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Tribute to Military Heroes

olvo Trucks made their annual ride through the nation’s capital during Memorial Day weekend as part of the Rolling Thunder® – Ride for Freedom rally. Volvo employees at the New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia, have been participating for more than two decades in the motorcycle rally in tribute to America’s military heroes who laid down their lives in service of the nation. The graphics on this year’s truck focus on the emotions – faith, hope and despair – of a prisoner of war (POW). The custom design illustrates the camaraderie and brotherhood of POWs and is also a way to recognize the National League of POW Families. NRV developed the graphics for the Volvo VNL 670 in conjunction with UAW Local 2069’s Veteran Committee Volvo Trucks North America’s operations and products are guided by the company’s three core values: Quality, Safety and Environmental Care. The Volvo VN, VHD and VAH trucks are assembled in the United States at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia, while Volvo engines for North America are assembled in Hagerstown, Maryland. Both plants are certified to ISO14001 environmental and ISO9001 quality standards. For further information, contact www.volvotrucks. com.

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reensboro, North Carolina - Mack Trucks today announced it’s expanding its natural gas-powered offerings and has taken a key step forward in its hybrid vehicle development process. Mack plans to offer natural gas-powered versions of the MACK® Pinnacle™ and MACK® Granite® models in 2013. Both models will utilize the Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine. Customer testing is scheduled to begin this year. The addition of the 12-liter natural gas-powered models expands Mack’s current natural gas solutions to on-highway and construction applications. Mack already offers natural gas-powered MACK® TerraPro™ Low Entry and MACK® TerraPro® Cabover refuse models. Like their Mack TerraPro natural gas counterparts, the Mack natural gas-powered Pinnacle

Bulldog ‘Walks the Walk’ on Alternative Drivelines and Granite models will feature maintenance-free aftertreatment and require only a three-way c a t a l y s t t o m e e t E PA 2010 and CARB emissions standards, setting a new benchmark for lower alternative fuel vehicle lifecycle costs and improving customers’ return on investment. Mack’s natural gas-powered trucks are available with compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) fuel systems. “Mack has a long history in alternative driveline technologies, and in particular, natural gas,” said Kevin Flaherty, President, Mack Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. “We’ve offered natural gas since it became clear that it was a viable energy solution in the refuse segment. Now customers within the regional haul, LTL and construction segments will have the benefits of natural gas combined with the power and performance they expect

from Mack.” Mack also is investigating other alternative driveline technologies, including high pressure direct injection, which uses a combination of natural gas and a small amount of diesel in the combustion process, and DME (dimethyl ether), which can be produced from natural gas. In addition, the company continues to move forward on development of diesel-electric hybrid TerraPro models, recently delivering additional Low Entry test units to the New York City Department of Sanitation for evaluation. “For more than 35 years, we’ve counted on Mack for trucks that can withstand the tremendous rigors of our operations,” said Rocco DiRico, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Sanitation, Support Services, New York City. “We look forward to putting these new vehicles with the latest version

The natural gas-powered MACK® TerraPro™ model, equipped with a Cummins Westport ISL-G natural gas engine, meets EPA 2010 and CARB emissions levels and sets a new benchmark for lower alternative fuel vehicle lifecycle costs and lower maintenance costs, improving customers’ return on investment. of Mack’s diesel-electric hybrid technology to the test. We fully expect that they’ll deliver on the Mack promise of durability, reliability and superior performance as we continue to deliver on our own promise of a clean city with clean air.” The Mack diesel-electric

hybrid technology provides up to a 30 percent fuel economy improvement in stop-and-go applications such as refuse, with a corresponding greenhouse gas emissions benefit. “We listen to what our customers want and develop the technolo-

gies best suited for their needs,” Flaherty said. “Mack’s alternative driveline technologies represent an ongoing evolution built upon our proven experience.” For more information about Mack, visit our Web site at www.macktrucks. com.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Presentation Addresses Crucial Links Between Safety Technologies, Fleet Data & Driving Performance

lyria, Ohio – A member of the Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC senior leadership team was among the presenters at the Commercial

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Vehicle Megatrends USA 2012 Conference. Richard Beyer, Vice President, Engineering and R&D, presented “Current Heavy Vehicle Safety Systems and the Data They Produce

Can Influence Good Driver Behavior.” This year’s installment of the annual conference took place June 12th - 14th in Dearborn, Michigan. Hosted by Automotive

World Ltd., the conference was themed “Three Steps to Greater Fleet Efficiency.” It devoted a full day of sessions to each of three focus areas: Commercial Vehicle Powertrain; Aerodynamics and Rolling Resistance; and Fleet Management Technologies. Beyer’s presentation, part of the Fleet Management Technologies agenda, was one of four in the Safety and Security topic area. He outlined onboard safety systems available today and discussed how drivers are vital to their performance. His presentation also stressed the importance of making effective use of information fleets can now access. “From collision mitigation to full stability and

lane departure warnings to tire pressure monitoring, today’s onboard safety systems provide a wealth of data that can keep drivers and fleets informed. Transforming the enormous amount of raw data on the J1939 network into actionable information can translate into significant cost savings and improved highway safety if used to its fullest potential,” Beyer said. “When connected and managed through a back-office interface, like an easy-to-understand website, fleet safety and risk managers can take informed action, develop targeted ongoing driver training and reinforce safe driving practices.” “In the constantly changing commercial

vehicle industry, the great value of this conference lies in continuing to build our understanding of the issues driving fleets and the industry as a whole today, as well as what changes are foreseen in the years ahead,” Beyer said. “At the same time, we have the opportunity to communicate the many ways that safety solutions can provide value to our customers, such as through safer highways and stronger bottom lines.” For more information, call 800-AIR-BRAKE (1800.247.2725) or visit www.bendix.com. To learn more about career opportunities at Bendix, visit www.bendix.com/ careers. Follow Bendix on Twitter at http://twitter. com/Bendix_CVS.

Theme: Rust Control

Confronting the Inevitable Spread of Corrosion

By Marek Krasuski

ome have called it the trucking industry’s silent killer, as menacing as it is expensive to correct. The cost of corrosion is $50 billion a year to American truckers, and $250 billion to the nation, according to the Technology and Maintenance Council. Going against prevailing trends of better product quality, environmental improvements and more streamlined services, corrosion is actually worse today than in yesteryear. It’s a phenomenon that mystifies the casual observer, but those in the know firmly grasp the underlying reasons for the proliferation of rust. Rock salt, also known as sodium chloride, traditionally did a good job of melting snow and ice, but several years ago transport authorities in Canadian provinces and snow-prone American states realized that instead of salt, magnesium chloride and calcium chloride, if applied in liquid form, would accelerate the de-icing process on roadways. They could also be applied before the onset of snow and ice which eliminated the need to put road crews on call during which time trucks idled, fuel was wasted, and maintenance costs climbed. Added to these pre-wetting agents are materials such as beet juice, sticky tacky substances that prevent the liquefied compounds from draining off road surfaces. These products do a better job of melting snow and are cheaper methods for cash-conscious municipalities and govern-

ments to apply, but they are far more corrosive and cause significant damage to car and truck components. As vehicles pass over these prewetting agents on road surfaces they are pulled up onto undercarriages, thus exposing metal surfaces to greater amounts of moisture, the primary cause of corrosion. Maintenance managers predating these new application procedures gave scant attention to rust prevention. Tractors had a typical five-year life cycle and could be resold before the onset of significant corrosion. Such practices, however, have since changed, partly due to aggressive corrosion, and partly to the extended life cycle of trucks. This assessment is corroborated by Freeman Young, President of Krown Rust Control, a dominant player in the anti-corrosion market for 29 years. The company operates 240 service outlets in Canada and is establishing a growing market presence in Europe and the US. “The industry is recognizing corrosion as one of the biggest issues today – one that has had a huge impact. Fleets are trying to extend the life cycle of their trucks by up to 40 percent in response to added purchase and maintenance costs to their vehicles,” he said. Over the years trucks, like cars, have undergone radical design changes, including the replacement of metal parts with plastic or fibreglass substitutes. Still, corrosion has an insidious and extended reach, affecting critical components essential to the smooth and uninterrupted operation of trucks. “The problem with corrosion,” Young continues, “is that it affects the steel rails underneath the vehicle. It reaches into transmission casings, motors, and is especially hazardous to

wiring harnesses, one of the biggest problem areas for operators, fleets, and maintenance personnel.” Indeed, corrosion is an electrochemical process which will accelerate in areas holding moisture such as lamp housings, sockets and wiring. Even sealed lamps are vulnerable, as are terminals, battery posts and clamps. But the damage does not stop there. Brakes, gladhands, fuel tanks, radiators and suspensions are affected by corrosion, as are trailers, reportedly more vulnerable to structural damage than tractors. Corrosion experts strongly endorse the principle of simplicity. The best defence against rust, they say, is to wash rigs regularly. Corrosion is caused by the adherence of moisture to metal surfaces. Salt draws and h o l d s m o i s t u r e, s o i t stands to reason that the quicker this moisture-absorbing substance is removed the less damage it causes. In describing the merits of regular washing, Freeman Young includes a caveat. A comprehensive cleaning program is highly recommended, he says, suggesting that one wash per week should be a realistic goal for commercial carriers to reach. But it is the right kind of washing that is critical to the removal of salt. “Only soap products designed to remove salt should be used.” Cleaning products lacking this critical component are often noticeable by the clouding that occurs on metal surfaces after drying. More insidious is the damage that goes much deeper than these relatively benign streaks. “Using a cleaning product without saltremoving properties can cause salt to be pushed further into cracks and crevices of equipment, even into areas that were not exposed to road salt before washing. This

oversight can actually accelerate corrosion on a truck,” he explained. Salt removing products are comparatively priced alongside regular cleaners, an advantage that eliminates the need to opt for cheaper, but ineffective and even harmful substitutes. Key to any good salt eliminator is its ability to mix with chloride to form a new substance that removes the chloride’s affinity to bond with metal. Once the properties of chloride change by the introduction of a new substance, it releases its hold on metal and its ability to hold moisture, the catalyst that begins the corrosion process. Most salt-removing cleaning products repel further accumulation for six to 10 days before the process begins again. Further efforts in confronting corrosion can be made by adding rust inhibiting spray-on products to the anti rust arsenal. These are advised for use around vulnerable connecting parts of electrical systems. Their function is twofold – to push out moisture and to prevent further exposure. In an age of sweeping technology advancements, it might come as a surprise that the war

against rust has not yet been won, a fact that Freeman Young states emphatically. “Our company literature never says that we stop rust. Such a statement is inaccurate. What we can do instead is slow it down and extend the life cycle of a vehicle.” In addition to rust inhibitors and salt eliminators, other measures are available. One fleet manager advises against buying vehicles with aluminum steel combinations in which the weaker metal is particularly vulnerable to corrosion. But the purchase of trucks with pure metals is not so easy. Some are convinced that new builds manufactured from the metal of older, scrapped vehicles contain corrosion properties that remain throughout the recycling process. Other suggestions for reducing rust, at least in light duty trucks, are the use of non metal box liners; similar applications can be adapted to dump trucks. As for protective under coatings, experts caution against the perception that a thick and heavy wax or tar coating is the best method of protection. If moisture, which is the principal cause of corrosion, is trapped by

an impenetrable coating, the result is condensation without evaporation. Water is locked between metal surfaces and a thick under coating, a condition that accelerates the rusting process. Instead, the better alternative is to opt for a lighter product capable of penetrating and protecting the most vulnerable metal surfaces. Corrosion industry experts agree on at least one crucial point: The key to any rust inhibiting material is its ability to separate moisture from metal. They also agree on the multiple benefits derived from effective corrosion retardants. Chief among them is reduced maintenance costs. Less money spent on repairs to rusted trucks leaves more funds available for other repairs. Slowing the spread of corrosion also minimizes electrical failures and breakdowns, keeping deliveries running on time and reputations intact. Finally, return on investment is optimized by the higher resale value of equipment. These measureable benefits, says Freeman Young, are important details that fleet managers are well advised to consider.

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Spotlight on… Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants

A Century of Research & Collaboration Castrol’s Success in Developing a Superior Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil: Elixion 5W30 CJ4 By Marek Krasuski

n 1899 the English entrepreneur, Charles Wakefield, established an oil company which, some years later, revolutionized the transportation industry with the introduction of a new lubricant into the global market. In consultation with industry participants at that time, success followed success as Charles “Cheers” Wakefield continued to contribute to exciting record achievements. His product was the chosen oil for breaking world speed and endurance records on land, sea, and air. The company’s success continues to grow in accordance with the founder’s principles of consultation and partnership in the development of products that meet and surpass customer demand. Over 100 years later, Charles Wakefield’s company, Castrol Lubricants, still abides by its bedrock philosophy upon which its worldleading lubrication solutions continue to excel. Castrol is distinguished by its exclusive commitment to the design, manufacture and distribution of lubricating oils. All research initiatives, intellectual effort, and funds are invested in the continuous development of this specific range of lubricants. A century-long commitment to product excellence has brought to the market a spectrum of oils, lubricants and greases for passenger and recreational vehicles, as well as for on-road and off-road commercial vehicle applications. Many in the transportation industry have relied

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on Castrol’s Heavy Duty family of diesel engine oils for top performance - notably the Castrol Hypuron 15W40, Tection Extra 15W40 and Assuron SAE 40 brands. The company’s reputation as the brand of choice has been underscored, this time, by its five-year research commitment to the development of the new Castrol Elixion 5W30 CJ4 engine oil, a superior synthetic base lubricant. “As a premier national dis-

tributor of automotive and commercial lubricants in Canada, Castrol is pleased to present the most up-todate advancement formulation,” announced Mark Pagnanelli, HD Sales & Marketing manager for Wakefield Canada, Castrol’s exclusive strategic partner and national distributor of Castrol branded lubricants in Canada. Elixion is Castrol’s response to the commercial transportation industry’s need for superior-grade oil capable of optimal performance under the most stressful conditions. Its full synthetic composition and stable viscosity allow for flexible drain intervals. Longer drain intervals translate into less oil, less

maintenance and labour costs, and less down time, resulting in higher operational efficiencies. Always attentive to customer demand, Castrol designed this synthetic product to reap multiple cost saving benefits. “Elixion provides the additional benefit of low

have extended oil life, ensured excellent cold-start potential, and effective soot-handling capability. Castrol Elixion’s alltemperature engine protection is guaranteed by base oil properties which allow for low pour points for cold temperature wear protection while safe-

friction grade which results in a three-to-four percent fuel savings. We are the only manufacturer in the market confident enough to state this on the product label,” continued Mark. Indeed, evidence-based research supports Castrol’s commitment to its customers. Millions of miles of real world-testing by real fleets world wide under a variety of conditions has been undertaken, including telemetry systems attached to engines that accurately measure rates of fuel economy. Exhaustive testing over a five year period in all environmental conditions enabled Castrol to develop characteristics that, in addition to saving fuel,

guarding the engine against excessive oil thinning or thickening during very high operating temperatures and pressures. The result is an oil solution that far exceeds the cold temperature protection limits of conventional engine oils. In addition, this oil lubricant’s low volatility minimizes oil consumption and reduces smoke and particulate matter emissions, providing protection for both the environment and the diesel particulate filters on newer engines. Elixion’s properties were designed to counter the forces at work in an engine that can potentially “shear down” a lubricant and cause it to lose viscosity. Viscosity loss is

detrimental to an engine as it potentially causes premature wear and leads to engine failure. Elixion’s carefully crafted formulation is equipped with exceptional shear stability which guards against permanent viscosity loss, unlike conventional mineral oil formulations. Strong claims of product excellence must meet the exacting needs of all industry participants. Castrol, in addition to formulating an engine oil that met customer needs, also

had to comply with the engine-specific standards of all Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Viscosity stresses, piston deposits and other design elements were factored into Elixion’s formulation. “Castrol was extremely creative in ensuring that it met the standards of all manufacturers. We consulted with every major OEM to ensure that we not only met, but far exceeded their expectations,” Mark explained, adding that Elixion is “backward compatibility,” an industry term referring to Elixion’s ability to work just as effectively in older engine models. In recent years, Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants

has tripled its distribution base in order to make Elixion and other lubricants readily available across the country. As a premier national top brand lubricant manufacturer in Canada, wider distribution comprises part of an overarching marketing initiative that reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to its customers. Elixion is now available, along with the entire family of superior grade commercial engine oils, through Castrol’s five national distributions sites, including the Wakefield location in Toronto, and its network of chosen vendors at service facilities and retail locations across the country. Ideal for both onroad and off-road applications, Elixion’s superior synthetic properties allow for extended drain intervals, cold-start performance leading to improved battery and starter motor life, reduced oil consumption, increased wear protection and reduced emissions. The spirit of resourcefulness that defined Charles Wakefield’s success over one hundred years ago continues to drive Castrol’s commitment toward the development, manufacture, and provision of the most technically advanced lubricants on the market today. Castrol Elixion CJ4 industry specifications and OEM approvals by grade are as follows: API CJ4, CI-4 Plus, CI-4, CH-4, CAT ECF-3, Cummins CES 20081, Volvo VDS-4, Mack EO-O Premium Plus & MB Sheet-228.31. For more information visit Castrol online at www.castrol.com.

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Gin-Cor Industries

Northern Company Hosts Grand Opening of New Production Facility By Marek Krasuski

n June 21 st , officials from all levels of government, truck dealers, and other industry representatives gathered in Mattawa, Ontario to attend the official opening of Gin-Cor Industries’ new production facility. The addition of a 20,000 squarefoot production area to the site’s existing 18,000 square-foot building is a measurable signpost of Gin-Cor’s continuing success in up-fitting “severe service” trucks such as dump trucks, crane trucks and highway/municipal snow plows and sanders. More recently, the company has undertaken the responsibility of modifying vocational trucks with lift axles in accordance with SPIF (Safe, Productive, Infrastructure Friendly)

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regulations introduced in Ontario in July 2011. The complexity of the regulations demand that each vehicle be individually serviced, a challenge which Gin-Cor has successfully addressed with its custom manufacturing and modifying capabilities. The firm stands as just one of a handful of Ontario companies with full accreditation to make vehicles SPIF compliant. Gin-Cor ’s expansion was funded in part by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHF), a provincial crown corporation investing in business ventures that bring economic prosperity to the North, a commitment the company is already fulfilling. Increased sales have expanded Gin-Cor’s client base far beyond northern Ontario, and the $3 million

added to the new facility has increased production capacity and created an additional 20 jobs for area workers. More recruits are expected to be added to the payroll in coming months. (Gin-Cor holds the distinction as the largest private employer in the Mattawa region.) A dozen new installing bays have been added to the operation, as well as a sandblasting and paint facility which will enable Gin-Cor to target the mining sector for refurbishment work. The transport enthusiasts and dignitaries in attendance also viewed new air filtration systems that ensure optimal air quality for employees working in an industrial setting. During the proceedings company president, Luc Stang, and Technical Sales

Representative, Dan Lebel, credited employees and truck dealership partners, both of whom have been cornerstones in the company’s success over the years. Gin-Cor, which takes its name from company founders, Gingras-Cor-

riveau, was founded in 1978 as a welding and fabrication service. Significant advancements over the years culminated in aggressive corporate growth since Luc Stang purchased the business in 2002. The Official Opening of

the new production facility will be followed in September by a customer appreciation day that will pay tribute to all dealers and end users across Ontario. This publication will announce the event once a date has been confirmed.

Cross Border Services

Multi-Million Dollar Cocaine Bust

By Dawn Truell

n April 20th, a P-3 plane operating in the Western Caribbean spotted two of what they call go-fast vessels 120 miles off the coast of Panama. The two 40-foot twin-engine boats were spotted speeding north and appeared to be loaded with numerous packages. The Florida based U.S. CBP Customs & Border Patrol P-3 plane began tracking them. While trying to avoid getting caught with local law enforcement officials behind and above them, one vessel abandoned the contraband before arriving on shore, while the second was seized nearby. The U.S. Navy team recovered 89 bales of cocaine. This seizure is in addition to the $2.8 billion detected by the CBP P-3s operating out of

Jacksonville, Florida and Corpus Christi, Texas since October 2011. On April 25, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection office of Air and Marine National Air Security Operations Center in Jacksonville, Florida detected two vessels carrying more than 4,840 pounds of cocaine with a combined value of more than $362 million. During 2011, the U.S. CBP P-3 fleet continued its anti-smuggling success by seizing over 148,000 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $11.1 billion, totaling 20.6 pounds seized for every flight hour, valued at $1.5 million for every hour flown. U.S. CBP P-3 planes have been an integral part of the success in fighting narcotic operations. The P-3s patrol in a 42 million square mile area of the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, known as the Source and Transit Zone, in search of drugs that are in transit towards U.S. shores. The P-3s’ distinctive detection capabilities allow highly-trained crews to identify emerging threats well beyond the land borders of the U.S. By providing surveillance of known air, land, and mari-

time smuggling routes in an area that is twice the size of the continental U.S., the P-3s detect, monitor and disrupt smuggling activities before they reach the shore. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents made a significant drug seizure last week at a highway traffic checkpoint. Border Patrol agents

discovered 2,226 pounds of marijuana in a 1997 tractor-trailer that was bound for Michigan. The driver of the truck, a U.S. Citizen from Tennessee, was questioned about the contents of cargo. While in the secondary inspection area, a CBP Border Patrol canine was requested and alerted to the trailer area. Agents searched the

trailer and found several cellophane bundles contained in boxes. A total of 21 boxes containing 113 cellophane bundles of marijuana were retrieved, weighing 2,226 pounds. The value of the contraband is estimated at $1,700,000. The driver, identified as 44-year old Walter Gene Bruce, was taken into custody and

turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration in Las Cruces with the contraband and truck. For further information on aiding in the fight against contraband smuggling, please contact Dawn Truell, President, Cross Border Services, at www.crossborderservices. org, crossborderservices@ cogeco.net.

Correction

Company No Longer in Operation

he theme article in the May issue of this publication included product information on the Concord, Ontario - based firm, Cool Moves. This

company is no longer in operation. Ontario Trucking News (OTN) regrets the error and apologizes for any inconveniences this created for affected parties.

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Special Report

Raging Fires Play Havoc with Transport Industry

Western Trucking News •

By Marek Krasuski

he month of May was particularly difficult for residents in parts of northeastern Ontario and for commercial carriers with interests in the same district. Of the 45 active forest fires in the province, 43 of them were concentrated in the northeast region. Of particular concern to authorities and some residents put on evacuation alert, was the fire that started just north of the town of Gogama, Ontario, a hamlet of 600 residents surrounded by wilderness forests and located 200 kilometers north of Sudbury. Towering flames licked up lush vegetation as the fire raged northward toward Timmins, 100 kilometers away, literally blazing a trail nearly 50 kilometers long and seven kilometers wide. Timmins residents helplessly watched media reports as the fire crept toward this city of 43,000 and Mayor Tom Laughren declared a state of emergency. The fire prompted evacuation of several communities, including the Mattagami First Nation, Hydro Bay, Cooks Lake and the Kamiskotia Highway. Hundreds of residents were forced to flee their homes and summer camps. Route 144, the only direct paved link between Sudbury and Timmins, was closed for ten days to northbound traffic from Gogama. At the time of this writing, the state-of-emergency order was lifted by the Timmins mayor. Damage to date from this fire alone includes 39,500 hectares and loss of camps burned in the wake of the fire’s fury. Cooler temperatures and rainfall have improved conditions, but officials say the crisis is not over yet and access to some affected areas will be limited for an indefinite period. Meanwhile, traffic was also disrupted on Highway 11 as the town of Kirkland Lake dealt with a large 10 July 2012

forest fire, about 2,600 hectares, which burned just three kilometers outside of town. Mayor Bill Enouy held to the town’s state-of-emergency status, even after Timmins lifted theirs, due to the continuing threat. The scale of all the fires in this part of the province is measured by their collective reach. On May 26th, the Timmins fires were reported to be the cause of diminished air quality and smoggy conditions in Montreal, according to Quebec’s, Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU). Northern communities are highly dependent on trucking. Natural resources, such as timber, minerals, etc. are harvested from the region and are transported south for remanufacturing and processing while staples like food and dry goods are continuously brought north by truck, train and plane. In the wake of the devastation, the many log haul carriers in the region, too, have seen their potential revenue streams literally go up in smoke. Calculating total costs is difficult, particularly as the human and financial consequences merge. Brigus Gold, for example, temporarily suspended operations due to a power outage caused by the Kirkland Lake fires. Gogama Forest Products, a sawmill owned by the EACOM Timber Corporation near Shining Tree, endured three power failures in a one-week period – this, in addition to the stress and risk of its employees, many of whom were affected by fires burning perilously close to their homes in neighbouring Gogama. “The fires had a large impact on our employees and contractors,” said EACOM’s Vice President, Ontario Operations, Mel Lemky from the company’s mill site in Nairn Centre, west of Sudbury. “In addition to the risk to their homes, employees also lost in-

come due to the disruption to operations caused by the fires. If ongoing, the lack of income can have a devastating effect on our workers.” Staff members at the firm’s Timmins site were also temporarily laid off. EACOM’s planing plant in this city relies on raw materials harvested from the Shining Tree region. The lack of lumber deliveries resulted in the plant’s two-week shutdown. Chip deliveries from the Ostrom sawmill too were impacted and employees at several wood chip facilities north of Gogama were also sent home. The ten trucks and drivers that normally make deliveries northward each day remained at the Shining Tree sawmill. Beyond the lumber industry, a staple economic resource in this part of the province, the fires’ reach impacted other carriers too. “They did affect us,”

said John Walker, Regional Operations Coordinator for northeastern Ontario at the Gardewine Group, a major mover of LTL and TL freight. “A lot of our line hauls come up from Toronto to Sudbury. During this period trucks normally dispatched to Timmins via Highway 144 had to be re-routed via North Bay through Highway 11.” The contingency route “adds extra hours and late freight deliveries to our customers.” Clients anxiously awaiting deliveries in the affected northern communities were generally patient, but Walker said nerves were getting frayed as time passed and the crisis continued. Day Construction, headquartered in Sudbury, averages 20 truckloads of groceries to northern communities each week. Grocery Dispatcher, Neil Desjardins, tallied the ex-

tra costs to the company to about an additional 25 driving hours per week due to the re-routing of trips. On one occasion deliveries were postponed for a half day when both northbound highways, 144 and 11, were closed from the dangers of encroaching fires. As the skies lighten from the billowing smoke and returning property owners assess the scale of damage, firefighting officials

remain vigilant in controlling and monitoring fire hazards. The town of Gogama, about one hundred kilometers south of Timmins, continues to function as a portable fire base. Three helicopters stand ready on a field patch at the edge of town from where they make regular air patrols and when necessary, launch firefighters, already exhausted from recent burns, back into the wilderness infernos.

Innovative Product

Lug Lock Inventor Acknowledged By Marek Krasuski

t has been said that business has only two functions – marketing and innovation. Canadian inventor, Ifor Davies, who prefers to go by the name Taffy, seems to be excelling at both. His website, www. zafetyluglock.com, details background, function, testimonials, articles and independent lab results that support the advertised features and benefits of his engineered lug locks. Davies’ marketing savvy, evidenced through this comprehensive website and other promotional tools, stands alongside a demonstrative creative bent – at least according to the Manning Awards Foundation which has nominated him as a runner-up for the 2012 award for innovation. What piqued the interest of the Manning decision makers was the product’s distinguishing characteristics and functions. Like

all locks of its kind, his invention, the Zafety Lug Lock, was manufactured as a safety device to prevent lug nuts from loosening and eventually falling off. Taffy Davies initially designed the Lug Lock after hearing complaints from mechanics and commercial drivers dissatisfied with available devices. “I had several discussions with industry experts who indicated that improperly secured lug nuts had been a problem for years and that no satisfactory solution had been found. I felt I could deliver the soughtafter solution by designing a good product,” he said. In 2008, Davies got busy developing a newly designed securement tool which he patented in July of the same year. The decision to select Davies as a nominee rises from the qualities the inventor says are unique to the Zafety Lug Lock. Chief

among these is ease of installation, removal and maintenance. These devices can be installed using only hands and wheel nuts can be re-torqued without removing the apparatus – a feature, Davies says, no other product of its kind can claim. Zafety Lug Locks are also reusable and cost less than comparable products. Made of engineered plastic, the

product is reportedly hazard free if left on the road, a claim the company says locks constructed of metal cannot make. The plastic material, made of a specialty engineered resin, is for specific applications which yield clearly defined results. Lug Locks have sufficient strength and elastic re>> Lug Locks, page 21

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ATSSA - Sudbury

Name Change, Hosts End of Year Meeting By Marek Krasuski

he Sudbury chapter of the ATSSA has, along with several sister provincial chapters, been renamed the TMTA (Transportation Maintenance and Technology Association), a provincial organization. The TMTA will hold its first Transportation Maintenance and Technology Conference in May, 2013. The TMTA held its final meeting of the operating year on June 14th. In keeping with its traditional format, TMTA vice president, Mike Hamel, delivered a compelling presentation on seasonal safety tips. This talk discussed prevention measures against the deadly threat of lightning strikes. Citing statistics from Environment Canada, he said that 52 people in this country died in 2011 from lightning and another 162 received injuries, ranging

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from moderate to severe. A video with footage from a security camera showed one poor unfortunate get hit twice by separate lightning strikes within a 10-minute period. The victim miraculously survived both assaults. Environment officials advise Canadians to take shelter in fully enclosed buildings when thunder and lightning are detected. Partially opened buildings – pavilions, gazebos, patios, tents, etc. – do not provide sufficient protection against lightning. As an example, Mike spoke of one man killed in his tent by lightning at an Ontario provincial park several years ago. Following Mike Hamel’s presentation, Dave Kloos discussed overheating issues in anticipation of warm temperatures. Checking thermostats, fans and radiators should be monitored for

any malfunctions. Dave mentioned that when a thermostat is fully opened and running at high idle, there should be no more than a 12 degree temperature difference between water at the top inlet of the radiator and the outlet. Temperatures reaching beyond this differential suggest that the coolant is not circulating properly. Later, the evening’s sponsor, Wakefield Canada, summarized developments around SCR (selective catalytic reduction) technology and followed with a presentation on the features and benefits of the company’s premium brand of diesel exhaust fluid, H2Blu. H2Blu is Wakefield Canada’s approach to solving its customers’ needs in the wake of new requirements for diesel emissions introduced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010.

The new standards call for diesel engines built from 2010 onward to be equipped with approved technologies that dramatically reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. Territory Sales Manager, Virginia Bain, spoke of the company’s product and service package. Wakefield has achieved product differentiation through the adoption of a Systems Approach which simplifies the DEF solution for customers. The company solutionizes the product at its Toronto facility, packages it, delivers it in customized company trucks, pumps it into customers’ storage tanks, and provides them with the necessary equipment to ensure that the product is properly dispensed into vehicles. Wakefield staff has complete control over the entire supply chain so that product integrity is guaranteed.

The Sudbury TMTA will continue to hold monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month from September to June at the award winning Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Sponsors are encouraged

to support the monthly dinner meetings. These are unique opportunities to engage in one place with transportation fleet maintenance personnel and distributors from across the province.

Legal Matters

Speed Limiters Unconstitutional?

By Mark Reynolds

Justice of the Peace in Welland, Ontario has ruled that Ontario’s speed limiter law for commercial motor vehicles is unconstitutional as it places a driver in a “less than safe situation” due to an inability to accelerate or not accelerate. Now, before we get too excited about this ruling, bear in mind that this judgement does not necessarily impact decisions in other cases, nor does it obligate other justices or judges to rule in the same manner. The Ministry of Transportation has the option of appealing this decision and it will be interesting to see

if that happens. The province of Ontario attributes the speed limiter legislation in part to the improved road safety statistics since its introduction in 2009. Personally, I don’t believe this legislation is at all safety related, and I stated that in an article back when this legislation was first introduced. If limiting the speed of trucks has had an impact on road safety, why then, has the province not introduced legislation to limit the ability of passenger vehicles from travelling over a certain speed? Certainly, there have always been more cars exceeding the speed limit than trucks. We all know, however, that this will never happen. Although I don’t believe the speed limiter legislation improves road safety, I am not convinced that it puts truck drivers in any more danger than they were before. Let’s face it, the driver of a tractor trailer weighing up to 63,500

kilograms, and travelling at the designated 105, is not likely to be able to rely on acceleration to avoid a dangerous situation. In fact, most truck drivers rarely exceed the speed limit by any great amount. I know this because the majority of my practice deals with trucking related offences and I just don’t see a great number of truck

drivers being charged with travelling at speeds over 100 km per hour. I am aware of other decisions regarding the speed limiters, and one such case has been appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal by MTO. We are still awaiting a decision from that court. In that case it was decided that the truck was, in fact, equipped with a

working speed limiting device, but that it was simply not set correctly - a fact that does not technically contravene the legislation. It will be interesting to see if MTO appeals the present decision. There is always a risk for the MTO when it comes to appeals in that the higher court may, indeed, support the idea that this legislation is

unconstitutional. We can only wait and see. Mark Reynolds is a licenced paralegal, former truck driver, MTO enforcement officer, provincial trainer and enforcement coordinator, and can be reached at 416.221.6888, 877.861.6888 or at MarkReynolds@OTTLegal. com.

Announcement

Appointment to Blue Water Bridge Authority

ttawa, Ontario - June 7, 2012 The Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport), today announced the appointment of Mr. Marcel Beaubien of Petrolia, Ontario, as Chairperson of the board of directors of the Blue Water Bridge Authority for a threeyear term. Mr. Beaubien was a member of the provincial parliament of Ontario from 1995 to 2003 for Lambton-KentMiddlesex. He served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. During this time, he was also a member of various parliamentary committees. Past mayor of the Town of Petrolia and county councillor for Lambton County, he was an active volunteer member of several

boards and committees. He is a developer, builder and manager of small commercial complexes and an advisor for Canadians for Properly Built Homes, a Canadian not-for-profit, national consumer protection organization. He has been a member of the Blue Water Bridge Authority’s board of directors since June 2011. The Canadian half of the Blue Water Bridge is owned and operated by Blue Water Bridge Canada, a federal Crown corporation. With approximately 5,000 commercial vehicles crossing the bridge daily, it is Canada’s second-busiest international commercial crossing for trucks and is the third busiest for total vehicles. This crossing is a key component of the Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor.

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Alternative Fuel Technology

Major Automakers Reconfirm Commercialization Targets for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

oronto, Ontario - Auto representatives from Daimler AG, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota displayed some of their new fuel cell cars at the World Energy Conference in Toronto. Some have announced the delivery to showrooms as early as 2013, two years earlier than originally planned. They also confirmed that they are moving ahead with plans to rollout hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2015. This timeline was first announced with the signing of a letter of understanding in 2009 by all the major manufacturers.

Some of the highlights of the industry briefing include the following: Daimler already has 200 B-class vehicles in service with electric engines powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Three vehicles completed an around-the-world tour in 2011. Daimler will soon open a fuel cell manufacturing facility in Vancouver, British Columbia to produce fuel cell stacks for its new-generation BClass fuel cell vehicles and the company will introduce fuel cell vehicles to the marketplace in 2014. Honda has been leasing its FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle to a limited

number of retail consumers in Southern California since 2008. Hyundai announced that during the 2012 to 2015 timeframe, 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell Hyundai vehicles will be on the road in the United States, Europe, and Asia. By 2015, Hyundai hopes a spacious and fully-featured fuel cell powered Hyundai SUV will be available at an affordable price. Recently, Norwegian NGO, called ZERO, crossed Europe with two ix35 FCEV from Oslo to Monte Carlo, using only existing hydrogen stations, showing that additional sup-

ports to the hydrogen infrastructure will allow for fuel cell vehicles to reach every corner of Europe. Germany and Japan have committed to the construction of hundreds of hydrogen fueling stations over the next several years. Au t o m a n u f a c t u r e r , Toyota, will also bring a fuel-cell sedan to market by 2015. It currently has more than 100 FCHV-adv vehicles on U.S. roads. John Sheridan, board chair at the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, said this “encouraging news from the car companies” was another

example of fuel cell technology that is beginning to move out of the lab and into the commercial marketplace. “Hydrogen fuel cells are approaching a ‘tipping point’ in terms of commercial adoption,” he said, adding, “that’s especially good news for Canada because a lot of the basic technology was developed here and Canadian companies manufacture a great many hightech fuel cell products for use in applications around the globe.” Industry analysts at Pike Research, an American research firm specializing in clean energy, predict

sales of fuel cell cars and trucks will reach a cumulative one million vehicles globally by 2020. Manufacturers say sales will accelerate as the refueling infrastructure expands and as fuel cell electric vehicles – known in the industry as FCEV’s – become increasingly price competitive as a result of larger production runs. Canada, a world leader in the development of hydrogen fuel cell technologies and a leading exporter worldwide, stands to benefit from the commercialization of FCEVs and infrastructure. However, commercial launch of FCEVs in Canada in the near future will be limited to provinces and municipalities actively supporting development of local refueling infrastructure and other incentives for consumers. British Columbia has become a North American leader by offering a $5,000 purchase incentive for a FCEV. Several “hydrogen highway” fueling stations were installed in the Lower Mainland and the Seato-Sky corridor several years ago with support from government. One of those stations is located in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, which is now converting its municipal fleet to low-emission vehicles, including several FCEVs. The World Hydrogen Energy Conference has attracted more than 1,000 global leaders from Industry, universities, science and government to discuss developments in hydrogen systems, fuel cells, and related technologies. The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, a conference partner, is the voice of Canada’s hydrogen and fuel cell sector. For more information contact Lin Kishore, CHFCA at 604-328-4221 or by email at lkishore@chfca. ca.

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dleAir’s ATE Advanced Travel Center Electrification® services currently operates 27 locations in 12 states and have added seven locations and three additional states to our distribution network since attending MATS last year. We gratefully acknowledge our partnership with our travel center hosts, includ-

IdleAir Opens New Locations ing Pilot Flying J, Love’s and Sapp Brothers, as well as several TA franchisees and independent travel centers. We now have nearly 2,000 installed parking spaces and plans for the addition of more than 10 travel centers on major trucking corridors throughout 2012. Planned expansion in 2012 includes more IdleAir cap-

acity in Houston, Dallas, Denver, California, Ohio, Louisiana, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Our business plan calls for establishing 100 high-impact locations by early 2014 in order to populate corridors with facilities that drivers need and to establish a nationwide presence in response to industry demands.

Newly opened sites include three Pilot locations – Dalton, GA, White Pine, TN, and Carneys Point, NJ. We recently opened two sites in Eastern Arizona along I-10, one adjacent to Love’s #460 in Benson, AZ and the other at Sunmart #605 in San Simon, AZ. Since starting with just a handful of modest lo-

cations in August 2010, IdleAir has enlisted over 20,000 active users today – and we are adding over 1,000 new users every month. We have provided nearly one million hours of service with several of our Texas locations consistently operating close to 100% utilization. Recent momentum has continued with locations opened at least 12 months still showing 100% same-store usage growth. We are in the midst of enhancing our WiFi and Ethernet capabilities and have recently relabeled our service, IdleAir Broadband, in select locations. Fleets & OwnerOperators IdleAir currently has a growing alliance of 375 direct fleet partners who are realizing savings on fuel, maintenance and improved driver retention every day. Owner-Operators remain our core customer segment and we strive to bring them value and exceptional customer service, including the coming introduction of our first-ever loyalty rewards program, VIP Rewards. Please contact

our Fleet Sales division at 865.232.1713 or visit http://www.idleair.com/ features/for-fleets/. IdleAir offers a zero upfront cost solution to help fleets reduce idling costs by 50 percent, improve mpg by at least 10 percent and extend engine life by more than 20 percent. Our motto is: “go green – extend the life of your tractor!” IdleAir VIP Driver Rewards Program Later this season, we will be launching our own Professional Driver VIP Rewards Program. There is no charge to join our VIP program and drivers will earn points for purchasing any of our products and services. Only VIP Members will be able to redeem Convoy Points, but all IdleAir members who have used our service since August 2010 will be able to benefit from points that we are granting retroactively back to our relaunch date at a rate of one point per hour of service purchased. For more information please call 877.738.7024, or email us at info@idleair. com.

Tracer Products

True UV LED Leak Detection Flashlight

estbury, New York—Tracer Products has introduced the powerful Tracerline® OPTIMAX™ 365—a cordless, rechargeable true UV (365 nm) leak detection flashlight featuring state-of-the-art, ultrahigh-flux LED technology. This high-intensity UV lamp works with all automotive/truck systems and fluorescent dyes, including difficult-to-fluoresce yellow dyes! It easily pinpoints oil leaks in diesel engines, even when the oil is extremely dirty. The OPTIMAX 365 is extremely lightweight and compact, weighing just 11.8 ounces (335 g). Its inspection range is 20

feet (6.1 m) or more. The flashlight has a corrosionresistant, anodized aluminum lamp body which will stand up to years of heavy shop use. Powered by a rechargeable NiMH battery, it provides 90 minutes of continuous inspection time between charges. The LED lifetime is 30,000 hours. The OPTIMAX 365 comes with UV-absorbing spectacles, a belt holster and smart AC and DC battery chargers, all conveniently packed in a padded carrying case. The AC charger is available in 120V, 230V, 240V or 100V versions. For more information, v i s i t w w w. t r a c e r l i n e . com.

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Making Your Miles Count

Unintended Consequences of Speed Limiters

By Robert Scheper

ne of the fondest memories I have as a truck driver was when an envelope was handed me and a nod was given. The message was, “Here you are, this is your responsibility, call me when you’re done.” I was on my own. Someone trusted me enough to perform an important job. They didn’t tell me what road to take, what speed to go, or even what time to leave. Just call me when you’re done. I wasn’t monitored, babysat or spied on, just trusted. Trust and respect are synonymous. You can hardly say you respect someone if you don’t also trust them. You’re equally delusional if you don’t trust someone and still imply you respect them. Trust and respect are keys to all fine relationships. The trucking industry used to be based heavily on trust and mutual respect. Companies knew they would be nowhere without the work of the d r i v e r. T h e y h o n o r e d them, not just by giving them a paycheck, but also by complimentary words, deeds and by the sheer

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volume of autonomy. There was a deep underlying current of respect and resulting delegation in job performance. Drivers responded with a much higher level of business integrity, oftentimes being the best eyes, ears, salesmen and recruiters for the company. It produced waves of side benefits too. Higher moral, higher revenue, higher margins and the highest level of customer service were some of them – these in contrast to what seems to be happening today. That period of mutual trust is typically referred to as “the good old days”. Many smaller trucking companies (and some larger ones) still understand that driver morale is critical to co-operation and bottom line profits. They intuitively know that stripping drivers of their pride in workmanship quickly converts synergy and morale into road kill. The vast majority of drivers today are still law abiding responsible professionals. People with professional abilities not only have a strong level of selfconfidence, but a natural inclination to ensure that others respect the law and have the qualities it takes to perform professionally. Most professionals do not wish to see cheaters get away with risky or dangerous behavior, so when they are asked if they agree with speed limiters or mandatory EOBR’s it becomes an inner conflict.

They want the industry cheaters diminished, but they also chafe at the disrespect needless regulation implies. If forced to choose between one or the other, many succumb to the politically correct “implied safety”. However, if drivers were given a personal choice, most would automatically prefer regulatory freedom with its accompanying respect. To professional drivers, overregulation and manipulative mandates from legislators and lobbyists are insulting. No matter what quantifiable truths may be harvested from EOBRs, the message received is, “we don’t trust you!” Industry lobbyists ignore the unintended consequences of overregulation and appear much more like arrogant impersonal bullies rather than those truly concerned for the pride and morale of a professional industry. Speed limiters and mandatory EOBR’s don’t communicate respect and safety. Instead, they communicate control, manipulation and regulatory exploitation - all de-motivators to professionals.

Indeed, disrespect severs motivation. It muzzles and binds people into a mindless, thoughtless, dead end existence. This quiet kind of simmering is one of the most powerful de-motivators in any relationship. It’s perplexing that the Canadian Tr u c k i n g Association’s (CTA) Blue Ribbon Task Force Report (Driver Shortage in Trucking – Spring 2012) states “… provides a forum for the industry to

come together to achieve consensus, discuss issues and develop joint strategies…” yet ignores such vital issues as driver pride, mutual respect, and trust. It doesn’t seem to be positioning itself as any advocate for drivers, only as advocate for members. In order to return to high levels of trust and co-operation between driver and company, lobbyists and leaders must act more respectfully to-

ward their professionals. Maybe they can start repairing the chasm between lobbyists and the 300,000 rank and file. More respect and less political spin! Robert D. Scheper operates an accounting and consulting firm in Steinbach, Manitoba. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is the author of the Book “Making Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes” (now available on CD). You can find him at www.thrconsulting.ca and thrconsulting.blogspot.com or at 877.987.9787. You can e-mail him at robert@ thrconsulting.ca.

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Master Promotions Acquires BC Forestry & Natural Resources Event

aint John, NB – New Brunswick based Master Promotions Ltd. is further expanding its BC portfolio of Trade Shows by acquiring a highly successful British Columbia Trade Event, Resources Expo, previously known as the Forestry and Resources Expo which is held in Prince George, British Columbia. This event has been organized by the Resources Society and Central Interior Logging Association (CILA) for many years and this group will still be a driving force behind this event. Master Promotions Ltd., with its many years of experience with forestry, heavy equipment and construction shows plan to grow this event which will now be known as the Canada North Resources Expo, presented by the CILA. This revamped event took place on May 31-June 1, 2013 at the CN Centre in Prince George. Prince George is the hub for northern British Columbia, which is an ideal location for an event of this nature as it is connected to all points north via rail and inland port to Prince Rupert. The city has an airport, which has daily flights to Vancouver and other major centres, making it readily accessible for attendees and exhibitors. The timing could not have been better for an event such as this in this location. 32 Billion Dollars in Capital projects are underway with another 40 billion earmarked for future consideration. Northern B.C. is bustling with activity in regards to forestry, mining, pipelines, energy products, transportation, oil & gas

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and so much more. This event will showcase the leaders and rising stars of all of those industries. The Canada North Resources Expo will surely be a must attend event for industry workers, decision makers and buyers of these flourishing industries to see everything in one place at one time. Forestry- harvesting, woodlots, community forests, silviculture, pulp and chips Oil & Gas- drillers, exploration, pipeline, well servicing Mining- exploration, construction Independent Power Producers - run of the river, wind farms, solar Bio-mass Industry wood pellets, power cogeneration, bio-fuels Resource Industry Professionals - engineers, foresters, planners, GIS technology, project managers, consultants, technicians Transportation Industry - air, rail, land, sea; from hot shot to heavy haul Suppliers and Service Providers - equipment, manufacturing, machining, camps, caterers Training and Employment Services - career planners, assessors, training schools, postsecondary institutions, HR managers And the list goes on… “We are very excited about our continued growth in B.C. and are pleased to be on board with the Canada North Resources Expo for the 2013 edition,” said Keith Peacock, Vice President of Operations and Sales with Master Promotions Ltd. “This event meshes perfectly with our current portfolio of heavy equipment, construction,

forestry, commercial fisheries and trucking shows that we currently own or manage across the country and solidifies our presence in Western Canada,” said Peacock. “We are looking forward to meeting exhibitors and working with the Resources Expo Board of Directors and the Central Interior Logging Association, continuing on with their guidance, to grow and make Canada North Resources Expo one of the best and most inclusive events for this industry in North America,” explained Peacock. “We are so pleased to partner with Master Promotions, and to see the expansion of our show. It has been part of our strategic plan for years, as the North diversifies and we take advantage of the world’s demand for our resources,” explains MaryAnne Arcand, Chair of Resources Expo, and Executive Director of the CILA. “We will be working side by side with Master Promotions to ensure local involvement and expertise,” said Arcand. Master Promotions Ltd. is a Saint John, New Brunswick based trade and consumer show event Management Company with additional offices in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Abbotsford, British Columbia. Master Promotions Ltd. currently owns or manages over 30 high quality events from St. John’s Newfoundland to Abbotsford, British Columbia. For complete details about Master Promotions, please visit www.masterpromotions.ca For details about CILA, please visit www.CILA. ca

Evans Cooling Systems Inc.

Waterless Engine Coolants are “One of a Kind” By Christopher Brand

vans Heavy Duty Coolant is the world’s only waterless coolant formulated for large diesel engine applications. Evans High Performance NPG+C is equally unique and ideal for vintage cars, vehicles with smaller diesel or gasoline engines, high performance engines, snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, etc. Evans coolants are a liquid, proprietary blend of glycols and compatible additives. They will last for the lifetime of the engine, and even beyond if the water remains free of contamination. Evans coolants do not require Supplementary Coolant Additives or filters, nor do they require monitoring, again, for the lifetime of the engine. The primary purpose of any engine cooling system is to keep the engine’s metal temperatures under control. To accomplish this with water based coolants, significant energy must be expended to keep the coolant cold enough to be functional throughout the cooling system. The most important operational feature of Evans Waterless coolant is the significant separation between operating temperature of the coolant,

normally at 100°F, and its boiling point of 375°F (at atmospheric pressure). This significant separation between the operating temperature of the system and the boiling point of Evans coolant unlocks a Reserve Capacity that is already built into all systems designed to operate with water based coolants. The Evans system, designed to keep the coolant below the boiling point of water under all operating conditions and after shut down, is free from the deficiencies inherent in water based coolants. A cooling system sized to operate effectively using water based coolants can safely accommodate a higher range of temperatures. The temperature at which an Evans coolant boils - 375°F - is the reason why it can offer so many benefits to the trucking industry, unmatched by any other product. Let’s call a spade a shovel. Water based coolants are known as anti-freeze and generally comprise a 50/50 mixture of ethylene glycol and water. The failure temperature of any such mix is the boiling point of water, NOT the boiling point of the

mixture. When anti-freeze boils, the resulting vapor is almost 100% water vapor due to fractional distillation. The water portion of the mixture is far more volatile and is liberated as vapor while the ethylene glycol portion remains in solution. If the liquid coolant surrounding the vapor is above the boiling point of water it cannot condense. The thermal conductivity of water as a vapor is almost nil, although it is excellent when in a liquid state. When water vapor becomes the insulating barrier between hot metal and liquid coolant, the temperature of the metal will spike exponentially. Boiling of anti-freeze

and the capture of vapor between metal and liquid can and does occur in many areas of the cooling system because parts of an engine often operate at temperatures greater than the boiling point of anti-freeze. Let’s start with the coolant pump. The action of the pump creates an area of low pressure at the inlet. Pump cavitation occurs when coolant that is almost at its boiling point encounters that low pressure area and flash vaporizes within the pump. The resulting gas pocket causes the pump to stop functioning and the circulation of coolant to cease. Coolant pump cavitation leads to catastrophic cooling system failure with coolant being expelled from the system as steam pressure that exceeds the pressure relief setting of the cap and coolant is pushed out of the system. Because of the significant separation between the engine’s operating temperature and the boiling point of Evans coolant, the low pressure area of the pump is never at a pressure low enough to flash vaporize Evans Coolant; the pump does not become vapor bound and,

therefore, continues to be effective over a broader range of temperatures. To continue, as a piston moves inside the cylinder there is vibration of the liner which acts against the coolant, alternately creating low and high pressures. With anti-freeze as coolant, flash vaporization can occur at the instant of low pressure. During the high pressure instant, the vapor then collapses against the cylinder liner. When this action is repeated at the frequency of vibration, the metal liner is attacked and cavitation corrosion of the liner results. Again, the Reserve Capacity of Evans Coolant comes into play. The operating temperature of the coolant is so much lower than its boiling point that flash vaporization does not occur, and therefore, there is no collapse of vapor during the high pressure instant. Ergo, cavitation erosion is avoided, so much so that the results of the “John Deere Cavitation Test” using Evans Coolant were so good that no water based coolant formulations, including Extended Life Coolants with Supplementary Coolant Additives, came close. The results of using Evans were 70% better

than the second best coolant tested. Another point of interest is the occurrence of “After Boil”. Upon shut down of an engine, the coolant pump ceases to circulate coolant through the system. Residual heat boils the stagnant coolant, producing steam pressure that exceeds the pressure in the relief setting of the cap, causing coolant to be pushed out of the system These are the litany of problems that can occur with the use of anti-freeze in an engine’s cooling system and an explanation of how the simple fact that Evans boils at 375° F can virtually eliminate every one of them. It is important to remember that water, whether in liquid or vapor form, is aggressive towards metals, causing corrosion and electrolysis, and that water in vapor form can create very significant pressures on seals, hoses, radiator caps and pumps. The high boiling point of Evans Coolant, coupled with the fact that a cooling system sized to operate effectively using water based coolants can safely accommodate a higher range of temperatures, offers additional benefits. >> Evans - page 42

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New Products & Services

Special Report:

Aerodynamic Trailer Designs Critical to Fuel Economy By Marek Krasuski

ccording to the US Department of Energy, Class 8 trucks make up just one percent of the US highway vehicle fleet, yet consume nearly 20 percent of highway petroleum. Calls for more regulations governing emissions, upgraded engines and aerodynamic tractor designs are familiar mantras in the industry that, if heeded, we are told will yield significant improvements in fuel economy and overall better operational performance. Absent from these headline topics is discussion of aerodynamic features on trailers. It’s a surprising omission given that aerodynamic drag (wind resistance) created by trailers reportedly accounts for nearly three quarters of total drag on a tractor trailer unit. The remainder, of course, is created by the tractor, the subject of preferred interest by the industry. Why this is so may be a point of speculation, but supporters of aerodynamic trailers have their own opinions on the excessive attention lavished on tractors. Kent Smerdon of Aeroserve Technologies has this to say about

the industry’s preference for tractor designs. “The tractor has always been the ‘sexy bit’. It’s the shiny, custom painted, chromed ‘brains and brawn’ of the operation. It’s where the driver works (and lives at times) and the nerve centre of the whole operation,” he says, noting the importance of financial considerations. “As we know, advertisers spend millions touting the ‘latest smooth designs with the lowest drag coefficients in the world’”. Trailers, he adds, simply do not generate a commensurate level of interest; they are, after all, “essentially a box on wheels.” Smerdon provided Ontario Trucking News additional information from, of all places, NASA, supporting the principle that as the air speed reaching the rear of a trailer increases, it will create higher levels of suction and drag. A more streamlined tractor will actually add to the drag problem at the rear. Of particular note is the fact that “if the air speed reaching the trailer doors is doubled for any reason – speed and/or better front end streamlining – then aerodynamic law states that base pres-

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sure drag at the back of the trailer will quadruple.” There are exceptions, however, to the general tide of resistance toward aerodynamic trailers. John Sheridan, Territory Sales Manager for Kenworth Trucks in Sudbury, Ontario has noted that some transport companies are studiously assessing various trailer designs and incorporating aerodynamic models into their fleets. A combination of fuel prices, emissions reduction regulations and pressures to adopt a “greener” corporate profile are sufficient incentives for companies to reassess the cost-benefit ratio of trailer technologies. Trailer manufacturers and suppliers also provide compelling data. Solus Solutions and Technologies, the US – based aerodynamic technologies company, reports that aerodynamic devices work well at all speeds. “A 20 percent reduction in aerodynamic drag generates a six percent fuel economy improvement at 30 mph, a 10 percent fuel economy improvement at 50 mph and a 14 percent fuel economy improvement at 80 mph.” The company also says

that since 70 percent of drag is attributed to the trailer, existing aerodynamic technologies will reduce trailer drag by 40 percent. A widely accepted industry opinion is that a tractor trailer unit travelling at standard highway speeds consumes up to 60 percent of fuel just to overcome aerodynamic drag. In light of the substantial energy output required, Kent Smerdon calls for an approach that addresses streamlining both tractor and trailer. “Drag is a package deal and should be treated as such.” With growing, albeit halting, awareness of benefits associated with streamlined trailers, it’s no surprise that trailer

manufacturers offer various products in their quest for larger market share - still an onerous task in a climate of resistance. The aforementioned Solus Solutions and Tech-

nologies, for example, provides vortex strakes, undercarriage skirts and boat tails, among other devices intended to reach optimal drag reduction performance levels. Aeroserve Technologies, where Smerdon is part owner, has taken a decidedly different approach by introducing the Airtab® fuel saver to the market. (Airtab is a registered trademark of Aeroserve Technologies Ltd. with patents in the US and Canada) Airtabs™ are patented, unique wishbone shaped vortex generators designed to increase vehicle aerodynamic performance and fuel economy by reducing aerodynamic pressure drag at two key locations; the tractor-trailer gap and the rear facing surface (the base area) of any commercial vehicle or trailer that routinely attains highway speeds. These devices are attached to targeted areas using integral “peel & stick” durable double sided tape and require no hinges, brackets or other attachments. Mounted on both tractors and trailers at the crucial drag production points, Airtabs are said to minimize turbulence, improve vehicle stability and reduce drag by altering, through forced vortex generation, the dominant wind flow pattern. Airtab installation

requires one man hour per unit. The company’s aerospace pedigree has been recently reaffirmed by NASA, which will showcase Airtabs in the space agency’s Space Shuttle Spin-Off Technology display to be held in four US cities, including the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, DC’s, Dulles Airport. (An internet search will reveal a more comprehensive list of companies with aerodynamic trailer products). Fuel consumption, the principal motivator behind design improvements, is primarily caused by three factors - resistance to inertia, rolling resistance and aerodynamics. The first can be improved with driver training and route planning; the second by ongoing advancements by engine, truck and axle manufacturers, as well as tire builders dedicated to efficient tires with less friction yield. With the third factor, aerodynamics, accounting for 50 percent of fuel consumption and trailers responsible for the lion’s share of that expense, greater willingness to harness trailer technologies is anticipated to reap benefits, not only in improved fuel economy, but in increased aerodynamic stability, reduced maintenance and accelerated return on investment.

New Products & Services

Hi-Tech Original Seat Covers

Phillips Industries

Comfort & Durability

End Electrical Cable Corrosion

ach day, and in all seasons, seat cover fabrics exposed to humidity are vulnerable to deterioration by the onset of microorganisms such as bacteria. The result is diminished durability and the presence of unpleasant odours. Our investigations revealed that the use of metallised silver coat-

ings on space suits effectively eliminated bacteria by blocking oxygen-transporting enzymes. The adoption of this technology has enabled H i - Te c h Original Seat Cover to manufacture 100 per-

cent polyester, breathable and hygienic seat covers free of humidity and unpleasant odour. Te s t i m o n ials from drivers applauding the comfort and design of these products demon-

strate their quality and effectiveness. Hi-Tech seat covers, proudly made in Canada for over three years, fit any type of truck, including pick-ups and SUVs. For more information, call 418.845.0737, send an email to info@ hitechoriginal.ca, or visit www.hitechoriginal. ca.

anta Fe Springs, CA – Phillips Industries has introduced t h e i r n e w S TA - D RY ® QCMS2™ plug/socket designed specifically to eliminate the corrosion damage that is caused when road contaminants enter the electrical system of a heavy duty vehicle. Every feature of the STA-DRY®

QCMS2™ is designed to reduce costs associated with corrosion build up. The STA-DRY® QCMS2™ incorporates a STA-DRY® seal that semi-hardwires the electrical cable to the tractor, completely stopping any debris from entering. And, since it is rarely removed from the tractor, there is even less chance of damage. The other end of the electrical

>> Lug Locks, page 10 tention to keep the lock and nuts in place under the continuous pressures of a spinning wheel rim. Resistance to heat and cold are added benefits. Davies explains, “The Lug Lock is designed to withstand any environmental conditions on the road, including protection against salt, oil, anti-freeze and gasoline. The unit is suited to frequent-stop vehicles, like city buses and refuse trucks whose wheel hubs are subject to high temperatures from continuous braking. Some other units melt under the pressure.” The company website includes a video demonstrating the Zafety Lug Lock’s installation. Each Lug Lock is pushed over two adjacent nuts, a typical wheel of ten nuts requires five locks. Once in place, the locks will resist any loosening of the nuts caused by vibration, heat variance and other stressors. Davies says the Lug

cable features Phillips’ field repairable QCP™ plug. If the plug begins to show signs of corrosion, the cartridge can be easily replaced, keeping the QCMS2™ attached to t h e t r a c tor without breaking its corrosion-free sealed connection. The QCMS2™ corrosion-free housing is completely sealed for maximum protection against magnesium and calcium chlorides. A special bonding process connecting the housing to the cable seals out moisture and contaminants at the back of the QCMS2™. The brass pins are molded in place to provide a secure connection. Visit us at www.phillipsind.com to learn how Phillips products can make a difference in your operation.

Locks retain tension on the nuts at all times and under all conditions. Independent, third-party tests have since convinced several high profile fleets in Canada, the US and the UK to outfit their vehicles with the product. Accidents resulting from detached wheels generally fall under the radar of public perception despite alarming statistics, at least in the US, that show the seriousness of the problem. In 2008, 95 fatalities resulted from accidents caused by wheels falling off vehicles. In total, 6,000 incidents were reported. Taffy Davies says this is not an accurate measure since many companies, if they can avoid it, do not report wheel-off related problems. Increased insurance premiums and fines are penalties that operators prefer to avoid if possible. The decision announcing the winners for the 2012 Manning Innovation Awards Program will be made in September.

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Tires & Wheels

Pressure Systems International

1.4% Fuel Economy Increase

roy, Mich. – Meritor, Inc. and Pressure Systems International (PSI) announced the results of a study showing a 1.4-percent improvement in fuel economy using the Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI (MTIS) at the Spring 2012 Fleet Technology Event in San Antonio. The study was conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Office of Analysis, Research and Technology. Using two fleets, Gordon Food Service of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Sheetz, Inc. of Altoona, Pa., the agency tested the effects, costs and benefits, or influence on maintenance intervals, as well as their impact on safety and performance of tire inflation systems and tire pressure monitoring systems. In addition to better fuel economy, the fleets saw an increase in tire life, experienced fewer road calls and correct tire pressures were consistently displayed. MTIS by PSI, known as a market leader in automatic

tire inflation systems since 1993, keeps tires properly inflated. This improves tire maintenance management, increases trailer up-time and return on investment. MTIS by PSI is a simple design that can be installed on any type of trailer, including vans, liquid tanks, loggers, flat beds, chassis, livestock, platforms, drop frames, dumps, lowboys, doubles, dry bulks, reefers, auto transporters, heavy haulers and military. The MTIS by PSI system adds life to tires, increases fuel efficiency, improves safety, maximizes recap potential, and keeps trailers on the road, ultimately delivering loads on time. It is a truly automatic system with constant air pressure available when needed. The patented rotary union is the only moving part in the entire system, significantly reducing maintenance, and the patented ThermALERT™ option notifies drivers of excessive wheel end heat. MTIS with ThermALERT accounts for over half of PSI’s produc-

tion. MTIS by PSI is compatible with the Meritor WABCO PLC Display for tractortrailer communications as well as other telematic devices. It is a proven component in the Meritor family of trailer systems. Meritor supplies industryleading axle, suspension, brake, automatic tire inflation and wheel end components to original equipment trailer manufacturers and to the replacement market via distribution outlets located throughout North America. The fuel savings described above are estimates only. Actual fuel savings may vary and will depend on a variety of factors beyond Meritor’s control including load, vehicle type, driver performance, distances traveled, vehicle speed, road conditions, etc. For more information about Pressure Systems International visit their website www.psi-atis.com For information about Meirtor Inc. visit the company’s website at meritor. com.

Tire Inspection Video

reenville, South Carolina - In recognition of Tire Safety Week, Michelin North America and the Tire Industry Association (TIA) have partnered on another free training video for the tire and transportation industries. “CSA Tire Inspection” covers the guidelines for inspecting truck tires under the new Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Program administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). “We are proud to partnr with Michelin and support FMCSA’s efforts to improve safety on our nation’s highways,” remarked Dr. 22 July 2012

Roy Littlefield, TIA Executive Vice President. “This video will help the industry educate drivers and technicians on the federal inspection regulations for truck and bus tires.” “Michelin is strongly committed to the safety of the transportation industry,” said Doug Jones, customer engineering support manager for Michelin. “This commitment is why we have partnered with TIA over the years to produce this series of safety related videos. We strongly encourage fleets, owner-operators and other industry personnel to utilize this and the other training videos to help promote safety in our

industry.” The CSA Tire Inspection video is available for free download or viewing at michelintruck.com under the Tool Box tab or at youtube.com/michelintruck. Previous Michelin/TIA videos (In Shop Safety, Wheel End Safety, Tubeless Radial Truck Tire Safety, and Commercial Road Service) are also available for no charge at the Michelin truck website. For more information about Michelin North A m e r i c a , v i s i t w w w. michelintruck.com. For more information about the TIA (Tire Industry Association), visit www.tireindustry.org or call 800.876.8372.

Tires & Wheels

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Alberta

brooks

lloydminster

Box 1276 Brooks, AB T1R 1C1 Tel: 403.501.5551 Fax: 403.501.5665 Contact: Brian Sieble Email: bnapa@telus.net

5205 - 65th Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8 Tel: 780.875.7712 Fax: 780.875.4039 Contact: Peter Parkinson Email: peter@truck-zone.com

calgary

medicine hat

NAPA Auto Parts

Traction

329 - 72nd Ave. S.E., Unit 82 Calgary, AB T2C 4X6 Tel: 403.279.2870 Fax: 403.279.4372 Contact: Peggy Deringer

edmonton

Traction Head Office

18532 - 116th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8 Tel: 780.489.7555 Fax: 780.481.0148 Contact: Ken O’Brien Email: kobrien@uapinc.com

edmonton north west

Traction

18051 - 111th Avenue Edmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2 Tel: 780.444.4334 Fax: 780.444.7204 Contact: Rob Dodds Email: rdodds@uapinc.com

edmonton south

Traction

3404 - 78th Avenue Edmonton South, AB T6B 2X9 Tel: 780.465.8010 Fax: 780.466.4627

edson

NAPA Auto Parts 4657A

4833 - 2nd Avenue Edson, AB T7E 1T8 Tel: 780.712.4152 Fax: 780.712.4212 Contact: Kris Pero Email: kpero@napacanada.com

fort mcmurray

Paramount Parts Inc.

36 Riedel Street Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1 Tel: 780.791.3000 Fax: 780.790.0365 Contact: Brent Usick Email: busick@napacanada.com

grande prairie

Traction

#4 16101 - 101st Street Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0P2 Tel: 780.538.3038 Fax: 780.538.3398 Contact: Harold Harmsen Email: hharmsen@uapinc.com

High Prairie

High Prairie Truck & Trailer Ltd.

5309 - 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West, PO Box 1388 High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Tel: 780.523.4777 Toll Free: 877.523.4754 Fax: 780.523.4773 Contact: Crosby Rich

hinton

NAPA Auto Parts 4236A

120 North Street Hinton, AB, T7V 1S8 Tel: 780.865.8800 Fax: 780.865.7628 Email: gireland@napacanada.com 24 July 2012

Truck Zone Inc.

Hydraco Industries Ltd.

2111 - 9th Avenue S.W. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8 Tel: 403.526.2244 Fax: 403.526.1074 Contact: John Karamanos Email: jkaramanos@hydraco.com

peace river

Peace Truck & Trailer Ltd. 9103 - 75th Street P.O. Box 7647 Peace River, AB T8S 1T2 Tel: 780.624.8655 Fax: 780.624.8592 Contact: Dwayne Brulotte Email: dbrulotte@telus.net

red deer

Traction

8045 Edgar Industrial Cr. Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2 Tel: 403.342.7884 Fax: 403.342.7377 Contact: Ron Cain Email: rcain@uapinc.com

rocky mountain house

NAPA #6260

4528F - 47 Avenue Rocky Mtn House, AB T4T 0A9 Tel: 403.845.2709 Fax: 403.845.2786 Contact: Dave Auld Email: dauld@napacanada.com th

Wabasca

Pelican Automotive

2330 Pelican Business Park Wabasca, AB T0G 2A0 Tel: 780.891.3600 Fax: 780.891.3615 Contact: Shawn Molloy British Columbia

burns lake

Polar Park Automotive

831 Hwy 16 West Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Tel: 250.692.7501 Fax: 250.692.7985 Contact: Keith Brown Email: kebrown@napacanada.com

CHILLIWACK

Lickman Truck & Trailer Parts & Services Ltd.

Bay 26 - 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4 Toll Free: 877.772.6255 Tel: 604.793.9660 Fax: 604.793.9620 Contact: Dave Easson or Wayne Cromarty lickmantruckandtrailer@shaw.ca

Courtenay

Taurus Heavy Duty Ventures Ltd 2703A Kilpatrick Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 6P4 Tel: 250.871.1191 Fax: 250.871.8107 Contact: Steve Dirnback taurus566@gmail.com

British Columbia

Manitoba

fort nelson

brandon

4704 - 48th Avenue Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0 Tel: 250.774.3273 Fax: 250.774.3274 Contact: John & Colleen Reynolds Email: colleen@chr-ack.com

1940 Queen Avenue Brandon, MB R7B 0T1 Tel: 204.728.9573 Contact: Rick Blaine Email: rcbt2@mts.net

kamloops

Traction

CHR-ACK Parts & Repairs

Pineridge Trailer & equipment ltd.

1875 Kryczka Place Kamloops, BC V1S 1S4 Tel: 250.374.3100 Fax: 250.374.0631 Contact: Fred Daku

kelowna

Central Valley Truck Service Ltd.

105 Adams Road Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1 Tel: 250.765.7738 Fax: 250.765.7705 Contact: Rick Viens Email: kelownatraction@shawbiz.ca

prince george

NAPA - PG

564 - 2nd Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 2Z9 Tel: 250.563.7778 Fax: 250.563.4994 Contact: Kevin Carter Email: kcarter@napacanada.com

quesnel

NAPA Traction

1185 Hwy 97 North Quesnel, BC V2J 2Y3 Tel: 250.991.0650 Fax: 250.991.0620 Contact: Nick Biller Email: nbiller@napacanada.com

smithers

Smithers Parts & Service 3465 Victoria Drive P.O. Box 3910 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: 250.847.4287 Fax: 250.847.5038 Contact: Dan Groot Email: dansps@telus.net

squamish

Triton Auto & Ind. Ltd.

1003 Industrial Way Squamish, BC V0N 3G0 Tel: 604.892.5951 Fax: 604.892.3986 Contact: Roy Ramage Email: info@tritonindustries.ca

Surrey

Trailine Trailer Parts Ltd. 10304A - 120th Street Surrey, BC V3V 4G1 Tel: 604.582.4888 Fax: 604.582.4880 Contact: Steve Knowlan Email: trailine@telus.net

terrace

Bow Valley Machine

5107 Keith Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 1K8 Tel: 250.638.0099 Contact: Steve Leal Email: terracetraction@citywest.ca

williams lake

WL Forestry Supplies Ltd.

675 McKenzie Avenue Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N9 Tel: 250.392.6699 Fax: 250.392.6644 Contact: Tom Good Email: tgood@napacanada.com

Traction

winnipeg 200 Oak Point Highway Winnipeg, MB R2R 1V1 Tel: 204.956.9490 Fax: 204.949.9493 Contact: Louise Ross Email: lross@uapinc.com

Ontario

kenora

D & S Auto

1051 Railway Street Kenora, ON P9N 3W8 Tel: 807.468.9894 Fax: 807.468.8436 Contact: Dale Green Email: dgreen@napacanada.com

london

Traction

N. W. territories

2405 Scanlan Street London, ON N5W 6G9 Tel: 519.455.3440 Fax: 519.455.2812 Contact: Derek Dutt Email: ddutt@uapinc.com

yellowknife

Traction

Delta Mike Holdings Ltd.

114 - 314 Old Airport Road Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T2 Tel: 867.669.6272 Fax: 867.669.6282 Contact: Doug Moodie Email: yknapa@ssimicro.com Ontario

bancroft

M&M Gas Diesel & Truck Parts 27523 Highway 62 South Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0 Tel: 613.332.5474 Fax: 613.332.5998

barrie

Traction Barrie (703)

255 Saunders Road Barrie, ON L4N 9A3 Tel: 705.792.1371 Fax: 705.792.1591 Contact: Kevin Nicholas Email: knicholas@uapinc.com

bolton

Visco Industrial

1 Simpson Road Bolton, ON L7E 1E4 Tel: 905.857.2071 Fax: 905.857.2070 Contact: Mike Roome

cambridge

Traction Cambridge (634)

1090 Fountain St. N., Units 12 & 13 Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3 Tel: 519.653.3427 Fax: 519.653.0608 Contact: Jim Curley Email: jcurley@uapinc.com

dryden

D & S Auto

459 Government Street P.O. Box 697 Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3 Tel: 807.223.3227 Fax: 807.223.4245 Contact: Dale Green

hamilton

Traction

30 Bancroft Street Hamilton, ON L8E 2W5 Tel: 905.561.0932 Fax: 905.561.3280 Contact: Brian Kinzel Email: bkinzel@uapinc.com

hanover

JD Truck Parts

790 - 10th Street Hanover, ON N4N 1S2 Tel: 519.364.1848 Fax: 519.364.7738 Contact: Brad Wedow Email: jdtruck@wightman.ca

maidstone 3725 Webster Dr., R.R. #3 Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0 Tel: 519.737.7995 Fax: 519.737.7741

Markham

Traction

498 Markland Street, Unit 4 Markham, ON L6C 1Z6 Tel: 905.888.0800 Fax: 905.888.6800

mississauga

Traction

5915 Atlantic Drive, Units 6 & 7 Mississauga, ON L4W 1S4 Tel: 905.670.2868 Fax: 905.670.9757 Contact: Doug Paddock Email: dpaddock@uapinc.com

New Liskeard

Traction

437136 Hawn Drive New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0 Tel: 705.647.8707 Fax: 705.647.9362 Contact: Dan Lachapelle

north bay

Service 1 Mufflers & More 2621 Trout Lake Road North Bay, ON P1B 7S8 Tel : 705.497.0404 Fax: 705.497.9543

OTTAWA

Traction Ottawa (605)

3020 Hawthorne Road, Unit 200E Ottawa, ON K1G 3J6 Toll Free: 800.396.2664 Tel: 613.742.1209 Fax: 613.742.8639 Contact: John Clark Email: jclark@uapinc.com

sault ste. marie

Traction

380 Industrial Park Crescent Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5Y8 Tel: 705.759.8042 Fax: 705.759.2962 Contact: Maurice Saindon Email: msaindon@uapinc.com

st. catharines

Nick’s Truck Parts

244 Dunkirk Road St. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6 Tel: 905.687.7031 Fax: 905.687.7129

sudbury

Sudbury Truck & Trailer Inc. 510 Whissell Avenue Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3 Tel: 705.673.3613 Fax: 705.673.4411 Contact: Cheryl Schroeder

Ontario

thunder bay

Tractor Trailer Service 64 Water Street South Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3 Tel: 807.345.5882 Fax: 807.345.1559 Contact: Felice Meo

whitby

Traction

1751 Wentworth St. W., Units 3-6 Whitby, ON L1N 8R9 Tel: 905.432.2785 Fax: 905.571.5436 Contact: Paul MacLean Email: pmaclean@uapinc.com Saskatchewan

meadow lake

Unified Auto Parts Inc.

807 - 1st Avenue West Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1N2 Tel: 306.764.4220 Fax: 306.763.7988 Contact: Mark Krasicki Email: mark.napa@sasktel.net

moose jaw

Golden West Trailer & Equipment Ltd.

1802 Stadacona West Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8 Tel: 306.692.7402 Fax: 306.694.0607 Contact: Brent Campbell Email: brent@goldenwt.com

prince albert

Unified Auto Parts Inc.

365 - 36th Street West, Unit 7 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7L4 Tel: 306.764.4220 Fax: 306.763.7988 Contact: Mark Krasicki Email: mark.napa@sasktel.net

regina

Traction

405 Park St., Regina, SK S4N 5B2 Tel: 306.721.8333 Fax: 306.721.4446 Contact: Max Devers Email: mdevers@uapinc.com

saskatoon

Traction

#2 - 2915 Faithfull Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 8E8 Tel: 306.244.9877 Fax: 306.244.9878 Contact: Nathan Pound Email: nathanp@paramountparts.ca

swift current

Brake & Drive Ltd.

1511 Cheadle Street West Swift Current, SK S9H 5G4 Tel: 306.773.7293 Fax: 306.773.5511 Contact: Bruce Borden Email: brakeanddrive@sasktel.net

Weyburn

Southern Industrial & Truck Ltd 300 Hwy 13 South Service Road Crossroads Industrial Park Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7 Tel: 306.842.2422 Fax: 306.842.6264 Yukon

Whitehorse

Pacesetter Trading Co. Ltd.

171 Industrial Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5M7 Tel: 867.633.5908 Fax: 867.456.2824 Contact: Fred Musial fred@pacesettersproducts.ca

Alberta

PEACE RIVER

edmonton

Peace Truck & Trailer Ltd.

Truck Zone Inc. 15816 - 111th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 2R8 Tel: 780.451.0225 Fax: 780.452.3499 Contact: Jason Shesky

grande prairie

Bradvin Trailer Sales Ltd. 10920 - 87th Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4 Toll Free: 800.665.0509 Tel: 780.539.6260 Fax: 780.539.4247 Contact: Brad Willsey Email: bwillsey@bradvin.com

High Prairie Truck & Trailer Ltd.

sundre

Manitoba

20 West Road Industrial Park Box 1187 Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Toll Free: 800.372.7826 Tel: 403.638.3414 Fax: 403.638.4232 Contact: Daryl Peters or Scott Lausen Email: s.lausen@airenet.com

brandon

chilliwack

Lickman Truck & Trailer Parts & Services Ltd.

Bay 26 - 43915 Industrial Way Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4 Toll Free: 877.772.6255 Tel: 604.793.9660 Fax: 604.793.9620 Contact: Dave Easson or Wayne Cromarty Email: lickmantruckandtrailer@ shaw.ca

lloydminster

Truck Zone Inc.

5205 - 65 Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8 Toll Free: 800.707.9209 Tel: 780.875.7712 Fax: 780.875.4039 Contact: Peter Parkinson Email: peter@truck-zone.com th

Prince George

Total Truck & Equipment Ltd. 9122 Rock Island Road Prince George, BC V2N 5T4 Tel: 250.564.6763 Fax: 250.564.6761 Contact: Mark Forbes Email: totaltruck@telus.net

medicine hat

Hydraco Industries Ltd. 2111 - 9th Avenue S.W. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8 Tel: 403.526.2244 Fax: 403.526.1074 Contact: John Karamanos Email: jkaramanos@hydraco.com

3465 Victoria Drive P.O. Box 3910 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: 250.847.4287 Fax: 250.847.5048 Contact: Dan Groot Email: dansps@telus.net

British Columbia

5309 - 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West P.O. Box 1388 High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Toll Free: 877.523.4754 Tel: 780.523.4777 Fax: 780.523.4773 Contact: Crosby Rich

smithers

Smithers Parts & Service

9103 - 75th Street P.O. Box 7647 Peace River, AB T8S 1T2 Tel: 780.624.8655 Fax: 780.624.8592 Contact: Rene Houle Email: pttrh@telus.net

Partco Truck Parts & Service

high prairie

British Columbia

Kelowna

Central Valley Truck Services 105 Adam Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1 Tel: 250.765.7738 Contact: Ric D. Viens Email: totaltruck@telus.net

RCB Truck & Trailer Ltd. 5600 Richmond Ave. E. Brandon, MB R7A 7L5 Tel: 204.727.9172 Fax: 204.725.4702 Contact: Rick Blaine Email: rcbt2@mts.net Ontario

barrie

Simcoe Truck & Trailer Ltd. 630 Welham Road Barrie, ON L4N 8Z8 Toll Free: 888.738.1400 Tel: 705.728.8222 Fax: 705.728.9855 Contact: R.K. (Ken) Bastien

bolton

Bolton Truck & Trailer 1 Simpson Road Bolton, ON L7E 1E4 Tel: 905.951.9111 Fax: 905.951.9113 Contact: Angelo Visco

Brampton

Westmark Truck Centre Inc. 85 Devon Road Brampton, ON L6T 5A4 Tel: 905.791.7655 Fax: 905.791.1014 Contact: Stephen To

Ontario

downsview

North Keele Auto, Truck & Trailer Repair Centre Ltd. 3915 Keele Street Downsview, ON M3J 1N6 Tel: 416.638.5963 Fax: 416.638.5964 Contact: Sam Schuster

eden

Voth Sales & Service Inc. 10816 Plank Road 19 Eden, ON N0J 1H0 Tel: 519.866.3459 Fax: 519.866.3572 Contact: Frank Voth

essex

Ken Lapain & Sons Ltd. 2119 County Road 15, R.R. #2 Essex, ON N8M 2X6 Tel: 519.776.6473 Fax: 519.776.6475 Contact: Tony Lapain

Etobicoke

OK Tire Truck Repair 39 Shorncliffe Road Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2 Toll Free: 800.661.6681 Tel: 416.236.1277 Contact: Darryl Croft

goulais river

Goulais River Truck & Tractor Ltd. 90 Highway 552 East Goulais River ON P0S 1E0 Tel: 705.649.4788 Fax: 705.649.4754 Contact: Darcy Leveille

hamilton

Caledonia

Barton Truck Centre Ltd.

634 Fourth Line Caledonia, ON N3W 2B3 Toll Free: 800.654.6454 Tel: 905.765.5011 Contact: Tom Snyder Jr

483-487 Rennie Street Hamilton, ON L8H 3P6 Tel: 905.544.2626 Fax: 905.544.0747 Contact: Ralph Pagliuso

Oneida Truck & Trailer

Ontario

hanover

Hwy #4 Truck Service Ltd.

Ontario

oakville

K.I.D. Truck & Trailer Service

402143 Grey Road 4, R.R. #1 Hanover, ON N4N 3B8 Tel: 519.369.5052 Fax: 519.369.5961 Contact: Doug Hammond

1090 South Service Rd. E., Unit A, Oakville, ON L6J 2X8 Toll Free: 800.265.6291 Tel: 905.842.2942 Fax: 905.338.5600 Contact: Michael Dwhytie

Serge G & D Repair Inc.

Brockville Tractor-Trailer Maintenance

hearst

214 Highway 11 East P.O. Box 1706 Hearst, ON P0L 1N0 Tel: 705.362.5633 Fax: 705.362.7960 Contact: Serge Roy

kapuskasing

Parent Mechanical Services

Prescott

3524 County Road 26, R.R. #2 Prescott, ON K0E 1T0 Tel: 613.925.2889 Fax: 613.925.4933 Contact: George Thorne

simcoe

Wilson Truck & Trailer

53 Brunelle Road North Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1 Tel: 705.335.3617 Fax: 705.337.6880 Contact: Roger Parent

401 Queensway West Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 5B3 Tel: 519.428.0501 Fax: 519.428.4631 Contact: Duane & Lori Wilson

longlac

Sudbury Truck & Trailer Centre Inc.

Ray & Doris Truck Parts 106 Hamel Avenue Longlac, ON P0T 2A0 Tel: 807.876.2687 Fax: 807.876.2570 Contact: Ray Bolduc

mississauga

B. Andrews Truck Service Centre Ltd. 6755 Columbus Road, Unit #2 Mississauga, ON L5T 2G9 Tel: 905.670.3384 Fax: 905.670.5794 Contact: Boyd Andrews Email: bjandrews60@hotmail.com

new liskeard

Pioneer Spring & Alignment 437136 Hawn Drive, New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0 Tel: 705.647.8707 Fax: 705.647.9362 Contact: Dan Lachapelle

sudbury

510 Whissell Avenue Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3 Toll Free: 800.461.4023 Tel: 705.673.3613 Fax: 705.673.4411 Contact: Dennis Monticelli

verner

Mobile Mechanical Services 11769 Hwy 64 Verner, ON P0H 2M0 Tel: 705.594.1319 Fax: 705.594.1548 Contact: Reg Rainville

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

A-Line Frame & Alignment 3246 Millar Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2 Tel: 306.931.6612 Fax: 306.931.6615 Contact: Stan & Fred Neudorf Email: stan.aline@sasktel.net

Healthy Living

Tired of Being Tired, Sick, or Just Fed Up?

By Brenda Ricker

e are overeating and we are starving. These are the facts which prompted a reader to ask me to write an article on the state

of our food. To condense the volume and complexity of this subject into a few words is a difficult, if not impossible, assignment. Instead, I have included some of the food related topics that are included in

go? Illness seems to be the norm rather than the exception. What has happened to our food to create these problems? The strength of a nation depends on the strength of her topsoil. What happens to us when

binders and enhancers? What happens when we eat fish which swam in rivers and lakes where chemicals have been dumped and into which fertilizers and pesticides have run? What about the miracles of gen-

a 20 page booklet that gives the whole story. Here is a sampling of these subject areas. Our bodies know we are not getting what we need to provide the fuel to run efficiently. Where do the nutrients

we eat food that contains no living enzymes? Are pesticides killing our children? What happens when we eat processed foods filled with dyes, artificial sweeteners, nitrates, solvents, stabilizers, bleaches,

etic engineering? What happens when we eat meat and dairy that have been raised indoors in animal factories with inhumane conditions and fed processed foods containing antibiotics and growth hormones?

We have been set up to lose when it comes to food. Food companies have been forced to produce products that sell rather than foods that nourish. You may think none of this is relevant

to your health, but that is where you are wrong. Email me for this booklet and get the whole story at: health_you_deserve@ yahoo.ca and ask for “Just Fed Up!

July 2012 25

Our Debt to the Towing & Recovery Industry By Wendy Morgan-McBride

ow many people can say they grew up to become what they said they would at the age of five? I know when I was that age I was going to be a mommy, and at 10 a teacher. Neither happened, but am I still the same person, or am I not just as good a person for not following my dream? The answer is a resounding yes! Joey Gagne grew up in the towing & recovery business, working with his dad in the 1960s. He knew when he grew up that he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps. Did following his dream make him as good as he could be? If you could see the passion

and respect he has, you would say it did indeed make him a better person. His passion runs so deep that he bought and restored this 1933 Ford Tow Truck with a hand crank Weaver wrecker that was made in Chatham, Ontario. He also celebrates and

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shares the towing and recovery industry with his employees. One way of doing this is with bonus trips to the International Towing Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee where the first tow truck was invented and where the Wall of Fallen stands, honoring those who lost their lives while performing their duties. I initially thought their website and videos would be boring. Instead, I found them to be really interesting and worth the visit. They make me fully understand why Joey has so much respect and passion, something we should all share for these guys who risk their lives to make ours easier.

While attending the Road Today Truck Show in May, I took the opportunity to photograph his 1933 Ford Wrecker as well as chat with Joey and his main man, the only driver of this truck, Wallace Boustead. Wallace laughs as he explains

why he is the only driver of this vintage classic. “He’s a little fussy, that truck. He don’t like his gears played with. We have a special connection, plus I love getting the stares and showing him off.” Joey, for his part, has his own reasons for putting Wallace behind the wheel. “Wallace is great and has so much fun doing the Bread and Honey & Christmas Parades as well as all the antique truck and trade shows. Beyond this, the 1933 Ford is a great promotional vehicle for Abrams, my towing company. We have even shown up for a few car washes to help raise money”, states Joey. This little tow truck was originally a dark color, but now sports a beautiful white body with a red box and black, detailed interior. Phil Gravell of Scotland, Ontario did all the restoring some 10 years ago. Then it was a collection of pieces from multiple sources. The engine is a 239 cubic-inch displacement flathead V8 with a 6.4:1 ratio 4 speed gearbox. Everything is 1933/34 original. The brakes have 100HP @ 3800 RPM and the tact HP rate is 32.51. All of these features are mechanical. The wrecker on the tow is operable but not built to haul today’s vehicles, so it is not used, though it could be if ever needed. The truck has held up well and has not needed any major overhauls – just regular maintenance. Considering it took almost four years to assemble at a cost of $40,000, I would say it was done right the first time. It is insured for $125,000 and Joey says that although he would prefer to never sell this rare gem, it would still take finding just the right buyer should circumstances ever force

him into a sale. The model year 1933 should have been a banner period for the Ford Motor Company as this followed the introduction in 1932 of the revolutionary flat-head V-8 engine. Contrary to expectations, it wasn’t. For the first time Ford dropped to third place in sales, a business slump attributable largely to the Depression and Henry Ford’s reluctance to modernize the style of his cars. Ford produced 3, 1933 models: The Model 18, 40 and B series. Although the company limited its models to just 3, they came in 15 body configurations. Models 40 and 18 featured the famed flat-head V-8 engine and a four-cylinder engine powered the Model B. The 1933 models saw their wheelbases stretched from 106 inches in 1932 to 112 inches. With a curbside weight of 2,482 lbs., the 221 cubic-inch V-8 powered all Model 40s. The V-8 had a 3 1/16th-inch bore and 3 3/4-inch stroke with a 5.5-to-1 compression ratio to develop 75 horsepower, up 10 horsepower from the 1932 V-8s. Like the Model B, the brakes were all-wheel internal expanding mechanicals. The drums were 12 inches in diameter to provide enough stopping power for the V-8. In 1916, Ernest Holmes invented the first wrecker, an accomplishment that earned him the rightful distinction as grandfather of the towing and recovery business. He used a 1913 Cadillac auto chassis cut off behind the driver’s seat. There a tripod of poles was created like a crane and a hand-cranked wrench with pulley and chain was installed to help make it possible for one person to do what might otherwise take ten.

This original design was the beginning of what has since been modified over the years to the tow trucks we now use today. The tow and recovery business has come a long way. Standing alongside its many improvements are the industry’s trials and tribulations and, tragically, the loss of lives associated with the towing and recovery profession. No one wants to be stranded or immobilized in a ditch, but when a truck arrives to help, we are extremely grateful. The industry does not get the respect or appreciation it deserves, but I can see why Joey and Wallace love the business and the vehicles they drive to help them provide the service they do. They

may get a few nasty looks when they are holding back traffic, but in actual fact they are the angels and heroes helping people out in need. They take pride in that, and we should all be thankful for them being there. Knowing that they are on our highways, our family and friends alike are a little safer. If you have a classic cool ride you would like featured, please contact me at cwmcbride@cogeco. ca.

Section Française

Les Systèmes d’Échappement

On Améliore la Conception du Produit pour Conformer aux Besoins et aux Désirs du Client Par Marek Krasuski

es systèmes d’échappement ont subi des changements assez dramatiques pendant les années récentes, d’abord l’addition de filtres contre les particules de diesel (DPF) en 2007, ensuite l’addition de liquide d’échappement de deisel pour tous les moteurs à réduction catalytique ponctuelle (SCR) pour éliminer les émissions d’oxyde d’azote. L’industrie de transport a tardé d’accepter ces avances technologiques; on estimait que les augmentations de coûts étaient trop importantes. La résistance collective a pourtant, diminué suivant des améliorations dans l’économie de carburants réalisée – 5 pourcent. Presque tous les manufacturiers aujourd’hui, à part les internationaux, ont adopté la technologie Réduction Catalytique Sélective Après Traitement qui traite les émissions de gaz d’échappement aprés le moteur plutôt que sous la capote. La nouvelle technologie a apporté des changements de conception. Les tubulures d’échappement, par exemple, sont maintenant construites avec des ouvertures qui transmettent les échappements à des refroidisseurs et de soupapes. Les turboventilateurs, aussi ont évolué ces dernières années comprenant actuellement des rendements variables; ceux d’ avant, par contre, n’étaient capables que d’un rendement unique programmé d’avance. Les turbos actuels réagissent plus vite et sont capables d’augmenter le rendement plus vite quand besoin est. En plus, des injections prémesurées ajoutent du carburant aux émissions afin de créer une réaction chimique avec le Catalyseur d’Oxydation Diesel qui, à son tour, crée la chaleur nécessaire pour

brûler la suie dans le Filtre à Particules Diesel . Le pot d’échappement a aussi évolué suivant les nouveaux règlements pour les normes d’émissions. Le directeur d’Entretien de Day Construction, Jim Riddle a fait ce commentaire au sujet des augmentations de coùts. « Le tuyotage flexible auparavant coûtait à peu près $19.38 la pièce de dix huit pouces. Le tuyotage en acier inoxydable, une amélioration en matériel qui double la vie de la pièce, coûtait $58.16. Maintenant, à cause des températures plus élevées, nous avons des tuyaux tressés en inox qui coûtent $728.39, ce qui représente une augmentation de prix considèrable. Ces nouveaux moteurs à émissions sont accompagnés de plusieurs détecteurs dans le système d’échappement, depuis des détecteurs de pression aux détecteurs de température. Riddle dit qu’il y a normalement trois détecteurs de température et un détecteur de pression variable dans le système d’échappement. Le turbo a aussi un détecteur qui contrôle la vitesse. Les turbos, selon Jim, ne semblent pas durer aussi longtemps qu’avant. « Autrefois il avait une panne de turbo, quand il y avait un problème dans le moteur qui causait des dommages où une fuite dans le turbo. Aujourd’hui nous avons des turbo qui ont plus de pièces mobiles qui commencent à se coincer et ne répondent plus comme if faut. Ceci cause des problèmes de puissance et de fumée. » Avant l’an 2010, avant l’établissement des normes de l’American Environment Protection Agency (EPA), les emissions de liquide de diesel (DEF) n’existaient pas en Amérique du Nord. Dans l’espace de 2 ans, on a vu les ventes de (DEF) s’élever de 0 à quarante million de litres au Canada. On s’attend à voir ce chiffre

s’élever jusqu’à deux cent cinquante million de litres en 2016, le temps qu’on voit plus de moteurs diesel classe 8 apparaitre sur les routes du pays. DEF est un produit sécuritaire et facile à obtenir, mais il y a des risques associés avec lui que les clients ne doivent pas ignorer. Les manufacturiers ont pris des démarches pour assurer que seul DEF est introduit dans les reservoirs conçus à cette fin, en réduisant la taille du col du contenant. Les réservoirs de DEF ou d’UREA sont en général placés à coté du reservoir de carburant, ont une taille de 3 à trente gallons et promettent de longues durées avant le prochain remplissage. Certains camions peuvent rouler jusqu’à deux mille kilomètres avec un reservoir de trente gallons d’UREA. D’autres promettent une bien meilleure performance en faisant jusqu’à sept mille kilomètres entre deux remplissages de DEF. DEF est aussi corrosif et c’est pourquoi on le transporte dans des conteneurs de plastique. Si il y a une fuite dans un réservoir d’aluminium, il en résultera une tache. On peut éviter un déversement accidentel en faisant une inpection régulière pour s’assurer que tous les points de connection sont étanches. DEF gèle à moins onze degrés celsius mais dégèle une fois qu’on redémarre le moteur. Les conducteurs ne doivent pas s’inquiéter d’être en panne de DEF parce qu’il y a de multiples indicateurs qui les avisent si le niveau diminue. La vitesse du moteur rallentira avec cette diminution pour signaler au conducteur qu’il doit faire un nouveau remplissage. La mauvaise gestion et la contamination potentielle de DEF tellement répandues a créé une opportunité pour les fournisseurs d’ offrir des solutions de service. Certains se sont

mis à offrir un diagnostic du site de travail, à y installer des réservoirs et à faire un service de livraison de la liquide DEF. La fourniture ininterrompue de DEF est assurée par des systèmes de surveillance télécommandés qui mesurent le volume de liquide, sa température et d’autres statistiques qui sont ensuite transmis au fournisseur. Filtre à Particules Diesel (DPF) utilisés pour la première fois en 2007 pour bruler la suie ont aussi besoin d’entretien ponctuel. Les directives indiquent un nettoyage annuel pour l’usage en route et un entretien plus fréquent pour des applications spécifiques. Le prix pour le nettoyage d’un DPF peut s’élever à plus de $2.000 et celui de l’ installation d’un système d’échappement complet, comprenant tous les contrôles d’emissions, coûte bien au-delà de $10.000. Bien que coûteux, les systèmes d’échappement d’aujourd’hui, faits de d’acier inoxydable, d’aluminium où de chrome, sont en général résistants à la rouille et durent plus longtemps. Les experts disent que les systèmes d’échappement durent normalement plus de 5 ans et s’ils ne durent pas plus longtemps, ils s’usent à cause d’un autre défaut que la rouille. Des fois ils se bloquent, s’il y a eu un problème dans le moteur,

par exemple un injecteur qui manque où un moteur qui consomme de l’huile. Ce genre d’incidents, bloquera le filtre et le rendra impossible à nettoyer. Au-delà de la conformité des règlements sur les émissions EPA, les OEMs sont en train de chercher un equilibre entre les exigences environnementaux et les caractéristiques de performance du véhicule. Une des solutions possibles est celle d’adopter des carburants alternatifs. Pendant l’exposition Truck World 2012 à Toronto, Steve Donnelly a souligné les efforts que Peterbilt est en train de faire pour produire des moteurs qui fonctionnent au gaz naturel. La compagnie va bientôt voir ses efforts couronnés de succès. Les modèles 384, 365 et 320 sont des produits déjà disponibles avec des systèmes de carburant alternatif et les nouveaux moteurs à gaz naturel liquide (LNG) et à gaz naturel comprimé (CNG) vont élargir la gamme de produits. Les raisons pour ces développements sont incontestables. « Les moteurs à gaz naturel produisent vingt-cinq pourcent moins d’émissions et coûtent trente pourcent de moins en carburants. » dit Donnelly, chef de ventes régional chez Peterbilt. Au-delà du besoin de conformer aux règlements et de faire preuve de responsabilité

environnementale, il y a des raisons aussi urgentes pour Peterbilt et d’autres manufacturiers de chercher des sources alternatives de carburant. Une des raison est le prix, et l’autre est la disponibilité. Certains experts prédisent que le prix du pétrole s’élevra jusqu’à trois cents dollars le baril dans les années à venir. Et qu’on le veut où pas, le pétrole est une matière première dont la provision diminuera tôt ou tard. On peut dire la même chose au sujet du gaz naturel, sauf qu’il y a d’amples réserves en Amérique du Nord, dont la source se trouve dans l’argile schisteuse dont on peut faire l’extraction par moyen d’un processus de fracturation. Selon Donnelly, beaucoup de projets existent déjà pour en assurer l’accès. Pour faciliter cette transition à des carburants alternatifs, certains gouvernements ont aussi encouragé la transition par le taux de dépreciation des moteurs à gaz naturel. Les nouvelles normes pour les émissions ont provoqué des changements dans la conception dans les systèmes d’échappement et les recherches pour les sources d’ énergie plus efficaces. Le passage du temps et l’usage accéléré feront disparaitre les problèmes de technologie et accéleront la transition aux sources de carburants alternatifs.

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Air Conditioning & Heating: Sales & Service

automated Lubrication systems

clutch products

compliance services

Emergency Road Services

Clutch Distribution Centre Inc. Account & Records Management

SKF Lubrication Solutions

Bookkeeping For Your Business & Personal Finances Toll Free: 888.644.2333

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TruckersBooks Software Cut your Bookkeeping & Tax Services costs. Easy-to-use spreadsheet Bookkeeping Management System Software for Truckers. No bookkeeping experience needed. Save up to $600.00 per year in service fees. Toll Free: 888.456.6504 Tel: 905.305.6696 www.truckersbooks.com Advocates & Lobbyists

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Niagara Service & Supply Ltd. 150 South Service Road Stoney Creek, ON L8E 3H6 Toll Free: 800.268.5076 Tel: 905.573.3101 sales@niagarasevice.com

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Freinmeister Group Inc. 6 Farnham Crescent London, ON N6K 1K1 Tel: 519.641.6770 ron@freinmeister.com www.freinmeister.com Air Conditioning & Heating: Sales & Service

Toll Free: 800.207. 5823 (LUBE) Tel: 905.631.1821 Fax: 905.631.1787 www.skf.ca buildings - all steel pre-engineered

automated Lubrication systems

A-Z Technical Building Systems Inc. 299 Mill Road, Unit 1510 Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V9 Toll Free: 877.743.5888 Tel: 416.626.1794 Fax: 416.626.5512 a-ztech@sympatico.ca

••• Beka Lube Products Inc.

“Technology you can rely on.” 2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4 Toll Free: 888.862.7461 Tel: 905.821.1050 Fax: 905.858.0597 info@beka-lube.com www.beka-lube.com

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Norsteel Buildings Limited Supplying Steel Buildings across Canada and around the world. 1405 Denison Street Markham, ON L3R 5V2 Toll Free: 866.822.4022 Tel: 905.477.0057 Fax: 888.477.0029 info@norsteel.com www.norsteel.com

Flo Components Ltd.

cargo control products

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

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

Fil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd.

A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive clutches since 1980. Specializing in heavy duty & custom made clutches including our own. 81 Northline Road Toronto, ON M4B 3E9 Toll Free: 800.677.9038 Tel: 416.759.2245 Fax: 416.759.5890

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

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Emergency Road Services Corporation 3413 Wolfedale Road, Suite 5 Mississauga, ON L5C 1Z8 Toll Free: 877.377.2262 Tel: 905.277.2377 Fax: 905.277.2378 info@emergencyroadservices.com www.emergencyroadservices.com factoring, finance & foreign exchange

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

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

Tel: 905.501.5000

DPF Cleaning Specialists Clean and Care of your DPF is our only business with replacement of popular part numbers. 5325 Outer Drive Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 Toll Free: 877.373.2580 Tel: 519.737.6005 Fax: 519.737.0005 info@dpfcleaningspecialists.com www.dpfcleaningspecialists.com driver services, recruitment & employment

Mississauga, ON L4C 1W2 Toll Free: 800.668.3773 Tel: 905.670.4488 Fax: 905.670.2748 info@movers3.com www.movers3.com

Fax: 905.501.0395 canadasales@jdfactors.com

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Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. “Large Account Service” to small fleet & start-up companies.” 176 Seacliff Drive West, Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5 Toll Free: 877.653.9426 Tel: 519.419.5044 Fax: 519.326.4047 riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.com

Drakkar Human Resources 1131 Derry Road East Mississauga, ON L5T 1P3 Toll Free: 877.372.5527 Tel: 905.795.1397 Fax: 905.795.1391 MississaugaResumes@drakkar.ca www.drakkar.ca

www.liquidcapitalmidwest.com

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Mortgage Alliance Maximum Results (Reg: 10224) Contact: Norm Williams An Independently Owned &

Danatec Educational Services Ltd. “Changing the way you train since 1985. Canada’s leading TDG Training & Services.” 201-11450 29 th Street SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3V5 Toll Free: 800.465.3366 Tel: 403.232.6950 Fax: 403.232.6952 info@danatec.com www.danatec.com

315 Matheson Blvd. East Toll Free: 800.263.0664

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Mover’s Equipment & Supplies

J D Factors Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8

Cross Border Services

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6176 Atlantic Drive, 15 Wanless Court Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Toll Free: 888.823.7611 Tel: 519.624.4003 Fax: 519.624.5501 manwin@bellnet.ca

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

compliance services

Wilson Instruments Ltd.

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Manwin Enterprises Inc.

ICC The Compliance Center Inc.

ITR Canada Inc.

2 Cripple Creek Crescent Stittsville, ON K2S 1T3 Tel: 613.831.1332 Peter_Turner@thetruckersvoice.ca www.thetruckersvoice.ca Air Brake Training for Mechanics

5777 Coopers Avenue Mississauga, ON L4Z 1R9

marketing@skf.ca

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

The Truckers’ Voice

“Greasing on the Go!”

Specializing in all types of new and reman clutches, clutch components, new and used flywheel exchanges and flywheel grinding. Pickup and delivery within the GTA available upon request. Fast and friendly service since 1986. Mention this ad for a discount. 30 Baywood Road, Unit 7 Toronto, ON M9V 3Z2 Tel: 416.745.9220 Tel [alt]: 416.742.0003 Fax: 416.745.7829 rvenneri@cdcparts.com www.cdcparts.com

Operated Franchise of the MAC

Kee Human Resources 6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.0835 Fax: 866.329.5331 keeto@keetransport.com www.keetransport.com

Network. debt consolidation. mortgages. Will consider selfemployed individuals. 1165 Franklin Blvd., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON N1R 8E1 Toll Free: 877.904.9222 www.findthebestmortgage.ca

Fasteners, Fittings, Hose & Shop Maintenance

fuel additives & lubricants

insurance brokers

lubricants

oil furnace sales & Service v

Best Miles Ahead 9049 Finnerty Sideroad Caledon, ON L7E 0H8 Tel: 905.880.4612 bestmilesahead@gmail.com

F.B. Feeney Hardware “Serving the industrial and trucking aftermarket since 1952.” 32 Carnforth Road Toronto, ON M4A 2K7 Toll Free: 800.363.0639 Tel: 416.750.4610 Fax: 416.750.4164 tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com www.feeneyhardware.com

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Multi-Line Fastener Supply Co. Ltd.

“Serving fastener needs for Industrial, Automotive & Maintenance Trades.” 1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5, Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7 Tel: 905.677.5088 Fax: 905.677.4917 brendachu@multilinefasteners.com www.multilinefasteners.com

Fuel & Lubricants Direct

NOCO Lubricants Company 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

••• Blue Water West Ltd. Suppliers of Esso Fuel and Mobil Lubricants to all sizes of businesses large or small, stationary or on the go, on land or at sea. 3100 Underhill Avenue Burnaby, BC V5A 3C6 Tel: 604.420.4331 Fax: 604.420.4137 rfeeney@BlueWaterAgencies.ca www.bluewatergroup.ca insurance brokers

Dalton Timmis Insurance Group The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs. 35 Stone Church Road Ancaster, ON L9K 1S5 Toll Free: 888.385.8466 Tel: 905.648.3922 Fax: 905.648.2640 info@daltontimmis.com www.daltontimmis.com

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Filters

Dalton Timmis Insurance Group

Donaldson Company P. O. Box 1299, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1299 USA Toll Free: 800.374.1374 Tel: 952.887.3699 Fax: 952.887.3716 engineserviceparts@donaldson.com www.donaldson-filters.com fleet management & litigation support

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

The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs. 14-600 Crowfoot Cres. NW Calgary, AB T3G 0B4 Toll Free: 866.472.0721 Tel: 403.241.2288 Fax: 866.399.3177 info@daltontimmis.com www.daltontimmis.com

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

DWS Fleet Management Services

Fleet Management & Litigation Support for the Trucking Industry. 21 Lake Street, Ste. 2101, Wrentham, MA 02093-1214 Tel: 508.384.9021 Cell: 508.397.7169 Fax: 508.384.9010 dws@darrystuart.com www.darrystuart.com or www.ecmteam.com fuel additives & lubricants

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

806 Greenbank Road Ottawa, ON K2J 1A2 Toll Free: 877.791.1682 Tel: 613.825.5575 Fax: 613.825.5624 info@baizanainsurance.com www.baizanainsurance.com

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ON-Board truck Scales

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

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Rainbow Insurance Brokers Inc In Business since 1995 40 Division Road North, R.R. 3, Cottam, ON N0R 1B0 Tel: 519.839.6588 Fax: 519.839.6087 trishd@xplornet.com www.rainbowinsurancebrokers.com

Vulcan On-Board Scales RP Oil Limited 1111 Burns Street E. Unit 3 Whitby, ON L1N 6A6 Toll Free: 800.335.6623 Tel: 905.666.2313 Fax: 905.666.2761 larryharris@rpoil.com

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

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Wakefield Canada Inc. Castrol HD creates products that deliver superior performance and greater reliability with the goal of reducing customer operating costs. 3620 Lakeshore Blvd. West Toronto, ON M8W 1P2 Toll Free: 800.268.5339 Tel: 416.252.5511 ext 4449 Fax: 416.252.7315 mpagnanelli@wakefieldcanada.ca www.castrol.ca lubricants (synthetic)

Erb and Erb Insurance Brokers Ltd. What you want to protect the most. We protect the best! 30 Queen Street North Kitchener, ON N2H 6N2 Toll Free: 800.265.2634 Tel: 519.579.4270 Fax: 519.741.1977 cbunn@erb-erb.com or info@erb-erb.com www.erb-erb.com

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

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••• Baizana Insurance Brokers

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

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

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C.U.T.C. Inc. 1295 Carol Crescent Laval, QC H7W 1G3 Toll Free: 866.927.8294 Tel: 450.687.8294 Fax: 450.687.6963 pvoelker@sympatico.ca Pressure Washers

The CG & B Group Inc. Package policies for both local and long haul fleets. 120 South Town Centre Blvd. Markham, ON L6G 1C3 Toll Free: 800.267.6670 Tel: 905.479.6670 Fax: 905.479.9164 cgb@cgbgroup.com www.cgbgroup.com lubricants

Sinwal Enterprises Inc 5656 Bell Harbour Drive Mississauga, ON L5M 5J3 Toll Free: 866.326.7645 Tel: 416.520.5527 Fax: 905.814.1802 lubedealer@rogers.com www.sinwal.com Medical Testing & Assesments

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

Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd. Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd. “For All Your Trucking Insurance Needs. Transportation Insurance, Fleet Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance. Same Day Quotes up to 10 units.” Toll Free: 800.661.5196 Fax: 905.426.4959 dbundock@bryson-insurance.com www.bryson-insurance.com

Hallmark Insurance Brokers Ltd. “The Transit Authority” 4 Lansing Square, Suite 100 Toronto, ON M2J 5A2 Toll Free: 800.492.4070 Tel: 416.492.4070 Fax: 416.492.4321 trucking@hallmarkins.com www.hallmarkins.com

DriverCheck Inc.

Hutchinson Fuels 8 Loyalist Drive, Unit #2 Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Toll Free: 800.465.0449 Tel: 613.475.3334 Fax: 613.475.4480

Worried about substance misuse & Corrosion Control Coatings Ltd Exclusive Canadian distributor of abuse in your workplace? Tectyl ® industrial corrosion control 1 Manley Street products. Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 106 Colborne Street, P. O. Box 1088 Toll Free: 800.463.4310 Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0 Tel: 519.632.9371 Toll Free: 800.934.7771 Fax: 519.632.9534 Fax: 800.563.8078 drivercheck@drivercheck.ca dwells@cc-coatings.com www.drivercheck.ca www.cc-coatings.com July 2012 29

Rust Control Products

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

tire & wheel service & equipmenT

Hofmann Balancing Techniques Ltd. 6500 Millcreek Drive Mississauga, ON L5N 2W6 Toll Free: 800.267.2185 Tel: 905.821.0799 Fax: 905.821.2073 info@hofmann.ca or bill.lecomples@snapon.com www.hofmann.ca towing services

Cramaro Tarpaulin Systems

Cramaro, for all your tarping needs. 206 Arvin Avenue Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8 Toll Free: 800.565.8277 Tel: 905.662.2757 Fax: 905.662.4811 mail@cramarotarps.com www.cramarotarps.com

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Load Covering Solutions Ltd.

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

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Trison Tarps 130 Copernicus Blvd. Brantford, ON N3P 1L9 Toll Free: 866.948.2777 Tel: 519.720.9464 Fax: 519.720.9468 paul@trisontarps.ca www.trisontarps.ca test equipment-brakes, abs, lights

towing services

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

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Gobbo Towing & Recovery Ltd.

Lite-Check, LLC

Transport Companies

Bedard Tankers Inc.

Carmen Transportation Group

3700 Weston Road Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquified Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4 Tanker Trailers. Tel: 416.667.9700 5785 Place Turcot Fax: 416.667.8272 Montreal, QC H4C 1V9 vince@ Tel: 514.937.1670 Fax: 514.937.2190 carmentransportationgroup.com btinc@aei.ca www.carmentransportationgroup. www.bedardtankers.com com trailer Sales, leasing, ••• rentals & service

85 Pondhollow Road Sudbury, ON P3E 6C1

Shop A Towing Service Ltd.

Servicing GTA, Ontario and USA A company you can count on! 185 Bartley Drive Toronto, ON M4A 1E6 Toll Free: 800.773.7952 Tel: 416.656.4000 Fax: 416.656.3065 carol@atowing.ca www.atowing.ca

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Stellar Roadside Assistance Ltd. 185 Bartley Drive Toronto, ON M4A 1E6 We offer service to your light & medium duty vehicles in most areas of Ontario, 24/7. Simply dial... Toll Free: 855.424.2300 Tel: 416.424.2300 Fax: 416.424.2303 john@stellarroadside.com www.stellarroadside.com

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

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tire balancing

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

J P Towing Service & Storage Ltd 11 Glen Scarlett Road Toronto, ON M6N 1P5 Toll Free: 866.527.8225 Tel: 416.203.9300 Fax: 416.203.9303 dispatch@jptowing.com www.jptowing.com

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

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13029 – 8th Line Georgetown, ON L7G 4S4 Toll Free: 800.572.8952 Tel: 905.873.3339 Fax: 905.873.3088 info@counteractbalancing.com www.counteractbalancing.com 30 July 2012

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Toll Free: 800.665.2653 Tel: 519.662.2710 Fax: 519.662.3316

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Kee Training Academy 6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9 Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9 Toll Free: 800.661.0377 Tel: 905.670.0835 Fax: 866.329.5331 keeto@keetransport.com www.keetransport.com

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International Truckload Services Inc. 107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450 Belleville, ON K8N 5J1 Tel: 613.961.5144

K.B.W. Towing KBW Truck Transfer Service Heavy & Medium Towing, Flatbed Specialists. 1 Towns Road Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1 Toll Free: 866.616.6379 Tel: 416.255.4443 Fax: 416.252.2558 edkbw@hotmail.com

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

Transit Trailer Ltd. Pat Rogers Towing 24 Hour Emergency Service Kingston, ON Toll Free: 888.221.3672 Tel: 613.384.2572 PatRogersTowing.com

Fax: 613.961.1255 or 888.485.6487 ChrisMcMillan@itsinc.on.ca www.itstruck.ca

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

Commercial Heavy Equipment Training Contact: Gordon Brown 2421 Cawthra Road,Mississauga, ON L5A 2W7 Toll Free: 800.297.4322 Tel: 416.456.2438 Fax: 905.281.9637 training@chet.ca www.chet.ca

Crossroads Training Academy

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Action Automotive, Towing & Recovery

Counteract Balancing Beads

Centennial College Looking for a career? Apprenticeship Training: Truck, Coach & Heavy Equipment Technicians. P. O. Box 631, Station A Toronto, ON M1K 5E9 Tel: 416.289.5000 Ext 7606 dormiston@ centennialcollege.ca www.centennialcollege.ca

290 Hamilton Road

www.erbgroup.com

GTA Trailer Rentals Inc.

Transportation Training

New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2

Toll Free: 800.267.1888

trailer manufacturers

“Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario” P. O. Box 126 Trenton ON K8V 5R2 Toll Free: 800.551.6151 Tel: 613.394.4924 Fax: 613.394.2428 action@reach.net www.actiontowing.com

Erb Group of Companies Refrigerated Transportation Specialists

info@erbgroup.com

Abrams Towing

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

Fort Garry Industries

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3102 East Trent Avenue Spokane, WA, 92202 Toll Free: 800.343.8579 Tel: 509.535.7512 Fax: 509.535.7680 info@lite-check.com www.lite-check.com

trailer manufacturers [ tankers ]

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

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Yanke Group of Companies 27 Automatic Road,

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

Crossroads Training Academy Contact: Robert Barclay 888 Wallbridge Loyalist Road C.R.S. Bldg, Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5 Toll Free: 888.282.6605 Tel: 613.771.1495 Fax: 613.771.1495

Titan Trailers

Brampton, ON L6S 5N8

1129 Hwy #3, R. R. #3 Delhi, ON N4B 2W6 Tel: 519.688.4826 Fax: 519.688.6453 info@titantrailers.com www.titantrailers.com

Crossroads Training Academy

Toll Free: 800.373.6678

Contact: Robert Barclay 1525 Centennial Drive Kingston, ON K7P 2Y7 Toll Free: 888.282.6605 Tel: 613.389.6000 Fax: 613.389.1998

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

Tel: 905.791.1369 ext 3747 Fax: 905.791.1278 recruiting@yanke.ca www.yanke.ca

Transportation Training

Truck & Trailer Repairs

Fort Garry Industries

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

Crossroads Truck Training Academy

10 Maple Street, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5 Toll Free: 866.529.1113 Tel: 613.742.7499 Fax: 613.742.7899 erica@bellnet.ca www.crossroadstrainingacademy. com

Danbro Truck Training

Contact: Brent Nantais 505 Kenora Ave., Bldg. #1, Unit #1 Hamilton, ON L8E 3P2 Toll Free: 800.273.5867 Tel: 905.575.7606 Fax: 905.388.6699 brent@danbro-training.com

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

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

Northstar Truck Driving School

Ontario Truck Driving School (Owen Sound) Contact: Admissions Officer 1051 – 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H8 Toll Free: 800.263.4777 Tel: 519.376.0444 Fax: 866.800.6837 training@otds.com www.otds.com

Ontario Truck Driving School (Sarnia) Contact: Admissions Officer 141 Mitton Street South, Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5 Toll Free: 800.263.4777 Tel: 519.332.8778 Fax: 866.800.6837 training@otds.com www.otds.com

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

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

truck Exhaust systems

truck parts & supplies

Texis Truck Exhaust

Saskatchewan

“Diesel Performance Specialists” 1850 Gage Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1S2 Toll Free: 800.267.4740 Tel: 905.795.2838 Fax: 905.678.3030 texis@bellnet.ca www.texisexhaust.com truck lighting & accessories

calgary

Fort Garry Industries Grote Industries Co.

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

Contact: Robert Labute 5044 Walker Road, Ontario Truck Training Academy Windsor, ON, N9A 6J3 (Oshawa) Tel: 519.737.0444 Contact: Dennis Lagrois Fax: 519.737.0445 truck delivery northstartruck@bellnet.ca 199 Wentworth Street East, Friendly Truck Driving School www.northstartruckdrivingschool.com Oshawa ON L1H 3V6 Contact: Thiru Mahalingam Ontario Truck Driving School Toll Free: 800.753.2284 850 Tapscott Road, Unit 9 (Chatham) Tel: 905.723.1237 Scarborough, ON M1Z 1N4 Contact: Admissions Officer Tel: 416.291.9075 Fax: 905.723.1245 1005 Richmond Street, Fax: 416.291.1144 admin@otta.ca Chatham, ON N7M 5J5 friendlydriving@yahoo.com www.otta.ca Toll Free: 800.263.4777 www.friendlydriving.com O ntario Truck Training Academy Tel: 519.355.0077 Greater Ottawa Truck Training (Peterborough) Fax: 866.800.6837 Contact: Shahram Dowlatshahi Contact: Dennis Lagrois training@otds.com 5 Caesar Avenue 365 Lansdowne Street East, Unit 3 www.otds.com Ottawa, ON K2G 0A8 Peterborough, ON K9L 2A3 Tel: 613.727.4688 Ontario Truck Driving School Fax: 613.727.5997 Toll Free: 800.939.1463 Acadian Driveaway (London) gott@greaterottawatrucktraining.com Contact: Admissions Officer Tel: 705.743.1888 185 Carrier Drive www.greaterottawatrucktraining.com Forklift & Heavy Equipment Fax: 705.743.1875 Toronto, ON M9W 5N5 Jay’s Professional Truck Training Available admin@otta.ca Toll Free: 800.668.1879 Training Centre 427 Exeter Road, www.otta.ca Tel: 416.679.1977 Contact: Jay or Chandrika London, ON N6E 2Z3 Safety Truck Training School Ltd Fax: 416.679.1988 589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11 Toll Free: 800.263.4777 Contact: Yogan Sockalingam Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6 info@AcadianDriveaway.ca Tel: 519.858.9338 Tel: 416.299.9638 4 Wilkinson Road, 2nd Floor www.AcadianDriveaway.ca Fax: 519.858.0920 Fax: 416.609.9814 Brampton, ON L6T 4M3 training@otds.com ••• jaystruck@bellnet.ca Tel: 905.793.9546 www.otds.com Compass Vehicle Delivery Inc. www.jaystrucktraining.ca Fax: 905.793.6426 Ontario Truck Driving School P.O. Box 265 Stn. Main Kim Richardson Transportation (Niagara-on-the-Lake) yogan@safetytruck.com Specialists Inc. 16693 Old Hwy 2 Contact: Admissions Officer www.safetytruck.com Heavy equipment & forklift also Trenton, ON K8V 5R5 (Truck and Bus Course Info) Tri-County Truck Driver available. Toll Free: 888.992.9676 Contact: Admissions Officer Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson Training (Heavy Equipment Info) Tel: 613.392.9676 172 Argyle Street N., Upper Level, Contact: Richard Wynia 281 Queenston Road, sales@compassvehicledelivery. Caledonia, ON N3W 2J7 480 Waydom Drive Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0 Toll Free: 800.771.8171 com Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Toll Free: 800.263.4777 Tel: 905.765.3445 www.compassdelivery.com Toll Free: 800.265.0400 Tel: 905.685.1117 Fax: 905.765.1444 rwilkieson@krway.com Tel: 519.653.1700 Fax: 905.641.0533 truck equipment www.krway.com training@otds.com Fax: 519.622.4002 Kim Richardson Transportation www.otds.com info@tricountytruck.com Specialists Inc. Ontario Truck Driving School www.tricountytruck.com Heavy equipment & forklift also (Oldcastle) Valley Driver Training available. Contact: Admissions Officer Contact: Jamie Fitchett Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson 2155 Fasan Drive, 634 Ireland Road, 99 Cote Blvd. Fort Garry Industries Oldcastle, ON, N0R 1L0 Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K8 Sales and NSM certified installation Hanmer, ON P3P 1L9 Toll Free: 866.410.0333 Toll Free: 800.771.8171 of snow plows, sanders, mixers, Tel: 705.969.8848 Tel: 519.258.0333 Tel: 519.426.8260 ext. 232 dump bodies and more. Fax: 705.969.0584 Fax: 519.258.9065 Fax: 519.428.3112 truckequip@fgiltd.ca jamie-vdt@live.ca training@otds.com rwilkieson@krway.com www.fgiltd.com/equipment www.otds.com www.valleydrivertraining.ca www.krway.com

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

truck CUSTOMIZING

Quality Custom

saskatoon

Fort Garry Industries

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

Discount Truck Parts Ltd. Quality truck parts at discount prices. 11633 – 156 th Street Edmonton, AB T5M 3T8 Toll Free: 800.661.5051 Tel: 780.454.5050 sales@gearcentregroup.com www.discountruckparts.com

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Manitoba

brandon

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

winnipeg

Fort Garry Industries 2525 Inkster Blvd. R. R. #2 Stn Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6 Toll Free: 800.282.8044 Tel: 204.632.8261 Fax: 204.956.1786 winnipeg@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com Saskatchewan

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

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

Mississauga

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

thunder bay

Fort Garry Industries 915 Walsh Street West Thunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5 Toll Free: 800.465.5044 Tel: 807.577.5724 Fax: 807.475.9033 thunderbay@fgiltd.ca www.fgiltd.com July 2012 31

truck parts & supplies

truck sales, leasing, parts & service

Levy Steering Centre Ltd.

“Premium Used Truck Dealer”. 1285 Shawson Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4 Toll Free: 800.794.8627 Tel: 905.564.3411 Fax: 905.564.3419 vgupta@arrowtruck.com www.arrowtruck.com

truck sales, leasing, parts & service

truck transmissions, differentials & pto’s

Arrow Truck Sales

1409 Shawson Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4 Toll Free: 800.565.5389 Tel: 905.564.1899

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Fax: 905.564.1911 orderdesk@levysteering.com www.levysteering.com

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Shield Truck Accessories

Gerry’s Truck Centre

“Your Complete Transportation Business Partner.” 4049 Eastgate Cres. London, ON N6L 1B7 Toll Free: 800.363.4380 Tel: 519.652.2100 Fax: 519.652.6593 info@gerrystrucks.com www.gerrystrucks.com

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P. O. Box 281 Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9 Toll Free: 866.617.0201 Tel: 519.765.2828 Fax: 519.765.2821 hans@shieldtruckaccessories.com www.shieldtruckaccessories.com

www.morgan-diesel.com

Surgenor Truck Centre

Awash Systems Corp. C & R Transmission Service Ltd.

261 Binnington Court Kingston, ON K7M 9H2 Toll Free: 877.548.1101 Tel: 613.548.1100 Fax: 613.548.4990 mgallant@surgenortruck.com www.surgenortruck.com

We service clutches also.

Truck tire sales & service

Fax: 905.642.2293

13 Anderson Blvd. Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4 Toll Free: 888.297.0682 Tel: 905.642.4556

manager@crtransmission.com

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Canada-Wide Parts Distributors Ltd Canada’s leading supplier of Powertrain Components. 1261A Shawson Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4 Toll Free: 877.564.3116 Tel: 905.564.3116 Fax: 905.564.3119 customerservice@ canadawideparts.com www.canadawideparts.com

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Over 100 Truck Tire Service Centres Across Canada Morgan’s Diesel Truck Parts & 520 Abilene Drive Service Inc. Mississauga, ON L5T 2H7 Toll Free: 800.267.0633 Toll Free: 800.465.0618 1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R. R. #1 Tel: 905.564.5171 Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0 Fax: 905.564.5175 Toll Free: 800.267.0633 LHardy@oktire.com Tel: 613.546.0431 Fax: 613.546.4206 www.oktire.com Diesel Truck Parts Inc.

3833 Nashua Drive Mississauga, ON L4V 1R3 Toll Free: 800.268.4809

Domar Transmission Ltd. When it comes to transmissions… think DOMAR

www.cptparts.com

Sales training is not for the faint of heart, an impression that is corroborated by Travis’s description of a typical workday. “I sit down with (Sales Manager) John to discuss my agenda – who I will be calling and who I plan to visit. He reviews every step I make and plan on making. Selling a truck typically involves building it from scratch with the customer in my office. Once we include all the customer preferred options and the build is complete, I submit it to John who ensures that all the data is accurate.” With the quote finalized and approved by the customer, the order is submitted to the factory. (Though custom builds are typical, most Kenworth dealerships have stock builds on site as well.) Travis gains immense satisfaction from

his interaction with the customer and, hopefully, with the closing of a deal, but his day is far from over. There is still the continuous and multiple online training courses to contend with. This sales rep, no longer a novice but still negotiating a steep learning curve, has taken 20 courses in the last two months. The variety and breadth of subject matter is organized according to each truck model – an effective method to learn and understand the voluminous information about all company products, Travis says. Unlike traditional educational programs there is no fixed learning window at Kenworth. Courses are ongoing, even for veteran sales reps like John Sheridan, as new products and services are introduced. In keeping with the evolutionary nature of Kenworth’s

Fax: 905.677.4618 parts@cptparts.com

Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements. 2211 Brant Street, P.O. Box 20070, Burlington, ON L7P 0A4 Toll Free: 800.265.7405 info@awashsystems.com www.awashsystems.com

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Trans Canada Automatic Truck Wash and the Clean Ride Car Wash

130 Skyway Avenue, Toronto, ON M9W 4Y9 Toll Free: 800.387.4883 Tel: 416.675.2268 Email: domar@fcibroadband.com

Tel: 905.677.3522

Automatic Wash Systems & Water

Home of the 8 Minute Semi Wash

Canada Powertrain Ontario Regional Office

truck Wash Systems

Yellowhead Highway 16 West South at Range Road 14, P. O. Box 1825 Lloydminster, AB T9V 3C2 Tel: 780.874.9274 Fax: 780.874.9275 greg@tctw.ca www.tctw.ca

Industry Profile

Sales Rep in Training By Marek Krasuski

ven at the start of the work day Travis Farnel is pumped. He vigorously shakes my hand and proceeds to ensure that I’m comfortable before we begin our interview. His eyes are alert, his smile broad. His energy betrays a high level of fitness, also obvious by his muscular 160-pound frame clothed by a colourful tailored shirt. Travis is exuberant about his new career in sales with Kenworth Trucks. “I truly believe I will be selling this product for a very long time,” he assures, though this writer remains sceptical. Great expectations are often inflated in the wake of enthusiasm over a new career before disappointment sets in under the harsh realities of job stress. Travis expounds on the quality of the Kenworth 32 July 2012

product, the history of the company, and the excitement he shares when “building a new truck” in partnership with a client. As the discussion unfolds, recognition builds that there is more to Farnel’s eagerness than unsubstantiated hyperbole. This neophyte has been in Kenworth’s training program for five months, receiving advice, and responding to cues and gentle promptings from his mentor, John Sheridan, Territory Sales Manager and veteran professional with a decades-long relationship at the company. Farnel himself, moreover, is no stranger to Kenworth. He has worked there 8 plus years, primarily in the parts department with periodic placements in other areas of operations. His technical background and

understanding of the product is unique to a sales career at this international manufacturer, the largest dealership in Ontario which has operated for thirty-two years and has 9 branches in the province. Most enter the company’s training program with a proven track record selling trailers, reefers, and other industryrelated products and services. Unique though his background may be, he enters the profession with a resume suited for success. Part of the training included a visit to the company’s factory in Renton, Washington where his technical knowledge was reinforced by observing the manufacturing process of truck builds. All sales reps in training witness the construction process to gain a sound understanding of the product they will be selling.

training, Travis Farnel is poised to continue learning for some time. Yet even the most enthusiastic employees must have some reservations about parts of their job description. When pressed, Farnel admitted that the daily demands of the job keep him tethered to the office more than he would like. His preference would be “to spend more time visiting customers at their location to bring them up to speed on latest developments and to minimize any downtime they experience.” With less oversight from superiors that comes with more experience and earned trust, Travis Farnel may, in time, get to spend more of his working hours consulting with customers at their places of business.

Alphabetical List of Advertisers

Advertisers by Product or Service

Advertiser Page Publication

Advertiser

Air Conditioning Sales & Service Abrams Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Arrow Truck Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 35 Ontario Trucking News Atlantis Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking News

page publications

Wilson Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News Auto Body & Sandblasting Services Streamline Auto Body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Diesel Performance Products

B Benson Tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News Best Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ontario Trucking News Brian Kurtz Trucking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ontario Trucking News Brighton Speedway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

C C.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Canada Wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Western Trucking News Castrol Wakefield Canada.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7 Ontario Trucking News

D Davy Truck Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 15 Ontario Trucking News C.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Day & Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 47 Discount Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Western Trucking News DMR Trucking Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Domar Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 16 Drakkar Human Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Performance Products (Bully Dog) . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Emergency Road Services Emergency Road Services Corporation. . . . . . 1, 24 Eastern & Western Trucking News Employment Opportunities Atlantis Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Best Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Brian Kurtz Trucking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Day & Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 47 DMR Trucking Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Drakkar Human Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fraser Transport (FLI).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 International Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . 46 Kindersley Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Star Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 The Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Trimac Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News Ontario Trucking News

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

Exhaust Sales & Service Texis Truck Exhaust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 9 Ontario Trucking News

E Emergency Road Services Corporation . . . . . 1, 24 Eastern & Western Trucking News

F Fraser Transport (FLI).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking News Fleet Safety Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Ontario Trucking News

Factoring & Finance J.D. Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News Lubricants Shell Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Metal Polishing Products

H Hutchinson Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern Trucking News

Lou’s Metal Polish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Permits & Waivers

I International Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking News

J J.D. Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

C.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Racing Brighton Speedway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Nascar Schedule (Canadian Circuit). . . . . . . . . . 35 Rust Control Products

K Kindersley Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ontario & Western Trucking News Krown Rust Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News

Krown Rust Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News Seat Covers SAB Concept Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

L Levy Steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Liquid Capital Midwest Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News Lou’s Metal Polish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Steering & Clutch Products Levy Steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tarps & Tarping Systems Trison Tarps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,14

Nascar Schedule (Canadian Circuit). . . . . . . . . . 35

Theft Prevention Products The Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

O OK Tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ontario Trucking News Ontario Truck Driving Championships. . . . . . . . . 34

P Performance Diesel (Bully Dog). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Tire Sales & Service Benson Tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News OK Tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ontario Trucking News Tools Tiger Tool Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario Trucking News Towing Companies

SAB Concept Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Shell Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Star Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking News Streamline Auto Body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Abrams Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Ontario Trucking New Trailer Mfgrs, Sales & Service (Tankers) Hutchinson Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern Trucking News Transmissions

T Texis Truck Exhaust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 9 Ontario Trucking News The Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Tiger Tool Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Trimac Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Trison Tarps Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 14

Domar Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 16 Truck Parts & Accessories Canada Wide Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Western Trucking News Discount Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Western Trucking News Traction Truck Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Truck Repairs TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News Truck Sales (Used)

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

W Wilson Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News

Arrow Truck Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 35 Ontario Trucking News Davy Truck Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 15 Ontario Trucking News Weigh Scales (On Board) Vulcan On-Board Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News July 2012 33

Employment

Business Insurance Matters

Honesty’s the Best Policy By Linda Colgan

rticles have been written, seminars have been attended and training from a multitude of sources are common in our industry to educate us on the procedures that should be followed in the event of an accident. All of the procedures, training and reading material advise us that in the event of a claim, “one must disclose and detail the claim with honesty.” In any business it is critical that management can rely on the honesty of their employees, particularly if they are involved in a claim. For an insurer defending the claim, there is nothing more disconcerting than forging a path of defence for a client to later find out the information was inaccurate from the outset.

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Adjusters will be assigned to investigate and as they wade through driver interviews/statements, police reports and witness statements, all pieces interlock to create the dynamics of the loss. Understandably, some employers may not address a loss with finesse, but the fear factor for the employee should be his unfortunate accident, not having to face the employer. Honesty forms part of the fabric of one’s character and particularly with a claim. Everyone relies

on the statement of the employee to be accurate. An employer will not appreciate an accident, but knowing they can depend on the honesty of the driver does bring a lot to the table at the end of the day. If an incident happens, report it to management. The sleep factor that comes from honesty - knowing you will not have to worry about looking over your shoulder, or about the call that the manager has taken, or the police car pulling into the terminal - should account for something. To your employer, being able to trust the word of their employee is immeasurable. Linda Colgan is a Transportation Insurance Advisor with JDIMI. To contact Linda, call 416.809.3103 or email lindac@jdimi.com.

Employment

Health Insurance Matters

Opportunity Knocks

By Lina Demedeiros

ffective June 1st, 2012, RBC Roadside Edge Disability Insurance increased rates for both Accidental Death and Dismemberment by $2.00 per $100,000 of coverage. This represents an increase of $4.00 to $10.00 per month. Some older contracts were not increased due to the length of time the policies were in force. Claims experience, inflation and in-the-field underwriting accounted for the elevated premiums. Operational costs have also risen due to third party administrator fees and by specialist

services. The stability of rates, therefore, is determined by all these factors. Opportunities for coverage increases can be minimized, however, by enlisting the services of a consultant, known in the industry as a Certified Health Specialist. The level of accountability is typically much higher than the services of an agent or broker. An Independent broker who is a Certified Health Specialist will provide you the opportunity to decrease operational costs, minimize risk, contain expenses and increase profitability. Other excellent ways to avoid increases are by assessing the credibility of the insurance company and the type of contract you purchase. Normally, the cost of a guaranteed renewable disability contract does not increase from the initial period when the contract was underwritten by a Certified Health Specialist following

the application process. Failure to practice due diligence by not acquiring all the facts from an independent, third part specialist can, however, result in price increases. There are four types of contracts in the disability insurance market. The two leading ones that lock in pricing are Non-Cancellable and Guaranteed Renewable contracts. These offer the highest level of guarantees on pricing and benefits throughout the duration of the contract. These purchases enable both transport companies and owner-operators to assess, review and implement changes that traditionally have not been addressed, and therefore, help in minimizing their liability. As advocates for benefits packages we have enlisted the support of a new supplier who delivers up to $9.20 a month in savings for Loss of Income coverage for individual owner-operators.

Transport companies, moreover, stand to gain additional advantages. In our ongoing efforts to provide industry members with informed discussion about health coverage and related business practices, we launched another segment in our “Are you Exposed” series. Entitled “Five Things an Owner-Operator Should Know,” this latest edition contains valuable business suggestions. This will be followed by another video, “Five Things from a Corporate Perspective” in our continuing series, “Increasing Your Profitability.” Collectively, these help both an individual and owneroperator review, assess and implement changes that proactively minimize risk and help retain quality human resources. For more information, please visit us on You Tube at www.youtube.com/user/ lmd4di, or contact www. lmdfinancial.com.

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Employment

Pilot Flying J Achieves 300th Restaurant Milestone

ilot Flying J celebrated its 300th company owned and operated restaurant with the opening of a Huddle House in its new Pilot Travel Center location in Anna, Texas, on June 11th, 2012. The company historically has been a leader in adding restaurants to its network of more than 600 travel center locations across North America and plans to open another 23 restaurants by year’s end, including four new Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurants. Moe’s is a division of Atlantabased Focus Brands and is a fast, casual Mexicanstyle restaurant featuring made-to-order burritos and house-made salsa.

“Pilot Flying J is a driverdriven company, and restaurants are a vital part of the service we provide to professional drivers and the motoring public,” said Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam. “We’re proud to provide our customers with a wide variety of well-known restaurant concepts in addition to other in-store hot meal food options.” Along with Huddle House, Pilot Flying J restaurants include Arby’s, Chester’s Chicken, Dairy Queen, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell and Wendy’s. The company is the largest non-traditional Subway franchisee in North America. Pilot Flying J has risen

to be one of the nation’s largest restaurant operators. In 2011, the company was named to the Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) Top 100 list of food-service chains and companies, with the Knoxville-based travel center company coming in as the 65th largest in revenue and second in terms of fastest revenue growth. The ranking was based on $451 million in U.S. food and beverage revenue during the highway travel industry leader’s fiscal year ending December 2010. In addition to restaurant concepts, Pilot Flying J also offers full hot deli areas in locations across the U.S. The hot delis include Pepperoni’s hand-

Plans for 7 New Pilot Flying J’s

ilot Flying J recently announced plans to open seven new travel centers and travel plazas in June and July. The new stores include: * Pilot Travel Center in Cleveland, Tennessee, off Interstate 75 at exit 20; * Flying J Travel Plaza in Anna, Texas, off Highway 75 at exit 48; * Pilot Travel Center in Murdo, South Dakota, off Interstate 90 at exit 192; * Pilot Travel Center in Ferndale, Washington, off Interstate 5 at exit 262; * Pilot Travel Center in Klamath Falls, Oregon, at 3817 N. Highway 97; * Pilot Travel Center in Sioux City, Iowa, off Interstate 29 at exit 143; and * Flying J Travel Plaza in Nanton, Alberta, Canada, at 2810 - 21st Avenue. “Pilot Flying J is always on the lookout for new store locations that will add to our North American network in order to better serve our customers,” said Pilot Flying J CEO, Jimmy Haslam. “As the driver-driven com-

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pany, the convenience of our customers is always a top priority and their needs largely drive the business decisions of the company.” The new locations will feature gas and diesel fuel, DEF at the pump, food and beverage options, clean restrooms, showers and other merchandise and services for professional drivers and the motoring public. These seven locations are part of the network of more than 600 travel centers and travel plazas in the Pilot Flying J family, which serves more than 1.3 million customers every day across the U.S. and Canada. All Pilot Flying J locations honor the MyRewards loyalty card. About Pilot Flying J Pilot Flying J, the driverdriven company, is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee and has more than 600 retail locations across North America. The company employs more than 20,000 people and is the largest operator of

travel centers and travel plazas in North America. Visit www.pilotflyingj.com for more information. For more information contact Lauren Christ at 865.544.0088.

made 16-inch Italianstyle pizzas, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, freshmade salads, chicken wings and chicken tenders as well as a full line of homemade breakfast sandwiches. About Pilot Flying J Pilot Flying J, the driverdriven company, is head-

quartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and has more than 600 retail locations across North America. The Pilot Flying J network provides customers with access to over 60,000 parking spaces for trucks, over 4,000 showers and over 4,000 diesel lanes, of which

ov e r 1 , 7 0 0 o f f e r D E F at the pump. The company employs more than 20,000 people and is the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America. Visit www.pilotflyingj.com or for further information contact Lauren Christ at 865.544.0088.

Employment

Keeping Your Vehicles Clean

How to be Certified Green in Washing Your Vehicles

By Jack Jackson

e have been approached recently by companies whose customers are evidently asking that their RFPs (Request

For Proposals) include environmentally sustainable methods for cleaning trucks. This is most obvious in the transportation of food products, though exceptions do occur, such as the financial management company that queried us on how to achieve environmentally certified washing procedures. Sustainability, it seems, is moving across all sectors of business. There are a number of measures that can help your company reduce water and apply certified

chemicals in accordance with complaint cleaning methods. Proper use of equipment is first on the list of water usage. Reviewing your current methods and opting for the newest technology can dramatically decrease gallons-per-minute usage. Extended across many washes annually and on multiple vehicles will result in hundreds of gallons of saved water. This approach will amply demonstrate to your customer a dramatically reduced water footprint.

Supporting conservative water usage is the application of proper chemicals. First, analyze the chemicals you are currently using. Since all products today must meet minimum government standards, are you in the position to say you are actually exceeding those standards? If not, there are ways to differentiate yourself from the competition. For example, are you dispensing these chemicals in appropriate amounts? Only by using proper equipment can maximum efficiencies be achieved. In addition to

being an ergonomically acceptable method, the right equipment will also minimize WSIB claims from staff for injuries. Consider also the benefits your employees will reap by using equipment that is colour coded and

readily accessible. Be sure that drop wands are strategically placed and no hoses are lying on the floors. After all, just one WSIB claim from an injured employee could cost the same as the purchase of this equipment. An updated tour and reassessment of your wash bay could yield substantial dividends. Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp. Email him at: jjackson@ awashystems.com or call 800.265.7405. Visit the website at www.awashsystems.com, North America’s leader in fleet washing solutions.

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

Alberta

Airdrie

Calgary

Fort McMurray

Leduc

Nanton

Strathmore

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

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

Calgary

Flying J Cardlock 345 Sakitawaw Trail, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4E4 Tel: 780.743.3545 Grande Prairie

Brooks

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

9212 – 108th Street, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4C9 Tel: 780.532.2378 Grassland

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

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

Drayton Valley

Calgary

Hanna

Flying J Dealer

Flying J Cardlock

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

High Level

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

Edson

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5109 – 63rd Avenue, Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E7 Tel: 780.875.2990 Parking for 12, Showers (2). 5904 – 44th Street Lloydminster, AB T9V 1V6 Tel: 888.875.2495 Fax: 780.875.2095 Convenience store, showers & laundry facilities.

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

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

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

Redcliff

British Columbia

Flying J Cardlock

Abbotsford

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

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

Annacis Island

Flying J Travel Plaza Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73, Rycroft, AB T0H 3A0 Tel: 780.765.3740 Fax: 780.765.3748 Parking for 8, Pizza.

Sherwood Park

Husky Travel Centre

Flying J Travel Plaza 1291 Cliveden Avenue, Annacis Island, Delta, BC V5M 6G4 Tel: 604.521.4445 Parking for 4, Showers (1), TripPak.

Chilliwack

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

Petro Canada Card Lock Flying J Cardlock

Hwy # 43 & West Mtn. Road, Whitecourt, AB T7N 1S9 Tel: 780.778.3073

Husky Travel Centre

Flying J Travel Plaza

Hinton

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

Rycroft

Medicine Hat

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

Flying J Cardlock

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

Flying J Travel Plaza 11511 – 40th Street SE, Calgary, AB T2H 1L4 Tel: 403.720.0904 Fax: 403.720.4937 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 128, Showers (9), CAT Scales, TripPak.

Whitecourt

Flying J Travel Plaza

Hancock Petroleum

Edmonton

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

Red Deer

436 Ridge Road Strathmore, AB T1P 1B5 Tel: 403.934.3522 Fax: 403.934.3555 Email: hk7969@popmail. huskyenergy.com Web: www.myhusky.ca Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store, showers.

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

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

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

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

302 – 20th Avenue, Nisku, AB T9E 7T8 Tel: 780.955.3535 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 8, Showers (2), Pizza, TripPak.

Lloydminster

Flying J Cardlock

Calgary Husky Travel Centre

Strathmore Husky Travel Centre Flying J Travel Plaza

Flying J Cardlock

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

Nisku

Flying J Cardlock

Bonnyville

Cougar Fuels Ltd.

Flying J Dealer 2810 – 21st Avenue, Nanton, AB T0L 1R0 Tel: 403.646.3181 Fax: 403.646.6233 3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 40, Showers (3), Humpty’s Restaurant.

Lethbridge

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

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

RoadKing Travel Centre Strathcona Inc.

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

Flying J Travel Plaza 50 Pembina Rd., Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2G9 Tel: 780.416.2035 Fax: 780.416.2084 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 142, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pepperoni’s, CAT Scales, TripPak.

Flying J Travel Plaza 7970 Lickman Rd., Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A9 Tel: 604.795.7265 Parking for 21, Showers (2).

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Chilliwack

Delta

Merritt

Brandon

Winnipeg

Perth – Andover

Chilliwack Husky Travel Centre

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

Flying J Cardlock

Brandon Husky Travel Centre

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

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

Petro Canada

Fort St. John

New Westminster

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

Golden

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

Cranbrook

2190 Douglas Street North, Merritt, BC V0K 2B0 Tel: 250.280.1555 Wagons West Travel Plaza 3999 Airport Road Merritt, BC V1K 1R2 Tel: 250.378.2100 Fax: 250.378.6060 Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, convenience store, showers, TV with cable, Greyhound.

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

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

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

Prince George

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

27052 Baker Road Hope, BC V0X 1L3 Tel: 604.869.9443 www.myhusky.ca

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

Sicamous

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

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

Kamloops

Delta

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

Vancouver

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

Morris

Petro Canada – Petro Pass

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

Petro Canada – Petro Pass 217 Main Street Morris, MB Tel: 204.746.8967 Fax: 204.746.6008 Open 24 – 7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, ATM & parking

Husky Travel Centre Flood Hope Husky Travel Centre

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

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

Portage La Prairie

Dawson Creek

Flying J Cardlock

Flying J Travel Plaza

Flying J Travel Plaza Dogwood Valley

Husky Travel Centre

Flying J Cardlock

Petro Canada – Petro Pass

Morris Husky Husky Travel Centre

Flying J Cardlock 131 Warman Road & Hwy. #59, Winnipeg, MB R2J 3R3 Tel: 204.231.5485

Headingley

Osoyoos

Hope

Creston

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

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

Winnipeg

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

Aulac

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

Grand Falls

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

Moncton

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

Salisbury

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

Waasis

Lincoln Big Stop Circle K 415 Nevers Rd. Waasis, NB E3B 9E1 Tel: 506.446.4444 Driver Fax: 506.446.4455 bigstop_bluecanoe@yahoo.ca Open 24 – 7, Irving FP Solution I – 24, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, free overnight parking.

Woodstock

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

Enfield

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

Truro Heights

Truro Heights Circle K Flying J Dealer Husky Travel Centre 10128 Nordel Court Delta, BC V4G 1J7 Tel: 604.582.1433 www.myhusky.ca

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

Petro Canada Flying J Cardlock 8655 Boundary Road, Vancouver, BC V5S 4H3 Tel: 604.454.9578

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

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

86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13, Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6 Tel: 902.897.0333 Fax: 902.897.0499 Open 24 – 7, self service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers & parking. July 2012 39

Ontario, Eastern

Arnprior

Cornwall

Kingston

Antrim Truck Stop 580 White Lake Road,

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

902 Wallbridge Loyalist Road

Flying J Associate

Belleville, ON Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at

3250 Brookdale Avenue, Cornwall, ON K6H 5T3 Tel: 613.933.5668 Fax: 613.933.8053

613.966.4740

Deseronto

Email: 10acrekmurphy@gmail.com Web: www.10acre.com Restaurant & Store - Mon-Fri

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

Quick Stop

215 Hwy #49 Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0 Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry facilities Tel: 613.396.3043 and CAT Scale. Fax: 613.396.1449 Open 6am – 10pm, 7 days, full-service islands, Subway, convenience store, parking & coffee drive-thru. parking, Esso Card Lock & Retail

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

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

Cardinal

Belmont

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

Kapuskasing

410 Government Road East, Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2X7 Tel: 705.337.1333 Fax: 705.337.1208 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 40, Showers (4).

Lancaster

Ottawa

Ultramar 3199 Hawthorne Road, (Exit 110 off Hwy 417) Behind Ultramar Service Station Ottawa, ON K1G 3V8 Tel: 613.248.9319 Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, drivers’ lounge, showers & shorttime parking

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

Vankleek Hill

Ultramar Herb’s Travel Plaza

25 Bellevue Dr., Hwy 401 Exit 538

Tel: 613.771.1755

Sudbury

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

Joyceville

730 Truck Stop

21160 Service Road, Exit 27 off Hwy 417 Vankleek Hill, Ontario Toll Free: 800.593.4372 Tel: 613.525.2120 Fax: 613.525.1595 Email: suzie_vink@yahoo.ca Open 24 – 7 drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, internet services, showers & parking. Ontario, Northern

Bradford

20382 Old Highway #2, Lancaster, ON K0C 1N0 Tel: 613.347.2221 Fax: 613.347.1970 11 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 71, Showers (7), Denny’s, CAT Scales, Bulk Diesel.

Nairn Centre

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

North Bay

BayTruck Stop 3060 Hwy 11 North North Bay, ON Tel: 705.474.8410 Fax: 705.495.4076 Toll Free: 888.474.8410 Email: baytruckstop@bellnet.ca Web: www.transportmall.com Open 24 – 7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking & truck repairs within 2 km.

Sault Ste. Marie

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

Schreiber

2085 Shanly Road, Hwy 401 Exit 730, Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0 Tel: 613.657.3019 Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, overnight parking & drivers’ lounge. 40 July 2012

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

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

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

Flying J Travel Plaza

Dunvegan

Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5

Hwy 144 @ 560A

Bowmanville

Spencerville

6am-11pm, Sat & Sun 7am-8pm,

(rear of Ultramar Service Station)

Ontario, Western

Flying J Travel Plaza

10 Acre Truck Stop

convenience store, showers,

Ontario, Northern

Watershed Car & Truck Stop

1901 McConnell Avenue, Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9 Hwy 401 Exit 792 Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6 Tel: 613.623.3003 Tel: 613.933.8363 Fax: 613.623.1003 Fax: 613.932.3952 Toll Free: 866.334.4775 Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, fullservice fuel islands, convenience jack@antrimwesternstar.com store fuel bar, take-out food, Open 24 – 7, full-service islands, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck restaurant, convenience store, wash, propane, Sunoco Cardlock, restaurant, 200+ truck parking, showers, overnight parking, drivers’ private showers, laundry facilities, lounge, CAT scale, garage service drivers’ lounge & arcade room, Bell facilities, tire service, Western Star Canada internet kiosk, barber shop, truck dealer. ATM, drug testing centre, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking), Belleville tire shop, lube shop, mechanic shop, Irving cardlock.

Tel: 613.966.7017

Ontario, Northern

Bradford Husky Travel Centre Hwy 400 & 88 Bradford, ON Tel: 905.775.5794 www.myhusky.ca

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

Sudbury Petro Pass 3070 Regent Street Sudbury, ON Tel: 705.522.8701 Fax: 705.522.4280 Open Mon – Fri. 6am – 11pm, Sat. 8am – 8pm & sun. 10am – 9pm, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store (hot food, pizza, chilli & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.

Tilbury

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

Timmins

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

Dorchester

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

3305 Dorchester Road, (Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London) Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0 Tel: 519.268.7319 Esso Truck Stop Fax: 519.268.2967 2154 Riverside Drive Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, Timmins, ON convenience store, CAT scale, Tel: 705.268.3400 blue beacon truck wash, drug Fax: 705.267.7231 testing centre, gasoline (self serve), bgagnon@krebenterprises.ca ATM, take – out food, open roads Open 24 – 7, restaurant, chapel, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, convenience store, ATM & showers. full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, Waubaushene drivers’ lounge, 150+ parking Waubaushene Truck Stop capacity, motel (smoking & 21 Quarry Road, Box 419, non-smoking), arcade room, Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0 convenience store. Tel: 705.538.2900 Drumbo Fax: 705.538.0452 Trucker’s Haven Email: bramji@sympatico.ca Hwy 401, Exit 250, 806607 Oxford Road, Ontario, Western Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0 Beamsville Tel: 519.463.5088 Fax: 519.463.5628 Email: amdroit1990@hotmail.com

Beamsville Relay Station 4673 Ontario Street, (Exit 64 off QEW) Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Tel: 905.563.8816 Fax: 905.563.4770 Email: relaystation@bellnet.ca Open 24 – 7, restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking

Etobicoke

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

Ontario, Western

Québec

Saskatchewan

Fort Erie

London

Pickering

Berthierville

Vaudreuil – Dorion

Saskatoon

Flying J Travel Plaza

Husky Travel Centre

Flying J Travel Plaza

Regina Husky Travel Centre

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

Grimsby

3700 Highbury Ave. South, London, ON N6N 1P3 Tel: 519.681.6859 Fax: 519.686.8629 12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 200, Showers (17), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.

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

Port Hope

Irving 24

Flying M Truck Stop

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

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

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

Milton

1310 South Service Road (Exit QEW at Fifty Road) Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5C5 Tel: 905.643.1151 Fax: 905.643.8068 Open 24 – 7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop 40 Chisolm Dr. (Hwy 401 Exit 320) Marshall Truck & Trailer Milton, ON L9T 3G9 Repair & Truck Stop Tel: 905.878.8441 336 Kenora Avenue Fax: 905.878.9376 Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2 Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, Tel: 905.561.4712 convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Fax: 905.561.7757 Beacon truck wash, ATM, lube Email: wayne@marshalltruck.com shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, Web: www.marshalltruck.com Open 24 – 7 for cardlock, open full-service fuel islands, restaurant, 7am – 12am Mon – Fri, 7am – 5pm showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ Sat, closed Sunday, full-service lounge & arcade room, 100+ islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, parking, chapel, motel (smoking & showers & parking non-smoking), & lottery tickets.

Kitchener

Mississauga

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

Montreal

Fifth Wheel Truck Stop

Hamilton

Flying J Travel Plaza

Ultramar

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.

Napierville

2900 Felix – Leclerc, Vaudreuil – Dorion, QC J7V 9J5 Tel: 450.424.1610 Fax: 450.424.0368 8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 109, Pepperoni’s, Bulk Diesel. Saskatchewan

Estevan

Flying J Travel Plaza

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

Moose Jaw

Stoney Creek

Stop 50 Truck Stop Flying J Travel Plaza 1 Rang St. Andre, Napierville, QC J0J 1L0 Tel: 450.245.3539 5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.

Saint – Liboire

Flying J Travel Plaza 370 North Service Rd. Hwy #1, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N9 Tel: 306.693.5858 Parking for 10.

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

Swift Current

Husky Travel Centre

Flying J Associate

Hwy 401 Exit 14, Tecumseh, ON Tel: 519.737.6401 www.myhusky.ca

3850 Idylwyld Dr. N., Saskatoon, SK S7P 0A1 Tel: 306.955.6840 Fax: 306.955.6846 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 85, Showers (4), Denny’s/Pepperoni’s.

Regina

Windsor

Windsor Husky Travel Centre

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

1145 Rang Saint Edouard, Saint-Liboire, QC J0H 1R0

Ste. Helene

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

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

Yorkton

Woodstock

Flying J Travel Plaza Petro – Pass Kitchener 120 Conestoga College Blvd. Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6 Tel: 519.748.5550 Fax: 519.748.9656 Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, showers & CAT scale.

LEAMINGTON

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

Napanee

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

569 rue Principale, Ste. Helene, QC J0H 1M0 Tel: 450.791.2232 Fax: 450.791.2495 6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.

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

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

Québec

Bernieres

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

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

Flying J Travel Plaza 1196 Chemin des Olivieres, Bernieres, QC G7A 2M6 Tel: 418.831.3772 July 2012 41

Employment

Truckers’ Voice

Trouble in the Ontario Aggregate Business By Peter Turner

t the end of May some dump truck operators decided to block the Milton scale on Highway 401. They were upset for being ticketed for axle overweight while being under their gross weight. This has been an issue for the past 2 decades. Although talks have been ongoing for the last 6 months with MTO and other interested groups, things seem to have stalled so these operators decided to take action, the outcome of which enabled them to

>> Evans - page 19 Evans coolant in the system can save fuel during the operation of large diesel engines with on/off and variable speed fans. Multiple tests confirm this. Essentially, the engine’s cooling system is modified to operate at slightly

42 July 2012

get all the players to the table on June 21, 2012. This meeting was most helpful because it successfully put the issues on the table for an honest and frank discussion. As we have seen numerous times in the past, operators are the ones that have had to pay the price for something over which they have had no control when being loaded at a quarry. The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association stated that their members were not responsible for axle weights just the gross

weight. Well I beg to differ. Under the HTA of Ontario section 126, every consignor of goods, or the consignor’s agent or employee, who causes a vehicle or combination of vehicles not owned by the consignor to be loaded so that when operated on a highway: (a) the weight on any millimetre in the width of the tire exceeds a limit set out in subsection 115 (1) or in the regulations; (b) the axle unit weight on an axle unit exceeds a limit set out in section 116 or 119 or in the regu-

lations; (c) an axle group weight exceeds a limit set out in section 117 or 119 or in the regulations; (d) the gross vehicle weight exceeds a limit set out in section 118 or 119 or in the regulations; or (e) the gross vehicle weight exceeds the gross vehicle weight specified in a permit referred to in section 121, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine as if the consignor had been convicted under section 125. 1994, c. 29, s. 1. We want to know why

this law is not being enforced. I really did not expect to receive an answer at this time but expect one in the future. The outcome was that the MTO would issue tickets but not fines. This enabled

them to collect data on how wide spread this problem is. Many other issues were discussed so I encourage you to check out our website, www. thetruckersvoice.ca for more details.

higher temperatures than those safely achieved with the use of anti-freeze, thus reducing fan on time to total engine on time by 40 to 60%. The result is that the 26 Horse Power at 1,600 RPM parasitically drawn by the fan – 70 HP at 2100 RPM - is put back into the wheels where it is

most effective. Depending on ambient temperatures, the load being hauled, the friendliness of the environment in which the vehicle is operating and the availability of ram air, the fuel savings on an annual basis will range from 3.5% to 7% and in some cases more.

A truck that drives 100,000 miles per year averaging six miles per gallon before Evans will save 794 gallons in fuel if the average annual fuel savings reach 5%. That figure is 564 gallons if the fuel savings average is 3.5%. How do we achieve this? In addition to replacing

anti-freeze with Evans Coolant, we change out the thermostat from 190°F to 205°F. We place a resistor pack across the coolant temperature sensor and turn the fan on at 230°F versus 215° and turn it off at 215° instead of 185°. It’s a straightforward and relatively simple installation at

a cost, excluding labour, in the range of $1,000. ROI is achieved in less than a year and benefits continue to accrue for the life of the engine. For more information call 613.216.2141 or send an email to cwsbrand@ rogers.com or visit www. EvansCooling.com.

Employment

Transport for Christ

How Do I Handle a Difficult Trial?

By Chaplain Len Reimer

ven those who maintain close, intimate fellowship with the Lord are not immune to disappointments, obstacles, challenges, struggles, and feelings of hopelessness. In fact, at times God allows us to face impossible circumstances in order to test and try our faith. It is the adversity that motivates us to seek Him, and when we do, He faithfully strengthens and refreshes us. God knows every emotion, need, and desire we have. He cares when we face difficult situations

and grow weary. He hears our cries and understands exactly what it takes to bring us into a more intimate relationship with Him. As we read through the book of Peter, we find words of “encouragement for times of suffering”. Christians in those days faced all kinds of persecution. They were beaten, slandered, assaulted, and in many cases lost their lives for their faith in Jesus Christ. Peter called them “aliens” because their citizenship was not of this world but of the kingdom of God. Still, they faced times of great discouragement and loss and needed the courage that was available only through Christ. Peter explained that they could rejoice even in times of trial because Jesus- their risen Savior and Lord would always be the living hope within them (I Peter 1:3). “Blessed be the Son and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” So long as we have the Lord Jesus Christ, no situation is hopeless. Would you like to have eternal hope? Then focus your heart on Jesus (I Timothy 4:6). In pointing out these things to your brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following. He wants to bring His will and good pleasure to fruition in your life. Even if you find yourself in a seemingly impossible situation, remember that He has an entirely different view of the details. If you will let Him, He will take your life, no matter how bruised and broken, and make something beautiful out of it.

This is what hope is all about: Beauty for ashes, gladness instead of sorrow, and a coat of praise

instead of fainting. This is the ongoing ministry of Jesus Christ in your life. Therefore, bring to Him

your afflictions and disappointments. Tell Him your sorrows, and He will restore your hope.

Windsor-Detroit Bridge

$1-Billion Bridge Linking Windsor & Detroit

indsor, Ontario - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has formally announced construction of a new bridge linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. The $1-billion link over the Detroit River will help alleviate congestion at Canada’s busiest border crossing. Canada is financing the construction and will recover Michigan’s share of the cost through state tolls. The new span will be a

few kilometres south of the existing Ambassador Bridge. The two governments, auto makers and other industries have argued for years for another crossing to end truck gridlock and provide an alternative if the existing bridge is shut down. Harper was joined for the announcement, ahead of a formal signing ceremony in Detroit, by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. “Our government is taking the measures necessary to facilitate trade

and investment between Canada and the United States,” Harper said. “This new bridge will reduce congestion at this critical Canada-U.S. crossing.”

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Employment

The Complacency Coach

Controlling the Rust of Your Career

By Bruce Outridge

ave you met Joe? Joe is a very experienced driver. He has 30 years of experience in the industry, has seen it all on his travels from coast to coast, and has made a decent living as a professional truck driver. His company has given him his choice of runs because he is good at what he does. He is driving top notch equipment rarely older than two years, and has been a star driver for the company. He may be sitting across from you right now in the coffee shop. You can see him - he has that tired look, his routine so ordin-

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ary he doesn’t even look at the menu anymore to order his meal. He’s stopped talking to many of his colleagues other than to say hello because he has heard all their whining before. Joe is the guy starting to rust. On a vehicle you can see the rust. Once it starts it can migrate over a vehicle in short order. Just leave it unattended and you can see rust engulf the vehicle. Before long you will wonder how it started. Rust usually begins in areas that we don’t see - under wheel wells, in dark corners and other areas that are hard to notice. When we do start to notice rust on our vehicles we can do two things. We can tackle it and keep it from spreading, or we can leave it alone and let it take its course. Many times, unless the vehicle is the pride and joy of the owner, the rust will be left alone, justified by the tagline, “She’s an old

girl anyway.” Wait a little longer and the rust will eventually take over the vehicle. The same can be said of our careers. Rust in our professional lives takes on the form of boredom and complacency, and soon enough a career can suffer greatly if not looked after. Remember when you started your career? It was exciting, you learned new things, you went to new places, and you met new people. You moved up in your career through acquiring new equipment, chasing more lucrative opportunities and getting better runs. You were growing and thriving and you could feel your career moving along in the right direction. Then it happened - the rust settled in! The first indication was when you took that steady run so you could better predict your income. The second was when you received

that truck. Although new, it stopped giving you the excitement level that it used to. Then you got older, you stopped thinking about how to do your job better, you started to go through the motions that you did every day, and the rust grew a little more. You are now Joe, you have been in the position too long, you are afraid to make that change, and you are afraid to try something new. There is nothing new for you in the job. Everything you look at seems to

need a younger outlook, so you don’t change. You opt for remaining the same. The rust takes over until eventually you die. Just like the truck decaying in the field after years of duty, you sit in your rocker the same way, wondering, “What if?” The rust has taken over. The secret to tackling the rust is to keep yourself challenged, partly by looking for new opportunities, partly by prompting yourself to grow mentally. Many have gone on to bigger and better things, and in the

process have successfully battled the rust. You don’t have to change careers to do this. You just have to keep learning something new, keep the excitement in your career and you will keep the rust away. Bruce Outridge is a business and leadership consultant for the transportation industry with over 30 years of experience. He helps professional drivers have successful businesses and careers. For more information visit his website at www. outridge.ca.

Employment

Meritor, Inc.

Mobile Lab Enables Advanced Field Testing

roy, Michigan Meritor, Inc. offers unique capabilities with its Vehicle Dynamics mobile laboratory. Traveling throughout North America, various products and capabilities are tested on location including: Truck and Trailer SMARTandem® axle, tire inflation systems and drum and air disc brake development; Specialty and Off-Highway - Adaptive damping systems for off-highway seats, as well as bus and fire truck suspensions; Defense - The ProTec™ High Mobility Independent Suspension (HMIS), adaptive damping systems, tire inflation systems and suspension height control are tuned for best performance in the specific combat environment in which they will be used. “Meritor’s remote testing capabilities are critical to

product development,” s a i d Ti m B u r n s , Vi c e President and General Manager, Defense & Specialty, Meritor. “The lab allows us to provide on-site support at U.S. Government and independent test sites across North America. The lab’s vehicle test data acquisition capability reduces development time by allowing immediate optimization of ride and handling characteristics so we can tune the products to best fit real-world environments.” Meritor’s Vehicle Dynamics laboratory is outfitted with advanced chassis development equipment, including two shock dynamometers, a 50-ton press, a coil spring compressor for oversized military high-rate springs, a large wet bench and alignment equipment. It also has video equipment for documentation and is

connected directly to the company’s Development Center in Troy, Michigan through a wireless network. “This direct link allows data transmission back and forth for additional analysis by the vehicle dynamics and controls teams. The information is correlated on the full vehicle simulator in the Troy test lab, which further proves product performance and capabilities,” said Simon Dean, Senior Director, Advanced Engineering & Electronics, Meritor. “Combined with our technical expertise in Troy, the lab’s vehicle test data acquisition capability allows us to deliver the most advanced products with world-class quality while meeting the needs of our customers.” The company recently redesigned its Vehicle Dynamics laboratory trailer

with a new graphic wrap that looks like the rear door is open and employees are hard at work inside – earning it recognition by Fleet Owner magazine in its 2012 vehicle graphics awards highlighted in the June issue. About Meritor, Inc. Meritor, Inc. is a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle and

industrial markets. With more than a 100-year legacy of providing innovative products that offer superior performance, efficiency and reliability, the company serves commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defense, specialty and aftermarket customers in more than 70 countries. Meritor is based in Troy, Michigan, United States, and is made up of more than 10,000 diverse

employees who apply their knowledge and skills in manufacturing facilities, engineering centers, joint ventures, distribution centers and global offices in 19 countries. Common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTOR. For important information, visit the company’s website at meritor. com.

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Employment

From the

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

Rust Control

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o r r o s i o n i n th e trucking industry is perceived as a winter issue, though in fact it shouldn’t be. Keeping your trucks and trailers clean in both winter and summer is one of the best ways to fight rust. Washing the underbodies of both truck and trailer is very important. This is the time of the year to increase inspections of brake pads, lines, glad hands, air bag bracket rods and even spark plug wires. Our question this month,: “As a driver, how do you view rust control products that can be used on both your truck and trailer?”

Steve Griese drives for Muirs Transport based in Concord, Ontario. “The rust control products that are being used seem to work well but are very messy and not easy to work around. When you are on the road and have to do anything under the truck or trailer you are going to get very dirty.”

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George Brown drives for Cam-Scott Transport based in Pickering, Ontario. “I don’t know much about rust control products used in the industry. Most of the drivers I know feel the same. Maybe it’s time some of the companies start passing information on to the drivers. Then we would know what to look for and we could report it to the garage.”

Pat r ick Wal msley works at the front counter of Benson Tire located at the 10 Acre Truck Stop in Belleville, Ontario. “Sprayon rust control products work very well and do the job they are meant to do. The problem develops when there is too much overspray. The mechanics get covered in the stuff and become very unhappy. Their job is dirty enough without adding more to it. A grease or sticky spray product needs to be developed.”

Steve Conley works at Conley Construction in Belleville, Ontario and has this to say about rust control products. “We run smaller trucks and haul waste containers to and from different job sites. We use an oil tech rust control spray product. These sprays are very messy but seem to do the job. The industry needs to develop better products..