareness.com.

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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions

New R268™ Ecopia™ Fuel Efficient Tire

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ashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has rolled out a new edition to its Ecopia product line. The R268 premium all-position radial for regional and pickup and delivery fleets provides tire performance that stands up to high scrub environments while offering fuel efficiency advantages too. With benefits such as high-traction, long wear life, and low rolling resistance, the Bridgestone R268 Ecopia answers customer needs, expanding options to maximize fleet per-

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formance.

“Up until now local and regional pick-up and delivery fleets had to choose between a long wearing tire for high-scrub applications or a tire designed for pickup and delivery use,” said Bert Jones, Manager, Product Marketing, TBR, Retread and OTR, Bridgestone Commercial Solutions.

“The R268 Ecopia meets both these needs, plus it is EPA SmartWay® verified and California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant. In an era where many fleets measure tire performance according to fuel-efficiency, t h e

Ecopia product line continues to deliver with this latest addition.”

The R268 Ecopia has a unique tread design and comes with protective features in the casing to help resist damage from curbing and maneuvering scrub, extending tread life.

Additional features include the following listed below.

Wave Channel Design - reduces groove bottom strain, combating the initiation and spread of irregular wear. Optimized Rib Distribution - ribs are proportioned for added stiffness, helping to reduce irregular wear throughout the footprint. NanoProTech™ Compound - limits energy loss for improved rolling resistance and optimum fuel efficiency. High Scrub Tread Compound - enhances resistance to tread scrubbing, increasing tread life.

The R268 Ecopia is available today in size 295/75R22.5 in the U.S. and Canada. Additional sizes will launch in

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kron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has launched the premiumquality, SmartWay-verified Goodyear G572 1AD truck tire for single-axle drive and 6x2 applications. “ The G 5 7 2 1 A D ha s been engineered for hightorque applications found in single-axle drive and 6x2 truck models,” said Brian Buckham, Marketing Manager, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems.

“The tire’s highly soughtafter attributes will help long-haul fleets lower their total operating costs.” Features of the G572 1AD include: • Goodyear’s exclusive Fuel Max Technology, which boasts

fuel-saving compounds and advanced design technology to help promote energy efficiency and fuel economy. (The G572 1AD is SmartWayverified.)

• Highly siped center rib and lateral grooves for enhanced all-season traction.

• Semi-solid shoulder ribs and a 24/32nds tread depth for enhanced traction, stability and long tread

life in high-scrub applications.

• Goodyear’s Tredlock Technology, which features interlocking microgrooves that help stabilize the tread for longer life and enhanced toughness.

• One of the industry’s most retreadable casings, which will reduce the fleet’s overall costper-mile.

Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems offers The Total Package Solution of industry-leading tires, services and profitability tools to help commercial trucking fleets lower their total cost of ownership. To learn m o r e , v i s i t w w w. goodyeartrucktires. com.

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Nous célébrons l’ouverture de la route élargie à quatre voies entre Saskatoon et Prince Albert

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n grand projet vient d’être mené à bien le 25 octobre pour favoriser la croissance de la Saskatchewan : le dernier tronçon du corridor achalandé de la route 11 élargie à quatre voies entre Saskatoon et Prince Albert vient d’être ouvert à la circulation.

Le député fédéral de Prince Albert, M. Randy Hoback, ainsi que le député provincial de Prince Albert Carlton, M. Darryl Hickie, étaient sur place, près de MacDowall, pour inaugurer le dernier tronçon de 13 kilomètres de la route 11 qui restait à être mis en service. « Le gouvernement du Canada est fier d’avoir contribué à cet important projet créateur d’emplois qui a mené à l’élargissement de la route 11 », a dit M. Hoback.

« Cette réalisation aura des retombées à long terme pour les habitants et les entreprises situées le long de cette route très prisée et pour l’économie de la Saskatchewan dans son ensemble. Cette amélioration va également contribuer à réduire le risque de collisions et à rendre la conduite plus sécuritaire pour tout le monde dans la région. » « La route 11 est un lien essentiel qui unit Prince Albert, Saskatoon et Regina, elle dessert le Nord de notre province, riche en ressources, et contribue à l’exploitation intensive des minéraux et du bois, au secteur manufacturier et au tourisme », a expliqué M. Hickie. « Les deux nouvelles voies permettront un plus grand achalandage sur la route et contribueront à réduire

les coûts de logistique et à améliorer l’accès aux industries de la région, en plus de rendre les déplacements des expéditeurs, des touristes et de tous les autres automobilistes beaucoup plus sécuritaires et efficaces sur cette route achalandée. » En février 2009, les gouvernements fédéral et provincial ont annoncé qu’ils fourniraient chacun 62 millions de dollars pour faire élargir à quatre voies le tronçon restant de 75 kilomètres de la route 11, du nord de Saskatoon à Prince Albert.

Chacun de ces financements fédéral et provincial a depuis été réduit à 49,5 millions de dollars en raison des économies de coûts dans le projet.

Chaque jour, 20 000 véhicules empruntent la route 11 sur un tronçon

La députée provinciale de Prince Albert Northcote, Victoria Jurgens, le député fédéral de Prince Albert, Randy Hoback, le député provincial de Prince Albert Carlton, Darryl Hickie, ainsi que le député provincial de Batoche, Delbert Kirsch inaugurent le dernier tronçon de 13 kilomètres de la route 11. juste au sud de la voie d’accès du parc industriel Corman, au nord de Saskatoon. De plus, la circulation moyenne totale sur la route 11 entre sa jonction avec la route 2, au sud de Prince Albert, et Saskatoon a augmenté d’environ 33 % au cours des dernières cinq années.

D’autres travaux ont été réalisés sur la route 11 cette saison-ci. Entre autres, un tronçon nouvellement élargi à quatre voies de 1,6 km en direction nord a été aménagé à l’ouest de la jonction entre la route 11 et la route 2, au sud de Prince Albert, ce qui a permis de réalign-

er l’intersection et de la rendre plus sécuritaire. Cet aménagement a été ouvert au public en septembre.

Maintenant que de nouvelles voies sont en service, on rappelle aux automobilistes d’être attentifs aux nouveaux mouvements de la circulation et à la signalisation.

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elsford, Nouveau-Brunswick - Les représentants des gouvernements provincial, fédéral et municipal ont participé, à l’inauguration officielle de la voie de contournement de Welsford, sur la route 7, entre Saint John et Fredericton. La valeur de ce projet d’infrastructure est de 63 millions de dollars. « Cette amélioration importante va accroître l’efficacité de la route 7 en direction de la ville portuaire en permettant de contourner plusieurs zones résidentielles environnantes », a déclaré le ministre des Transports et de l’Infrastructure, Claude Williams. « La voie de contournement va améliorer la sécurité et réduire la congestion routière autour de Welsford. Elle profitera également à l’économie 22 December 2013

et à l’industrie locale du camionnage qui utilise cette route chaque jour pour ses activités commerciales à Saint John.

Ce projet constitue un pas dans la bonne direction en vue de rebâtir le NouveauBrunswick et de renforcer la province. » La voie de contournement de Welsford comprend un tronçon à quatre voies d’environ huit kilomètres, un tronçon à deux voies de 3,5 kilomètres et cinq grands ouvrages d’art.

Deux passages supérieurs et un viaduc ont été construits ainsi qu’un ponceau et un pont à Welsford Falls.

Le projet comprend également des clôtures de protection de la faune sur 14 kilomètres. « La voie de contournement de Welsford sur la route 7 représente un lien important entre la route transcanadienne et le port

de Saint John », a affirmé le ministre d’État de l’Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique (APECA), Rob Moore. “ Notre gouvernement est fier d’avoir investi dans ce projet, qui favorisera le développement économique et qui contribuera à la prospérité à long terme du Nouveau-Brunswick. » M. Moore parlait au nom de la ministre fédérale des Transports, Lisa Raitt.

La construction de la voie de contournement a débuté en 2009 et a été achevée cet automne. La voie de contournement s’amorce tout juste au nord de la collectivité de Welsford et rejoint le tronçon existant à accès limité de la route 7, tout juste au nord de l’échangeur de Grand Bay-Westfield.

Les coûts du projet ont été partagés entre les gouvernements fédéral et prov-

Les représentants des gouvernements provincial, fédéral et municipal ont participé, à l’inauguration officielle de la voie de contournement de Welsford, sur la route 7, entre Saint John et Fredericton. La valeur de ce projet d’infrastructure est de 63 millions de dollars.

Dans l’ordre habituel : le député de Fundy-River Valley, Jim Parrott; le député fédéral de Saint John, Rodney Weston; le député fédéral de Fredericton, Keith Ashfield; le ministre des Transports et de l’Infrastructure, Claude Williams; le ministre d’État de l’Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique (APECA), Rob Moore; Michael Likely, maire suppléant, Grand Bay-Westfield; et le député fédéral de Nouveau-Brunswick-Sud-Ouest, John Williamson. incial. Le gouvernement provincial a investi environ 37 millions de dollars, tan-

dis que le gouvernement fédéral a investi environ 26 millions de dollars

provenant du Fonds canadien sur l’infrastructure stratégique.

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Services de Conformité

Les transporteurs qui adhèrent aux protocoles de passages de frontières strictes en profitent Par Marek Krasuski

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haque jour, plus d’un milliard de dollars en marchandise traversent les 119 postes frontières entre le Canada et les EtatsUnis. Ce niveau d'activité économique fait de nos deux pays ceux qui ont les plus importants accords de commerce bilatéraux.

Pour nous, ils représentent 73% de toutes nos exportations ; les 23% qui restent vont vers d’autres pays dans le monde.

Même pour notre imposant voisin du sud, la libre circulation des marchandises vers le Canada est d'une importance vitale.

Les chiffres de 2009 montrent que les exportations entre les Etats-Unis et le Canada représentent 63% de leurs échanges commerciaux totaux. Les deux pays ont intérêt à ce que cette alliance de nécessité économique tienne, sans être compromise par des régulations excessives, la criminalité et les dangers terroristes. Au fil des années, et surtout depuis le 11 septembre, l’équilibre entre le libre échange, l'ordre et la sécurité s’est montré difficile à maintenir, mais les deux pays combinent leurs ressources en vue d'établir des accords plus viables.

A cette fin, les transports commerciaux ont étés ajustés à des normes de conformité plus strictes. Depuis le 11 septembre, le Department of Homeland Security et le US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ont introduit le Automated Commercial Environment (environnement commercial automatisé, ou ACE).

L’ACE tente de fluidifier les processus commerciaux, d’améliorer les échanges et d’assurer la conformité avec les lois et régulations des États-Unis. Toute marchandise entrant aux USA, que ce soit par camion, bateau, chemin de fer, par l'intermédiaire

de commissionnaires ou de douaniers requiert un manifeste ACE. L’ACE est essentiellement un document de dédouanement pré-frontière, qui indique des détails comme le nom du transport, une description du chargement, l’identité de l’expéditeur et du fabricant, les lieux de chargement et de destination, et d’autres informations pertinentes. Tout transporteur requiert un tel manifeste ACE pour pénétrer aux États-Unis; sans lui, le passage leur sera refusé à la frontière.

De plus, le manifeste doit être soumis par voie électronique aux agents de la CBP au moins quatre heures avant l’arrivée du chauffeur. Le chauffeur devrait, lui aussi, avoir une copie du document dans l’enveloppe de voyage.

Dawn Truell est une chroniqueuse pour le présent magazine et une experte en matière de conformité transfrontalière. Son entreprise de consultation, Cross Border Services, fournit de l’aide et des informations sur presque toute initiative transfrontalière, y compris sur des programmes comme les ACE, ACI, PIP, CSA, FAST, et C-TPAT. Truell observe que si une entreprise de camionnage ou ses représentants échouent à soumettre le manifeste à l’avance, on peut refuser l’entrée aux camions, même si les chauffeurs ont une copie sur papier du manifeste dans la cabine. « Un conducteur peut potentiellement se voir refuser l’entrée si le manifeste ACE n’a pas été soumis électroniquement.

C’est la règle et c’est ce qui se passe. On leur dit de revenir et d’obtenir la bonne documentation, » dit-elle.

Les règles, cependant, se montrent flexibles de temps à autre, même dans le monde des échanges transfrontaliers. Un conducteur travaillant pour une compagnie qui n’a

pas soumis de document électroniquement, mais qui a en sa possession une copie sur papier du manifeste pourrait tout de même passer la frontière, mais cela éveillera les soupçons. « Un conducteur sera sans doute pris à part pour un deuxième con-

trôle, car les douan i e r s v o u d ront savoir pourquoi l’information n’a pas été soumise comme il le fallait. Un second contrôle est presque certain dans ces conditions, » a ajouté Truell.

Le Canada, quand à lui, suit l’exemple des États-Unis en introduisant sa propre version du ACE. Le programme d’informations préalables sur les expéditions commerciales (IPEC), ou manifeste électronique, à été introduit par l’agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) en 2009.

Une fois qu’il sera pleinement implanté, le manifeste électronique sera exigé de toute compagnie de transport qui achemine des biens commerciaux au Canada à partir d’ailleurs dans le monde, y compris les Etats-Unis. Il exigera aussi de la communauté commerciale qu’elle soumette des informations avant l’arrivé des marchandises aux frontières, pour des questions d’évaluation des risques.

Selon un agent de l’ASFC, quelques 19 500 000 livraisons pénètrent au Canada chaque année, il est donc raisonnable d’estimer que des millions de livraisons

pénètrent aux Etats-Unis à partir du Canada et d’autre lieux.

Les embouteillages aux passages frontaliers étaient une raison qui a donné lieu à la décision d’introduire le programme des EXPéditions Rapides Et Sécuritaire (EXPRES) pour accélérer le transport des marchandises à travers les frontières.

Comme son nom

l ’ i n d i q u e, l’amélioration de la sécurité est une autre raison pour cette initiative conjointe entre les États-Unis et le Canada. EXPRES est un programme volontaire auquel les compagnies de camionnage peuvent postuler pour se soumettre à certaines conditions.

Les transporteurs doivent être bien entretenus, les conducteurs doivent n’avoir aucun casier judiciaire, et les expéditeurs dont les biens sont transportés doivent aussi être approuvés par EXPRES. D’autres restrictions existent : « vous ne pouvez être approuvé par EXPRES qu'une fois que la C-TPAT a certifié que vous pouvez utiliser les voies EXPRES allant au sud vers les ÉtatsUnis ou vers le nord, en provenance du Mexique.

Recevoir l’approbation EXPRES pour entrer au Canada à partir des ÉtatsUnis requiert que les compagnies soient certifiées par les programmes PIP (partenaires en protection) et d’autocotisation des douanes, » a expliqué Dawn Truell.

C-TPAT - eh oui, un autre

acronyme - signifie Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. La CTPAT répond à une initiative conjointe du Canada et des États-Unis visant à développer des mesures pour sécuriser les frontières. Les membres qui veulent faire partie du programme acceptent de fournir aux agents de la CBP américaine un profil de sécurité expliquant les mesures de sécurité que l’entreprise a mises en place. Si elles sont acceptées, ces compagnies seront considérées comme représentant un moindre risque, et, une fois certifiées, elles recevront la certification EXPRES. L’avantage pour les transporteurs qui doivent livrer à temps est évident. Le droit d’utiliser les voies EXPRES moins achalandées aux postes de frontières signifie que les entreprises sont dédouanées plus vite. Le système n’est pas parfait, cela dit, car des ralentissements sur les voies EXPRES se produisent aussi, mais ils sont moins fréquents et les files sont plus courtes.

De plus, être membre du C-TPAT, condition exigée par EXPRES pour aller aux États-Unis, réduit de 4 à 6 fois le risque d’examens de sécurité ou de conformité, selon le site de l’ASFC. Comme on peut s’y attendre, la C-TPAT a un équivalent canadien - le programme PIP. Les programmes PIP et le Progamme d’Autocotisation des Douanes (PAD) sont aux douaniers canadiens ce que la C-TPAT est à leurs collègues américains, à savoir une condition préalable pour le droit d’utiliser les voies EXPRES en venant au Canada à partir des ÉtatsUnis. Ce fait échappe souvent aux conducteurs, en partie parce que les voies EXPRES entrant au Canada n’informent pas les conducteurs qu’ils ont

besoin des certifications PIP, PAD et EXPRES, et non de la certification C-TPAT. Jusqu'à présent, les agents de l’ASFC ont été enclins à autoriser le passage en raison de la difficulté de demander à un camion de faire marche arrière et de le rediriger vers les voies d’accès générales.

Bien que l’adhésion aux programmes EXPRES, PIP, C-TPAT ne soit pas obligatoire, elle est fortement recommandée. Les programmes offrent plus de sécurité, fluidifient les passages de frontière et sont de puissants outils pour s’attirer des opportunités commerciales avec les grands fabricants qui sont aussi membres de ces programmes. Le fait d'être membre est pris très au sérieux par les autorités aux douanes, avertit Dawn Truell, car il y a une forte crainte des dangers terroristes; aussi toute fausse représentation sur une demande de certification exposerait-elle son auteur à de graves ennuis. « Les entreprises doivent comprendre qu’elles doivent être à 100% honnêtes quant à l’information qu’elles fournissent. Si le Homeland Security vient frapper à votre porte et que vous avez menti en prétendant avoir un hayon sur votre camion alors que vous n’en avez pas, on vous refusera l’entrée. Pire encore, votre entreprise sera classée comme une entreprise à risques et vous aurez des difficultés à traverser chaque fois que vous vous présenterez à la frontière. » Plus d’informations sur ces programmes et sur les protocoles transfrontaliers sont disponibles sur les sites des frontières du Canada et des États-Unis : www.cbsa.gc.ca et www. cbp.gov. Dawn Truell peut être jointe à: www.crossborderservices.org, par couriel, dawntruell@gmail. com, ou en appellant le 905.973.9136.

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By Wendy Morgan-McBride

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arol Osborne grew up in the Frankford/Stirling Ontario area. It was small town life then, which today is remembered with many memories of going to town, shopping and chopping down the traditional Christmas tree.

One of the best things at Christmas was going into town to do the family shopping in Uncle Milton’s 1939 Master Deluxe.

The regency blue and

grey interior of this vehicle was always covered with ‘Spotty’s’ dog hair. Carol recalls, “I did not enjoy that, but it was fun to ride in the back of the family luxury vehicle because me and my sister could stand up and hang onto the back seat while making these trips. We always wore our Sunday best and laughed as we went over hill and dell to town. We would giggle with each hill we climbed and corner we turned.” Continued Carol, “I do remember one t i m e when it got a little scary for us when my sister and I had been standing and she lost her balance.

While falling she caught the door handle to the suicide door and then it opened while

she continued to struggle to regain her balance. My mom was quick. If not for the ties on the back of my sister’s dress she would have fallen out for sure.”

The car is still the original Regency Blue and Grey interior with the original red trim on the air vents, all restored with exact matches to keep those particular memories and all the warm and family memories in one piece.

Milton Bird of Oak Lake, just south of Stirling, Ontario bought the car brand new from Wells. Mr. Bird drove the car up to 1962 and passed away in 1964.

Farley Lindenfield (Carol’s Father) was able to convince the beneficiaries to allow the car to be held out of the estate and put the car in his garage for 40 years, which he subsequently left to Carol when he passed away years later.

Carol is proud to tell how her father got his license in this car and wanted it kept in the family; it is a true keepsake that just keeps giving. When the Osborne’s finally took the car out of its private hiding place in 2004 the 1962 plates still adorned the front bumper. It must have been very surreal for Carol to see and feel all these memories. As children they rode in the car to their great grandma’s while honking the combination horns. You see, this Master Deluxe had two horns - a softer city/town horn as well as the much louder and lower country horn.

Since horns signalled the arrival of the vehicle, it was important to make sure the driver was heard, especially at corners where poor visibility and wide turns required that little extra insurance.

The car has had a total off body restoration with reinforcement to the frame where necessary. The project became a family hobby around which loads of stories were told as they worked.

Rob Osborne, Carol’s husband, sourced out parts all over Canada and the United States, but he admits there some reproduction parts he added. Bruce Ellison worked on the mechanical parts, restoring the 216 inline 6- engine. Because his wife knew Carol it became a unique reunion on many levels for all.

The 3 speed standard transmission was also overhauled along with the dash board and dials. The car boasts only 70,000 miles but its accuracy is always in question as the odometer only works periodically.

The Osborne’s also own a 1966 Charger and a 1976 Pontiac LeMans, but Carol says she is happy with the way her Master looks; she enjoys driving it and having fun making new memories with her children and grandchildren. She laughed, though, as she said that in order for her to drive it she needs a couple of cushions because of her height. But she smiles, acknowledging that nothing compares to the pride she has in keeping this in the family. The memories it holds are an invaluable gift she will be able to pass on to her children in years to come.

Hopefully many years and many memories are yet to be had for them all.

Merry Christmas to the Osborne Family and all My Drive Back

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People Tracks Inc.

RATE-N-ROLL© is a family of costing and pricing products for the trucking and logistics industry.

451 Donegal Street, Apt. 3 Peterborough, ON K9H 4L7 Tel: 705.977.2120 info@contrastlogistics.net www.ratenroll.com

“Your preferred Employment Screening Firm. Confirming the facts, one step at a time.”

6102 - 6th Line Orton, ON L0N 1N0 Tel: 519.855.9405 cheryl@peopletracks.com www.peopletracks.com

DPF Cleaning

factoring, finance & foreign exchange

DPF Cleaning Specialists

Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc.

Cross Border Services C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC, Bonded Carrier, NAFTA, Customs Brokerage and SAPP. 4130 Foxwood Drive Burlington, ON L7M 4L3 Tel: 905.973.9136 Fax: 905.315.7427 crossborderservices@cogeco.net www.crossborderservices.org

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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 driver services,

Danatec Educational Services Ltd. recruitment & employment “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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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 drivers@drakkar.ca www.drakkar.ca

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ICC The Compliance Center Inc. Dangerous Goods Supplies & Services.

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

“Accutrac provides cash flow solutions structured specifically for the freight and trucking industry.

We’ve made factoring easy to understand and affordable with one low cost, all in. Qualification is easy and funding is 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

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

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canadasales@jdfactors.com

Kee Human Resources “Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

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

Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.

“Large Account Service” to small fleet & start-up companies.”

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

Fasteners, Fittings, Hose & Shop Maintenance supplies

GPS SYSTEMS

insurance brokers

insurance brokers

lubricants

ON-Board truck Scales

AC GLOBAL Systems AC Global Systems provides fleet

F.B. Feeney Hardware

owners the tools they need to get

“Serving the industrial and trucking the maximum efficiency out of their aftermarket since 1952.” mobile assets. Using GPS fleet 7515 Kimbel Street management our typical customer Mississauga, ON L5S 1A7 saves 20% on their annual fuel Toll Free: 800.363.0639 costs.

Tel: 416.750.4610 Other Tel: 905.405.1275 2795 Highway Drive Fax: 905.505.0616 Trail, BC V1R 2T1 tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com Toll Free: 877.364.2333, ext 14 www.feeneyhardware.com Fax: 250.483.6493

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dan@acglobalsystems.com www.acglobalsystems.com

Multi-Line Fastener Supply Co. Ltd.

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

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

Dican Instruments Canada Inc.

fuel additives & lubricants

Fax: 905.938.7405

1100 Burloak Drive, Ste. 300 Burlington, ON L7L 6B2 Tel: 905.937.9652 dianes@dicaninc.com

insurance brokers

Bennetts Power Service Products

fuel Economy Products

Fax: 416.778.4492 lgarofalo@bairdmacgregor.com www.bairdmacgregor.com

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Fuel & Lubricants Direct

Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd.

The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.

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

“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

#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

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

14-600 Crowfoot Cres. NW Calgary, AB T3G 0B4 Toll Free: 866.472.0721 Tel: 403.241.2288 Fax: 866.399.3177 info@daltontimmis.com www.daltontimmis.com

Erb and Erb Insurance Brokers Ltd. What you want to protect the most.

We protect the best!

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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730 Permit Services

Transportation Insurance Broker/Advisor 2150 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON M9P 3V4 Toll Free: 877.232.9996 Tel: 416.521.6713 Fax: 416.259.7178 lindac@jdimi.com www.jdimi.com

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

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lubricants (synthetic)

RP Oil Limited

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 Toll Free: 800.236.5810 Tel: 416.748.9994 Cell: 416.704.0870 lina@lmdinsurance.ca www.lmdinsurance.ca

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Transure Insurance Inc. “In the Truck Insurance Business for 20 years.”

40 Division Road North, R.R. 3 Cottam, ON N0R 1B0 Tel: 519.839.6588 Fax: 519.839.6087 trishd@xplornet.com www.rainbowinsurancebrokers.com

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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 Mattresses (Cab & Domestic)

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

Can-Clean Pressure Washers 6790 Davand Drive, Units 13 & 14 Mississauga, ON L5T 2G5 Toll Free: 888.568.8001 Tel: 905.568.4868 Fax: 905.565.8821 info@can-clean.com www.can-clean.com Rust Preventive Products

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

“For All Your Trucking Insurance

“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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C.U.T.C. Inc.

Sinwal Enterprises Inc.

oil furnace sales & Service

Hallmark Insurance Brokers Ltd.

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

Pressure Washers

Services Ltd. Needs. Transportation Insurance, Suppliers of Esso Fuel and Mobil Fleet Safety Management Services, Lubricants to all sizes of businesses Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life large or small, stationary or on the go, on land or at sea. & Disability Insurance. Same Day 3100 Underhill Avenue Quotes up to 10 units.”

Burnaby, BC V5A 3C6 Toll Free: 800.661.5196 Tel: 604.420.4331 Fax: 905.426.4959 Fax: 604.420.4137 dbundock@bryson-insurance.com rfeeney@BlueWaterAgencies.ca www.bluewatergroup.ca www.bryson-insurance.com

Vulcan On-Board Scales

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Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management Inc.

Bryson Insurance & Financial

Blue Water West Ltd.

NOCO Lubricants LP

Dalton Timmis Insurance Group

825 Queen Street East

Tel: 416.778.8000

Transportation Insurance 33 Princess Street, Suite 501 Leamington, ON N8H 5C5 Toll Free: 800.463.4700 Tel: 519.326.9339 Fax: 519.326.0128 dan.mcguire@hubinternational.com www.hubinternational.com

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Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP Toronto, ON M4M 1H8

Diesel Spec Inc.

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Toll Free: 800.263.3030

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

1 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 415 Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1 Tel: 416.486.0951 Fax: 416.489.5311 jasonj@cibi.ca www.cibi.ca

Toll Free: 866.884.7569

www.dicaninc.com

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

Canadian Insurance Brokers Inc. HUB International Ontario Ltd.

Corrosion Control Coatings Ltd. “Exclusive Canadian distributor of Tectyl® industrial Rust Preventive Products.”

106 Colborne Street P.O. Box 1088 Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0 Toll Free: 800.934.7771 Fax: 800.563.8078 dwells@cc-coatings.com www.cc-coatings.com

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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

De-On Supply Inc.

1595 Lobsinger Line, R. R. #1 Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8 Toll Free: 800.824.4115 Fax: 888.626.7843 info@deonsupply.com www.deonsupply.com

Krown Corporate 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 December 2013 27

tarps & tarping systems

towing services

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A Towing Service Ltd. Servicing GTA, Ontario and USA A company you can count on!

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

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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

Counteract Balancing Beads 13029 – 8th Line Georgetown, ON L7G 4S4 Toll Free: 800.572.8952 Tel: 905.873.3339 Fax: 905.873.3088 info@counteractbalancing.com www.counteractbalancing.com tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)

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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J P Towing Service & Storage Ltd

Abrams Towing “Service Across Ontario” 24 Hour Heavy Towing Toll Free: 888.667.5438 Tel: 416.398.2500 www.abrams.ca

Flatbed Specialists.

1 Towns Road Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1 Toll Free: 866.616.6379 Tel: 416.255.4443 Fax: 416.252.2558 edkbw@hotmail.com

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HawksHead Systems Inc.

Tools

trailer Sales, leasing, rentals & service

Transit Trailer Ltd.

Tremcar Inc. Canada’s largest cargo tank and tank-trailer manufacturer for the transportation of a large variety of dry and liquid products.

790 Montrichard Avenue St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 5G4 Toll Free: 800.363.2158 Tel: 450.347.7822 Fax: 450.347.8372 tremcar@tremcar.com www.tremcar.com trailer Sales, leasing, rentals & service

We are a family run business offering services such as Battery 185 Bartley Drive Boost, Fuel Delivery and Winching Toronto, ON M4A 1E6 including Heavy, Flatbed, Float We offer service to your light & Towing and Light Duty. Available 24 medium duty vehicles in most areas of Ontario, 24/7. hours a day, 7 days a week.

Simply dial...

11 Glen Scarlett Road Cambridge Truck & Trailer Ltd. Toll Free: 855.424.2300 Toronto, ON M6N 1P5 Cambridge Truck and Trailer has Tel: 416.424.2300 Toll Free: 866.527.8225 been a family-owned and operated Fax: 416.424.2303 Tel: 416.203.9300 business for more than 40 years. john.mackenzie@stellarroadside.com Fax: 416.203.9303 Serving clients throughout Ontario www.stellarroadside.com dispatch@jptowing.com we have built our loyal customer www.jptowing.com base on value, reliability and commitment to get the job done.

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Stellar Roadside Assistance Ltd.

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Real-time pressure & temperature readings; wireless to the driver’s seat; for semi-trucks, trailers, RV’s & more. Alarms for deflation & temperatures.

10381 Parkwood Drive Rosedale, BC V0X 1X0 Toll Free: 888.321.TPMS Fax: 888.909.9857 sales@HawksHeadSystems.com www.tpms.ca

trailer manufacturers [ tankers ]

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.actiontowing.com

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Fort Garry Industries Proud distributors for Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more. trailers@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com/trailers

22217 Bloomfield Rd., R. R. #6 Chatham, ON N7M 5J6 Toll Free: 877.995.5999 Tel: 519.354.9944 Fax: 519.354.9782 info@transittrailer.com www.transittrailer.com Transport Companies

24 Hour Emergency Service Kingston, ON Toll Free: 888.221.3672 Tel: 613.384.2572 www.PatRogersTowing.com trailer manufacturers [ tankers ]

GTA Trailer Rentals Inc. Head Office – 36 Cardico Drive Gormley, ON L0H 1G0 Toll Free: 866.482.5311 Fax: 905.888.6061 j.ciciretto@gtatrailer.com www.gtatrailer.com

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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Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd. R. R. #2 Breslau, ON N0B 1M0 Tel: 519.836.5821 Fax: 519.836.9396

28 December 2013

Gervais Towing & Recovery 1485 Startop Road Ottawa, ON K1B 3W5 Toll Free: 888.689.2170 Tel: 613.747.4666 Fax: 613.747.8323 info@gervaistowing.com www.gervaistowing.com

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

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

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The Rosdale Group

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Carmen Transportation Group

Transportation Training

3700 Weston Road Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4 Toll Free: 866.857.5166 Tel: 416.667.9700 Fax: 416.667.8272 info@carmentransportationgroup. com www.carmentransportationgroup. com

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Refrigerated Transportation Specialists.

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

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Tiger Tool International Inc. Bedard Tankers Inc.

Star Van Systems

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

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Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquified 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

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 ChrisMcMillan@itsinc.on.ca www.itstruck.ca

Atlantis Transportation Services Inc.

Erb Group of Companies

Pat Rogers Towing

International Truckload Services Inc.

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Unique, specialized tools to service the needs of the Light & HeavyDuty Equipment Industry.

34434 McConnell Road, Unit 160 Abbotsford, BC V2S 7P1 Toll Free: 800.661.4661 Tel: 604.855.1133 Fax: 604.855.4424 Info@tigertool.com www.tigertool.com

Transport Companies

Gobbo Towing & Recovery Ltd.

Cramaro Tarpaulin Systems 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

towing services

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

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

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Alpine Truck Driver Training

Contact: Jack Lochand 595 Middlefield Road, Unit 10 Scarborough, ON M1V 3S2 Toll Free: 855.869.1222 Tel: 416.869.1222 Fax: 416.869.0222 info@alpinetruckdrivertraining.com www.alpinetruckdrivertraining.com

Commercial Heavy Equipment Training Ltd. Contact: Dwight Nelson 2421 Cawthra Road Mississauga, ON L5A 2W7 Toll Free: 800.297.4322 Tel: 416.456.2438 Fax: 905.281.9637 dwight.nelson@musket.ca

Transportation Training

Transportation Training

Transportation Training

Transportation Training

Truck & Trailer Repairs

truck equipment

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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Crossroads Training Academy - Barrie Contact: Read Conley or Diane Austin 49 Truman Road Barrie, ON L4N 8Y7 Toll Free: 866.446.0057 Tel: 705.719.2419 Fax: 705.719.2438 crossroadstruc1@bellnet.ca www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

Crossroads Training Academy Belleville Contact: Al Dykstra 53 Grills Road Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5 Toll Free: 888.771.1495 Tel: 613.771.1495 Fax: 613.771.1495 info@crossroadstrainingacademy. com www.crossroadstrainingacademy. com

Crossroads Training Academy Kingston Contact: Robert Barclay 1525 Centennial Drive Kingston, ON K7L 4V2 Toll Free: 888.282.6605 Tel: 613.389.6000 Fax: 613.389.1998 info@crossroadstrainingacademy. com www.crossroadstrainingacademy. com

Crossroads Training Academy Ottawa Contact: Brian Adams or Erica Kelly 2020 Bantree Street, Suite 200 Ottawa, ON K1B 5A4 Toll Free: 866.529.1113 Tel: 613.742.7499 Fax: 613.742.7899 erica@bellnet.ca www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

Crossroads Truck Training Academy - Smiths Falls

Contact: Brian Adams/Erica Kelly 10 - 12 Maple Avenue Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5 Toll Free: 866.529.1113 Tel: 613.742.7499 Fax: 613.742.7899 erica@bellnet.ca www.crossroadstrainingacademy. com

Danbro Truck Training Contact: Brent Nantais or Krista Gray 505 Kenora Ave., Bldg. 1, Unit 1 Hamilton, ON L8E 3P2 Toll Free: 800.273.5867 Tel: 905.575.7606 Fax: 905.388.6699 brent@danbro-training.com or krista@danbro-training.com www.danbro-training.com

Friendly Truck Driving School

Contact: Thiru or Dhas Mahalingam 850 Tapscott Road, Unit 9 Scarborough, ON M1X 1N4 Toll Free: 855.414.3837 Tel: 416.291.9075 Fax: 416.291.1144 friendlydriving@yahoo.com www.friendlydrive.com

Greater Ottawa Truck Training Contact: Shahram Dowlatshahi 5 Caesar Avenue Ottawa, ON K2G 0A8 Toll Free: 877.468.8229 Tel: 613.727.4688 Fax: 613.727.5997 gott@2gott.com www.2gott.com

Jay’s Professional Truck Training Centre

Contact: Jay Pootha or Chandrika Fernando 589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11 Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6 Toll Free: 877.611.1511 Tel: 416.299.9638 Fax: 416.609.9814 jaystruck@bellnet.ca www.jaystrucktraining.ca

Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc. Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson 172 Argyle Street N., Upper Level Caledonia, ON N3W 2J7 Toll Free: 800.771.8171 Tel: 905.765.3445 Fax: 905.765.1444 krts@krway.com www.krway.com

Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc. Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson 634 Ireland Road Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K8 Toll Free: 800.771.8171 Tel: 519.426.8260 ext. 232 Fax: 519.428.3112 krts@krway.com www.krway.com

Modern Training Ontario

Contact: Kathy Korakas 308 Kenora Avenue Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2 Toll Free: 866.443.7483 Tel: 905.573.9675 Fax: 905.573.6425 info@moderntraining.com www.moderntraining.com

Northern Academy of Transportation Training Contact: Brian Pattison 25 Vagnini Court Lively, ON P3Y 1K8 Toll Free: 800.719.9334 Tel: 705.692.9222 Fax: 705.692.9256 bpattison@tpsgroup.ca www.northernacademy.ca

Northstar Truck Driving School Contact: Robert Labute 5044 Walker Road Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 Toll Free: 877.967.0444 Tel: 519.737.0444 Fax: 519.737.0445 northstartruck@bellnet.ca www.northstartruckdrivingschool.com

Ontario Truck Driving School - London Contact: Gus Rahim 427 Exeter Road London, ON N6E 2Z3 Toll Free: 800.799.5627 Tel: 519.858.9338 Fax: 519.858.0920 gusrahim@otds.com www.otds.com

Contact: Jim Campbell 281 Queenston Road Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0 Toll Free: 855.265.5627 Tel: 905.685.1117 Fax: 905.641.0533 niagara@otds.com www.otds.com

Contact: Richard Wynia 480 Waydom Drive Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Toll Free: 800.265.0400 Tel: 519.653.1700 Fax: 519.622.4002 info@tri-countytruck.com www.tri-countytruck.com

Ontario Truck Driving School - Tri-County Voc. Driver Training Schools Inc. Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ontario Truck Driving School Oldcastle Contact: Gus Rahim 2155 Fasan Drive Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0 Toll Free: 866.410.0333 Tel: 519.737.7890 Fax: 519.737.1733 windsor@otds.com www.otds.com

Ontario Truck Driving School Owen Sound Contact: Gus Rahim 1051 – 2nd Avenue East Owen Sound, ON N4K 1S3 Toll Free: 877.378.0444 Tel: 519.376.0444 Fax: 866.800.6837 owensound@otds.com www.otds.com

Ontario Truck Driving School - Sarnia Contact: Gus Rahim 141 Mitton Street South Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5 Toll Free: 800.799.5627 Tel: 519.332.8778 Fax: 519.337.5911 sarnia@otds.com www.otds.com

Ontario Truck Training Academy - Brampton

triOS

College - Brampton

Contact: Martha Jansenberger 252 Queen Street East Brampton, ON L6V 1C1 Toll Free: 888.282.3893 Tel: 905.450.2230 x. 1610 Fax: 905.450.3041 martha.jansenberger@trios.com www.trios.com triOS

Specializing in walking floor repairs.

Open weekdays 7am-midnight 2170 Allanport Road Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0 Tel: 905.227.8782 Fax: 905.227.8789 niagaratruck@talkwireless.ca truck CUSTOMIZING

Contact: Tanya Smajlagic 298 Grays Road, Unit 1 Stoney Creek, ON P3P 1L9 Tel: 905.573.3635 Fax: 905.573.8911 tta@cogeco.net www.trucktrainingacademy.ca

Valley Driver Training

Contact: Jamie Fitchett 99 Cote Blvd.

Hanmer, ON P3P 1L9 Tel: 705.969.8848 Fax: 705.969.0584 jamie-vdt@live.com www.valleydrivertraining.ca

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

Greig Truck & Trailer

Quality Custom

12 Clarke Blvd.

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

Acadian Driveaway

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

truck lighting & accessories

Grote Industries Co.

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

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

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Drive Star Shuttle Systems Ltd. Fort Garry Industries

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

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Brake specialists, installations, safeties and a whole lot more. info@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com/parts/

Texis Truck Exhaust

“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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Truck Training Academy of Stoney Creek

Contact: Yvette Lagrois 199 Wentworth Street East Oshawa, ON L1H 3V6 Toll Free: 800.753.2284 Tel: 905.723.1237 Fax: 905.723.1245 yvette.lagrois@otta.ca www.otta.ca

Contact: Yvette Lagrois 365 Lansdowne Street East, Unit 3 Peterborough, ON K9L 2A3 Toll Free: 800.939.1463 Tel: 705.743.1888 Fax: 705.743.1875 yvette.lagrois@otta.ca www.otta.ca

Niagara Truck & Trailer Inc.

Contact: Deborah Jollymore 200 John Street, Suite C5 Oshawa, ON L1J 2B4 Toll Free: 888.718.7467 Tel: 905.435.9911 x. 2010 Fax: 905.435.9985 deborah.jollymore@trios.com www.trios.com

Truck & Trailer Repairs

Ontario Truck Training Academy - Oshawa

TRUCK EXHAUST SALes & Service

College - Oshawa

Contact: Yvette Lagrois 76 SunPac Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6S 5Z8 Toll Free: 800.753.2284 Tel: 905.367.0066 Fax: 905.792.0985 yvette.lagrois@otta.ca www.otta.ca

Ontario Truck Driving School - Ontario Truck Training Academy Chatham - Peterborough Contact: Gus Rahim 1005 Richmond Street Chatham, ON N7M 5J5 Toll Free: 866.985.0077 Tel: 519.355.0077 Fax: 519.355.0066 chatham@otds.com www.otds.com

Taranis Training Ltd.

Contact: Mike Hummel & Kathy Buttars 1485 Rosslyn Road Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6W1 Toll Free: 855.247.4213 Tel: 807.476.1746 Fax: 807.476.1875 mhummel@taranis.ca www.taranistraining.ca

Fort Garry Industries

Sales and NSM certified installation of snow plows, sanders, mixers, dump bodies and more. truckequip@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com/equipment

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

Discount Truck Parts Ltd. Quality truck parts at discount prices.

11633 – 156 th Street Edmonton, AB T5M 3T8 Toll Free: 800.661.5051 Tel: 780.454.5050 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.discounttruckparts.ca

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truck parts & supplies

truck parts & supplies

truck parts & supplies

Alberta

Manitoba Ontario

Saskatchewan

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 16230-118 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 th

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

red deer

Fort Garry Industries 7947 Edgar Industrial Drive Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2 Toll Free: 866.297.0022 Tel: 403.343.1383 Fax: 403.347.8275 reddeer@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

regina

brandon

Fort Garry Industries

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

Fort Garry Industries 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

saskatoon

one in Ottawa, and one in Kingston,

Fort Garry Industries

as well as five service affiliates

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,

(Brockville, Pembroke, Gatineau,

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

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

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thunder bay

Fort Garry Industries

Diesel Truck Parts Inc.

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

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and two in Cornwall) providing

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Canada-Wide Parts Distributors Ltd.

Canada’s Leading Supplier of Powertrain Components.

1261A Shawson Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4 Toll Free: 877.564.3116 Tel: 905.564.3116 Fax: 905.564.3119 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.canadawideparts.com truck Wash Systems

as well as on-call 24/7 for roadside assistance, and parts delivery.

261 Binnington Court Kingston, ON K7M 9H2 Toll Free: 877.548.1101 Tel: 613.548.1100 Fax: 613.548.4990

Mississauga

truck transmissions, differentials & pto’s

regularly scheduled maintenance

Mike.Gallant@SurgenorTruck.com

Ontario

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

Surgenor Truck Centre

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

truck sales, leasing, parts & service

Truck tire sales & service

Benson Tire

Eastern Ontario / Western Quebec’s

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

winnipeg

truck sales, leasing, parts & service

www.surgenortruck.com Truck Storage Rentals

Ontario Regional Office

Over 100 Truck Tire Service Centres Across Canada.

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

Awash Systems Corp.

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

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

Barry Humphrey Enterprises Ltd. C & R Transmission Service Ltd. Truck, tractor and trailer storage with 14 acres of metal fencing and

Morgan’s Diesel Truck Parts & Service Inc.

asphalt base. (3 minutes to the Linc

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

721 Mud Street East

& Red Hill Expressway).

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

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

BD Diesel Performance

“Consistent, Quick, Quality” 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

Canadian Trucking Alliance

Is Trucking Prepared for Another ‘Reg Shock?’

A

modest overall rise in freight volumes this year and three years of relatively stable - albeit high - diesel fuel prices could be outweighed by a perfect storm of regulatory impacts should they come to pass in the near future.

According to Heavy Duty Trucking, that’s the conclusion made by Noel Perry, of FTR Transportation Intelligence, during

30 December 2013

the firm’s quarterly State of Freight webinar this week.

“The big deal of course is the regulatory situation,” explained Noel Perry, FTR’s Senior Consultant and President of research firm Transportation Fundamentals.

“The FMCSA keeps adding more requirements to the industry, and while their impact won’t be as bad as projected in 2014 and maybe 2015, it will

probably be quite bad or even worse in terms of the impact on industry productivity long term.”

Perry noted that the FMCSA is already being urged by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to step up the pace of its regulatory efforts, even as the trucking industry continues to deal with productivity losses from hours of service (HOS) changes in July.

A total of 26 potential government mandates could affect the industry and impact costs, Perry said. So far, Hours of service (HOS) reform “has been the single biggest shock to the system,” reducing trucking productivity by 3% in the U.S., according to Perry.

Based on the current pace of regulatory efforts, Perry suggested there’s a 30% to 40% probability that trucking will suffer

from another “regulatory shock” in late 2014.

With fuel prices stable for the last three years and expected to remain so thru 2016, “it’s been a very ‘unvolatile’ time for trucking,” he said. “But is this the ‘new normal’, my strong recommendation now is to remain very flexible: we could now see some rapid up and down swings.”

The trucking industry is operating today

with smaller margins of “surge” capacity, meaning it won’t take much of an uptick in freight demand to spur rate increases. “Right now carriers are able to operate and meet demand with current capacity, so rates haven’t moved much,” Perry said. “But if we get a [freight] surge, rates will rise dramatically.”

FTR is forecasting a 5% rise in freight rates for 2014.

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Alphabetical List of Advertis er s

Advertis er s by Product or S ervice

Advertiser Page Publication

Advertiser

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Diesel Performance Products Tunit & Bully Dog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario & Western Trucking News Atlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 44 Ontario Trucking News Ayr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Eastern Trucking News

B BD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bennett’s Power Service Products. . . . . . .

Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BTC Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 12 21 Ontario Trucking News 39 Ontario Trucking News 42 Ontario Trucking News

C C.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Canadian Tarpaulin Manufacturers Ltd. . .. . 2 Western Trucking News

D DiCAN Digital Instruments Canada Inc. . . . 11 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Diesel Spec Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 12, 47 Discount Truck Parts Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Trucking News Drive Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking News

E Emergency Road Services Corporation . . . . 1 Eastern & Western Trucking News Edge Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Western Trucking News

G Gorski Bulk Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ontario Trucking News

H HanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 43 Ontario Trucking News

I International Truckload Services Inc.. . . . . 45 Ontario Trucking News

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Emergency Road Services Emergency Road Services Corporation . . . . 1 Eastern & Western Trucking News Employment Opportunities Atlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 44 Ayr Motor Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 BTC Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Edge Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Gorski Bulk Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 HanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 43 International Truckload Services Inc.. . . . . 45 Kindersley Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Star Van Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 The Rosedale Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,48

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

Factoring & Finance Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario & Western Trucking News J D Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,3 Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News Fuel Saving Products Diesel Spec Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 12, 47 Fuel Treatment Products Bennett’s Power Service Products. . . . . . . 12 GPS Systems DiCAN Digital Instruments Canada Inc. . . . 11 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Heating & Air Conditioning Sales & Service Webasto Heating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ontario Trucking News Insurance – Cargo SGI Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mattresses, Cab & Domestic MacDavid Wellness Solutions . . . . . . . . . . 16

J D Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3

K Kindersley Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario & Western Trucking News

L Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Eastern Trucking News Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News

M

Permits & Waivers C.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Satellite Radio Sirius XM Canada Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tanker Manufacturing, Sales & Service Tremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking News Tarpaulin & Accessory Manufacturers Canadian Tarpaulin Manufacturers Ltd. . .. . 2 Western Trucking News

MacDavid Wellness Solutions . . . . . . . . . . 16

R Robocom Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News

S SGI Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Star Van Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking News

T Texis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Tiger Tool Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Fuel Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Rosedale Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 TMTA Sudbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . 1 TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 48 Tremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tunit & Bully Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

page publications

Ontario Trucking News

Theft Prevention Products The Fuel Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Tire Sales & Service Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ontario Trucking News Tools Tiger Tool Inc. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Trade Shows TMTA Sudbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking News Transportation Management Software Robocom Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News Truck Exhaust Texis Truck Exhaust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News

Ontario Trucking News Ontario & Western Trucking News Ontario Trucking News

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

W Webasto Heating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ontario Trucking News W S Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Truck Parts & Accessories Discount Truck Parts Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Trucking News Drive Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking News Traction Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Truck Repairs TruckPro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Truck Sales W S Bell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Turbochargers BD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Weigh Scales (On Board) Vulcan On-Board Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News December 2013 31

Alberta

Airdrie

Flying J Cardlock 85 East Lake Cres., Airdrie, AB T4B 2B5 Tel: 403.948.4193 Parking for 10.

Brooks

Flying J Travel Plaza 1260 Cassils Road East, Brooks, AB T1R 1B7 Tel: 403.362.5594 Parking for 20, Showers (2).

Cinnabon location.

Calgary

Flying J Travel Plaza 11511 – 40th Street SE, Calgary, AB T2H 1L4 Tel: 403.720.0904 Fax: 403.720.4937 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 130, Showers (9), CAT Scales, TripPak. Hot food available. Denny’s.

Flying J Travel Plaza 4216 – 72nd Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2C 2C1 Tel: 403.236.2404 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 15, Showers (2), TripPak. Hot food avalable.

Flying J Cardlock 2525 – 23rd Street NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7M1 Tel: 403.250.3835

Flying J Dealer

Alberta

Alberta

Grassland

Rycroft

Flying J Dealer

Flying J Travel Plaza

1st Avenue, 1st Street, Grassland, AB T0A 1V0 Tel: 780.525.2295 Fax: 780.525.2297 10 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 75, Showers (2).

Hanna

Flying J Dealer Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South, Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Tel: 403.854.5000 3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 100, Showers (2).

High Level

Flying J Travel Plaza 10529 – 96th Street, High Level, AB T0H 1Z0 Tel: 780.926.2066 Parking for 25.

Hot food available.

Hinton

Flying J Cardlock 294 Kelly Road, Hinton, AB T7V 1H2 Tel: 801.725.1370

Lethbridge

Flying J Cardlock 1005 – 43rd Street, Lethbridge, AB T1K 7B8 Tel: 403.328.4735

Lloydminster

Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73, Rycroft, AB T0H 3A0 Tel: 780.765.3740 Fax: 780.765.3748 Parking for 8, Pizza and other hot food available.

Sherwood Park

Flying J Travel Plaza 50 Pembina Road, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2G9 Tel: 780.416.2035 Fax: 780.416.2084 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 140, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pepperoni’s, CAT Scales, TripPak & Bulk Diesel.

Whitecourt

Flying J Cardlock Hwy # 43 & West Mtn. Road, Whitecourt, AB T7N 1S9 Tel: 780.778.3073 British Columbia

Abbotsford

Flying J Cardlock 929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 4N2 Tel: 604.850.1594 Showers (1).

Annacis Island

4949 Barlow Trail SE, Calgary, AB T2B 3B5 Tel: 403.569.6250 Fax: 403.235.5095 7 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 80, Showers (9), CATScales.

5109 – 63rd Avenue, Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E7 Tel: 780.875.2990 Parking for 12, Showers (2).

Drayton Valley

Nanton

1291 Cliveden Avenue, Annacis Island, Delta, BC V5M 6G4 Tel: 604.521.4445 Parking for 4, Showers (1), TripPak and hot food available.

Flying J Dealer

Chilliwack

2810 – 21st Avenue, Nanton, AB T0L 1R0 Tel: 403.646.3181 Fax: 403.646.2872 3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 130, Showers (3), Humpty’s Restaurant and Papa Johns, CAT Scale.

Flying J Travel Plaza

Flying J Cardlock 5505 Jubilee Avenue, Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1S3 Tel: 801.725.1370

Edmonton

Flying J Cardlock 15609 – 121A. Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5V 1B1 Tel: 708.413.9116

Flying J Dealer 16806 – 118th Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5V 1M8 Tel: 780.455.1111 Fax: 780.482.4448 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 100, Showers (8), CAT Scale.

Edson

Flying J Cardlock 2520 – 2nd Avenue, Edson, AB T7E 1N9 Tel: 780.723.4744

Flying J Cardlock

Nisku

Flying J Travel Plaza 302 – 20th Avenue, Nisku, AB T9E 7T8 Tel: 780.955.3535 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 8, Showers (2), Pizza, TripPak, Hot Food available.

Red Deer x

Flying J Travel Plaza

345 Sakitawaw Trail, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4E4 Tel: 780.743.3545

6607 – 67th Street, Red Deer, AB T4P 1A4 Tel: 403.346.2842 Fax: 403.346.2852 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 26, Showers (4), Pizza and other hot food available.

Grande Prairie

Redcliff

Fort McMurray

Flying J Cardlock

Flying J Cardlock 9212 – 108th Street, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4C9 Tel: 780.532.2378 32 December 2013

Flying J Cardlock 115 Lockwood Street, Redcliff, AB T1A 7T9 Tel: 403.526.2669

Flying J Travel Plaza

7970 Lickman Rd., Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A9 Tel: 604.795.7265 Parking for 20, Showers (4) and hot food available.

Cranbrook

Flying J Cardlock 2209 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 4H4 Tel: 250.426.3763

Creston

Flying J Cardlock 1411 Northwest Blvd., Creston, BC V0B 1G6 Tel: 250.428.7131

Dawson Creek

Flying J Cardlock 1725 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1P5 Tel: 250.782.3111 Showers (2).

Fort St. John

Flying J Cardlock 9407 – 109th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6K6 Tel: 250.785.3052

British Columbia

hope

Flying J Dealer

63100 Flood Hope Road Hope, BC V0X 1L2 Tel: 604.886.6815 Fax: 604.886.6821 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 50 Showers (4), CAT Scales, Subway and other hot food available.

Kamloops

Flying J Dealer

175 Kokanee Way, Kamloops, BC V2C 6Z2 Tel: 250.573.3027 Fax: 250.573.7820 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 125, Showers (5).

Merritt

Flying J Cardlock

2190 Douglas Street North, Merritt, BC V0K 2B0 Tel: 250.280.1555

New Westminster

Flying J Cardlock

24 Braid St., New Westminster, BC V3L 3P3 Tel: 604.522.6511

Prince George

Flying J Travel Plaza

4869 Continental Way, Prince George, BC V2N 5S5 Tel: 250.563.1677 Showers (3).

Vancouver

Flying J Cardlock

8655 Boundary Road, Vancouver, BC V5S 4H3 Tel: 604.454.9578 Manitoba

HEADINGLEY

Flying J Travel Plaza

4100 Portage Avenue, Headingley, MB R4H 1C5 Tel: 204.832.8952 Fax: 204.832.9104 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 150, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT Scales & Bulk Diesel.

Portage La Prairie

Flying J Travel Plaza

Highway 1 East, Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 3B2 Tel: 204.857.9997 Parking for 40.

Winnipeg

Flying J Travel Plaza 1747 Brookside Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R2C 2E8 Tel: 204.633.0663 Showers (2), TripPak.

Flying J Cardlock

131 Warman Road & Hwy. #59, Winnipeg, MB R2J 3R3 Tel: 204.231.5485 Ontario, Eastern

Napanee

Flying J Travel Plaza

628 County Road #41, RR 6, Napanee, ON K7R 3L1 Tel: 613.354.7044 Fax: 613.354.3796 12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 165, Showers (15), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.

Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Western

Lancaster

Tilbury

Flying J Travel Plaza 20382 Old Highway #2, Lancaster, ON K0C 1N0 Tel: 613.347.2221 Fax: 613.347.1970 11 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 110, Showers (9), Denny’s, CAT Scales, Bulk Diesel.

Ontario, Northern

KAPUSKASING

Flying J Travel Plaza 410 Government Road East, Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2X7 Tel: 705.337.1333 Fax: 705.337.1208 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 40, Showers (4) and hot food available.

Sault Ste. Marie

Flying J Cardlock 987 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K7 Tel: 705.759.8280

Schreiber

Flying J Cardlock Hwy #17, Schreiber, ON P0T 2S0 Tel: 807.824.2383

Sudbury

Flying J Cardlock 17 Duhamel Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1 Tel: 705.692.5447 Ontario, Western

AyR

Flying J Travel Plaza 2492 Cedar Creek Road Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Tel: 519.624.9578 Fax: 519.624.2587 Parking for 30, showers (4), Papa Joe’s & Hot Kettle, CAT Scales.

Etobicoke

Flying J Travel Plaza 1765 Albion Rd. & Hwy #27, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5S7 Tel: 416.674.8665

London

Flying J Travel Plaza 3700 Highbury Ave. South, London, ON N6N 1P3 Tel: 519.681.6859 Fax: 519.686.8629 12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 230, Showers (15), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.

Mississauga

Flying J Travel Plaza 1400 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, ON L4W 1C8 Tel: 905.564.6216 Parking for 80, Showers (3).

Pickering

Flying J Cardlock 2000 Clements Road, Pickering, ON L1W 4A1 Tel: 905.428.9700 Fax: 905.428.9633 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 50, Showers (7).

Pilot Travel Center 19325 Essex County Road 42, Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0 Tel: 519.682.1140 Fax: 519.682.9221 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 150, Showers (6), Subway, CAT Scales, Bulk Diesel.

Québec

Bernieres

Flying J Travel Plaza 1196 Chemin des Olivieres, Bernieres, QC G7A 2M6 Tel: 418.831.3772

Berthierville

Flying J Travel Plaza 1181 Ave. Gilles Villeneuve, Berthierville, QC J0K 1A0 Tel: 450.836.6581 2 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.

Napierville

Flying J Travel Plaza 1 Rang St. Andre, Napierville, QC J0J 1L0 Tel: 450.245.3539 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10, Showers (1) & hot food available.

Ste. Helene

Flying J Travel Plaza 569 rue Principale, Ste. Helene, QC J0H 1M0 Tel: 450.791.2232 Fax: 450.791.2495 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10 Showers (4) and hot food available.

Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw

Flying J Travel Plaza 370 North Service Rd. Hwy #1, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N9 Tel: 306.693.5858 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 20, Showers (4), Bulk Diesel & hot food available.

REGINA

Flying Cardlock 1511 Ross Avenue East Regina, SK S4R 1J2 Tel: 306.721.0070 Parking for 12, Showers (3).

Saskatoon

Flying J Travel Plaza 3850 Idylwyld Dr. N., Saskatoon, SK S7P 0A1 Tel: 306.955.6840 Fax: 306.955.6846 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 85, Showers (4), Denny’s, other hot food available & bulk food.

Yorkton

Flying J Cardlock 1910 York Road West, Box 794, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W8 Tel: 801.726.8288 Showers (2).

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

Bonnyville

Strathmore

Golden

Morris

Moncton

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.

RoadKing Travel Centre Strathcona Inc.

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

Calgary

Hope

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

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

Strathmore Husky Travel Centre

436 Ridge Road Strathmore, AB T1P 1B5 Dogwood Valley Husky Services Tel: 403.934.3522 27051 Baker Road Fax: 403.934.3555 Hope, BC V0X 1L3 Email: hk7969@popmail.

Tel: 604.869.9443 huskyenergy.com www.myhusky.ca Web: www.myhusky.ca Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, showers.

British Columbia

Chilliwack

Leduc

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

Chilliwack Husky Travel Centre 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.

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

Sicamous

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.

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

Aulac Big Stop Circle K

Husky Travel Centre

1340 Trans Canada Hwy. Sicamous, BC V0G 2V0 Cool Creek Agencies Tel: 250.836.4675 7985 Lickman Road Fax: 280.836.2230 Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9 Contact: Shelley Arvandel Tel: 604.795.5335 www.myhusky.ca Fax: 604.794.5080 Open 24-7, restaurant (6 am sdufault@coolcreek.ca - 10pm), convenience store, Full-service islands, drivers’ lounge showers, laundry facilities, parking, & game room, convenience store, photocopier, oil products, ATM & fax showers, laundry facilities, parking machine. & CAT scale Manitoba

Delta

Brandon

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.

Petro Canada – Petro Pass

Petro Canada – Petro Pass

Husky Travel Centre

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).

Hwy 75 South, Box 989 Morris, MB R0G 1K0 Tel: 204.746.8999 Fax: 204.746.2611 morrismohawk@yahoo.ca Web: www.myhusky.ca Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant Mon.- Fri. 6am - 1pm, Sat. & Sun. 7 am - 11pm, cardlock, ATM, convenience store with lottery, showers.

Osoyoos

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

Chilliwack Petro – Pass

Petro Canada Morris Husky

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

170 Aulac Road Aulac, NB E4L 2X2 Tel: 506.536.1339 Fax: 506.536.0579 aulac@eastlink.ca Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale.

Grand Falls

Woodstock

Murray’s Truck Stop

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.

New Brunswick

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

Exit 191, 198 Beardsley Road Woodstock, NB Tel: 506.328.2994 Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148 calving.murraystruckstop@ gmail.com www.murraystruckstop.ca Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire sales & service.

Nova Scotia

Enfield

Enfield Big Stop (Circle K)

6757 Hwy #2 Tobique One Stop Enfield, NS S2T 1C8 Exit 115, Perth – Andover, NB Tel: 902.882.2522 Tel: 506.273.9682 Fax: 902.883.1769 Fax: 506.273.9682 Open 24-7, full-service islands, Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge with large screen, drivers’ lounge, restaurant (6 am restaurant, satellite TV, convenience 11pm), convenience store, showers & parking. store, showers, laundry, parking & free high-speed internet.

Truro Heights

Salisbury

Truro Heights Circle K

Salisbury Big Stop

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.

2986 Fredericton Road Salisbury, NB E4J 2G1 Tel: 506.372.3333 Fax: 506.372.0083 Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale

Ontario, Eastern

Arnprior

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 Open 24-7, Irving FP Solution I - 24, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, free overnight parking. x

EDMUNdstON

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

Edmundston Truck Stop

Exit 19, 100 Grey Rock Road Edmundston, NB E7C 0B6 10 Acre Truck Stop Tel: 506.737.2010 902 Wallbridge Loyalist Road Fax: 506.737.2015 Belleville, ON K8N 5A2 georges@etruckstop.ca Petro Pass Tel: 613.966.7017 www.edmundstontruckstop.com 315 Ouellette Street Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at Open 24/7 365 days, full service Grand Falls, NB 613.966.4740 islands, diesel, cardlock, propane, Tel: 506.473.5575 jtombs@gmail.com lubricants, driver’s lounge and Fax: 506.475.9816 www.10acre.com business centre, seafood & burger Toll Free: 800.361.8322 Restaurant & Store: Mon-Fri 6 am restaurant (Le Pirate de la Mer), guypass@nb.sympatico.ca 11 pm, Sat 7-8 pm, Sun 7-10 pm, convenience store, washrooms, Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, hair salon, drug showers (4), laundry facilities, convenience store, showers, testing, showers, parking, Esso parking for 75 trucks, double car laundry facilities, internet services, wash & 2 bay pet wash, Wi-Fi, ATM, Card Lock & Retail Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry facilities & CAT Scale. fax & photocopier. showers, parking & CAT scale.

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Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Northern

Ontario, Western

Ontario, Western

Ontario, Western

Joyceville

Bradford

Beamsville

Fort Erie

London

Beamsville Relay Station Ultramar 25 Bellevue Dr., Hwy 401 Exit 538 (rear of Ultramar Service Station) Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5 Tel: 613.771.1755 Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, showers,short–time parking & drivers’ lounge.

Cardinal

730 Truck Stop 2085 Shanly Road, Hwy 401 Exit 730, Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0 Tel: 613.657.3019 Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, overnight parking & drivers’ lounge.

Kingston Husky Truck Stop 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

Cornwall

Ultramar Fifth Wheel Truck Stop 1901 McConnell Avenue, Hwy 401 Exit 792 Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6 Tel: 613.933.8363 Fax: 613.932.3952 Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, fullservice fuel islands, convenience store fuel bar, take-out food, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, propane, Sunoco Cardlock, restaurant, 200+ truck parking, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, Bell Canada internet kiosk, barber shop, ATM, drug testing centre, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking), tire shop, lube shop, mechanic shop, Irving cardlock.

Deseronto

x

1993 Hwy 15, Exit 623 Kingston, ON K7L 4V3 Tel & Fax: 613.542.7971 AkashIndia@hotmail.com Open 24/7, fast-food, convenience store, ATM, overnight parking.

Ottawa

Spencerville

215 Hwy #49 Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0 Tel: 613.396.3043 Fax: 613.396.1449 Open 6 am - 10pm, 7 days, full-service islands, Subway, convenience store, parking & coffee drive-thru.

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.

Vankleek Hill

Dunvegan

Herb’s Travel Plaza 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. 34 December 2013

Watershed Car & Truck Stop

21160 Service Road, Exit 27 off Hwy 417 Vankleek Hill, Ontario 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.

Belmont

Hwy 144 & 560A Tel: 705.655.4911 or 705.523.4917 Fax: 705.523.4160 jim_blackbearhunting@live.com

Jeremy’s Truck Stop &

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

Bowmanville

North Bay

BayTruck 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 Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking & truck repairs within 2 km.

Sudbury Petro Pass 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, convenience store (hot food, pizza, chilli & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

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

Grimsby

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, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room,100+ parking capacity, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking).

2475 South Service Road, (Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road) Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1 Hamilton Tel: 905.623.3604 Fax: 905.623.7109 Open 24 hrs., diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Marshall Truck & Trailer gasoline (self service), ATM, Repair & Truck Stop propane, convenience store at fuel 336 Kenora Avenue bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock, Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2 full-service fuel islands, restaurant, Tel: 905.561.4712 private showers, laundry facilities, Fax: 905.561.7757 drivers’ lounge & arcade room, wayne@marshalltruck.com 100+ truck parking capacity, Web: www.marshalltruck.com motel (smoking & non-smoking), Open 24-7 for cardlock, open 7 Bell Canada internet kiosk, Irving am - 12 am Mon - Fri, 7 am - 5 cardlock. pm Sat, closed Sunday, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, Dorchester showers & parking

Kitchener

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 & non-smoking), & lottery tickets.

Pickering

Husky Travel Centre 200 Clements Road Pickering, ON Tel: 905.428.9700 www.myhusky.ca

Port Hope

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

3305 Dorchester Road, (Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London) Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0 Tel: 519.268.7319 Timmins Fax: 519.268.2967 Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, blue beacon truck wash, drug testing centre, gasoline (self serve), ATM, take – out food, open roads Esso Truck Stop chapel, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, 2154 Riverside Drive full-service fuel islands, restaurant, Timmins, ON private showers, laundry facilities, Tel: 705.268.3400 drivers’ lounge, 150+ parking Fax: 705.267.7231 capacity, motel (smoking & bgagnon@krebenterprises.ca non-smoking), arcade room, Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience convenience store. store, ATM & showers.

Waubaushene Truck Stop

Ultramar

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.

Milton

London Husky Travel Centre

Country Restaurant 220 Highway 17 West Nairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0 Tel: 705.869.4100 Fax: 705.869.6796

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

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

Nairn Centre

Ultramar 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, drivers’ lounge, showers & shorttime parking

Angelo’s Truck Stop Quick Stop

4673 Ontario Street, (Exit 64 off QEW) Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Bradford Husky Travel Centre Tel: 905.563.8816 Hwy 400 & 88 Fax: 905.563.4770 Bradford, ON relaystation@bellnet.ca Tel: 905.775.5794 Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience www.myhusky.ca store, laundry facilities, ATM, Hwy 144 @ 560A showers & parking

Drumbo

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

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.

LEAMINGTON

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 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 & shorttime parking.

Windsor

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

Ontario, Western

Quebec

Woodstock

Estevan

Montreal

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.

Saskatchewan

Irving 24

Estevan Husky Travel Centre

Montreal, QC H1N 2C5

201 – 4th Street,

Fax: 514.259.0910

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Regina

Saskatoon

Swift Current

Husky Bulk Sales

5918, Rue Notre Dame Est Tel: 514.257.8626

Saskatchewan

Estevan, SK S4A 0T5

Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience

Tel: 306.634.3109

store & laundry facilities.

www.myhusky.ca

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

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.

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

Health & Fitness

Strategies to Help Deal With Stress

By Dr. George Traitses

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tress has become a fact of life, and for some, the daily norm. Although occasional stress can help improve our focus and performance, living with chronic stress can backfire by causing anxiety, depression, and serious health problems. Understanding who we are, knowing our major struggles, putting them in perspective, and taking action can help us deal with stress. The following strategies can also improve stress tolerance and help lessen the effects of stress on our health.

Think Positively “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into positive,” said Hans Selye, author of the groundbreaking work around stress theory.

When optimism is hard to muster, cognitive-behavioral therapy, which trains people to recognize negative thinking patterns and replace them with more constructive ones, can also help reduce the risk of chronic stress and depression.

Get Out and Enjoy Nature While modern civilization has made our lives more convenient, it has deprived us of an essential source of stress relief - connection with nature.

Studies show that inter-

acting with nature can help lessen the effects of stress on the nervous system, reduce attention deficits, decrease aggression, and enhance spiritual well-being.

“Smell the Roses” for Better Mood Aromatherapy, or smelling essential plant oils, recognized worldwide as a complementary therapy for managing chronic pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress-related disorders, can help you unwind. Orange and lavender scents, in particular, have been shown to enhance relaxation and reduce anxiety.

Relax with a Cup of Tea During stressful times, coffee helps us keep going. To give yourself a break, however, consider drinking tea. Research shows that drinking tea for 6 weeks helps lower post-stress cortisol and increase relaxation. Habitual tea drinking may also reduce inflammation, potentially benefiting your heart health.

Laugh It Off Humor relieves stress and anxiety and prevents depression, helping put our troubles in perspective. Laughter can help boost the immune system, increase pain tolerance, enhance mood and creativity, and lower

blood pressure, potentially improving treatment outcomes for many health problems, including cancer and HIV. Humor may also be related to happiness, which has been linked to high self-esteem, extroversion, and feeling in control.

Build a Support System Relationships are also key to health and happiness, especially for women. Women with low social support, for example, are more likely to increase blood pressure under stress. Loneliness may also contribute to stress in both men and women, also leading to poorer outcomes after a stroke or congestive heart failure. On the other hand, active and socially involved seniors are at lower risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Social support also helps cancer patients to boost the immune system and maintain a higher quality of life.

Employ the Relaxing Power of Music Music, especially classical, can also serve as a powerful stress-relief tool.

Listening to Pachelbel’s famous Canon in D major while preparing a public speech helps avoid anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure, which usually accompany public speak-

ing. Singing and listening to music can also relieve pain and reduce anxiety and depression caused by lowback pain. Group drumming also showed positive effects on stress relief and the immune system. Music therapy can also elevate mood and positively affect the immune system in cancer patients and reduce fatigue and improve selfacceptance in people with multiple sclerosis. To help people deal with stressful medical procedures, music can help reduce anxiety before surgery. When played during surgery, it can decrease the patient’s post-operative pain. Aiding recovery, a dose of calming music may lower anxiety, pain, and the need for painkillers.

Calm Your Mind In recent decades, many forms of meditation have gained popularity as relaxation and pain relief tools. Focusing on our breath, looking at a candle, or practicing a nonjudgmental awareness of our thoughts and actions can help tune out distractions, reduce anxiety and depression, and accept our circumstances. In cancer patients, meditation-based stress reduction enhances quality of life, lowers stress symptoms, and potentially benefits the immune sys-

tem. Guided imagery, such as visualizing pictures prompted by an audiotape recording, also shows promise in stress relief and pain reduction. Based on the idea that the mind can affect the body, guided imagery can be a useful adjunct to cancer therapy, focusing patients on positive images to help heal their bodies.

Enjoy the Warmth of Human Touch Just as the mind can affect the body, the body can influence the mind.

Virginia Satir, a famous American psychotherapist, once said that people need 4 hugs a day to help prevent depression, 8 for psychological stability, and 12 for growth. While asking for hugs may not work for some, massage can help us relieve stress and reduce anxiety and depression. Massage has also been shown to reduce aggression and hostility in violent adolescents, to improve mood and behavior in students with ADHD, and to lead to better sleep and behavior in children with autism.

Massage has other therapeutic properties, as well.

Regular massage may reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension and may lead to less pain, depression, and anxiety and better sleep in patients

with chronic low-back pain. Compared to relaxation, massage therapy also causes greater reduction in depression and anger, and more significant effects on the immune system in breast cancer patients.

Give Exercise a Shot To get the best of both worlds, affecting the mind through the body while getting into good physical shape, try exercise. In one study, a group of lung cancer patients increased their hope due to exercise. Exercise can also reduce depression and improve wound healing in the elderly. Tai chi, which works for people of all ages, may enhance heart and lung function, improve balance and posture, and prevent falls, while reducing stress. No matter what stress-relief methods you choose, make it a habit to use them - especially if you feel too stressed out to do it. As someone once said, the time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.

For more information on health and safety visit the Ontario Chiropractic Association Web site at www.chiropractic.on.ca or call 877.327.2273. Dr. George Traitses can be reached at 416.499.5656 or visit www.infinite-health. com.

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Employment

Pilot Flying J

Pilot Flying J Thanks Customers, Employees for 55 Years of Business

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n November 20th, 2013, Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, marked its 55th anniversary.

The Pilot journey began in 1958 when James A. “Jim” Haslam II opened the first Pilot in Gate City, Virginia, Pilot Store No. 102. The purchase price for the four-pump station was $6,000. Today, Pilot Flying J has more than 650 retail locations and is ranked by Forbes as the sixth-largest private company in America.

“When I think about how we’ve grown over the years, it really is remarkable,” Haslam said.

“As we reflect on 55 years in business, we recognize our loyal customers and dedicated employees, without whom none of this would be possible.”

To celebrate its customers, Pilot Flying J offered 55-cent cups of coffee throughout its anniversary day on Wednesday, November 20.

Along with thanking loyal customers, Pilot Flying J recognizes its great team of hardworking employees.

“Committed, capable, well-trained employees are the backbone of any successful organization,” Haslam said. “We work hard to hire the best people, provide them with the training they need to best serve our customers and reward them for a job well done.”

Many employees have worked for the company for decades. Bobbie Clemons has worked for Pilot for 26 years and is currently the Assistant Manager at the Cumberland Avenue Pilot in Knoxville.

“This company is the best place to work,” Clemons said. “We have great coworkers and great customers, and there is a family focus storewide. We also love it when Mr. Haslam pops in to visit the store. He is a great man and even better person to work for.”

Pilot Flying J and its 24,000-plus employees stay dedicated to the values on which the company was founded 55 years ago. While Pilot Flying J has not changed when it comes to its longstanding commitment to provide outstanding customer service, the company has made many positive updates and enhancements throughout the years.

On July 1, 2010, Pilot Travel Centers and Flying J Travel Plazas entered an agreement, officially creating Pilot Flying J. Short-

ATSSA Toronto

November Meeting Hosted

by Mack Trucks of Canada

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r. S t e v e n d e Sousa of Mack Trucks delivered a compelling presentation on the upgrades that Mack has introduced for its 2014 models. After the presentation, Mack as well as ATSSA, presented plaques of achievement to a group of apprentices who have completed the mechanics course at Centennial College. The top three students received awards in the form of cheques from ATSSA. First place received $2,500.00, second place $1,500.00 and third place $1,000.00.

Congratulations to all of the students who graduated.

Manan Gupta, Publisher and Editor of Road Today Magazine was

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welcomed as a new associate member of the Toronto ATSSA. Mr. Gupta presented his talk to the ATSSA in the form of a letter from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on its 75 years of service to the trucking industry.

The Automotive Transportation Service Superintendents Association (ATSSA) is a group of fleet maintenance professionals actively running light, medium and heavy fleet in the province of Ontario

and operating across Canada and the U.S. Sponsors for monthly meetings are always welcome and can be booked by contacting Brian Sibbald at 905.564.7278. This is your company’s opportunity for a captive audience to present your products, also, if you know a company that would like to become a sponsor and they do sponsor a meeting, your membership dues will be reimbursed.

Meetings are held at the paradise Banquet Hall located on Jane Street in Vaughan, Ontario just North of the Hwy 407 at 6:00 PM every second Tuesday of the month from October through to and including June.

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ly after the two interstate brands joined as one company, Pilot Flying J invested $50 million to remodel driver showers; added DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) at the pump to more than 3,400 lanes nationwide; expanded its network of stores; enhanced the MyRewards loyalty card program; and launched a new fast, casual dining concept called PJ Fresh Marketplace to provide fresh, healthy and quick meal options for customers.

“Professional drivers are the foundation of our country, and it has always

been our highest priority to help make each driver’s life and job run smoothly while on the road,” said Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam. “We recognize that long hours, tough driving conditions and days away from family are just some of the challenges they face each day.

As we reflect on the past 55 years, we also look to the future, and we remain committed to making life better for professional drivers.”

Pilot Flying J also continues to give back to the communities it serves, most recently raising

$700,658, for the United Way of Greater Knoxville, where the company is headquartered. This holiday season, Pilot Flying J is proud to partner again with Wreaths Across America to support the organization’s efforts to honor the men and women who have served their country. Wreaths Across America places hundreds of thousands of wreaths on the tombstones and memorials of the nation’s fallen heroes each December.

V i s i t w w w. p i l o t f l y ingj.com for more information.

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Employment

Women in Trucking

African-American Women in Trucking

By Ellen Voie

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f you’ve ever attended Women In Trucking’s “Salute to Women Behind the Wheel” in Louisville, Kentucky, you’ll find the largest gathering of female professional drivers in the United States.

These women come from all parts of the country, as well as Canada. Some are in their seventies; others

are in their twenties.

Some have been driving for decades, others are newcomers to the industry.

The event allows these women to meet one another and to enjoy the acknowledgement they receive for their service as professional drivers.

One group that has become more visible is fe-

male African-American drivers. Although women only comprise 5.4 percent of the driver population, the number of AfricanAmerican female drivers is closer to one-half of one percent.

However, that could be changing. Recently, Women In Trucking Association partnered with an organization called

Wo r k A m e r i c a ( w w w. workamerica.co), whose mission is to put Americans back to work with a new approach to recruiting and training.

They partner with schools to pre-qualify, train, and place new drivers with carriers.

Collin Gutman, Work America’s CEO, has been surprised to find an in-

creased interest in African-American women who are looking for a new career. Collin shares this insight. “Over the past months, as I’ve attended job fairs from Delaware to Virginia to Te n n e s s e e r e c r u i t i n g drivers for Work America, I’ve noticed a new trend in driver recruiting.

The individuals stopping by our booth interested in trucking jobs didn’t fit the profile of the stereotypical truck driver. Some wore heels, others were in fatigues, but, surprisingly, most were women.

A few had children or husbands in tow, while others came solo. Most of these women had one unexpected trait in common: they were AfricanAmerican.”

“At each fair, they came early and they came often.

‘I would love to be over the road, driving an 18 wheeler. It is a whole new lifestyle,’ said the first lady to stop by my table at Delaware’s New Castle County Job Fair last week.

‘Trucking is trucking, no difference between genders,’ declared my next visitor a few minutes later, as she picked up a business card. Her friend agreed, ‘I mean, I should be accepted for whoever I want to be.’ At the end of this fair alone, we had over twenty AfricanAmerican women signed up for interviews, totaling half of our interested applicants from that job fair.”

Thanks to organizations like Women in Trucking, seeing a female driver behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer isn’t as rare as it used to be. Now a little over five percent of drivers are women, and while this is a low number, the trend is encouraging. Since women of all ethnicities represent one out of twenty of our nation’s 3.2 million drivers, the fact that approximately fifty percent of Work America’s new driver applicants are ex-

clusively African-American women is something to note! And this is even more remarkable when considered in the context of the crippling driver shortage.

With 30,000 current vacancies and a predicted shortage of 239,000 drivers by 2022, CDL schools, carriers, trucking associations, and more are all scrambling for solutions.

Recently the Allied Committee for Transportation (ACT 1) unveiled TruckingMovesAmerica, an ambitious re-branding campaign with an impressive roster of members working to raise $5 million over five years.

This is a great start, and there’s opportunity for more. To be truly successful at attracting new recruits, we must look to do more than simply grow the pool of “traditional” drivers. We can’t just hope to change the public’s view of “truckers,” we need to actively reach out to these new recruits. This means changing recruiting methods, messaging, and branding. It means embracing the knowledge that these women already know-- “that trucking is trucking,” and everyone is welcome. White and Latino men still comprise the majority of truckers and we certainly must continue to build bridges into these communities.

But it’s time for someone to start building bridges into other communities. African-American women are clearly ready for trucking and might represent our best hope for dramatically increasing the number of professional drivers entering the industry over the next five years.

As an industry, it’s time for us to move forward and think outside the box when we think about who is in the truck. Let’s encourage, support, and invite all individuals to join us in the most vital industry of trucking.

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Employment

Transport for Christ

Merry Christmas to All

By Chaplain Len Reimer

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t appears to me that Christmas comes quicker every year.

Unfortunately, it seems to

have become a time that is abused greatly. Although it started out as a time of giving, somehow things seem to have gone negative. When, according to Scripture it was meant to be a rich time of giving, when God gave His Son, the only One He had.

For a very special reason, the more Scripture we read the more we find His gift was misunderstood.

Which brings us to a question, why do we buy and give presents? There is no doubt in my mind that

many presents are bought and given for all the right reasons, because we seriously care for and love the recipients. There are also gifts given to make up for lost time, to try and compensate for mistakes of the past, and hoping the gift will make things right.

Gifts to our children are to show them we truly do love them and thank them for their efforts through the year. Adults receive financial bonuses for strong efforts in their jobs. Husbands and wives

exchange gifts to show appreciation and express love. We at the Woodstock TFC Chapel give stockings to drivers during Christmas day, and many say this is the only gift they receive.

Earlier, we referred to a gift God gave. We find in John 3:16, 17, “For God so loved the world (people) that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the

world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” These verses and others show us reasons for what God had in mind. He sent His son from heaven so we shall not perish, but have eternal life. What a gift - that is, to be assured eternal life with Jesus in Heaven and not perish in a Christ less eternity.

God knows your heart and is not as concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. Please consider the

following words: “Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be”. You see, friend, that is the best gift you could ever receive.

My wife Sue and I wish you the very best Christmas you will ever have.

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Ontario Trucking Association

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n a spring afternoon in Oakville Ontario, a tanker truck negotiating a ramp at the QEW at Royal Windsor Drive suddenly rolled over at the mouth of the highway.

The driver, suffering from life-threatening injuries, became trapped inside as diesel fuel quickly spilled out of the truck.

Contrans Flatbed Group driver Stephen Lill of Stoney Creek, Ontario happened to be travelling closely behind on the ramp and witnessed the devastating accident first-hand.

Overcoming his shock, Stephen immediately pulled his truck over near the crash and sprung into action.

“When I got out of the truck there were some guys that told me to stop,” Lill explained. “They said no one could have survived that so don’t bother going to the truck. I said ‘have you checked?’ They didn’t.

So I said ‘get out of the way, I’m checking.”

Stephen crawled partway into the cab and began talking to the severely injured driver, trying to keep him conscious and establish communication. During all this Stephen was on the phone with 911 while also calming tensions from bystanders who 38 December 2013

2013 Bridgestone-OTA Truck Hero implored Stephen to leave the scene for fear the diesel fuel would ignite and blow up the tanker.

“I just told him, ‘I’m sorry but there’s nothing I can physically do to help you.’

But I told him that no matter what I wouldn’t leave him,” he says. “I asked if he could hear me and he moved his fingers.”

Due to rush-hour traffic, it took nearly half an hour for emergency personnel to arrive at the scene.

Eventually, workers freed the injured driver and an air ambulance flew him to Hamilton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Fortunately, he made a full recovery, thanks in part to Stephen’s courageous efforts.

Those actions were honoured at the Ontario Trucking Association’s annual convention in downtown Toronto. At a dinner ceremony, Stephen was given the prestigious OTABridgestone Truck Hero Award, which recognizes professional truck drivers who demonstrate courage, quick thinking and integrity in the face of an emergency.

“Stephen has made everyone at our company incredibly proud and we are thrilled the OTA chose to spotlight his extraordinary act of heroism,” says

Steve Brookshaw, VP of Contrans Flatbed Group.

“His compassion for this driver whom he did not know is astounding, admirable and inspirational.”

K i m Tr u d g e o n , t h e daughter of the driver Stephen helped, credits him for helping to save her father’s life. “Stephen is definitely a hero to our entire family,” says Kim. “We are so thankful that through divine intervention it was Stephen there that

day, who put my dad’s wellbeing ahead of his own. We honestly believe that staying there with my dad, trying to keep him conscious, offering encouragement is a big reason why he’s still with us today. Stephen’s amazing.”

Added Paul Dalcourt, National Fleet Executive, Bridgestone Canada: “It takes extraordinary courage to do what Stephen did and we’re so proud to present him with this

award.” Bridgestone Canada has been presenting the Truck Hero award since 1956.

The recipient of the Truck Hero Award must be a full-time truck driver of Canadian citizenship who operates a truck with 14 wheels or more. The winner is selected from among nominations submitted by Ontario-based companies or members of the public who witnessed or were involved in an incident.

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Employment

Business Insurance Matters

Change. The One Constant

By Linda Colgan

Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd.

Brian Kurtz Trucking Receives Smartway Environmental Performance Award

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TA member carrier Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd. was one of several Canadian carriers to receive SmartWay awards for top environmental performance.

EPA identified partners in good standing that are leaders in freight efficiency based on their SmartWay data within their fleet type and size categories.

Large and medium/small carriers were selected based on their performance within 14 fleet categories.

Brian Kurtz won in the mixed fleet, small-medium category.

“This year’s SmartWay Excellence Award recipients show that reducing carbon pollution is good for business and good for the environment,” said Gina McCarthy, Administrator, US

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ne thing in life that is always guaranteed is change. We can embrace change, which enables a smoother transition, or resist which goes against the grain of harmony and unity.

In December I will undergo a chapter of change as I transition from one Insurance Brokerage to another. I started with Safety Insurance in 2001 and was then subject to changes with the purchase of the Brokerage in 2008.

It has all been a great

experience, one I would not change. Although it is time to forge on, I will be continuing many friendships cemented during these years, content that I have left my imprint with many, and grateful that I am a more knowledgeable person than when this journey started.

Personally, I find it so important to be involved with education. I have been so fortunate that my current employer continually encourages growth of the mind. It is not acceptable to feel that as we mature we earn the right not to

absorb new thoughts, new ideas or learn new things.

It is so important to learn.

If an employer invests in the teaching it is foolish not to grasp the lessons.

Life is about the experience and, as they say, knowledge is power.

So I would like to take this time to thank all at JDIMI for the lessons, for the friendship, and a chapter that I will fondly remember.

Linda Colgan is currently a Transportation Insurance Advisor with JDIMI. To c o n t a c t L i n d a c a l l 416.809.3103.

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Environmental Protection Agency.

“They’re showing how SmartWay business leaders can outcompete the rest of the world while reducing costs and improving the fuel and freight efficiency of their transportation operations.”

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Goodyear Named a Top 100 Military Friendly Employer

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kron, Ohio - The G o o d y e a r Ti r e & Rubber Company has been named a Top 100 Military Friendly Employer by G.I. Jobs magazine. This is the second year in a row that Goodyear has received the designation, which recognizes the company’s efforts to hire and support veteran employees.

More than 5,000 companies competed for the title of Military Friendly Employer. Companies were selected based on the results of a data-driven survey on veteranrelated programs and policies.

“At Goodyear, we recognize the value that veterans bring to the workplace and we’re proud to employ many men and women who’ve bravely served our country,” said Gary VanderLind, Goody e a r N o r t h A m e r i c a ’s Vice President of Human Resources. “It’s a great honor to have our efforts recognized by G.I. Jobs and to be named a Military Friendly Employer.”

Criteria for selection to the Top 100 list included the strength of company military recruiting efforts, the percentage of new

hires with prior military service, retention programs, and company policies on National Guard and Reserve service.

Goodyear was also recognized for its 2012 commitment to hire 1,000 veterans over three years, which the company is on track to accomplish.

G o o d y e a r ’s c o m p a n y profile, including open positions that are a fit for military personnel, can be found on MilitaryFriendly. com.

“The 2014 Military Friendly Employers represent the preeminent tier of companies with strong military recruitment programs and meaningful job opportunities for transitioning service members and spouses seeking civilian employment,” said Sean Collins, Vice President for Victory Media and a nineyear Navy veteran. “Our Military Friendly Employers constitute the group of companies actually moving the needle and hiring from the military community. The 2014 Military Friendly Employers reported hiring over 117,000 service members and spouses over the last 12 months, representing

an average of 14 percent of total new hires.”

Goodyear, the largest producer of military tires in the U.S., has a longstanding history with the U.S. Armed Forces, with more than 100 years of commitment to building innovative and reliable equipment to support and protect our troops.

Goodyear’s commitment extends beyond products and charitable donations; priding itself on hosting events at U.S. military bases throughout the year, hiring qualified veterans as part of its workforce, and bringing service men and women a chance to interact with race drivers and take rides on the Goodyear Blimp.

The company also supports members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families through its annual “Goodyear Gives Back” campaign, which has generated more than $800,000 in donations for the Support Our Troops non-profit organization since its inception in 2010.

For more information about Goodyear or its products, go to w w w. g o o d y e a r . c o m / corporate.

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Employment

Alberta

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Ontario

Ontario

whitby

brooks

medicine hat

fort nelson

NAPA Auto Parts

Hydraco Industries Ltd.

winnipeg

london

CHR-ACK Parts & Repairs

Traction

Traction

99 - 7th Street East Brooks, AB T1R 1C1 Tel: 403.501.5551

calgary

Traction

329 - 72 Ave. S.E., Unit 82 Calgary, AB T2C 4X6 Tel: 403.279.2870 nd

edmonton

Traction Head Office

18532 - 116th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8 Tel: 780.489.7555

edmonton north west

Traction

18051 - 111 Avenue Edmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2 Tel: 780.444.4334 th

edmonton south

Traction

3404 - 78th Avenue Edmonton South, AB T6B 2X9 Tel: 780.465.8010

edson

NAPA Auto Parts 4657A 4833 - 2nd Avenue Edson, AB T7E 1T8 Tel: 780.712.4152

fort mcmurray

Paramount Parts Inc.

36 Riedel Street Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1 Tel: 780.791.3000

2111 - 9th Avenue S.W. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8 Tel: 403.526.2244

peace river

Peace Truck & Trailer Ltd. 9103 - 75th Street Peace River, AB T8S 1T2 Tel: 780.624.8655

red deer

Traction 8045 Edgar Industrial Cr. Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2 Tel: 403.342.7884

4704 - 48th Avenue Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0 Tel: 250.774.3273

kamloops

Pineridge Trailer & equipment ltd.

1875 Kryczka Place Kamloops, BC V1S 1S4 Tel: 250.374.3100

kelowna

Central Valley Truck Service Ltd.

rocky mountain house

105 Adams Road Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1 Tel: 250.765.7738

NAPA 6260

prince george

4528F - 47th Avenue Rocky Mtn House, AB T4T 0A9 Tel: 403.845.2709

NAPA - PG

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Sundre

Safari Manufacturing Inc. (Partco Truck Parts) 20 West Road Industrial Park Sundre, Alberta T0M 1X0 Toll Free: 800.372.7826 Tel : 403.638.3414

Wabasca

Pelican Automotive 2330 Pelican Business Park Wabasca, AB T0G 2A0 Tel: 780.891.3600

564 - 2nd Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 2Z9 Tel: 250.563.7778

smithers

c

Smithers Parts & Service 3465 Victoria Drive Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: 250.847.4287

squamish

Triton Auto & Ind. Ltd.

Polar Park Automotive

Surrey

831 Hwy 16 West Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Tel: 250.692.7501

Trailine Trailer Parts Ltd.

High Prairie Truck & Trailer Ltd.

5309 - 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Tel: 780.523.4777 Toll Free: 877.523.4754

hinton

Gear-O-Rama Supply Ltd. 4876 North Access Road Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0 Tel: 250.788.2255

CHILLIWACK

Lickman Truck & Trailer Parts & Services Ltd.

120 North Street Hinton, AB, T7V 1S8 Tel: 780.865.8800

Bay 31B - 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4 Toll Free: 877.772.6255 Tel: 604.793.9660

lloydminster

Courtenay

NAPA Auto Parts 4236A

Truck Zone Inc.

5205 - 65th Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8 Tel: 780.875.7712

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Taurus Heavy Duty Ventures Ltd 2703A Kilpatrick Avenue Courtenay, BC V9N 6P4 Tel: 250.871.1191

Ontario

bancroft

M&M Gas Diesel & Truck Parts 27523 Highway 62 South Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0 Tel: 613.332.5474

barrie 255 Saunders Road Barrie, ON L4N 9A3 Tel: 705.792.1371

Traction

Chetwynd

114 - 314 Old Airport Road Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T2 Tel: 867.669.6272

NAPA Traction

1185 Hwy 97 North Quesnel, BC V2J 2Y3 Tel: 250.991.0650

burns lake

High Prairie

yellowknife

Traction Yellowknife

Visco Industrial (Barrie Inc.)

grande prairie #4 16101 - 101st Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0P2 Tel: 780.538.3038

N. W. territories

quesnel

1003 Industrial Way Squamish, BC V0N 3G0 Tel: 604.892.5951

British Columbia

200 Oak Point Highway Winnipeg, MB R2R 1V1 Tel: 204.956.9490

10304A - 120th Street Surrey, BC V3V 4G1 Tel: 604.582.4888

terrace

Bow Valley Machine 5107 Keith Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 1K8 Tel: 250.638.0099

bolton

Visco Industrial 1 Simpson Road Bolton, ON L7E 1E4 Tel: 905.857.2071

3725 Webster Dr., R.R. #3 Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0 Tel: 519.737.7995

Traction 45 Mural Street, Unit #4 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1J4 Tel: 905.771.7331

Golden West Trailer & Equipment Ltd.

mississauga

Traction 5915 Atlantic Drive, Units 6 & 7 Mississauga, ON L4W 1S4 Tel: 905.670.2868

New Liskeard

Traction 437136 Hawn Drive New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0 Tel: 705.647.8707

north bay

Service 1 Mufflers & More 400 D Kirkpatrick Street North Bay, ON P1B 8G5 Tel: 705.497.0404

1090 Fountain St. N., Units 12 & 13 Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3 Tel: 519.653.3427

3020 Hawthorne Road, Unit 200E Ottawa, ON K1G 3J6 Toll Free: 800.396.2664 Tel: 613.742.1209

dryden

D & S Auto 459 Government Street Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3 Tel: 807.223.3227

hamilton

Traction

hanover

JD Truck Parts

Manitoba

790 - 10th Street Hanover, ON N4N 1S2 Tel: 519.364.1848

brandon

kenora

D & S Auto 1051 Railway Street Kenora, ON P9N 3W8 Tel: 807.468.9894

meadow lake

Unified Auto Parts Inc.

807 - 1st Avenue West Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1Y4 Tel: 306.236.4800

Markham

OTTAWA

WL Forestry Supplies Ltd.

1940 Queen Avenue Brandon, MB R7B 0T1 Tel: 204.728.9573

Saskatchewan

Traction

Traction Ottawa (605)

williams lake

Traction

maidstone

Cambridge

30 Bancroft Street Hamilton, ON L8E 2W5 Tel: 905.561.0932

675 McKenzie Avenue Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N9 Tel: 250.392.6699

1751 Wentworth St. W., Units 3-6 Whitby, ON L1N 8R9 Tel: 905.432.2785

Traction Cambridge

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Traction

2405 Scanlan Street London, ON N5W 6G9 Tel: 519.455.3440

sault ste. marie

Traction 380 Industrial Park Crescent Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5Y8 Tel: 705.759.8042

st. catharines

Nick’s Truck Parts 244 Dunkirk Road St. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6 Tel: 905.687.7031

sudbury

Sudbury Truck & Trailer Inc. 510 Whissell Avenue Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3 Tel: 705.673.3613

moose jaw

1802 Stadacona Street West Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8 Tel: 306.692.7402

Nipawin

Paramount Parts (Nipawin) Inc. 811 Nipawin Road East Nipawin, Saskatchewan S0E 1E0 Tel : 306.862.9881

prince albert

Unified Auto Parts Inc.

365 - 36th Street West, Unit 7 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7L4 Tel: 306.764.4220

regina

Traction

405 Park St., Regina, SK S4N 5B2 Tel: 306.721.8333

saskatoon

Traction

2815 Faithfull Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 8E8 Tel: 306.244.9877

swift current

Brake & Drive Ltd.

1511 Cheadle Street West Swift Current, SK S9H 5G4 Tel: 306.773.7293

Weyburn

Southern Industrial & Truck Ltd 300 Hwy 13 South Service Road Crossroads Industrial Park Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7 Tel: 306.842.2422 Yukon

thunder bay

Whitehorse

Tractor Trailer Service

Pacesetter Trading Co. Ltd.

64 Water Street South Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3 Tel: 807.345.5882

126 Industrial Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T9 Tel: 867.393.3902

Employment

Alberta

Alberta

Manitoba

Ontario

edmonton

sundre

Neepawa

eden

Truck Zone Inc.

Partco Truck Parts & Service

Voth Sales & Service Inc.

15816 - 111th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 2R8 Tel: 780.451.0225

20 West Road Industrial Park Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Toll Free: 800.372.7826 Tel: 403.638.3414

T.I.C. Parts & Service

Fort Saskatchewan

TruckPro Fort Saskatchewan (Applecart Logistics) 11401-85 Avenue Unit #13 Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0A9 Tel: 780.998.5030

grande prairie

Bradvin Trailer Sales Ltd. 10920 - 87th Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4 Toll Free: 800.665.0509 Tel: 780.539.6260

high prairie

High Prairie Truck & Trailer Ltd. 5309 - 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Toll Free: 877.523.4754 Tel: 780.523.4777

lloydminster

Truck Zone Inc.

Taber

Geeraert Mechanical Service 5911 B - 50th Avenue Taber, AB T1G 1W7 Tel: 403.223.8744 British Columbia

chilliwack

Lickman Truck & Trailer Parts & Services Ltd. 25 - 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A9 Toll Free: 877.772.6255 Tel: 604.793.9660

Creston

Creston Truck Service Ltd. 400 Helen Road Creston, BC V0B 1B0 Tel: 250.428.5321

kelowna

5205 - 65th Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8 Toll Free: 800.707.9209 Tel: 780.875.7712

Central Valley Truck Services

medicine hat

Prince George

Hydraco Industries Ltd.

Total Truck & Equipment Ltd.

105 Adams Road Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1 Tel: 250.765.7738

2111 - 9th Avenue S.W. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8 Tel: 403.526.2244

9122 Rock Island Road Prince George, BC V2N 5T4 Tel: 250.564.6763

PEACE RIVER x

smithers

Peace Truck & Trailer Ltd.

Smithers Parts & Service

9103 - 75th Street Peace River, AB T8S 1T2 Tel: 780.624.8655

3465 Victoria Drive Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: 250.847.4287

220 Hwy 5 North Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Tel: 204.476.3809

winnipeg

Dab’s Repair Ltd. 2126 Logan Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2R 0J2 Tel: 204.694.2390 Ontario

bolton

Bolton Truck & Trailer 1 Simpson Road Bolton, ON L7E 1E4 Tel: 905.951.9111

Brampton

Westmark Truck Centre Inc. 85 Devon Road Brampton, ON L6T 5A4 Tel: 905.791.7655

Burgessville

Al’s Tirecraft 593771 Hwy 59, R.R. #1 Burgessville, ON N0J 1C0 Tel: 519.424.9865

Caledonia

Oneida Truck & Trailer 634 Fourth Line Caledonia, ON N3W 2B3 Toll Free: 800.654.6454 Tel: 905.765.5011

downsview

North Keele Auto, Truck & Trailer Repair Centre Ltd. 3915 Keele Street Downsview, ON M3J 1N6 Tel: 416.638.5963

10816 Plank Road 19 Eden, ON N0J 1H0 Tel: 519.866.3459

Elmira

W. Thur & Sons Ltd.

270 Arthur Street North Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5 Tel: 519.669.3991

essex

Ken Lapain & Sons Ltd

2119 County Road 15, R.R. #2 Essex, ON N8M 2X6 Tel: 519.776.6473

Etobicoke

OK Tire Truck Repair

39 Shorncliffe Road Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2 Toll Free: 800.661.6681 Tel: 416.236.1277

goulais river

Goulais River Truck & Tractor Ltd.

90 Highway 552 East Goulais River ON P0S 1E0 Tel: 705.649.4788

hamilton

Barton Truck Centre Ltd. 483-487 Rennie Street Hamilton, ON L8H 3P6 Tel: 905.544.2626

hanover

Ontario

Ontario

kapuskasing

simcoe

Parent Mechanical Services

Wilson Truck & Trailer

53 Brunelle Road North Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1 Tel: 705.335.3617

Mississauga

Quickfix Truck Trailer Repairs 6191 Atlantic Drive Mississauga, ON L5T 1N7 Tel: 905.696.6888

new liskeard

Pioneer Spring & Alignment 437136 Hawn Drive New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0 Tel: 705.647.8707

oakville

K.I.D. Truck & Trailer Service 1090 South Service Rd. E., Unit A Oakville, ON L6J 2X8 Toll Free: 800.265.6291 Tel: 905.842.2942

Oshawa

Quality Truck Repair Inc. 840 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9 Tel: 905.721.2788

PICTON

D.M.D. Truck Equipment Services Inc.

401 Queensway West Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 5B3 Tel: 519.428.0501

sudbury

Sudbury Truck & Trailer Centre Inc. 510 Whissell Avenue Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3 Toll Free: 800.461.4023 Tel: 705.673.3613

thunder bay

Tractor Trailer Service 64 Water Street South Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3 Tel: 807.345.5882

verner

Mobile Mechanical Services 11769 Hwy 64 Verner, ON P0H 2M0 Tel: 705.594.1319

WAWA

J. Provost Contracting Ltd. 683A Hwy 17N Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 Tel: 705.856.4513 Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Hwy #4 Truck Service Ltd.

5 McDonald Drive Picton, ON K0K 2T0 Tel: 613. 471.2060

Prescott

3246 Millar Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2 Tel: 306.931.6612

hanover

Brockville Tractor-Trailer Maintenance

Truck Proz Inc.

402143 Grey Road 4, R.R. #1 Hanover, ON N4N 3B8 Tel: 519.369.5052

Serge G & D Repair Inc. 214 Highway 11 East Hearst, ON P0L 1N0 Tel: 705.362.5633

3524 County Road 26, R.R. #2 Prescott, ON K0E 1T0 Tel: 613.925.2889

A-Line Frame & Alignment

Yorkton Hwy 10 East Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3 Tel: 306.782.4313

Health Living

Health Benefits of Almonds & Walnuts

By Brenda Ricker

contains more nutrients than other dairy milk alternates. It promotes heart health and normal blood pressure and helps to lower blood sugar levels.

Almonds milk contains 50% of the RDA of vitamin E, is low in calories and has zero cholesterol.

Naturally rich in minerals

no refrigeration needed for storage, almond milk is a good source of omega fatty acids and a great addition to healthy smoothies. It protects against free radicals and is free of any animal byproducts.

Of course, almonds have the same high levels of

veryone is usually looking for a quick snack, so why not look to almonds. They are a rich source of nutrients.

Almond milk is also a super alternative to regular milk. The almond milk

such as iron, magnesium, copper, calcium, manganese, zinc, potassium and selenium, almond milk is lactose and casein free; it also contributes to eye, skin and bone health. No hormones or antibiotics,

nutrients as the milk.

Another great snack and source of health benefits are walnuts. A high source of omega-3 fatty acids and anti-aging benefits, they boost brainpower and decrease LDL choles-

E

terol. High in fiber, protein and healthy unsaturated fats, walnuts help reduce stress levels, promote bone health and support weight loss.

Did you know a handful

of walnuts per day will help reduce your chances of heart disease, diabetes and cancer?

Adding nuts to your diet has so many healthy benefits that you may want to

start adding them to your diet today.

I can be reached at health_you_deserve@yahoo.ca. Look for me on Facebook and twitter for more health news.

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Employment

Ontario Trucking Association

Carriers Can Avoid Licence Plate Fee Hike

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dditional MTO licence plate fee increases go into effect on December 1, 2013, but there are some options for carriers with both Ontario-only and IRP plates who may wish to mitigate the impact of the fee changes by paying their plate fees early.

Information for Ontario only commercial plate holders Ontario-only heavy commercial vehicle plate holders have options in very specific circumstances to pay MTO ahead of their plate renewals in order to avoid the planned 2013 fee increases starting December 1. The option to pay early and the lower fee will be displayed on the notice carriers receive from ServiceOntario. Plate holders can renew licence plate validation up to 90 days prior to their expiry date. Be-

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fore this 90-day window, MTO’s system will not allow the renewal. Renewal notices are sent out to carriers 60 to 90 days prior to plate expiry, however a carrier can renew their licence plate validation at a ServiceOntario centre without presenting the renewal notice.

Those licence plates that are up for renewal in December, January and February are all within the 90 day timeframe listed above and would be eligible for the lower fee ONLY if the carrier pays the renewal fees before December 1st. Carriers who attend a ServiceOntario centre on December 1 or after would be required to pay the higher fee. March renewals are outside of the 90 day timeframe. Carriers with additional questions about plate renewal cycles should contact a

ServiceOntario centre.

Information for IRP Plate Holders IRP plate holders (Ontario carriers who operate outside Ontario with km travel in other jurisdictions) also have options in very specific circum-

days prior to their expiry date as long as they have submitted a completed IRP Renewal Application, however IRP plate holders must present the IRP Fee Notice they have received from MTO at the time of payment to MTO to be

stances to pay ahead of their renewals to avoid the additional fee increases for their Ontario mileage starting December 1st. Like Ontario only plates, IRP plate holders can also renew licence plate validation up to 90

eligible for the lower fee structure on their Ontario mileage. Information regarding pay early options for IRP is also included in the renewal documentation received from MTO’s IRP office, for fleets expiring on November 30, 2013

and December 31, 2013.

Those carriers who have renewal dates after the December 1st fee change date (e.g. December 1, 2013, January 1, 2014 and February 1, 2014) that are able to complete their plate renewal packages and pay their renewal prior to December 1st will be eligible for the lower Ontario mileage rate. Carriers who attend an MTO office on December 1 or after would be required to pay the higher fee. Carriers base-plated in other jurisdictions should contact their IRP representatives to determine if similar options are available.

Please note that the IRP Program has very specific rules around existing fleet expiry dates. These dates were chosen when the carrier first registered

for IRP and will remain the carrier’s expiry date henceforth and the carrier’s renewal will always be for a 12 month period. IRP does not allow renewals for periods less than 12 months. For new fleets, carriers have the ability to enter the date they would like their new fleet to expire (minimum 3 months, maximum 12 months). This expiry date will remain their expiry date henceforth and the renewal will always be for a 12 month period.

IRP does not allow renewals for periods less than 12 months. Carriers with additional questions about plate renewal cycles should contact an MTO IRP office.

In both cases Drive Clean requirements are unchanged.

Questions from member carriers can be directed t o G e o f f r e y. Wo o d @ ontruck.org.

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Employment

Legal Matters

Take Care During the Festive Season

By Mark Reynolds

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s the festive season approaches there are often many social functions and celebrations in our schedules. It’s important to be careful, however, that we do not overindulge when it comes to alcohol consumption. The temptation is always there when we are at social functions to celebrate with friends, and have a drink or two. For those of us that rely on our driver’s licence to earn a

living it is especially important to avoid consuming alcohol if we intend to drive.

Although one or two drinks may not make you feel as though you are impaired, there are many factors at play that could result in a problem at roadside. Although you may not be “impaired” after a couple of drinks, your blood alcohol level could be above what is acceptable. The standard of .08 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood is not an easy thing to determine without a blood test or breathalyzer test. We don’t have these at our disposal, so we tend to rely on how we feel, or limit ourselves to a certain number of drinks, to decide if we are OK to drive.

Bear in mind that if you are below the .08 level, but still register a warning during a roadside test, your driver’s licence will be suspended and your vehicle impounded for a period of 3 or 7 days, and this suspension will appear on your driving record.

You have not technically committed an offence, but the suspension applies just the same.

In the event that you are subject to a roadside test and fail to provide a breath sample, the penalties for failing to provide that breath sample carry the same penalties as if you have been convicted of impaired driving.

We will hear this message over and over during the coming weeks, but it

is important not to ignore this message. Drinking and driving can have devastating results, and it’s simply not worth the risk to you, or to other users of the road.

Although the temptation may be there, if you intend to drive don’t consume alcohol, and if you consume alcohol, don’t get behind the wheel. The festive season does not last forever, and when it’s over we all have to resume our normal lives. Let’s make sure we are able to do that.

Mark Reynolds is a licensed paralegal, a former truck driver, MTO enforcement officer, provincial trainer and Enforcement coordinator and can be reached at 416.221.6888 or MarkReynolds@OTTLegal. com.

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American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

HOS Top Concern in Annual Trucking Industry Survey

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rlando, Florida - The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, recently unveiled its list of the top

ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry.

The changes to the federal commercial driver Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules that went into effect July 1, 2013 caused HOS to

top the list in ATRI’s annual survey of more than 4,000 trucking industry executives. The complete results were released at the 2013 Management Conference and Exhibition of the American

Trucking Associations (ATA) meeting in Orlando, Florida, the nation’s largest gathering of motor carrier executives. The ATRI Top Industry Issues report also solicited and tabulated specific strat-

egies for addressing each issue.

Continued concern over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program caused that issue to rank second this year, after ranking first in 2012. Worry over the implications of a driver shortage resulted in that issue ranking third in this year’s survey while concern over the economy lessened, causing that issue to slip one position to fourth place. Continued economic growth, coupled with CSA and HOS changes may be contributing factors to the driver shortage according to some in the industry.

The ATA-commissioned survey results and proposed strategies will be utilized by the ATA Federation to better focus its advocacy role on behalf of the U.S. trucking industry and ATA Federation stakeholders.

“ATRI’s annual survey of top industry issues makes it easier for us to keep

track of all the complex forces affecting motor carriers and drivers so that we can focus on running a safe and profitable industry,” said ATA Chairman Mike Card, President, Combined Transport, Inc., Central Point, Oregon.

“As we all know, the trucking industry constantly faces changes and challenges to how we operate safely and efficiently,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said.

“However, our industry has always responded to these issues with determination and ATRI’s work gives us the information to decide where to focus our energies first and foremost.”

ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) notfor-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system. A copy of the survey results is available from ATRI at www.atrionline.org.

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The Complacency Coach

Under the Influence

By Bruce Outridge

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s we move into December we become entrenched in all the fanfare of the holiday season. It is hard to avoid it, trust me I have tried, but many of us enjoy many of the festivities.

The music, the decorations, the events, and even the shopping are enjoyed by many. We may not realize it, but we are starting to be influenced by the holiday season and it starts so slowly. First it is a song, then a decoration pops up, then you get invited to a dinner party, then you start thinking about a tree, and the next thing you know you are singing Christmas Carols at your neighbour’s front door. You are brought in slowly without even realizing it. The same thing happens when trying to decide who to listen to.

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Go with your gut”, or, “I should have listened to my head?”

It’s true! It takes time to feel comfortable listening to ourselves and understanding that we know ourselves best.

I remember as a kid listening to adults and wondering how they had such strong opinions on things.

How did that happen, what made them think

that way? Where did they get such strong opinions?

As I grew older I learned much of those entrenched feelings come from experience, often rising from being burnt once or twice and having later learned from your mistakes. Even then it takes time to get used to shutting out the outside factors and relying on your own intuition.

Like the holiday season, the spirit creeps in slowly and the same is true of our opinions in most cases.

So why do I bring this up?

You may find a time where you realize it is time to start listening to that inner voice. Maybe you have been bopping along listening to others, not really taking charge of your career, and now you find that you have enough experiences to say to yourself you want something better for your life. Is it a new career path, a new job, or just a way of resetting and doing things a little differently to help you get to the next step in your working life? Only you know the answer to those questions, and this is the perfect time of year to think about a plan for next year.

So why does this time of year lend itself to such reflection?

I often wondered why so much business is done on the golf course and found the reason this past summer as I worked hard on my golf game. You are in a relaxed environment on the golf course and this helps you relate to the other people playing with you. Business and conversation are intertwined, helping you ease in and out of dialogue. The same

is true of the holiday season. You create a relaxed state as you visit with family and friends and this helps clear your head and gives you a path to think about life in a light that is clear and positive.

So take this time of the year to enjoy your family and friendships, but also use it to listen to your inner voice and decide on what you want for the future of your career. Thinking about your career is the best way to make sure you are moving in the direction that will keep you satisfied in the future.

From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!

Bruce Outridge is a transportation consultant and author of the books

Running By The Mile, and Driven to Drive. For more

information on Bruce and his work please visit this

website at www.outridge. ca.

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Boyd Bros. Transportation

Boyd Bros. Transportation & Daseke Inc. Merge

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layton, Alabama Daseke Inc., of Addison, Texas, and Clayton, Alabama based Boyd Bros. Transportation have announced a merger, creating one of the largest open-deck/specialty fleets in North America.

The merger also includes Boyd Bros. companies - WTI Transport, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Mid Seven Transportation, based in Des Moines, Iowa; Boyd Intermodal; and Boyd Logistics.

The two combined companies now offer full North American open-deck/ specialty coverage, including service into Canada and Mexico. “Combined with our other companies, which include Smokey Point Distributing, E.W. Wylie, J. Grady Randolph Inc., and Central Oregon Truck Company, more than 2,000 tractors and 3,600 trailers are available to our customers,” said

Don Daseke, President and CEO of Daseke Inc. “The combination puts us well into the top five in opendeck/specialty carriers, in terms of vehicle count and revenues.

“We have been growing rapidly and strategically,” added Daseke. “We feel the merger will make us the premier open-deck/ specialty carrier in North America. We have capacity and synergy within all parts of North America to serve all those needing open-deck/specialty services.”

According to Gail Cooper, CEO of Boyd Bros., the vision of Daseke Inc. matches that of Boyd Bros.

“First and foremost, we are true believers that people make the difference,” she said. “To be truly successful, you invest in people, and to that extent we share the same beliefs as Don, and the management of our sister

companies in the Daseke family. We’ve always been a family business and have treated our employees and drivers right. It’s important to retain the family name, culture and the fiber in our legacy, which dates back to my father who started this business with his brothers in 1956. We at Boyd have high integrity with a solid moral compass. This led us to a partnership with Daseke Inc., which will strengthen all of us, while better serving our customers.”

According to Cooper, Boyd Bros. and its companies will remain intact with no personnel changes expected resulting from the merger.

Don Daseke, CEO of Daseke, will be Chairman of the Board and Richard Bailey, President of Boyd Bros., will join the Daseke board as Vice Chairman; Chris Cooper, COO of Boyd

From left to right are Chris Cooper, COO of Boyd Bros. Transportation; Gail Cooper, CEO of Boyd Bros. Transportation; Don Daseke, CEO of Daseke; and Richard Bailey, President of Boyd Bros. Transportation. Daseke will be Chairman of the Board of Daseke and Bailey will be Vice Chairman. Chris Cooper will also join the Daseke board.

Bros., will also join the board.

Boyd Bros. and its companies serve the eastern two-thirds of the country and have service into Mexico with their trailers.

“We’re especially strong east of the Rockies, and that dovetails nicely with our sister Daseke companies where their main strength is the central U.S., the West Coast, and into Canada,” said Chris Cooper. “This combination gives us true North American coverage - which we feel is best in the industry.”

“The team at Boyd Bros. is extremely sharp and progressive and is a great complement to the management of our Daseke carriers,” said Daseke. “Boyd Bros. has won numerous awards, from being honored with a ‘Best Places to Work’ award in the state of Alabama; to being named the Truckload Carrier Association’s overall ‘Best Fleet for Company Drivers’ award. Boyd Bros. was also named ‘Innovator of the Year’ by a major trade publication, and recognized for its safety record by the American Trucking Associations.

They share the same operational values - safety and reliability of its fleet - plus the same family values as our other Daseke companies - it’s a great cultural match. We’re very hon-

ored to now be in business together.”

According to Bailey, growth at Boyd Bros. has been strong since the end of the Great Recession, and the added financial backing from being a Daseke company will accelerate growth even further.

“This merger really creates a powerhouse in opendeck/specialty carriage,” Bailey said. “It gives us more capacity, in more geographical locations, with a greater diversity of equipment.”

Bailey also said Boyd’s Intermodal group, the first in the country to utilize specially-designed intermodal flatbed rail cars, could benefit other Daseke companies and their customers. “We unveiled this new way of transport in February of 2012,” said Bailey. “It’s a true testament to our innovation.

This had never been done before. Rarely do you find a new way of transportation that has the potential to change an industry.

This is one of them and we’ve been very proud to be in a leadership position.”

“What’s more, we have a very strong peer group of other Daseke companies that will help us develop best practices, plus harmonize our collective businesses and business strategies,” added Chris Cooper. “That, along with

our own programs in place, such as utilizing the Four Disciplines of Execution - a quality program to ensure best performance - gives us a leg up on the competition. We’re building a world-class operation and we’re excited about joining forces with Daseke to further the collective vision of being the premier open-deck/ specialty carrier in all of North America.”

“That’s the whole point of the merger,” agreed Scott Wheeler, Senior Vice President and Corporate CFO for Daseke Inc. “While our collective group of companies will be able to achieve cost savings through the merger, the greater opportunity is through driving top line growth,” he said. “We see very little customer or lane overlap. That’s by design and an accelerator for new business. We will be able to offer greater capacity, diversity of equipment, reliability and geography to shippers. What’s more, coupling Daseke’s existing logistics services with Boyd Logistics will give us greater opportunities to keep those shipments in-house, increasing our margins with no increase in cost to our customers.

We think this is one of those special occasions where one plus one really does equal three.”

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From the

Driver’s Seat By: Carl McBride carl@ woodwardpublishing.com

Christmas Plans

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ith Christmas just about here, I thought I would talk to some of Santa’s forgotten elves.

These ladies and gentlemen are known as truck drivers. From mid October through to the first of the year these people put in a gallant effort to make certain that stores across Canada have all the supplies needed for us to have a great Christmas.

I felt a good question to ask the drivers was this: What special plans do you have for celebrating Christmas this year?

Shawn Jeffery drives for Kriska Transport based in Mississauga, Ontario: “This year I plan to take a week off so that I can be with my family over Christmas. The holidays are big in our house and let’s face it, the kids only grow up once and I like to be there.”

Andy Deverell drives for TKTL Transport based in Stittsville, Ontario: “I am lucky this year, I have some downtime coming and I plan to spend it with my family. Christmas is a time for fun, shopping and eating too much is the first order of the day. Merry Christmas everyone!”

Steve Hughes drives for Laidlaw Transport based in Cardinal, Ontario: “I hope to be at home with m y f a m i l y. I w i l l b e available to do short runs over the holidays to be sure that I will be there for the good stuff.”

Paul Gordon drives for Eassons Transport based in Berwick, Nova Scotia: “Due to truck breakdowns, as well as, a lot of downtime, this year has been tough for me.

Christmas is important for me and my family. Somehow we are going to have a good holiday and I look forward to seeing the smiling faces on my family.”

On behalf of all the staff at Woodward Publishing, I wish to extend our best wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy holiday.

Remember no matter where you are, be safe and travel well. And let’s not forget to have a prosperous and Happy New Year.

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