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May 2014 Issue 130

—S e rvi ng All of Ontar io—

Cellutrak Canada

Global Leader in GPS Tracking, Telematics & Theft Prevention Solutions

By Marek Krasuski

T MADE FOR FAMILIES. BUILT FOR FLEETS. TRUSTED BY THE ARMED FORCES.

hrough unyielding efforts to excel in reporting and security systems, Cellutrak has distinguished itself as a proven leader in tracking recovery, vehicle security and personal service. The company is unique in North America, renowned for its ability to specialize in two distinct fields – telematics and theft prevention.

Both telematics and theft prevention are supported

by Ituran, a stable proprietary technology originally designed for military use in rescue missions and later adapted for civilian use. Because Cellturak sets its own standards of excellence, its telematics recording functions locate vehicles with pinpoint accuracy and provide extensive monitoring information to assist fleets and other users in maximizing efficiencies. Cellutrak’s basic telematics model communicates information Cellutrak, page 4 >>

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Spotlight on…

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Theme: Truck & Trailer Repair Services

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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Products & Services Directory

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Truck Stop Directory

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A Drive Back in Time

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Employment

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Traction-TruckPro Directory

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spotlight on... Cellutrak Canada

Progressive Measures Mark Cellutrak as Leading Provider in GPS Tracking & Theft Prevention Cellutrak >> about vehicle location and movement through GPS and GSM networks attached to the Cellutrak system. The data is then converted into useful information for fleet managers or other users with an interest in tracking vehicles. The advanced package displays information in the form of a fleet management model which details crucial information such as idle percentage reports that gauge total idle time, fuel reports that measure mileage by province or state, and maintenance management reports. A significant attribute of the advanced telematics package is a function which records total engine hours.

Standing alongside telematics packages are additional products and services that have earmarked Cellutrak as a premier provider of tracking and security systems. Theft prevention software, aptly named Control, provides real time tracking and theft prevention. Available in Control Basic and Control Advanced, both iterations monitor fleet activity, and verify that drivers arrive at their destination points in a timely manner.

Company spokesperson,

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Corinne Fetter, explained the benefits of each: “We refer to this as the theft prevention package because we emphasize 6 layers of theft prevention.

Cellutrak’s unique feature for theft prevention is the kill-engine function. This allows managers to enable or disable the vehicle.

Enabling the vehicle will permit the vehicle to start.

Disabling the vehicle will kill the engine and prevent it from starting.

If a vehicle is stolen our s y s t e m a l l o w s the customer to track the vehicle in real time as well as use the kill-engine command once it comes to a stop. In addition, the Control Advanced package offers all the same great features as the Control Basic utilizing real time tracking and theft prevention, and providing a superior level of telematics reporting,” she said. The Control Basic package can be upgraded to the more advanced model when conditions

warrant.

Cellutrak’s success in the provision of versatile and intelligent product offerings for trucks, heavy equipment and recreational vehicles has also led to new relationships with world class companies such as

website helps users to locate the best solution for their needs. Each theft prevention and telematics solution is accompanied by four defining features as well as additional characteristics.

Cellutrak’s reputation as a stellar service

Kubota Canada and to further expansion leading to a revised logo, website and enhanced corporate image to meet all market needs. The reformatted

provider is reinforced by unparalleled service throughout the duration of each transaction, beginning with sales and continuing through the

installation and training cycles. Indeed, the initial sale marks only the beginning of a continuing relationship. Corinne Fetter describes how ongoing customer service support empowers customers. “Cellutrak sales representatives care about their customers. Once the sale is complete, the job is not over. This is followed by an installation team that is flexible enough to accommodate h e ctic bu siness schedules. Once installed, we provide free software training.

This is an education process which enables our customers to fully utilize the system by extracting all necessary and useful information. It is empowering to be able to control this information, to use it to improve and save money in different areas throughout fleet management operations,” she said. Installations take place at the customer’s preferred location and

preferred time, even after business hours.

The series of progressive measures Cellutrak has undertaken also include an added feature to the theft prevention system. To reinforce security, a towing alert notifies owners if their vehicle is moving but has not been turned on. The telematics package has an updated driver behaviour module which monitors driver behaviour.

The new technology has been installed in some municipalities, accruing thousands of dollars in savings by prompting county employees to modify their driving habits on the job.

And because Cellutrak owns its own hardware and software, modifications can be performed internally and promptly.

The full measure of Cellutrak’s success is evidenced by corporate profits listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “ITRN.” Financial well being, therefore, allows the company to reinvest in the development of new products and features, thereby solidifying Cellutrak’s reputation as a trailblazer in the provision of a full line of monitoring tools and safety devices.

For more information visit www.cellutrak.ca or call toll-free 888.901 8725.

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Theme: Truck & Trailer Repair Services

Repair Services Undergo Shifts to Meet Technology Changes

By Marek Krasuski

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ruck and trailer repair services today in some ways remain unchanged from yesteryear. Vehicles still break down and require qualified people to repair them. Where they get them repaired, however, has been heavily influenced by technology. As truck designs become more advanced the need for specialized training increases.

Technicians today require a strong skill set to manage high tech equipment on today’s trucks and trailers. Though the training has changed along with other shifts in the truck and trailer repair industry, anti-pollution regulations, and increased freight shipments are predicted by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics to increase the demand for technicians by 15 percent.

Unlike years past, the advance of sophisticated equipment channels a lot of truck repair business back to dealers. Warranties, too, tend to drive a large share of the new truck service and repair business back to them as well, and the trend toward consolidation in the heavy duty industry has seen the rise of large dealerships with multiple locations throughout the continent.

Still, Fleets and Owner Operators with older models and newer builds needing certain types of repairs do rely on independent shops for their servicing.

Another factor affecting the repair industry is the durability of component

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parts which last longer and require less frequent replacements. Truck engines require less overhauling today than a decade ago. According to the research group, MacKay & Company, “there has been a shift to extend time periods between service activities, a direct function of improvements in product quality and reliability.

As a result, preventive maintenance is no longer the number one service activity in terms of labor hours per vehicle per year.”

But that’s not to say that service shops have nothing to do but search for more customers. Ongoing service, more regulatory controls and keeping abreast of other industry changes demand vigilance and attention.

On the whole repairs to tansport trailers have not changed much over the years, according to Wes Govier, retired mechanic and former owner of a truck repair shop in Sudbury, Ontario. “The major changes to trailers have been to the ABS brakes and tires, but overall the trailer repair business hasn’t changed much at all,” he said. Conversely, trucks have undergone significantly modifications, particularly in the drivetrains, engines, transmissions, differentials, and emission controls. Because truck designs have become so complex and specialized, repair shops require the right technicians with the right training to take on maintenance and repairs.

They also require sophisticated diagnostic equipment to identify mechanical and electrical problems. Failure to accurately address a problem can cost repair shops a lot of money.

Is this a compromised reflection on the quality of workmanship by today’s technicians? Not at all, says Wes Govier.

“Because of the complex-

ity of new builds, when problems with engines do arise trucks go back to the dealers for repairs.”

Beyond the many repairs which are undertaken principally by dealers, the demand for independent repair shops is still high.

Ongoing service is required to address problems like hangar replacements, blown air bags, worn out bushings and deteriorating brake systems.

As with the shortage of drivers, recruitment of qualified technicians calls for a proactive response by industry. More resources are invested in appealing to high school level students to consider a career in truck repair and maintenance, and some post secondary institutions are introducing innovations into their curriculum that appeals to employers. Cambrian College, for example, developed a Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship Program (CODAP) some years ago which is unique in program offering, breadth of learning, and employment choices

after graduation. Its two traditional programs, the Heavy Equipment Techniques Certificate Program and the Truck and Coach Technician Diploma, were expanded to include a third choice for students - a three year diploma in both specialties and the only one of its kind in Ontario. The course was built in response to the demand from companies for well educated apprentices with broadbased practical training.

Larger employers favour apprentices with academic training which the college diploma, in contrast to the trade certificate alternative, provides. Of interest too is the college’s willingness to include industry in the decision making process.

Companies in the Sudbury region, the seat of Cambrian’s main campus, provide some funding, but more importantly their officers sit on the program’s Panel Advisory Committee, a pivotal position that enables them to be directly involved in program content and curriculum delivery,

thereby helping to ensure that the course aligns with the demands of industry.

Technology has become a double edged sword for the commercial transportation. On the one hand the trucks run longer without the need for major repairs and emissions are a fraction of what they used to be. But that too comes with a price. In the wake of the 2010 controls on the reduction of nitrous oxide and diesel particulate emissions, fuel economy suffered for a few years until 2013. Ticket prices for trucks have also increased in part from the addition of these emission controls, and diesel particulate filters require cleaning, maintenance and replacement over time. But overall, truckers generally embrace the technology and all the advantages it offers.

More recently, truck and trailer repair shops have had to contend with new regulations governing reporting. Ontario inspection requirements have been harmonized with national standards, leading to the

adoption of the National Safety Code Standard 11 Part B. In addition to providing greater detail, the National Standard now reflects technological changes to large commercial vehicles. Once enacted on January 1, 2015, it will also require repair shops to record in detail all work and inspections on vehicles, leading to longer down periods for trucks as technicians take more time to fulfill documentation requirements.

In Ontario, SPIF (safe, productive, infrastructurefriendly) regulations have presented more challenges as they require that trucks with lift axles be modified with self steering axles. The SPIF regulations consist of multiple schedules, vehicle weight tables, preconditions and applicable rules. Even minor variances in vehicle application can change the qualifying preconditions, schedules and standards to which vehicles must comply. Such changes, though, are not readily available through standard repair shops since the modifications require service providers to have specific engineering qualifications.

Consequently, most repair facilities refer this work to a select number of fully accredited companies licensed to upgrade vehicles to SPIF-compliant standards.

Despite changes to the repair service industry such as sophisticated builds, diagnostic equipment, the proliferation of megadealerships, and new regulations that prolong downtime periods in shops, demand for maintenance and repairs services remains strong. Since 2009, corporate profits have slowly recovered and the consequent increase in truck shipping has boosted the demand for maintenance and repair services.

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Profitability is a Marathon, not a Sprint

By Bruce Sayer

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few weeks ago the Canadian trucking industry was showcased at “Truck World”, the country’s largest exhibit of new products, new ideas and new solutions. Returning to Toronto every 2 years, this year’s event featured a record 421 exhibitors. A common theme running throughout the show and highlighted by many of the emerging technologies was fuel efficiency.

The cost of burning diesel fuel represents over 30% of annual revenues generated by the average commercial truck. Any

your expenses has a significant positive impact to your bottom line.

From enhanced engine performance to improved aerodynamics and latest tire engineering, the quest for fuel efficiency is reaching new heights. For truck owners and fleet managers who successfully integrate these new technologies, the pay back can be huge. But, in order to achieve these cost savings an owner needs to invest upfront to realize the benefits and there lies the problem for most business owners.

First and foremost, it is

the race to improved profitability is a marathon, not a sprint. Develop a long term strategy with specific goals and milestones to achieve, then pace yourself. Perhaps your starting point is simply to upgrade your trailers with the latest in aerodynamic skirting.

This upgrade alone can realize a 2-3% fuel savings. Over the course of a year the accumulated savings will increase your profit margin and improve your debt to equity ratio.

Now you are in a better financial position to invest even further. Your next goal may be to upgrade

to achieve even higher results. As your fleet’s trend for fuel efficiency increases, so too does your financial status opening, thereby opening more doors of opportunity for continued improvements.

Let’s now go back to step one. How can you afford your first investment in technology when cash flow is constrained by the continuous daily expenditures of operating costs complicated by delayed payments from your customers? Several options are available, but the growing popularity of factoring invoices to access immediate cash is a growing trend in trucking.

Once considered an additional expense, factoring is now recognized as a viable tool to improved financial management.

To ensure you receive the best advice and services, contact a factoring company that understands the industry and offers specialized services for truckers.

Accutrac Capital knows trucking. We understand the complex challenges unique to the industry and offer innovative solu-

whelming demands you face every day. With the lowest advertised rate, high cash advances and simple, easy to manage terms, Accutrac Capital provides tailor made solutions to meet your exact needs. Further, we offer BULKBuy, an array of specialized services designed to save you money every day. BULKBuy Fuel Cards save costs with discounts at major fuel centers. BULKBuy Currency Exchange combines the volume of all our customers to secure you the best exchange rate when converting USD to Canadian

cross border carriers, this feature alone can result in monumental savings per year to both small carriers and larger fleets.

These savings combined with the inherent benefits of factoring such as AR management and reduced credit risk easily nullify the cost of factoring to greatly improve your company’s financial position.

Suddenly, the ability to afford investing in technology is a viable option.

For more information on Factoring, Fuel Discounts and Currency Exchange, please visit www.accutraccapital.com.

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Legal Matters

Annual Road Check “Blitz”

By Mark Reynolds

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es it’s that time of year again. Road Check: The annual North America wide survey of Commercial Vehicles.

The survey (blitz) runs June 3 to 5, 2014.

Road check is a “random” inspection of commercial vehicles. The reason it is meant to be random is that the authorities can get some idea of how compliant the trucking industry is from one year to the next.

Officers will be operating Inspection Stations 24 hours a day where possible and staffing will be at its peak during these three days in order to en-

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sure that as many vehicles and drivers as possible are inspected. Officers are instructed to randomly inspect commercial vehicles and drivers. This means that officers are not to be looking specifically for vehicles that show signs of possible problems, but are to select vehicles based on “the next vehicle coming down the ramp” so that a true picture of the industry overall is shown through the statistics gathered.

Once selected, a driver and his/her vehicle will receive a full mechanical and document inspection. At the end of these three days the statistics gathered, such as out of service defects and log book infractions, will be tallied to see if the overall compliance across the continent as well as in separate jurisdictions has improved or declined.

Now having said that inspections will be random, we all know that most

officers that see a vehicle approaching in a condition indicating that it may not have been properly maintained will be difficult to resist, and some of the inspections conducted during Road Check will be based on the perceived condition of the vehicle.

There are ways to avoid being selected for inspection on a non-random basis.

Officers use different methods of determining which vehicles may be defective based upon their individual experience, but some are obvious to most of us.

Obvious damage to a vehicle is an indicator that the vehicle is not being maintained, even if the damage does not impact the safe operation of the vehicle. Although lights can blow at any time, it is often the fact that a burnt light will attract the attention of an officer. When a number of lights are out, regardless of how insignificant they

may seem officers will pay attention to that vehicle.

Tires are another indicator that a vehicle may have problems. If one tire has tread that is approaching the minimum depth, many officers will turn their attention elsewhere, but if a number of tires are in a border line condition you may receive more attention than you are comfortable with. Cracked or broken glass is another indicator.

Any one of these defects may not be enough for an officer to select your vehicle outside of the “random” process, but in most cases it will cause the officer to instinctively look for other problems. If your vehicle has minor defects that are obvious, the officer at the scale head will likely signal your vehicle to stop, to allow the officer an opportunity for a closer look at the vehicle prior to allowing you to proceed.

If the officer directs your

vehicle to stop and your brakes look as though they may be out of adjustment, don’t be too surprised if you end up as an out of service statistic for Road Check.

Check your vehicle carefully over the next few days.

Be alert to problems that may attract undue attention. Given the random selection of vehicles, you may be selected for an inspection regardless of your

efforts, but it’s up to you whether you end up with a sticker indicating that you passed the inspection, or whether you end up as an out of service statistic.

Mark Reynolds is a former truck driver, MTO enforcement officer, provincial trainer and enforcement coordinator, and can be reached at 416.221.6888 or email MarkReynolds@ OTTLegal.com.

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Ontario Trucking Association

Cyber Cargo Crime a Growing Threat

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hile most people work for the weekend, cargo thieves work all weekend long.

Seventy to 75 percent of all cargo thefts occur during the weekend, with Friday being prime time for cargo crime, reports the Journal of Commerce in a recent feature tackling the growing problem of

cargo crime.

There is some good news: reports of oldfashioned cargo theft physical break-ins and stolen trucks or trailers - are dropping, according to CargoNet, a cargo crime tracking and security subsidiary of Verisk Crime Analytics.

“We’re moving from straight-out cargo theft

and pilferage to cybercrime. That’s the next generation, and what we’ll be dealing with over the next 10 years,” says Keith Lewis, Vice President of Operations of CargoNet. Cyber-crime is less physically dangerous and demanding than stealing a tractor-trailer and cyber thieves are harder to catch and much less likely to be

arrested and prosecuted, said Lewis.

“Pure straight out cargo theft numbers are going down, because this is much easier,” said Lewis.

“I can sit in my living room or at Starbucks and use my laptop computer to steal Comchecks from you or steal freight. It depends on how hard I want to work.”

Since 2011, cargo theft

by fictitious pickup - a form of identity theft - has jumped 70 percent, reports JOC. Fictitious pickups accounted for 9 percent of reported cargo theft last year, compared with 5 percent in 2011, said Lewis.

CargoNet uses the term “fictitious pickup” to describe crimes where fake identification and even fake businesses are used to steal actual cargo - not just money, as in doublebrokering or check scams.

In some cases, a carrier’s name and DOT numbers are stolen and used in fake documents.

There are several steps shippers, brokers and carriers could take - but too often don’t - to prevent cargo theft. For one, Lewis re c om me n ds “gr e ate r situational awareness” - knowing what’s trending in cargo crime and keeping an eye out for fraud. “Look at the door of the truck. Are there are five different names on the door? Check the DOT number. If somebody shows up to pick up a load and they’ve got a tem-

porary license plate, turn them away.”

Lewis and other security experts believe reported cargo theft is just the tip of an iceberg of illegal activity sapping money from the supply chain. The cost of unreported cargo crime could be much higher. “We don’t have a number, nobody knows,” Lewis said.

In Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance teamed up with CargoNet in an initiative aimed at reducing carriers’ vulnerability to the growing problem of cargo crime and provides police agencies with the information needed to apprehend the criminals who perpetrate these crimes.

CTA and the Insurance Bureau of Canada have announced an enhanced, online version of their joint reporting form, which carriers the ability to report cargo crimes to CTA and IBC. The information will then be immediately sent to law enforcement agencies across Canada, who will have the ability to search the database as required.

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Ontario Trucking Association

APASS on Ambassador Bridge

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he Ambassador Bridge is advising all commercial customers that it is implementing its non-stop tolling (APASS) for all commercial traffic going into Canada.

This technology is currently being used for all commercial traffic heading into the United States from Canada. This will eliminate any stopping of commercial vehicles to pay toll and continue to allow the Ambassador Bridge to be more efficient, the company says.

When coming on to the U.S. Plaza from the U.S. Expressways, commercial vehicles must stay to the right side of the plaza and

use the far right entrance.

Commercial vehicles can no longer be processed using the left entrance or toll lanes on the north side of the plaza.

New signage has been placed on the U.S. plaza entrance showing trucks are to stay right and cars are to stay left when coming off the expressways.

Questions regarding this change can be directed to How_are_we_doing@ ambassadorbridge.com.

Please email service@ ambassadorbridge.com to register for one of the toll payment programs.

The company is currently offering free RFID equipment if registering now.

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Keeping Your Vehicles Clean

Where to Wash Your Trucks

By Jack Jackson

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he general public is not aware of issues with today’s sewage discharge and what happens to water going down the sewer.

There are two main types of sewers; municipal and storm. Municipal sewers take the waste water from buildings and homes to a processing plant to clean and normally discharge the water into a lake, river or ocean. Storm sewers which are generally found on streets and parking lots discharge directly into the local water source without any treatment.

In most municipalities in North America there is a major concern with the cost of upkeep of

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water treatment plants and the amount of pollution entering the systems.

Some municipalities have resorted to charging commercial properties a tax based on its square footage of paved surfaces.

Most continue to double the cost of water by adding a sewer charge to your water invoice monthly.

The cost of the water goes unrealized as politicians find it easier to increase taxes through this user fee while publicly claiming a small property tax increase.

Since most of us don’t look at our water invoice each month, it becomes a hidden cost that is not noticed.

Many customers ask us, where is the best location to wash? Our answer is always about their budget, their image strategy and their desires. We know eventually all washing will be banned in parking lots. Most municipalities have the law today; however, it is just starting to be enforced. We continually hear of more cases where companies are facing large fines and are being banned from sewer

use.

The easiest way to get over this issue is to drive to a public wash where they meet the environmental laws by recycling the wash water. However, the general rule is that the total cost is usually two times more than the wash itself. Thus, if it costs $25 to wash, it could cost another $25 more in time,

gas and lost productivity, resulting in an expense of $50.00 per vehicle.

In the business world the successful companies are the leaders in almost everything they do.

So, how do they wash?

These companies invest in the proper buildings and equipment to ensure their image and maintenance is under control,

while managing their cost per wash every day. There are many remedies to wash in your buildings with automatic systems that can cost as little as $0.50 per wash after capital costs are completed.

Look at your methods today and begin to research the best alternatives before some inspector decides your timeline

has expired. It can be costly in the future to ignore what can be done today.

Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp.

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

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Business Insurance Matters

Sub-Brokering Freight

By Linda Colgan

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any carriers have sub-brokered freight at one point or another while many load brokers organically have grown from their experiences with carriers, and some simply through their sales contacts. The arena of sub-brokering freight and load brokering operations have somewhat remained the same through the years, but the litigious atmosphere has altered the landscape of legal expectation for all involved.

A carrier is aware of the scope of coverage of their cargo policy and the terms of the contingent cargo policy incorporated into their transportation policies. If the carrier sub-brokers a load to a transportation company which utilizes a “nontraditional” transportation Insurer, serious exposures could leave the origin-

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ating carrier exposed.

F o r e x a m p l e, a n o n traditional market could exclude theft between specified times or, better still; the cargo could be for owned goods and exclude the freight of others all together. There is a transportation insurer known to include refrigeration breakdown but deny a loss if the driver sets the wrong temperature.

Securing a certificate of insurance is a must for any load broker or trucking company releasing loads into the custody of others, but only from the insurance Broker or the Insurer of the carrier.

There is no exception to this rule.

Also, if picking up loads it is only prudent to know what is being transported and how. Is the freight being carried by a consolidated bill? What if one of the loads originated under an airline bill of lading

and is now on route in one of your trailers? Are the cargo limits still sufficient? Have your drivers been educated to check the bill of lading before leaving to make sure that the bill of lading does not reflect a declared value unless authorized by dispatch? If not, accepting a load with a declared value on the bill of lading could exhaust cargo limits and leave the carrier selfinsuring the difference between the value of the load and the insurance limits of the insurance

policy purchased. In dispatch, are shippers’ contracts being signed that would obligate the carrier to terms that are not insurable within the terms of their insurance policy?

Some load brokers are specifying terms on the documents and expecting these terms to be carried throughout the duration of the freight’s journey.

Some load brokers are making reference to contracts on their paperwork and in the event of a claim are hiding behind the expectation that this con-

tract is in play with acceptance of the load. Have your dispatch employees printed off this contract and reviewed the terms? I suspect not – these terms basically strip the carrier of their defences and leave the carrier exposed once again in the event of a loss.

In summary, sub-brokering freight as a carrier and being a load broker is not as simple as projected. To minimize the risks, internal best practices and education are as important as the load.

Work with your Insurance Broker to reduce the exposures and review the terms of your insurance contract versus the expectation of the shipping contracts before signing.

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

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May 2014 13

Stretching Your Miles

FITZY – HOS Changes

By Peter Fitzgerald

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f anybody was around about ten years ago when the HOS regulations were last changed, we would both remember the fight that so many organizations put up against them.

Court challenges, publicity campaigns (for and against) and research were shoveled out weekly.

The animosity and conflict raged for years. The primary argument that the advocates for change proposed was that the HOS hasn’t changed in decades and that it must now reflect modern “scientific research”. After what seemed like endless debate and abandoned court cases, the changes became law and everyone learned the new normal.

Drivers became content with the knowledge that we would all settle down for decades with scientific evidence backing us.

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Well, so much for that theory. Only a decade later and the entire HOS are being reengineered (through electronic logs) as if the scientific evidence no longer applies.

Apparently “scientific evidence” has an expiry date, similar to milk. So, now that the old HOS is sour we can cook up another batch of “evidence”.

The real problem comes with how the new science was collected. It’s much more about lobby power than the power of science.

When the FMCSA collected data it limited its research to the very large firms with huge pools of drivers. These drivers primarily drove pin to pin, terminal to terminal, yard to yard. The effect the new HOS rules have on these drivers is minimal. This pool however, doesn’t represent the entire industry. Much of the freight that is hauled has very

specific restrictions and must be customized by the driver.

For instance, in the flat deck industry we have to wait for cranes, lifts, drivers and sometimes even the sunrise; the more customized the move the more unusual its exceptions. Think about distances from dock to dock. On a 600 mile trip, going dock to dock, coordinating at both ends while navigating traffic will produce

much more inefficient activity than a yard to yard or pin to pin operation where drivers deal only with traffic.

Trying to fit the new HOS rules into this industry sector produces the majority of blowback. The idea that government can somehow legislate compliance to a highly varied sector is ridiculous. The change to these sectors of the industry will be huge. If the intent of the legislators is

to “level the playing field” they are very shortsighted in their understanding of what makes the industry function. Maybe the lobby group thinks that they will squeeze out their competition, if so, then so much for fair representation. The point where many drivers become aggravated by legislators is when preference is shown to lobby groups to the discrimination of the independents.

It breeds contempt for

law makers and resentment for authority. There does come a point where people lose too much respect for authority.

When science can be bought through lobbying it’s no longer science, it’s just called political preference. I guess in modern society science is sold to the highest bidder.

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

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

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

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

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Tallman Truck Centre

Bobcat of Kingston, a Division of Tallman Truck Centre

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allman Truck Centre is pleased to announce it has secured the distribution rights for Bobcat Equipment for the Kingston, Ontario market. Tallman Truck Centre will be operating this new business as “Bobcat of Kingston”, a division of Tallman Truck Centre Limited. Bobcat of Kingston will be an authorized dealer of Bobcat mini-excavators, skid steer loaders, and compact track loaders and will operate out of their Kingston facility, located at 750 Dalton Avenue, Kingston,

Ontario.

“We are excited about our new partnership with Bobcat. This new business venture is consistent with our strategy of partnering with Industry Leading Equipment Brands, to bring our customers best in class products. In the Skid Steer and Mini-Excavator business, Bobcat is by far the Best and most well-known brand in the industry. We look forward to selling and servicing Bobcat equipment in our new market” says Kevin Tallman, President of Tallman Truck Centre.

For inquiries regarding Bobcat of Kingston, con-

tact Jamie Impola at jimpola@bobcatofkingston.ca

or call 613.546.3336.

For more information

on Bobcat products, visit bobcat.com.

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Cross Border Services

Technology Changes Driving; Cross Border Infractions Continue

By Dawn Truell

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y now we all know about regulations regarding the no cell phone use while driving. Here’s one for you that a HS officer shared recently with me about a girl who was seen driving a car with a cell phone attached to her steering wheel with Velcro. She said she could use it for messaging and calling while she was driving and thought it was “hands free.” Really?

Have you heard of the new car that drives on its own? Check this out. Last year California passed a law allowing driverless cars on the road. Now

they are in full production with major automakers.

Cadillac created the SRX that drives itself. It is fully automated and has the capability of steering, throttle, thrust, brakes, lane changes, navigation, turn signals and can even recognize a red light! At GM’s collaborative research lab in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University’s engineers designed this vehicle. It is equipped with a hidden laser system, radars and cameras that give the car a 360 degree view of the road.

Thanks to a computer network underneath the trunk, it makes 100 decisions per second.

In Florida on February 3, Rita Jean Shepard, 63, was convicted in a firearm smuggling incident at the Emerson border crossing.

She was sentenced to eight days and a $4,500 fine. An automatic pistol was found concealed, wrapped in clothing in a container in her vehicle.

At the Nogales port of entry a 30-year-old Mexican man was arrested

Kenworth

$1,000 Rebate to OBAC Members

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irkland, Washington - Kenworth Truck Company is offering a $1,000 ($US) rebate to members of the Owner-Operator ’s Business Association of Canada (OBAC) on qualifying purchases of new Kenworth trucks during 2014.

Eligible trucks include n e w Ke n w o r t h T 6 6 0 , T700, T800, T880, W900 and the industry-leading, aerodynamic T680 in qualifying day cab or sleeper configurations.

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at time of purchase.

Other limitations apply on the Kenworth rebate program. Contact your Kenworth dealer or OBAC for full details.

OBAC is an innovative, member-driven, association promoting a culture of safety, professionalism, and integrity among commercial drivers. OBAC brings the drivers’ perspective to industry and g o v e r n m e n t . O B A C ’s website is at www.obac. ca.

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

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for smuggling $4 million worth of marijuana into the U.S.A. in a tractor trailer truck. A drug detector dog signaled the presence of drugs. Upon inspection the CBP Officers found 298 bales of marijuana weighing more

than 8,000 pounds hidden in a shipment of red bell peppers.

A 34-year-old truck driver was found with 1.4$ million in drugs hidden in a red Ford pickup truck at the San Clemente checkpoint. A drug detector dog

alerted the CBP officers where they discovered 63 bundles containing cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin in the inside of a metal door that was lying in the bed of the truck.

For information re-

garding anti smuggling, anti human trafficking and anti terrorism initiatives such as PIP, FAST, C-TPAT, CSA please contact Dawn Truell of Cross Border Services 905.973.9136 dawntruell@gmail.com www.ctpat-certified.com,

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Idle Free Systems

Idle Reduction Technologies at Truck World 2014

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adison, Wisconsin - Idle Free Systems, Inc., a leader in anti-idling solutions for the commercial trucking industry, exhibited at Truck World, Canada’s National Truck Show April 10 - 12. Idle Free representatives encouraged Truck World participants to stop by Mack’s Booth #1005 to see and discuss Idle Free’s Complete AllElectric Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and their Heat System for Work Trucks that were on display on Mack trucks.

Idle Free’s Complete AllElectric APU is the most complete idle elimination system on the market today and the only electric APU capable of meeting drivers’ needs without relying on the truck’s starter batteries.

Unique to the Idle Free Complete All-Electric APUs is its ability to be powered three ways: An independent battery bank consisting of four AGM batteries captures energy produced by the engine’s alternator and stores it and, when the truck’s engine is off, converts the stored energy into 120 volt electricity using a pure sine wave

inverter; Shorepower, which is standard on every Idle Free system, allows drivers unlimited runtime when plugged into allweather electrical outlets being deployed across North America; and Reefer Link™, Idle Free’s proprietary, patented technology powered by the reefer. Idle Free is the only APU on the market that can be powered by the reefer. When connected, drivers will have unlimited runtime for the system.

Idle Free APUs use a coolant heater as a fully integrated component of the system providing heat for the cab / bunk as well as the engine block.

Idle Free also had on display its newest product, the Heat System for Work Trucks. Designed for the day cab or work truck market, the Idle Free Heat System for Work Trucks provides up to eight hours of interior cab heat with the truck engine turned off. Unnecessary workday idling is eliminated. The Heat System for Work Trucks, ideal for any municipal, delivery, vocational and utility truck, uses a coolant heater to provide engine heat and inter-

FTR

Good Results for March

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loomington, Indiana – FTR has released preliminary data showing March 2014 Class 8 truck net orders at 27,139, the fourth consecutive month of solid order activity. December 2013 through March 2014 is the best four-month period since 2006. The past fourteen months have each shown a year over year improvement with totals for Q1 2014 35% above Q1 2013. Class 8 orders over the last six months has seen activity reach 337,00 units on

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an annualized rate and continues to meet positive expectations.

D o n A k e , F T R Vi c e President of Commercial Vehicles, commented, “The market is maintaining strength and confirms we are in a solid growth cycle.”

Final data for March will be available from FTR later in the month as part of its North American Commercial Truck & Trailer Outlook service. To contact FTR, email sales@ftrintel. com or call 888.988.1699 ext. 1.

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ior cab heat. Additionally the system provides 12-volt electrical power for work truck functions, such as running lights or communication systems.

An Engine Start Module (ESM), similar to an ultracapacitor, is fully integrated into the system and part of the unique design of the system can start the truck even if the truck batteries are dead.

The Idle Free Heat Syst e m f o r Wo r k Tr u c k s debuted on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a U.S. state that can get up to 113 inches of snow each year. Pennsylvania Turnpike equipped its fleet of snowplows with the new system. In Pennsylvania, as with most snowplow operations, trucks are deployed and then idle for hours prior to a storm hitting in order to be prepared to service roads as soon as snow starts to fall. While waiting to be released to start plowing, a driver is required to be on location, in the truck and therefore needs heat for comfort, the lights on for safety as well as operating communication equipment to stay in contact with headquarters.

The Idle Free system will enable the fleet to handle all those needs without the

cost and environmental impact of idling the truck.

For more information

about Idle Free Systems visit their web site at idlefreesystems.com.

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Kenworth

Immel’s Dairy Service Milking Great Results from Kenworth T680 52-inch Sleepers

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lanco, Texas - It can be argued that Kenworth trucks have long been touted as driver retention tools - the ride and creature comforts have helped keep many drivers loyal to the companies they drive for.

That’s the case for Im-

mel’s Dairy Service as well, but according to Troy Immel, his eight new Kenworth T680s with 52inch mid-roof sleepers are doing him one better.

“They’re actually attracting drivers to our company,” he said with a smile. “Drivers from other companies

want to come and drive for us - our latest hire came knocking on our door after seeing our trucks on the road. He liked what he saw and wanted to be behind the wheel of a T680.”

Hauling milk from farms to creameries throughout Texas, this two-generation

business was launched in 1954 by Troy Immel’s father. “My dad started hauling milk cans and that evolved into a tanker business hauling milk from dairies to creameries,” Immel said. “That’s what we still do today, but the amount of territory we cover has

expanded. We mostly run in Texas, but we’ll also cover neighboring states.”

When Troy bought the company in 1988, Immel’s Dairy was using a mixed fleet of trucks.

That evolved into running mostly Kenworths.

The T680s are replacing Kenworth T800s and the high-mileage operation each truck runs between 160,000 and 180,000 miles annually - means that fuel economy, reliability and driver comfort are critical considerations.

According to Immel, the eight T680s with 52-inch sleepers, equipped with PACCAR MX-13 engines rated at 455 hp and driven through 13-speed transmissions, have boosted his fuel savings. “We’re running 10 trucks total, but we run them hard. We haul a lot of weight and pull 6,500-gallon tankers,” he said. “We’re already getting a 5 percent gain in mpg with the T680s over our T800s, and once the trucks are broken in, we expect to approach an overall improvement of 10 percent. That’s huge for a small operation like ours.”

Since Immel’s Dairy Service picks up loads at dairies, the mid-roof 52inch sleeper was spec’d.

“This lowers our profile so we can slide under loading areas without fear of hitting the overhead structures,” Immel said.

“Our guys will be out six days at a time, so they use the sleeper. The height,

compared to the height of our other sleeper, is what I really like.”

Immel himself should know all about driver comfort, since he’s still driving himself. “I started driving back in 1980, and still drive today,” he said. “Our guys, me included, are pretty proud driving the T680 everyone knows who we are. We all like the new features and comfort of the new truck. The wider cab makes moving around easier and the larger windshield and slanted hood really gives us a great window out front, and little things, like the doors being able to shut like a passenger car, and the hood being able to be lifted with one hand is just great. We also have the NavPlus® system and the Bluetooth phone system is outstanding. All in all, we are very happy, so far so good.”

Immel, who purchased the trucks through Kenworth of South Texas in San Antonio, said dealer support and spec’ing expertise gives Kenworth a great one-two punch.

“When you’re the little guy, you pay attention to those who treat you well,” he said. “Kenworth of South Texas in San Antonio has always worked well with us and treated us like we’re a large fleet customer. That makes a difference to us.”

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

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Troy Immel of Immel’s Dairy Service with one of his eight Kenworth T680s with the 52-inch mid-roof sleeper.

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Special Report

Truck World ‘14 Draws Thousands of Industry Visitors to this Expanding & Diverse Exhibition

By Marek Krasuski

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y all accounts Truck World 2014 distinguished itself in significant ways from previously successful shows. Traffic was 5 percent higher on Thursday, the first day of the event, than in the previous show at Toronto’s International Centre in 2012. More money was spent on booth design, space, and presentation, and additional enhancements contributed to the overall presentation.

This year’s event, for example, featured the first ever Driver Recruitment Pavilion with over 40 recruiters on hand to attract prospective employees. Hundreds of new products were advertised and multiple seminars throughout the three day event addressed relevant industry topics.

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lights of the seminar program included changes to the Canadian Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections (PMVI). Presented by the TMTA, the seminar was delivered by industry experts Eddy Tschirhart and Robert Monster who informed participants on adapting to the changes in the workshop, training strategies, and related topics. Elsewhere, Shell Rotella sponsored a presentation delivered

by Mike Roeth of the North Amercian Council for Freight Efficiency who spoke about fuel saving technologies such as 6x2 axle configurations, tirepressure maintenance systems, and idle control devices. Shell also sponsored a talk on the changing role of drivers in the wake of advancing computer processing.

Not surprisingly, an industry fair of this magni-

tude brings to public view changes in technology and services, greater efficiencies, analytical devices, as well as information on the latest in emission controls and driver well-being. These and more were featured in the coming together of industry reps from all sectors.

Over four hundred exhibitors took part, generating interest and in some cases revenues.

Joe Glionna, General Manager of Newcom Business Media Inc., the shows principal organizer, described the upbeat mood and breadth of robust business activity. “We have seen the largest number of participants attending this show. Exhibitors have been unanimous in telling us about the quality of business activity they are experiencing,” he said.

In addition to more money spent on displays, Glionna also drew attention to the show’s first Business Centre and the benefits it offered.

“The Centre allows exhibitors to take their customers to a private area where transactions can be negotiated on site.” This, perhaps more than any other show, focused on business generation over and above the presentation of products and services.

Major truck manufactur-

ers were on hand to exhibit the latest products and to lend their support for the event. They included Freightliner, International Mack, Volvo, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Hino and Caterpillar.

A m o n g the visual highlights in product presentation was Western Star’s Optimus Prime truck which stars in the upcoming movie, “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” A generous display of chrome features and fire red designs shimmering against a gleaming teal background attracted many pavilion visitors.

Noticeable among the exhibits were companies dedicated to driver wellbeing. Bose Ride System featured a display which in-

cluded a rubber ball that bounced up and down, a unique demonstration to mirror the jiggling of a driver’s internal organs when left unprotected from jolting over rough road surfaces. Bose also had on hand

two seats connected to the company’s advanced seating suspension technology which, when engaged, drastically reduced the extent and rate of seat vibration, thereby reducing health risks to drivers operating

trucks on bumpy roads.

In contrast to conventional systems whose air springs and dampers only react to motion, the Bose Ride system uses position and acceleration information to compute and generate the counteracting forces required to protect drivers from unwanted motion, the company says. Marketing Manager, Rowan Lawson, summarized the results of a study which revealed that nearly all drivers who participated in the test experienced no pain or fatigue after using the Bose suspension system after 6 to 9 months of continuous use.

Among the name brand truck manufacturers Ke n w o r t h s h o w c a s e d the T880, designed to achieve a “perfect balance of form, function and flexibility.” Suitable for multiple applications - bulk tractor, tanker, dump truck, mixer, heavy hauler, refuse, logger, and lightweight line-haul tractor - this sloped hood model is equipped with ground-breaking technology, multifunctional steering wheel with easy access to controls, and

crisp instrumentation displays.

Over 20 software providers advertised various products to improve operational efficiencies.

Fleet Applications Director for DriveLogik, Dean Richardson, was available to explain his company’s monitoring and feedback systems which reportedly yield a 6% to 10% fuel savings and reduced maintenance costs. This monitoring system which is connected to the vehicle’s ECU alerts drivers, via audible cues and display lights, to inefficient driving behaviours. “If a driver has too many rpms, excessive torque, is braking hard or idles too long, this information is fed into a telematics system that generates a report designed to indicate driving errors and lead to corrective action once these behaviours are identified.” Richardson says it’s the next best thing to having a paid supervisor monitoring a driver’s behaviour. These results can then be transmitted to fleet managers for assessment. The benefits of the software include: daily, weekly and monthly summary

reports customized by driver, truck and fleet instant alerts on mobile devices advising of significant driving events, performance reports, annual scorecards identifying trends and productivity achievements, vehicle tracking and a range of fleet tracking and management systems. Richardson concluded that a 6% yield in fuel economy on one truck translates into roughly $3,500 in annual savings, and that ROI is achieved in seven months.

By far the largest group of exhibitors by product offering fell into two industry segments - truck/ trailer parts and accessories and tire/wheel end providers. (Robust activity in the trailer segment was evidenced by one dealer that was negotiating a contract for the sale of 800 trailer units during the show.) Trailer manufacturers also occupied a lot of pavilion floor space with gleaming aluminum polished trailers, and some with beautiful canvass murals emblematic of this country’s great natural vistas.

Several featured trailers with retractable tarp systems which enable clear access to any part of the trailer for easy loading and unloading.

Among them, Eagle Retractable Tarp Systems says loads can be tarped in less than two minutes, and the lightweight aerodynamic design of their product can accrue up to 5% in fuel savings over competitor brands.

Alutrec, another trailer m a n u f a c t u r e r, produces flatbed trailers using a “revolutionary method” which includes high pressure assembly with stainless steel rivets that

assure stronger main beams. Alutrec attributes unbeatable lightness, stability and reliability to its B-train trailers.

A number of security companies were on hand to reflect this growing market segment and concern for safety. Birdseye Security Inc. was just one company featuring video recording equipment of buildings, trucks and yards that monitors and logs activity while drawing attention to infractions and suspicious behaviour.

Advocates on the human interest side of the industry were also available to field questions and inform the public of their respective missions.

Trucks for Change is a non-profit organization that includes some of the largest freight carriers in the country. Its purpose is to arrange the transport of goods for people and organizations in need, either for free or at a discounted rate. Retired trucker, Pete Dalmazzi, was looking for a way to give back to the community and leverage his longstanding relationships in the community to benefit others. This network directs charity freight requests to member carriers best able to respond based on fleet positioning and availability.

Finding the right carrier at the right time results in efficient, low cost donations for all involved, the network says.

Dalmazzi said t h a t Tr u c k s f o r Change has raised $100,000 in the last three years for the needy by way of donations and discounted freight.

Women In Trucking is another organization that reaches beyond the bottom line for the benefit of

a larger community. The organization was founded in March 2007 by Ellen Voie who is President/ CEO and also a columnist for Ontario Trucking News. The organization encourages the participation of women in all segments of the industry - designing, selling, owning, fixing and driving trucks. Women In Trucking seeks not only to encourage the employment of women in the industry, but to promote their accomplishments, minimize obstacles, and provide educational programs to help women achieve their goals.

Another organization was on hand to show the darker side of the industry and its ultimate redeeming qualities as well. Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is an organization that calls on members of the trucking community to combat sex trafficking. The organization says that thousands of minors are forced into prostitution each year, coerced by fear tactics, beatings from pimps, and other punitive measures. Minors, some as young as 12 years old, are forced

to prowl truck stops to render sexual services for drivers in their cabs or elsewhere. A number of drivers, sometimes a surprisingly large number, do participate in these activities; others, however, are just as eager to report this criminal activity. In one case a trucker reported suspicious activity to the police which resulted in the conviction of 31 offenders and the rescue of 7 minors from the clutches of their oppressors. Trucker Against Trafficking has created a website to enable members to learn how to prevent human exploitation.

With over 300,000 square feet of exhibition space, 400-plus exhibitors in numerous product categories, multiple seminars and presentations, a first-ever Recruitment Pavilion, increased visitor participation, and a new Business Centre, the volume and diversity of industry-related topics, products and services showed an industry passionately involved with innovation and secure in its optimism for the future.

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SmartTruck

SmartTruck UT6Plus UnderTray System Meets EPA SmartWay Elite Criteria

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ouisville, Kentucky - With the recently announced Elite level from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay program, trailers must be equipped with aerodynamic devices that provide at least a 9 percent improvement in fuel economy to qualify. SmartTruck’s UT6Plus aerodynamic product provides the fuel saving performance required

by EPA SmartWay to deliver those results, making it the only standalone product to provide Elitelevel aerodynamic savings.

“The new Elite level from SmartWay is a very aggressive performance level for a single product,” said Mike Henderson, Chief Scientist for SmartTruck.

“While there are a wide

variety of aerodynamic products out in the market from a host of companies that can be pieced together and added to a trailer to deliver SmartWay qualifying savings, our SmartTruck UT6Plus product is a ‘one-stopshop’ to attain SmartWay Elite status - one product from one company. This innovative and high-performing product allows fleet managers and owneroperators to streamline their aerodynamic program purchases and installations.”

The UT6Plus product’s fuel savings were verified based on multiple testing protocols, including coastdown testing and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)- testing that is validated by dozens of

fleets and owner-operators who benefit from the Elitelevel product performance in actual, real-world service. In addition to robust fuel savings, SmartTruck products deliver leading durability, a key factor among trailer owners and maintenance personnel when choosing aerodynamic devices. To demonstrate its products’ durability, SmartTruck has also introduced a new 15-year limited warranty on its UnderTray products. More details on the warranty are available on the aerodynamic device provider’s website.

“Once we completed our fuel testing of SmartTruck’s UT6Plus, we made the decision to remove our skirts and tails and replace them with SmartTruck’s

The Extra Foot

Extra Foot Opens Retail Sales Opportunity

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algary, Alberta Shamrock Sales A g e n c y, I n c . , North American Distributor of the Extra Foot is pleased to announce the opportunity for contributors to the Extra Foot Indiegogo.com campaign to purchase the Extra Foot for resale.

R o n M u r p h y, V i c e President of Sales & Marketing for the Extra Foot said, “We want to get the Extra Foot into the hands of every trucker, mechanic and RV owner in North America. We believe the most effective way to do that is to allow those who own and use the Extra Foot the opportunity to resell it themselves. Those who purchase the resale packages during the Indiegogo.com campaign will be able to continue buying the Extra Foot in volume, at wholesale, for

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resale.”

Runner-up for the European Motor Transport Authority Award in 2013, The Extra Foot (http:// theextrafoot.launchrock. com) is coming to North America with an Indiegogo.com campaign launching April 23, 2014.

The Extra Foot is a simple, practical answer to road safety issues created by incomplete, or missed, pre-trip walk around inspections.

Developed as a safe and reliable way to maintain constant pressure on the brake pedal, the Extra Foot makes it possible for trucker drivers, mechanics, recreational vehicle owners and drivers, towing trailers of any size, to safely perform required safety checks and insure brake lights are working properly.

For more information

vist www.theextrafoot. net.

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product,” said Randolph Crowder, VP of Maintenance for Carolina Cargo.

“The overall fuel savings were greater, and it was clear to us that the maintenance and durability was far superior.”

“We can confidently state that the SmartTruck UT6Plus delivered similar performance gains as traditional skirts and tails, and appear to be of a design that will provide greater durability with improved ground clearance and no moving parts or components to wear out,” said Jeff Green, EVP for Butler

Transport.

Building on its aerodynamic background in the aerospace, motorsports and automotive industries, SmartTruck is bringing the next generation of aerodynamic

products to the trucking industry. SmartTruck is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. For more information, visit the SmartTruck website at www.smarttrucksystems. com.

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New Products & Services

FLO Components Ltd.

FLO Components Featured SKF MonoFlex Fluid Grease System at Truck World 2014

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utomatic Greasing Systems specialist FLO Components Ltd. featured the SKF MonoFlex Fluid Grease automatic lubrication systems at Truck World 2014.

According to FLO’s Marketing Specialist Gabriel Lopez, Truck World 2014 was FLO’s official introduction of the SKF brand of autogreasing systems to the trucking industry

in Canada.

“FLO Components has been ‘Meeting Customers’ Needs Better’ as lube solutions experts and trusted lubrication advisors with the LINCOLN brand of equipment and solutions since 1977. LINCOLN was purchased outright by the SKF Group of Sweden in October 2010. Last year, FLO became the first dual brand System House in Canada

for both LINCOLN and SKF brands. At the same time, SKF Lubrication Business Unit restructured its frontline operations and appointed FLO as its full service & support partner for Ontario. FLO now stocks a full inventory of SKF lube product, and we’re able to offer the entire spectrum of SKF Lube Solutions, for all applications including on-road trucks

and vehicles.”

Commenting on the SKF line, Mike Deckert, VP of FLO Components said; “We’re very excited about the SKF MonoFlex for the trucking i n d u s t r y.

It is an ideal solution for anyone wishing to use a fluid type grease N L G I # 0 0 0 to 00.

One of the most exciting aspects of the MonoFlex for our customers is that they can use any brand of fluid grease that meets the system specifications - they don’t have to use a specific brand.”

Other advantages of the MonoFlex, according to FLO include: 1) Totally Electric Pump - there is no air required and therefore no impact on the truck air system.

2) Pressure Gauge - installed at the pump as a standard, a pressure

gauge allows for visual monitoring of the system pressure during regular maintenance inspections and helps

you trouble-shoot the pump and main line.

A fluttering gauge for example, would tell you there is air in the supply line. Other systems rely solely on a pressure switch to tell you whether or not the system has reached the required operating pressure, but nothing more.

3) Adjustable Grease Distributors - individ-

ual piston distributors can be easily adjusted by changing the screw-in volume caps, to increase or decrease the volume of grease to each point, without having to disconnect any of the grease lines.

FLO exhibited multiple different working demos at the Truck World 2014 Show on April 10-12, in Booth #5638, H a l l 5, and system experts were on hand to answer questions.

FLO Components Ltd. is a lubrication systems specialist and a leading supplier of “Total Lube Solutions” to major trucking, construction and road building, mining, food and beverage companies, industrial manufacturers and other heavy equipment users in Ontario.

For more information call 800.668.5458, e-mail sales@flocomponents. com or visit www.flocomponents.com.

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New Products & Services

Ingersoll Axles

Ingersoll Axles Introduces 30° Disc Brake SSA

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ngersoll, Ontario – Ingersoll Axles (An IMT Company) continues their commitment to product diversification with the introduction of a 30° disc brake self-steering axle.

Ingersoll Axles has been providing customized axle solutions since 1947. They are the industry leader for steerable axles, offering solutions for even the toughest applications.

Listening to customer feedback spurred the idea for this new design, “Our customers face many instances where their trailers are in tight situations and getting the most turn angle out of their axles as possible is imperative”, says Neil Haslam, Head of Design Engineering at Ingersoll Axles.

The 30° design was initially released at the Mid

America Truck Show and had its Canadian debut at Truck World in Toronto, Ontario April 1012th. The new

SSA has a forward facing tie-rod design that allows turn angles up to 30° for disc brake

axles. It is offered with Haldex, Wab-

co and Bendix disc brake packages.

The new 30° design is optimized to work with the Ingersoll Suspension System and is available in all track lengths, as well as an inverted drop center version.

This new design was one of several releases that Ingersoll Axles introduced to the market. On top of this new design,

Ingersoll Axles is also now offering a mid-mount disc brake suspension, a lubrication system, the ILS, and a load monitoring system, ILMS. To find out more about the 30° disc brake from Ingersoll Axles and the new value added options, visit their webpage, www. ingersollaxles.com or call them at 800.663.AXLES (2953).

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Government of Canada

New Forecasted Border Wait Times Tool

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s the warmer weather approaches, so do higher traveller volumes at Canada’s borders. This Easter weekend was no exception, and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) introduced a new feature on its Web site to help travellers as they prepared for potentially

longer border wait times (BWT) over the holiday weekend.

The CBSA is now offering forecasted BWT for its 26 busiest ports of entry. These forecasted times are based on a statistical analysis of past traffic volumes and BWTs for regular travel days and busier times, such as statu-

tory holidays. This new tool provides an overall indication of wait times at specific ports of entry and complements several existing resources including, current wait times, to help travellers plan their border crossing before even leaving home. The CBSA is constantly working to increase efficiency

and reduce congestion at the border, and this initiative supports the CBSA’s commitment to service, facilitation and border modernization.

Quick Facts The forecasted border wait time tool provides historical wait times for the 26 busiest ports of entry.

Over 100 million travellers were processed by the CBSA last year.

Current wait times at the border, updated hourly, continue to be available through Twitter at BWT_ CBSA and on the CBSA Web site. You can also subscribe to our CBSA E-mail Border Alert Service notifying subscribers when an

unexpected event causes a significant disruption to normal border services and once the operations resume to normal.

Travellers can also consult the Directory of CBSA Offices that features a list of all designated CBSA offices, service locations and hours of operation across Canada.

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Meritor WABCO

ProView™ Fleet Performance Management System Improves Safety & Efficiency

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r o y, M i c h i g a n Meri tor WABCO and SmartDrive Systems are developing the commercial vehicle industry’s most comprehensive and efficient performance management system to help fleets improve safety and operational efficiency. The system will be available starting in May 2014.

ProView Powered by SmartDrive® will provide unprecedented insights into driving situations through video-based analysis. A personalized driving performance improvement program and predictive analytics are also available to help reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency. In addition, ProView will offer extensive resource

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materials, including safety and efficiency best practices as well as an online discussion forum.

“ProView is the natural evolution of Meritor WABCO’s portfolio of industry-leading safety solutions,” said Jon Morrison, President and General Manager for Meritor WABCO. “By offering video and data analytics and delivering critical event video content fast, fleets can identify and significantly reduce potentially dangerous situations.”

The video feature, similar to “game film” analysis used by experts during televised sporting events, is a safety improvement tool that unifies vehicle, driver and driving data.

The system comes with a forward-looking and

in-cab camera. Fleet managers have access to the video through SmartDrive’s Web-based backoffice application. Drivers can access the video directly through a smartphone app.

“ProView’s ability to deliver the whole picture helps fleets identify the potential root causes of vehicle and driving issues and can ultimately improve safety on our roads,” Morrison said.

“Measuring risky driving can help fleets improve safety, reduce collision costs and lower fuel expenses. Fleets can prioritize coaching with a focus on high-impact areas, such as following-distance violations, excessive idling and acceleration, stability events, rolling stops

and driver inattention.

Recorded video data can also validate safe driving practices among a fleet’s operators.”

This new product combines the extensive capabilities and know-how of two industry leaders.

Meritor WABCO offers world-class safety technologies and systems as well as the DriveForce™ team of dedicated sales and support professionals.

SmartDrive has unequaled

expertise in driver and vehicle data and video analysis. WABCO Holdings Inc. and SmartDrive Systems announced a strategic alliance March 24 that will expand WABCO’s fleet management solutions to commercial vehicle fleets in North America.

Sales, service and technical support for ProView Powered by SmartDrive will be available from DriveForce and OnTrac,

Meritor’s organization of 110 dedicated support professionals. ProView Powered by SmartDrive’s open platform integrates with third-party vehicle systems from any manufacturer.

For more information about Meritor WABCO, visit www.meritorwabco. com.

For more information about SmartDrive Systems, visit www.smartdrive.net.

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New Products & Services

Bee Line

Laser Guided Four Wheel Computer Alignment System

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ettendorf, Iowa - The all-new LC7580 Laser Computer Alignment System allows your shop to align the smallest passenger vehicle, the largest commercial tractor and everything in between. The LC7580 is a revolutionary machine that does it all while delivering the ultimate return on your investment.

This 4-head alignment system comes complete with all the equipment needed to accurately and efficiently align passenger cars and light trucks, as well as longer vehicles such as transit buses and RV’s. Plus - by adding the proven bee line tandem aligner and using just two of the alignment heads, centerline framereference alignment can be performed on heavy duty trucks. The result is one computer alignment system that can align any vehicle that comes in your shop door.

Four alignment heads are mounted to the front and rear wheels of passenger cars, trucks and SUV’s to quickly gauge all critical alignment angles.

Technicians experience faster process times due to no-seek and interactive wireless alignment heads.

The advanced steering wheel centering process applies the tracking calculation to the front toe, allowing the vehicle to be accurately aligned and the steering wheel to be centered on the first attempt. Wheel mount extensions are included for completing four wheel alignment on vehicles, such as dualies, that have a difference between the width of the front and rear axles.

The four alignment heads span a distance up to 60 feet, making it ideal for gauging long recreational vehicles and touring buses. This system introduces new technology that uses four heads with

ultra-fine lasers and high resolution sensor boards for a longer striking distance that’s extremely accurate and highly repeatable.

One of the most important advancements of the LC7580 system is the ability to accurately gauge and calculate set-back on Twin-steer vehicles. The ability to measure and adjust timing will set all Twin-steer tires in line.

Parallel steer axles are important for increased tire life. This system uses four heads to measure all steer axles and the acclaimed tandem aligner to gauge rear axles. Gyros in the front and rear heads allow for caster measurements to be taken on all steer axles.

Located in Bettendorf, Iowa USA, Bee Line designs, manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of state-of-the-art equipment to meet the unique demands of today’s alignment industry. Bee Line

The all-new LC7580 Laser Computer Alignment System allows your shop to align the smallest passenger vehicle, the largest commercial tractor and everything in between. offers mobile equipment for field service, portable shop equipment and complete stationary solutions that are customized to the individual needs of commercial tire dealers, truck dealerships, truck stops,

independent repair shops and fleet maintenance facilities.

For 99 years, Bee Line Company has remained intensely committed to providing world class equipment, unparalleled

engineering & technical expertise and total customer service. For more information on Bee Line products, please visit Bee Line Company’s website at www.beeline-co. com.

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DriveLogik Offers Up To 10% Fuel Savings

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ttawa, Ontario - While the U.S. pressures the North American trucking industry with stricter fuel efficiency standards, a new product called DriveLogik offers fleets a driver-focused fix that can deliver significant fuel savings of up to 10%, in addition to truck maintenance and other savings. Fleet managers can estimate their fuel savings with an online calculator at www.drivelogik.com.

DriveLogik is a $1999 hardware package and $59-per-month software reporting service that helps fleet managers create safer, smarter drivers and a greener planet, while delivering real

benefits to their organizations’ bottom lines.

“Equipped with DriveLogik, a long haul truck driving 180,000 kms/112,000 miles per year can save an average of $5,500 in fuel costs,” said Dean Richardson, DriveLogik’s Director of Fleet Applications. “Data analysis and reporting encourages drivers and fleet managers to work together on perfecting driving styles that also translate into less wear and increased vehicle longevity. A local haul truck driving 65,000 kms/40,000 miles per year can save an average of $3,700 in fuel costs, plus additional maintenance savings.”

Employing state-of-

the-art driver feedback, DriveLogik is easy to use and requires no maintenance. Its fleet management, tracking and reporting is powered by RiskLogik’s TrackLogik software. DriveLogik begins with the Driver Awareness Panel (DAP), an intelligent in-vehicle display providing drivers with the coaching they need to drive more efficiently. It gives each driver visual and audible notifications on critical performance indicators without being intrusive.

More than 250,000 trucks in leading European fleets are using the DAP to save money on fuel and maintenance.

Now North American operators can take ad-

vantage of similar savings.

DriveLogik hardware benefits include: Easy to use, requires no maintenance; provides instant feedback through Driver Awareness Panel (DAP); promotes smarter driving, saves fuel, reduces CO2, reduces truck maintenance costs; increases vehicle longevity; works with all major truck

brands; productivity and efficiency for your entire fleet.

TrackLogik software benefits include: Daily, weekly and monthly summary reporting customized by driver, by truck, by entire fleet, and more; customized instant alerts via mobile device for major driving event; driver performance reports identify who needs

more coaching, and who deserves recognition; annual scorecard reports identify trends and productivity achievements; vehicle tracking to pinpoint any lost or stolen vehicles; a wide range of additional fleet tracking and management services.

For more information, contact www.drivelogik. com.

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Tires & Wheels

Tires & Wheels

Truckers’ Use of Retreads Continues to Grow

By Harvey Brodsky

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he use of retread tires by truckers continues to grow and the reason, according to retread industry experts, is simple and straightforward – the growing satisfaction of retreads by trucking fleets and owner operators.

When it comes to replacement tires for class 8 trucks and other trucks of similar sizes, the number of retreads sold annually, whether on truckers’ own casings or as tires retreaded on top of quality

tire casings (also known as ‘cap & casings’) stocked by retreaders, approximates the same number of new replacement tires sold.

There are several good reasons for this continued growth of happy customers, according to the Retread Tire Association (RTA) of Pacific Grove, California. Thanks to advances in rubber chemistry, tread compounds used by the retread industry today perform as well as those used in the best new tires. Another big plus are the advances in non-destructive testing, especially through the use of Shearography and x-ray units that enable retreaders to actually “see” the inside of the rubber sidewalls of a tire that are invisible to the naked eye.

Thanks to these advances by our industry, top quality retreads produced in modern retread plants are enjoying an adjustment/failure rate as low as, and often lower than,

the best new tires which are far more expensive and less environmentally friendly than used ones.

With improvements in raw materials and equipment in modern retread plants used by both mold cure and pre cure retreaders it is common for retreaded tires to get as good or even better mileage than the original tire. A good example is the cost of a top quality tier one new common size truck tire that can often exceed $500 Canadian dollars, but can be retreaded the first time for approximately $250 Canadian, and sometimes even less depending on the part of the country where the retreader is located.

The second retread, assuming the tire passes the retreader’s strict inspection, may cost even less if it is being retreaded for a trailer wheel position.

The bottom line is that when you do the math, unless you are in business for a hobby and money

doesn’t mean anything to you, it is just crazy not to retread your tires.

However, there is a caveat: To obtain the savings that top quality retreads can offer your fleet, you must do your part, and this means checking your tires weekly to be certain proper air pressure is maintained to ensure that it is a sound, retreadable casing when it is time to have it retreaded.

This requires good record keeping and continuous attention, meaning that your tire gauge should be calibrated and checked regularly to be certain it is within a range of +- 2 pounds or less. Rotation is also a good idea and a way to be certain that your tires will enjoy a longer healthy life.

The term EYEBALLS AND DIRTY HANDS is often used by experienced tire technicians as a way to remind us that in addition to checking air pressure with a well calibrated tire

gauge, a visual checking of all the tires on your vehicle at least once weekly - and preferably during a daily walk around - is a very good idea. During the walk around you should run your hands over the sidewalls of your tires. Your hands might get dirty but it’s a small price to pay for discovering an anomaly on the sidewall of a tire.

Your hands can “speak to you” when something doesn’t feel right, and it sure is better to discover the problem in your yard than after your vehicle is on the road in the middle of nowhere.

If you are still not convinced that retreading can save you serious money, let us put you in touch with one of our members who will be happy to set up a test so you can learn for yourself how advanced today’s top quality retreads are and how much money they can save on your tire purchases, savings that fall back to your bottom line.

Our dedicated members will be happy to have you visit their retread plant to see for yourself how much care goes into the retread process.

As mentioned, unless you are in business for a hobby and money isn’t important to you, now is the time to begin saving money, all without sacrificing safety, performance or handling.

Call me today for our packet of information covering not only retreading, but also tire maintenance.

The packet is free and is loaded with great information that can help you save serious money.

I’m Harvey Brodsky and I love to talk to truckers. I can be reached at 831-6465269 or by email at info@ retreadtire.org. I also drive the talk and have been driving on retreads for nearly 40 years, and with the exception of two flats caused by picking up nails, I have never had a problem with my retreads.

ham, Marketing Manager, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems. The tire was on display at Goodyear’s Mid-

America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

The G505D FUEL MAX, which will be available to Goodyear commercial truck tire dealers this June, features Goodyear’s exclusive Fuel Max Technology, which contains fuel-saving compounds, tire constructions and specialized tread designs to help reduce rolling resistance.

In addition to Fuel Max Technology, the G505D FUEL MAX also contains the following features; deep 24/32-inch tread depth to provide enhanced wearable rubber for long tire life; circumferential and lateral tread grooves for improved all-season traction; an extra-wide tread for enhanced handling and long-lasting wear; Goodyear Tredlock Technology, which features interlocking micro-grooves that help stabilize the tread

for long tread life and enhanced toughness and a tough, dependable casing for retreading to help improve a fleet’s tire return on investment, and more.

The G505D FUEL MAX also will be SmartWayverified.

“The G505D FUEL MAX offers the ideal blend of fuel economy, traction and long miles to removal, which will help fleets lower their overall operating costs and optimize their tire investment.” said Buckham.

The tire will be available in size 295/75R22/5, Load Range G. To learn more, visit www.goodyeartrucktires. com.

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New Long-Haul Tire

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kron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has introduced a new long-

haul tire that will help fleets reduce their cost-per-mile even more.

“The new Goodyear

G505D FUEL MAX is the most fuel-efficient commercial drive tire in our line-up,” said Brian Buck-

Kenworth

ConMet PreSet Plus™ Standard

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ouisville, Kentucky – ConMet PreSet Plus ™ wheel hubs are now standard on Ke n w o r t h ’s l i n e u p o f Class 8 over-the-road trucks.

“Kenworth customers will receive better performance and easier general maintenance with ConMet PreSet Plus hubs, which help to further enhance the reliability and serviceability of vehicle wheel ends,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director.

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The hubs feature a fully integrated spindle nut combined with an optimized bearing spacer, which retains wheel-end clamp load better than before. PreSet Plus™ hubs also include ConMet Premium Bearings and a magnetic fill plug on rear axles as standard. Bearing adjustments are eliminated since PreSet Plus hubs are completely assembled before installation.

ConMet PreSet Plus hub assemblies are designed for both steer (22,000 lbs. or less)

and drive axles (26,000 lbs. or less), for disc and drum brakes. “A choice of iron or aluminum – for weight conscious customers – is available,” said Swihart. “By spec’ing aluminum, customers can save more than 20 pounds on each hub.”

For more information, contact your Kenworth dealer or visit www.ConMet. com.

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Transport for Christ

Assurance of Heaven by Grace

By Chaplain Len Reimer

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any of us spend time thinking about heaven and how to get there.

And others say it is over when our life here on earth stops. Scripture tells us in Luke 23:43 about a discussion between two thieves on the cross. One thief had a change of heart while on the cross, and asked Jesus to remember him when he got to His King-

dom. Jesus answered and said to him, “Assuredly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Jesus accepted this thief’s expression of faith as genuine. Did the thief deserve such mercy? No. None of us do. But the point is that God’s grace saves us, not our merit.

The word Paradise refers to heaven (Luke 23: 3943). The words of Christ satisfied the criminal; he took them as words he could trust. We find in Psalm 12:6, “the words of the Lord are sure.’” Knowing that we can and should trust the Word of God, we need to put our trust in Him. Recorded in John 14: 1-6, Jesus leaves us some beautiful promises, such as the reminder that in His Father’s house there are many mansions for those who have accepted Jesus as personal Saviour. Not

TIMTC

Freight Performance Workshop

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ndustry stakeholders are invited to participate in an interactive workshop on May 21-22 that will explore the use of freight fluidity measures for gauging overall supply chain performance. The workshop, co-sponsored by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations, will bring together trucking industry and other private sector practitioners, government planners and researchers to discuss freight fluidity measures and applications.

Sessions will include overviews of U.S. and Canadian freight fluidity measures, private sector perspectives on supply chain performance and 28 May 2014

breakout groups where participants will discuss a variety of topics, including stakeholder/user needs, data characteristics, performance measures and scalability.

Event Details: Developing Freight Fluidity Performance Measures Workshop: A Supply Chain Perspective on Freight System Performance. It will be held May 21-22, 2014 at The Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C. Speakers from the following organizations will include: Federal Highway Administration, Transport Canada, ATRI, and Northwestern University.

For more information contact Scott Babcock, TRB, sbabcock@nas.edu or Mai Q. Le, TRB, mqle@ nas.edu.

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only are there many mansions, but also promises to return and take His children who have accepted Him back home to be with Him. Wow! Our son left us a note before he died: “And now more than ever before I am looking forward to going home, because I know I have a home in glory land”. We can have

that confidence here on earth when we have a personal relationship with Jesus, beyond any doubt.

Earlier we noted words by the most trustworthy human on this earth, God’s Son, Psalm 12:6a, which says the words of the Lord are pure words. So friends, if we want to spend eternity in heaven instead of hell we must make that

decision while we are alive and well. Scripture says it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgement, Heb. 9:27.

None of us can avoid death and judgement. Unless we’re alive when the Lord returns, all of us will die, and every person in history will answer to Him for how they lived. When

we stand before His absolute holiness we will not be able to say anything in our own defense. The only question will be whether we trusted in Jesus to be our Savior and forgive us our sins, or whether we’ve chosen to pay our sin debt on our own at the expense of our eternal condemnation. The choice is ours.

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Section FranÇaise

Affacturage et Financement

Une industrie intensive sur les capitaux requiert de nombreux outils de financement Par Marek Krasuski

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e transport commercial doit faire face à lourdes dépenses pour survivre. Ainsi, en l’espace de quelques années le prix moyen d’un nouveau camion a bondi de 95000 dollars à 125000 dollars alors que la valeur de revente des plus anciens modèles est restée la même.

De plus, les recettes sont rarement aussi importantes que les dépenses, ce qui veut dire que l’argent sort des entreprises avant d’y rentrer pour couvrir les dépenses. A cette fin, un nombre d’outils financiers sont disponibles, notamment l’affacturage, qui est le levier financier le plus courant. L’affacturage est l’achat de créances du transporteur par une entreprise d’affacturage, appelée l’affactureur. En règle générale, les délais de règlement pour les livraisons varient de 30 à 90 jours, ce qui a souvent pour effet d’amoindrir la capacité du transporteur à régler ses dépenses courantes lorsque les conditions de paiement sont moins favorables. Les achats d’essence, les frais d’assurance, les réparations sur les camions et les salaires doivent être réglés au terme de cycles hebdomadaires ou bihebdomadaires, ce qui rend crucial la capacité d’accéder à de l’argent.

L’affacturage est la méthode préférée pour de nombreux transporteurs, entre 15% et 20% de toutes les entreprises de transport d’après certaines estimations.

Les entreprises cherchant une situation d’affacturage pour payer leurs créditeurs doivent prendre de nombreuses choses en considération. Olga Baldin est la vice-présidente du développement d’entreprise de Grand Financial Management Inc., une firme nord-américaine qui aide les entreprises de camionnage à gérer leurs liquidités. « Un affactureur décide d’acheter les créances d’une entreprise en fonction du risque évalué de l’entreprise en question.

Si le risque est trop élevé,

nous n’achèterons pas les créances, » dit-elle. Les débiteurs, c’est-à-dire les clients du transporteur/vendeur, peuvent aussi être sujets à un taux plafond grâce auquel l’entreprise ne peut pas endosser une dette dont la valeur dépasse un certain maximum. Si le taux plafond est un million de dollars et que la valeur cumulée des factures du débiteur est de 950000 dollars, l’entreprise de camionnage ne peut vendre que 50000 dollars de créances à l’affactureur.

Puisque les entreprises existent pour générer des profits, les compagnies d’affacturage ont besoin de mitiger les risques qu’ils courent quand ils achètent des créances. Si le débiteur a une bonne cote de crédit et une bonne réputation, alors l’affactureur va sans doute acheter les créances du transporteur. Les clients qui détiennent les créances de débiteurs solvables peuvent s’attendre à être payés rapidement.

Les transporteurs commerciaux croient peut-être qu’un autre outil financier serait une marge de crédit de la part des prêteurs habituels comme les banques ou coopératives de crédit. Mais ils peuvent avoir besoin de réfléchir à nouveau, selon Charles Sheppard, Président d’Accutrac Capital, une importante association d’affacturage canadienne.

Sheppard affirme que les banques vont engager les emprunteurs à certaines dispositions restrictives, des obligations qui, si elles sont rompues, mettent en danger la cote de crédit de l’entreprise et résultent d’habitude en l’annulation de la convention de prêt. De plus, les prêts des banques requièrent des capitaux, une demande typiquement absente dans les situations d’affacturage. « Les banques requièrent typiquement un ratio de la dette sur les capitaux de 3 à 1, de telle sorte que pour chaque tranche de 150000 dollars empruntés, les entreprises doivent avoir 50000 dollars

en capital. Elles doivent aussi démontrer qu’elles sont en affaires depuis longtemps, ont réalisé d’important profits qui sont restés au sein de l’entreprise, et doivent présenter trois ans de détails financiers avant de recevoir une marge de crédit.

La plupart des gens ne comprennent pas ceci, et sont surpris quand leurs demandes sont refusées par la banque, » explique Sheppard, qui ajoute aussi que : « à l’inverse, pour nous, tout cela nous est égal. Tout ce qui compte pour nous, c’est la cote de crédit client du transporteur et s’il payera sa dette. » Trois types d’affacturages sont disponibles : l’affacturage avec recours, sans recours et ponctuel !

L’affacturage avec recours est moins cher d’habitude – 2,99% du montant de la facture revient à un montant fixe dans le cas d’Accutrac Capital – mais des risques y sont rattachés : en cas de défaut de paiement du débiteur, l’association d’affacturage cherchera une compensation monétaire de la part de l’entreprise de camionnage. Grand Financial Management soutient que cet arrangement est l’option la moins chère car elle représente le moindre risque pour l’affactureur.

Comme on peut s’y attendre, l’affacturage sans recours est plus cher car le vendeur fait endosser à l’affactureur tous les risques.

Richard Iacobelli de Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. note la popularité de cette dernière option. « Tout le monde aime la douce sensation que procure le fait de vendre ses créances à l’affactureur sans courir de risques. » Cela dit, l’option la plus sûre n’est pas toujours au goût de l’affactureur, qui, désireux de minimiser le risque de défaut de paiement, peut refuser de détenir la créance. D’où la frustration de certaines entreprises de camionnages quand elles n’arrivent pas à trouver de client approuvé par l’affactureur. Iacobelli affirme

qu’il préfère un arrangement flexible avec ses clients en traitant l’arrangement d’affacturage comme une marge de crédit. Dans cette situation, le client/transporteur retire des sommes au fur et à mesure de ses besoins pour répondre à des coûts montant jusqu’à 90% de la valeur de la créance.

Grand Financial Management décrit l’affacturage ponctuel comme de l’affacturage à facture unique. « Le débiteur, s’il fait le choix de l’affacturage, a la possibilité de choisir quelles factures il veut affacturer.

Cela lui permet de garder le plus d’argent tout en dépensant les frais minimaux pour ainsi garantir une liquidité adéquate, » dit-il.

L’affacturage présente de nombreux avantages.

Il est très facile d’accéder à de l’argent pour ses frais d’opérations, des paiements rapides aboutiront à des réductions sur les factures, et les mauvaises dettes peuvent être réduites avec un accès rapide à du capital, et ce sans avoir à prouver qu’on a des capitaux dans l’entreprise. Charles Sheppard dit que le coût de l’affacturage peut être plus faible que d’accepter des cartes de crédit de la part de ses clients pour payer le prix du fret. « Une entreprise de crédit facturerait au vendeur qui accepte le paiement entre 1,5% et 4% de la valeur totale de la facture. Dans de nombreux cas nous offrons une solution de paiement immédiat pour le même prix ou même moins cher. De plus, nous gardons toutes les factures, fournissons des informations en matière de risque du crédit et d’autres services, tout en donnant leur argent au client, avant même que la cargaison ne soit livrée. » La garantie d’être payé avant que sa cargaison n’arrive vient avec la capacité du transporteur à obtenir un accord de règlement d’avance, ce que l’on appelle au États-Unis un load advance (avance sur la cargaison), et que fournissent les affactureurs les plus

importants, dont Accutrac.

En effet, ce dernier point mérite une explication. Une cargaison qui n’a pas encore été livrée n’est pas encore une créance, et ne peut donc pas être vendue. Les avances sur la cargaison, cependant, fournissent des fonds dont le montant s’élève jusqu’à une certaine valeur de la créance anticipée afin de financer les coûts de livraison. Sheppard affirme que de nombreux transporteurs se prévalent des avances sur la cargaison.

Il va de soi que des capitaux sont nécessaires autant pour l’achat de camions et de l’équipement que pour les opérations quotidiennes de l’entreprise ; des options de financement et de location sont aussi disponibles. Les agents d’affacturage auxquels je me suis adressé sont d’accord pour dire que les locations sont souvent l’option préférée. Il y a un avantage fiscal, car une portion de la location est déductible, et il y a peu d’investissement de capital. Richard Iacobelli de Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. fait observer que : «dans une industrie à forte intensité de capital comme le camionnage où l’argent liquide est l’oxygène de l’entreprise, la dernière chose dont on a envie, c’est d’immobiliser ses capitaux par l’achat d’actifs. » (D’un autre côté, Olga Baldin de Grand Financial Management affirme que certains groupes préfèrent acheter leurs camions et en amortir l’achat aussi vite que possible. Les clients, cependant, devraient garder en tête les mises en garde de Sheppard au sujet des ratios de dettes sur les capitaux). Les OEM ont leurs propres infrastructures financières en place pour les clients qualifiés, et pour les clients qui ne le sont pas, il y a des agences de location.

Deux types de contrats de location dominent le marché : les contrats de location-acquisition et les contrats de location-exploitation! Charles Sheppard nous avertit que la plupart des clients font l’erreur de confondre les contrats de

location-acquisition comme s’ils étaient des contrats de location-exploitation ou des contrats de location. « Ce n’est pas comme cela que c’est censé fonctionner, » dit-il. À des fins de présentation de l’information financière, « un contrat de location-exploitation devrait être traité comme un passif financier tout comme un prêt, alors que l’équipement qu’il finance devrait être considéré comme un élément d’actif et dévalué dans la comptabilisation. » Les contrats de locationexploitation sont considérés comme des dépenses et figurent dans le compte de résultats de l’entreprise.

En effet, d’importantes différences distinguent un contrat de location-exploitation d’un contrat de locationacquisition. Un vrai contrat de location-exploitation signifie que le propriétaire est le locateur et les camions lui sont retournés quand le contrat de location expire. Par contre, avec un contrat de location-acquisition, le locataire peut acquérir les droits de propriété à l’expiration du contrat. Enfin, avec un contrat de location-acquisition, le contrat de location dure pendant 75% ou plus de la durée de vie estimée de l’actif. Avec un contrat de location-opération, il dure moins de 75% de la durée estimée de l’équipement, (une liste complète des différences entre les deux contrats se trouve en ligne).

L’affacturage, les locations et les autres outils financiers peuvent accroître le nombre d’opportunités d’affaires, mais les clients devraient s’assurer de bien comprendre les modalités et conditions de chaque contrat avant de signer. « L’affacturage, » conclut Sheppard, « devrait se faire de manière transparente. Si un client ne comprend pas pleinement les modalités d’un contrat, c’est simplement faire preuve de bon sens commercial que de solliciter les conseils d’un concurrent et d’obtenir un deuxième devis. »

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FLO Components Ltd.

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S.E.T.I. Imports Inc. 81 Tremaine Road Milton, ON L9T 2W8 Tel: 905.878.7161 Fax: 905.878.7730 info@seti-imports.com www.autogreaser.com or www.seti-imports.com

Niagara Service & Supply Ltd.

cargo control products

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

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Wilson Instruments Ltd.

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

Beka Lube Products Inc.

“Technology you can rely on.”

2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4 Toll Free: 888.862.7461 Tel: 905.821.1050 Fax: 905.858.0597 info@beka-lube.com www.beka-lube.com 30 May 2014

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

Clutch Distribution Centre Inc. Specializing in all types of new and reman clutches, clutch components, new and used flywheel exchanges, and flywheel grinding. Pick up and delivery within the GTA available upon request. Fast and friendly service since 1986. Mention this ad for a discount.

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

clutch products

Fil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd. A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive clutches since 1980. Specializing in heavy duty & custom made clutches including our own.

81 Northline Road Toronto, ON M4B 3E9 Toll Free: 800.677.9038 Tel: 416.759.2245 Fax: 416.759.5890

compliance services

driver services, recruitment & employment

ITR Canada Inc.

“Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

F.B. Feeney Hardware

6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9

“Serving the industrial and trucking aftermarket since 1952.”

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

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

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

Kee Human Resources

Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.3426 Fax: 905.670.3436 ea@keehumanresources.com www.keehumanresources.com factoring, finance & foreign exchange

Driveshafts

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

Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. 1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5 “Accutrac provides cash flow Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7 Tel: 905.677.5088 solutions structured specifically for Fax: 905.677.4917 the freight and trucking industry. brendachu@multilinefasteners.com We’ve made factoring easy to www.multilinefasteners.com understand and affordable with one financing Companies low cost, all in. Qualification is easy and funding is available same day.”

Cross Border Services

74 Mississaga Street East

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

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

Orillia, ON L3V 1V5

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

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

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Toll Free: 866.531.2615 Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651 Bruce@accutraccapital.com

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

www.AccutracCapital.com

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Ontario #1, 7337 Pacific Circle Mississauga, ON L5T 1V1 Toll Free: 877.438.3155 Tel: 905.564.3155 Fax: 905.564.3166 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.patsdriveline.com Alberta 14715-116th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 3E8 Toll Free: 800.661.8826 Tel: 780.453.5105 Fax: 780.452.3555 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.patsdriveline.com driver services, recruitment & employment

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

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Multi-Line Fastener Supply Co. Ltd.

DPF Cleaning Specialists 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

Fasteners, Fittings, Hose & Shop Maintenance supplies

J D Factors 315 Matheson Blvd. East Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8 Toll Free: 800.263.0664

Merrit Capital Corp.

“New & Used Truck & Trailer Financing. Contact us today to get started & call toll free 866.964.6932, email at solutions@ merritcapital.ca, or visit www. merritcapital.ca.”

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

Tel: 905.501.5000 Fax: 905.501.0395 CanadaSales@JDFactors.com www.JDFactors.com

Bennetts Power Service Products

Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.

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

“Large Account Service” to small

fuel Economy Products

••• canadasales@jdfactors.com

fleet & start-up companies.”

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

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

Diesel Spec Inc.

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

Fuel & Lubricants Direct

insurance brokers

insurance brokers

Dalton Timmis Insurance Group

Blue Water West Ltd.

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

3100 Underhill Avenue Burnaby, BC V5A 3C6 Tel: 604.420.4331 Fax: 604.420.4137 rfeeney@BlueWaterAgencies.ca www.bluewatergroup.ca

“The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.”

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

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TruChoice Div. of LMD Insurance

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

2550 Matheson Blvd. East Suite #130 Mississauga, ON L4W 4C1 Toll Free: 800.236.5810 Tel: 416.748.9994 Cell: 416.704.0870 lina@lmdinsurance.ca www.lmdinsurance.ca

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insurance brokers

Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP

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

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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

Pressure Washers

The CG & B Group Inc.

Package policies for both local and long haul fleets.

120 South Town Centre Blvd.

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

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HawksHead Systems Inc.

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

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

Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd.

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

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

“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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Krown Corporate

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

NOCO Lubricants LP

“Best Service, Best Value, Best Quality.”

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

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

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

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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tarps & tarping systems

Stellar Roadside Assistance Ltd.

185 Bartley Drive Toronto, ON M4A 1E6 We offer service to your light & Cramaro, for all your tarping needs. medium duty vehicles in most 206 Arvin Avenue areas of Ontario, 24/7.

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8 Simply dial...

Toll Free: 800.565.8277 Toll Free: 855.424.2300 Tel: 416.424.2300 Tel: 905.662.2757 Fax: 416.424.2303 Fax: 905.662.4811 john.mackenzie@stellarroadside.com sales@cramarotarps.ca www.stellarroadside.com www.cramarotarps.com

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Permits & services

Load Covering Solutions Ltd. HUB International Ontario Ltd.

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

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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

towing services

Cramaro Tarpaulin Systems

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Dalton Timmis Insurance Group

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

Rust Preventive Products

ON-Board truck Scales

Hallmark Insurance Brokers Ltd.

tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)

oil furnace sales & Service

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

Mattresses (Cab & Domestic)

RP Oil Limited

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

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

730 Permit Services 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

“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

Sinwal Enterprises Inc.

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

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

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Action Automotive, Towing & Recovery

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C.U.T.C. Inc.

Abrams Towing

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

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

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

P. O. Box 126 Trenton ON K8V 5R2 Toll Free: 800.551.6151 Tel: 613.394.4924 Fax: 613.394.2428 action@reach.net www.action-towing.com May 2014 31

towing services

trailer Sales, leasing, rentals & service

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

Transport Companies

K.B.W. Towing

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

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

Bedard Tankers Inc.

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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 32 May 2014

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

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The Rosdale Group 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 Transportation Training

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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••• International Truckload Services Inc.

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

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

Transportation Training

Crossroads Training Academy – Belleville

Jay’s Professional Truck Training Centre

Cambridge Truck & Trailer Ltd.

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trailer manufacturers [ tankers ]

Transportation Training

Carmen Transportation Group

3700 Weston Road Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4 Shop Cambridge Truck and Trailer has Toll Free: 866.857.5166 5238 Hwy. 69 South been a family-owned and operated Tel: 416.667.9700 Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1 business for more than 40 years.

Fax: 416.667.8272 Toll Free: 800.261.4252 Serving clients throughout Ontario info@carmentransportationgroup.

Tel: 705.523.2341 com we have built our loyal customer Fax: 705.523.2817 www.carmentransportationgroup. base on value, reliability and gobbotowing@bellnet.ca com commitment to get the job done.

••• • •• 690 Fountain Street North Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7 Toll Free: 800.267.7371 Tel: 519.653.7371 J P Towing Service & Storage Ltd Fax: 519.653.4037 Erb Group of Companies We are a family run business Refrigerated Transportation dispatch@cambridgetruck.com offering services such as Battery Specialists.

Boost, Fuel Delivery and Winching www.cambridgetruck.com 290 Hamilton Road including Heavy, Flatbed, Float ••• New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2 Towing and Light Duty. Available 24 Toll Free: 800.665.2653 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Tel: 519.662.2710 11 Glen Scarlett Road Fax: 519.662.3316 Toronto, ON M6N 1P5 info@erbgroup.com Toll Free: 866.527.8225 Fort Garry Industries www.erbgroup.com Tel: 416.203.9300 Proud distributors for Lode-King, Fax: 416.203.9303 ••• Midland Manufacturing, Arctic dispatch@jptowing.com www.jptowing.com Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more.

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

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

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

Transport Companies

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

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

107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450 Belleville, ON K8N 5J1 Toll Free: 800.267.1888 Tel: 613.961.5144 Fax: 613.961.1255 or 888.485.6487 Call Karen at 905.212.9898 English or Punjabi Call Monty at 800.267.1888 or 613.961.5144 extn 123 recruiting@itsinc.on.ca www.itstruck.ca

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LandStar Systems Inc.

Landstar – The Freedom to Run your Business Your Way. 13410 Sutton Park Drive South Jacksonville, FL 32224 Toll Free 800.435.4010 Tel: 855.549.0707 Fax: 800.774.2347 recruiter@landstar.com www.lease2landstar.com

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

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

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

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 – Chatham 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

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

Transportation Training

Transportation Training

Truck & Trailer Repairs

truck delivery

Drive Star Shuttle Systems Ltd. Ontario Truck Driving School – Tri-County Voc. Driver Training Niagara-on-the-Lake Schools Inc. 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

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 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

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

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

College – Oshawa

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 Training Academy of Stoney Creek

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

Sousa Truck Trailer Repair Ltd.

“A great service company knows how to keep YOU rolling.”

Immediate emergency “callout “service. Ready to help 24 hours, truck equipment 365 days a year. Fixed price, no hidden costs, 25 years in business – all work guaranteed and excellent customer service.

1900 Gage Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1S1 Toll Free: 800.560.1050 Fort Garry Industries Sales and NSM certified installation Tel: 905.677.9861 of snow plows, sanders, mixers, Fax: 905.677.6919 dump bodies and more. chris@sousatrucktrailer.com truckequip@fgiltd.ca www.sousatrucktrailer.com www.fgiltd.com/equipment Now Open TRUCK EXHAUST SALes & Sousa Truck Trailer Cambridge Service 1075 Industrial Road Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Toll Free: 800.560.1050 Tel: 519.624.8090 chris@sousatrucktrailer.com www.sousatrucktrailer.com Texis Truck Exhaust “Diesel Performance Specialists” truck CUSTOMIZING 1850 Gage Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1S2 Toll Free: 800.267.4740 Tel: 905.795.2838 Fax: 905.678.3030 texis@bellnet.ca Quality Custom www.texisexhaust.com 12 Clarke Blvd.

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

Truck & Trailer Repairs

Greig Truck & Trailer

Let US see to your Repair Needs!

Just minutes off Hwy 401 @ Exit 526.

2 Foster Stearns Road Trenton, ON K8V 5R8 Tel: 613.394.5005 Fax: 613.394.2736 Ontario Truck Training Academy Brian.Greig@bellnet.ca or – Peterborough Derrick.Greig@bellnet.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 Fort Garry Industries yvette.lagrois@otta.ca Brake specialists, installations, www.otta.ca safeties and a whole lot more.

Taranis Training Ltd. info@fgiltd.ca Contact: Mike Hummel & Kathy www.fgiltd.com/parts/ Buttars ••• 1485 Rosslyn Road MTT Repair Services Inc. Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6W1 1868 Drew Road Toll Free: 855.247.4213 Mississauga, ON L5S 1J6 Tel: 807.476.1746 Tel: 905.677.2771 Fax: 807.476.1875 Fax: 905.677.2774 mhummel@taranis.ca www.taranistraining.ca info@mttrepair.com

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

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

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

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

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

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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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

Ontario

Mississauga

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

Alberta

thunder bay

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

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

Fort Garry Industries

Saskatchewan

Fort Garry Industries

edmonton

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

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

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

regina

Fort Garry Industries 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

saskatoon

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

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 Manitoba

brandon

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

winnipeg

Grote Industries Co.

truck parts & supplies

Discount Truck Parts Ltd.

Fort Garry Industries

The Truck Exhaust Place

Ontario Truck Training Academy – Oshawa 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

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

truck parts & supplies

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

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

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Diesel Truck Parts Inc.

Morgan’s Diesel Truck Parts & Service Inc. 1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R.R. # 1 Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0 Toll Free: 800.267.0633 Tel: 613.546.0431 Fax: 613.546.4206 www.morgan-diesel.com May 2014 33

truck sales, leasing, parts & service

truck transmissions, differentials & pto’s

Surgenor Truck Centre

C & R Transmission Service Ltd.

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

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

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

721 Mud Street East Stoney Creek, ON Tel: 416.801.3142 Fax: 905.643.8256 psims0307@yahoo.ca Truck tire sales & service

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

13 Anderson Blvd.

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

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Domar Transmission Ltd. “When it comes to transmissions... think DOMAR.” 130 Skyway Avenue Rexdale, ON M9W 4Y9 Toll Free: 800.837.4883 Tel: 416.675.2268 Fax: 416.675.2435 rickscarpone@hotmail.com www.domar.ca

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

Ontario

Benson Tire 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.

# 3, 7337 Pacific Circle Mississauga, ON L5T 1V1 Toll Free: 877.564.3116 Tel: 905.564.3116 Fax: 905.564.3119 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.canadawideparts.com

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

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truck Wash Systems

Ontario Regional Office

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

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 34 May 2014

Awash Systems Corp.

Turbochargers

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

Alphabetical Li st of Adv erti s er s Advertiser Page Publication

A Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Airtab, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Atlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 48 Ayr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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B BD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ontario Trucking News

C C&R Transmission Service Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 16 Ontario Trucking News C.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar. . . . 28 Carmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking News Cellutrak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4

D Day & Ross Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Diesel Spec Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 19 DMR Truck Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News Domar Transmission Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 42

F Fil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd. . 9 Flo-Components Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News

G Grand Financial Management Inc. . . . . . . . 12

H HanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 47 Ontario Trucking News Hotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Western Trucking News

I International Truckload Services Inc.. . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking News

J J D Factors Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 51 Jimexs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Eastern Trucking News JZB Road Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking News

K Kärcher Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Kindersley Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 43, 51 Ontario & Western Trucking News

L Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Eastern Trucking News Landstar System Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ontario Trucking News Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News

N NTN Bearing Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

O Ontario Truck Driving Championships . . . . 34 Ontario Trucking News

P Prairie International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Western Trucking News

R Road Today Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

S SGI Cargo Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SN Diesel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Shell Lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Siemens Transportation Group. . . . . . . . . . 46 Star Van Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sutco Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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T Tallman Truck Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Texis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 10 The Fuel Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Gear Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Rosedale Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . 1 Trafalgar Supply Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 52 Tremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

W Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News Windshield Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adv e rti s e r s by Product or S erv ice Advertiser page publications Air Conditioning & Heating Sales & Service Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Automated Greasing Systems Flo-Components Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Clutch Products Fil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd. . 9 Diesel Performance Products Diesel Spec Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 19 Drivetrains The Gear Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Employment Opportunities Atlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 48 Ayr Motor Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Carmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . 43 Day & Ross Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 DMR Truck Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 HanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 47 International Truckload Services Inc.. . . . . 42 JZB Road Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Kindersley Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 43, 51 Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Landstar System Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Prairie International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Siemens Transportation Group. . . . . . . . . . 46 Star Van Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sutco Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Rosedale Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Trafalgar Supply Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 52 Factoring & Finance Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Grand Financial Management Inc. . . . . . . . 12 J D Factors Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 51 Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fuel Saving Products Airtab, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 GPS Systems Cellutrak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4 Insurance – Cargo SGI Cargo Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lubricants Shell Lubricants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Permits & Waivers C.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Pressure Washers Hotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Kärcher Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tanker Manufacturing, Sales & Service Tremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Theft Prevention Products The Fuel Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tire Sales & Service Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Tool Boxes & Hardware Jimexs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Trade Shows Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar. . . . 28 Ontario Truck Driving Championships . . . . 34 Road Today Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Transmission Sales & Service C&R Transmission Service Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 16 Domar Transmission Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 42 Truck Exhaust Texis Truck Exhaust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 10 Truck Parts & Accessories SN Diesel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Traction Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Truck Repairs TruckPro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Truck Sales & Service Tallman Truck Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Turbochargers BD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Video Recording Equipment Windshield Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Weigh Scales (On Board) Vulcan On-Board Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Welcome to our complimentary Truck Stop Directory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination.

For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at barb@woodwardpublishing.com.

Alberta

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Bonnyville

Sherwood Park

Golden

Morris

Grand Falls

Cougar Fuels Ltd.

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

Calgary

RoadKing Travel Centre Strathcona Inc.

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

Strathmore

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

Hope

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

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

Leduc

Strathmore Husky Travel Centre

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

Hope, BC V0X 1L3 huskyenergy.com Tel: 604.869.9443 Web: www.myhusky.ca www.myhusky.ca Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, Flood Hope Husky Travel showers.

British Columbia

Chilliwack

Centre

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

Morris Husky

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

Winnipeg

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

Petro Canada – Petro Pass

Nisku Truck Stop

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

Lloydminster

Husky Travel Centre

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

Medicine Hat

Husky Travel Centre

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

Petro Canada Card Lock

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

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

Chilliwack Petro – Pass

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

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

Sicamous

Husky Travel Centre

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

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.

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

Moncton

Petro Canada – Petro Pass

Osoyoos

Chilliwack Husky Travel Centre

Petro Pass 315 Ouellette Street Grand Falls, NB Tel: 506.473.5575 Fax: 506.475.9816 Toll Free: 800.361.8322 guypass@nb.sympatico.ca Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, internet services, showers, parking & CAT scale.

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

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. x

EDMUNdstON

Edmundston Truck Stop

Exit 19, 100 Grey Rock Road Edmundston, NB E7C 0B6 Tel: 506.737.2010 Fax: 506.737.2015 georges@etruckstop.ca www.edmundstontruckstop.com Open 24/7 365 days, full service islands, diesel, cardlock, propane, lubricants, driver’s lounge and business centre, seafood & burger restaurant (Le Pirate de la Mer), convenience store, washrooms, showers (4), laundry facilities, parking for 75 trucks, double car wash & 2 bay pet wash, Wi-Fi, ATM, fax & photocopier.

Petro Canada

New Brunswick

Woodstock

Murray’s Truck Stop 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 Enfield, NS S2T 1C8 Tel: 902.882.2522 Fax: 902.883.1769 Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant (6 am – 11pm), convenience store, showers & parking.

Exit 450, 2600 Mountain Road Moncton, NB E1G 3T6 Truro Heights Tel: 506.859.6000 Truro Heights Circle K Fax: 506.859.6005 Open 24-7, convenience store, fast 86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13, Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6 food, ATM & washrooms.

Tel: 902.897.0333 Perth – Andover Fax: 902.897.0499 Open 24-7, self service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers & parking.

Tobique One Stop

Ontario, Eastern

Exit 115, Perth – Andover, NB Tel: 506.273.9682 Fax: 506.273.9682 Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge with large screen, restaurant, satellite TV, convenience store, showers, laundry, parking & free high-speed internet.

Arnprior

Salisbury

Salisbury Big Stop 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

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.

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

10 Acre Truck Stop 902 Wallbridge Loyalist Road Belleville, ON K8N 5A2 Tel: 613.966.7017 Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at 613.966.4740 jtombs@gmail.com www.10acre.com Restaurant & Store: Mon-Fri 6 am – 11 pm, Sat 7-8 pm, Sun 7-10 pm, convenience store, hair salon, drug testing, showers, parking, Esso Card Lock & Retail Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry facilities & CAT Scale.

Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Eastern

Ontario, Northern

Ontario, Western

Ontario, Western

Ontario, Western

Belleville

Ottawa

Sudbury

Drumbo

LEAMINGTON

Woodstock

Sudbury Petro Pass

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

Trucker’s Haven

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

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

Spencerville

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.

Timmins

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.

Deseronto

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Esso Truck Stop

Angelo’s Truck Stop

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

Vankleek Hill

Quick Stop 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.

Dunvegan

Herb’s Travel Plaza

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.

Esso – Dunvegan

Ontario, Northern

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.

Bradford

Joyceville

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

Kingston

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

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

Grimsby

Waubaushene

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

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

398 North Service Road, (Exit 74, off QEW, E. of Hamilton) (Casablanca Blvd. Exit) Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8 Tel: 905.945.0300 Ontario, Western Fax: 905.945.1115 Beamsville Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, ATM, drug testing centre, gasoline, Sunoco Beamsville Relay Station 4673 Ontario Street, & Irving cardlock, full-service (Exit 64 off QEW) fuel islands, restaurant, private Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ Tel: 905.563.8816 lounge & arcade room,100+ Fax: 905.563.4770 parking capacity, chapel, motel relaystation@bellnet.ca (smoking & non-smoking).

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

Belmont

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

Nairn Centre

Kingston Husky Truck Stop

2154 Riverside Drive Timmins, ON Tel: 705.268.3400 Fax: 705.267.7231 bgagnon@krebenterprises.ca Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, ATM & showers.

Fort Erie

Jeremy’s Truck Stop & Country Restaurant

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

North Bay

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.

London Husky Travel Centre

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

Bowmanville

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

2475 South Service Road, (Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road) Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1 Tel: 905.623.3604 Fax: 905.623.7109 Open 24 hrs., diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, gasoline (self service), ATM, propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ truck parking capacity, motel (smoking & non-smoking), Bell Canada internet kiosk, Irving cardlock.

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

Kitchener

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

London

Flying M Truck Stop

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

Quebec

Montreal

Irving 24

5918, Rue Notre Dame Est 7340 Colonel Talbot Road Montreal, QC H1N 2C5 London, ON Tel: 514.257.8626 Tel: 519.652.2728 Fax: 514.259.0910 Fax: 519.652.6554 Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience flyingmtruckstop.com store & laundry facilities.

Open 24 hrs, 6 days, full-service Saskatchewan islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet Estevan services, showers, garage on premises & parking

Milton

Estevan Husky Travel Centre

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

Port Hope

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

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

Regina

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

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

Saskatoon

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

Swift Current

Windsor

Petro – Pass Kitchener 120 Conestoga College Blvd.

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

Husky Travel Centre

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

1510 South Service Road West (Trans Canada Hwy 1 West) Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1 Tel: 306.773.6444 www.myhusky.ca May 2014 37

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Whaley’s Corners Lives Again!

By Wendy Morgan McBride

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o you ever wonder what existed 100 years ago where you live today? Well, if you live in the GTA - Winston Churchill & Steeles in Brampton Ontario, to be specific - then wonder no more. This former farming region, in particular the family farm of the Whaley’s, has been preserved by the memories of Greg Whaley and his family and immortalized in his 1924 Ford Model T. It is adorned with the same name as the sign that still stands in the Brampton community, Whaley’s Corners.

Greg now lives in Georgetown, Ontario, but remembers his dad having a 1927 Ford Depot Hack that he and his siblings adored. It was sold to a friend of his father’s, but Greg loved the truck so much that he set in place a four-year plan to build his own duplicate truck so he could keep it forever.

He started building with the idea of a Roadster Pickup - steel in the front, wood in the back, and got the chassis built. He then searched for the inventory required to complete the job. He found a 4 cylinder 177C motor in West Virginia and began his adventure. When he picked up the motor the technician there had started building a wooden body which Greg thought was cool. So with that and a photograph from 1925 featuring 5 Model T’s in front of a grocery store,

he changed his goals and constructed this beauty.

He said he did not work full time but whenever he had a couple hours he would work on something, putting in about 3-4 hours a day, doing everything he could from reconstruction, restoration, parts recovery and the build.

“I started the project in June 2011 and a short 18 months later I was ready to cruise the roads to shows and events. Robin, my wife, did not mind me tinkering on the truck; she always knew where I was.” Greg jokes, “It was a far cry from the 4 year plan I started with but I loved every minute of it and just loved the whole adventure of searching out all the parts and materials to complete this project. I started it as soon as I had the chassis built and just worked on it and got the parts as I went along.”

With a speed of 30 mph this truck was built entirely from scratch. The 20 hp motor has authentic parts and was overhauled by 82 year old Sandy McTavish.

This is how Greg describes the man and his work: “He is old school and the work is a lost art. He re-built the engine from top to bottom including the poured Babbitt Bearings, which are poured using liquid that looks like solder. It is poured directly into the motor, and then scraped out by hand until you get the right tolerance for that motor.”

The truck features a Mag-

neto Battery, splash oiling system, electric or hand crank start, 6V ignition with a 1 coil/cylinder and a Mechanic Fan Thermosiphen. The brakes are rear drum transmission band, and the vehicle operates on a 2 speed transmission.

The body is solid red oak and sealed with clear MinWax varnish. This vintage model is carried on 30 x 3 1/2“ demountable rims with wooden spoke wheels and steel fenders that were single stage painted. The frame was found in Woodstock, Ontario, with interior wood and black vinyl seats that were reproduced by Apple Auto Glass in Georgetown, Ontario. The truck was constructed completely to manufacturer specs, including safety require-

ments identical to those when the original model rolled off the assembly line. The safety specs also meet today’s standards.

The plate says it all about the truck “TFOR2,” but the icing on the cake that brings this treasure into its full purpose is the name on the door, “Whaley’s Corners”, artfully painted by a lady at Georgetown Sign Painters. Making this truck into a memory of days gone by is a dream come true for Greg, but he also loves hearing the stories he gets from the old guys he meets when they reminisce about their

dads having one when they were young.

He says he can listen to those stories for days and loves taking out his Model T to pick up parts at farm auctions, an activity he gets a kick out of. “The only thing I ever see as a possibility for this truck in the future is a vinyl top,” says Greg “but that is not a definite. I might just go and build another truck, maybe my Roadster in a couple years to relive this project. But this truck is my pride and joy.”

Our heritage and history may be gone from site for many. Some of us

might not even know where or what happened to the original family farms we came from or what high rise may stand there now. Those material memorials are erased from existence, but if we keep the memories alive with jesters of yesteryear there will always be a hint to remind us where we came from and how we got to where we are today.

Enjoy and check out additional photos on our fan page on Facebook.

Until next month stay safe and keep your memories close but your family closer.

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Employment

Michelin

Locals Bring Global Themes to Life Using Tires in Michelin In-Tire-National Art Contest

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reenville, South Carolina - The winner of the InTIRE-National Art Contest, sponsored by Michelin North America, is a dimensional portrait that celebrates the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela.

The winning submission is from Easley High School in Easley, South Carolina and was created under the direction of the school’s visual arts director, Dr. Russell Jewell. An awards ceremony was held today at Michelin North America’s headquarters in Greenville.

More than 30 pieces of artwork were submitted for the In-TIRE-National Art Contest in support of Upstate International month.

The artwork was submitted by individual artists and non-profit organizations along with arts societies, businesses and schools ranging from elementary to college. Teams used donated Michelin tires to create a wide range of pieces that included an elephant, a Palmetto tree and an “Eiffel Tire” inspired by the Parisian landmark.

The winning entry, “Mandela Mandate,” was a vision of Jewell’s. “With Nelson Mandela’s recent passing, I was inspired by the message he sent the world about the importance of freedom,” said Jewell. “And what better way to bring that to life than through a visual arts competition?”

As the winner of the InTIRE contest, Jewell selected the Easley High School art department to receive a $5,000 donation from Michelin. He estimates that he, along with his fellow art teacher, Winston Cely, spent more than 60 hours transforming the tires provided by Michelin into the winning entry.

Leesa Owens, Community Relations Director for Michelin, said, “We were extremely impressed with the creativity and imagina-

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tion of the teams that participated in this contest.

The works of art that we received truly reflect the vibrant and international culture that thrives in our region.”

The competition is part of Michelin’s ongoing support of Upstate International month, which took place during March. Open to local artists, groups, schools and organizations, registered participants received four tires donated by Michelin. Participants then had three weeks to craft a work of art that incorporated an international theme.

Submissions were judged by a selection committee on overall design and execution, global premise and tire usage.

The Selection Committee Members Were: Alan Ethridge, Executive Director, Metropolitan Arts Council - Before becoming MAC’s Executive Director in 2006, Ethridge served as Director Marketing and Development. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as the Board of Governors of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Artisphere and the Board of Advisors of the Department of Visual Arts at Greenville Tech.

Elizabeth Goddard, Executive Director, Spartanburg Arts Museum - Prior to coming to Spartanburg, Goddard served as Director of Exhibitions and Interpretation at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received her Master’s Degree in Art Education from the University of New Mexico and her Bachelor’s Degree in English literature from Pitzer College in California.

Karen Chambers, Principal, Sue Cleveland Elementary School - Chambers has been the Principal at Sue Cleveland Elementary school for 17 years. She has been recognized as Teacher of the Year at Sue

Cleveland Elementary, a School Leadership and Executive Institute Fellow with the State Department of Education and a Clemson Fellow. She has been nominated for outstanding Principal of the Year at the state level.

Paul Yanko, Visual Arts D i r e c t o r , G o v e r n o r ’s School for the Arts - A teacher in the visual arts department of the South C a r o l i n a G o v e r n o r ’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Yanko has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions at institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art and the McDonough Museum of Art. The artwork will be on display at various sites across the Upstate including the Michelin on Main store in downtown Greenville.

For photos of the submissions please visit w w w. m i c h e l i n m e d i a . com. Please visit www. upstateinternational.org for more information about Upstate International month.

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Health & Fitness

Tips For a Healthy Back

By Dr. George Traitses

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hen your back hurts, many other things suffer, too. Your energy is lower and your favourite activities can become sidelined. Everyday activities such as getting in and out of the car, lifting a child or carrying groceries can become painful and tiring.

Even if you are not feeling sore, your back may be stressed and headed toward injury. How well does your back score?

Four Indicators of a Healthy Back: Good Posture A healthy back can hold itself up straight with relatively little effort. Slouched posture puts stress on your spine, and even your lungs and stomach.

Ease of Movement Ease of movement means lack of stiffness or limitations when doing things like getting in and out of a chair or car, or

bending over to pick up something. If you are usually stiff, your back may need a tune-up.

Range of Motion Range of motion is about your ability to bend and turn your torso. For example, can you: Turn your chin to your shoulder?

Go past your knees when bending forward to touch your toes? Reach your knees with your fingers when bending sideways?

Tilt your head far enough back to see the ceiling without bending your back? Reduced flexibility may be a sign that your spine isn’t moving properly.

Performance A healthy back should be able to sustain physical activities such as gardening or spring house cleaning, without being so sore the next day that you can hardly function. It’s OK to be a little stiff, but not to the point where you have

trouble moving.

Tips for a Healthy Back Be posture-conscious when sitting, standing, and even sleeping – sleeping on your back or side is best for your spine. Build core muscle strength – that means the muscles in your abdomen, back and sides. Your muscles hold your spine upright.

Stay well-hydrated to keep the discs of your spine cushiony, so they can do their job. Practice good nutrition for healthy bones and muscles, and to prevent osteoporosis. Take frequent stretching breaks to keep your back limber.

Practice safe lifting techniques. Keep your back straight, bend your knees and use your leg muscles to lift.

Think about your back before it hurts! A lack of pain does not mean everything is working properly.

A spinal assessment, especially after a fall or sprain,

is a good investment in your back’s health.

For more information on health and safety visit

the Ontario Chiropractic Association website 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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Ontario Trucking Association

Calling Highway Heroes, Top Drivers & Road Knights Nominees

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he Ontario Trucking Association routinely honours truck drivers who make a real difference at their companies in their industry and within their communities.

OTA has several awards and programs to recognize these individuals and we are beginning to collect a list of nominees from our member carriers.

Please don’t delay and nominate a worthy truck driver, or a few, for any of the following: This is an OTA Road Knight nomination year.

To nominate one of your drivers for the 2015-2016 Road Knights Team, fill out the nomination form and send to renee.lyle@ ontruck.org. Over their two-year term, Road Knights engage communities across Ontario through such things as sharing road safety tips with motorists, raising

awareness of the vital role trucking plays in the economy, talking to young people about careers in trucking, and representing the trucking industry at community events, business club meetings, driver education classes, public schools, truck driving schools and to the media.

OTA-Bridgestone Truck Hero Award: Do you have a hero in your ranks?

This award is given to a brave Ontario truck driver or owner-operator who demonstrates courage, quick thinking and integrity in the face of emergency. The winner will be honoured at the OTA annual convention at The Ritz in Toronto and presented with a cash prize. To download a nomination form with all the rules click at this site: 2014-BridgestoneO n t a r i o - Tr u c k - H e r o Application and send to marco.beghetto@ontruck.

org. Nomination submissions are required before July 1, 2014.

OTA-Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year: Each year this award goes to a professional transport driver who has a collision-free driving record and is an exemplary truck driver both on and off the road. The Ontario Driver of the Year receives a keepsake plaque and a cheque courtesy of Volvo Trucks Canada. The prize also includes a trip to the OTA Convention in Toronto for the driver and a guest where the award will be presented. Winners will be eligible for next year’s national Driver of the Year contest. Download a nomination form here: 2014-nominationform. Nomination submissions are required before July 15, 2014. Visit our new website at www.ontruck. org to view this article and link to the forms.

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Healthy Living

45 Cool Uses For Lemons

By Brenda Ricker

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hy do we love lemons? It’s a funny love affair. These amazing little sour fruits captivate us from the first taste and keep us

coming back, as witnessed by babies trying lemons for the first time.

Most people are familiar with the traditional uses for lemons to soothe sore throats and adding some citrus flavor to our foods.

However, the diversity of applications for lemons far exceeds general knowledge and once you read the following list, you’ll likely want to stock at least a few lemons in your kitchen 24/7.

1. High blood pressure:

lemons contain potassium which controls high blood pressure and reduces the effect of nausea and dizziness.

2. Respiratory problems: lemon water can reduce phlegm, help you breathe properly, and aids a person suffering with asthma.

3. Prevents kidney stones: Regular consumption of the refreshing drink, or even lemon juice mixed with water, may increase the production of urinary citrate, a chemical in the urine

that prevents the formation of crystals that may build up into kidney stones.

4. Lemons keep insects out of the kitchen.

5. They contain antiaging properties.

6. Lemons are an ideal fruit and vegetable wash.

7. They treat infections.

8. They make soggy lettuce crisp and lighten age spots.

9. Lemons treat flaky dandruff, and provide 35 additional uses.

What a tremendous little

fruit with many beneficial uses. I have the complete document so just

email me to request this at health_you_deserve@ yahoo.ca.

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Ontario Trucking Association [OTA]

OTA Road Knights Rock Halton Skills Competition Silver Jubilee

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h e O TA’s R o a d Knights were in the thick in the action for the 25th Anniversary of the Halton Skills Competition at M.M. Robinson H.S. in Burlington, Ontario.

The annual competitions and Career Showcase help to engage students in trade and technology programs and create awareness of potential opportunities available to them outside of school. The event featured over 40 skills competitions and 4,000 students attended.

Road Knight Barry Elkiw, Meyers Transport, engaged the students inside the school, giving them a chance to learn more about the great opportunities in

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the trucking industry.

“This is what being a Road Knight is all about. Promoting the industry to young people, allowing them to get to know a real-life trucker and letting them to see what we do, is an important part of this program,” Elkiw said.

Braving some biting winds outdoors, Road Knight Rick Cameron of KBD Transport spent the day giving thrilled students up-close tours of a heavy duty truck.

“Reaching and engaging face-to-face with energetic young people at the high school level, as well as their guidance councillors, showcases the industry first-hand, in a way perhaps they haven’t experienced

before,” said Cameron.

Carrier members should be aware this is an OTA Road Knight nomination year. To nominate one of your drivers for the 20152016 Road Knights Team, fill out the nomination form linked at the bottom of this article on the website.

Any further questions can be directed to renee.lyle@ ontruck.org.

Over their two-year term, Road Knights engage communities across Ontario through such things as sharing road safety tips with motorists, raising awareness of the vital role trucking plays in the economy, talking to young people about careers in trucking, and representing the truck-

ing industry at community events, business club meetings, driver education classes, public schools, truck driving schools and

to the media.

The program, which is proudly sponsored by the OTA Allied Trades Division, is open to both company

drivers and owner-operators, and OTA provides training for giving speeches and presentations, as well as media training.

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Ryder System, Inc.

Ryder’s Natural Gas Fleet Surpasses 20 Million Miles

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iami, Florida Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, has achieved a significant milestone with its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles surpassing 20 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving over 40 customer operations in California, New York, Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Utah, Georgia, and Louisiana. Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1 million gallons of diesel fuel with domestically produced natural gas and reduced emissions by more than 559,000 MTCO2e (metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions.

“This latest milestone reinforces Ryder’s continued leadership in commercial natural gas vehicle solu-

tions and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to assist companies who seek alternatives to reduce fuel costs, carbon output, and meet their environmental objectives,” said Ryder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Sanchez. “As a provider of full service lease, commercial rental, and dedicated transportation services, our business model puts us in a unique position to enable more fleets to convert to natural gas and realize the benefits of this cost-effective, clean, and domestic energy source.”

“We are proud to make investments in alternative fuel solutions, which will further support the wider adoption of natural gas vehicles for commercial transportation,” continued Mr. Sanchez. “We pride ourselves on listening to the needs of the marketplace and developing the solutions that will help drive the industry forward.”

Customers can tap into Ryder’s extensive knowledge of natural gas and rapidly evolving alternative fuels maintenance network, along with its highly trained and experienced technicians, to ensure the safe operation, maintenance, and fueling of natural gas vehicles.

Ryder’s alternative fuels sales team can also help businesses determine which vehicle configurations work best for their specific applications.

Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc., the exclusive distributor of AnheuserBusch products, as well as other craft beers and imports, across most of Arizona, is one such business that has realized the environmental and cost savings benefits of a natural gas vehicle fleet. The company worked with Ryder to convert their 23 vehicle delivery fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG) in 2011.

“Ryder has been our stra-

Ryder System is among the initial fleet customers for the just-launched sleeper version of Freightliner’s Cascadia 113 Natural Gas tractor. tegic transportation partner for 40 years and has helped us find an alternative fuel (CNG) that is not only cleaner and better for the environment, but that also enabled us to achieve overall transportation cost savings,” said Golden Eagle Distributors’ Senior VP Business Operations, Bill Osteen. “After four decades of working with Ryder as our transportation partner, we knew we could trust their team to select and maintain the right kind of CNG vehicles to meet the needs of our drivers and the loads we carry daily.”

As an industry leader in natural gas vehicle solutions for the commercial transportation market, Ryder is able to leverage

its knowledge of emerging fleet technologies and government rebates and tax incentive programs to help reduce natural gas vehicle costs for customers and offer more competitive lease and rental rates in those areas that offer incentives. Ryder actively monitors public and private incentive programs in 47 states and provinces throughout the U.S. and Canada.

In addition to making natural gas vehicles available for rent or lease, Ryder’s “Flex-to-Green Lease” solution is designed to ease the transition to a greener fleet.

Businesses that opt for Ryder’s Flex-to-Green Lease start out with a dieselpowered vehicle and then

have the option to convert to a natural gas vehicle at any time following the first full year of the lease.

Flex-to-Green customers enjoy all the maintenance and service benefits of a standard Ryder Full Service Lease, which includes substitute vehicles during unexpected downtime.

R y d e r ’s n a t u r a l g a s vehicle offering also includes a selection of light and medium duty compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, the first of their kind in North America available for lease or rent.

The CNG trucks range in gross vehicle weight from 16,000 to 33,000 pounds and are ideal for metro/ city delivery applications.

For more information on Ryder’s available leasing options, please call 800.

RYDER.OK. In 2013, Ryder opened the first natural gas fueling stations in its North American network to serve both the general public and Ryder lease and rental customers. The Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) stations, which are open to the general public, are located at two of Ryder’s maintenance and fueling facilities in Orange, California and Fontana, California - key facilities serving the Southern California region.

For more information, visit www.ryder. com and follow us on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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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

5329 – 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

Alberta

Drumheller

Drum Diesel

Bay 13, 901 South Railway Avenue Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0 Tel: 403.823.7966

edmonton

Truck Zone Inc. 15816 – 111 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 2R8 Tel: 780.451.0225 th

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 – 87 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4 Toll Free: 800.665.0509 Tel: 780.539.6260 th

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.

Alberta x

PEACE RIVER

Peace Truck & Trailer Ltd.

British Columbia

smithers

downsview

Smithers Parts & Service

North Keele Auto, Truck & Trailer Repair Centre Ltd.

9103 – 75th Street Peace River, AB T8S 1T2 Tel: 780.624.8655

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

sundre

Manitoba

Partco Truck Parts & Service 20 West Road Industrial Park Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Toll Free: 800.372.7826 Tel: 403.638.3414

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.

Neepawa

T.I.C. Parts & Service 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

25 – 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A9 Toll Free: 877.772.6255 Tel: 604.793.9660

1 Simpson Road Bolton, ON L7E 1E4 Tel: 905.951.9111

Delta

Westmark Truck Centre Inc.

Walker Heavy Duty Ltd. 101 – 7063 Venture Street Delta, BC V4G 1H8 Tel: 604.940.9545

Kelowna

Brampton 85 Devon Road Brampton, ON L6T 5A4 Tel: 905.791.7655

Burgessville

Al’s Tirecraft

5205 – 65th Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8 Toll Free: 800.707.9209 Tel: 780.875.7712

Central Valley Truck Services

593771 Hwy 59, R.R. #1 Burgessville, ON N0J 1C0 Tel: 519.424.9865

medicine hat

Prince George

Hydraco Industries Ltd.

Total Truck & Equipment Ltd.

Oneida Truck & Trailer

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

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

9122 Rock Island Road Prince George, BC V2N 5T4 Tel: 250.564.6763

Ontario

Caledonia 634 Fourth Line Caledonia, ON N3W 2B3 Toll Free: 800.654.6454 Tel: 905.765.5011

3915 Keele Street Downsview, ON M3J 1N6 Tel: 416.638.5963

eden

Voth Sales & Service Inc.

Ontario

Ontario

hanover

simcoe

Hwy #4 Truck Service Ltd.

Wilson Truck & Trailer

402143 Grey Road 4, R.R. #1 Hanover, ON N4N 3B8 Tel: 519.369.5052

hanover

Serge G & D Repair Inc.

10816 Plank Road 19 Eden, ON N0J 1H0 Tel: 519.866.3459

214 Highway 11 East Hearst, ON P0L 1N0 Tel: 705.362.5633

Elmira

kapuskasing

Thur Heavy Truck & Trailer Repair 270 Arthur Street North Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5 Tel: 519.669.8420

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

Parent Mechanical Services 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

39 Shorncliffe Road Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2 Toll Free: 800.661.6681 Tel: 416.236.1277

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

goulais river

K.I.D. Truck & Trailer Service

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

oakville 1090 South Service Rd. E., Unit A Oakville, ON L6J 2X8 Toll Free: 800.265.6291 Tel: 905.842.2942

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 Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

A-Line Frame & Alignment 3246 Millar Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2 Tel: 306.931.6612

Oshawa

Yorkton

Quality Truck Repair Inc.

Truck Proz Inc.

840 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9 Tel: 905.721.2788

Hwy 10 East Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3 Tel: 306.782.4313

Westport

Navigating the Alternative Fuel Highway, with Cold LNG

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s a growing number of companies like Loblaws, Robert Transport, Walmart and UPS invest in natural gas-powered trucks for their fleets, many are considering using a new type of fuel to navigate the evolving alternative fuel highway to meet their on road transportation needs: cold liquefied natural gas (LNG).

As a result of this increasing interest in on board storage for cold LNG, new technology is coming to market to enable trucks to take advantage of the fuel’s hold

time and range benefits.

One example of this technology is the Westp o r t i C E PAC K ™ L N G tank System. It’s the first tank system optimized for spark-ignited class 8 engines and has fuel flexibility, allowing fleets to fill up with either cold or warm LNG. Fuelling with cold LNG gives fleets the benefit of diesel-like performance, offers up to 10 per cent more range and longer hold times than warm LNG. This colder, and therefore, denser fuel allows the Westport iCE PACK to hold more fuel, and fleets to run longer

routes on faster and fewer fills.

It’s designed to reduce tank pressure during operation, which means

faster fueling and no venting back to the station, potentially saving fleets thousands of valuable dollars annually.

As the LNG infrastructure build-out continues and an increasing number of fleets purchase natural gas powered class

8 trucks, the Westport iCE PACK now offers a way for them to take advantage of a more efficient fuel - cold LNG.

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Volvo Trucks

Volvo’s 2014 GHG-Certified Engines Are Exceeding Fuel Efficiency Expectations

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o l v o ’s G r e e n house Gas (GHG) 2014-certified engines are providing even greater fuel efficiency than anticipated, Volvo Trucks announced at the 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The integrated en-

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gines are delivering up to a 3 percent fuel efficiency improvement compared with their 2013 counterparts.

“We remain focused on ensuring that the ongoing phases of engine and vehicle regulations do not burden our customers,

but instead create value for their operations,” said Göran Nyberg, President, Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing.

“Introduction of our SCRequipped models yielded a 5 percent fuel efficiency increase, and we’re pleased to announce that our 2014

engine lineup is delivering up to an additional 3 percent savings.”

A combination of in-lab and on-road testing proved that the initially announced fuel efficiency figures of up to 2 percent understated the true fuel savings and value of 2014 Volvo en-

gines.

Visit www.volvotrucks. com/mats for additional info from the 2014 MidAmerica Trucking Show.

“Fuel efficiency remains top-of-mind across the industry, but there’s no one-size-fits-all solution that will deliver massive improvements. Every drop counts,” Nyberg said. “On average, a 1 percent fuel efficiency improvement amounts to annual savings of more than $650 per truck. Carriers ignoring opportunities for incremental fuel efficiency gains are leaving money on the table.”

Refinements and design changes contributing to fuel efficiency improvements in Volvo’s 2014 D11, D13 and D16 engines include: Low-friction cylinder improvements, including a redesigned piston, liner and oil scraper ring developed with smoother surfaces; A clutched air compressor, which reduces engine load by completely disengaging the clutch from the engine when not in use;

Advanced combustion technology of a new sevenhole injector, which offers better fuel atomization for a more even distribution of fuel within the cylinder, maximizing fuel efficiency and offering a greater savings for customers; and An improved crankcase ventilation system, which filters more oil from blowby gases before they leave the engine and at the same time, improves engine backpressure for better performance.

Along with fuel efficiency improvements, a two-piece valve cover on the D13 engine improves serviceability, which helps reduce repair time and is easier to handle than previous covers. Volvo also removed lead from the valvetrain of its 2014 engines to reduce its environmental impact.

In 2013, about 87 percent of all Volvo trucks invoiced in the U.S. and Canada were specified with a Volvo engine. Of that population, 23 percent featured XE powertrain packages.

For more information, visit www.volvogroup.com or www.volvogroup.

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Women in Trucking

Celebrating Women Behind the Wheel

By Ellen Voie

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illie Elizabeth Drennan never had an easy life. She was given up for adoption when she was three weeks old. She was raised by foster parents. Lillie lost much of her hearing when she contracted scarlet fever. She dropped out of school in fifth grade and worked for a telephone company until her hearing impairment made that job difficult. She married when she was fifteen years old. She gave birth to a son and was a single, divorced mother by the age of 17. She was married and divorced two more times.

Lillie and her second husband, Ernest Drennan, divorced in 1929 and Lillie took over the trucking business she and Earnest had started.

It was called the Drennan Truck Line and based in Hempstead, Texas. That same year, the Railroad Commission granted her a commercial truck driver’s license (CDL). They were reluctant to grant her the CDL because of her hearing impairment, but she demanded they look at her driving record and won her right to drive a commercial vehicle.

Although Lillie was a pioneer and paved the way for the next generation of female professional drivers, after 85 years there are still very few women who have followed her into the seat of a tractor-trailer. Today there are fewer than 200,000 women who are professional drivers.

When Lillie drove her

first open cab Model T Ford, the job was physically demanding. In addition to general freight, she hauled oilfield equipment and explosives, sometimes for 48 hours at a stretch.

Today’s cabs are more comfortable and ergonomic and the driver doesn’t always handle the freight. No one drives for 48 hours at a time these days and carriers are looking at the driver more as a partner than a means for capacity.

The Salute to Women Behind the Wheel hosted by the Women In Trucking Association was created to honor the female professional drivers who are today’s Lillie Drennan.

These women are still a minority and are often viewed as less capable than their male counterparts.

Each March, during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Women In Trucking Association plans a celebration. In addition to bringing in some pretty impressive speakers, such as Anne Ferro (FMCSA), Deborah Hersman (NTSB), and this year, Rebecca Brewster (ATRI), the drivers and their families are treated to music and refreshments. The participants look forward to dipping fruit and snacks into the chocolate fountains. And this year, the 5th anniversary of the Salute, they enjoyed a cake in the shape of a truck.

Sponsors provide the funds to host this event and offer lots of great gifts in the goodie bags each female CDL holder receives. From coffee mugs to insulated coolers, water bottles, and many more gifts geared toward the professional driver’s needs. Exhibitors are on hand to attract the attendees to their companies and products.

Any member of Women In Trucking is invited to attend the Salute to

Women Behind the Wheel each year, but only female CDL holders are given the gifts and honored for their s e rv i c e . Ea c h wom a n wears a red “Salute” tshirt and a group photo is taken at the end of the celebration.

It’s our way of thanking the women who share the road with men as they de-

liver our nation’s freight.

Although it’s been many years since Lillie Drennan obtained her CDL, it will be many more years before a woman behind the wheel is a common sight.

That’s Women In Trucking’s mission, to encourage the employment of women in the industry, to address obstacles

that might keep women from entering (or staying) in this industry and finally, to celebrate their success! That’s the reason for the Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel event in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

If you haven’t seen hundreds of women in their

red t-shirts being honored for their service to the trucking industry, please join us when we celebrate at the Salute to Women Behind the Wheel next year!

You can contact Ellen Voie, President/CEO of Women in Trucking, Inc. at Ellen@WomenInTrucking.org.

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Employment

The Complacency Coach

Slip Seating Is All About Respect

By Bruce Outridge

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lip seating is one of those areas that make some people cringe and others smile.

Why is that, you ask?

Usually the drivers are the ones that don’t like the slip seat program, yet management likes it because they get more work from the equipment. So how do you manage the slip seat program if you are thrown into it? First let’s make sure we know what slip seating is.

Slip seating is when two or more drivers use that same equipment over a 24 hour time period.

This is quite common in companies that operate 24 hours per day and have dedicated shifts such as food deliveries and more.

One driver drives the truck during the day shift and another driver drives the truck over the night shift. That way the equipment is used all day and night in the operation.

Large companies do this quite often and for those of us that have experienced that type of operation we have learned it is important to understand and know the people you are working with.

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The benefit of this type of operation is that the t r u c k s d o n ’t s i t i d l e .

The downfall is that the equipment is run harder than a dedicated driver operation. Slip seating is not meant for long haul highway operations and is best suited to local deliveries or short haul operations at best, although I have seen it used outside of those areas. If you are working in that type of operation how do you do so successfully?

From the driver side it is important to know what type of person you are.

Are you a clean person and must have everything in its place? If so, it is important that you are paired up with someone that is of similar mindset or you will find it is an unbearable trip all day long. You and the other parties must keep up with maintenance items, and it is important that everyone do their part to make sure the truck is maintained on a timely basis. Communication is a big part of a successful slip seat operation. If something is wrong with the truck, it’s important to let the other drivers know so they can keep an eye on the truck as they drive it through the day as well. Respecting the other person’s privacy is also important. Just because someone leaves a bag in the truck does not mean it is okay for you to go rifling through it as you see fit. If paperwork items are shared, it is important that both parties do their part to keep them up and restocked as needed.

Sl i p s ea t op er at i ons are similar to team operations where respect of the other person is paramount for success. For management it is important that you create rules, try to pair people that operate in a similar manner, and follow up when you see things going bad with a team.

A lack of attention in a slip seat operation can be cancerous for an operation and cause equipment problems down the road. This happens when one team member isn’t pulling their weight on the maintenance end and the other drivers are spending time in the shop on their shifts instead of completing deliveries.

Slip seat operations require more attention than dedicated units and are best suited to operations that use equipment that is basic in nature and does not require drivers to sleep or spend long non-driving times in the truck. If you as a driver are in that type of operation or are considering working in that environment, make sure you do your homework and know what you are get-

ting into. It isn’t a situation for everyone and it takes dedication for all those working in it.

Bruce Outridge is a

transportation consultant with over 30 years of experience and author of the books Driven to Drive and Running by

the Mile. More information can be found on Bruce’s website at www. outridgeenterprises. ca.

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Ontario Trucking Association

Ontario Government Proceeding with Biodiesel Mandate

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he Ontario Government published a notice i n t h e E nv i r o n m e n t a l Registry stating that it had decided to proceed with regulations imposing a provincial biodiesel mandate which will come into force starting April 1, 2014.

In its initial December 2013 proposal, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) called for

an annual average of 2% biofuel content in all diesel fuel sold in the province for the period of April 2014 to December 31 2015; followed by an annual average of biofuel content of 4% biodiesel starting after 2016. The regulation published today delays full implementation by one year and includes a 3% intermediary phase before the 4% mandate kicks in in 2017. Northern Ontario

will not be included in the mandate until 2017.

The Ontario mandate, unlike the federal biodiesel mandate, will also require/incentive fuel producers to use biodiesel from plant based product - feedstock petroleum refiners have been less inclined to use because of concerns related to availability, winter and other performance criteria. (Most of the biofuel

content used to meet the federal mandate is synthetic and is imported from off-shore sources).

OTA’s primary concerns over the proposed mandate have consistently been about the averaging provisions, particularly when the full mandate takes effect, which the association fears will inevitably lead to the use of biodiesel with a higher biofuel content than that currently accepted by most heavy truck engine manufacturers’ warranties and the need for strict requirements for adherence to fuel quality standards.

OTA felt the best way to ensure those concerns are addressed would be through a cap on biofuel content at 5%. The Min-

istry of the Environment, on the other hand, felt that enough flexibility has been built into the regulation to avoid biodiesel being sold at B5 or greater.

“With the introduction of the regulations we have no choice but to see what happens,” says OTA President David Bradley.

“It’s unfortunate that the legitimate concerns of the consumer were not more explicitly addressed when

the Ministry of the Environment had the chance to do so during the writing of the regulation. However, going forward, we’re calling upon the Ministry of the Environment to now work with us and the Ministry of Transportation to ensure that warranty issues, fuel quality and winter performance are monitored and corrective action taken when necessary.”

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Ontario Trucking Association

Peace Bridge Construction, Lane Restrictions

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ntario Trucking Association has been contacted by the Peace Bridge Authority to provide the following information related to construction on the US side of the bridge, commencing Wednesday April 2, 2014 and running through the full construction season (November).

The Peace Bridge Authority is widening the approach to the US plaza, opening up the currently narrow area where trucks and cars converge. As a result, the traffic lanes on the bridge that are currently 12’ wide will be reduced to 11’ and the center lane to 10’ 6”.

While regular truck traffic will be unaffected this will obviously impact how we process wide loads.

It will be more important than ever that all wide

loads check in prior to accessing the bridge. This is not currently an issue as Peace Bridge Authority (PBA) reports all 10’ 6” loads currently stopping and waiting for PBA staff to release them. What will be different is how PBA staff process loads between 11’ and 12’. Currently any loads under 12’ (that are not overweight) cross with regular truck traffic. Beginning on or about April 15 the center lane of the bridge will need to be closed for all trucks between 11’ and 12’ and over. To check in with PBA in advance of arrival,

please contact shift Supervisor at (716) 949-6052.

The current “traffic management fee” applied to all wide loads 12’ 0” and above will not be applied to trucks between 11’ and 12’ as long as they are not over 117,000 lbs. Please note there may be a delay for these trucks (between 11’-12’) based on the traffic conditions that we are encountering on our 3-lane bridge.

As there is less volume prior to 12 noon, Peace Bridge Authority encourages carriers to plan to cross the bridge as early in the day as possible.

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From the

Driver’s Seat By: Carl McBride carl@woodwardpublishing.com

Parking Spots

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ince the introduction of the new Hours of Service regulations, finding a parking place for driver downtime is becoming more difficult. Rest stops and truck stops on Canada’s major highways are becoming fewer and farther apart. One driver was told by an Ontario Provincial Police Officer, “...

En Route stops on Highway 401 were not for transport trucks to stop at, they were not welcome there.”

So now that winter is over, we hope, I thought it was time to ask: “Is it easier or more difficult to find a parking spot on the major highways in Canada?”

Hal Corrigan drives for Laidlaw Transport in Woodstock, Ontario: “With spring finally here we hope it is getting a little easier to find a parking spot. With the good weather come the large RV’s, so we must find a spot before 9:00 P.M. or we are out of luck.”

Steve Verbrugge drives for JTS Transport based in Orillia, Ontario: “Getting a place to park is becoming harder and harder every day. The provincial government must do something to help us now. This is another reason why drivers are leaving the industry.”

H a r ry C o m pag n e r drives for Sunbury Transport in Fredericton, New Brunswick: “It feels like the provincial governments don’t care how we, the truckers, deal with problems on the road.

Finding a parking spot to stop at and rest is becoming harder and harder. If you can’t find a place to park before 10:00 P.M., you are out of luck.”

Jason Bennett drives for Glen-Fay Transport based in Perth, Ontario: “Finding parking spots is not getting any easier.

Plan your trips and driving times ahead so that you can arrive for 9:00 P.M. Time management is more important for rest stops than appointments.”

If you have any questions or ideas you want presented in this column, please contact me at 613.902.5324 or email me at carl@woodwardpublishing.com.

Be safe out there!

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