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Peterbilt Motors Company announces receiving accreditation for developing the industry’s first SmartWay designated alternative fuel vehicle. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Program has recognized Peterbilt’s Model 386 liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck as meeting the established fuel-saving, lowemission equipment requirements set for Class 8 trucks. The Model 386 LNG will join Peterbilt’s family of SmartWay designated vehicles which includes the Model 587, Model 386 and Model 384.

Equipped with a fuel efficient, aerodynamic package, the Model 386 LNG SmartWay designated vehicle is ideally suited for a vari-

ety of applications, including line, bulk and tanker hauling.

The contoured aerodynamic package features roof fairings with trim tabs that help propel air up and over the cab and trailer, re-contoured chassis fairings with a “flair” design pushing airflow around the tires and wheels, and an exclusive Peterbilt transition fairing positioned between the cab and detachable sleeper directing airflow over and around the sleeper. In addition, a composite molded sunvisor featuring a Gurney strip design transitions air more efficiently over the cab while providing glare protection for drivers, and three inch rubber mounts are fastened to the end

of the sleeper driving airflow out and around the trailers.

The alternative fueled vehicle is powered by the EPA-certified Westport GX engine, offering up to 475 horsepower and 1,750 lbft of torque. The 15-liter engine uses high pressure direct injection technology (HPDI), specialized cryogenic fuel tanks, and associated electronic components to facilitate robust performance and reliable operation. This technology uses a low cost, cleaner-burning fuel than diesel without compromising engine torque, power, fuel economy, or drivability, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent.

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Multi-Play Wholesale, a Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesaler based in Brampton welcomed visitors to their open house held on September 10th. On hand were vendors like Chevron Delo, Texaco and Castrol.

With over a decade in the business, Multi-Play has grown to having over an 18,000 square foot facility and services the trucking industry across Ontario. Visitors were treated good food, displays, and even the children enjoyed racing cars at the Texaco tent.

For more information on Multi- Play you can visit them at 2074 Steeles Avenue East in Brampton, or call them at 905 789 7171.

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PETERBILT’S MODEL 320 OFFERS ENCHANCED MANEUVERABILITY, VERSATILITY AND COMFORT

Peterbilt Motors Company has introduced a range of new features for the popular Model 320, providing customers improved maneuverability, increased vehicle utility and enhanced driver comfort. Renowned for maneuvering large payloads in confined spaces as well as availability of alternative fueled hydraulic hybrid powertrains, the Model 320 is ideally suited for a variety of vocational markets including refuse, construction, tanker and fire service applications.

New options for the Model 320 include: STEERING GEARS The Model 320 is available with the two new steering gear options for enhancing maneuverability. The Sheppard HD94 offers front axle ratings up to 12,000

pounds, and the Sheppard SD110 offers front axle ratings up to 20,000 pounds. Both steering gear options offer ten percent wheel cut improvement, decreased turning radius and enhanced serviceability.

LIGHT-WEIGHT BATTERY BOX Utilizing the same frame space as a traditional battery box, the new light-weight aluminum, fender mounted battery box combines up to three batteries, a mount optional battery jumper posts and a disconnect all into one location. By configuring these components together, the Model 320 can be configured to save between 4 inches to 18 inches of linear frame space allowing for a shorter wheelbase which provides weight savings.

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For optimal comfort and ride performance, Peterbilt is now offering new amenities including an armrest, headrest and additional lumbar support to the already favorable Sears C-2 air suspension seats which already delivers 5.25 inch suspension travel and ergonomic contoured molded cushions. The new features are available on both the driver and passenger seats.

TRI-PLANE MIRRORS To enhance visibility and safety, Peterbilt’s new tri-plane mirrors contain convex mirrors on the upper and lower planes with a remote controlled flat mirror on the middle plane. All three surfaces are heated, and feature an arm system that allows the mirror to be folded either forward or backward.

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Arrow Truck Sales Hosts Open House Event!

Arrow Truck Sales in Mississauga joined all other Arrow locations in North America on September 22nd and 23rd and hosted a well attended Open House.

The event was deemed a great success as steady flow of visitors was seen at the dealership. Representatives from truck vendors and companies were present on-site to address queries from visitors. The special deals on premium used trucks were well received as many customers took advantage of exclusive open house offers.

Delicious food, beverages coupled with giveaways and door prizes was a perfect combination to keep everybody happy. Daily draws were also held to award 2 iPads.

The Arrow “HOG DAYS OF SUMMER” sweepstakes included a Grand Prize of Harley-Davidson “Super Glide” motorcycle, 3 second prizes of $1,000 gift certificates to Bass Pro Shops and 5 third prizes of $500 fuel cards redeemable at any Pilot Flying J Travel Plaza.

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Canadian Border Services Agency Issues Notice to Foreign Carriers on Permissible Cabotage

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued a new Customs Notice on the point-to-point movement of domestic freight in Canada by foreign-based motor carriers and tractor-trailers, commonly referred to as cabotage. Both Canada and the United States have nearly identical cabotage rules and only permit such movements in very narrowly defined circumstances. Customs Notice 11-014 was issued on August 25th, 2011.

The notice does not signal a change in the rules, which have been in place for well over a decade and were the product of joint discussions between both the Canadian and US governments and their respective trucking industries. However, the notice is a reminder of what the rules are and perhaps signals that CBSA will be paying closer attention to the activities of foreign carrier operations in Canada. The Agency has indicated it will conduct post-release compliance verifications and issue sanctions against violators. It has been a long-standing belief by many Canadian carriers that enforcement of the cabotage rules by government agencies has been far more aggressive in the United States than it has been in Canada.

Publication of the notice was welcomed by the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).

Its president, David Bradley, says “the rules are, quite frankly, very complicated – on both sides of the border -- so whatever can be done to improve the level of understanding about them is a step in the right direction.”

However, Bradley is quick to point out that CTA is of the view that there is a need for a joint approach to modernizing the cabotage rules in both countries. Bradley indicated that he hopes that President Obama’s focus on increasing US exports, the current round of Canada-US negotiations on a perimeter security agreement, and greater regulatory harmonization might get the ball rolling. The rules governing trucking cabotage are set out in federal legislation known as the Customs Tariff, under which the domestic movement of goods by foreign trucking equipment is generally forbidden, except when the move is “incidental to the international traffic of the imported or exported goods.” Customs Notice 11-014 clarifies the meaning of “incidental” as follows: • Only one incidental (domestic) move is permitted per international trip.

• The move must follow a route consistent with the international route of the imported or exported goods.

• Domestic goods can be carried as part of a re-positioning move, but only if the vehicle is en route to pick up a scheduled load for export from Canada, and the drop off point of the goods is in a direct line to the pick-up of the export load.

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LA Truck Lube, Wash & Truck Repair located at 71 Stafford Drive in Brampton organized an impressive Customer Appreciation Day on October 2nd. The full day event saw a great turnout of customers, vendors and suppliers.

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Cultural entertainment, food, beverages coupled with giveaways and excellent deals on oil change were well received. For more information, call LA Truck Lube at 905 451 9162.

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Kenworth Now ALK Technologies Introduces RouteSync Offers Cummins ISX11.9 with Rear Engine Power Take-Off for Selected Vocational Applications ALK Technologies has introduced its newest innovation, RouteSync. This new functionality enables users to synchronize PC*MILER routes planned in the back-office with CoPilot Truck, the leading truck-specific GPS navigation system.

ALK Technologies’ RouteSync is ideal for motor carriers, private fleets and owner operators that want in-vehicle consistency with industry-standard PC*MILER routing and mileage used for dispatch, billing, driver payroll, fuel tax reporting, rating, costing and other core management applications.

Through an easy-to-use feature called RouteSync, dispatchers can send PC*MILER-optimized routes directly to CoPilot Truck running on numerous mobile de-

vices including smartphones, tablets, laptops and netbooks. RouteSync lets users define stop order, trip options (Practical, Hazmat, Toll Discouraged, etc.), custom routing preferences, and vehicle dimensions (Height, Weight, 53’ Trailer, etc.) in PC*MILER, to then send to CoPilot Truck.

RouteSync offers a flexible approach to minimize the mileage variance between actual and planned routes. With RouteSync, users can select one of three levels of strictness for CoPilot Truck to navigate back to the planned PC*MILER route. Based on the level chosen, RouteSync compares actual driver location to prescribed routes, with out-of-route (OoR) alerts reported in real-time via email to dispatchers or fleet managers. OoR mileage is also re-

ported via email immediately after each trip.

RouteSync functionality will be available for CoPilot Truck via the Apple App store and the Android Market. It will also be available for PC*MILER Windows and PC*MILER|Web monthly subscription service. Future releases of PC*MILER|Connect, PC*MILER Web Services and CoPilot Truck Professional integration products will allow for the integration of ALK’s RouteSync functionality with transportation management, fuel optimization, routing and scheduling, and mobile communications systems. CoPilot Truck Professional is currently available for leading mobile communications systems and ruggedized mobile devices.

Route Sync lets users define stop order, trip options, custom routing preferences and vehicle dimensions in PC*MILER, to then send to CoPilot Truck.

IRP Amendment Favorable to Motor Carriers

Kenworth now offers the Cummins ISX11.9 engine with rear engine power take-off (REPTO) for selected vocational applications.

“The use of the Cummins ISX11.9 with REPTO can help eliminate the need for a front-mounted or transmission-mounted power take-off, and simplifies charge air cooler and radiator design requirements,” said Alan Fennimore, Kenworth vocational marketing manager. “This latest product option for the Kenworth T800 and W900S models, is especially well-suited for vocational applications such as concrete ready mix, construction, crane and cherry picker, mining and oil well field service, refuse hauler and packer, and wrecker service.”

The Cummins ISX11.9 with REPTO is capable to 466 lb-ft of continuous torque and a maximum rating of 520 lb-ft of torque when used for intermittent load applications. During intermittent operation, the average load may not exceed the continuous rating and full throttle operation may not exceed 60 minutes without interruption.

Member jurisdictions of the International Registration Plan (IRP) recently approved changes that will simplify compliance for motor carriers and clarify record keeping responsibilities.

With the support of industry associations in both Canada and the United States, several provisions under the Plan regarding audits and carrier record-keeping requirements have been revised.

Ron Lennox, vice president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), says the changes will benefit motor carriers by providing more flexibility in record-keeping, restrict jurisdictions from penalizing for records that have already been audited, and give much better guidance on what electronic records are acceptable. Additionally, there will no longer be

an IRP-prescribed format for IRP record keeping, freeing registrants to use their own record keeping systems and vehicle tracking technology.

For states and provinces, the changes will lend clarity to auditing standards and should therefore help auditors to accurately assess motor carriers.

All 10 Canadian provinces were among the 43 jurisdictions that voted for the amendments.

By urging their IRP administrators to vote for the amendment, the provincial trucking associations and their member carriers were instrumental in helping to get the changes passed.

For more information on the amendments to the IRP Compliance Audit, visit www.irponline.org

OPP completes third week of Distracted Driving Campaign

From September 12-18, 2011 the OPP conducted the third week of its “Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other” campaign and sadly more lives were lost due to inattentive drivers.

“During the campaign, OPP officers laid an average of 165 distraction-related charges daily in OPP patrolled areas”, says OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis.

Of the six fatal motor vehicle collisions that occurred within OPP jurisdiction the week of the campaign, two people were victims of an inattentive driver.

The OPP’s four oneweek campaign over the course of the year serves to heighten awareness about this dangerous driving behaviour and

ultimately reduce collisions, but the OPP wants to remind motorists that enforcement of the distraction legislation is a priority every day and if caught, you can expect to be charged to the fullest extent of the law.

Using a cell phone or other electronic device while driving can result in a fine of $155 under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) while. Watching an entertainment device can also result in a fine ($110) under of the HTA. Other forms of distracted driving can result in a charge of Careless Driving with fines ranging from $400 to $2,000, a possible licence suspension of up to two years and/or a jail term of not more than six months.

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OK Tire Truck Repair Showcases New Express Lube Facility

OK Tire Truck Repair was happy to invite customers to their open house event Friday, Sept 23rd at their new truck service and express lube facility in Etobicoke. The new location has ample parking for trucks outside, and

the convenient multi-bay layout allows for easy access to the rigs for efficient service.

With many clients seeking ‘green friendly’ solutions, the owners are proud of their special lube pit. Envi-

ronmentally friendly, the unique patented design helps prevent oil, grease, and other contaminants from leaking into the soil. The service bay and crossovers are pre-designed with a built-in grade to help spilled fluids flow to a

sump, which in turn are automatically pumped to a remote waste oil tank.

Additionally, operators stand and walk on non-slip fiberglass grated walkways that are raised off the deck and above any spilled fluids.

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Volvo announces new XE13 – exceptional efficiency – powertrain package for its VN series tractors Already delivertransmission with a ing up to an 8 per0.78:1 ratio cent fuel efficiency • Axle raimprovement over tios of 2.64 to 2.69 EPA ’07 engines, • PropriVolvo Trucks has etary software that announced a powfacilitates seamless ertrain package for communication beits VN series tractween Volvo’s intetors aimed at reducgrated powertrain ing fuel consumpcomponents. tion. The new XE13 “With the new – exceptional effipackage, the engine ciency – powertrain runs in its sweet spot package lowers enat any given speed, Volvo Trucks’ new XE13 powertrain package reduces fuel congine rpm at a given never straying from sumption by allowing the engine cruise at just 1150 rpm at 65 vehicle speed, a its sweet spot at mph – about 200 rpm less than the average truck sold today. concept Volvo calls any point from zero “d o w n s p e e d i n g .” through top speed,” “sweet spot” of 1050 to 1500 rpm.

Possible through the combina- Customers gain about a 1.5 per- Saxman said. “When cruising tion of Volvo’s I-Shift automated cent fuel efficiency improvement at speeds below 60 mph, the inmanual transmission and a Volvo for every 100 rpm of “downspeed- telligent software is designed to engine with modified software, ing,” so fleets that spec XE13 can prompt the I-Shift transmission XE13 allows the engine to cruise expect up to a 3 percent improve- to downshift only when necesat just 1150 rpm at 65 mph – ment when compared to another sary for maximum fuel efficienabout 200 rpm less than the aver- overdrive transmission in a simi- cy. Like the song says, the I-Shift age truck sold today. software knows when to hold ’em lar operation.”

“Historically, we’ve seen a The XE13 package is rated and knows when to fold ’em.” slow progression toward a lower up to 80,000 pounds (GCWR) The XE13 powertain package “sweet spot,” with the 1300 to and includes the following com- is the latest step in fuel efficiency 1500 rpm range as the current ponents: for Volvo customers, who are alindustry standard,” Ed Saxman, • Volvo D13 engine with ready achieving up to 8 percent Volvo Trucks product manager 425 horsepower and 1750 lb-ft of improvements in fuel efficiency – powertrain, said. “The engine torque over EPA ’07 engines. with the XE13 package has a • Volvo I-Shift overdrive

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index Sees Double Digit Increase for August

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index was up 10 percent from July of 2011 and had a 12 percent increase year-over-year.

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Kenworth Adds Neway ADZ Rear Air Suspension for Heavy and Severe Duty Applications

Neway ADZ Single Rear Air Suspension

Neway ADZ Tandem Rear Air Suspension Kenworth has added the Neway ADZ rear air suspension from SAF-Holland for heavy duty and severe duty applications.

The ADZ suspension is for typical heavy duty applications, such as construction trucks, loggers, and fire apparatus and emergency vehicles. The suspension also is for severe-duty applications where heavy vertical loads, high gross combination weights, high torque drive trains, high center of gravity loads, and significant off-road travel are expected.

Available in 23,000-lb. and 26,000-lb. capacities per axle, the Neway ADZ is engineered for independent single suspension mounting that allows for single, tandem or tridem axle truck or tractor applications.

The ADZ series, which replaces the AD series suspension for over-the-road applications,

incorporates a simplified light weight V-rod construction that replaces the traditional track and torque rods. A new integral lower control arm module provides improved roll stability for high center of gravity load vehicles.

The ADZ series also offers a significant weight savings in a typical installation of approximately 250 lbs. per axle compared to the Neway AD. “Kenworth is offering the Neway ADZ series suspension in both 23K and 26K per axle versions for the Kenworth C500, T440, T470, T800 and W900,” said Alan Fennimore, Kenworth vocational marketing manager.

“The ADZ is a nice addition to Kenworth vocational product line with improved handling for tough challenges on the road and significant weight savings, which provides an opportunity to increase payload and improve operating efficiency.”

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