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February 2017 ISSUE 105

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Drivetrain Evolution

BY MAREK KRASUSKI

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or all the weaknesses highlighted by its detractors, Globalization has brought advantages to the North American transportation market. Innovations developed in other parts of the world filter to North America, lowering costs through economies of scale and bringing to markets the latest product benefits quicker.

And drive trains are no exception. Technologies borrowed from builders in Europe, for example, find their place in the North American market, though there are barriers to wholesale integration of products between regions. Local constraints play a role in product design and implementation. Weather, regulations, distance, infrastructure, emissions standards, and other considerations influence the degree to which products are transferrable. As well, the ever present quest for product development in domestic markets, too, accelerates the pace of change.

For example, Dana, a world leader in the supply of drivetrains for passenger vehicles, commercial trucks, and off highway equipment, assessed that reduction in rpm engine speed reduces fuel consumption, but puts more pressure on other components such as the driveshaft. Their solution was to reinforce drivetrains and introduce products that work with downspeed powertrains. The Spicer AdvanTEK 40 Tandem axle is a case in point. This is the first axle of its kind for line haul fleets, previously available only on Class 1 through DRIVETRAINS >> PAGE 10

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THIS MONTH’S THEME Drivetrains

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The vehicles, issues, challenges, and opportunities in Vocational Trucking.

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DICAN DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS CANADA INC.

Damage Like This Could Have Been Avoided

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new company came onto the scene in 2000.

With offices in Burlington and St. Catharines, DiCAN INC. has a simple aim; to assist fleet management with the integration of the latest safety, fleet and facility management equipment. The reason DiCAN stands out from similar companies, according to DiCAN Vice President John Rutkay, is a total focus on customer service. “We have solid relationships with many private fleets and municipalities across Canada. This is the result of our willingness to learn and adapt to many opportunities and products.

Our goal is to be a total solution provider, and in order to reach that goal, our knowledgeable team is committed to offering our clients outstanding customer service.”

Finding opportunities to provide solutions to existing industry problems led the team to Mobileye. This camera-based technology goes beyond offering collision avoidance and lane departure warnings; it will alter bad driving habits such as tailgating and signal-less lane changing.

The system is based on the same technology being used in production

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vehicles by manufacturers like Ford, Nissan, Volvo and more. DiCAN technicians are now installing Mobileye systems in fleet vehicles ranging from passenger cars to commercial trucks. With the increase in accidents caused by distracted driving, having an extra set of eyes scanning the road ahead could be a life saver.

For those who manage Public Works fleets, DiCAN can offer GPS/AVL tracking that goes one step further than track and trace.

By using systems designed and built in-house, they enable monitoring of plow position, and salt distribution in real time regardless of which spreader control system is in use. This makes keeping track of salt and brine inventory much more efficient and accurate.

Virtually any fleet can benefit from camera systems that can monitor blind spots, act as a reversing aid, or display an image of a specific function (for example the hopper load on a garbage truck). DiCAN has installed numerous camera monitoring systems that have made the dayto-day use of the vehicles more efficient and much safer. The camera systems

promote better driving behaviour, and help safeguard in the event of an accident.

Many remember the crash on the Burlington Skyway bridge on July 31, 2014, that caused more than a million dollars in damage to the bridge’s

overhead steel trusses and girders. The bridge, which is a crucial link between the Greater Toronto Area and the Niagara Peninsula and carries about 80,000 vehicles a day, was shut down for several days.

Or more recently, when a 22-year-old man was

charged with careless driving after the raised bed of his transport truck collided into an overpass on Highway 401 in Toronto in December 2016.

No one was injured but the crash caused major traffic delays as crews cleared the scene.

Damage like this could have been avoided. DiCAN has developed a visual and audible alarm system (DBSA-12) which alerts the operator when the dump box is in the raised position and the air brakes are released. This technology is dependable and offers continuous monitoring of the dump box position which can reduce property and vehicle damage.

Every fleet is looking to cut fuel costs and operate in a more environmentally friendly manner. A StopIdle system will eliminate fuel waste, reduce pollution and engine wear due to excessive idling time by shutting off the engine when idling time exceeds a pre-set limit.

This can pose an issue to drivers, especially in winter, when they may be trying to warm up at a jobsite. The solution is a product known as Autotherm which will continue to circulate hot coolant through the vehicles heater core eliminating the need to run the engine.

This technology can be integrated with StopIdle to appease both the operator and the accountants.

Regardless of what type of fleet you operate – commercial, construction, public service or transit – John and the team at DiCAN would like to work with you to make our roads and workplaces safer. “Our passion is to be a World Class Leader - building relationships, providing innovative solutions to educate and influence our industry”.

For more information on what DiCAN can do for your fleet please call toll free: 866.884.7569 or by email: info@dicaninc. com, or check out their site www.dicaninc.com.

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FLEET MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT

Three Factors That Most Impact the Cost of Equipment Ownership

BY ROBERT MACKAY

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ith the turning of the New Year it is customary for our thoughts to turn towards reflecting on the previous year and looking forward to the year to come; our successes, our failures, and our plans for improvement.

As a fleet manager, planning for improvement means the consideration of 3 main factors that most impact the cost of equipment ownership and the decisions you make about your fleet.

SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE R e gul arl y schedul ed maintenance has the greatest impact on the cost of equipment ownership. It helps to extend component life, reduces

unexpected repairs and fixes, and helps you detect problems and issues in their infancy before they become expensive repairs.

If you have less than 20 pieces of equipment, a fleet maintenance spreadsheet can do the trick. But if you have more, fleet maintenance software may be a better option, especially considering the affordable software options available on the market today.

Maintenance scheduling allows you to maximize downtime of your equipment while it’s in the shop and to be in control of scheduled maintenance as opposed to your drivers and operators, which is sometimes the case.

If you haven’t already, implement a simple but comprehensive preventative maintenance strategy that includes regular checking and analysis of oils, fluids, and filters, regular grease jobs, and inspections.

These small maintenance items will pay dividends at trade-in time and add longevity to the investment you have made in your equipment. But beware, keep your maintenance scheduling simple!

USAGE & ENVIRONMENT How your equipment is used and the environment in which it is used can also significantly impact the cost of ownership.

Operators that hard brake, turn at high speed, and are generally rough with your equipment can cost you real money. Equipment used on back roads or in the woods will require more maintenance than highway equipment.

Managing this involves a combination of training and tracking. Again, if you are a small fleet, use a spreadsheet. Otherwise, make sure the fleet maintenance software you choose enables you to track repairs by the operator and also enables you to record and search on maintenance notes and comments. Added bonus if you have Fleet Accident management software integrated with your fleet maintenance software.

MAINTENANCE & REPAIR MANAGEMENT Being consistent in your maintenance process and back office equipment maintenance log will help ensure that the decisions you make about your fleet are based on informa-

TRANSCOURT TANK LEASING

New Director of Business Development

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oronto, Ontario The development and expansion of the Québec market for Transcourt was first supported by the establishment of a new office in Montreal’s Anjou borough one and a half years ago and today, Transcourt is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Thibaudeau as the new Director for Business Development, exclusively for the Québec and Maritimes’ markets.

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Julie Thibaudeau has spent most of her career in the Logistics and Transportation Industries.

Prior to joining Transcourt she held the position of Business Development Director with a major North American bulk carrier.

“Julie, who will be based in our office in Anjou, will enable us to cater and better serve our Francophone clientèle and answer the needs of the Québec and Maritimes’ markets whether on a short, medium or

long term basis”, explained Bruce Daccord, President of Transcourt Tank Leasing.

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tion that is accurate and complete.

Consistency is the key.

Even a couple of missing or incomplete work orders can impact the decisions on your decisions.

However, one must also consider keeping your maintenance and repair management process simple for your shop staff, yet comprehensive enough to capture the key information that is relevant to you

and the management of your fleet.

Unfortunately, because of the lack of edit checking, being consistent with spreadsheets is difficult. But at the same time, not all fleet maintenance software have an easy to use work order process.

SUMMARY We live in uncertain times with an evolving political and business landscape.

U.S. legislation on electronic

logging devices looms large in December. One thing that is for certain: the need for concise fleet maintenance and management here in Canada has never been more important. A good start is to keep your fleet maintenance ducks in a row!

Rob MacKay is the President and CEO of Fleet Harmony Inc, Canada’s Cloud Fleet Management Software. Visit www.fleetharmony.com.

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Adjusting to Changing Economic Trends

BY BRUCE SAYER

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ncertainty is a damaging force that inhibits productive decision making and the confident development of forward action.

Instead it fosters stress and anxiety. The uncertainty of poorly managed cash flow, whether in business or personal, is one of the most common of the anxieties. “Do I have enough money to meet my monthly bill obligations?”

“Will I have the money I need in time for when it’s needed?” These questions are fundamental to the success or failure of maintaining a healthy enterprise or lifestyle.

Receiving a regular pay cheque is the foundation of stability and comfort for hard working company drivers and owner operators. Their salary is a

source of reliable funding that lives and lifestyles are

matter, trucking is a capital intense industry. This

ward, freight carriers need to adjust.

customers. The more invoices your company gen-

delivery of a load, trucking companies can plan

built on. Having a steady predictable pay day allows employees the privilege of leading productive lives.

Owners of trucking companies do not have this privilege. Owners of trucking companies have an additional layer of obligation overlaying that of the people they provide salaries to. For each and every pay day that employees count on for their financial stability, there’s a company owner that had the obligation to fund it. This is an ever pressing and reoccurring obligation.

Statistics show that cash flow issues occupy the minds of truck company owners for an average of 2 hours each day.

The means to manage this ever present obligation is to run a good business. As most owners of trucking companies will agree, this is not a simple task. Providing quality service in a highly competitive environment to create and maintain steady revenue streams, while maintaining operations at highest possible efficiency to protect profitability is a difficult balancing act.

To further complicate the

enhances the difficulty of managing finances and a healthy cash flow, the life blood of your company.

Not knowing when your customers are going to pay their freight bill invoices is a common problem that creates havoc with many truck company accounting departments and stifles the potential for growth. Imagine if truck company owners had the good fortune to receive their pay as dependably as employees getting their pay cheque, but even quicker! Employees have to wait till Friday, or the end of their round trip to get paid. Owners of trucking companies that use Freight Factoring to improve their cash flow get paid within 24 hours of delivering a load and invoicing their customer.

This immediate access to working capital provides the funds needed to finance growth opportunities as they arise.

2017 is anticipated to be a year of significant change for the freight transportation industry.

As changing economic trends and emerging regulations alter the path for-

We now live in a world where consumers and customers want what they want, when they want it. According to recent trends, when they want it is becoming a shorter and shorter lead time. For consumers it is now next day delivery that is becoming the norm. This gives rise to “demand-driven” freight transportation service.

Freight carriers must adjust their deployment of resources in order to meet the “on-demand” expectations of a changing customer base. The change to rapid deployment of services involves shortened planning cycles and significantly shorter decision making time frames.

This is a significant difference from the “sharingeconomy” where a carrier taps the resources of another service provider to maximize efficiency, or meet time frames. To finance the operations of a trucking company geared to react efficiently to “demand-driven” service, the company needs immediate access to working capital. Freight Factoring provides unlimited funds to carriers with credit worthy

erates the more funds your company has same day access to. This effectively shortens the company’s account receivable turnover to 24 hours or less, a significant improvement over 45 days or more, the industry’s average time for customers to pay.

Factoring companies provide the critical element of certainty to owners of trucking companies by providing immediate payment following delivery. In the trucking industry, factoring has become a mainstream financial tool to leverage capital, improve collections, minimize risk and reduce expenditures.

The benefits of freight factoring are immense for trucking companies needing to establish a quick and easy path to healthy cash flow. With the certainty of being paid immediately following the

the next delivery knowing that funds are available to pay the over the road expenses. Further, the financial certainty that Invoice factoring provides fosters improved driver recruitment and retention.

Paying salaries on time and providing driver benefits is essential to building the dependable driver pool needed to keep your working equipment moving and generating revenue.

Financial certainty is a key element to running a successful trucking company. Knowing when you are getting paid and reducing the collection time from an average 45 days to 24 hours or less is vitally important.

For more information about invoice factoring and cost saving services for the trucking industry, visit www.AccutracCapital.com or call 866.531.2615.

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WOMEN IN TRUCKING

Are You a Risk Taker?

BY ELLEN VOIE

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magine you wake up at 3 a.m. to a fire alarm in your hotel room on the 15th floor. The announcement from the loudspeaker instructs everyone to exit the building immediately, without using the elevator.

What do you do?

This recently happened to me, and after trudging down the flights of stairs and being guided to a parking lot across the street, I was not in a good mood. At least I had pulled on my jeans and grabbed a jacket, as some people were still in their pajamas and were shivering in the chilly morning air.

As you can imagine, we were all relieved, but irritated to learn it was a false alarm. The waiting line for the (very slow) elevators was long, so I decided to walk back up the stairs to my room. Later, I asked a companion how many stairs he had to maneuver and he told me he had just gotten into the shower and decided to take a chance that there was no fire and it was only a false alarm.

He beat the odds this time, but what if it had been a real fire? What would you do?

If you’re a risk taker, you’ll do what my colleague did and bet that there’s no fire. If you’re not a risk taker, you’ll be the person in the pajamas scurrying down flights of stairs and shivering in the cool morning air.

One definition of risk is “a situation involving exposure to danger.” Certainly, allowing you to ignore a fire alarm is exposing you to danger.

Good professional drivers are typically risk averse and female drivers are even less likely to put themselves in a situation involving risk. However, a 2012 study in Norway compared professional drivers to non-professional drivers and found some interesting results.

The study looked at the responses of 1,864 individuals of which 113 8 February 2017

were professional drivers. Here’s what they found. The professional drivers took more risks in some areas but had less risky behavior in others.

First, professional drivers were less likely to wear seatbelts, which could be identified as risky behavior. However, professional drivers were much less likely to operate a vehicle after alcohol consumption.

(This could be contributed to the possible loss of a job, but is still a good risk to avoid.)

The report also found that professional drivers were more likely to use phones or other electronic devices while driving than their four-wheeler counterparts. This type of activity is related to the job and the need to communicate with family, friends, customers and carriers, but was more prevalent in commercial vehicles and is identified as risky behavior.

It was interesting to note that the study found differences in how professional drivers take personal responsibility for road safety overall. A person with a strong safety priority will be more proactive in avoiding risks. Professional drivers have stronger attitudes toward safety because of training and company values, however, due to the higher demands placed on them, they experience higher levels of stress and fatigue which could contribute to lower personal responsibility regarding traffic safety.

It wasn’t surprising to note that the report claims that professional drivers have a negative opinion of non-professionals as they perceive themselves as being more skilled and trained than others.

While the Norwegian study identified drivers by age and gender, they didn’t comment on any risk-taking tendencies for female drivers other than claiming that younger men are the most risk-taking group on the road.

A report from the Social Issues Research Centre focusing on automobile drivers found that women take fewer risks and men are more likely to be in crashes involving speed, or those that occur while passing or on curves.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that male (automobile) drivers

were more likely than females to report aggressive driving behaviors and the World Health Organization claims that “masculinity” may be hazardous to health and cited risky driving as one factor.

Women are driven by estrogen, which encourages bonding and connections while men are motivated

by testosterone, which results in the desire to win and to demonstrate power. Women activate the amygdalae, which is the brain’s fear center, more quickly than men. For these reasons, we can assume the typical female driver has less risky behavior than her male counterpart.

Regardless of your age

or gender, risk taking on the road is not something anyone, professional or not, should be doing. Ignoring a fire siren in the early morning hours and hoping it’s a false alarm is another form of risk, and one we should all avoid.

Contact Ellen Voie at Ellen@WomenInTrucking. org.

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BUSINESS INSURANCE MATTERS

Statutory Conditions of an Auto Policy

BY LINDA COLGAN

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urchasing an auto policy may seem simple as you have specific details that must be disclosed in order to secure pricing for acceptance. This includes driver, experience, accidents, type and description of the vehicle and its use and anticipated radius.

Amongst other questions i.e. any other drivers in the household, have you committed fraud, have you been cancelled by

an Insurer, the process is fairly easy.

The auto policy is a basic policy and changes are made by virtue of an endorsement. Your personal policy excludes vehicles over a specific weight, however a transportation Insurer is able to accept these risks as their appetite for business increases. The auto policy is endorsed with several amendments to make the policy unique to your operation and needs. The Insurance Act of Ontario requires that Statutory Conditions be printed as part of any automobile policy issued in the Province of Ontario. For many this is a cumbersome and mundane read but it should be encouraged.

The two sections that I find pertinent are the sections labelled “material change in risk” and “requirements where loss or damage to automobile.” These are

two very important sections that are not taxing in length but speak volumes of the responsibilities expected of the policyholder.

Not revealing proper details (having a car registered and plated at the cottage to save on insurance premiums, but drive to and from work every day in Toronto or trucks are rated within an 50 km radius to save on insurance premiums, but travel from Toronto to Ottawa/Windsor) may achieve short term benefit on insurance premiums but if a claim occurs the policy will not respond in a manner one had intended when purchased.

The bitter truths are always revealed once a claim occurs. It is at this point that the facts are revealed and an Insurer can challenge the payment or defence of the loss if material facts have not been disclosed / recorded.

“Requirements where loss or damage to automobile” - section 6.3 a) and b) are referenced many times when a claim occurs. If I write more on this section and the expectations of the policyholder in event of a loss, there would not be the need for one to personally refer to the Statutory

Conditions. It is important to read and absorb the obligations committed to under the auto policy.

Do I hear the turning of pages of the OAP 1 booklet or one’s auto insurance policy? I surely hope so! If you are not able to locate your policy or the OAP1 booklet please contact your Broker.

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

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THEME SECTION

THEME - DRIVETRAINS

Charting the Evolution of Drivetrains

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through 5 vehicles. Dana says it offers increased power density and efficiency in a smaller package than competing axles. Features include a wider faced gearing to improve reliability and durability, and tapered roller bearings that enhance fuel economy by reducing friction. The AdvanTEK’s 40 efficient axle design can save up to $1,500 in fuel costs, lower maintenance servicing, and increase payloads.

Later this year, Dana will introduce enhanced versions of its Super Compact Series Plus drive shafts for the medium

Eaton Fuller Advantage 10-speed automated transmission are integrated to enhance down speeding which will use less fuel while maximizing efficiency with automated gear shifting. This innovative transmission design, according to Eaton, “features a Precision Lubrication system that reduces churning losses, further enhancing fuel economy.

Precision Lubrication also eliminates the need for a cooler in most applications, which reduces weight as well as increases reliability.”

Most transmissions today are still manual, having withstood the test of time, but they are giving way to automated manual transmissions (AMT) and automatic alternatives.

They are more fuel efficient and improve driver safety as they are freed from downshifting in hazardous situations. To be sure, times change, and so does the need

ing and whose priorities, today more than ever, include comfort and easier ride which non manuals provide. Of equal importance from an investment perspective is lower training costs for employers. Automatics and AMTs, also known as self shifting gear boxes, reduce training time for new drivers who bypass the cumbersome clutching and multi gear selection required on manuals. Less training means lower costs. For operators with an eye constantly fixed on narrow profit margins, reducing expenses is critical for survival, both in training expenses and in other key areas of operations, among them, fuel of course, which is significant.

According to the Truck Efficiency Confidence Report, a joint initiative from t h e

Dana’s Spicer AdvanTEK 40 Tandem axle offers increased power density and efficiency in a smaller package resulting in increased fuel economy, lower maintenance and increase payloads. duty vehicle market. Six models will support a range of torque capabilities. The drive shafts weigh up to 10 percent less than competitive products and are reported to be the lightest steel drive shafts in their class that enhance performance through extended product life, durability and sealing performance.

Eaton is collaborating with engine builders to integrate smaller engines – and reduced rpms – with downspeed drivetrains.

Eaton says the PACCAR MX-13 engine and the 10 February 2017

for choices. Only the best drivers can achieve optimal fuel performance in manual transmissions, especially today with electronics and the interplay between engines and transmissions. An overall driver shortage in the industry, coupled with the diminishing number of top drivers able to expertly shift gears in manuals, has made AMTs and fully automatics more appealing for fleets who must face the realities of attracting fewer drivers; drivers who may lack the skill level for multi shift-

North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and the Carbon War Room, adoption of AMTs yields

between 1 and 3 percent fuel economy

improvement. (Some estimates put fuel savings as high as 10 percent.)

This is what the Report had to say about savings and environmental benefits: “The report finds that fleets should expect to see an average 1-3% improvement in fuel economy when using automated manuals, and potentially higher gains from automatics in certain high-shifting duty cycles.

With fuel costs of $0.65/ mile, and an average 120,000 miles driven per year, a 3% increase in efficiency represents savings of $2,300/year per truck. Considering that about 22.38 pounds of CO2 are released for every gallon of diesel burned, at $4.00/gallon this represents nearly 13,000 pounds (5.8 metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions per truck per year that could be profitably avoided through the adoption of electronically controlled transmissions.”

The Report goes on to say that adoption of fuel

efficiency technologies capable of racking up savings is hindered by lack of confidence in information transmitted about efficiency technologies.

Until recently, automatic and automated transmissions were limited to over the road applications, the conventional wisdom being they were unfit for the rigours of off road vocational demands. That has since changed with innovations such as Eaton’s Ultra Shift line of automated manual transmissions with 47 models covering a full range of on highway and vocational applications. Eaton says that though automated transmission are yet to become mainstream in vocational usage, the benefits from the Ultra Shift line are attracting converts. In tricky environments such as back roads drivers remain more alert and unencumbered by divided attention that results from constant shifting and worrying about being in the optimal gear. The driver pool also expands as new recruits, perhaps unfamiliar with manuals, particularly in rough environments, can jump into any type of

Kenworth T680, PACCAR MX-13 Engine, and Eaton Fuller Advantage 10-speed automated downspeed transmission optimizes fuel economy.

vehicle equipped with an automated transmission.

Other features of the Ultra Shift Plus include a ‘Hill Start Aid’ which, Eaton says “holds the vehicle on a 1 percent grade for up to three seconds and provides the driver sufficient time to move their foot from the brake to the accelerator without rolling forward or backward. Both Creep Mode and Hill Start Aid are standard features across the entire vocational line of UltraShift PLUS transmissions.” Improved shifting performance makes this transmission series ideal for construction, mixer, logging, oilfield and other heavy haul applications.

Of interest to industry watchers is what the drivetrain will look like on electric trucks. The Nikola Motor Company is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, components, and electric drivetrains, and has secured an impressive list of buyers for its Class 8 electric truck still under development. This zero emissions hydrogenelectric vehicle will come into production by 2020.

The truck will have a 100 percent electric 6x6 drivetrain that produces 2,000 pound-feet of torque, while delivering 1,000 horsepower with an 800 to 1,200 mile range. The electric drivetrain will be powered by high density lithium batteries. Energy will be supplied on-the-go by a hydrogen fuel cell, the company says.

As trucking has moved from a traditionally conservative industry to one that has arguably been forced to embrace change and innovation, electric trucks, along with performance enhancing drivetrains, may be the way of the future – as long as they produce tangible benefits and savings for their customers forced to operate in an environment of razor thin profits.

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THEME SECTION

MACK TRUCKS

Mack mDRIVE Transmissions Gain New Performance & Safety Features

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as Vegas, Nevada – On January 17, 2017 Mack Trucks introduced 17 Mack® mDRIVE ™ rolling start and auto neutral, two new features designed to improve the jobsite performance and safety of trucks equipped with M a c k ’s m D R I V E a n d mDRIVE HD automated manual transmissions.

Both features are standard on all Mack mDRIVE and mDRIVE HD transmissions. Mack made the announcement at World of Concrete 2017 in Las Vegas.

“Mack’s mDRIVE transmissions serve a wide range of customers, including those with demanding paving and concrete applications,” said Tim Wrinkle, Mack Construction Product Manager. “Now updated with rolling start and auto neutral, mDRIVE transmissions are even better suited to those tasks.”

Mack mDRIVE rolling start allows drivers to shift the transmission into drive without pressing the truck’s service brakes.

This eliminates the possibility of creating a bump in the paving surface, which is a critical benefit for paving applications.

Several construction applications, including concrete mixers, rely on remote throttle controls.

By automatically shifting the mDRIVE into neutral when the parking brake is set, Mack mDRIVE auto neutral helps improve jobsite safety by reducing the possibility of the truck moving due to throttle application.

Engineered to work exclusively with Mack’s MP® series engines, mDRIVE and mDRIVE HD automated manual transmissions are a key component of the Mack integrated powertrain, boosting efficiency, productivity and performance.

“Thanks to the performance, productivity and fuel efficiency benefits mDRIVE transmissions deliver, customers are increasingly choosing them for their applications,” Wrinkle said. “In fact, mDRIVE transmissions are now the most popular choice in a Mack.”

In 2016, mDRIVE transmissions were spec’d in a record percentage of Mack models, making mDRIVE the most dominant transmission across Mack’s complete lineup of heavy-duty trucks for the first time ever.

Mack mDRIVE and mDRIVE HD penetration reached record levels in Mack Pinnacle™ Axle Back and Mack Granite® models sold in the U.S. and Canada, with 80 percent and 20 percent penetration

respectively. With the new low-ratio creeper gears and these new features added, Mack is on track to double mDRIVE

The mDRIVE’s benefits didn’t go unnoticed by vocational customers, who sought the efficiency and perform-

In response to their requests, Mack launched the rugged mDRIVE HD in 2015 and made it standard in Granite models. With reinforced internal components, the mDRIVE H D

Mack Trucks introduced Mack® mDRIVE™ rolling start and auto neutral, two new features designed to improve the jobsite performance and safety of trucks equipped with Mack’s mDRIVE automated manual transmissions. Both features are standard on all Mack mDRIVE transmissions.

HD penetration in Granite models in 2017.

Originally introduced in 2010 for highway applications, the Mack mDRIVE transmission transformed trucking by eliminating traditional shifting. With no clutch pedal or shift lever to work, drivers can remain focused on the road ahead. mDRIVE transmissions monitor multiple driving variables through sophisticated software to deliver smooth shifts and automatically select the best gear for conditions. Mack made mDRIVE standard in Pinnacle models in 2014.

ance improvements in construction applications.

can withstand the tough demands of vocational

applications.

In 2016, Mack expanded its mDRIVE HD offer with two new versions featuring low-ratio creeper gears. The Mack mDRIVE HD 13-speed offers a low reduction gear ratio designed for easier starting on steep grades or when the truck is under heavy load. The Mack mDRIVE HD 14-speed, available only in an overdrive configuration, adds a second ultra-low-speed reduction gear designed for curb pouring applications or low-speed, heavy-haul maneuvering.

Both transmissions offer up to four reverse gear ratios.

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

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Under development he Nikola Motor Company zero emissions, hydrogen-electric Class 8 truck that will come into production by 2020.

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CROSS BORDER SERVICES

A Look Inside the Transportation Industry 2017

BY DAWN TRUELL

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here are over 250,000 truck drivers in Canada making it only second to retail salespersons in our overall Canadian workforce. It is a respected, solid profession.

Let’s take a quick look at the beginning.

The very first truck was built in 1895 by Karl Benz, which at the time used internal combustion for the engine. The diesel engine was first invented in 1890 but not common in trucks until the 1930’s in Eur-

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ope and not used in North America until the 1970’s.

Back in those days the biggest trucking concern was getting from point A to point B in a timely manner. The trucking industry is growing and continues to grow at a rate of approximately, 3% every year.

Trucking has gone from simple deliveries of baked goods and medicines to truckloads of fuel, vehicles, paper products, groceries, building materials and even hazardous substances. To make this picture clearer, think of this: 70% of things we buy are hauled by trucks.

Thinking of future revenue for trucking companies, when we talk about the biggest concerns we should really be looking forward at compliance.

From MTO and DOT, to safety regulations and anti terrorism programs, it’s far more economical to

be in compliance than to be caught out of compliance. In my vast 15 plus years of experience in the compliance industry, it is very worth the time it takes to contact me for information.

New technology is coming our way in the trucking industry! Imagine yourself behind the controls of a self-driven truck! Budweiser just completed the first shipment ever of a selfdriven truck! Scary with all of these compliancy rulings, not quite sure how that truck will comply with no one behind the wheel!

Now that is technology!

BORDER TRENDS All of the borders have increased security, particularly Niagara Falls, Queenston, Windsor, Sarnia and Surrey, BC. The reasons for this are the increase in drug smuggling.

On average only 2-3% of all commercial traffic crossing

the borders in/out of the USA/Canada are stopped for secondary screening, and drug smugglers take full advantage of this fact.

They do their homework well. The average border wait times today can range from 20 minutes to 2 hours; when you are in the trucking industry and have just in time loads, those border wait times can cause lost business.

The USA projected boost in their economy will help us this year. Trump has proposed an infrastructure of $1 Trillion to bring more money to America. Trump

has also allocated $550 billion to rebuilding highways in the USA; bridges, airports, transit systems and seaports, thus enhancing transportation travel.

When businesses in North America are booming, the increase in manufactured goods has to be transported and so boosts the trucking economy crossing the borders.

A recent cocaine seizure highlights the necessity for inspections and compliance of your conveyances. On December 27, 2016, a load of fruit being carried across the Ambas-

sador Bridge in a truck was stopped for secondary inspection where 37 kilograms of cocaine were found in bricks within the load. This Mississauga, ON driver was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking.

For more information about transportation and aiding in the fight against drug smuggling, anti terrorism, safety & compliance programs such as C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, please contact Cross Border Services at www.crossborderservices.ca, email dawntruell@gmail.com.

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PETRO-CANADA

Operating Your Fleet in a Cost-Efficient, Environmentally-Conscious Way

BY BRIAN HUMPHREY

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uel economy is an important focus for any fleet business.

As one of the leading operating costs for heavy duty trucking fleets – often accounting for 30-40% of your overall costs – even small decreases in fuel consumption can have a significant impact on your bottom line. In addition to cost management, the need for fuel economy has also been driven by increasingly strict environmental legislation on fuel emissions.

All fleet owners want to ensure they are operating their vehicles in the most cost-efficient, environmentally-conscious way which contributes to their overall business management and maintains compliance with industry regulations around fuel emissions. Switching to low viscosity engine oil is just one of the ways you can reduce your overall fuel consumption.How do low viscosity engine oils work?

Lower viscosity engine oils reduce viscous drag on moving parts and enable oil to flow more efficiently through the engine, which can improve

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fuel economy. The results are even more impressive in colder climates where lower viscosity engine oils can reduce the time it takes for engines to warm up.

WHAT DO I NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING THE SWITCH? The new CK-4/FA-4 oil category has placed a heavy focus on improving fuel economy. If you’re planning to make the transition to lower viscosity engine oils, careful consideration is critical.

Improving fuel economy while compromising the protection of your engines is not a good trade off. With proper planning and a high performance engine oil that doesn’t compromise on engine protection, switching to lower viscosity engine oil has the potential to yield excellent returns for fleets and drivers alike.

CONSULT WITH YOUR OEM When considering any engine oil viscosity grade change, you should consult with your equipment OEM who will be able to confirm if your warranty will be affected. Even if you are not under warranty, your OEM will have

extensive and valuable experience and will have tested its models in vari-

they can offer oil recommendations and advice on overall lubrication.

ous environments and with various engine oils.

SEEK LUBRICANT EXPERTISE Beyond your OEM, seek the insight of your lubricant supplier. Lubricants are one of the most costeffective and immediate ways to reduce fuel consumption, yet they make up approximately 1% of the total budget for most fleets. Lubricant Marketers spend millions of dollars testing their lubricants under various conditions, and in multiple engine types, so

Petro-Canada Lubricants’ heavy duty engine oils, including DURON™* next generation, are tested Beyond Today’s Standards™, in Canada’s

harshest environments and most extreme temperatures to deliver durability designed to perform in tough conditions.

LOOK FOR THE HTHS VALUE The HTHS (High Temperature High Shear) value signifies the oil’s viscosity in the bearings and highly loaded parts at operating temperature. Lower HTHS = greater fuel economy.

When switching to low viscosity engine oils, we advise looking for industry-standard tests such as ‘Cold Crank Viscosity’ (CCS) and ‘Low Temperature Pumpability’ (MRV); these will ensure that your critical components get optimal lubrication, even in the coldest of operating conditions.

With better fluid properties at lower temper-

atures, these oils do a better and more efficient job of lubricating critical engine parts.

CHOOSE SUPERIOR PROTECTION Today’s powertrains run hotter and for longer, so it’s important to ensure that your engine is protected at all times. Saving fuel at the expense of protecting your engine is not a compromise worth taking. Look for oil that provides superior protection under all operating conditions.

We welcome fleet owners and operators to visit www.DURONTheTougherTheBetter.com to find out more about lower viscosity engine oils and other factors which can improve fuel economy.

TM* – Trademark of Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.

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Minimizer’s Large Donation to Wyakin Foundation

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looming Prairie, Minnesota - Minimizer is making a $20,000 donation to the Wyakin Foundation, which assists wounded veterans in adapting to civilian life.

“This is something very near and dear to our hearts,” Minimizer CEO and Chief Visionary Craig Kruckeberg said. “The

Wyakin Foundation serves as an invaluable resource in helping injured veterans transition to civilian life.

These great people have served our country and deserve every opportunity to achieve success in the future.”

“Minimizer has once again stepped up in a big way,” Wyakin Executive Director Brent Taylor

said. “We can’t thank them enough for their continued generosity. This will go a long ways in helping us assist wounded veterans.”

The Wyakin program application process is open to wounded, ill or injured post-9/11 veterans who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a certificate- or degree-earning academic program.

“Our program is designed to support veterans who are committed to a successful transition into civilian careers through education,” Taylor said.

“We currently have Warriors seeking Professional Certifications, two- and

four-year degrees, and graduate degrees.”

“When we first heard about the Wyakin mission, we wanted to help in any way possible,” Kruckeberg said. “This isn’t a handout.

It’s about giving them the best chance to succeed.”

To f i n d t h e Wy a k i n Warrior application go to wyakin.org/how-toapply/.

For more information or to contact a Minimizer distributor, call us at 800.248.3855 or email us at info@minimizer.com.

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looming Prairie, Minnesota - There’s a new number one in town, and it belongs to Minimizer.

Truck Parts & Service released its top ten aftermarket products of 2016, and Minimizer’s name appears twice on the list - Fast Flaps at No. 10 and the new Minimizer Long Haul Series of Heavy Duty Truck Seats at No. 1.

“This honor is another feather in the cap, but

it also shows how committed we are to innovation,” Minimizer CEO and Chief Visionary Craig Kruckeberg said. “You can expect us to come out with more never-before-seen products in 2017.”

The Minimizer Seat System was developed over several years, with many features unique to the Long Haul Series.

“Since our seats line launched in July, the top four watched videos on

our Facebook page are all seats-related,” Kruckeberg said. “The reviews have been fantastic.”

Fast Flaps also made a huge dent on Minimizer’s Facebook page when they were released last March.

To date, the initial Fast Flaps video has more than a million impressions.

For more information or to contact a Minimizer distributor, call us at 800.248.3855 or email us at info@minimizer.com.

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Volvo Delivers First Canadian Models Equipped with 2017 Engines to Purolator

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olvo Trucks North America recently delivered 19 D13-powered Volvo VNL 300 models to Ontariobased Purolator, marking the first Canadian delivery of trucks equipped with Volvo’s new 2017 engines. Featuring a

host of new technologies and improvements, Volvo’s 2017 D13 offers enhanced performance and fuel efficiency for customers.

“Our 2017 engines offer several engineering enhancements to deliver significant fuel savings,”

said Jeff Lester, Senior Vice President of Sales for Volvo Trucks North America. “And we were able to do it without sacrificing power or performance, a win-win for our customers.”

Purolator is one of Canada’s leading integrated

freight and logistics solutions providers, and currently operates a fleet of approximately 460 power units, of which more than half are Volvo models.

Purolator is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with more than 170 operations facilities,

Ontario-based Purolator recently took delivery of 19 Volvo VNL 300 models, marking the first Canadian delivery of trucks equipped with Volvo’s new 2017 powertrain. Serge Viola, Director, Asset Management, Purolator, poses with several of the new Volvo trucks, which feature the 2017 D13 engine and updated I-Shift automated manual transmission.

124 shipping centers and 900 authorized shipping agent locations across Canada.

“We depend on our fleet of more than 4,777 vehicles to deliver goods to our customers throughout Canada on time and in a safe and environmentally responsible manner,” said Serge Viola, Director, Asset Management, Purolator. “ O u r n e w Vo l v o V N L models equipped with Volvo’s 2017 D13 engine will help us accomplish this through the 2017 advancements.”

Already one of the industry’s most fuel efficient 13-liter engines, the 2017 D13 received a number of updates for 2017 to improve efficiency by up to 2.5 percent compared to the previous D13. A patented wave piston design helps maximize fuel efficiency by improving flame propagation, while a proven common-rail fuel system enables finer control of the fuel injection, allowing for faster, more accurate injection.

The D13 also features an updated EGR flow sensor with a new double-wall casing, helping reduce condensation and soot buildup in cold weather, while an improved after 16 February 2017

treatment dosing module has been integrated into the fuel filter housing for easier serviceability. Upgrades were also made to the two-speed coolant pump, helping to reduce parasitic losses.

Purolator ’s new Volvo models are also equipped with Volvo’s latest 12-speed I-Shift automated manual transmission, a key component of Volvo’s integrated powertrain. The updated I-Shift models received improved hardware for i n c r e a s e d d u r a b i l i t y, as well as an upgraded countershaft for faster shifting and improved performance.

T h e Vo l v o I - S h i f t i s equipped with sensors to identify factors such as load, road grade and more, enabling the transmission to ensure the truck is in the right gear for the conditions. Without a traditional clutch pedal to operate, the IShift helps improve driver attraction and retention by reducing fatigue during the work day. The I-Shift also contributes to safety, as drivers are able to maintain focus on the road ahead.

For further information, please visit www. volvotrucks.ca.

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LED headlight for winter trucking operations... Page 18

Dump truck safety...Page 21

Electric Drivetrain...Page 21

Vocational

A look at the future of vocational trucking...Page 22

Truck & Trailer

journal

February 2017

TRANSPORTATION • CONSTRUCTION • UTILITIES • GROUNDS MAINTENANCE • FORESTRY • MINING • OIL & GAS • AGRICULTURE

Drivetrain News

News Flash…

Eaton’s Reman Transmissions now available in Canada P ower management company Eaton will bring its popular lineup of FLEX Reman transmissions into the Canadian marketplace for the first time starting January 1, 2017. Doing so will allow Canadian OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) dealers to offer customers two tiers of Eaton Factory Reman products – standard reman transmissions with clutch housings and FLEX Reman transmissions with no clutch housings.

The FLEX line also includes a shipping cover and gasket that allows dealers to reuse their existing housings to enhance inventory flexibility for the stocking and servicing of a wide range of North American heavy-duty vehicles. The 18 FLEX part numbers represent approximately 90 percent of the replacement transmission models sold in Canada.

“FLEX eliminates the need to stock the entire portfolio of Eaton replacement transmissions yet still allows participants to maintain a healthy inventory with a wide range of available torque ratings for multiple trucking applications,” said Bill Fouch, Manager, Aftermarket Marketing, Eaton. “Fleets also

benefit from the FLEX program’s competitive pricing and enhanced access to the many models that are available through the program.”

Same day and next day shipments will take place from Eaton distribution centers in Airdrie, Alberta; Moncton, New Brunswick; and Ottawa and Brampton, Ontario.

The standard FLEX transmission warranty in Canada provides nationwide coverage of two years/unlimited mileage. The warranty may be extended to three years/unlimited mileage with the purchase and installation of a Genuine Eaton clutch and Eaton-approved lubricant under the Eaton Bundled Warranty program.

For more info: www.eaton.com

Vocational trucks for sale visit

www.woodwardpublishing.com Our March issue will look at spec’ing a work truck cab and chassis

IMT sells it’s axle business to Dexter…

Ridewell update’s RSS-236

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idewell Self-Steer Auxiliary Truck Suspension Updated for I-Beam Axle Integration Ridewell Suspensions has updated a self-steer auxiliary truck suspension for I-beam axle integration. First released in 1997, the RSS-236 suspension has been updated for lighter weight and lower maintenance. The parallelogram design allows customers to integrate their own I-beam axle into the self-steering auxiliary axle suspension.

The RSS-2361000 offers an adjustable frame width and low maintenance polyurethane bushings. An integrated air tank kit is available for this suspension.

The RSS-2361000 suspension is designed for single wheel applications (no duals).

The suspension is rated for a 13,500 pound capacity; however, the tire and wheel combination used may dictate the suspension’s gross axle weight rating (GAWR).

Ridewell Corp., are manufacturers of suspensions and controls for the truck, trailer and motorcoach industries.

See more at: www.ridewellcorp.com

HDA Truck Pride announced the appointment of Tom Kennedy as VP of Product Management reporting to Bill Burns... Vipar Heavy Duty announced today that Deval Joshi is its new senior program manager. In his new role, Joshi will report to Larry Griffin, director of program management…

Woodward Publishing Group, publishers of Ontario Trucking News, Western Trucking News and Eastern Trucking News will be at The National Heavy Equipment Show at The International Center, Mississauga April 6 - 7.

Come and see us at Booth 2810.

www.rangitangs.com

“Is this job contract...or by the hour?”

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LED Headlight Built for Canada

News & Views

Have Drivetrains Driven the Aftermarket?

By Mike Whalen

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leader in LED technology, JW Speaker

one they can count all year long,

Corporation, has introduced the first

operating 24/7, in the harshest conditions

4”x6” LED headlight to meet proposed

possible,” said Michael Stoeckel, Director

National Highway Transportation Safety

of Aftermarket Sales for J.W. Speaker.

Administration (NHTSA) guidelines for

“We are pleased to deliver the industry's

a 5-Star NCAP-compliant low beam

first heavy-duty headlight that is not only

headlight.

ideally suited for this market, but it also

A major issue since the introduction of

meets NHTSA's proposed requirements

LED headlights has been their inability

for lighting as part of their safety rating

to melt snow build-up. Canadian logging

system. This gives the vehicle operator

truck, snow plow and highway tractor

unparalleled performance in terms

operators, who spend up to 50% of the

of visibility, for maximum safety and

year battling snow storms, have been

comfort."

hesitant to switch to the cool running LED headlight.

J.W. Speaker leveraged their solid optics technology to upgrade their previous

The Model 8800 Evolution 2 will include

Model 8800, exceeding the proposed

both heated and non-heated versions.

FMVSS 108 standard in three of the main

The heated version combines electronic

criteria; light output, glare reduction, and

intelligence and a thermally conductive

light placement.

grid system to dynamically de-ice the lens

The Model 8800 Evolution 2 offers

on a real time basis without requiring any

improved sealing, superior condensation

involvement from the driver. As a result,

management and a wider operating

the Model 8800 Evolution 2 addresses the

voltage. The combination of superior

need for effective and speedy de-icing for

visibility with intelligent heating, delivers

commercial trucking.

a superior lighting solution that will

“We wanted to give our heavy-duty customers a premier lighting solution,

benefit drivers and fleets alike. www.jwspeaker.com for more info.

Dexter Axle Acquire’s IMT and Standens

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he IMT Group is pleased to announce that the Dexter Axle Company has agreed to acquire IMT’s light, medium and heavy-duty axle business. The IMT divisions to be acquired by Dexter consist of the Ingersoll Axles division of IMT Partnership in Ingersoll, Ontario and Indianapolis, Indiana, and the light-duty Axles division of IMT Standen’s Limited Partnership in Calgary, Alberta.

“This is a very positive development for IMT’s axle businesses,” said Jim Hacking, Chief Executive Officer of the IMT Group.

“Ingersoll Axles and Standen’s are leaders in the axle business in Canada. Dexter is a global leader in highly engineered trailer products and chassis assemblies.

This transaction will represent another significant expansion for Dexter and will give our IMT axle products increased market exposure.”

The transition of IMT’s axle business to Dexter is expected to be implemented within the coming weeks. Business will continue as usual during the completion of the transaction, with no disruption to 18 February 2017

customers, suppliers or employees. Once the transaction is completed, Ingersoll Axles and the light-duty axles division of Standen’s will operate as fully integrated divisions within the Dexter group of companies.

Dexter is a leading manufacturer of trailer axles and trailer brakes with multiple facilities across the United States. The acquisition of IMT’s axle business will expand Dexter’s reach into Canada.

The IMT Group operates several businesses, including IMT’s Defence, Machining, Forging and Heat Treating businesses and the other core elements of the Standen’s business. These business lines will not be affected by Dexter’s acquisition of the axle business.

Other product groups in the Dexter family include BrakeRite brakes and actuators plus Titan high specification braking systems for tractors and other off road / high torque vehicles.

For more information visit www.dexteraxle.com/canada

hat is the historical difference between the European, and the North American truck parts and component aftermarket?

For many years in Europe, when parts and components were needed for your truck or trailer, you went to your OE Dealer. Independent distributors were pretty much non-existent. What caused the market to be dominated by the truck dealer networks?

In Europe the heavy truck evolved from the automobile industry. This meant that components were manufactured, for the most part, in house. Consequently there were no independent component builders that could use an independent distributor alternative. Some truck add-on systems manufacturers, such as automatic lubrication providers, used a network of authorized installers that bought product from the parts manufacturer and sold directly to the end-user. Almost from the beginning drivetrains were manufactured by the truck OE and installed on the production line..there were no options.

In contrast, the first heavy trucks manufactured in North America were usually designed for a specific application. In many cases the use of the cab and chassis was left to the final-stage body builder. Engine and drive train component builders were separate businesses that competed with each other for OEM support and, as well, looked for trucks in service that would benefit from an upgraded drive train, or suspension system.

The early days of North American truck manufacturing included many makes and models designed for specific vocational applications. Virtually all used out-sourced drive train components and promoted customer spec’ing.

The need for after-sales service, as well as up-fitting with new components, gave rise to the independent parts and component distributor. Also, multi-make fleets found it more convenient to deal with a single source than a number of OE dealers for parts and service. And in-house service was almost a necessity in the early days if the fleet was to keep downtime to a minimum.

Today, the European brands being marketed in North America are coming with in-house engines, transmissions, rear ends, axles and brakes. The

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day of the customer spec’d truck is slowly fading away. Truck builders are producing application specific trucks and cab / chassis spec’d for up-fitting by the body-builder for use in various applications.

A look into the future of vocational trucking and market integration is provided by the new WheresMyConcrete service offered by Mack Truck. (Page 24) The OEM provides the vehicle, a load tracking service and a Dealer tie in for on-going truck maintenance.

This approach may not be practical for all vocational truck applications, but with integrated drivetrains and onboard computer controls that manage maintenance needs, the OE Dealer will definitely have a leg up on the independent parts and service provider.

To maintain a position in the market, the independent parts and service provider will need to focus on a particular part of the vehicle and become the recognized expert. Perhaps even extending this expertise into the off-road vehicle parts and service arena. Think brakes, hydraulics, engine performance, emissions and filtration for example. This is not new. There have been systems specialists around for years.

OE integrated drivetrains are having a strong impact on North America’s independent distribution. A distribution dynamic that originated because North American truck builders did not have the in-house manufacturing necessary to make the engines, transmissions, differentials and axle assemblies required. The individualistic trucking entrepreneur also impacted the growth of component suppliers.

OE integrated drivelines will have a near-future effect on aftermarket parts sales, and OE Dealer’s are strengthening their all-makes parts programs, further shifting the parts aftermarket away from the independent side.

Another shift is taking place that will change the dynamic of parts distribution - 3D metal and plastic printing.

OEM aftermarket parts programs are integrating 3D printing into their parts supply chain to provide fast delivery of slow moving and legacy parts.

The big question: Will the independent distributor be able to compete in a parts segment that is currently one of their strengths?

ne of a miriad of early North American truck builders, the Federal Motor Truck Company buit trucks from 1910 to 1959. A sales brochure dated October 11, 1937 promoted the versatility of their then new C.O.E. design and it’s suitability for most any application from refrigerated freight to dump body.

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Shop Tools & Equipment

Selecting the Right Cutting Tool M ost manufacturers rely on the quality of their products to help maintain their competitive edge. Parts are produced to consistent, repeatable specs with the aim of continuously reducing defects, waste and time.

Metal cutting is a critical part of the process, so it’s important to provide operators with the right cutting tools to do the job effectively—matching the cutter to the application while protecting the life of power tools.

“Some job shops might only work with mild steel so they would need high-speed steel cutters. Some may work with stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, or in some cases, it might even be armored plate. So you need specific cutters to cut through that material,” says Randy McDonald, National Product Manager with Fein Canadian Power Tool Company.

Bolt holes in structural steel assemblies, bridges and building components, for example, are usually cut to specific engineered sizes, with no tolerance for deviation.

Without the proper attention paid to cutter selection, quality and tool life might be impacted. “You can use a high-speed steel cutter on stainless steel but it’s not going to last very long,” says McDonald, citing an example of how cutters might be mismatched to the application. “And as the cutter becomes dull, you can also get oversized holes or holes that aren’t smooth. They can be out of round.”

When working with stainless steel, a

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carbide cutter is recommended, as it will drill a precise, clean hole while lasting a lot longer than a high-speed cutter used for the same job, he adds.

Some shops have to perform ‘stack drilling’ or cutting through two pieces of material that have been welded or bolted together. A standard cutter might work, but the operator would first have to drill through one layer, bring the machine back up and pull out the slug before drilling through the layer. Slugger

by FEIN ID sharp cutters are designed to cut through two layers of material at the same time.

For more info visit www.fein.com

Diagnostic Knowledge & Preventive Maintenance Are Keys to Uptime

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dvanced safety systems such as fullstability and collision mitigation technology occupy a growing part of the commercial vehicle landscape.

Fleets are adopting them in greater numbers, and electronic stability control (ESC) systems will be required on most new Class 7 and 8 commercial vehicles under National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rules taking effect next year. Air disc brake usage continues to increase as well, with fleets often pairing them with advanced safety systems for optimal performance.

As part of its Bendix Tech Tips series, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) offer maintenance insight on safety packages that include advanced safety systems and air disc brakes.

First Things First “Our technical support teams find that component replacement is often the first response to an electronics problem within an antilock braking system, or within traction, stability, or collision mitigation technology,” said Fred Andersky, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems director of customer solutions, Controls. “Many times, though, the issue isn’t the component itself, but a problem that’s more difficult to detect, but easier – and cheaper – to fix.”

The Next Level of Diagnostics If there doesn’t seem to be a visible reason for the problem, it’s time to use your system’s supporting hardware and software. Pursuing an accurate diagnosis will help save time and money in the long run.

Make sure the proper equipment is in use, and ensure that software is up-todate. Refer to manufacturers’ Service Data Sheets for reference guides and instructions on reading information like diagnostic unit blink codes.

Visit www.bendix.com and review their TECH TIPS.

Tuck Routes

Pinwood - A High-End Relationship

by Al Tucker

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hile driving West on Longwoods

added Partnership agreement between

Road – formerly Kings Highway

Fort Gary Industries of Winnipeg MB.

#2 - heading for Pinwood Truck Parts

Being an Associate Member of VIPAR™,

HQ and a meeting with VP Kevin

North America’s premier truck parts

Broadwood, I found myself musing about

buying group, has been another essential

Bass fishing on Lake St Clair and the

ingredient in their recipe for success.

day I caught my limit in 15 minutes – all

Backed by an over $2 Million inventory

thanks to Kevin. Kevin you see, is known

and supported by additional supply chain

around the angling fraternity and Bass

alliances, means that back order items

fishing contests in Canada and the USA,

are seldom an issue. Pinwood’s Power

as a “Bass Pro”. He has the trick Bass

Train, Filtration, Lighting, Brake and

boat, ‘the-one-that-got-away’ stories

Suspension expertise are their ‘front

and numerous trophies to prove it. It’s

lines’.

no coincidence then, that Kevin is also

supply issue, Kevin and his team are

known throughout the Chatham-Kent-

committed to do “whatever it takes” to

Essex Counties of SW Ontario, and by

find a solution.

his peers in the HD Industry, as a ‘Truck Parts Pro’.

When and if there is a parts

Kevin has also used his talents and experience in business as an active

Kevin and business partner Norm

supporter of industry trade associations

Pinard acquired the business thirty

such as: Heavy Duty Aftermarket Canada

years ago when their employer - Dana

(HDAC) - Past Director and Events

Canada - sold off their “Truck Line” parts

Committee; the US based Commercial

division stores. With a staff of eighteen

Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) and as

‘Parts Pros’, Pinwood operates three

a member of the (TMTA)Transportation

parts stores located in Chatham, Comber

Maintenance & Technology Association

and Sarnia, servicing Fleets and Repair

(formerly the ATSSA). In addition, at a

garages as far East as Bothwell, West

corporate fleet level, Kevin sits on the

to Windsor and North to Lake Huron.

board of FTI, the Frederick Thomson

In addition to specializing in Original

Group of companies.

Equipment Truck & Trailer parts and

Besides his angling interest, Kevin’s

systems, they service a flourishing Agri-

most passionate cause stems from

business community. Their proximity to

his founding of the “Loads of Love

a concentration of Automotive Tier 1 and

Humanitarian Aid & Mission Society”

Tier 2 component suppliers also provides

in 1995. The Society is run by close

Pinwood with the opportunity to offer a

to 100 volunteers (there are no paid

selection of Industrial replacement parts

staff). Sixty percent of their effort

and equipment. The proliferation of

supports local families in southwestern

seasonal boating activity and a thriving

Ontario with home furnishings including

commercial fishery in the adjacent Great

mattresses for children. In order to

Lakes encouraged Pinwood to also add

guarantee the safety of these items from

essential Marine accessories to their

a health perspective, everything goes

merchandise selection.

into a specially designed, high-heat

Kevin explained that the secret to

“Thermanizer” to effectively eradicate

their continuing success is having a

any harmful ‘bugs’. The other forty

“High-End” relationship with customers.

percent of their effort is in the form of

Their reputation with Fleet Mechanics

humanitarian-aide to the international

is further strengthened every time they

community.

are successful in sourcing those ‘hard-

Urgently needed medical supplies and

to-find’ or obsolete parts. For Pinwood

potable water solutions are the main

too, one significant advantage of being

focus in this worldly effort, benefiting

outside the larger and over-serviced

countries such as the Ukraine, Bolivia,

metropolitan GTHA and KW regions,

Cuba, Haiti and Zambia to name just a

is that over the years, they have the

few. Zambia alone has received over 50,

advantage of really getting to know their

40’containers of necessities since the

customer base. In spite of everything,

beginning of their work. Kevin estimates

‘Customer Loyalty’ is much appreciated

that the ‘Loads of Love’ mission now

but never taken for granted.

touches around 10,000 individuals each

Their success and integrity

year. Donations are always welcome.

is recognized by Canada’s largest

Contact Kevin by phone at 519-360-

national warehouse distributors and

6752 or by email at kevin@pinwood.com

has resulted most recently in a value-

or www.pinwood.com

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Wrightspeed for Select Vocational Applications

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Truck Crane Safety Courtesy of DEL Equipment

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hat should you remember to avoid accidents and work safely? Did you know that the most serious accidents involving cranes are the result of an inadequate plan for positioning of the truck and crane stabalizers that can lead to instability and overturning?

It only takes a minute to review the necessary steps to stabilize the truck before lifting.

1. Isolate the working area of the crane so unauthorized people won’t get close during operations.

2. Check the status of the ground on which the stabilizers will stand. In the operator’s manual you will find a table showing the minimum support surface on the ground that you need for the stabilizers of your crane. If you have doubts about the type of ground, do not hesitate to increase the support surface!

4. Plan the movements of stabilizers to ensure that people and objects will not interfere with the placement of the stabilizers.

5. Remember that truck tires have to be lifted, but also keeping adherent to the ground to assist in the braking action.

Use the wedges that came with the truck to ensure correct braking.

EFFER model 2055 in action.

EFFER Model 2055

The Biggest Crane in the World on a 32 Ton Truck

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eatures of the the EFFER 2055 include a slewing ring system that allows the crane to rotate continuously. Effer makes use of an innovative and reliable rotary distribution system which does not set limits to the crane’s maneuvers in any way.

The Effer uses gear motors with various reduction stages. The operator can thereby adjust the crane rotation speed, and check the movement of the load on the hook in an extremely safe and precise manner.

From very fast, to very slow, the various reduction stages of the engine RPM result in maximum operating power even at minimum rotation speed. The EFFER system ensures constant rotation power in any boom working position in relation to the truck.

For more information about DEL Equipment go to www.delequipment.com

t a press conference held in Sonoma County, Wrightspeed, a leading manufacturer of range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications, and The Ratto Group, a Santa Rosa-based refuse, yard waste and recycling collection and processing company, unveiled a new era for the global refuse and transportation industries: the first commercial application of a range-extended electric refuse truck.

Designed as a replacement for conventional piston engine and transmission systems, the awardwinning Route™ is a range-extended electric vehicle powertrain that provides unlimited range and dramatically reduced fuel costs for today’s refuse, delivery and mass transit markets. Wrightspeed counts FedEx, Ratto Group and New Zealand Bus as early Route™ customers.

The Ratto Group’s fleet of refuse, recycling and compostable yard waste trucks services over 140,000 customers in Sonoma County, Mariposa County, the City of Novato, and West Marin. After the unveiling, Ratto and Wrightspeed will roll out more than 15 Route-equipped trucks over the next 12 months to meet community needs.

“In a business that puts a premium on re-use, this represents the ultimate in recycling. We’re literally recycling the recycling truck,” said Lou Ratto, Chief Operating Officer of The Ratto Group. “By integrating Wrightspeed’s powertrains into our existing commercial fleet, we’re initiating a progressive solid waste and recyclables collection strategy that will maximize the life of our vehicles, cut fuel consumption and emissions, and have a positive environmental impact on our service areas.”

Centrally located vocational fleets, such as refuse, urban delivery and transportation applications, are perfect candidates for electric power solutions. Frequent stops, starts and acceration burn far more fuel than those operating at constant highway speeds. And there are the ‘clean-air’ considerations as well.

A major refuse and work truck OEM, Mack® Truck, see’s value in considering alternate power systems such as the Wrightspeed, and took the opportunity to showcase the Route™ on their LR(R) model refuse collection garbage truck chassis at WasteExpo 2016.

Capable of powering vehicles weighing up to 66,000 pounds up grades as steep as 40 percent, the Route™ provides the refuse market with the power-to-weight ratio needed for collection duty cycles.

Outfitted with 730kW regenerative braking power, as well as an 80kW, fuel agnostic Fulcrum™ Turbine Generator that charges on-board batteries, the powertrain kit gives the vehicles unlimited range with refueling. The company’s patented Geared Traction Drive™ (GTD) digitally drives each rear wheel of the vehicle, providing the slip control needed to operate in tough road conditions.

More info at www.wrightspeed.com

Wrightspeed GTD™ Power Unit

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orkSafe USA, Inc. is Proud to Present the Dump-Lok Dump Truck and Dump Trailer Safety Support Device.

Each year, hundreds of serious injuries and fatalities occur when unsecured, or improperly secured dump beds fall while workers are performing truck maintenance. WorkSafe USA, Inc. is proud to present the patented Dump-Lok dump truck and dump trailer safety support device. Dump-Lok is an engineering breakthrough in workplace safety.

The patented Dump-Lok steel braces lock your truck’s dump bed in the raised position, preventing it from falling in cases of system failure or operator error.

Plus, Dump-Lok safely holds dump boxes at angles higher than most manufacturer body props, giving workers safe access to more areas underneath the dump bed.

Dump-Lok has been independently tested by the Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory at the University of Illinois - Champaign to support a massive 50,000 lbs (pairs).

Visit www.dump-lok.com

Dump-Lok is available in three configurations: • 104H - for offset reames.

• 105-106- up to 50,000 lbs • 109 – up to 75,000 lbs

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VOCATIONAL

Where’s My Concrete ?

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ack Trucks recently announced that W h e re s M y C o n c re t e , a cloud-based and telematics-connected dispatching, analytics and customer service tool, is now available for Mack ready-mix customers - in Canada and the U.S.A. - seeking improved asset visibility, dispatch efficiency and real-time data identifying exactly where a concrete load is in the delivery process. Mack made the announcement during World of Concrete 2017.

“WheresMyConcrete helps Mack’s ready-mix customers better track vehicles, while also offering analytics to improve operational performance, enabling the more efficient management of their trucks,” said Tim Wrinkle, Mack construction product manager. “This tool gives managers information in realtime, helping eliminate the potential for unnecessary downtime on the job site.”

WheresMyConcrete, a new addition to Mack® Fleet Management Services, provides real-time data for concrete mixer fleet dispatchers, improving transparency and service to customers, as well as providing critical analytics designed to help improve operations. Utilizing Mack’s factory-installed GuardDog® Connect integrated telematics platform, WheresMyConcrete is available on Mack truck models equipped with a Mack engine, including the Mack Pinnacle™, Granite®, TerraPro® and LR models.

GuardDog Connect is standard on these Mack models.

WheresMyConcrete can be tailored to ready-mix customers’ needs, including those who need only GPS tracking of their trucks. Additional features can be bundled to enhance the service, including digital tickets, electronic billing, sales tracking and analytics, and driver payroll management. Ready-mix customers are able to access WheresMyConcrete’s upto-the-minute information either online or through a free mobile app.

WheresMyConcrete also allows contractors to download a free app to track deliveries with live traffic and upto-the-minute ETAs, improving delivery precision. Contractors also can see current, upcoming and past orders, review digital tickets and signatures, and pay invoices online.

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FFPaccess powerful analytics offered by WheresMyConcrete for a detailed look at yards/man-hours, dead time, driver performance and contribution margin analyses.

“WheresMyConcrete helps U.S. Concrete increase the value we provide to our customers and helps differentiate us from our competition,” said Ronnie Pruitt, COO, U.S. Concrete. “The dispatching software increases efficiency and productivity of Mack vehicles in our fleet to improve customer service, and the Customer Interaction app provides our customers real-time data about their concrete, saving them time and money.”

Mack Fleet Management Services connects proprietary data from Mack’s fully integrated telematics hardware with third-party solutions to help customers effectively and efficiently manage their operations. GuardDog Connect telematics solution is the enabling platform for Mack Fleet Management Services, eliminating the need for aftermarket hardware purchases and installation costs.

“WheresMyConcrete provides concrete producers a comprehensive and intuitive tool that delivers better data to make better decisions,” said Anthony Valente, CEO of WheresMyConcrete. “And, thanks to Mack’s fully integrated GuardDog Connect telematics system, we can deliver these improvements without the need for additional hardware.”

Mack GuardDog Connect enables realtime monitoring of a truck’s engine, transmission and aftertreatment systems.

If an issue is detected, GuardDog Connect through Mack ASIST and Mack OneCall™, offers an initial diagnosis, schedules repairs and confirms that needed parts are in stock and ready to install, all while the truck is still on the job.

GuardDog Connect also offers proactive communication of critical information to a customer’s predetermined decisionmaker, helping to maximize uptime.

Mack’s industry leading approach to uptime support is managed through the Mack Uptime Center. Located near Mack headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Mack Uptime Center houses personnel from every customer support function, enabling effective communication in support of customers.

Visit www.macktrucks.com

Make Way For Electric Medium Duty Trucks

By Marek Krasuski

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nnovation across the transportation spectrum has brought impressive gains to the industry. Vocational, medium duty trucks have also reaped benefits from advancements in technologies. The quest for ever higher efficiencies in total cost of ownership (TCO) is relentless. But this begs the question of how far the industry can go? Quite far, it seems, as researchers and manufacturers set their sights on the eventual widespread use of electrically driven medium duty vehicles, commonly known as E-Trucks. Any company with a substantial fleet of class 3 - 7 trucks would be hard pressed not to integrate E-Trucks into their inventories. Fossil fuel consumption would be a thing of the past, far surpassing any future environmental regulations since there would be no emissions, and reputations would shine as companies willing to take the lead become exemplars of environmental responsibility.

Electric vocational trucks currently hold miniscule market share; projections estimate just over 1 percent by the year 2020, but the case for future growth looks promising. According to a Report authored by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the operational benefits are significant. The study says that electric vehicles with frequent stops and lower average speed emit up to 61 percent less GHGs and consume up to 54 percent less energy than diesel trucks in the same class. Depending on conditions, total cost of ownership is 22 percent less than diesel trucks. (Data was collected based on New York City Drive Cycles.)

For vehicles with less frequent stops and high average speeds, electric trucks emit up to 43 percent less GHGs and energy savings range between 5 and 34 percent. The Report goes on to say, “Considering current and projected U.S. regional electricity generation mixes, for the baseline case, the energy use and GHG emissions ratios of electric to diesel trucks range from 48 to 82 % and 25 to 89% respectively.”

Riding the new wave of new age technologies are companies like ZeroTruck, a California based builder of electric medium duty trucks. The ZeroTruck is designed for less than 80 miles per day (128 kms) with a maximum speed of 70 mph (112 kms). Dozens of body configurations will be available.

Reduced maintenance and a 3 to 5 year ROI are some of the benefits, the company says.

Other estimates predict that E-Trucks for applications of 100 miles per day will comprise 25 percent of the market by 2020, an impressive growth cycle to be sure, but one that must factor in contingencies. Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) must be measured against purchase cost which can be as high as $100,000 per vehicle. The good news is that as production of E-Trucks

ramps up, manufacturing expenditures will drop and acquisition costs will reach more affordable levels. Further, viability depends on usage. Studies show that ROI (return on investment), gained principally by savings in fuel and maintenance costs, is achieved in 5 years, but only if vehicles are running at least 75 miles per day.

Investment gains drop precipitously when vehicles are driven fewer miles.

As with any new product, infrastructure support is slow to catch up. (Witness natural gas filling stations.) Until E-Trucks reach mass production levels, reliable supplies of spare parts will be hard to come by. The need for training technicians and the availability of a wider support network, such as financing and leasing companies coming on board, will need to be addressed as well. And like any significant product realignment, refinements are needed to smooth out operational glitches. But given the industry’s proven ability to adapt, these are inevitable obstacles in the quest for full and seamless integration. Already, such difficulties are being surmounted.

For instance, battery technology, key to the E Truck’s success, continues to evolve to the degree that in several years’ time battery power will be capable of fueling longer range vehicles. The Nikola Motor Company, for example, expects to have a Class 8 semi truck in production by 2020. High density lithium batteries will be capable of supplying the Nikola One semi with a range of 1,200 miles.

Nikola also plans production for vocational applications with the introduction of the electric Nikola Two Daycab tractor. Unlike diesel engines that require high RPMs to reach peak torque, Mikola says its electric motors reach peak torque almost instantly, and acceleration is twice as fast as their diesel counterpart.

A weight savings on 2,000 pounds on the chassis, thanks to the electric motor, allows for greater load capacity.

Nikola estimates that up to $1,000 in additional revenue can be gained in each load, depending on optimal conditions. Vocational applications will include refuse, dump and mixer trucks.

Nikola will also address infrastructure challenges by building a network of its own filling stations to meet the company’s defined standards.

Emission free vehicles and prospects of significant reductions in total cost of ownership position electric medium duty vehicles to capture greater market share.

Canadian Electric Vehicles has the experience of converting over 60 aircraft refueling trucks to electric power. www.canev.com

VOCATIONAL

Special Report

Plow Trucks

BY GEORGE FULLERTON

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here are many unique demands placed on a truck used to plow snow and maintain quality traction through Maritime winters. Those trucks work in the most adverse weather conditions, and face specific environmental and operational challenges.

MRDC Operations Corporation is a private contractor responsible for the maintenance and operation of the 195 km of the four-lane divided Route 2 highway between Moncton and Long’s Creek, New Brunswick. MRDC was created in 1998 by shareholders; Miller Paving, Vinci Concessions, Dragados Y Construcciones and Fomento De Construcciones (FCC), as part of a thirty year, Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the province of New Brunswick.

This portion of Route 2 Trans Canada highway was designed and constructed

by MRDC and opened to traffic in 2001.

Routine Summer Maintenance services include line painting, asphalt repairs, slope repairs, crack sealing, detailed inspections, patrolling, grass/brush cutting, guide rail repairs, hydro-seeding, illumination & sign repairs, and traffic control.

During the winter months, MRDC carries out patrolling and snow and ice control operations in addition to other necessary maintenance. Winter operations include anti-icing, de-icing and snow removal operations on a 24/7 basis.

Bill Langley, Fleet Manager with MRDC Operations Corporation, handles the responsibilities to spec trucks for their fleet of twenty-five plow trucks.

Trucks are perhaps most visible to the traveling public in the winter when equipped with plows and salt spreading technology. They work around the clock when necessary, keeping the stretch of Route 2 clear of snow and ice. After snow season, the MRDC fleet shed their plows and are repurposed to support repair and maintenance projects on the highway.

The current MRDC fleet consists primarily of Volvo VHD models. The cab and chassis’s are purchased by tender through Lounsbury Truck Centre in Moncton.

Plow kits and dump box/spreader kits are purchased through a separate tender process. Larochelle, Del Equipment and Applied Pressure plow and dump/ spreader gear outfit the Volvos.

The MRDC trucks are spec’d with a 13 litre Volvo engines rated 500 horsepower,

with I-Shift twelve speed transmissions.

Rear ends are a 46,000 load rating and have four way differential locks. Front axles have 20,000 load rating and are equipped with twin steering boxes with 425mm wide tires.

Langley said there is a healthy demand for horsepower when you consider the truck may be required to haul a full load of salt in addition to upwards of 2,600 litres of brine, in addition to towing a twenty-seven foot tow plow which also carries a load of salt or sand.

The Automatic transmissions, Langley related, have performed flawlessly. The automatic transmission reduces demands on plow operators somewhat. Additionally, MRDC has realized improved fuel economy compared to the former fleet with standard transmissions.

The trucks are equipped with variable displacement load sensing, Parker hydraulic PTO pumps.

Langley is very satisfied with the performance and reliability of the Volvo fleet and said their most common mechanical ills boil down to corrosion issues, especially with wiring and electrical systems.

He noted that since the trucks operate a good deal of the time in an environment virtually saturated with salt, corrosion and resulting mechanical faults keep mechanics busy.

MRDC’s headquarters are in Oromocto and the MRDC operates additional depots at River Glade, Young’s Cove, and Mazerolle Settlement. In addition to salt and sand supplies, River Glade has a three bay garage with two full time mechanics.

The Young’s Cove depot has a three bay garage and one mechanic with five assigned trucks. Oromocto operates a three bay garage with three full time mechanics with fourteen assigned trucks. Trucks working out of the Mazerolle settlement depot rely on the Oromocto garage for service and repairs.

Front plow blades are twelve to fourteen feet wide and wings are eleven feet wide. Many trucks have right side wings and seven trucks have left side wings for clearing snow from the passing lane into the median.

All but one truck in the fleet is equipped to haul and apply salt brine for ice control.

MRDC also employs two tanker trailers for transporting brine to depots, and when conditions are correct to apply brine directly to the highway and ramps.

Brine (salt dissolved in water) is mixed at the Oromocto depot. Plow trucks carry brine in tanks behind the cab, and on U dump bodies in saddle tanks built into the dump/spreader body. Brine is effective in reducing ice build up on road surfaces, and is often applied within 24 hours prior to major snow events as long as air temperatures are less than minus 15 degrees Celsius. Below minus fifteen degrees, the effectiveness of brine is

drastically reduced.

Brine application by plow trucks is most often done in combination with salt application. Brine is sprayed from a pair of nozzles on the salt as it travels to the application spinners. Langley explained that the brine accelerates the chemical reaction of the salt on ice and packed snow.

Predicting weather events is a very uncertain science as everyone knows.

The uncertainty of the science has made weather announcers excellent at hedging their predictions. MRDC bolsters weather information and predictions by operating three weather stations in addition to a number of temperature monitors installed in highway surfaces. Additionally, through the winter season, they conduct highway patrols with three pickup trucks on a 24/7 basis. The patrols assess highway condition in addition to relaying road surface temperature data collected by on board technology.

The patrols relay information to the plow trucks as to which plow equipment is to be utilized and rates of brine/salt/ sand application required. On board computers on the plow trucks monitor how much product is being applied based on speed and selected settings.

Sand is used in extreme cold or on very icy surfaces that cannot be scraped away or melted with salt and brine. Jay McInnis is Safety and Environmental Manager

with MRDC. McInnis says that his job has given him a deep appreciation of the snow plow operators he works with.

Safety training operators, he pointed out, is a continuous process. Plow operators are all cross trained to operate other equipment including wheel loaders for loading their salt sand cargoes, as well as operation tractor and skidsteer mounted snow blowers used for snow removal along guardrails, ramps and on bridges.

Safety is high priority, and operating snow plows on high speed highways generates many safety concerns. Plowing and salt spreading is carried out at a greatly reduced speed compared to the 110 km/hour speed limit. The speed differential, he pointed out, creates a safety concern and collisions with plows are not entirely uncommon, even though the trucks are well adorned with warning devices and operating lights. “Most often, incidents on the highway involving our trucks and equipment are a result of motorists’ impatience”. He explained some motorists think they can maintain a high rate of speed regardless of weather and traffic conditions, and have very little regard for the challenges the plow operators deal with.

McInnis applauded experienced truckers who initiate CB radio contact with plow operators to determine when and where a safe pass can be made.

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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

TOTAL CANADA INC.

New Range of CK-4 & FA-4 Engine Oils

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aSalle, Quebec – T O TA L C a n a d a , affiliate of TOTAL, the world’s 4th largest energy company is presenting the new RUBIA OPTIMA range. This range designed for heavy-duty engines complies with the new categories defined by the American Petroleum Institute (API) which took effect early December 2016.

Introducing the new RUBIA OPTIMA range*, specially engineered for and tailored to the trucking industry.

With the new RUBIA OPTIMA engine oils, TOTAL fully meets and even surpasses the new CK-4 and FA-4 specifications. To meet the CK-4 and FA-4 specifications, TOTAL, with over 20 years of experience in developing a

wide range of fuel economy oils, presents the first 3 products in its RUBIA OPTIMA range: RUBIA OPTIMA 1100 15W-40 which allows for extended drain intervals, meets the CK-4 specification and is backwards compatible.

RUBIA OPTIMA 1100 FE 10W-30 which offers extended drains and fuel economy benefits thanks to lower viscosity, meets the CK-4 specification and is backwards compatible.

RUBIA OPTIMA 2100 XFE 10W-30 which enables extra fuel economy by reducing High Temperature High Shear (HTHS) viscosity. Because of its lower viscosity, it has limited backwards compatibility; and meets the new FA-4 specification. *Engine oils for CK-4 and FA-4 API categories are also available in various other SAE grades. For more information, please call 1.800.463.3955.

RUBIA OPTIMA is the

guarantee of real performance improvements in heavy-duty engines.

The new RUBIA OPTIMA benefits from state-of-theart “T.I.R Technology”, which refers to: Total Protection: industry tested, RUBIA products are put through numerous tests (Laboratory, bench and road tests) to achieve results that show excellent performance in oxidation stability, and protection against wear, deposits and soot.

International Approvals: RUBIA has a greater number of approvals as well as more advanced approvals than most other products in the market. This means multi-brand fleets require fewer products to meet crucial requirements of the most advanced engines in the market.

Reduced Costs: RUBIA offers better fleet cost savings with a full suite of TOTAL Fuel Economy engine oils that enables extended oil drain intervals.

T O TA L h a s w o r k e d closely with key HeavyDuty Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to develop the new RUBIA OPTIMA oils with performances that surpass CK-4 oils including outstanding oxidation control, shear stability and oil

aeration control.

“Focusing on the TOTAL Research Center, this new RUBIA OPTIMA range is notably the fruit of TOTAL’s important investments in research and development and of numerous road tests.

Recognized for both the advances in performance and technology of its lubricants and its proximity with the trucking industry all over the world, TOTAL capitalizes on its works regarding innovation to ensure its products always have an edge,” adds Franck Bagouet, President of TOTAL Canada.

For further information, please contact Alice Sambath, Marketing Project Manager – HDMO & Industrial, 514.595.7579 ext. 184 or email alice. sambath@total.com.

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KTS LOGISTICS

KTS’s New Asset-Based Cartage & Online Shipment Tracking

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TS Logistics is pleased to announce two service enhancing features to start off 2017. Both allow for better shipment control and improved service to their customers.

January 9th marks the commencement of their own local cartage/pickup and delivery service in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This will be closely followed by a web-based shipment tracking on their site at www.KTS.ca.

The decision to put their own “rubber on the road” was a natural progression for the fast growing third party logistics company.

KTS Owner and President, Terry Tamburro explains, “We have a great network of partner carriers across North America. Still, with a high percentage of shipments either commencing or terminating in the GTA, we believe the addition of our own P&D equipment will improve service all around.”

The KTS P&D equipment will run as far East as Pickering, North to Newmarket, West to Guelph and South to downtown Toronto. Equipped for tailgate service, deliveries to retail outlets will be a focus. The combination of asset and nonasset resources gives KTS added capacity, coverage and greater control over clients´ shipment requirements.

KTS customers can use their shipment reference

number or waybill number to get all the critical shipment information they need through the KTS website. The site features a secure portal for cus-

tomers and a Fast Track feature which provides upto-the-minute shipment status by simply entering the shipment reference or waybill number. Terry

Tamburro adds, “As a 3PL, integrating multiple North American carriers´ data to provide a single customer portal is both unique and helpful for our clients.”

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KENWORTH TRUCKS

Wide Base 385 Steer Tires for Kenworth T370

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irkland, Washington – The popular Kenworth T370 just became even more versatile thanks to the availability of wide base tires for applications requiring up to 20,000-pound front axle ratings.

Available in 385/65 R22.5 sizes, from Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin, the tires were previously available only on all-wheel drive T370 steer axles with ratings up to 16,000 pounds.

“These tires can now be

ordered for new T370s with our heaviest nondrive front axles – rated at 16,000, 18,000 and 20,000 pounds,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth Marketing Director.

According to Swihart, the Kenworth T370 is one of

the most robust medium duty trucks on the market.

“It can be spec’d light, or it can be spec’d heavy with 46,000-pound rear axles and 20,000-pound front axles,” he said. Nondrive front steer axles rated from 16,000 to 20,000

pounds and 44,000 – and 46,000-pound heavy-duty tandem-drive rear axles are available from Meritor and Dana. The PACCAR PX-9 engine in the T370 is available with ratings up to 350 horsepower and 1,150 lb-ft. of torque.

The Kenworth T370 is also now available with 4.9-inch fender extensions, which reduce road spray from the wide base tires.

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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TIRES & WHEELS

Truckers & Fleet Managers: RTA Needs Your Input

BY JEFFREY PARKS

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elcome to 2017! This is a year that promises change, and probably some excitement as we look ahead and continue to do our work, take care of our families and aim to improve our quality of life.

These aren’t lofty goals, but they are demanding, in the sense that a little effort is required each day to progress and bring our lives forward, rather than just maintaining all of our habits, both good and bad. That small, daily bit of conscious effort toward improvement makes any goal achievable and completely within reach. But as you know, a little help from our friends is always appreciated.

At the Retread Tire Association, our connection to you is right under your feet, (or your rear end if you’re sitting in the cab right now.) You probably drive on retreaded tires, and those of you that don’t, most assuredly have, or will at some time in the future. The quality, safety, environmental impact and affordability of retreads and all of their supporting industries, are our concern. We live it, study it and try to help those who have a connection to retreads, to spread that connection, and help you folks communicate with each other.

We do this by sending tire and supply memos, news, ideas and networking information worldwide. We are a hands-on organization, creating associations between our members and

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friends through personal attention.

We service and connect our members and others with our database and contacts in these industries. Close to 85% of all trucks in Canada drive on retreads, so you can see why we want to be able to offer our very good trucking friends any help we can to keep you rolling and informed.

We’d like to offer some extra support to our friends in the trucking industry this year and we need some suggestions from you. If you have a few minutes, take a look at this list and if you can give us any input on just one or two items, we’d love to hear from you.

Email us at jeffrey@reteadtire.org with your responses and if you like we’ll send you a free “Retreading is Recycling” RTA bumper sticker for your vehicle if you include a mailing address.

Take a look and see what you come up with, and we’ll respond in future issues of Ontario, Western and Eastern Trucking News.

Help us answer a question or two that pertains to you and what you could use a hand with: • What features, benefits or regular information would you like to see RTA offer to truckers?

• Where would you like to see more information from RTA show up, that you could benefit from?

• Who are some of the organizations that you really respect in the trucking industry?

• W h a t i s l a c k i n g i n outreach to truckers that would help you, rather than just try to sell you something?

• What kind of needs do you have as a trucker, that aren’t getting met on a regular basis?

• What systems or regulations make things more difficult for you?

• Name something that could make your work life easier as a trucker?

• What is the biggest problem facing a trucker today?

• Do you have any fears or absolute confidences about your career in trucking?

• What resources do you refer to, to help make your job easier?

• What resources or information would you like better access to?

These are just a few

queries that we wonder about, but feel free to give us any other ideas. We’ll take a look and pass some of these ideas along during our discussions with our members. You’d be

surprised what they can offer when they see some of the missing pieces in an industry that is so important to our members.

Contact us anytime at jeffrey@retreadtire.org.

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COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

New Roadmaster RM272 Size for Drop Deck Trailers

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indlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is pleased to announce that it has added two new sizes to its Roadmaster RM272 commercial tire line, which is specifically engineered to withstand the demands of drop-deck trailers.

The RM272 is now available in sizes 11R22.5 and 295/75R22.5.

Designed to ward off irregular wear and damage due to curbing, the

RM272 features a fourbelt steel casing and has a slightly rounded tread footprint, along with a reinforced shoulder to help withstand extreme side forces. Its tread compound has been formulated to provide optimum balance between resistance to side forces and maximum wear.

“Tires in this application are arguably the most abused of any in the trucking industry, and we designed the RM272 to withstand this harsh punishment,” said Gary Schroeder, Director of Cooper’s truck and bus tire business, which includes the Roadmaster

brand. “We looked at a variety of tread profiles that could minimize the load on the shoulder rib, and worked toward a design that distributed the load more evenly across the entire footprint so that the shoulder takes on less of the lateral forces,” he added.

“Our engineers designed a great tire that is backed by a strong warranty as well as the quality Roadmaster is known

for,” said Schroder. “We know that fleets are continually looking for opportunities to be more cost-efficient, and our RM272 tire can help them to attain this goal.”

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent company of a global family of companies that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car, light truck, medium truck, motor-

cycle and racing tires.

Cooper’s headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design operations within its family of companies located in more than one dozen countries around the world.

For more information on Cooper, visit www. coopertire.com, www. facebook.com/coopertire o r w w w. t w i t t e r. c o m / coopertire.

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

50 Admiral Blvd.

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

AUXILIARY HEATING & A/C SYSTEMS SALES & SERVICE

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

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

COMPLIANCE SERVICES

performing axle and braking systems as well as suspensions and specialty tools for a one stop shop for our customers in the global transportation industry.

Barrie, ON L4N 5J4 Toll Free Tel: 866.713.2001 Tel: 705.733.2001 Fax: 705.733.1004 sales@verxdirect.ca www.verxdirect.ca DPF CLEANING

COMPLIANCE SERVICES

Cross Border Services 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 technology – the only self-steering axle Burlington, ON L7M 4A3 that combines unmatched stability, Toll Free: 888.838.9136 Tel: 905.973.9136 customization, braking and load-carrying crossborderservices@cogeco.net capabilities. dawntruell@gmail.com www.crossborderservices.ca 5 Cherry Blossom Road, Suite 1 www.c-tpat-certified.com Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7

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Fax: 519.485.2163 cwanklin@imtcorporation.com www.imtcorporation.com CLUTCH PRODUCTS

Clutch Distribution Centre Inc. Specializing in all types of new and reman clutches, clutch components,

3700 Weston Road Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4 Toll Free: 866.857.5166 Fax: 416.667.8272

DPF Cleaning Specialists

www.carmentransportation.com

The Cleaning and Maintenance of your DPF and DOC is our only Business.

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5325 Outer Drive Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 Tel: 519.737.6005 Fax: 519.737.0005 — 1225 Aerowood Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 1B9 Tel: 905.282.1255 Fax: 905.282.0034 info@dpfcleaningspecialists.com www.dpfcleaningspecialists.com DRIVESHAFTS

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

201-11450 29th 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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International Truckload Services Inc. 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

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

Call Monty at 800.267.1888 or 613.961.5144 extn 123

recruiting@itsinc.on.ca

ONTARIO

www.itstruck.ca

#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

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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

Alt. Tel: 416.742.0003 Fax: 416.759.5890 Carlo@cdcparts.com www.cdcparts.com

6950 Kenderry Gate Mississauga, ON L5T 2S7 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.3426 Fax: 905.670.3436 recruit@keehumanresources.com www.keehumanresources.com

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6800 Maritz Drive Mississauga, ON L5W 1W2 Tel: 905.670.9966 Ext. 60401 Fax: 905.795.4186 careers@walmartfleet.ca

solutions provider since 1981. We have been helping companies get maximum results at exceptional value. Our flat deck long haul services are a key link in any efficient supply chain.

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LTL, FTL, over dimensional and weightpermitted shipments across Canada. All

Experience it today!

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

6845 Invader Crescent Mississauga, ON L5T 2B7 Toll Free: 855.721.3962 Tel: 905.670.0057 ext 4612 Fax: 844.314.5953 recruiting@rosedale.ca www.rosedalegroup.ca

Kelsey Trail Trucking Ltd.

company to be your edge.

Tel: 416.745.9220

The Rosedale Group “As a transportation & warehousing service provider since 1969, The Rosedale Group, has a proud history of meeting the industry-specific requirements of our customers. We, as a company, have a fundamental belief that our people make the difference in how we consistently deliver total customer satisfaction.”

We are your “one-stop” total logistics

system. We strategically designed our

Kee Human Resources

P.O. Box 7290 Saskatoon, SK S7K 4J2 888.878.9585 Fax: 306.668.5849 driver.recruitment@ siemenstransport.com www.siemenstransport.com

Walmart Fleet

within the GTA available upon request.

“Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

Siemens Transportation Group Inc. spans across North America. As an international, family-owned operation, it encompasses specialized transportation companies for a total supply chain solution. These companies range from international Truckload, Less Than Truckload service, International Flat Deck service, Ground Courier service and Warehouse Distribution service

Get on the road to success with the world's largest retailer.

of our trucks are equipped with a GPS

ITR Canada Inc.

Siemens Transportation Group Inc.

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flywheel grinding. Pick up and delivery

81 Northline Road

28 February 2017

E-PASS transponders.

new and used flywheel exchanges, and

Toronto, ON M4B 3E9 150 South Service Road Stoney Creek, ON L8E 3H6 Toll Free: 800.268.5076 Tel: 905.573.3101 sales@niagaraservice.com

crossing bridge cards, fuel cards and

Tel: 416.667.9700

Fast and friendly service since 1986.

Niagara Service & Supply Ltd.

offer competitive compensation, border

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

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

VerX Direct Corp.

And we pioneered Smart Steer™ Axle

Tel: 519.650.0303

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Carmen Transportation Driver license status and class verification. 24/7 access to all provinces.

We are a great, family-oriented business Saving Money | Saving Vehicles | Saving looking to hire Company Drivers and Lives. select 0/0 for cross-border runs. We 49 High Street, Ste 205 A

www.wilsoninstrumentsltd.com

Through Ingersoll Axles, we design,

386 Steeles Avenue East, Unit 2 Milton, ON L9T 1Y4 Tel: 905.878.7161 info@seti-imports.com www.autogreaser.com or www.seti-imports.com

CLUTCH PRODUCTS

2365 Bowman Street Innisfil, ON L9S 3V6 Toll Free: 888.564.8161 Tel: 705.436.6713 Fax: 705.436.9705 tyler@kelseytrail.com www. kelseytrail.com

Xan Systems Inc. We are a family owned transportation business specializing in temperature controlled and dry freight loads established in and successfully growing since 2003.

16700 Bayview Avenue, Unit 214 Newmarket, ON L3X 1W1 Tel: 647.933.2765 Fax: 647.933.2764 www.xansystems.com

FACTORING, FINANCE & FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Accutrac Capital Solutions Inc. “Accutrac provides cash flow solutions structured specifically for the freight and trucking industry. We’ve made factoring easy to understand and affordable with one low cost, all in. Qualification is easy and funding is available same day.”

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

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Execucor Financial Limited

FASTENERS, FITTINGS, HOSE & SHOP MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES

Multi-Line Fastener Supply Company Ltd. “Serving fastener needs for Industrial,

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Lubricant Solutions Canada Inc.

Lubricant Solutions Canada distributes the Mycroleum brand of lubricants 1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5 servicing the commercial and industrial sectors within several verticals, with Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7 particular experience in the trucking, Tel: 905.677.5088 manufacturing, mining, heavy Fax: 905.677.4917 construction and the utility industries. brendachu@multilinefasteners.com Mycroleum has a collective 150 years of experience in the lubrication and www.multilinefasteners.com additive industry offering solutions to your lubrication needs with standard FINANCING/LEASING lubricants as well as industry leading proprietary fuel treatments and patented speciality lubricants.

Automotive & Maintenance Trades."

We are one of the oldest lease brokerage firms in Canada. We have been providing financial solutions that work for businesses, large and small, from Coast to Coast since 1983.

2 Director Court, Unit 102 Woodbridge, ON L4L 3Z5 Toll Free: 888.393.2826 Tel: 416.498.5017 ext 213 Toll Free Fax: 877.498.6165 eric.knight@execucor.com www.execucor.com

FUEL ADDITIVES & LUBRICANTS

Connect Lease Corporation Connect Lease works hard and fast to find you the most competitive lease

6368 Concession 6 South, Amherstburg ON N9V 0C8 Toll Free: 855.99.LUBES Tel: 519.796.5919 Toll Free Fax: 855.99.LUBES sdeslippe@mycroleum.com www.mycroleum.com FUEL & LUBRICANTS DIRECT

rates and to obtain the financing you need to buy your vehicle and equipment.

1462 St. Paul Street, Suite A Kelowna, BC. V1Y 2E6 Toll Free: 877.860.4140 Cell: 250.317.5888

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

Toll Free Fax: 877.860.4741

Blue Water West Ltd.

larry@connectlease.com

Blue Water Group is Canada’s largest Independent Distributor of Mobil Lubricants.

www.connectlease.com FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

“Commitment to Service – Privileged to Serve.”

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Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.

“Same-day and weekend funding, customized personal service, equipment leasing.”

176 Seacliff Drive West Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5 Toll Free: 877.653.9426 Tel: 519.419.5044 Fax: 855.295.6605 riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.com www.liquidcapitalmidwest.com FASTENERS, FITTINGS, HOSE & SHOP MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES

Providing quality Mobil products to all businesses large or small, stationary or on the go, on land or at sea.

Fleet Harmony Inc. PO Box 3375 Stellarton, NS B0K 1S0 Toll Free: 844.527.6669

3162 Thunderbird Cres.

Burnaby, BC V5A 3G4 Tel: 604.420.4331 Fax: 604.420.4137 Mobil1BC@bluewatergroup.ca www.bluewatergroup.ca HEATING SYSTEMS SALES & SERVICE - FUEL FIRED

Tel: 902.775.0825 Fax: 902.755.0341 www.fleetharmony.com

Polar Mobility (Climate Control Systems) Fuel Fired Heaters for pick-up trucks to Class 8 Trucks.

Bennetts Power Service F.B. Feeney Hardware

Products

“Serving the industrial and trucking aftermarket since 1952.”

P. O. Box 51016, RPO Tyndall Park

7515 Kimbel Street Mississauga, ON L5S 1A7 Toll Free: 800.363.0639 Tel: 416.750.4610 Other Tel: 905.405.1275 Fax: 905.405.0616 tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com www.feeneyhardware.com

Winnipeg, MB R2X 3C6 Toll Free: 877.778.4440 Tel: 204.694.1777 Fax: 204.633.0133 gbennett@powerservice.ca www.powerservice.ca

INSURANCE BROKERS

Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited, Incorporating

Erb and Erb Insurance Brokers Ltd.

The CG&B Group 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

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

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Salvatore Insurance Brokers Ltd. “It takes knowledge & experience to keep a truck on the road. Use our experience to help drive your company to success.

Call one of our trucking insurance specialists today.”

1 Pinehill Drive, Suite 2 Lower Sackville, NS B4C 1N4 Toll Free: 866.865.0025 Tel: 902.865.4297 Fax: 902.865.5343 christinas@salvatoreinsurance.ca www.salvatoreinsurance.ca LUBRICANTS

HUB International Ontario Ltd. Transportation Insurance

Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP At Baird MacGregor you are under our shield of protection. We are known throughout the business community for our commitment to acountabilty, consistency, innovation and excellence in all that we do. We have specialized in providing cost-effective insurance and unique risk management solutions since 1979.

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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24 Seacliff Drive East Leamington, ON N8H 0C2 Toll Free: 800.463.4700 Tel: 519.326.9339 Fax: 519.326.0128 dan.mcguire@hubinternational.com www.hubinternational.com

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Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management Inc. Transportation Insurance Broker/Advisor™

2375 Skymark Avenue Mississauga, ON L4W 1Y6 Toll Free: 877.232.9996 Tel: 416.240.5695 Fax: 416.259.7178 donnyc@jdimi.com www.jdimi.com

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

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Total Canada Inc.

Newman Insurance

Toll Free: 800.661.5196 Tel: 905.426.8787 Fax: 905.426.4959 dbundock@brysoninsurance.ca www.brysoninsurance.ca

RP Oil Limited RP Oil Limited is a distributor of automotive and industrial lubricants. As an independently owned and operated company we’ve been aggressively servicing southern and central Ontario for over 40 years giving us the experience and know-how to keep your vehicle running smoothly.

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Providing innovative insurance solutions & unparalleled risk management Bryson & Associates Insurance support. Talk to one of Newman’s dedicated Transportation Insurance Brokers Ltd. Specialists to get the right coverage at a competitive price.

“It’s not what you pay: it’s what your GET Licenced in Ontario Only. for what you pay.

62 Dundas Street West Belleville, ON K8P 1A3 Toll Free: 800.653.1924 Tel: 613.968.6705 Fax: 613.968.9437 info@newmaninsurance.ca www.newmaninsurance.ca

Total is the 4 th largest Global Energy Company. We produce and distribute a full range of lubricants specially formulated for the Heavy-Duty industry.

Total Rubia’s High Performance lubricants for the Trucking industry offers benefits such as improved Fuel Economy and reduced Fleet Maintenance costs.

220, Lafleur Avenue Lasalle, QC H8R 4C7 Toll Free: 800.463.3955 Tel: 514.595.7579 Fax: 514.367.5767 www.total-canada.ca ON-BOARD TRUCK SCALES

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••• Palmer Atlantic Insurance Ltd.

We can help with your Environmental Responsibility, increase your profits by decreasing your Carbon Footprint and reduce Fuel & Maintenance Costs.

7860-62 Street S.E., Calgary, AB T2C 5K2 Toll Free: 800.309.8155 Tel Calgary: 403.279.3633 Tel Edmonton: 780.465.5068 Tel Red Deer: 403.340.3166 info@polarmobility.com www.polarmobility.com

What you want to protect the most.

We protect the best!

INSURANCE BROKERS

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Transportation, Logistics, Cargo, Fleet Safety Management Services & Bonds.”

sales@fleetharmony.com

FUEL ADDITIVES & LUBRICANTS

INSURANCE BROKERS

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

One of Canada’s leading Trucking Insurance and Risk Services Brokers, specializing in coverage for local and long haul fleets and owner-operators.

Check out our website to learn more about how we can help you today!

538 Main Street, Unit 1 Hartland, NB E7P 2N5 Toll Free: 800.267.8006 Tel: 506.375.7500 Fax: 506.375.4232 jpalmer@palmeratlantic.ca www.palmeratlantic.ca

Cleral Scales CLERAL is an onboard scale for trucks manufacturer since 1995. Leader in onboard weighing systems for all suspension types. More precision, easier to use, and at a more than affordable price.

90 des Distributeurs Val d'Or, QC J6P 6Y1 Tel: 855.824.1151 Fax: 819.824.9463 nama@cleral.com www.cleral.com February 2017 29

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PERMITS & SERVICES

#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 OUTRIGGER PADS

We are committed to offering quality RV stabilizer jack pads, crane outrigger pads and multi-functional stability pads while ensuring everyone access to a safe and affordable product.

We offer solutions for avid RV’ers and campers, heavy equipment owners and operators looking to improve the safety and stability of any project or endeavor.

B105, 2634 – 45th Avenue Calgary, AB T2B 3M1 Tel: 403.720.6229 Fax: 403. 720.6226 quinnc@stabilitypads.com www.stabilitypads.com

1830 MacMillan Park Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 Tel: 704.583.8682 Fax: 704.583.8947 kenneth.james@cont-na.com www.continental-truck.com

REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

TOWING SERVICES

Affordable refrigeration alternative for the Small to Medium Business. Proven Grade Materials and Technology with Nation Wide Coverage.

7860-62 Street S.E., Calgary, AB T2C 5K2 Toll Free: 800.309.8155 Tel Calgary: 403.279.3633 Tel Edmonton: 780.465.5068 Tel Red Deer: 403.340.3166 info@polarmobility.com www.polarmobility.com

CARDINAL

WOODSTOCK

535 Mill Street Woodstock, ON N4S 0A9 Tel: 519.537.8658 Fax: 519.537.7956 jgoff@730permitservices.com www.730permitservices.com

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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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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 STARTERS & ALTERNATORS SALES & SERVICE

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

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

Fort Garry Industries Proud distributors of Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Landoll and more.

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

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Action Automotive, Towing & Recovery “Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario with a Mobile Mechanic on staff to assist you while on the road.”

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

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M.T.T. Repair Services Inc. M.T.T. Repair Services Inc. is a family owned and operated business that has been providing quality repairs and services since 1975. We operate out of a 14,000 square foot building with eleven bays including a truck and trailer paint bay and two sandblasting bays.

M.T.T. Repair Services currently employs trailer mechanics, welders, body men and painters. We are also an accredited vehicle inspection station that allows us to conduct annual safety inspections to all of your trailers.

1868 Drew Road Mississauga, ON L5S 1J6 Tel: 905.677.2771 Fax: 905.677.2774 info@mttrepair.com www.mttrepair.com TRUCK CUSTOMIZING

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

Quality Collision Centre Quality Collision Centre has been providing superior collision & body work for heavy trucks, trailers & cars since 1979.

When you bring your vehicle in to Quality Collision Centre, you can be assured of timely turnaround, expert repairs & complete satisfaction.

12 Clarke Blvd.

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

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Newton’s Electric Inc Newton’s Electric Inc. has been supplying material handling, industrial & commerical starters & alternators and AC & DC motors since 1979.

85 Steelwell Road Brampton, ON L6T 5N5 Tel: 905.791.2485 ext. 112 Fax: 905.791.6304 sales@newtonselectric.com www.newtonselectric.com

FLEET-TAX SERVICES INC.

30 February 2017

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

TRAILER SALES, LEASING, RENTALS & SERVICE

Black Ice Towing

Transcourt Tank Leasing

24 Hour Heavy, Medium & Light Duty Towing & Recovery. Tilt and Load & Float Services. Licenced Mechanic on Staff.

Serving Parry Sound to Sudbury & Surrounding areas.

ONTARIO & EASTERN CANADA

423 Hwy 69 Britt, ON P0G 1A0 Tel: 705.774.3224 blackicetowing@gmail.com www.blackicetowing.com

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4654 Ontario Street Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Tel: 905.563.1010 fleet-tax@nwic.ca www.fleettaxservices.com

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

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Abrams Towing

TARPS & TARPING SYSTEMS

Celebrating 15 Years in Business!

Our team is very well known for their MTO & DOT Audit Support, Authorities, IRP, Fuel & Mileage Taxes, Drug & Alcohol Testing Center

For Traction locations see page 40

“Service Across Ontario” 24 Hour Heavy Towing

MISSISSAUGA

6885 Davand Drive, Unit #4 Mississauga, ON L5T 1J5 Tel: 905.670.2208 Fax: 905.670.0208 mdeyo@730permitservices.com

K.B.W. Towing KBW Truck Transfer Service. Heavy & Medium Towing. Flatbed Specialists.

A Towing Service Ltd.

RUST PREVENTIVE PRODUCTS

Krown Corporate

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

TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIRS

TRAILER MANUFACTURERS [ TANKERS ]

“Krown offers a superior line of rust inhibiting products and body maintenance programs to help keep your trucks on the road.”

730 Permit Services Inc.

the

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PERMITS, LICENCING & DRUG TESTING

Established in 1992, our experts have detailed knowledge of the filing systems for permits, accounting and audits.

Continental Tire Americas, LLC

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

Polar Mobility (Kingtec) Stability Pads

TOWING SERVICES

TRUCK EXHAUST SALES & SERVICE

C.U.T.C. Inc. Serving the Transportation industry since 1989.

Vulcan On-Board Scales

TIRE MANUFACTURERS

Toll Free: 866.934.5744 Contacts: Robert Pahanich rpahanich@transcourt.com

WESTERN CANADA

Kevin Quick kquick@transcourt.com TRANSPORTATAION TRAINING

Drive Star Shuttle Systems Ltd. 1625 Stone Church Road East Hamilton, ON L8W 3Y5 Tel: 289.285.3022 Fax: 289.285.3026 Toll Free Fax: 866.425.4440 sales@drive-star.com www.drive-star.com TRUCK EQUIPMENT

Load Covering Solutions Ltd. “Keeping You Covered”

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

85 Pondhollow Road Sudbury, ON P3E 6C1

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

Kee Training Academy “Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

6950 Kenderry Gate, Mississauga, ON L5T 2S7 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.3426 Fax: 905.670.3436 recruit@keehumanresources.com www. keehumanresources.com

480 Grays Road Hamilton, ON L8E 2Z4 Toll Free: 800.461.2495 Tel: 905.578.4303 Fax: 905.578.4381 terrya@aaexhaust.com www.aaexhaust.com

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

We have been helping fleets, owneroperators, 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 mitch@totalexhaust.com www.totalexhaust.com TRUCK LIGHTING & ACCESSORIES

Grote Industries, Co. Known for innovation, ethical business practices, and a strong commitment to providing quality products and service, Grote Industries is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of vehicle lighting and safety systems.

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

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SWS Safety Warning Systems Canada’s Go-To Manufacturer, for Amber Beacons, Minibars, Traffic Directors and Backup Alarms for the past 45+ years.

Excellent prices with the industry’s best warranties.

X

Gobbo Towing & Recovery Ltd.

A & A Exhaust Systems A one-stop total exhaust and emission solution provider. Our products, services and manufacturing abilities enable us to provide our customers with the highest standards in exhaust parts and services.

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

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

7695 Blackburn Parkway, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 0A6 Toll Free: 877.357.0222 Tel: 905.357.0222 Fax: 905.357.9122 sales@swscanada.com www.swscanada.com

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ALBERTA

CALGARY

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

EDMONTON

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

GRANDE PRAIRIE

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

LLOYDMINSTER

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

RED DEER

Fort Garry Industries

TRUCK ACCESSORIES, PARTS & SUPPLIES

TRUCK ACCESSORIES, PARTS & SUPPLIES

ONTARIO

MISSISSAUGA

Minimizer

Fort Garry Industries

Minimizer has been in business for over 30 years. If it’s on/in a heavy duty truck and can be made of polymers, Minimizer is the brand most trusted.We have the only lifetime guarantee in the industry with products proven where it matters most – on trucks & trailers.

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

SUDBURY

Fort Garry Industries C-112 Fielding Road Lively, ON P3Y 1L5 Toll Free: 866.328.7725 Tel: 705.222.1042 sudbury@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

500 Minimizer Way S.E. Blooming Prairie, MN 55917 Toll Free: 800.248.3855 Tel: 507.583.2112 Fax: 507.583.7540 info@minimizer.com www.minimizer.com TRUCK SALES, LEASING, PARTS & SERVICE

Gerry’s Truck Centre

Fort Garry Industries

“Your Complete Transportation Business Partner.”

SASKATCHEWAN ALBERTA

C & R Transmission Service Ltd. Your Complete Driveline Service Center. Authorized Allison Overhaul & Maintenance Dealer. Large Inventory of the Most Popular Clutches, Transmissions & Differentials. FactoryTrained Rebuilders & 9 Service Bays.

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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Maximum Powertrain

THUNDER BAY 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

TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS & PTO’S

4049 Eastgate Cres.

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

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We specialize in rebuilding ALL makes of High Quality Differentials, Transmissions, Mid-Range and Steering Gears. We offer competitive price on all units sold. We have all ratios and models in stock!

Fast, Honest and Reliable Service!

We pick up and deliver!

575 Keele Street Toronto, ON M6N 3E4 Tel: 647.629.8035 Fax: 289.752.4565 maximumpowertrain@gmail.com www.maximumpowertrain.com

TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS & PTO’S

Switchboard ALBERTA

EDMONTON

14811-116th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 3E8 Toll Free: 800.661.8825 Tel: 780.452.6933 Fax: 780.455.8612 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.gearcentre.com NEW BRUNSWICK

MONCTON

Unit 5, 191 Henri Dunant Street Moncton, NB E1E 1E4 Toll Free: 844.701.GEAR Tel: 506.855.GEAR Fax: 506.859.GEAR sales@gearcentregroup.com www.gearcentre.com ONTARIO

MISSISSAUGA

#3, 7337 Pacific Circle Mississauga, ON L5T 1V1 Toll Free: 844.564.8998 Tel: 905.564.8998 Fax: 905.564.5449 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.gearcentre.com TRUCK WASH SYSTEMS

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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

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

3455 Miners Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K9 Toll Free: 800.772.4599 Tel: 306.242.3465 Fax: 306.933.4850 saskatoon@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

MANITOBA

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BRANDON

TRUCKING SOFTWARE

Switchboard is an online tool for truck companies to organize their paperwork, jobs, and dispatching. We want to help unlock the potential for fleets by optimizing their operations.

Whether you wish to reduce your time and money spent on going over paperwork, or wish to find a more efficient way of managing your ever growing fleet, we have the solution for you!

777 Burrard Street, Suite 41 Vancouver, BC V6Z 1X7 Tel: 778.960.2399 michael@onswitchboard.com www.onswitchboard.com USED OIL FURNACE SALES & SERVICE

De-On Supply Inc. DSI is the world’s largest distributor and service provider for Clean Burn, the largest selling used oil furnace / boiler manufacturer.

Clean Burn stands head and shoulders above the competition, due to its innovative technology and quality manufacturing.

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

Surgenor Truck Group 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 (Brockville, Belleville, Gatineau, & 2 in Cornwall) providing regularly scheduled maintenance as well as on-call 24/7 for roadside assistance, & parts delivery.

Awash Systems Corp.

ALBERTA

CALGARY

7170 Blackfoot Trail SE Calgary, AB T2H 2M1 Toll Free: 800.661.1378 Tel: 403.252.3880 Fax: 403.252.6308 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.gearcentre.com

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

19 Community Avenue, Unit 2 Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2X9 Toll Free: 800.265.7405 Tel: 905.662.2662 Fax: 888.407.9498 info@awashsystems.com www.awashsystems.com

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

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 TIRE SALES & SERVICE

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

Fort Garry Industries 2525 Inkster Blvd.

Winnipeg, MB R2R 2Y4 Toll Free: 800.282.8044 Tel: 204.632.8261 Fax: 204.956.1786 winnipeg@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com

Magnum Trailer & Equipment Magnum Trailer & Equipment offers a full line of aluminum aftermarket truck accessories. From moose bumpers to cab guards, tool boxes and more, we can handle all of your truck accessory needs!

Magnum Means More.

31632 Marshall Road, Unit 1 Abbotsford, BC V2T 6B1 Toll Free: 800.661.3406 Tel: 604.855.3866 Fax: 604.855.3866 sales@magnumtrailer.com www.magnumtrailer.com

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.com February 2017 31

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ÉQUIPEMENT DE CAMION

Compte de plusieurs facteurs en achetant l’équipement pour camion PAR MAREK KRASUSKI

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tant donné les innovations continues en matière d’équipement et les changements règlementaires fréquents, les transporteurs doivent effectuer une multitude de décisions pour déterminer quel équipement devrait être installé sur les camions de commerce, et quand ces décisions doivent être prises. La télématique sur les camions professionnels est un bon exemple, particulièrement dans le cas des flottes mixtes. Les entreprises peuvent choisir d’installer des produits de télématique selon la classe d’un véhicule ou son usage. Si la sécurité est une priorité, alors il faut de préférence équiper toute la flotte, mais sinon il est possible de se limiter à équiper seulement les véhicules de livraison où la surveillance en temps réel et les fonctions de rapportage sont essentielles.

Les décisions peuvent dépendre de la taille de la flotte et du prix de l’équipement, car l’installation universelle de logiciels de gestion de flotte n’est pas toujours bien vue. Les plus petites flottes, notamment, estiment qu’elles ne sont pas suffisamment grandes pour bénéficier de ces logiciels, et que leur prix est trop élevé pour être rentable, même si les logiciels rendent les opérations plus efficaces, permettent d’évaluer l’état des camions, et fournissent une vue d’ensemble

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des opérations d’une entreprise en temps réel.

L’accessibilité financière est un moindre souci de nos jours, quoique les minces marges de profit de l’industrie requièrent une comptabilité rigoureuse de toutes les dépenses.

Il y a plusieurs années, un ensemble de télématiques pouvait coûter plusieurs milliers de dollars.

Aujourd’hui, la technologie est beaucoup plus accessible. Plutôt que de vendre les logiciels à des grosses boites à grandes marges, les fournisseurs se sont mis à viser des plus petites entreprises en offrant des possibilités de location avec des frais mensuels minimes. Les plus petits transporteurs peuvent désormais utiliser les produits pour quelques centaines de dollars par mois. La gamme de produit de ces logiciels varie selon le fournisseur, mais tous les logiciels comprennent une fonction leur permettant d’évaluer l’état d’entretien d’un camion.

Avec autant d’acteurs dans l’industrie, la différence entre les logiciels et les fournisseurs revient finalement à la facilité d’usage et à la qualité du service, une pomme de discorde majeure pour les flottes qui se plaignent souvent de la mauvaise qualité des services de soutien.

Régler les spécifications des camions pour les carrosseries appropriées exige une mûre réflexion, surtout à une époque dominée par les soucis d’économie d’essence et la technologie verte.

Ces jours-ci, les ajouts aérodynamiques sont devenus des outils importants pour atteindre des meilleurs rendements. Les carénages sous-moteurs, par exemple, font usage de plusieurs configurations et composantes pour rediriger le flux de l’air de façon plus efficace, réduisant ainsi la trainée aérodynamique et améliorant le rendement énergétique. Les Airtabs sont un autre dispositif que l’on attache au camion et aux carrosseries des tracteurs qui réduisent la résistance en lissant les flux d’air et en dispersant son énergie de manière plus efficace.

La turbulence est réduite en changeant la direction du flux aérien dominant.

Contrairement à autrefois où l’acier était le choix par excellence, l’aluminium est depuis devenu le matériel de choix pour les déchargeurs et autres parties de carrosserie à cause de sa légèreté et des économies en carburant qu’il permet.

La fabrication de carrosseries en aluminium a augmenté de 50 pourcent.

De plus, l’aluminium dure en règle générale plus longtemps que les produits en acier - presque deux fois plus longtemps que l’acier - ce qui signifie que moins de véhicules doivent être construits au long terme, ce qui diminue donc l’empreinte environnementale de la product i o n . L’ a l u m i n i u m n e rouille normalement pas, mais il se corrode, notamment au point de contact entre l’aluminium et

l’acier. Les détériorations se font le plus souvent le long du rail inférieur où la carrosserie est boulonnée au châssis d’acier. L’alliage de deux métaux non-semblables fait qu’ils se détériorent. Pour prévenir la corrosion galvanique, les experts conseillent d’installer un isolant entre l’acier et l’aluminium comme du ruban adhésif, ou des rondelles de plastique ou d’aluminium.

Ceci maintient une poche d’air entre les parties en aluminium et les fixations en acier. Aussi, placer une rondelle d’aluminium entre l’écrou en acier et la carrosserie d’aluminium fait partie des bonnes mœurs d’entretien.

La consommation de carburant, une menace constante à la rentabilité, est l’effet de trois causes principales: la résistance à l’inertie, la résistance au roulement, et l’aérodynamique. La résistance à l’inertie peut être améliorée en entraînant les conducteurs et en choisissant des itinéraires plus efficaces; la résistance au roulement s’améliore en donnant une conception plus aérodynamique au moteur, camion, essieux, et pneus.

Pour ce qui est du troisième facteur, la trainée aérodynamique, il représente 50 pourcent de la consommation d’essence, et les remorques sont largement responsables de cette dépense; il est donc judicieux de faire usage des innovations en matière de remorque, car non seulement cela améliorera le rendement énergétique, cela augmentera aussi la stabilité, réduira les besoins d’entretien, et accélèrera le retour sur l’investissement. Parce qu’elle cherche à « passer au vert » l’industrie a développé des matériaux composites à la fois pour les camions et les remorques en utilisant des matériaux recyclés.

Les parois des remorques ont été amincies pour ne faire qu’un quart de pouce d’épaisseur, elles sont recouvertes d’une couche d’acier galvanisé, mais sont en fait composées de plastique. A la fin de leur cycle de vie, les panneaux sont encore recyclés. La plupart des gros fabricants fournissent un autre type de remorque composée, et grâce à l’usage qu’en font certains transporteurs nationaux, les camions en matériaux composites gagnent en popularité.

En outre les conceptions aérodynamiques, régler les spécifications des camions avec les bons systèmes de transmission améliorera le rendement énergétique. Avec les pneus, la réduction de la résistance au roulement demeure la première priorité d’achat. Plusieurs facteurs déterminent la résistance au roulement.

Il est important que les composantes du pneu génèrent le moins de chaleur possible - un but qui est atteint au moyen d’un processus d’hystérèse.

Les innovations dans la chimie du caoutchouc et l’alliage et le mélange de divers composé dans les couches du pneu et les parois latérales sont en train d’étendre la durée de vie des enveloppes caoutchouteuses. D’autres facteurs importants influencent la résistance au roulement, comme le degré de réticulation, le dessin de bande, et le nombre de rainures. Par extension, plus l’espérance de vie de l’enveloppe est longue, plus il y a de rechapages possibles. Les rechapages permettent beaucoup d’économies aux opérateurs. Les pneus aux bandes usées conservent 80 pourcent de leur matériau d’origine intact. Par le passé, les rechapages avaient une réputation bien méritée d’être de mauvaise qualité, mais les rechapages d’aujourd’hui

sont bien supérieurs à ceux d’antan, atteignant souvent des meilleurs bilans de sécurité que des pneus neufs, selon les experts. Les rechapages d’aujourd’hui sont utilisés régulièrement sur les lignes aériennes commerciales et militaires et sur les flottes de transport. À notre époque postrécession, les accessoires sont de nouveau sur les listes d’achat. Il n’y a jamais une pénurie de pièces en chrome, de couvre-sièges, visières, carénages, et autres composantes aérodynamiques; tous sont facilement disponibles chez les fournisseurs d’après-marché pour combler un besoin, pour se donner une image de marque, ou simplement pour satisfaire ses préférences personnelles.

Tout le monde veut être identifié par sa marque unique, et être remarqué par l’allure de ses camions: phares, décalcomanies, et travail de peinture; tout s’assemble pour donner une impression générale et établir une position dans le marché. Les conducteurs avec un penchant pour la personnalisation sont prompts à remplacer les pièces d’usine avec des visières qui éliminent l’éblouissement et réduisent le reflet et fournissent une identité propre au camion. Les visières personnalisées peuvent transformer un camion. Les clients vont demander des phares de formes et de dimensions particulières pour équiper leurs visières, afin de les distinguer des autres. La personnalisation peut aussi être menée par les fabricants eux-mêmes avec des conceptions de camion uniques. Étant donné la vitesse à laquelle l’innovation se poursuit dans l’industrie du camionnage, il n’y a jamais un manque de nouvelles pièces d’équipement parmi lesquelles choisir.

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TOTAL CANADA INC.

Nouvelle gamme de lubrifiants CK-4 et FA-4

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aSalle, Québec TOTAL Canada, filiale de TOTAL, 4ème groupe pétrolier intégré au monde présente les produits de sa gamme RUBIA OPTIMA. Cette toute nouvelle gamme d’huile moteur poids-lourds a été spécialement pensée et conçue afin de rencontrer et de surpasser les exigences des nouvelles catégories CK-4 et FA-4 de l’American Petroleum Institute (API), qui est entrée en vigueur au début de décembre 2016 La gamme innovatrice TOTAL RUBIA OPTIMA, développée pour répondre au besoin du monde du camionnage.

La nouvelle gamme* RUBIA OPTIMA rencontre et surpasse les nouvelles spécifications API CK-4 et FA4. Avec plus de 20 années d’expérience et d’expertise dans le développement d’huiles Fuel Economy, TOTAL est fier de vous

présenter les tout premiers produits de sa nouvelle gamme de lubrifiants CK-4 et FA-4 : RUBIA OPTIMA 1100 15W-40 permet d’allonger les intervalles de changements d’huile, rencontre la spécification CK-4 et est rétro-compatible.

RUBIA OPTIMA 1100 FE 10W-30 allonge considér-

RUBIA OPTIMA 2100 XFE 10W-30 permet d’effectuer des économies de carburant significatives grâce à un indice de viscosité HTHS réduit (High Temperature High Shear). Cette huile rencontre la spécification FA-4, la rétro-comptabilité de cette huile FA-4 est actuellement en train d’être déterminée (en cours de

1.800.463.3955.

RUBIA OPTIMA est la garantie d’améliorations incontestables dans les performances des engins de camionnage.

La nouvelle gamme RUBIA OPTIMA bénéfice de la “Technologie T.I.R” : Protection Totale: avec des formules avancées spécialement développées

ablement les intervalles de changement d’huile et permet d’effectuer des économies de carburant notables. Cette huile rencontre la spécification CK-4 et est rétro-compatible

discussion chez les OEMs). *Les huiles moteurs CK-4 et FA-4 sont aussi disponibles dans divers autres grades SAE. Pour plus d’information, merci de contacter le

dans le centre R&D TOTAL lubrifiant, les produits de la gamme TOTAL RUBIA bénéficient de la technologie T.I.R et offrent des performances supérieures à l’industrie en matière de

protection anti-usure, anticorrosion et de propreté des pistons.

Approbations Internationales: TOTAL RUBIA a l’avantage d’avoir un plus grand nombre d’approbations que les produits concurrents ce qui permet de limiter la quantité de références produits à maintenir pour les flottes multimarques. Ces approbations répondent aux nombreuses exigences des moteurs les plus avancés du marché.

Coûts Réduits: TOTAL RUBIA permet d’optimiser les coûts de maintenance grâce à des espacements de vidanges allongés et à une gamme complète d’huile moteur Fuel Economy très haute performance.

TOTAL travaille en étroite collaboration avec les OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) PoidsLourds afin de développer les nouvelles huiles RUBIA

OPTIMA et afin d’offrir des résultats surpassant les performances des huiles CK-4 actuellement sur le marché. « Nous sommes extrêmement fiers de notre nouvelle gamme RUBIA OPTIMA, elle est le résultat de nombreux tests réalisés au Centre R&D TOTAL et lors d’essais routiers ainsi que d’investissements considérables. TOTAL est reconnu mondialement pour ses performances et pour sa proximité avec le monde du camionnage.

Enfin TOTAL fait de sa mission d’innover et d’assurer une longueur d’avance pour ses produits lubrifiants, » ajoute Franck Bagouet, Président de TOTAL Canada.

Pour plus d’information, veuillez contacter Alice Sambath, Chargée de Projets Marketing - HDMO et Industriel, 514.595.7579 ext. 184, E-mail: alice.sambath@total.com.

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TRANSCOURT AU QUÉBEC ET DANS LES MARITIMES

Nouvelle directrice du développement des affaire

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oronto, Ontario – Le développement du marché québécois de Transcourt a réellement pris son envol avec l’ouverture

d’un nouveau bureau dans l’arrondissement montréalais d’Anjou en 2015. Et un an et demi plus tard, Location de citernes Transcourt (Transcourt

Tank Leasing) est heureuse d’annoncer la nomination de Julie Thibaudeau au poste nouvellement créé de directrice du développement des affaires exclu-

sivement pour le Québec et les Maritimes.

Ayant passé la presque totalité de sa carrière dans les industries de la logistique et du transport,

CONSOLIDATED FASTFRATE [FASTFRATE]

Deux Nouveau Personnes Pour Québec

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onsolidated Fastfrate (Fastfrate) annonce avec plaisir la nomination de Manny Calandrino au poste de président et directeur de l’Exploitation du groupe de sociétés Fastfrate.

Le groupe est composé de quatre entités d’exploitation, dont Fastfrate, Fastfrate Integrated Logistics, Canada Drayage Inc. (CDI) et Bruce R. Smith.

Relevant directement de Ron Tepper, président du conseil et chef de la direction, M. Calandrino aura l’entière responsabilité

opérationnelle du groupe de sociétés. Selon Ron Tepper, « Manny est parmi nous depuis plus de 30 ans et sait prendre le pouls de l’entreprise. Il a été jusqu’à récemment vice-président directeur pour l’Est du Canada et il a connu un très grand succès avec la gestion et l’accélération de la croissance dans cette région. » Ce changement de structure de direction répond directement à l’importance croissante du groupe Fastfrate dans les secteurs de la gestion de chaîne d’approvisionnement,

de la logistique et, plus récemment, du service de livraison transfrontalier de chargements partiels dans l’ensemble de la zone continentale des États-Unis. Le nouveau service de transport transfrontalier établit le lien entre l’infrastructure pancanadienne de la société au moyen d’un modèle de distribution à noyau et lignes de collecte, en partenariat avec AAA Cooper et d’autres transporteurs stratégiques aux États-Unis.

Fasfrate annonce également avec plaisir la nomination d’Alfonso Trioli au

poste de vice-président pour le Québec, pour le groupe de sociétés Fastfrate. M. Trioli travaille avec la société depuis 18 ans et il a occupé plusieurs postes de direction, dont tout récemment, celui de directeur général pour le Québec. Il possède une immense expérience et connaît très bien le marché du Québec. Alfonso Trioli relèvera directement de Manny Calandrino, président et directeur de l’Exploitation.

Pour tout savoir sur Fastfrate, consultez son site Web à www.fastfrate. com.

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Julie Thibaudeau a occupé le poste de directrice du développement des affaires pour un grand transporteur de vrac nordaméricain avant de se joindre à Transcourt. « Julie sera basée dans les bureaux d’Anjou et permettra à l’entreprise de mieux servir la clientèle francophone et ainsi répondre aux besoins spécifiques des marchés québécois et des provinces de l’Atlantique que ce soit pour de la location à court, moyen ou long terme », explique Bruce Daccord, président de Location de citernes Transcourt. « Avec notre vaste flotte qui comprend une grande variété de citernes routières, nous sommes certainement bien outillés pour offrir un service flexible et sur mesure à nos clients du Québec, des Maritimes et d’ailleurs au Canada et aux États-Unis. » « Transcourt est beaucoup plus qu’un simple

locateur de citernes car nous offrons des solutions d’affaires englobant les aspects financiers et opérationnels de chaque client quelle que soit la taille du projet. Notre principal objectif est de fournir une gamme complète d’équipements en Amérique du Nord et ainsi devenir le fournisseur de choix pour les transporteurs et les expéditeurs de vrac qui cherchent à ajouter une citerne à leurs activités », de poursuivre Bruce Daccord.

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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 613.969.0799 or email Barb at barb@woodwardpublishing.com.

ALBERTA

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MANITOBA

NEW BRUNSWICK

NEW BRUNSWICK

BONNYVILLE

SHERWOOD PARK

DELTA

BRANDON

EDMUNDSTON

SALISBURY

5602-54th Avenue Bonnyville, AB T9N 2N3 Tel: 780.826.3043 Fax: 780.826.6353 brentm@cougarfuelsltd.ca www.cougarfuelsltd.ca Convenience store, cardlock & showers.

RoadKing Travel Centre Strathcona Inc.

Petro Canada Southcoast Petroleum Ltd.

Brandon Husky Travel Centre

Edmundston Truck Stop

1990-18th Street North Brandon, MB R7C 1B3 Tel: 204.728.7387 www.myhusky.ca

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

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

Cougar Fuels Ltd.

CALGARY

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

STRATHMORE

10178 Nordel Court Delta, BC V4G 1J7 Tel: 604.581.3835 Fax: 604.581.3850 nordel@southcoastpetro.ca Canopy, fax, photocopier, nearby gov’t scale, restaurant & ATM.

Salisbury Big Stop

MORRIS

GOLDEN

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 Fax: 403.934.3555 Email: hk7969@popmail.com, huskyenergy.com www.myhusky.ca Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, showers.

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

Nisku Truck Stop Suite 201-8020 Sparrow Drive Leduc, AB T9E 7G3 Tel: 780.986.7867 Fax: 780.986.7898 www.myhusky.ca Open 6:00 am to midnight, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, scale, VLT and lounge.

LLOYDMINSTER

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

MEDICINE HAT

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

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

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

OSOYOOS

Chilliwack Petro-Pass 45461 Yale Road West Chilliwack, BC V2R 4J3 Tel: 604.795.9421 Fax: 604.792.8931 chilliwack@southcoastpetro.ca Commercial cardlock open 24hrs, 7 days, convenience store open MonFri, 8 am-5 pm, washrooms.

Hwy 75 South Morris, MB R0G 1K0 Tel: 204.746.8999 Fax: 204.746.2611 morrismohawk@yahoo.ca 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

BRITISH COLUMBIA

CHILLIWACK

Morris Husky

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

SICAMOUS

Petro Canada-Petro Pass 500 Oak Point Highway Winnipeg, MB R2R 1V2 Tel: 204.949.7292 Fax: 204.949.7295 Open 24-7, driver's lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking.

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WAASIS

Open 24/7 365 days, full service islands, diesel, cardlock, propane, lubricants, driver’s lounge and business centre, seafood & burger Lincoln Big Stop restaurant (Le Pirate de la Mer), 415 Nevers Road convenience store, washrooms, Waasis, NB E3B 9E1 showers (4), laundry facilities, Tel: 506.446.4444 parking for 75 trucks, double car Driver Fax: 506.446.4455 bigstop_bluecanoe@yahoo.ca wash & 2 bay pet wash, Wi-Fi, ATM, Open 24-7, Irving FP Solution I-24, fax & photocopier. driver's lounge, restaurant, convenience

GRAND FALLS

store, showers, laundry facilities, free overnight parking.

WOODSTOCK

Murray’s Truck Stop Petro Pass 315 Ouellette Street Grand Falls, NB E3Z 1A6 Tel: 506.473.5575 Fax: 506.475.9816 Toll Free: 800.361.8322 guypass@nb.sympatico.ca Driver's lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, internet services, showers, parking & CAT scale.

Exit 191, 198 Beardsley Road Woodstock, NB E7M 3Z7 Tel: 506.328.2994 Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148 calving.murraystruckstop@ gmail.com www.murraystruckstop.ca Open 24-7, full-service islands, driver's lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire sales & service.

NOVA SCOTIA

TRURO HEIGHTS

MONCTON

Petro Canada-Petro Pass 928 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB R2J 0K8 Tel: 204.949.7280 Fax: 204.949.7288 Open 24-7, driver's lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, showers & parking.

Truro Heights Big Stop

NEW BRUNSWICK

Open 24-7, convenience store, fast food, ATM & washrooms.

Hwy 102, Exit 13, 86 Connector Road Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6 Tel: 902.897.0333 Fax: 902.897.0499 Open 24-7, self service islands, driver's lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers & parking.

AULAC

PERTH-ANDOVER

ONTARIO, EASTERN

Petro Canada Exit 450, 2600 Mountain Road Moncton, NB E1G 3T6 Tel: 506.859.6000 Fax: 506.859.6005

ARNPRIOR

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 T1A 7T9 Tel: 403.527.6411 Fax: 403.529.1660 Showers.

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Cool Creek Agencies

Husky Travel Centre

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

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

Tobique One Stop

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, Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store, driver's lounge with large screen, showers, overnight parking, driver's restaurant, satellite TV, convenience lounge, CAT scale, garage service store, showers, laundry, parking & facilities, tire service, Western Star free high-speed internet. truck dealer.

Exit 115, Perth-Andover, NB E7H 0A1 Tel: 506.273.9682 Fax: 506.273.9682

ONTARIO, EASTERN

ONTARIO, EASTERN

ONTARIO, NORTHERN

BELLEVILLE

JOYCEVILLE

BRADFORD

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 am11 pm, Sat 7-8 pm, Sun 7-10 pm, convenience store, hair salon, drug testing, showers, parking, Esso Card Lock & Retail Diesel, Wi-Fi & Fax, laundry facilities & CAT Scale.

Ultramar Hwy 401, Exit 538, 25 Bellevue Drive (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 & driver's lounge.

CARDINAL

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

Kingston Husky Truck Stop Hwy 401, Exit 632, 2054 Joyceville Road Joyceville, ON K0H 1Y0 Tel: 613.542.3468 www.myhusky.ca

KINGSTON

Esso-Kingston Hwy 401, Exit 611, Kingston, ON K7L 4V2 Tel: 613.384.8888 Fax: 613.634.3162 Open 24-7

OTTAWA

Ultramar Hwy 417, Exit 110, 3199 Hawthorne Road Behind Ultramar Service Station Ottawa, ON K1G 3V8 Tel: 613.248.9319 Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, driver's lounge, showers & shorttime parking.

SPENCERVILLE

Angelo’s Truck Stop

Quick 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.

Hwy 417, Exit 5, 1515 County Road #20 Dunvegan, ON K0C 1J0 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.

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

NORTH BAY

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

BEAMSVILLE

LEAMINGTON

QEW, Exit 64, 4673 Ontario Street Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Tel: 905.563.8816 Fax: 905.563.4770 relaystation@bellnet.ca Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, weigh scale, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking.

BELMONT

KAHNAWAKE

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 Husky Travel Centre Hwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401), 3391 Westchester Bourne Belmont, ON N0L 1B0 Tel: 519.644.0200 www.myhusky.ca

DRUMBO

3060 Hwy 11 North North Bay, ON P1B 8K2 Tel: 705.474.8410 Fax: 705.495.4076 Toll Free: 888.474.8410 baytruckstop@bellnet.ca www.transportmall.com

Trucker’s Haven

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

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

FORT ERIE

Sudbury Petro Pass 3070 Regent Street Sudbury, ON P3E 5H7 Tel: 705.522.8701 Fax: 705.522.4280 Open Mon-Fri. 6 am-11pm, Sat. 8 am-8 pm & sun. 10 am-9 pm, driver's lounge & game room, convenience store (hot food, pizza, chili & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.

TIMMINS

2154 Riverside Drive Timmins, ON P4N 7C5 Tel: 705.268.3400 Fax: 705.267.7231 bgagnon@krebenterprises.ca Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, ATM & showers.

WAUBAUSHENE

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

Petro-T / Host Depanneur Hwy 132 Kahnawake, QC J0L 1B0 Tel: 450.635.7638 Fax: 450.635.0178 gestionbg@hotmail.com www.petro-t-Kahnawake.com Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, accommodations, showers, parking, ATM, Internet Services and APP Rewards Program.

X

MONTREAL

LONDON

Flying M Truck Stop 7340 Colonel Talbot Road London, ON N6L 1H8 Tel: 519.652.2728 Fax: 519.652.6554 flyingmtruckstop.com Open 24 hrs, 6 days, full-service islands, driver's lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet services, showers, garage on premises & parking.

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

SASKATCHEWAN

ESTEVAN

PORT HOPE

Estevan Husky Travel Centre Ultramar

SUDBURY

QUEBEC

Shell Travel Centre

North Bay Truck Stop

Esso Truck Stop Herb’s Travel Plaza

ONTARIO, WESTERN

NAIRN CENTRE

VANKLEEK HILL

DUNVEGAN

Esso-Dunvegan

Hwy 400 & 88, 3479 Simcoe County Road 88 Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4 Tel: 905.775.5794 www.myhusky.ca

Jeremy’s Truck Stop & Country Restaurant

DESERONTO

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

Bradford Husky Travel Centre

ONTARIO, WESTERN

QEW, Exit 5, 1637 Pettit Road Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4 Tel: 905.994.8293 Open 24 hrs, restaurant, washrooms, showers, overnight parking & driver's lounge.

HAMILTON

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

WINDSOR

Marshall Truck & Trailer Repair & Truck Stop 336 Kenora Avenue Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2 Tel: 905.561.4712 Fax: 905.561.7757 wayne@marshalltruck.com 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, driver's lounge, restaurant, showers & 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

Windsor Husky Travel Centre Hwy 401, Exit 14, 4040 Essex County Road 46 Tecumseh, ON N0R 1K0 Tel: 519.737.6401 www.myhusky.ca

WOODSTOCK

KITCHENER

Petro Canada-Petro Pass 402-51st Street East Saskatoon, SK S7K 7L1 Tel: 306.934.6766 Fax: 306.668.6110 rainbow@sasktel.net Driver's lounge, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking.

SWIFT CURRENT

Ultramar Petro-Pass Kitchener 120 Conestoga College Blvd.

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

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

Husky Travel Centre 1510 South Service Road West (Trans Canada Hwy 1 West) Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1 Tel: 306.773.6444 www.myhusky.ca February 2017 35

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From the

Driver’s Seat BY: MAREK KRASUSKI marek@woodwardpublishing.com

Changes for 2017

36 February 2017

R

ecently ATRI published results from its report entitled “Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry.”

Drivers, according to the survey, listed Electronic Logging Devices, Hours of Service rules, lack of truck parking space, and frustration over regulatory requirements. (The full report is available at www. atri-online.org).

Ontario Trucking News took to the streets to gauge the mood of drivers and to see if their sentiments reflect those gleaned from the ATRI survey. In most cases they did, but there were some surprises.

Here’s what the drivers we interviewed had to say in response to the question: “What would you like to see change in the trucking industry over the next year?”

LES ORTO is a self employed Owner Operator.

“Rest areas are a big problem. After 6 you can’t find any spots. When traveling from Toronto to Thunder Bay I have to be at a truck stop early. But if I get loaded at 5 o’clock, by the time I get to Sudbury the place is packed.

Other places are available between Nairn Centre and the Soo, but everywhere is booked. Unless you arrive early in the evening you are out of luck. There are a lot of abandoned truck stops, so I don’t see why the government or other private interests couldn’t buy them and make more parking available. The Government is not doing anything to help.”

STEVEN DEERING raised an issue rarely brought to public attention. “Allowing trucks to use the third lane for passing would be an improvement. We are governed at 105 kms/hr, but sometimes the vehicle in front and in the next lane are doing 90 kms/hr. This slows us down. Slower 4 wheelers should be over to the right as well, but they’re not. And it gets worse when going past a bunch of on ramps when more vehicles are merging onto the highway. I like to stay one lane over from the inside to give everyone room to come out onto the highway. But if I need that third lane to pass slower traffic I can’t use it by law.

It takes an average car about 8 seconds to get from 0 to 100 kms/hr. It takes us a minute and a half. When I lose kilometers it takes a couple of minutes to get back up to speed, then I am hindering everybody else. We cannot use that third lane, and we need to, even just to pass.

We don’t have to stay in it. When I have to lock it up and go to 50 kms/hr and there is another load behind me and another behind him, everything slows and costs time and money".

Here’s IAN REID’s view on a common industry complaint – driver training. “I wish they would use more discretion before they pass and allow new drivers to get into a truck.

They should make the exams a bit more difficult.

You can take a 3 week driving course and all of a sudden get behind the wheel like this one which weighs 130,000 pounds.

(Double fuel tanker.) Yet if I buy a car I have to pass G-1, then G-2, then get a highway certificate.

So why wouldn’t they do the same for commercial vehicles? I could take my driver’s test with a little tandem, which at best is 80,000 pounds, and get into a rig that weighs 130,000 pounds. I think there should be driving classifications for weight.

A guy with a single-single that runs around the city can jump into this and run out West with it. That isn’t right. We are relying on the transport company to police this. When they get desperate, and as long as you have a Class A, they will hire you. Training should be like an apprenticeship as it once was. At one time you would start on a straight truck, then progress to a tandemtandem, and when you got good at it, pull a set of trains. Now you can go from driving school to a set of trains. The rig I drive has a huge environmental impact which can cost thousands of dollars if something goes wrong.”

Reid is also critical of substandard instructors and the general failure to ask the right questions when examining accidents.

JOHN DAGENAIS brings to light the parking shortage as well, and the call to rethink compensation packages for drivers held hostage at docking facilities for long periods.

“We definitely need more parking and safe places for drivers to park. Regulations, mostly, are passable in my mind. What needs more work are the E-Logs which are coming out at the end of this year. It will make it hard for a lot of guys, especially when waiting at Shippers for 7 or 8 hours. That really cuts into your driving time for the day. If you’re stuck at a dock for 7 hours, you only have 8 hours left in your allotted time to get paid as most companies do not pay hourly wages when you’re sitting at the dock.

Another thing to look for is that starting time should begin when you’re leaving the shipper instead. Payment practices to drivers should be looked at and changed. We have had guys waiting at shippers for 13 or 14 hours. At some yards you are locked into the building so you can’t pull out. Drivers should be paid for the time when they are sitting, otherwise they’re not able to make any money.”

••• If you want your voice heard, contact us at: marek@woodwardpublishing.com.

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TRANSCORE LINK LOGISTICS

Canadian Freight Volumes Closed 2016 on a Historic Year High After August’s peak in truck volumes, capacity tightened dramatically in December – a good sign for the industry

T

oronto, Ontario – On the heels of November’s increased load volumes and tightened truckload capacity, TransCore Link Logistics Canadian and cross-border loads showed exceptional volumes in December, the highest year-over-year increase in history for the month of December. Complementing these volumes was a favourable dip in truck volumes that resulted in a healthy truck-to-load ratio for Loadlink customers for the month.

YEAR OVER YEAR Volumes demolished the previous year’s volumes, bolting 45 percent higher than December 2015 – the highest year-over-year increase for the month of December on record. Also impressive, month-over-month volumes climbed 14 percent despite fewer shipping days, and the United States and Canadian Christmas holidays.

The overall performance of load volumes in 2016 was the reverse of 2015. In 2015, load volumes started on a high and ended on a low. In 2016, loads began the year moderately low with a typical seasonal dip in the summer months followed by a rise in the third quarter.

December’s closing volumes puts December 2016 in second place with the highest load volumes on record for the month of December.

QUARTER OVER QUARTER Fourth quarter load volumes were higher by 25 percent compared to the fourth quarter volumes of 2015, and were up eight percent compared to the third quarter of 2016.

EQUIPMENT CAPACITY Capacity tightened nicely in December; the month saw the lowest amount of trucks posted in 21 months. Posted equipment trended with historic higher-than-average postings for the year compared to years prior. Posted equipment was lower by 19 percent month-over-month and by 14 percent year-over-year.

With an historic peek in truck postings in August, followed by a significant drop in September, and a subsequent drop in December, this downward trend over the last four months helped to tighten capacity at year’s end – a trend that was last seen in early 2015.

TRUCK-TO-LOAD RATIO The 12-month truck-to-load ratio was stuck at an average of three trucks for every available load for the

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better part of the year. December was the first time this ratio fell below this average, improving dramatically to 2.26 trucks for every one available load from 3.18 in November. Year-over-year, this ratio also improved from 3.73 in December 2015.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index accurately measures trends in the truckload freight spot market.

The components of the Freight Index are comprised from roughly 5,500 of Canada’s trucking companies and freight brokers; this data includes all domestic,

cross-border and interstate data submitted by Loadlink customers.

Truckload spot rates in specific areas can be accessed from TransCore’s Rate Index truckload rating tool, and real-time and historical data on total truck and load volumes, as well as ratios in specific areas can be accessed from TransCore’s Posting Index.

More information on TransCore Link Logistics can be found at www.transcore.ca, @loadlink on Twitter, on YouTube, on Facebook and on LinkedIn.

TransCore Canadian Spot Market Truck Index 2009-2016

TransCore Canadian Spot Market Freight Index 2009-2016

% Chg 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 YOY

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

117 122 137 132 123 132 136 129 128 123 117 108

105 110 124 111 106 111 111 108 112 113 118 104

105 94 104 93 105 107 100 112 105 103 109 97

107 109 114 110 121 112 122 126 111 134 127 104

121 114 116 123 125 126 139 134 127 139 125 105

104 95 99 108 112 111 125 117 122 130 115 105

112 110 127 142 140 151 166 155 158 164 159 151

144 157 164 164 163 170 162 179 163 161 163 133

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% Chg MOM

28% -5% 30% 9% 23% 5% 13% 0% 14% 0% 11% 4% -2% -4% 13% 10% 3% -9% -2% -1% 3% 2% -14% -19%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

% Chg YOY

% Chg MOM 12%

Jan

140

171

222

220

228

335

275

199

-28%

Feb

117

182

248

222

198

318

253

201

-21%

1%

Mar

131

249

337

276

245

369

285

236

-17%

17%

Apr

-17% -12%

142

261

300

266

229

324

249

207

May 164

283

307

301

252

331

258

252

-2%

22%

Jun

185

294

315

295

234

331

263

247

-6%

-2%

Jul

156

238

245

233

233

291

197

197

Aug

160

240

270

235

229

264

196

220

12%

Sep

180

234

263

200

218

279

210

231

10%

5%

Oct

168

211

251

215

232

282

197

213

8%

-8%

Nov

157

215

252

215

210

251

182

226

24%

6%

Dec

168

225

217

182

234

278

178

258

45%

14%

0% -20% 12%

CAREERS

TTSAO

Improving the Image of Trucking at the TTSAO Conference

H

amilton, Ontario – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) continues to release details about their upcoming 2nd annual conference, “Striving for Excellence in Training”, scheduled for February 15th and 16th, 2017 at the Centre for Health and Safety Innovation in Mississauga, Ontario.

As part of their full agenda for the conference the

TTSAO has announced that David Geene, the Executive Director, Georgia Trades Training Inc. will moderate the “Improving the Image of Trucking Panel”.

Included in this panel will be Annie Kidder of People for Education, Chris Harris from Safety Dawg Inc., Alyson Truax an Employment Ontario Councilor, Jacquie Latham from the Ontario School Counselors Association

and more. They will be discussing how young people and unemployed Ontarians view the trucking profession in this province and how we can improve this as an industry.

David says, “According to many sources, the trucking profession in Ontario is facing significant shortages in the near and more distant future. As students come through school and enter the work world, there are many

VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

Volvo Awarded NJPA Contract for Truck Chassis

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olvo Trucks North America has been awarded a contract by the National Joint Powers Alliance ® (NJPA) to offer Class 8 chassis to the more than 50,000 NJPA members. Under the contract, NJPA member agencies can now purchase Volvo VNM, VNL, VNX and VHD models.

The NJPA is a public agency that creates national cooperative contract purchasing solutions on behalf of its member entities across the United States and Canada. NJPA contracts are solicited across North America and are competitively awarded on behalf of NJPA current and potential government and education members agencies.

“Volvo Trucks is pleased to offer our full range of

heavy-duty trucks through the NJPA,” said Jeff Lester,

come with Volvo Trucks’ suite of uptime servi-

Senior Vice President of Sales for Volvo Trucks North America. “Member agencies can specify the Volvo model that best fits their needs by utilizing Volvo’s complete specification offering.”

By consolidating the efforts of numerous individually prepared bids to a single, shared process, these cooperative contract opportunities offer both time and money savings for NJPA members. NJPA members can use the chassis contract to streamline their truck bid process and take advantage of NJPA’s rigorous selection criteria and attractive pricing.

All Volvo truck chassis procured under the NJPA chassis contract

ces, which offer real-time vehicle status updates, case management and 24/7/365 technical support. Additionally, member agencies can work with and take delivery through their local Volvo Trucks dealer.

The Volvo Trucks contract (081716-VCE) is effective now and available to NJPA members throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more about the Volvo models available under the NJPA contract contact your nearest Volvo Trucks dealer.

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

competing interests as those young people make decisions about what they want to do. These influences include parents, friends and family members, teachers, school guidance counselors, the media, and employment counselors. This exciting panel will focus on how can the TTSAO and carriers reach out to young people and their families?

How can those who influence career decisions be more aware of the benefits of a career in trucking?

How can we improve the image of the trucking profession in Ontario?”

The conference is once again laid out in a twoday format; day one will include a TTSAO Carrier Group Meeting, a TTSAO Board of Directors’ Meeting (Directors only) followed by the Association’s

Annual General Meeting which is open to all members and those who are thinking of joining. After the General Meeting, there will be a cocktail party and registrants will be able to visit companies and sponsors who are participating in the trade show. A full day of exciting presentations and panels will take place on Day 2.

Once again John G. Smith, Editor of Today’s Trucking, has agreed to serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.

Don’t miss out on this g r e a t e v e n t – T T S AO Members and Associate Members for only $199.00 plus HST per registrant and $249.00 plus HST for non-TTSAO Members.

If you are a non-TTSAO member who would like to join the TTSAO and attend the conference

please contact Kim Richardson, TTSAO Chairman of the Board, to discuss a special discounted rate.

The conference registration form, agenda, sponsorship details and more information are available at TTSAO.com.

For more information, please contact: Kim Richardson – Chairman, TTSAO – KRTS office, 1.800.771.8171 x. 201 or cell 905.512.0254 or email krichardson@krway.com.

Charlie Charalambous – Director of Publ i c R e l a t i o n s , T T S AO – N o r t h b r i d g e O f f i c e, 800.265.7173 or cell 416.473.3986 or email charlie.charalambous@ nbfc.com.

David Geene, Executive Director, Georgia Trades Tr a i n i n g I n c . ( G T T I ) , 905.722.6300, ext. 201 or email dgeene@gtti.ca.

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V

The Volvo VHD is among the Volvo truck models now available to members of the National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA) in the U.S. and Canada.

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Traction Bonnyville 6015 – 50th Avenue Bonnyville, AB T9N 2L3 Tel: 780.815.3955

BROOKS

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

EDMONTON

Traction Head Office 18532 – 116th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8 Tel: 780.489.7555

EDMONTON NORTH WEST

Traction Edmonton North West 18051 – 111th Avenue North West Edmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2 Tel: 780.444.4334

EDMONTON SOUTH

Traction Edmonton South 3404 – 78th Avenue Edmonton South, AB T6B 2X9 Tel: 800.252.7992

DRAYTON VALLEY

Traction Drayton Valley 3347 – 50th Street Drayton Valley, AB T7A 0C6 Tel: 780.542.6881

EDSON

Traction Edson 4833 – 2nd Avenue Edson, AB T7E 1T8 Tel: 780.712.4152

FORT MCMURRAY

Traction Fort McMurray 10218 King Street Fort McMurray, AB T9H 1X9 Tel: 780.791.3000

GRANDE PRAIRIE

Traction Grande Prairie 16101 – 101st Street, Unit 4 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0P2 Tel: 780.538.3038

HIGH PRAIRIE

Traction High Prairie 5309 – 53 Avenue, Hwy 2 West High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Tel: 780.523.4777 rd

HINTON

ALBERTA

LLOYDMINSTER

FORT NELSON

Traction Lloydminster

Traction Fort Nelson

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

5320 – 49 th Avenue Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0 Tel: 250.774.2783

MEDICINE HAT

KAMLOOPS

MANITOBA

ONTARIO

ONTARIO

WINNIPEG

MARKHAM

WINDSOR

200 Oak Point Highway Winnipeg, MB R2R 1V1 Tel: 888.320.5505

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

3725 Webster Crescent, RR #3 Windsor, ON N0R 1K0 Tel: 519.737.7995

Traction Winnipeg

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MISSISSAUGA

N. W. TERRITORIES

SASKATCHEWAN

2111 – 9 Avenue South West Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8 Tel: 403.526.2244

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

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YELLOWKNIFE

Traction Meadow Lake

PEACE RIVER

KELOWNA

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

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

RED DEER

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

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE

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

SUNDRE

Traction Sundre 7 West Road Industrial Park Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Toll Free: 800.372.7826

WABASCA

Traction Wabasca 2330 Pelican Business Park Wabasca, AB T0G 2A0 Tel: 780.891.3600 BRITISH COLUMBIA

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

PORT MCNEILL

Traction Port McNeill 470 Pioneer Hill Drive Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Tel: 250.956.4401

PRINCE GEORGE

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

QUESNEL

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

4876 North Access Road Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0 Tel: 250.788.2255

CHILLIWACK

Traction Chilliwack 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4 Tel: 604.793.9660

COURTENAY

Traction Courtenay

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

2703 Kilpatrick Avenue Courtenay, BC V9N 6P4 Tel: 250.871.1191

BANCROFT

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

BARRIE

Visco Industrial (Barrie Inc.) 255 Saunders Road Barrie, ON L4N 9A3 Tel: 705.792.1371

BOLTON

Visco Industrial

Traction Cambridge

SQUAMISH

Traction Squamish

SURREY

CHETWYND

ONTARIO

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

Traction Burns Lake

Traction Chetwynd

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

Traction Smithers

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

Traction Yellowknife

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

SMITHERS

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

Traction Hinton

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

Traction Surrey 10304 – 120th Street Surrey, BC V3V 4G1 Tel: 604.582.4888

TERRACE

Traction Terrace 5107 Keith Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 1K8 Tel: 250.638.0099

WILLIAMS LAKE

Traction Williams Lake 675 North Mackenzie Avenue Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N9 Tel: 250.392.6699

BRANDON

Traction Brandon 1940 Queen’s Avenue Brandon, MB R7B 0T1 Tel: 204.727.4850

CAMBRIDGE 1090 Fountain St. N., Units 12 & 13 Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3 Tel: 519.623.1413

MITCHELL

Burchill Truck & Trailer Equipment (571344 Ontario Inc.) Hwy 8 East Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 Tel: 519.348.4774

NEW LISKEARD

Pioneer Diesel 2008 Ltd. 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

OTTAWA

Traction Ottawa (605) 3020 Hawthorne Road, Unit 200E Ottawa, ON K1G 3J6 Toll Free: 800.396.2664 Tel: 613.742.1209

SAULT STE. MARIE

Traction

DRYDEN

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

D & S Auto

ST. CATHARINES

459 Government Street Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3 Tel: 807.223.3227

HAMILTON

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

KENORA

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

LONDON

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

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

SUDBURY

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

THUNDER BAY

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

WHITBY

Traction

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

MEADOW LAKE 807 – 1st Avenue West Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1Y4 Tel: 306.236.4800

MOOSE JAW

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

NIPAWIN

Traction Nipawin 811 Nipawin Road East Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0 Tel: 306.862.9881

PRINCE ALBERT

Traction Prince Albert 365 – 36th Street Prince Albert, SK S6V 7L4 Tel: 306.764.4220

REGINA

Traction Regina 405 Park Street Regina, SK S4N 5B2 Tel: 800.667.9856

SASKATOON

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

SWIFT CURRENT

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

WEYBURN

Traction Weyburn 300 Hwy13, South Service Road Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7 Tel: 306.842.2422

YORKTON

Traction Yorkton 537 Broadway Street East Yorkton, SK S3N 2W7 Tel: 306.782.4313 YUKON

WHITEHORSE

Traction Whitehorse 126 Industrial Road Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2T9 Tel: 867.393.3902

TruckPro Locations

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ALBERTA

CALGARY SOUTH EAST

RED DEER

TruckPro Calgary South East

TruckPro Red Deer

285151 Kleysen Way Calgary, AB T1X 0K1 Tel: 403.279.8487

DRUMHELLER

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

EDMONTON NORTH WEST

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FORT MACLEOD

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

SMITHERS

TruckPro Smithers

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

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TruckPro Sundre 7 West Road Industrial Park Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Toll Free: 800.372.7826

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TruckPro Two Hills

BRANDON

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DAUPHIN

TruckPro Dauphin 107053, PTH 20 Dauphin, MB R7N 2V3 Tel: 204.638.0711

NEEPAWA

TruckPro Neepawa

FORT SASKATCHEWAN

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

WINNIPEG NORTH WEST

CHILLIWACK

TruckPro Winnipeg North West

11401 – 85th Avenue Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0A9 Tel: 780.998.5030

GRANDE PRAIRIE

TruckPro Grande Prairie 10920 – 87th Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4 Tel: 780.539.6260

LA CRETE

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TruckPro Chilliwack 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4 Tel: 604.793.9660

FORT NELSON

TruckPro Fort Nelson 10862 Clairmont Frontage Road Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0 Tel: 250.262.4327

FORT ST. JOHN

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BOURGET

J.B. Mobile Mechanic Inc 1891 Russell Road Bourget, ON K0A 1E0 Tel: 613.487.4171

BRADFORD

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TruckPro Fort St. John

TruckPro Lethbridge

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KELOWNA

BRAMPTON

2250 – 39th Street North Lethbridge, AB T1H 5J2 Tel: 403.394.2253

LLOYDMINSTER

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

MEDICINE HAT

TruckPro Medicine Hat 2111 – 9th Avenue SW Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8M9 Tel: 403.526.2244

PEACE RIVER

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

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

NANAIMO

TruckPro Nanaimo 4950 Jordan Avenue Nanaimo, BC V9T 2H8 Tel: 250.758.8004

SIDNEY

TruckPro Sidney 1785 Mills Road Sidney, BC V8L 5S9 Tel: 250.656.1689

Smartway

PGL Truck Centre Ltd. 110 Rutherford Road South Brampton, ON L6W 3J5 Tel: 905.451.8115

CALEDONIA

Oneida Truck & Trailer 634 Fourth Line Caledonia, ON N3W 2B3 Toll Free: 800.654.6454 Tel: 905.765.5011

CAMBRIDGE

Combined Auto & Truck Repair 201 Pinebush Road, Cambridge, ON N1R 7H8 Tel: 519.623.1413

ONTARIO

ONTARIO

ONTARIO

COURTLAND

KEENE

VERNER

Herc’s Truck Service & Repair Ltd.

Keene Truck Inc.

Mobile Mechanical Services

15 McCallum Place Keene, ON K0L 2G0 Tel: 705.295.4444

11769 Hwy 64 Verner, ON P0H 2M0 Tel: 705.594.1319

50 County Road 13 Courtland, ON N0J 1E0 Tel: 519.544.5766 or 519.842.3321

DOWNSVIEW

North Keele Auto Truck & Car Repair Centre Ltd. 3915 Keele Street Downsview, ON M3J 1N6 Tel: 416.638.5963

ELMIRA

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

GOULAIS RIVER

Goulais River Truck & Tractor Ltd. 90 Highway 552 East Goulais River, ON P0S 1E0 Tel: 705.649.4788

HAMILTON

Barton Truck Centre Ltd. 483 Rennie Street Hamilton, ON L8H 3P6 Tel: 905.544.2626

HANOVER

Hwy #4 Truck Service Ltd. 402143 Grey Road 4, RR 1 Hanover, ON N4N 3B8 Tel: 519.369.5052

HEARST

Serge G & D Repair Inc. 214 Highway 11 East Hearst, ON P0L 1N0 Tel: 705.362.5633

KAPUSKASING

MISSISSAUGA

Quickfix Truck Trailer Repairs 6191 Atlantic Drive Mississauga, ON L5T 1N7 Tel: 905.696.6888

NEW LISKEARD

Pioneer Diesel 2008 Ltd. 437136 Hawn Drive New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0 Tel: 705.647.8707

OAKVILLE

K.I.D. Truck & Trailer Service 1090 South Service Road East, Unit A Oakville, ON L6J 2X8 Toll Free: 800.265.6291 Tel: 905.842.2942

OSHAWA

Quality Truck Repair Inc. 840 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9 Tel: 905.721.2788

PRESCOTT

Brockville Tractor Trailer Maintenance (2001) Ltd. 3524 County Road 26, RR 2 Prescott, ON K0E 1T0 Tel: 613.925.2889

SUDBURY

Sudbury Truck & Trailer Centre Inc. 510 Whissell Avenue Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3 Toll Free: 800.461.4023 Tel: 705.673.3613

THUNDER BAY

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

TORONTO

Popular Tire Sales & Service 225 Claireport Crescent Toronto, ON M9W 6P7 Tel: 416.679.1765

SASKATCHEWAN

NORTH BATTLEFORD

TruckPro North Battleford 391 Yellowhead Alley Battleford, SK S0M 0E0 Tel: 306.445.6151

HUMBOLDT

TruckPro Humboldt 210 – 8th Avenue Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0 Tel: 306.682.2900

MOOSE JAW

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

SASKATOON NORTH EAST

TruckPro Saskatoon North East 3246 Millar Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2 Tel: 306.931.6612

SWIFT CURRENT

TruckPro Swift Current 2635 North Service Road West Swift Current, SK S9H 5L4 Tel: 306.773.3240

TISDALE

TruckPro Tisdale Highway 3 West Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 Tel: 306.873.2613

WEYBURN

TruckPro Weyburn 300 Hwy 13, South Service Road Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7 Tel: 306.842.2422

YORKTON

TruckPro Yorkton 537 Broadway Street East Yorkton, SK S3N 2W7 Tel: 306.782.4313 YUKON

Parent Mechanical

TRENTON

WHITEHORSE

Greig Truck & Trailer

TruckPro Whitehorse

53 Brunelle Road North Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1 Tel: 705.335.3617

2 Foster Stearns Road Trenton, ON K8V 5R8 Tel: 613.394.5005

7 Laberge Road Whitehorse, YK Y1A 5Z3 Tel: 867.393.4581

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CAREERS

ASK THE AXLE EXPERT

Disc Brakes vs Drum Brakes

BY RUDY WOSING

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he two words that come to people’s minds when they

think of disc brakes versus drum brakes are expensive and cheap respectively, and they are right.

INITIAL COST A modern disc brake system will be more expensive than a drum b r a k e s e t u p i n i t i a l l y.

Drums have been in production for over 40 years and tooling has been amortized which makes parts cheap. On average, a disc brake conversion will cost around twice as much per axle, although this price

varies across different manufacturers. Like most things however, the reason hardware is more expensive is because its volumes are lower and the product newer to the industry.

PERFORMANCE To u n d e r s t a n d t h e difference in performance between discs and drums you have to understand one simple concept.

When drum brakes heat up they expand away from the brake pads, which allows for additional brake stroke and brake

fade, increasing stopping distance. On the other hand, disc brakes react oppositely and the space between the pads and the rotor gets smaller, which means quicker reaction, l e s s b r a k e f a d e, a n d shorter stopping distance.

MAINTENANCE COST & TIME The main way to recover the initial cost from disc brake systems is through maintenance, cost and time. It can take as little as 15 minutes to change a set of brake pads on a disc system but upward of an

hour to change the shoes on a drum system. For cold weather applications, disc brakes will be an improvement over drums because the system will not freeze and disc brakes are always in adjustment so no time will have to be spent hammering a frozen drum brake free.

SAFETY & WEIGHT Tests have shown disc brake systems to stop the vehicle quicker than drum system in most applications. While the difference in stopping distance at low speeds

may not be ground breaking, it increases exponentially when speed increases. For example, a disc brake system will stop a truck on average of 10 to 30 feet quicker than the same truck with a drum brake setup from 60 miles an hour, but from 70 miles an hour that figure can jump from 50 to 150.

As a bonus, disc brakes are actually lighter per axle! For example, a 17.5 disc is 94.8 lbs. per axle, a 19.5 disc is 55.5 lbs. per axle and a 22.5 disc is 14.4lbs per axle.

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CONSOLIDATED FASTFRATE GROUP

New President/COO & VP for Quebec Region

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onsolidated Fastfrate (Fastfrate) is pleased to announce the appointment of Manny Calandrino to the position of President

and COO for the Fastfrate Group of companies. The group consists of four operating entities including Fastfrate, Fastfrate Integrated Logistics, Canada

Drayage Inc. (CDI) and Bruce R Smith.

Reporting directly to Ron Tepper, Executive Chairman and CEO, Mr. Calandrino will have full

operating responsibility for the group of companies. According to Ron Tepper, “Manny has been with us for over 30 years and has his finger on the pulse of our organization. He was most recently Executive VP for Eastern Canada and was extremely successful in managing and accelerating growth in the region.

I am confident Manny will be well received by our management team and the marketplace. He has a passion for getting things done and done well.”

The change in management structure is in direct response to Fastfrate Group’s significant growth in their supply chain business, logistics offering and most recently its cross

border LTL service across continental USA. The new Cross Border service links the company’s Canada-wide infrastructure through a hub and spoke distribution model, in partnership with AAA Cooper and other strategic U.S. carriers.

Fastfrate is also pleased to announce the appointment of Alfonso Trioli to the position of Vice President, Quebec region, for the Fastfrate Group of companies. Alfonso has been with the company for 18 years, in several management positions, the latest being General Manager, Quebec. He has tremendous operating experience and knows the Quebec market very well.

Alfonso will report directly

Manny Calandrino to Manny Calandrino, President and COO. Both announcements officially took effect on January 1, 2017.

To find out more about Fastfrate please visit their website at www.fastfrate. com.

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PETERSON MANUFACTURING

Updated Website

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randview, Montana – Peterson Manufacturing Company is very pleased to announce the launch of its newly updated website: pmlights.com. Some nine months in development, the new site provides visitors a faster, easier way to access the latest information on Peterson

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products and services from any desktop or mobile device.

The layout is streamlined for clearer, interactive navigation. All main sections – Company, Products, Resources, and News – are only a click away, as are links to many social media sites.

“Besides updating the

look and feel and responsiveness of our site, we also wanted it to be fully scalable to today’s wide range of fixed and mobile devices,” said Rick Stephens, Peterson’s Corporate Director of Information Technologies.

For more information, visit Website www.pmlights.com.

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CAREERS

KEEPING YOUR VEHICLES CLEAN

Truck Washing For 2017

BY JACK JACKSON

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imes are changing in all facets of trucking and washing. Consolidation and efficiencies are the name of

the game in today’s world of truck washing, which have fallen to the lowest levels in years. I would say, based on my experience, there are more questions about solutions in the past 8 years, but there are more hurdles to cross as well.

A primary issue is a building with a wash bay in Canada due to climate.

Another challenge is dealing with the environment when washing outside in the parking lot. With all these problems to solve, it’s not a priority for the

executive level to worry about today. ‘Everyone is not washing properly, so I am fine as no one stands out in the crowd,’ seems to be the prevailing attitude.

Washing trucks continues to be a nuisance to most trucking firms.

It is a necessary evil and most times an unwanted expense. I would estimate, by far, most washing of trucks and trailers is done by hand with staff, or outside mobile trucks coming onsite. Second would be going to a public wash,

and a distant third would be washing inside a wash bay with automation.

Most feel the economical way to wash is by hand or pressure washer. It only requires a hose, a bucket and a brush. Most only use a pressure washer and some soap to meet their needs.

But what remains is a build up of oxidation and dull paint or graphics. It seems most trucking companies accept this as business as usual. The reason why this is done is because the majority do it that way, so

why change. As I heard the other day, “I am no worse than my competitor and we have to save money.”

We have visited over a hundred sites in the past year or so and I can say we have only made a handful of sales due to the complexities and issues stated above. There are many automated methods that can reduce the cost per wash, cost of water usage, and amount of labor required. All these automated methods also ensure a quality wash every time

and a perfect way to be proud of your fleet. Is it a bad thing to stand out in the crowd and go against the industry norm? In today’s competitive world, maybe it’s the small advantage of a clean image that can win you that customer.

Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp. Email: jjackson@ awashystems.com or call 1.800.265.7405. Visit our w e b s i t e w w w. aw a s h systems.com. North America’s leader in Fleet Washing Solutions.

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ONTARIO TRUCKING ASSOCIATION [OTA]

Jackie Dobrowolski Leaving the Association

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fter 29 years as the Office Manager and Executive Assistant to OTA/CTA Chief Executive Officer David Bradley, Jackie Dobrowolski – or Jack/JD as she is universally known to so many

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– has announced she is leaving the association to pursue other interests.

“Jackie has been a wonderful assistant and a major asset to OTA for almost three decades. She has been and always will be

part of the family. She will be greatly missed, but I – as well as a great many others wish her nothing but the best for the future,” said Bradley, who will be retiring at the end of this year.

For her part, Jackie says:

“The decision to leave OTA was very difficult and bittersweet. I grew up here and it has been a large part of my life. Working with David, the staff and the members has been a wonderful and invaluable experience for

which I am forever thankful.

I have met so many great people who I am proud and grateful to call my friends.

With David’s upcoming retirement, it’s an opportunity for me to try something new.”

Jackie’s last day at OTA will be February 28, 2017.

In addition to preparing for her departure, she looks forward to making time to say farewell to all those in the industry she has come to know over the years.

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CAREERS

HEALTHY TRUCKER

Exercise & Its Role in Weight Loss

BY ANDREA MORLEY

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hen trying to lose weight it can be hard to know whether to keep your focus on diet or on exercise to get results, since focusing too heavily on both can become exhausting when you’re just starting and can cause burnout.

There is a lot of debate around this topic and many different “schools of thought,” but here’s how I often break it down for people: diet should be 2/3 of your focus, and exercise should be 1/3 of it.

This means that your diet plays a bigger role in determining what your weight will be, but exercise is still crucial to actually getting the results you want.

Exercise is also the way that you transform the shape and composition of

your body. If you are eating a very healthy diet, but not exercising at all, you will likely have a “soft” yet thin body, with little muscle mass or definition. When you add in exercise, you will gain muscle, improve your posture, and have overall muscle definition (without looking bulky or like a bodybuilder, I promise). When combining this with proper nutrition, this is where your confidence will skyrocket, clothes will fit better, and people will start to notice how great you look!

Additionally, the benefits of exercise are endless: increased energy, increased metabolism, increased muscle mass, increased bone density, especially important as we age, decreased cholesterol, decreased blood pressure, improved cardiovascular health, improved endurance & stamina so you don’t get winded carrying groceries up a flight of stairs, increased mental alertness & focus, increased confidence.

Now, there are many different types of exercise, from walking to weight lifting, boot camp classes to yoga. So, how do we incor-

porate exercise specifically for weight loss? Your best option will be a workout that gets your heart rate up quickly for short periods of time, combined with moves that allow your heart rate to come back down for a short period of time. This is known as high intensity interval training, or HIIT, short bursts of ac-

tivity followed by a “rest” period.

Many people assume cardio is best for weight loss, but running or walking at a steady pace will only burn a limited number of calories in a long workout, not to mention how boring it can be!

HIIT workouts boost your heart rate repeatedly,

which helps to increase your metabolism (the calories you burn) for the rest of the day. Since HIIT workouts can be so varied in what exercises you do, you can also include strength training moves to burn calories and increase muscle at the same time.

Bonus: the time flies by, and you will never get bored!

You also don’t need any equipment, meaning you can drop the excuses and workout anywhere!

Try it! Head to YouTube and search “Beginner HIIT Workout” or add in any other specifications you may have, like “15 minutes” or “bodyweight workout” based on your interest and needs.

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TRUCKING HR CANADA

Youth in Trucking Survey

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rucking HR Canada has launched i t s Yo u t h w i t h Drive survey, as a next step in developing a national employment strategy for youth in the trucking industry.

The goal of the survey is to gather information about young people (18 – 35) currently employed in the trucking industry. The survey questions cover three main themes, including; attraction, engagement and challenges.

The average age of a Canadian truck driver is 47.1 years, four years older

than the average Canadian worker, and less than 15% of drivers are between 25 – 34 years old. With the growing need for drivers, technicians, safety personnel, managers and more, the trend is concerning.

To access the employer survey go to https:// truckinghrengage.com/ en/content/ youth-driveemployer-survey-0 To access the employee survey (Driving and NonDriving Occupations) go to https:// truckinghrengage.com/en/content/ youth-drive-employeesurvey-0.

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CAREERS

GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Long-Term Fix for the Ten-Mile Slide

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mergency stabili zati on w ork a t the Ten-Mile Slide on Highway 99 northeast of Lillooet is now underway, providing immediate short-term stabilization that will allow the highway to be opened to two lanes, improving safety and mobility for the local communities and the traveling public.

“In December, the B.C. government committed $60 million in funding for a long-term fix for the area known as the ‘Ten-Mile Slide,’” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “In advance of this major project, that is set to get underway this summer, the

ministry has started initial work to stabilize this section of Highway 99 in the short term and open up the highway to two lanes.”

Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. was awarded a $1.2-million contract for this initial work, which will consist of installing approximately 30 soil anchors above Highway 99.

Once the 30 anchors have been installed and ministry engineers are confident that the slope is secure enough to handle construction, work will begin to re-establish two lanes of travel and lift current load restrictions on commercial vehicles.

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GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN

New Impaired Laws In Effect

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GI is reminding Saskatchewan residents that impaired driving laws have changed. Tougher legislation was passed earlier this fall, with strengthened laws that began January 1, 2017.

Changes build on laws implemented in 2014 to strengthen impaired driving legislation in Saskatchewan.

Since January 1: Experienced drivers who are charged for the first time with having a blood alcohol content (BAC) over 0.04 will have their vehicle seized for three days; There will be zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol for all drivers 21 and under and all new drivers; and Ignition interlock laws are now the strongest in Canada, with mandatory ignition interlock for drivers who register a BAC of 0.16 or greater or refuse to provide a breath sample (1st offence - two years; 2nd offence - five years; 3rd

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and subsequent offence 10 years).

Safe ride options include: taking the bus, planning for a designated driver or using a designated driving service; calling a cab, friend or family member for a ride; or, planning to spend the night. Residents are reminded they can report suspected impaired drivers to police by calling 9-1-1.

A new cellphone law also came into effect January 1.

To help prevent distracted driving, the cellphone law has expanded from “using” a cellphone while driving to “holding, viewing, using or manipulating” a cellphone while driving.

Under the new cellphone law all drivers are prohibited from using handheld cellphones.

Experienced drivers can use hands-free devices, but new drivers can’t.

Vi s i t S G I ’s w e b s i t e at www.sgi.sk.ca for more information about the changes.

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for commercial traffic and for the efficient transport of goods in and out of the area,” said MLA for Fraser Nicola Jackie Tegart. “This initial work to install soil anchors is the first step in stabilizing the slope and road base to eventually allow the safe passage of commercial vehicles.”

The Ten-Mile Slide is approximately 200 metres wide, 300 metres long and contains over one million cubic metres of rock and earth. Since 1988, this slow-moving slide has periodically made the road unstable and unreliable for travellers. Accelerated slide movement occurred last fall and resulted in a full closure of Highway 99 for eight days. Highway 99 has since re-opened but only to single-lane alternating traffic with a 50% legal load restriction at the slide site.

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