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MAKING YOUR MILES COUNT Robert D. Scheper

Unvaccinated Turnover Writing an article in the middle of an uncertain negotiation is a gamble. A lot can change in a couple of weeks, especially this close to a January 1st proposed deadline. Negotiations can change very quickly, in either direction. One thing for certain is… nothing is certain. I’d like to comment on the impact of a potential double-digit drop in available trans-border drivers. Canada went through a similar issue like this in May 2003 during the BSE outbreak (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Mad Cow Disease), albeit a micro impact. Virtually overnight, almost the entire cattle hauling industry was shut down to US traffic. Nobody knew how long it would last. Some waited while negotiations raged through the media and others took action to preserve their livelihood. Trailers were parked/sold, trucks changed over to the oil rigs, flat deck, reefer and dry van. The move was considered ‘temporary’ by drivers/operators who assumed the shutdown to be in effect only a couple of months. Of course, it dragged out for over three years. Interestingly, many who left livestock hauling never returned. Most of the drivers in livestock today entered post-BSE. The first thing we learned was that drivers/ operators are flexible. They adjusted to a

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changing market; they moved to where they could. Some operators sold their trucks and equipment, some did not. Though BSE was a microcosm compared to all truck freight crossing the US border, it does reflect the pliant nature of human resources. Demands will be met; holes will be filled. The only questions will be is at what cost and how long will it take to fix? The CTA (Canadian Trucking Association) released an estimate that up to 38,000 drivers will not be available to cross the border. My estimates are not as high as their 19%+ drop in capacity; my estimate ranges from 10-12%. Those people who have declined the vaccine are somewhat geographically concentrated (spotted) rather than uniformly distributed, so there will be some jurisdictions and industries where a vacuum of demand will be intense, whereas other areas may be manageable/negligible. One thing is for certain… rates will increase. Vaccinated Operators: Congratulations! As of January 1st, 2022 (proposed) you have suddenly become very, very valuable. Therefore, expect a raise. It’s YOU the industry wants, not your truck, not a super high level of specific abilities or even your ability to work well with others. You can take a trailer across a border… period! You

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arrived at the right place at the right time in history. It is now your responsibility to take advantage of this. Negotiating a raise at a time of high demand can be very difficult for some people to embrace. Many serviceoriented people struggle with a moral compass that is sensitive to implications of leverage or force. If you or those around you suffer from this tendency you must learn to place your loyalty ladder against the right wall. Your job is to take care of yourself first because if you don’t you will have nobody to blame for your future circumstances but yourself. Today, carriers right across Canada are looking to raise rates and they are raising rates for only one reason… YOUR SERVICES. Your skills/abilities are being auctioned off to the highest bidder. If you don’t accept your newfound value, it will be absorbed by the carrier you work for. It’s as simple as that. Now is your time. Act respectfully and with clear intent. Know what other carriers are offering and assume your worth. I recommend a US mileage rate bonus (as opposed to a universal rate increase) as the supply-demand is geographically initiated. It also assists carriers in the event legislation changes so the rate/wage adjustment can be amended reasonably without controversy.

Unvaccinated Operators: You fall into one of two possible categories: debt-free and debt-laden. If you have your truck paid for you obviously have more options for your truck than other non-vaccinated operators. Everything from selling/retiring/parking to doing local/ Canadian hauling. Just remember, you are not alone. The local/Canadian driver market wanting to haul in Canada only just got flooded. Sacrifices may be forthcoming. But, of course, you have thought through all this already. The debt-laden unvaccinated have the most difficult situation to navigate. They are much more vulnerable in the short term than anyone else. Assume a glut of equipment for sale/lease, so depending on your level of debt you may be required to absorb a significant loss (but of course you too already know this). One note on the impact to carriers. Success or failure in this market may not necessarily depend on efficiencies or history. There will be feast or famine based on criteria never before navigated. Some sound carriers may go bankrupt, some unexpected ones will thrive… Don’t make assumptions based on historical freight/customer models that don’t accommodate sustainable fleet border-crossing abilities. When rates elevate to extreme, sometimes entire markets dramatically change lanes or even evaporate. Low-paying freight may be a thing of the past but so may some entire markets.

A few words of caution. Advantages and disadvantages come and go in a free market economy. Being arrogant or abusive rarely pays long-term dividends. Always carry yourself as a professional. Require those around you to also act respectfully. If you don’t bring value to the carrier you drive for, eventually any advantage you have will be turned against you and your reputation will be forever tarnished. Focus on professional behaviour only.

Personal Advice: Know what you use; secure essential stock. North America’s supply chain will be affected. Continued on the next page…

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How dramatically will not be clear for some time. This time it will affect more than just toilet paper. We will all learn to live with less options. For example, the US market has historically been accustomed to dozens of varieties of products. In Canada (for example) we typically have 3-5 choices of brand names… the US has 10-20 choices. It would be reasonable to assume varieties of items will diminish to half or even a third. People will simplify to reliable brands, or even just ‘whatever is available’. Expect price increases: Transportation is 12% of the North American economy. 42% of the North American economy is also dependent on transportation and its costs. Pricing on all products in Canada that require transportation from the US will increase. Locally supplied products/services may become more competitive and reliable. The longer the restrictions apply (or the low supply of drivers remain) the more pressure on prices there will be. It will be a life of uncertainty. Certain industries may ‘hold on’ for a year or two waiting for relief… then die a death of nuclear proportions… or not.

About the Author: Robert D. Scheper is a leading Accountant and Consultant to the Lease/Owner operator industry in Canada. His first book in the Making Your Miles Count series “taxes, taxes, taxes” was released in 2007. His firm exclusively serves Lease/Owner Operators across Canada. His second book “Choosing a Trucking company” is the most in-depth analysis of the operator industry available today. He has a Master’s degree (MBA) in financial management and has been serving the industry since he and his wife came off the road in 1993. His dedication, commitment and strong opinions can be read and heard in many articles and seminars. You can find him at www.makingyourmilescount.com or 1-877-987-9787.

It may be a few months or a few years… but it’s doubtful if this crisis will remain permanent based on a single issue such as crossing a border. If you are interested in this topic and would like to hear a more detailed discussion on the impact on drivers and operators; go to our website Making Your Miles Count (Media/Podcasts).

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SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE Ray J. Haight

What a Long, Strange Trip (Part two) When I left things off with you readers last month, I was all alone, in quarantine in Florida with Covid. The gloom setting over me was becoming all too common. I was in the routine of booking a covid test every day at a local Walgreens Pharmacy. You know you are sliding into an abyss when the highlight of your day is heading to a pharmacy for a Covid test. In Florida, all Walgreens have drive-through lanes. A small metal container, containing a cotton swab is pushed toward your vehicle. As many of you are aware, you insert the swab into your nostril, swipe five circular motions in each direction and place the swab back in the metal container. Then off you go. Sound familiar? There are a couple of good things about the process. One is that you usually have the results back within an hour. Secondly, there is no charge for the test. This was my daily task for two weeks while isolated in Florida. I also spoke daily to many of the Past Chairmen who I had sat with when in Vegas for the Truckload Carriers Association Annual Convention. Every day, I heard of their experiences with also being infected. These ranged from vertigo to severe chest congestion, and each of us lost our sense of taste and smell for various lengths of time. We became our own support team as we texted in group format daily outlining the latest status and progression of our infections. After a week 14 • OVER THE ROAD

or so, I was feeling very down as, one by one, they all began to test negative, until I was the last one still testing positive. To be clear, isolation is isolation. I don’t care if you are in Florida or Alaska. My only contact with people was when I went to get my daily test and, using a two-way speaker, talked to the pharmacy worker through the plexiglass. Other than that, I might run into a neighbour while walking and we would have a distant conversation. Florida is a quiet place in October because the snowbirds don’t flock in for another month or so. It was also over 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius; not exactly comfortable in good health let alone having Covid in your system. After each positive test, I would either go for a walk or take a bike ride just to get my head out of the darkness. Most of my time was spent communicating with my family and friends who knew of my situation. Having limited contact with the outside world, these were bright spots, and I can’t thank them enough. It means more than they will ever know. Somehow, it snapped me out of my funk and relieved some of the darkness surrounding me after testing positive for so many days. I was also distracted in a positive sense by having regular contact with a few of the truckload carriers I was coaching at the time. Time spent talking to C-level folks and managers took on a heightened value to me; a respite; a distraction from the monotony of my routine. Skip the Dishes, Door Dash etc., were

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Suppose I had not been vaccinated??? How bad might this have become? Who knows? I just know you don’t want to get this. Believe me, you don’t want to get Covid. Protect yourself and your family as much as you can. Get your vaccination. I know that me saying this will piss some of you off, but I must, as I won’t feel good about myself if I leave it unsaid.

beating a steady path to my door and man, that was getting old! Finally, I tested on day 15 and it was negative. Wow!!! I was beginning to believe it would never happen. I had to look at it a few times before my happy dance took place. What a sense of relief! Finally, I could walk among the living again, get home, see the family, and thank the many people who had checked in on me regularly.

Finally, I clearly recognize that my experience pales in comparison with many who have lost loved ones or continue to suffer from longhaul Covid. These folks are the real victims. This article was not written to elicit sympathy. That is not my intent. I don’t need it and don’t want it. I just thought that some of you might be interested in hearing of some of the unintended consequences that can happen in these strange times that we live in.

I made my way home that Sunday. Again, a great sense of relief. Back home, back to my routine… the one we all take for granted until the rug gets pulled from under us. I will also mention that, before leaving that Saturday, I did hit a couple of my usual haunts. My taste had recouped enough for me to recognize what a cold beer used to taste like. I did not overdo it though. I had just tested negative and still had a few symptoms. As an example, later that Saturday afternoon, a “brain fog” took over. I went from feeling pretty good to completely drained and fatigued in a matter of seconds. I was lucky to be at home when it happened. I made my way to bed and slept for 3 hours. It really scared me. I was thinking, ‘could this be a long-term Covid symptom?’ Luckily, it only happened one other time, about a week later, and with about half the impact. I did, however, feel a little fatigued for a couple of weeks but now I am back to my pre-covid status.

Safe trucking, Ray J. Haight TCA Retention Coach ray@tcaingauge.com www.tcaingauge.com

Here is a message to those reading this. I am totally convinced that my being double vaccinated before contacting the virus mitigated the impact of the covid symptoms to a very manageable level. I had a cold that was about a five on a scale of ten. I lost all sense of taste and smell. I had a little brain fog. The whole ordeal lasted three to four weeks. DECEMBER 2021

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WOMEN IN TRUCKING Ellen Voie

Drivers and Safety! For those of us in the trucking industry, we are all aware of the data suggesting that crashes involving commercial trucks are overwhelmingly caused by the nonprofessional driver. Or, as we like to call them, the four-wheelers. There have been numerous studies about reckless behavior(s) for automobile drivers, but I recently came across a paper that explored the attitudes of truck drivers to those who aren’t operating a commercial vehicle. The study interviewed 167 adult men (you read that right, no women were part of the research.) Seventy of the respondents were not truck drivers, but the remainder were employees of a concrete manufacturing company. The research was conducted in Israel, which has very few female drivers. However, I found the data very relevant and wanted to share the results. The study began by citing US research revealing that accidents caused by truck drivers were typically rear-end crashes or those involving blind areas surrounding the tractor trailer. Accidents caused by the automobile drivers were more deadly headon collisions. 18 • OVER THE ROAD

As you can imagine, the researchers reported that professional drivers are less likely to exceed speed limits and when they do, it is at much smaller margins than those operating automobiles or pickup trucks. They commented on the fact that professional drivers are assumed to be safer drivers because of their attention to their speed and the activity around them. The respondents ranged in age, from twenty to over fifty, as well as their years driving and the type of vehicle they were operating. The cargo and vehicle class were noted as well and the type of roads and area of the country were also considered. Each person completed a “Reckless Driving Self Report,” which described driving scenarios and asked for an assessment of what would happen next. For example, one question describes a situation where a friend is late for a job interview. Both the commercial driver and the automobile driver are asked to estimate the chances that the friend would exceed the speed limit to get to the interview on time. You don’t need a crystal ball to determine the results of the study. The conclusion was that truck drivers have a more cautious approach DECEMBER 2021

those who share the road with commercial vehicles, the final suggestion in the analysis was something every professional driver has known since the day he or she began their career. Every motorist should have training in how to avoid causing an accident with a commercial vehicle and should understand the specific characteristics of a tractor trailer. This means a lesson on stopping distances, blind spots and turning ratios.

to driving than their non-professional counterparts. However, they delved into the data a little more and found that the type of load also affected their attitudes toward safety. In this example, the drivers driving “mixer” trucks which mixes the concrete while the truck is moving were safer than those hauling gravel. The authors noted that none of the heavy vehicles were tractor trailers, or combination vehicles which are called articulated trucks. The findings are still relevant, as the 97 concrete company employees are all professional drivers.

It didn’t take a study involving 167 adult males to tell us that! Source: Elsevier-Accident Analysis and Prevention. Approaches of truck drivers and non-truck drivers toward reckless on-road behavior. Tova Rosenblooma, Ehud Eldrorb, Amit Shahar

One interesting finding in the study was that the car and pickup drivers felt that just the presence of the heavy vehicle on the road alongside them created a potentially dangerous situation. If that is the case, then the researchers wondered why these four-wheelers didn’t have a more cautious approach to driving around the bigger vehicles.

Ellen Voie President/CEO/Founder of Women In Trucking, Inc. ellen@womenintrucking.org www.womenintrucking.org

Future research was recommended on how to better understand the attitude of professional drivers in dealing with the nonprofessional drivers as well as to pedestrians. They felt this would lead to more information about fatal encounters between trucks and smaller vehicles.

Mission: Women In Trucking was established to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry.

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We wish everyone a safe, happy and healthy holiday season!

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Index Ayr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Speaking from Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,15

Big Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sidh Truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Carmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Total Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Genesis Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TRANSAM Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Highlight Motor Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Trans-frt McNamara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Keystone Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

TransX Group of Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Light Speed Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Travelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Making Your Miles Count . . . . . . . . . 10,11,12

Truckdriver.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Nova Driver Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Women in Trucking Article . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,19

RSB Logistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada . . . 21

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Over the Road December 2021

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Drivers and Safety!

SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE

Unvaccinated Turnover