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Ontario budget draws variegated response
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Industry News Diversification protects Port Metro from impact of economic downturn BCTA Motor Carrier & Associate Member Scholarships
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Drive HOS now part of the Geotab’s ProPlus plan Truck companies file lawsuit against retroactive wages for truckers
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Canada to mandate e-logs and Electronic Stability Control for new trucks
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Street Talk News
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Environmental requirements for container trucks delayed at Port Metro
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Most of East Coast Truck drivers retire in next 10 years
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Atlantic Canada Hit Hard by Falling Oil Prices New regulationsfor diesel-powered TRUs’ in California
Features
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Driver Trainers, the Unsung Heroes!
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WSIB or private alternative for O/O’s…what makes the most sense for your fleet?
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How to boost your energy
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Stocking the Truck with Healthy Staples
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Planning for a Successful Succession
More Criminal Pardons Could Mean More Drivers
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Toronto mayor asks for photo radars, Premier Non-committal
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FTR Economist: Four Disruptions Facing US Freight Industry
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Overview: The Canadian Transportation Industry 8 Indicted In Flying J Fraud Case
Trucking Industry to Sustain Stability Through 2016 2016 Budget Invests Heavily in Highway Infrastructure; Promises Green Fuel/Technology Investments
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Ontario budget draws variegated response T
he government's cap-and-trade program is at the centre of a
right direction, much more remains to be done to protect and grow
future, it envisions featuring electric vehicles, energy-efficient
our economy,” he said.
geothermal homes and a more robust public transit system. In total, the government proposed 82 per cent of Ontario's GHG emissions will be covered by cap-and-trade, with the remaining 18 per cent coming from individuals and small emitters. The budget says, once the government rolls out its new plan, 75
Montreal’s Eacom Timber was pleased with government’s commitment of $60 million for public resource access roads for 2016-17. "Our forest products sector is a world leader in innovation, trade, diversification, and sustainability,” said Eacom president-CEO
per cent of Canadians will live in a province with some form of
Kevin Edgson. “The support provided in the 2016 budget will help
carbon pricing.
to strengthen Ontario's industry, and create stability for our people
The government also said Ontarians will benefit from capand-trade by getting support with purchasing electric vehicles or modernizing homes. The budget also features a section aiming to bust "myths" surrounding cap-and-trade, including the idea that carbon pricing will kill jobs, or won't be effective. "Broad consensus that carbon pricing is the best tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions," the budget said.
and the communities in which we work." The OTA lauded the government’s continued investment in provincial highway infrastructure and wants to work with the province in establishing provincial programs that spur emission-cutting technologies in the trucking industry. They’re especially pleased with the 10-year plan to upgrade infrastructure in the GTA and pour $550 million into the Northern Highways Program to provide more passing lanes, fix and replace
Let’s focus on timber industry….
bridges and keep four-laning Highway 69 south of Sudbury and
The Timmins Chamber of Commerce spokesperson said there
Highway 11-17 east of Thunder Bay.
are some measures in the provincial budget that may benefit local
The development of a new Ontario student grant, and a $20 mil-
businesses, but the deficiency of long-term solutions for rising costs
lion investment over three years for college applied research was
in electricity, cap-and-trade and pension reform are problematic.
appreciate by Cambrian College president Bill Best.
They’re giving the thumbs-up for increasing the Connecting Links
The government said it will support competitiveness and job
Funding program from $15 million to $30 million by 2018, and
creation in key industry sectors by association with the colleges to
boosting the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to $230 mil-
establish a $20-million fund to be invested over three years.
lion by 2018. Timmins Chamber President Kurt Bigeau recognizes the govern-
“This is a tremendous investment into college-based research that promotes innovation and job growth,” he said. “It allows
ment’s investments in infrastructure and its efforts to bolster skills
Cambrian, and especially our students, the opportunity to work
training by eliminating post-secondary tuitions for low-income
side-by-side with our industry partners to boost innovation, de-
families, but there remain areas of concern.
velop solutions to real-world problems and to help strengthen our
“The proposed cap and trade system is projected to add to fuel costs at a time where electricity prices are skyrocketing, and lingering questions remain about the impact of pension plan reforms.
regional economy.”
Sincere regards
Although some of the announced investments are a step in the
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Diversification protects Port Metro from BCTA Motor Carrier & impact of economic downturn
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espite economic crisis in the overall economy of the country, Port Metro Vancouver remained its record growth for third consecutive year. This was revealed in a recently released report on its 2015 year-end statistics. Overall volume remained steady at 138 million tons of cargo as sectors experiencing declines were offset by others that hit new records. Cargo shipped in containers continued to show substantial growth due to increased trade with Asia, with a five per cent jump in units (known as twenty-foot-equivalent units or TEUs) for a new record of 3.1 million TEUs. Grain and agri-product exports increased by eight per cent over 2014 to 25.1 million metric tons, and potash exports were 8.7 million metric tons, up 15.6 per cent from the prior year. Port Metro Vancouver is Canada’s largest port and it accommodates the most diversified range of cargo of any port in North America. This diversification has allowed the port to continue to grow, despite economic downturns in some sectors. “These strong and consistent cargo volumes through Port Metro Vancouver demonstrate the diversification of the port and the Canadian economy,” said Robin Silvester, President and Chief Executive Officer of Port Metro Vancouver. “The many terminals throughout the port have done a remarkable job of facilitating Canada’s trade.”
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Associate Member Scholarships
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CTA offers scholarship opportunities to children of member company owners and employees - the BCTA Motor Carrier Member Scholarship for motor carrier members and the BCTA Associate Member Scholarship for associate members. Each scholarship is open to applicants who are graduating from secondary school or have completed one of more previous years of post-secondary education. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time program at an accredited Canadian college, university, or institute of technology. Each scholarship in 2016 awards a first prize of $1,500 and a second prize of $1,000.
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Industry News
Drive HOS now part of the Geotab’s ProPlus plan The tool provides live vehicle tracking and in-cab driver coaching
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leading telematics company Geotab has announced to give a new tool the Hours of Service (HOS) as part of its comprehensive ProPlus monthly plan. The tool is needed by fleets to meet the new electronic logging device (ELD) regulations. The company has been charging separately for this feature. This plan offers one of the most comprehensive fleet management solutions available today. “Certain customers require up-to-the-second data for increasing safety, compliance and operational efficiencies,” saidGeotab CEO, Neil Cawse.“ ProPlus provides three times more data for GPS fleet management than previous plans. This increase in speed and quantity of data points allows for the enabling of animated near live vehicles on a map and better utilization of our in-vehicle driver coaching solution GO TALK.” With the recent release of FMCSA’s Hours of Service Final Rule, drivers will be required to move to Electronic Driver Logs by December 2017. Featured on the Geotab Marketplaceand available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for Android, Geotab Drive connects to the Geotab GO Device to provide an automated process for creating accurate records of the time a commercial driver spends in each duty status: On Duty Not Driving, Driving, Sleeper Berth, and Off Duty. The system is easy to use and offers drivers more time to complete
daily tasks by simplifying the burden of documenting time. With the ProPlus plan, Geotab customers can now take advantage of Active Tracking for live vehicle tracking on the map,more current and accurate GO TALK for spoken word feedback to drivers to alert them of dangerous driving behaviors,support for usage of high data IOXs, which is ideal for temperature tracking
and collision avoidance systems, limited lifetime warranty, which includes free device replacement to reduce impact of future wireless network changes,Geotab Drive HOS,Garmin HOS, Messaging and Routing.
Truck companies file lawsuit against retroactive wages for truckers
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everal BC trucking companies have filed a lawsuit against a ruling in regard to retroactive wages to drivers. The award of retroactive wages was made in November last year in a ruling by the British Columbia Container Trucking Commissioner (CTC). In an industrial action in March 2014, unionized drivers shut down the Port in protest at the trucking firms. November’s ruling from the commissioner followed an audit that found Continued on page 51
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Industry News
Canada to mandate e-logs and Electronic Stability Control for new trucks
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ederal government is moving forward to make it mandatory for new trucks to be equipped with Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). The Canadian Trucking Alliance has recently made this announcement after confirming with the officials of Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s office. Some reports on this also appeared in the media. According to the reports, a new manufacturing standard will also be introduced to require that all new heavy trucks sold in Canada be equipped with an Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system. Welcoming the news, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said that the benefits of ELDs and ESCs outweigh the costs for both the trucking industry and for government. “We have been advocating for both of these key safety measures for over a decade now,” said CTA president, David Bradley. “We know that Transport Canada has been working on both issues but with a new government in charge we needed to confirm the commitment is moving forward at the political level. I am satisfied that commitment is in place.” No date has been confirmed yet, though the CTA expects it to be aligned as closely as possible with the timetable for similar measures in the US – in late 2017 or early 2018. Identical ELD measures are also expected at provincial level for those trucking operations that come under provincial jurisdiction.
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Industry News
FUEL TO GO UP UNDER ONTARIO LIBERALS’ 2016 BUDGET The Ontario Liberals added a provincial price range this week so that it will punish strength purchasers but make investments more heavily into infrastructure. Gas will growth by way of 4.3 cents a litre under the province’s carbon cap-and-change application, which objectives to reduce greenhouse fuel (GHG) emissions by way of eighty% by 2050. natural gas may also increase in rate. The province says it will spend the $1.nine billion the program is anticipated to generate annually on GHG-reducing applications and projects. The Ontario Trucking association (OTA) stated in a release it sees an opportunity right here for a number of those budget to be directed toward helping the trucking enterprise undertake extra environmentally friendly system along with herbal gasoline-fuelled vehicles and electric powered-powered engines and reefers. The OTA welcomed the statement the province will step up investment of key infrastructure tasks over the following decade.
TRUCKING PIONEER KEITH ZAVITZ PASSES AWAY The Zavitz family announced with wonderful disappointment the passing of Ontario trucking pioneer Keith Zavitz at the age of ninety. He turned into surrounded by means of his family. Keith served as an established member of the OTA Board member, and leaves behind a proud legacy within the Transportation enterprise in the Niagara location. He and his brother Homer established Zavitz Brothers Ltd. within the 1950’s. Continued on page 53
EXTENDING TRAILERS CAPACITY RESULTS IN BETTER DRIVER FMCSA ESTIMATES TRUCK, BUS SAFETY UTILIZATION: ACT RESEARCH ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SAVED NEARLY 500 LIVES IN 2012 Continued on page 53
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today released an annual analysis that estimates that commercial vehicle roadside safety inspection and traffic enforcement programs saved 472 lives in 2012. Since 2001, these programs have saved more than 7,000 lives. “Over the last several decades, we’ve made tremendous strides in reducing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries on our nation’s roadways,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “The roadside safety inspection and traffic enforcement programs exemplify our commitment to continue to raise the bar on safety and build upon our progress.” Read more www.thetruckingnetwork.ca 14 | The Trucking Network | March 2016
January trailer orders fell forty three% yr-over-12 months and ACT studies says small and medium-sized fleets may be pulling returned on their ordering pastime. “We’re hearing feedback concerning slow provider interest. Small and medium fleets remain cautious and are probably faring worse financially than their big fleet competition. Continued on page 53
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Environmental requirements for container trucks delayed at Port Metro P ending a judicial review, the Port Metro Vancouver has postponed the implementation of the next phase of its environmental requirements for container trucks. Port Metro Vancouver’s next phase of the environment requirements will require all trucks with engine and exhaust systems older than 2007 to either be retrofitted to meet a 2007 approximate equivalent particulate matter emission limit, or be upgraded to a 2010 or newer truck that meets 2010 emission limits by 2017. According to the media release, the implementation deadline was delayed as the port authority awaits the outcome of a judicial review launched in 2015 by Unifor, the union representing some truck drivers approved to serve Port Metro Vancouver terminals. Unifor has sought judicial review of Port Metro Vancouver’s Rolling 10-year Truck Age Policy, including
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its environmental requirements. “Port Metro Vancouver remains committed to implementing increasing environmental requirements as part of our mandate to protect the environment,” said Peter Xotta, Vice President, Operation and Planning. “However, asking drivers to invest in replacement trucks or suitable retrofits before the conclusion of the judicial review, and before they know whether they will continue to be licensed by the provincial commissioner, are sensible reasons to postpone the deadline.” The postponement will also allow Port Metro Vancouver to set a new implementation date that will be better aligned with the start of the June 1 annual renewal date of the provincial licenses necessary to operate in the local container trucking sector. Licenses are issued by the British Columbia Container Trucking Commissioner.
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FTR Economist: Four Disruptions Facing US Freight Industry
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t some stage in a session titled, The destiny of Trucking: Quantifying an Unknown future, FTR Truck & Transportation professional Noël Perry mentioned four “exogenous” or outside “exposures” dealing with the U.S. freight economic system. “In some instances, terrific possibilities, and in some instances virtually nasty matters that human beings don’t want to talk about,” Perry stated. “those could all throw a monkey wrench within the works. a few are fantastic, some are terrible—however they’re all actual. The handiest difficulty is we will’t pretty figure out the timing. You need to be geared up.” As pronounced through Fleet owner magazine, Perry mapped out his forecast for the U.S.: Recession The recuperation from the 2007-2009 terrific Recession is “getting stale,” Perry explains. He charted the recuperation periods following 8 preceding downturns, the modern recovery has already outlasted four of these. The longest, following the 1991 recession, lasted eight years. that means that, although the ongoing recovery makes it that lengthy, the U.S. is due for every other financial warfare by 2019. Continued on page 53
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Toronto mayor asks for photo radars, Premier Non-committal
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oronto mayor John Tory has asked Premier Kathleen Wynne to make provisions to allow photo radar system in the city. Demanding amendments in provincial laws, the mayor said that to deal with the issue of modernization of policing and at the same time addressing budgetary concerns, cities need legislative freedom. Adding further, he said that the city is seeking broader latitude that we have today to use technology, especially when it comes to things like traffic management. Photo radar is one of several technologies being examined by the City to help improve traffic enforcement and traffic flow while reducing the need to deploy police officers to achieve the same objective. Some reports suggest that at this point though this system seems to be the least favorable options among city officials. Ontario Premier Wynne was non-committal on the proposal when asked in apress conference, though she agreed that cost of policing is a major challenge for municipalities. Photo radar was launched on Ontario highways in 1994 by then NDP premier Bob Rae but the system was later scrapped by Progressive Conservative Mike Harris’s government.
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Most of East Coast Truck drivers retire in next 10 years
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ost of the truckers, 56 percent of the total workforce, in Canada’s east coast ports are retiring in next 10 years, according to a study report on the demographic profile of the workforce. These retirements will have a serious impact on the workforce in the next decade. The new labor profile of the Ports of Saint John and Halifax has found that 68% of the area’s truck drivers are over age 44 (compared to a Canadian average of 47%), and 42% are 55 and older, with Halifax having the older age profile of the two ports. The Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table report also shows that the port drivers have on average 11 years of experience and have been working for their current employer an average of nine years. Most drivers (56%) expect to leave the sector in the next 10 years, the report found. This includes 68% of those with over 20 years of experience. The Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table, with the assistance of the Trucking Human Resource Sector Council Atlantic (THRSCA), commissioned R.A. Malatest&Associates Ltd. to collect information on the professional drivers who service the Ports of Saint John and Halifax. “Any increase in demand for drivers over the next ten years will coincide with a decrease in the current supply due to retirement, and the need to find replacements,” the report states. “Recruiting new drivers have been an increasing challenge, which is a major concern considering the sector’s age profile. The difficulty has abated somewhat in the past year, possibly due to a lack of work in the Alberta oil sands, but longterm challenges remain.” The report also suggests the trucking sector is adapting to a generational change www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
in which new entrants to the occupation place different value on compensation and flexible work hours. Increasingly, employers are offering lifestyle benefits to keep up with new drivers changing needs. Demand for new drivers in the east coast might also divert the flow of migration to that part of the country.
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Atlantic Canada Hit Hard by Falling Oil Prices
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ight years ago today the world outside of Canada was suffering from near economic collapse. The bursting of the US housing bubble and the crumbling of Wall St. that followed sent shockwaves throughout the world. One place that largely and miraculously side-stepped the downturn was Canada. In June of that year oil hit a record high of $141.71/barreland in turn Alberta’s oil sands were booming, producing nearly 1.5 million barrels a day and insulating us from the economic nightmare unfolding nearly everywhere else. For people living in Canada’s Atlantic
Provinces the oil boom meant opportunity for a part of the world that had been struggling for nearly two decades. As many as 10 000 people from Newfoundland alone headed west. Many others stayed home to tap into newly discovered offshore reserves. A truck driver working in Fort McMurray at the time could earn upwards of $150 000 per year, much of it sent home to now hopeful families. The boost to the local economy was palpable in a wide range of industries from restaurants and retail, to auto sales and real estate. It was a good
time for the east that seemed like it would last forever. Fast forward to today and things have changed drastically. Oil prices have plummeted to $30/barrel and mass layoffs are the day-to-day reality for oil sands workers. Outside of Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador are taking the hardest hit. Continued on page 51
New regulations for diesel-powered TRUs’ in California
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new set of rules and regulations are being designed by California‘s Air Resources Board to limit emissions from Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs’) in the state. These regulations are expected to outline control measures for TRUs operating at wide variety of facilities across the state. According to the reports, the basic idea is to reduce the amount of time that these units operate in stationary mode while powered by diesel engines. They can be at a wide variety of facilities such as grocery stores, distribution centers, fleet terminals, cold storage warehouses, truck stops, port terminals, rail yards, rail sidings, intermodal facilities, produce and meat packing houses, food hubs, state and county fairs, public and private rest areas, and farmers’ markets. The proposed allowable operating time limit for TRUs would decrease over three phases. In effect from January 2020, the first phase will allow maximum 24 hours limit to operate TRU’s on diesel engines in a stationery mode. This limit will come down to 1 hour from January 2022 and to 5 minutes from January 2025. CARB says stationary TRU operations could be reduced by using more efficient load scheduling technology and procedures, plugging hybrid-electric TRUs or all-electric refrigerated trailers and shipping containers into shore power, or using cryogenic transport refrigerators instead of conventional diesel engine-powered TRUs. CARB will soon be scheduling a series of public workshops explaining its proposal and gathering comments from stakeholders. www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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Overview:
The Canadian Transportation Industry Introduction anada’s transportation industry is expected to see a 31% increase in labour demand between 2010 and 2030. Labour shortages are expected to amount to over 26,000 full-year jobs by 2030. Canada could experience a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 for-hire truck drivers by 2020 The Canadian truck transportation sector alone is projected to employ 369,000 people by 2021. To meet this demand the sector will require at least 153,000 additional workers, an average of 14,100 per year. In general, employers reported that it was difficult to recruit to all positions in the trucking industry, with transport trailer mechanics being the most difficult. Class 1/AZ truck drivers were also reported as difficult positions to fill. Immigrants are seen as a key source of talent as transportation companies seek to meet their hiring needs in the years ahead. The industry has responded to the labour market challenges by developing a number of programs to attract new workers. These include initiatives to attract immigrants to skilled trades, corporate efforts to encourage diversity in the workplace and strategies for streamlining foreign-credential recognition. For e.g. British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) has partnered with the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table to develop a truck driver skill and experience assessment tool. I drive stands for “Immigrant Driver Readiness – Industry Validation and Engagement,” and it reviews the professional experience of drivers who are new to Canada, to provide them with a verified report on their readiness for employment in BC. I drive tests industry knowledge, essential skills, employability characteristics and driving skills. Another initiative is the ITA’s Immigrants in Trades Training program, which helps skilled immigrants who are unemployed, or employed and low-skilled, overcome barriers to entering the trades, including jobs in transportation. Programs offered through
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this initiative provide skilled immigrants with hands-on experience, financial assistance, safety training, English courses, and career counselling to help them become valuable, well-rounded employees. The Immigrant Employment Council of BC is another initiative that is seeking to create job opportunities for new immigrants in the transportation sector. The Council recently partnered with the BC Trucking Association in order to create initiatives and resources to integrate skilled immigrants into BC workplaces. Occupations in the Transportation Sector The transportation industry is made of up numerous and varied occupations, each with its own unique set of experience and training requirements. The transportation industry includes the following sectors: • Truck transportation • Air, rail, water, and scenic and sightseeing transportation • Transit and ground passenger transportation • Pipelines, and postal service and couriers Occupations in greatest demand in Canada are Class 1/AZ company truck drivers and truck/trailer mechanics. Most jobs in the trucking sector (60%) are with firms that conduct domestic short haul trips.
Reference Projection of Employment by Occupation (Canada): Occupation Truck Drivers (Class 1/AZ and 3/D) Truck / Transport Mechanics Transport Trailer Technician Parts Technician Shunt Drivers Truck Cargo Workers Trucking Dispatchers Trucking Freight Claims Trucking Foreman Total
2012 2017 2021 174,500 196,200 209,200 15,630 17,570 18,740 6,150 6,910 7,370 2,670 3,010 3,210 48,060 54,030 57,610 31,360 35,260 37,600 12,850 14,450 15,400 3,730 4,200 4,480 12,740 14,330 15,280 307,700 346,000 369,000 www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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8 Indicted In Flying J Fraud Case
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early three years after fraud allegations were levelled at Pilot Flying J a federal grand jury has indicted eight former and current employees of the American travel center giant. On February 9th former president, Mark Hazelwood was the first to appear in court. He faces three counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and a witness tampering count. Also charged in the case are: Scott "Scooter" Wom bold, 56, vice president of national accounts, and John ‘Stick” Freeman, 52, former vice president of sales; account rep Katy Bibee, 35; account rep Heather Jones, 45, Vicki Borden, director of wholesale and inside sales, 62; Karen Mann, 57, regional account representative; and John Spiewak, 48, regional sales manager in Ohio. In 2013 agents from the FBI and IRS raided the company`s Knoxville, Tennessee www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
headquarters seizing thousands of documents and copying computer hard-drives. Authorities allege the defendants used a complex rebate scheme to bilk millions of dollars from unsuspecting trucking companies. They`re accused of targeting carriers they deemed unsophisticated, and one`s in which English was a second language. The companies would pay retail price for fuel and receive a cut on monthly invoices or a rebate cheque. However, the program was not easy to follow as the discounts weren’t based on a single amount. Instead, the company used a number of variables to determine the rate, including where the truck stops were located and how many competitors operated in the area. Authorities say this allowed them to set up a two-tier system in which different companies were charged different amounts for fuel. Pilot, which has paid out more than
$170 million in fines and settlements since a 2013 federal raid, issued a statement saying: “We’re obviously disappointed and saddened by today’s events but cannot comment further on any matters which are part of the ongoing investigation. We can say that since this unfortunate episode began, the company has put in place policies and procedures unparalleled in the industry to prevent anything like this from happening again. Pilot is the eighth largest privately owned firm in the US. It does business with roughly 3,300 companies and serves more than 1.3 million customers daily. It also employs 26,000 and has more than 650 properties throughout the United States and Canada. All eight of the accused have pleaded innocent, and are expected back in court in April. March 2016 | The Trucking Network | 23
Driver Safety
Driver Trainers, the Unsung Heroes! I wonder sometimes how difficult it is for the person who is just about to make the leap into this industry to get a good start. When I think back to my start I really had it all mapped out for me, dad was a trucker and I was going to be well schooled including the kick in the butt when needed. I was in my early teens when I started spending most of my summer breaks in the truck with him. I witnessed the way things were done back then and it always stuck with me. I saw him hit the brakes whenever there was another truck on the side of the road with its 4 ways on or the hood up, no question it was immediate, we were there to help. To date myself this was the time just before CB’s became popular and just like any other technology they weren’t all that cheap when they first arrived on the scene either. I was taught how to read a road map over many coffees in many different truck stops, so were here 24 | The Trucking Network | March 2016
in Tennessee heading to here in Texas, how are you going to route us there partner? I spent more than my fair share of time on the ground also, servicing, greasing and performing all the minor repairs that saved a few bucks that would have been given to a repair shop. The real lesson though was how to fend for yourself when an on road repair might be required, it was fix it yourself time and if you couldn’t you at least had gained enough experience by crawling around under the truck for all that time to know if you were being scammed or oversold on a repair. I was shown how to axel weigh and what a bridge law was and I was also shown how to get the job done if you couldn’t quite get it right, not that any of that exist today of course. I learned what a logbook was and how to fill one, we got the job done driver! When I look back I was trained schooled mentored whatever
it’s called over a 4-5 year period before I ever took the wheel by myself and I was prepared, I remember being scared silly the first time I headed out on my own in a truck at the ripe old age of 18 but I got it done and brought it all home in one piece, I think the old man was pretty proud of the kid on that day now that I reflect on it. So how is it getting done today the training of these new drivers, I know I couldn’t do it, don’t have the patience for folks, and wish I did, but I don’t. I believe that one of the most important groups of people in the industry today who get very little recognition is the driver trainers’ of the world. We have dispatch awards driver and Owner Operator awards all the time and not that these folks are not worthy of our praise because they are. I will tell you one thing for sure though without a good amount of time in a truck with a good quality trainer who instills the type of foundation a driver www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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needs to move forward and become a professional not to many awards would be handed out. I wonder if these unsung heroes don’t get a real charge when one of the folks they helps train wins one of these awards, I bet that more than a few of this breed walks a little taller when this happens. Those safety managers who read my ramblings know what I speak of, a good driver trainer is worth their weight in gold. They set the tone for the raw recruit’s future and not just for the individual company, but for the individual’s entire future in our industry. You can take all the best training in the world but unless there is a knowledgeable companionate individual with the patience of Job and the skill to be able to teach, you will not reach your full potential as a driver. The proper training of this industries work force has become a favorite discussion as of late by people like me who have an unswervingly believe that a solid foundation starting with a quality school followed up by the trucking company supplying a quality finishing program is critical to an new drivers success. I would be remiss if I didn’t put a plug in this part of the article for the apprenticeship program that is available for entry level drivers, it’s an excellent program that is a natural extension to any finishing program, if you’re not part of it yet, get with the program and check it out. Here’s a tip for you wannabe drivers out there, after you have done some research and found a quality training school, and a word to the wise, they won’t be the cheapest, and before you sign on to a trucking company, find out what their finishing program looks like. You want to know the duration and intention of the program, is the intention to teach you in real life situations the skills you learned in school or is it to get as much work out of you as possible with another driver before you go out on your own and are they a supporter of the apprenticeship program? Check it out. There are so many unsung heroes in this industry, folks who are taken for granted who without a company could not funcwww.thetruckingnetwork.ca
tion they are relied on to perform day in day out at an optimum level. I have been thinking of these folks lately and have decided that I will start thanking them in future articles. Kudos to all the Driver Trainers who might be reading this article and thank you for your dedication, Safe Driving and Well Done! YT RJH
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Glenn Caldwell Vice President Sales NAL Insurance Healthy Trucker
WSIB or private alternative for O/O’s…what makes the most sense for your fleet?
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was listening to XM’s oldies station the other day and found myself singing out loud to Dr. John’s “Right Place…Wrong Time” as I cruised down the 401. It’s definitely an oldie and some may even say a “goodie;” in fact, I couldn’t seem to get the tune out of my head for the rest of the day: I been in the right place… but it must have been the wrong time I’d of said the right thing… but I must have used the wrong line I been in the right trip… but I must have used the wrong car My head was in a bad place… and I’m wondering what it’s good for. Like many songs even today, the lyrics are not really that clear. When you think of it, they are kind of confusing. My head was in a bad place… and I’m wondering what it’s good for? Recently, I had a lengthy conversation with an O/O that said the same thing about his insurance coverage. Sadly, this individual fell off a ladder when he was shingling a friend’s garage, tore his shoulder and severely injured his back. After a one-and-a-half month wait, he finally made it in to the specialist and surgery had been scheduled. At the time, all he had was WSIB as it was a requirement of his contract for the fleet he hauled for. His comment was that it was the “wrong coverage for the wrong time.” He didn’t even think about picking up additional coverage at the time for injuries that occurred off the job. 26 | The Trucking Network | March 2016
Thankfully, his fleet allowed him to borrow money from his holdback and even loaned him some extra funds so he could make his lease payment and pay a few bills. Without their support, he may have lost his truck. He’d find a way to work through the debt, but was looking at his options moving forward. WSIB versus WSIB Alternative Coverage seems to be an ongoing debate in our industry. With statistics showing that the ratio of Off the Job injuries to On the Job injuries are as high as 3:1* in some industries, what really is the best coverage for an O/O, their business, and their families? In Ontario, O/O’s have the option of opting out of WSIB, and currently the majority of fleets in Ontario allow them to do so. Across the board, the number one reason for opting out seems to be the cost of coverage. So why is WSIB so costly? For many years the finances of the WSIB were in a precarious position, running major deficits over a ten-year period and carrying a growing Unfunded Liability (UFL) in the billions of dollars. The UFL represents the difference between the money needed in the WSIB’s insurance fund to pay the benefits to workers and the money that is actually there. The plan to transform WSIB has led to fundamental changes to its business and has resulted in the UFL being brought down to nearly half, to 7.5 billion (2015)
from 14.2 billion high in 2011. Over the past five years, transformational changes in operations and improvements in workplace safety have resulted in a remarkable turnaround in the WSIB’s financial position. Major issues motor carriers have with WSIB for their O/O’s: Premium Cost: Premiums are calculated based on the O/O’s gross earnings, yet benefits are paid based on their net earnings. With most O/O’s showing a low net, this tends to be a double-edged sword. Gross Profit Pressure- at the cost of $6.72 per $100 or payroll, WSIB coverage generally adds about two cents more per mile compared to a comprehensive private coverage. Because margins in the trucking industry are so slim, requiring WSIB may make a fleet uncompetitive, especially if most of their competitors have allowed their O/O’s to opt out. On The Job Only-: Only covers work related injuries and illnesses. As mentioned, the number of Off the Job injuries compared to On The Job Injuries are estimated to be as high as 3:1*. Right To Sue- Workers still have the right to decline Worker's Compensation if they want to pursue Tort action against another party. With the high cost of WSIB, O/O’s that are required to carry WSIB don’t always purchase off the job coverage, which leave them fully exposed. Although WSIB Rates www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
Driver Safety haven’t been adjusted in the last few years, a number of fleets that have historically mandated WSIB coverage for their Owner/ Operators are now starting to rethink their position. Opt Out Process- The Opt-Out process is more than just having your O/O’s complete the 1149A (WSIB Independent Operator Questionnaire). In addition to having their independent status confirmed by the board, a carrier also needs to ensure that the O/O’s contract reinforces their independence, and applies the contract terms in practice as well as theory. (note- if they do not own or lease the truck then they will be considered a worker by WSIB
injury occurs in the USA. Chances are, if it hasn’t already come up, your truck insurance broker will want to know how you are handling these situations before your next renewal. • Increase Risk Of A Lawsuit - when an O/O opts out of WSIB, it does give them the right to sue. Although mandating a comprehensive alternative does not totally eliminate this risk of a lawsuit, it will drastically reduce their risk and exposure compared to having nothing at all. If you are selecting private coverage, don’t just look at the cost and benefits, pay close attention to the terms, limitations and exclusions of the policy. Although most policies look the
behalf of your O/O’s. If you don’t go this route, it is strongly recommended that you collect ongoing certificates of insurance to ensure coverage has been maintained on a monthly basis. This can be a tedious project, but an important part of the process. Further, the stability of the insurance company needs to be addressed. Coverage provided by insurance companies with less than an ‘A’ (Excellent) Rating (as defined by the A.M. Best Company – www.ambest. com) may put you and your O/O’ at risk. So what’s it going to be, WSIB or a comprehensive private alternative? It’s all about choices. If you are not requiring your O/O’s to carry WSIB and allowing them to opt
and WSIB premiums must be paid by the Carrier). What options do O/O’s have when they have opted out? 1. Personal WSIB coverage through the board? 2. Private coverage? 3. Nothing at all? Although “nothing at all” is actually an option, it’s not recommended that a fleet allow a contracted O/O to haul for them without WSIB or a Comprehensive Private Alternative for the following reasons: • Increase Your Fleet Primary Insurance Rates - O/O’s that are injured while driving their truck have the ability to file a claim under the Statutory Accident Benefits (SABS) of the carrier’s auto policy. SABS claims can be staggering, especially if the
same on the surface, there are a number of policies that are currently being offered that leave the O/O’s, the fleet and your customers fully exposed (i.e. policies with elimination periods, short “own occupations” definitions, 2nd payor to other insurance and pre-existing condition clauses). If you are accepting numerous different coverages, be sure to get a copy of the policy for your O/O’s file. • Competition - We estimate that over 80% of Carriers with O/O's in Ontario have mandated a WSIB Alternative Program Not all programs being sold to O/O’s are protecting the fleet the way it needs to be. The safest way to ensure coverage has been maintained is to collect the premium through settlement deduction and provide the premium to the insurance company on
out, be sure to invest some time in the process. Although we all know someone that is licensed to sell insurance, the safest way is to deal with an expert that specializes in WSIB Alternative Coverage and be sure to check their references. If you are accepting more than one coverage, ask your specialist to review all policies to determine if there are any gaps, limitations or exclusions that could be leaving you exposed and have them provide their recommendations in writing. Some specialists may also offer access to their legal team to review your O/O contract to ensure they would be deemed independent if the whole process is ever challenged (WSIB Tribunal Hearing). If they can’t, it may be time to look for another specialist to ensure your O/O‘s truly have the right coverage… at the right time.
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HOW TO BOOST YOUR ENERGY
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e have all been there before. You have been driving for quite some time and you start feeling sleepy. You yawn and you start having difficulty staying alert. You might even go into micro-trance, a condition when you are driving on autopilot. So you do everything you can to try and stay awake. Roll down the window. Tap your foot. Turn on the radio or CB. Talk on your headset. Anything you can. To help the situation, you might grab an energy drink. This seems to help, at least initially. Later, when driver fatigue returns, you go through the same process, and maybe another energy drink, too. For far too many drivers, this becomes a regular routine and energy drinks are consumed daily. Recently, the website http://www.personalise.co.uk/blog/what-happens-24-hoursafter-drinking-an-energy-drink/ describes what happens 24 hours after drinking an energy drink. Instead of giving your body more energy, the energy drink supplies caffeine, which is a stimulant. The caffeine mimics a neurochemical called adenosine. Normally, adenosine triggers a switch that causes the brain to respond by putting 28 | The Trucking Network | March 2016
you to sleep. Caffeine, however, blocks this switch from triggering, so that the neurotransmitters dopamine and glutamate – the brain’s natural stimulants – are freer to do their stimulating work. This is why, between 15 to 45 minutes after consuming caffeine, you feel more alert. Unfortunately, after about an hour, you will get the “sugar crash” compounded by the effects of the caffeine dying down. For regular drinkers, you will feel withdrawal symptoms like headaches, irritability and constipation within 12 to 24 hours. Studies have shown that 7 to 12 days is the time frame it takes for your body to become tolerant of your daily caffeine dosage, requiring you to drink more and more to get the stimulating effects. Worse yet, the high level of sugar in the energy drinks usually get stored as fat or remains in the blood, causing high blood sugar. Thus, the entire concept “energy drink” is actually a misguided marketing ploy at best and an outright lie at worst. Here’s how the body produces energy from food. The sugar from the food or drink is converted into glucose during the digestive
process that starts in the mouth. Once the glucose is broken down into its smallest part in the stomach, it enters the small intestine where it passes through the lining and enters into the blood stream. The blood then carries the glucose to every cell in the body. The glucose wants to enter the cell, but in order to do so, it has to be “invited” by insulin. If there’s enough room, insulin allows the glucose to enter the cell where it is transformed into adenosine triphosphate (“ATP”). At this point, the ATP wants to enter into the VIP room of the cell called mitochondria. When it does, the chemical bonds of the ATP are broken and energy is released. If there is no demand for energy or there is an excess of glucose, then this process does not occur and the excess www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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glucose eventually gets stored as fat. In order to counter driver fatigue and produce more energy, a driver would need to produce more mitochondria and make the entire process more efficient. This is achieved by exercise. A person’s capacity to perform exercise depends largely on the interaction of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems as they provide oxygen to be transported in the blood to the active cells so that carbohydrates and fatty acids can be converted to ATP for muscular contraction. There are three basic processes: a) Getting oxygen into the blood – a function of pulmonary ventilation coupled with the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood b) Delivering oxygen to the active tissues – a function of cardiac output c) Extracting oxygen from the blood to complete the metabolic production of ATP – a function of localizing the delivery of the cardiac output to the active muscles and the oxidative enzymes located within the active cells The oxygen carrying capacity of blood is determined primarily by two variables: (1) the ability to adequately ventilate the www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
alveoli in the lungs and (2) the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration of the blood. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that is specifically adapted to bond with oxygen molecules. That is how oxygen is carried within the bloodstream. The amount of oxygen extracted from the blood at the cellular level for the aerobic production of ATP is largely a function of muscle-fiber type and the availability of specialized oxidative enzymes (slow-twitch Type I fibers because of their high levels of oxidative enzymes). Aerobic production of ATP takes place in the mitochondria of the cells. One of the most important adaptations to training is an increase in the number and size of the mitochondria, with a corresponding increase in the levels of oxidative enzymes used to burn carbohydrates and fats to produce ATP. So, in simple terms, exercise improves the cardiac and respiratory function which delivers oxygen to the muscles, and resistance exercise (strength training) produces more muscle fibers and consequently, more mitochondria. The result is that the body has a greater capacity to
burn carbohydrates and fat. This will lower blood sugar and cause you to lose weight. When that happens, you have more energy to carry around a lighter body. The result is an energy “surplus”. This extra energy will cause you to feel more alert, and help get you through your driving shifts more easily. So, if you truly want an energy boost, put down the energy drink, and exercise every day. For an 8 week exercise program designed specifically for truck drivers, get the Active Trucker Phase 1 and Phase 2 programs available on the Skimble Workout Trainer app. https://www.skimble.com/ programs/96-active-trucker-phase-1 https://www.skimble.com/ programs/97-active-trucker-phase-2
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Stocking the Truck with Healthy Staples When you spend your days on the road, it can be hard to ensure you have the right necessities to make easy, affordable, healthy meals. Keep these staples on hand at home and in the truck to help you out! Can or jar of tomatoes • Tomatoes are nutrient-dense and can be added to so many meals to add flavour and nutrition. Toss the tomatoes into soups, stews, side dishes, etc. Tomatoes are also great for marinating meat, creating tender chicken and beef, and are perfect to create a light sauce for otherwise dry dishes. Grains, such as quinoa or brown rice • Brown rice and quinoa are easy and fast to prepare, and add a lot of bulk and nutrition to your meals. If you haven’t tried quinoa before, you need to! Consider cooking it on its own or adding to soups, stews, or casseroles. Simply add 1 part quinoa to 2 parts liquid (water or broth) and simmer for 15 minutes. Since these grains expand so much when cooking, you only need to have a sandwich bag filled with one of them to last you a while. Can of beans • A great source of fibre, protein, and complex carbs, beans are a super afford-
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able healthy staple. Eaten as a side dish, added to soups and salads, or mashed with garlic to make refried beans for burritos, the possibilities are endless. Low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth • You can buy it in a carton or powder/ gel form, whichever is more convenient for you. Buying the concentrated form saves space and means you get to control the amount of liquid you add to a dish, but requires you to have water on hand. Throw it in the crock pot to make soup, or use it to cook your grains and add flavour to other dishes. Sodium-free seasoning • With limited space, it can be hard to pack all of the ingredients, sauces, and seasonings needed to make your food delicious. Sodium-free seasonings like Mrs. Dash are a great healthy alternative to salt, come in a huge variety of flavours, and can be purchased in small containers that won’t take up a lot of space. Natural Peanut Butter
• Healthy fats are an important part of a healthy diet, and nut butters offer just that! Whether added to your morning oats, a PB & banana smoothie, eaten with an apple, on a slice of bread, or just licked off a spoon when you need a boost, nut butters are a great option for the truck. Plain Oats • Whether you buy instant or quick oats, stick to the unflavoured variety so you can control the amount of sugar you add. Toss in a dash of cinnamon and some apple and you have a delicious, inexpensive, comforting meal in 2 minutes! Protein bars/powder • There are countless protein and energy bars on the market these days, and truck stops and convenience stores all stock at least a couple different options. Look for one with the fewest ingredients and the lowest amount of sugar. They’re a great snack option to have on hand for when you can’t stop or make a healthy meal, helping to give you energy while on the
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road and keep your metabolism boosted. Protein powder is a great option for adding to smoothies and oats. Smoothies can be easily made in a truck – something many of our Healthy Truckers do every day – with a $20 portable blender. Just add a scoop of protein, peanut butter, dry oats, milk/almond milk, and a banana! If you have a small freezer in your truck, throw a bag of frozen vegetables in there each week. They are perfect to add into any dish, like your grains & soups, or cooked on their own. If not, pick up some fresh vegetables and lean meat after you cross the border or before you leave home, depending on your route. With just a crock pot or a portable grill/portable burner, you will be able to whip up a delicious healthy meal in no time!
Andrea Morley Nutritionist & Health Coach Healthy Trucker
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trwk zrfievrfˆ dI kmI izmfˆz qy splfeI df pfVf afAux vfly sflfˆ dOrfn hor vDygf trwk zrfievrfˆ dI kmI aqy Aunfˆ duafrf iek kMpnI nfl lgfqfr jOb qy nf itk skxf, ies vkq trwikMg ieMzstrI dI iek vwzI smwisaf bixaf hoieaf hY. ies bfry ijQy ieMzstrI dy afm lok gwlfˆ krdy hn, AuQy kuwJ gMBIr aiDaYn vI ies bfry kIqy gey hn. ies sbMDI iek aihm stwzI irport kfnPrMs borz aOP kYnyzf duafrf 2013 ivc irlIË kIqI geI sI, ijhVI awj vI swc hY. ies irport ivc trwk zrfievrfˆ dI mMg aqy splfeI ivclf pfVf aqy kYnyzIan arQcfry qy ies dy pYx vfly asr df aiDaYn krnf sI. ies stwzI ivc jo iswty kwZy gey hn jfˆ jo Dfrnfvfˆ pyÈ kIqIafˆ geIafˆ hn, Auh bVIafˆ aihm hn. irport ny iek anumfn ieh pyÈ kIqf hY iksfl 2020 qwk zrfievrfˆ dI izmfˆz aqy splfeI ivcfly 24,700 zrfievrfˆ df pfVf hovygf mqlb ik ieMzstrI dI loV nfloˆ 24,700 zrfievr Gwt hoxgy. ieh igxqI Aus vkq mOjUd zrfievrfˆ dI kuwl igxqI df 14 PIsdI bxdf hY. ieh vI sMBfvnf hY ik asl ivc ieh pfVf ies qoˆ vI ijafdf vD jfvy. ikhf jf irhf hY ik sB qoˆ vwD smwisaf albrtf Kyqr ivc hovygI. ies smwisaf dI jVH ikQy hY aqy ies dy kfrn kI hn, Aus bfry koeI iek jfˆ pwkf Auqr nhIˆ idqf jf skdf. ieh vI ho skdf hY ik pMjfbI kimAUintI ivc ies dy kuwJ kfrn mynstrIm nfloˆ vwKry vI hox. vYsy ieMzstrI nfl juVy hoey lok aqy kMpnIafˆ ies bfry sucyq hn aqy afpo afpxy qOr qy ies bfry Auprfly vI kr rhy hn. ieh iksy iek sUby dI smwisaf nhIˆ hY blik pUry mulk ivc hI trwikMg ieMzstrI nUM ies smwisaf nfl do-cfr hoxf pY irhf hY. kuwJ trwikMg kMpnIafˆ jfˆ aYsosIeyÈnfˆ duafrf zrfievrfˆ dI surwiKaf dy nukqy qoˆ ieMqjfm kIqy gey hn qfˆ jo asurwiKaf dI Bfvnf vI Aunfˆ nUM ies kMm qoˆ dUr rwKx df kfrn nf bxy. mYnItobf trwikMg aYsosIeyÈn ny ies www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
mksd nfl afr pI aYm trwikMg syPtI pRogrfm cflU kIqf sI, ijs ivc syPtI dy nukqy qoˆ zrfievrfˆ dI tryinMg jfˆ isiKaf vwl iDafn idqf jfˆdf hY. keI kMpnIafˆ duafrf nvyˆ lfiesMs vfly zrfievrfˆ nUM afpxy vwloˆ hor vwKrI tryinMg idqI jfˆdI hY qfˆ jo Auh afpxy qOr qy trwk apryt kr skx. zrfievrfˆ dI surwiKaf, tryinMg aqy BlfeI dy nukqy qoˆ vI keI kdm mYnItobf dIafˆ kuwJ kMpnIafˆ ny AuTfey hn. iesy qrfˆ dy kuwJ kdm sskYcvn trwikMg aYsosIeyÈn duafrf vI AuTfey gey hn. kMpnIafˆ ies gwl nUM smJdIafˆ hn ik jdoˆ Aunfˆ qoˆ iek zrfievr Kuwsdf hY qfˆ Aus nfl Aunfˆ nUM keI pwKfˆ qoˆ iswDf ivqI nuksfn huMdf hY. imsfl dy qOr qy Aunfˆ nUM nvyˆ hfier kIqy zrfievr nUM Pyr Ausy qrfˆ dI tryinMg ivcoˆ lMGfAuxf pYd ˆ f hY. ies qoˆ ielfvf kMm df vI nuksfn huMdf hY. kuwJ lokfˆ ny ies nuksfn df anumfn lfAux dI koisÈ kIqI. Aunfˆ df mMnxf hY ik iek zrfievr df Kuwsxf keI vfr kMpnI nUM ds hjfr ivc pYd ˆ f hY. zrfievrfˆ dy nf itkx dI smwisaf isrP kYnyzf qwk hI sImq nhIˆ hY. amrIkf ivc vI iehI smwisaf hY aqy iesy dy mwdynËr amrIkI trwikMg aYsosIeyÈn duafrf vI ies bfry iek stwzI krvfeI geI sI. ies stwzI ny smwisaf dI gMBIrqf nUM svIkfiraf sI. ieMzstrI nfl juVy lokfˆ df kihxf hY ik pMjfbI kimAUintI ivc zrfievrfˆ duafrf lMby smyˆ leI nf itkx df kfrn ieh hY ik Auh ies kMm nUM koeI sQfeI kMm nhIˆ smJdy. Auhnfˆ dI mfniskqf ies qrfˆ bxI hoeI hY ik trwz zrfieivMg kfrobfr ivc pYr Drn leI pihlf kdm hY. ies qoˆ aglf kdm jfˆ qfˆ Kud mflk bxnf huMdf hY jfˆ Pyr iksy hor `sOKy` kMm ivc jfxf huMdf hY. ies krky ieh zrfievr trwk zrfieivMg nUM koeI pwkf kMm nhIˆ smJdy. ies mfmly ivc kMpnIafˆ sfhmxy ieh cuxOqI hY ik trwk zrfievrfˆ dy kMm ivc ies qrfˆ dIafˆ ikhVIafˆ shUlqfˆ joVIafˆ jfx, ijhVIafˆ AunHfˆ nUM iksy
kMpnI nfl lMby smyˆ leI bwJy rihx ivc mdd kr skx. brYp ˆ tn dI iek trwikMg kMpnI dy mflk df kihxf hY ik aslIaq ieh hY ik jdoˆ qoˆ sfzy lok trwikMg ivc afey hn, vrk kMzIÈn jfˆ zrfievrfˆ nUM imlx vflIafˆ shUlqfˆ ivc kmI hI afeI hY. sfzy lokfˆ ny kMm lYx dy cwkr ivc ryt vI Gtfey, vwD GMty kMm vI kIqy aqy hr qrfˆ dy smJOqy kIqy. ies nfl Aunfˆ ny pihlfˆ qoˆ ieMzstrI ivc cly af rhy bhuq sfry lokfˆ nUM qfˆ bfhr kr idqf pr afpxy afp nUM iek aijhI siQqI ivc pf ilaf, ijs df asr hux sfzy sfhmxy af irhf hY. afpxf nfˆ nf nÈr krnf cfh rhy ies kMpnI mflk df kihxf hY ik bhuq sfrIafˆ smwisafvfˆ sfzIafˆ afpxIafˆ shyVIafˆ hoeIafˆ hn. pr smwisaf df kfrn koeI iek nhIˆ hY. kuwJ zrfievrfˆ df ieh kihxf hY ik keI dysI kMpnIafˆ aijhIafˆ hn, ijnfˆ df vrk klcr aqy pRbMD pRoPYÈnl nhIˆ hY aqy koeI vI piVHaf iliKaf zrfievr ies qrfˆ dy mhOl ivc kMm kridafˆ mfx mihsUs nhIˆ krdf. Aunfˆ df kihxf hY ik ijQy zrfievrfˆ nUM pRoPYÈn vrqfE dI tryinMg loVIˆdI hY, AuQy keI mflkfˆ nUM pRoPYÈnl mYnyjmYt ˆ ivc tryinMg lYxI cfhIdI hY. vYsy iek nËrIaf ies smwisaf nUM ieMzstrI dI iek ivafpk smwisaf dy rUp ivc vI dyKxf hY. Aunfˆ df mMnxf hY ik ijvyˆ awj nvIˆ pIVHI dy bhuq sfry lok shUlqfˆ aqy pYsy dy bfvjUd POj jfˆ KyqI ivc nhIˆ jfxf cfhuMdy, Ausy qrfˆ bhuq sfry lok kuwJ Kfs qrfˆ dIafˆ vrk kMzIÈnË krky pYsy aqy shUlqfˆ dy bfvjUd trwikMg ivc nhIˆ jfxf cfhuMdy. ies smwisaf dy hwl leI kMpnIafˆ nUM ies qrfˆ dIafˆ Xojnfvfˆ aqy isstm cflU krny pYxgy, ijs nfl Auh nvyˆ nvyˆ lokfˆ nUM vI ies pfsy iKc skx aqy itk ky nOkrI krn leI pRyirq kr skx. ies smwisaf dy hwl leI ieMzstrI dy lokfˆ nUM rcnfqk soc nfl awgy afAuxf pvygf. March 2016 | The Trucking Network | 35
port mYtro vYnkUvr dy kfrobfr ivc vfDf lgfqfr jfrI Bfvyˆ mulk dI iekOnomI dy sMkt ivc hox dIafˆ gwlfˆ kIqIafˆ jfˆdIafˆ hn pr jy port mYtro vYnkUvr dIafˆ gqIivDIafˆ qoˆ ieh gwl shI nhIˆ lwgdI. ipCly iqMn sflfˆ dy aMkVy dwsdy hn ik ieQy hox vflI gqIivDI lgfqfr vD rhI hY. port mYtro duafrf sfl 2015 dy jo aMkVy jfrI kIqy gey hn, Aunfˆ muqfbk kfrgo vOlXUm aqy hor pdfrQfˆ dy tryz ivc lgfqfr vfDf ho irhf idsdf hY. ies df iswDf sbMD eysIaf nfl hoey qjfrqI vfDy nfl juVdf hY. kMtynrfˆ ivc Byjy jfˆdy kfrgo ivc sfl 2015 ivc vI 5 PIsdI vfDf hoieaf. anfj aqy KyqI pdfrQfˆ dI brfmd ivc 8 PIsdI aqy potfÈ dI brfmd ivc 15[6 PIsdI vfDf nËr af irhf hY. port aQfirtIË df mMnxf hY ik iesdf kfrn 36 | The Trucking Network | March 2016
port aqy asl ivc smuwcI kYnyzIan iekonOmI dI zfievrsIiPkyÈn jfˆ ies ivc ilafˆdI geI vMn suvMnqf nfl juVdf hY. port mYtro vYnkUvr dy sI eI E rOibn islvYstr df kihxf hY ik kYnyzIan tryz nUM vDfAux dy mfmly ivc port dy bhuq sfry trmInlfˆ ny bhuq vDIaf kMm kIqf hY. dwsxXog hY ik port mYtro vYnkUvr kYnyzf dI sB qoˆ vwzI port hY aqy ies ivc anyk qrfˆ dy kfrgo nUM sMBfl skx dI smrQf hY. ies qy itpxI krdy hoey trfˆsport bfry PYzrl mMqrI mYK gYrno ny ikhf port mYtro ies gwl dI iek imsfl hY ik ies globl port nUM vfqfvrx aqy surwiKaf dy nukqy qoˆ ikvyˆ clfieaf jfxf cfhIdf hY. Aunfˆ ikhf ik mulk dI iekOnomI ivc ies df bhuq aihm rol hY. pUrI dunIaf ivcoˆ vsqfˆ ies rfhIˆ
kYnyzf ivc afAuˆdIafˆ hn aqy kYnyzIaf sroq dunIaf dy vwK vwK iTkfixafˆ qy phuMcdy hn. ieh sfrf kuwJ krdy hoey port ny afpxy apryÈnË ies qrfˆ clfey hn ik vfqfvrx dI sMBfl nUM vI hr vkq iDafn ivc rwiKaf. sfl 2015 dOrfn jy koeI kmI afeI idsI, Auh mYtlË jfˆ Dfqfˆ dI drfmd ivc sI pr mYtlË drfmd dy mfmly ivc vI ieh dUjf sB qoˆ vwD drfmd vflf sfl sI, jdoˆ 1[4 imlIan mItirk tn mYtlË dI drfmd hoeI. port sI eI E islvYstr ipCly pMj sflfˆ ivc hoey vfDy nUM iek hor qrIky nfl vI dwsdy hn. Aunfˆ df kihxf hY ik port aOP mfˆtrIal pUry sfl ivc ijnfˆ adfn-pRdfn krdf hY, Ausdy brfbr mfqrf ivc port mYtro vYnkUvr df kfrobfr ipCly pMj sfl dOrfn viDaf hY. www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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kYlIPornIaf vwloˆ zIËl nfl cwlx vfly trfˆsport rYPrIijryÈn XUintfˆ leI nvyˆ inXm
trfˆsport rYPrIjyrÈn XUintfˆ rfhIˆ huMdy ËihrIly inkfs nUM TwlH pfAux leI jfˆ AusdI mfqrf ivc ktOqI krn dy mksd nfl kYlIPornIaf eyar irsorsË borz duafrf kuwJ nvyˆ kfiedy-kfnUMn iqafr krvfey jf rhy hn. trfˆsport rYPrIjyrÈn aqy koÜz storyj leI iqafr kIqy jf rhy ieh inXm pUry sUby ivc vwK vwK Qfvfˆ qy cwl rhy ies qrfˆ dy XUintfˆ qy asr pfAuxgy. ies sB kfsy dy ipCy muwK mksd ieh hY ik trfˆsport rYPrIijryÈn XUint jdoˆ KVHy huMdy hn aqy zIËl nfl cwlx vfly ieMjxfˆ nfl cwl rhy huMdy hn, Aus smyˆ ivc kuwJ nf kuwJ ktOqI kIqI jfvy. ienHfˆ Qfvfˆ ivc grOsrI
stor, izstrIibAUÈn sYˆtrË, PlIt trmInlË, kolz storyj vyarhfAUsË, trwk stOps, port trmInlË, ryl Xfrz, ieMtrmozl PisltIË, PUz hbË, pbilk aqy pRfeIvyt ryst eyrIafË, PfrmrË mfrkIt aqy ies qrfˆ dIafˆ hor bhuq sfrIafˆ Qfvfˆ sfml hn. nvyˆ inXmfˆ df mksd ies qrfˆ zIËl ieMjxfˆ nfl cwl rhy ienHfˆ XUintfˆ dy smyˆ ivc hOlI hOlI ktOqI krnf hY. ies nUM iqMn pVfvfˆ ivc vMizaf igaf hY. pihlf pVfa 1 jnvrI 2020 qoˆ hY aqy ies dOrfn ies smyˆ nUM 24 GMty qwk sImq krnf hY. dUjf pVfa 1 jnvrI 2022 qoˆ surU hovygf aqy ies ivc ienHfˆ XUintfˆ df apryitMg tfeIm 1 GMty qy
ipClI qrIk ivc qnKfhfˆ dyx dy muwdy qy port mYtro kMpnIafˆ duafrf kfnUMnI cfrfjoeI vYnkUvr dy port mYtro qy kMm krdIafˆ 10 trwikMg kMpnIafˆ ny zrfievrfˆ nUM ipClI qrIk ivc qnKfhfˆ dyx dy muwdy qy iek kfnUMnI dfavf dfier kIqf hY. ieh mukwdmf ibRitÈ kolMbIaf kMtynr trwikMg kimÈnr aqy bI sI srkfr dy iKlfP dfier kIqf igaf hY. pr ieh zrfievrfˆ dI numfieMdgI krn vflI lybr XUnIan XUnIPor df kihxf hY ik zrfievrfˆ nUM ieh qnKfh dyxI bxdI hY aqy kMpnIafˆ dy kfnUMnI dfavy ivc koeI dm nhIˆ hY. XUnIPor dy nYÈnl pRDfn jYrI zfies df kihxf hY ik ipCly mhIny gwlbfq qoˆ bfad Gwto Gwt Aujrqfˆ bfry smJO qf hoieaf sI pr kMpnIafˆ sfnUM dubfrf JgVy ivc pfAuxf cfhuMdIafˆ hn. mukwdmf dfier krn vflIafˆ kMpnIafˆ ivc ahIr trfˆsportyÈn, bYstilMk trfˆsport, brtn izilvrI srivs, gYˆtrI trikMg, guirÈ trwikMg, ieMzIan irvr trfˆsport, rozstfr trfˆsport, snlvr holizMg, trfieMgl trfˆsportyÈn aqy tI aYs zI holizMg ieMk sfml hn. www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
ilafˆdf jfvygf. jnvrI 2025 qoˆ cflU hox vfly qIjy pVfa ivc ieh smfˆ 5 imMt qwk Gtf idqf jfvygf. ies smyˆ nUM GtfAux leI vwK vwK qrIky apxfey jfxgy. ies ivc loz cVHfAux-lfhux dy isstm nUM ijafdf kfrgr bxfAuxf, hfeIibRz-ielYkitRk XUint cflU krnf jfˆ pUrI qrfˆ ibjlI nfl cwlx vfly rYPrIijrytr trylr jfˆ kMtynr jfˆ zIËl nfl cwlx vfly irvfieqI rYPrIijryÈn XUintfˆ dI Qfˆ kRfieEjYink trfˆsport rYPrIijrytr surU krnf afid kdm sfml hn. ienHfˆ nvyˆ kfieidafˆ bfry lokfˆ nUM jfgrUk krn leI jfˆ Aunfˆ dI rfey bxfAux leI pbilk suxvfeI jfˆ vrksfpfˆ lgfeIafˆ jf rhIafˆ hn.
torfˆto myar vwloˆ istI ivc Poto rzfrfˆ dI vkflq mIzIaf irportfˆ muqfbk torfˆto dy myar jon torI ny pRIimar kYQlIn ivn qoˆ mMg kIqI hY ik torfˆto ivc trYiPk dI smwisaf nfl inptx leI Poto rzfr lfAux vfsqy sUbfeI knUMnfˆ ivc qbdIlI kIqI jfvy. pr pRImIar ivn duafrf ies bfry ajy koeI hfmI nhIˆ BrI geI. Aunfˆ ikhf ik puls dy kMm kfj nUM afDuink bxfAux leI sfnUM kfnUMnI qOr qy kuwJ hor KulH imlxI cfhIdI hY. trYiPk ijhIafˆ smwisafvfˆ nfl inptx vfsqy tYknOlojI dI vrqoˆ sbMDI sfnUM afpxf ruK nrm krnf pvygf. Bfvyˆ myar duafrf ieh gwl qorI geI hY pr ajy aijhI koeI sMBfvnf nËr nhIˆ af rhI ik ieh kfnUMnI qbdIlI iksy nyV BivwK ivc af sky. jfxkfrI muqfbk istI duafrf trYiPk nUM kMtrol krn leI swq qrfˆ dI tYknflojI qy ivcfr kIqI geI aqy Poto rfzfr vI Aunfˆ ivcoˆ iek sI. ieh vI pqf lwgf hY ik ies tYknOlojI nUM ajy iksy ny ijafdf hfmI nhIˆ BrI. ijkrXog hY ik 1994 ivc jdoˆ pRImIar bOb rya dI aYn zI pI srkfr sI qfˆ Aus vkq EntYrIE dy hfeIvyË qy Poto rzfr lfey gey sn pr jdoˆ ies qoˆ bfd pI sI pfrtI afgU mfeIk hYirs dI srkfr bxI qfˆ Aunfˆ ieh skIm rwd kr idqI. March 2016 | The Trucking Network | 39
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bOrzr- PIs dI adfiegI leI mobfiel aYp
amrIkf jfx vfly ijhVy trwk pIs birj qy PIs dyx leI rukdy hn, Aunfˆ nUM PIs dyx leI AuzIk krnI pYˆdI hY, ijs nfl Aunfˆ df smfˆ Krfb huMdf hY. zrfeIvrfˆ aqy port aQfirtI df ieh smfˆ bcfAux leI awj kwlH iek pRfjYkt qjrby dy qOr qy cwl irhf hY aqy jy ieh kfmXfb huMdf hY qfˆ ies nfl ienHfˆ trwkfˆ df PIs dy cwkr ivc AuzIk krn qy ijMnf tfeIm lwgdf hY, Aus ivc 6[5 PIsdI kmI af skdI hY. ijhVy zrfeIvrfˆ kol slfnf XUËr PIs zYkl nhIˆ huMdf, AunHfˆ nUM borzr krOisMg qy 13[05 amrIkI zflr dI PIs hr vfr ruk ky jmfˆ krvfAuxI pYˆdI hY. ijhVf nvfˆ aftomYitk isstm ivksq kIqf igaf hY, Aus nfl EntYrIE coˆ lMGx vfly zrfeIvrfˆ nUM bPlo jfˆ port eIrI birj qy trwkfˆ dI lMbI lfeIn ivc lwgky AuzIk nhIˆ krnI pvygI. ies nvyˆ aftomYitk isstm
zrfievrfˆ dy hwkfˆ df vI iKafl rwKdy hn nvyˆ eI aYl zI inXm
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nUM iek mobfiel Pon aYp dy rUp ivc cflU kIqf jfvygf aqy ies nfl PIs jmHfˆ krvfAux df kMm bhuq asfn ho jfvygf. jfxkfrI muqfbk ieh nvfˆ isstm ies sfl pihlfˆ bPlo ivc qËrby dy qOr qy cflU kIqf jfvygf aqy bfd ivc iztrfiet aqy tYkss ivc al pfso ivc tYst kIqf jfvygf aqy ies qoˆ bfad hI 2017 ivc pUry amrIkf ivc lfgU kIqf jfvygf. ies pRfjYkt dI jfxkfrI iek bjt zfkUmYˆt ËrIey sfhmxy afeI hY. amrIkf dy homlYˆz sikAUirtI izpfrtmYˆt ny 2017 dIafˆ bjt qjvIjfˆ leI jo zfkUmYˆt kfˆgrs nUM Byjy hn, Aunfˆ ivc ies df ijkr kIqf igaf hY. ies bjt zfkUmYˆt bfry jo jfxkfrI mIzIaf ivc afeI hY, Aus muqfbk PIs kulYkÈn dy mOjUdf isstm nUM inkMmf dwisaf igaf hY. ies ivc ikhf igaf hY ik mOjUdf isstm kfrn zrfeIvrfˆ nUM ipwCy ijhy amrIkf dy izpfrtmYt ˆ aOP trfˆsport ( U.S. DOT) duafrf trwkfˆ jfˆ trfˆsport vfhnfˆ ivc ielYktRfink izvfiesfˆ rfhIˆ lOigMg nUM lfËmI bxfAux sbMDI inXm qih kIqy gey hn. ienHfˆ nUM lY ky zrfievrfˆ dy pwK qoˆ kuwJ suafl jfˆ zr vI pYdf hoey sn. hux izpfrtmYt ˆ dy ienfˆ inXmfˆ df iek hor pihlU sfhmxy ilafˆdf igaf hY, ijhVf ies qrfˆ dy zrfˆ nUM dUr krdf hY. PYzrl motr kYrIar syPtI aYziminstryÈn duafrf zrfievrfˆ nUM qMg kIqy jfx qoˆ rokQfm leI ( anti-harassment) ijhVy inXm pihlfˆ bxfey hoey hn, Aus nUM izpfrtmYt ˆ aOP trfˆsport dy eI aYl zI ( ielYktRfink lOigMg izvfies ) sbMDI nvyˆ inXmfˆ ivc vI Ausy qrfˆ kfiem rwiKaf igaf hY. ieh nvyˆ inXm 18 dsMbr 2017 ivc lfgU hoxy hn aqy hYrsmYt ˆ dI rokQfm sbMDI kdm ienHfˆ df aihm ihwsf hn aqy ienfˆ inXmfˆ dI AulMGxf krn vflIafˆ kMpnIafˆ leI sjfvfˆ vI qih kIqIafˆ geIafˆ hn. motr kYrIar syPtI aYziminstryÈn ( aYP aYm sI aYs
lMbI AuzIk krnI pYˆdI hY, qyl ijafdf lwgdf hY aqy kMm df nuksfn huMdf hY. ies dI iek Audfhrx ipCly sfl port aOP bPlo dy aiDaYn dy aDfr qy idqI geI hY. ieQy aMdfËn 1,700 GMty ieh PIsfˆ jmHfˆ krvfAux qy hI lwg gey. hr vfhn qy Gwto Gwt 80 qoˆ 90 sYkMz lwgy. pIs birj aQfirtI dy aPsrfˆ df vI ieh mMnxf hY ik nvyˆ isstm nfl birj qy BIV GtfAux ivc inÈicq rUp ivc mdd imlygI. iek trwk dy ihsfb nfl 80 jfˆ 90 sYkMz Bfvyˆ mfmUlI tfiem lwgdf hY pr kuwl imlfky jdoˆ sfry idn dI afvfjfeI nUM dyiKaf jfvy qfˆ ieh kfPI smfˆ bx jfˆdf hY. ies qoˆ pihlfˆ kstmË aqy bOrzr pRotYkÈn duafrf pIs birj qy tYknflojI apgryz kIqI geI sI. purfxy ryzIeyÈn iztYktr apgryz kIqy gey hn aqy ieMtrnYt srivs suDfrI jf rhI hY. PIs adfiegI vflf aftomYitk aYp ies pfsy vwl ilaf igaf nvfˆ kdm hY. ey ) duafrf hYrsmYt ˆ jfˆ `qMg krn` dI jo ivafiKaf kIqI geI hY, Auh kuwJ ies qrfˆ hY: “iksy motr kYrIar duafrf rwKy gey zrfievr ( jfˆ ieh zrfeIvr kMpnI vfsqy iksy suqMqr kMtrYktr ËrIey vI kMm krdf ho skdf hY) pRqI kIqI geI, aijhI koeI vI kfrvfeI, ijs ivc Aus nUM eI aYl zI rfhIˆ imlI sUcnf jfˆ jfxkfrI dI vrqoˆ krky kIqI geI hovy jfˆ ieh sUcnf iksy hor tYknflojI rfhIˆ pRfpq kIqI vI ho skdI hY.“ ieh QoVHI qknIkI ijhI ivafiKaf hY. jy ies nUM sOKy Èbdfˆ ivc kihxf hovy qfˆ ies df mqlb ieh hY ik kMpnIafˆ ienfˆ izvfiesfˆ rfhIˆ pRfpq sUcnf dI vrqoˆ krky iksy trwk aprytr qy Audoˆ kMm krn leI dbfa nhIˆ pf skdIafˆ, jdoˆ Ausdy kMm df tfeIm Kqm ho igaf hovy, Auh ibmfr jfˆ Qikaf hovy jfˆ jdoˆ zrfievr ieh smJdf hovy ik Auh mOsm jfˆ sVkfˆ dI Krfb hflq dy mwdynËr surwiKaq zrfeIv nhIˆ kr skdf. ies df iek mqlb ieh hY ik asl ivc kMpnIafˆ tYkMarch 2016 | The Trucking Network | 41
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News eI aYl zI rYgUlyÈnË vfsqy nvfˆ jIEtYb tUl amrIkf vwloˆ pfs kIqy gey nvyˆ ielYktRfink lOigMg izvfies inXmfˆ dI pUrqI leI jIEtYb kMpnI duafrf afpxy pRoplws mMQlI plYn nfl iek nvfˆ tUl `afvrË aOP srivs` ( HOS) joiVaf igaf hY. ies kMpnI duafrf ieh tUl pihlfˆ vwKry qOr qy vyicaf jf irhf sI. ies kMpnI dy dunIaf dy 70 mulkfˆ ivc 450,000 gRfhk hn. iek pRYs irlIË ivc jIEtYb dy sIeIE nIl kOasI ny ikhf ik surwiKaf, kMplfieMs aqy kuÈlqf dy nukqy qoˆ keI kMpnIafˆ nUM hr sYkMz qwk df zytf loVIˆdf huMdf hY. sfzf pRoplws plYn pihly plYnfˆ nfloˆ iqMn guxf vwD zytf pRdfn krdf hY. zytf dI spIz aqy imkdfr ivc ies vfDy nfl gwzI nUM mYp qy krIb lfeIv dI qrfˆ hI dyiKaf jf skygf. amrIkf dy nvyˆ eIaYlzI inXm dsMbr 2017 ivc lfgU ho rhy hn. jIEtYb dy pRoplws plYn ivc aYkitv trYikMg, go-tfk, jIEtYb zrfeIv eyc E aYs, gYrimn eyc E aYs, mYsyijMg aqy rfAUitMg afid syvfvfˆ vI hn.
kYnyzf nvyˆ trwkfˆ leI eI-lOgË aqy ielYtRfink kMtrol lfËmI bxfeygf kYnyzIantrwikMgalfieMsdyhvflynflafeIafˆirportfˆivcikhfigafhYikPYzrls rkfrpyprlOgbuwkfˆdIQfˆqyielYktRfinklOigMgizvfiesËnUMlfËmIbxfAuxjfrhIhY. kuwJmIzIafirportfˆivcikhfigafhYikiesqrfˆdfkoeIafdyÈjldIjfrIhoxdIsMBfvnfhY. iehvIikhfigafhYiknvyˆ mYnUPYkcirMg stYˆzrË vI bxfey jf rhy hn ijs nfl ieh lfËmI hovygf ik kYnyzf ivc bxn vfly nvyˆ hYvI trwkfˆ ivc ieh isstm pihlfˆ qoˆ hI lwgy hox. kYnyzIan trwikMg alfieMs duafrf ienfˆ inXmfˆ df suafgq kIqf jf irhf hY. Aunfˆ df ieh mMnxf hY ik ienfˆ izvfiesfˆ df jo Pfiedf ieMzstrI nUM hovygf, Ausdy mwdynËr ienfˆ df Krcf iksy nUM cuBygf nhIˆ. sI tI ey dy pRDfn zyivz brYzlI ny ikhf hY ik asIˆ ienHfˆ bfry dhfkf Br qoˆ gwl kr rhy hfˆ aqy mYˆ ies gwl qoˆ KuÈ hfˆ ik nvIˆ srkfr ies mfmly ivc awgy vD rhI hY. nvyˆ inXm jfrI hox dI pwkI qrIk qfˆ ajy nhIˆ pqf pr dwisaf jf irhf hY ik amrIkf dy nvyˆ inXmfˆ dy nyVy qyVy hI kYnyzf ivc vI ieh lfgU hox dI AumId hY. amrIkf dy nvyˆ inXm sfl 2017 dy aKIr qwk lfgU hoxy hn. ies qoˆ ielfvf PYzrl srkfr ies gwl qy vI kMm kr rhI hY ik ijhVy trwikMg apryÈnË sUbfeI srkfrfˆ dy aDIn afAuˆdy hn, Aunfˆ bfry vI sUbfeI inXm nflo nfl lfgU ho jfx.
port mYtro duafrf trwkfˆ dI 10-sflf imafd sbMDI afKrI qrIk mulqvI portmYtrovYnkUvrduafrfkMtynrtrwkfˆleIvfqfvrxsbMDIÈrqfˆlfgUkr ndfPYslfawgypfidwqfigafhY.pihlfˆienHfˆleI 1 jnvrI 2017 dIqrIkimQIgeIsI.XUnIPorduafrfiesdyadflqIirvIAUleIdrKfsqidqIgeIsI. XUnIPornytrwkfˆbfry 10-sflf-imafdpfilsIaqyvfqfvrxsbMDIkuwJhorÈr qfˆqymuVnËrsfnIdImMgkIqIsI.iesPYslybfryiekibafnivcportmYtrodyvfeIspRDfn pItr jotf ny ikhf ik byÈwk asIˆ vfqfvrx sbMDI srokfrfˆ pRqI vcnbwD hfˆ pr jd qwk jUzIÈl nËrsfnI df PYslf sfhmxy nhIˆ af jfˆdf, Aus qoˆ pihlfˆ zrfeIvrfˆ nUM trwk bdlx leI kihxf byloVf hY. sfl 2017 ivc lfgU hox vfly vfqfvrx sbMDI inXmfˆ qihq ijnHfˆ trwkfˆ dy ieMjn aqy inkfsI-isstm 2007 qoˆ purfxy hox, Aunfˆ nUM 2010 dIafˆ ieimÈn Èrqfˆ muqfbk apgryz krnf lfËmI hovygf. ies irvIAU qoˆ bfad ies bfry nvIˆ afKrI qrIk vI qih kIqI jfvygI. port mYtro dI Xojnf ieh hY ik trwkfˆ dI nvIˆ 10-sflf-imafd Èrq 1 jnvrI, 2022 qoˆ lfgU kIqI jfvygI, aqy ies vkq cwl rhy bhuqy trwk Audoˆ qwk 10 sfl purfxy ho jfxgy.
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nvyˆ EntYrIE bjt nfl gYs hor mihMgI hovygI
EntYrIE dy nvyˆ bjt nfl gYs dIafˆ kImqfˆ hor vD jfxgIafˆ. sUby dy nvyˆ kfrbn kYp-aYˆz-tryz pRogrfm qihq gYs 4[3 sYˆt pRqI lItr mihMgI ho jfvygI. ies pRogrfm df mksd 2050 qwk grInhfAUs gYs ieimÈn ivc 80PIsdI ktOqI krnf hY. ies pRogrfm nfl sUby nUM slfnf $1[9 iblIan afAuxgy. EntYrIE trwikMg aYsosIeyÈn duafrf ies bfry jfrI ibafn ivc ikhf igaf hY ik ieh iek ies qrfˆ df mOkf hY, ijs df Pfiedf AuTfky srkfr trwikMg ieMzstrI ivc vfqfvrx muKI sfjo smfn nUM hulfrf dy skdI hY. ienfˆ PMzfˆ df kuwJ ihwsf ies pfsy
stwzI irport muqfbk trylrfˆ dI KrId ivc kmI df ruJfn
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vwl lfieaf jfxf cfhIdf hY. ies qrfˆ dy smfn ivc kudrqI gYs nfl cwlx vfly trwk, ibjlI nfl cwlx vfly ieMjn aqy rIPrË afid ho skdy hn. ies qoˆ ielfvf ienHfˆ PMzfˆ dI ienPrfstrwcr pRfjYktfˆ leI vrqoˆ kIqI jfxI hY aqy Ausdf vI EntYrIE trwikMg aYsosIeyÈn ny svfgq kIqf hY. jI tI ey qoˆ ielfvf Coty Èihrfˆ nUM vI sVkfˆ aqy pulfˆ dI AusfrI leI PMz idqy jfxgy. ieh vI aYlfn kIqf igaf hY ik ieimÈn tYstfˆ leI $30 dI klIn zrfiev PIs htf idqI jfvygI. nvyˆ bjt ivc ieh vI ikhf igaf hY ik EntYrIE
irtfiermYˆt pYnÈn plYn rsmI qOr qy 2018 ivc cflU ho jfvygf. pr ibËns nfl juVy sfry lok ies qoˆ KuÈ nhIˆ hn. kYnyzIan PYzryÈn aOP ieMzIpYˆzYˆt ibËns df kihxf hY ik sUby dy 90 PIsdI Coty ibËns ies qoˆ aOKy hn. ienHfˆ ivcoˆ bhuiqafˆ df qfˆ ieh kihxf hY ik ieh nvfˆ pYnÈn plYn Aunfˆ nUM mulfËmfˆ dIafˆ qnKfhfˆ ivc ktOqI leI mËbUr krygf. irportfˆ muqfbk sUby dy 2016 dy bjt ivc 4[3 iblIan df Gftf hy, ijs nfl sUby df kuwl krjf 308[3 iblIan bxf jfˆdf hY.
amrIkf ivc kIqIafˆ geIafˆ kuwJ stwzI irportfˆ muqfbk ieh ruJfn not kIqf igaf hY ik jnvrI dy mhIny trylrfˆ dI KrId sbMDI afrzrfˆ ivc 43 PIsdI dI kmI afeI hY. Koj sMsQf ey sI tI df kihxf hY ik ies qrfˆ lwgdf hY ik ijvyˆ Coty aqy drimafny drjy dIafˆ kMpnIafˆ afpxy hwQ ipwCy iKc rhIafˆ hox. Koj sMsQf dy iek bulfry PrYˆk mflI muqfbk sfnUM zIlrfˆ qoˆ ijs qrfˆ dIafˆ irportfˆ iml rhIafˆ hn, Aus qoˆ lwgdf hY ik Aunfˆ dy kMm ivc kuwJ kmI afeI hY. CotIafˆ aqy drimafny drjy dIafˆ kMpnIafˆ dI hflq bhuqI cMgI nhIˆ jfp rhI aqy iesy krky Auh PUk PUk ky pYr rwK rhIafˆ hn. Aunfˆ df ieh vI mMnxf hY ik ies pfsy ielYktRfink lOigMg izvfiesfˆ sbMDI inXmfˆ df Aunfˆ qy hor asr pYx jf irhf hY. pr vwzIafˆ PlItfˆ dy mfmly ivc ieh ruJfn dUjy pfsy jf irhf hY. ieh kMpnIafˆ afpxf pYsf nvyˆ trylr KrIdx qy lf rhIafˆ hn qfˆ jo Aunfˆ dy kMm ivc vwD kuÈlqf af sky aqy Auh afpxy zrfievrfˆ df vwD qoˆ vwD Pfiedf lY skx. ies krky Auh trYktrfˆ dI bjfey nvyˆ vwzy trylrfˆ qy pYsf Krc rhy hn. March 2016 | The Trucking Network | 45
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Planning for a Successful Succession
s with any business, trucking companies need to ensure they have a proper plan in place to handle the inevitable exit of key managers and stakeholders. For some companies there are no acceptable candidates to pass the business on to or the owner has no intention to do so and the operation naturally closes down. There are many other trucking companies we speak to, however, where there is full intention to pass the business on but no formal planning has been done to ensure the transition is properly executed. A unique aspect of the trucking industry is the fact that many companies are family owned and operated and we often see third and fourth generations of a family involved in the operations. Surviving such a transition can be difficult and many trucking companies unfortunately do not make it past the first generation of ownership. Almost all business owners are vital to a company’s success and in most instances if something were to happen to the owner there would be devastating effects on their family, their employees and their legacy. It is therefore critical for management and owners to review all the risks associated with a business and thoroughly plan for the future. When considering succession planning there are many individuals which should
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cohesively be consulted including you accountant, financial advisor, lawyer, and also very importantly, your insurance broker. Although sometimes over looked there are a lot of solutions an insurance broker can provide when it comes to ensuring your business is passed off successfully including life insurance, disability coverage, critical illness protection, key man insurance and umbrella policies. It is important to consider the following when thinking about how as an owner you affect the future of your business: Retirement — What will your income needs be at retirement? — Will you need to financially assist those who will take ownership to carry out the purchase? What if you were to die? — Will ownership of the business be retained by your estate? Liquidated? Given or sold to your family or a third party? — Are you familiar with tax consequences which will arise in the event of your death? — Will there be a need to eliminate debt in the event of your death? What if you were to become sick or disabled? — What will your income needs be if you are disabled? — Will your income come from the
business? — If there is a shortfall do you have an insurance policy to protect you? — If you plan to retain ownership of the business or transfer ownership to a family member, can the business support both parties taking into account your absence? For business owners it is never too early to begin contingency and succession planning. Regardless of your planned time line for handing off or selling your business, the proper insurance coverage can help minimize your risk and ensure everyone involved is protected. When purchasing any insurance it is important to work with a reputable broker. For over 25 years National Truck League has been providing industry leading coverage and peace of mind to truckers across Canada. We are always pleased to review available coverage options with our clients based on their changing needs to help them ensure they have adequate protection for themselves, their family and their business.
By Rod Stiller President of National Truck League Insurance Solutions
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Trucking Industry
to Sustain Stability Through 2016
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espite predictions of economic turbulence ahead, the operating environment for trucking is expected to remain relatively stable through 2016. Capacity is expected to remain tight, but adequate, industry experts predict. However, the industry forecaster likewise cautioned two conditions could confine limit and prompt rate increments: if the FMCSA re-establishes right now suspended hours-of-administration changes and if climate stuns to truck efficiency end up being more prominent than foreseen. Question that every trucking company has today is if this is a good time to be entering the trucking industry or investing in new equipment. According to industry experts and economic experts This is not a good time for new investments in the marketplace; there are big exposures in terms of downturns in demand and also in fuel. However, this is right now is a good time to young-up your fleet. Get
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rid of the last 10% of equipment’s you have that drivers don’t like and that have high maintenance costs. This is a great time to be buying equipment because it will make your cash flow position very strong if the market does weaken over the next two to three years. “The trucking environment is still quite healthy. There is no doubt that growth has slowed for certain segments, and there are increasing uncertainties surrounding growth prospects for the US economy. However, contract rates are still rising, albeit slowly, and there is very little capacity that is exiting the system,” said Jonathan Starks. “Falling fuel is clearly helping cash flow for small carriers, but declining spot market rates are negating some of that improvement. Overall, the trucking industry seems to be in a relatively stable environment as we move into 2016.” Despite a stubbornly slow pace to the global economy, carriers are remaining positive, despite tempered expectations,
and looking toward stable growth in 2016, according to Transport Capital Partners’ latest business expectations survey. Economic events in the 4th quarter of 2015 left expectations at their lowest levels in over 5 years, says TCP. And while expectation for 2016 remains lower than what was projected in past years, motor carriers report an generally stable business environment and hold little fear of a recession. At the beginning of 2015, 79 percent of the participants looked forward to rate increases over the year ahead. Turning the page into 2016, that number had dwindled to 41% – the lowest percentage we have recorded since 2009. Despite this dampened optimism, expectations remain strong. Forty-one percent of those surveyed still expect their freight revenue rates to rise this year. Good news is that perhaps most telling of industry expectations for 2016 is that a strong majority – 61% of carriers – expect to expand their fleets this year. TTN Writer
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2016 Budget Invests Heavily in Highway Infrastructure; Promises Green Fuel/Technology Investments
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016 provincial budget is investing heavily in highway infrastructure across the province. The Ontario Trucking Association is additionally anticipating keeping on working intimately with the provincial government and partners on setting up provincial projects that goad emission-cutting advancements in the trucking business and help truckers on turning out to be greener. The government announced in the budget it is investing extensivelyover next decade in infrastructure.Effectively, most regions across Ontario – within the GTHA as well as rural and northern areas – will observe a fair amount of funding to build, repair and enhance critical infrastructure. Few of the major highway projects include: • High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes which allow carpooling drivers to continue driving with no toll charges but to charge other drivers a toll. As a first step, a 16.5-kilometre pilot project initiative will begin on a section of the QEW between Trafalgar Road in Oakville and Guelph Line in Burlington in summer 2016. Information collected through the pilot will be used to support long-term planning
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for future HOT lanes, including new, dedicated HOT lanes with electronic tolling on Highway 427, from south of Highway 409 to north of Rutherford Road, which is expected to open by 2021. • The Province will widen Highway 400 from eight to 10 lanes to add a new HOV lane in each direction between Major Mackenzie Drive and King Road. • The 12 km of Highway 410 from Highway 401 to Queen Street in Brampton will be amplified from six lanes to 10 lanes by 2018 and will provide HOV lanes. • Via Northern Highways Program, the province is investing $550 million in northern infrastructure, including new passing lanes and the rehabilitation and replacement of bridges, in addition to a four-lane expansion of Highway 69 south of Sudbury and Highway 11/17 east of Thunder Bay. • A long-time issue of concern among carriers operating in the north, the government will continue to enhance winter highway maintenance, improve awareness for drivers, and verify contractors are meeting ministry maintenance standards. Planned enhancements in 2016–17 include improved road weather information system
stations, increased service by contractors through more frequent road patrolling, more reliable equipment, and expansion of the “Track My Plow” website to enable more Ontarians to follow plow services in their communities in real time. Through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund, the province is also providing small, rural and northern municipalities support for road and bridge projects in communities across the province. The OCIF will be expanded to $300 million per year by 2018–19. A few major projects outside the GTHA include: • Advance work to facilitate construction of the new four-lane alignment on Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph. • Expansion of Highway 401 from six to 10 lanes from Hespeler Road easterly to Townline Road in Cambridge, including high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. • Improving the Highway 417 corridor in Ottawa and widening the Highway 417 Ottawa Queensway corridor. • Continued design work for four-laning 12 kilometres of Highway 11/17 and continuing construction of a four-lane divided Highway 11/17 between Thunder Bay and
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Nipigon to support a strategic link in the Trans-Canada Highway system. Green Technology Investment In the budget, the government formalized its planned cap-and-trade system, which aims to reduce Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions to 15 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020, 37 per cent by 2030, and 80 per cent by 2050. Under the cap-and-trade regime, Ontario organizations will have greenhouse gas limits — or caps — while organizations who discharge not exactly their built up cap can offer or exchange credits to organizations that go over. The framework will specifically influence major stationary GHG sources, for example, fuel makers, which implies higher costs for shoppers of fuel and different wellsprings of fossil fuelsmoldering vitality The government reported the system will increase the price of fuel by an additional average of 4.3 cents per litre and $5 a month on the average natural gas bill. It expects to raise about $1.3 billion in the system’s first full year of operation, which would be devoted to programs and initiatives that lower greenhouse gas emissions. Potential speculations could include:
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Production and utilization of renewable, low-carbon, sans carbon and net-zero option vitality; vitality administration advancements to bolster load-moving and vitality stockpiling; framework to bolster selection and utilization of zerooutflow and module mixture vehicles, and low-carbon elective fuel; dynamic transportation foundation that will take out or lessen GHG emanations; activities identifying with the diminishment of GHG discharges from industry; support for associations that create and convey financing devices, venture conglomeration and expert administrations for GHG outflows decrease activities. In particular, the monetary allowance declared the government dedication to creating projects to offer groups some assistance with partnering with utilities to stretch out access to common gas supplies, for example, through a credit program. The government said setting up characteristic gas framework draws in new industry, makes transportation business more reasonable and profiting farming makers. OTA likewise keeps on working with the administration and government on potential approaches that would reinvest the
returns from the cap and trade framework into activities that would quicken the business sector infiltration of green foundation and lower carbon hardware, for example, regular gas and electric controlled motors and reefers, while additionally lessening a percentage of the useful and operational obstructions that block interest in GHG decrease advances. 2016 Budget Highlights • Streamlined Superload permits: The highway Traffic Act will be amended to provide more options for escorts of loads and consulting with affected parties to develop a streamlined and more efficient approval process for permits and enhancing superload corridors. • Drive Clean: The government says it will eliminate the $30 fee for emissions tests. It’s unclear if that includes commercial vehicles. OTA will follow up. • Ontario Pension Plan: The government officially announced the introduction of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan for employers beginning in 2018. There were no specifics about whether that would affect federally regulated carriers. Go to www.Ontario.ca/orpp for more details.
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More Criminal Pardons Could Mean More Drivers D
esperate times call for desperate measures as they say, and when it comes to solving a shortage of drivers the trucking industry should leave no stone unturned. This according to a recent today`s trucking report which points to an unlikely source for a potential untapped well of human capital. Chuck Mercier is the Vice President of Pardon Services Canada, and former Deputy Chief of Police for Durham Region. He says one eighth of Canadians have a criminal record, mostly for minor offences, however considering truckers need to be bondable and be able to cross the border they`re generally barred from the industry. According to Mercier, Stephen Harper`s conservative
administration made it more difficult to obtain a pardon by increasing wait times, and increasing the fee from $150 to $631. The new governments Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale vows to overturn what he calls a ``punitive`` pardon`s system. “We support the current federal government’s plans to revisit the changes to the pardon system which punitively increased fees and wait times,” says Mercier. “We’d also like to see the transportation industry support these untapped candidates. The workers would benefit from a career that allows them to prove their worth and support their families, while the industry would benefit from an increased pool of available workers.” However, in many
Truck companies file lawsuit against retroactive wages for truckers
Atlantic Canada Hit Hard by Falling Oil Prices
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companies were not paying the rates agreed to in the March 2014 dispute settlement. A group of 10 trucking firms has hit back by suing the CTC and the province of British Columbia, claiming they were not parties to the retroactive deal. Canada’s largest private sector union Unifor, representing the drivers, said in statement that the new suit is without merit and could risk dragging the sides back into a dispute which would damage the Port and the economy. www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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In 2013 the oil and gas industry made up 28% of the provincial economy. Offshore oil revenues are now expected to reach only half of the 2015 projections of 1.2 billion dollars. The unemployment rate is at 14.4% (double the national average), and an estimated 24 000 Newfoundlanders will lose their jobs over the next three years. However, it`s not all doom and gloom for the East. If anything the recent downturn has been a valuable lesson in not putting all of one`s economic eggs in one basket. The low dollar brought on by falling oil prices have meant a boost in other
instances a pardon may not be enough. While it may clear the way for work within Canada, US customs does not recognize a Canadian pardon. According to their website “the RCMP shares criminal records information with foreign authorities who may register this information in their databank.” This means that if you have ever been charged with a criminal offence it is possible that you could be subsequently denied entry into the United States and permanently flagged to prevent you from entering in the future. Drivers who have obtained a pardon may however apply for a US entry waiver which will allow them to cross the border. Once approved for a waiver a driver can then look to acquire a fast card.
industries. Tourism is expected to be quite lively this summer as more people elect to stay in Canada for their vacations. The television and film industry in picturesque cities like St. John and Halifax generally fare well when the dollar is low. Even fisheries saw its export price improve 10 to 15 per cent last year due to the lower dollar. However, for the truck drivers who were pulling in up to $150 000/yr. the choices are not easy. Either take a job with a local carrier for considerably less, learn a new skill, or simply wait out the tough times until oil prices rise again. If and when that happens. March 2016 | The Trucking Network | 51
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Fuel to go up under Ontario Liberals’ 2016 budget Continued on page 14
Infrastructure projects encompass: the advent of excessive-occupancy toll (hot) lanes in the extra Toronto region; the widening of a stretch of Hwy. four hundred from eight to ten lanes; the widening of a stretch of Hwy. 410 from six to 10 lanes; advanced street renovation and snow clearing on northern highways; and $550-million in extra spending on northern highways, such as a four-lane enlargement of Hwy. sixty nine south of Sudbury and Hwy. eleven/17 east of Thunder Bay. You can examine extra unique information right here. Small, rural and northern municipalities will also get extra funding to shore up roads and bridges. The province announced it’s going to drop the $30 force easy price for emissions exams. It’s not but clean if the wreck might be extended to commercial motors. The province vowed to streamline the issuing of superload lets in for escort vehicles. It also formally announced it’s miles transferring in advance with the Ontario Retirement 401-k plan (ORPP), to be able to be launched in 2018. The Canadian Federation of impartial business (CFIB) panned the finances, accusing the Liberals of “taxing the roles for the next day and these days.” It mentioned ninety% of small agencies in Ontario oppose the ORPP, with 70% of them claiming the plan will require them to freeze or cut team of workers salaries.
Fleets adding trailer capacity to better utilize drivers: ACT Research Continued on page 14
ELDs (electronic logging devices) will possibly generate in addition headwinds for that fleet segment,” said Frank Maly, director, commercial vehicle transportation analysis and research at ACT. But, he also noted huge fleets are shifting www.thetruckingnetwork.ca
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“regardless of what’s happening the arena, it would be historically unprecedented for us now not to have a recession in the next three years,” Perry stated, explaining that truck freight normally crashes in a recession. “You want to have that during your 3-12 months plan,” he said. “if you’re putting in capital now, you need to understand that someplace obtainable, inside the 3 or four years, there’s going to be a yr or two whilst you’re no longer going to get any returns on that capital.” .. and that’s not the worst of what can manifest: Melancholy worldwide sovereign debt continues to develop. The economic disaster in Greece (and to a lesser extent Japan) is simply an early sign of problems to be confronted by way of borrower nations round the arena, which include North the united states. “At some point, that invoice is going to come due—and we don’t want to stand it,” Perry said. “And that’s handiest going to make it worse. The end result is something called a ‘melancholy.’ “Sooner or later we’re going to have positioned up with the equal hassle because we've got this borrowing jag that we are able to’t get off of,” he said. “It’s unlikely we can vote to remedy the trouble in advance, because it means ache.” Perry figures a depression will be expected within the 2020s. He also cited that depressions do quit and are commonly extra capital closer to the acquisition of new trailers because it can generate greater efficiencies than buying more strength gadgets. “We’re also seeing a pattern of persevering with bias in fleet funding closer to trailers over tractors,” Maly mentioned. “Given the rate difference, a especially small shift in dollar prices can generate considerable returns in trailer acquisitions, and including trailers enables aid improved drop-and-hook interest, making the great use of drivers.”
observed by dramatic monetary recoveries. “The recovery turns into sturdy due to the fact, if you have a depression, you easy out the crap that brought on the problem within the first region,” Perry stated. Regulatory drag The effect of the DOT’s regulatory schedule on ability usage may be exceptional by means of 2019, Perry explained. Essentially, at the peak, the enterprise will now not be able to locate the additional drivers it needs to hold up with extra capacity required to overcome the inefficiencies introduced on by using new regulations. The caveat is the demand aspect of the equation. A recession could possibly suggest that utilization will remain underneath the extent of a ability crunch. but any development inside the financial system could raise that crunch to “the mother of all capacity crises” at properly above one hundred% utilization. Productiveness revolution Looking past the ability disaster and closer to 2030, but, Perry points to the digital tools now being advanced to greater successfully manage the supply chain and the variety of trucking’s operational expenses: risk, gas, drivers, and productiveness. All in, those should add as much as financial savings of more than $1 per mile—of half of of the modern costs. He pointed to the way trip sharing era has became the taxi marketplace upside down—and no person saw it coming. but he had a good bolder prediction.
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He was a veteran of the Royal Canadian navy in WWII, and an energetic member of the Wainfleet Lions membership. He become an avid sporstsman, golfer and he cherished to tour. Keith lived a complete healthy life leaving a splendid legacy . He changed into an inspiration to all who knew him for his strong work ethic, his experience of journey and his devotion to his circle of relatives. March 2016 | The Trucking Network | 53