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By Marek krasuski
As with most parts and components on trucks these days, operators have the luxury of choos-ing brake products from OEM providers and a
wide range of aftermarket suppliers. These include new and remanufactured parts supplied by everyone from do-mestic companies to offshore enterprises. Wide product
choice can present difficulties, though. Discounted, remanufactured parts, for example, are at-tractive from a cost perspective but many in the industry caution against opting for inexpensive alternatives, claiming that an initial savings will cost more over time from premature wear and compromised performance.
The purchase of new brake shoes reduces risks associated with remanufactured al-ternatives which, on the one hand may be
up to standard, but on the other may not. In taking the temperature of so-called ‘remaned’
brakes, one industry representative put it this way: “Sometimes you get lucky and get a good
product, but often you are getting someone else’s junk and these cores (shoes) will cause you nothing but headaches.”
April’s Theme:
Brake systems & products
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Nevertheless, some major builders assure customers that the use of precise machining and exacting manufacturing and assembly practices guarantee that remanu-factured brakes do meet or exceed OEM specifi-cations, providing war-ranties to support their claims. Mark Weber is Canadian Warehouse Sales Manager for Hal-dex, a global manufac-turer and supplier of brake and suspension s y s t e m s , a n d c o n -sidered one in a t r in i ty of companies that build com-plete braking sys-tems for trucks and t ra i le rs . (The other two are Meritor WABCO and Bendix.) Haldex has seven plants in the U.S. devoted to remanufactured products. Weber con-firms that remanufactured brake shoes, like refur-bished tires, are appro-priate alternatives if the right rebuilding process is in place and the cores are sound, principles that Haldex assiduously enforces. “The process involves high standards and Haldex will not re-manufacture comprom-ised cores,” he said. As good as remanufactured shoes may be, they add another step in business operations as someone is needed to pick them up and additional space is required for storage.
Aftermarket products perform potentially as well as any OEM brand,
but again caut ion is advised in researching product history and per-formance. Some smaller companies boast prod-ucts with quality stan-dards that meet or exceed industry expectations, but run into problems from longstanding es-tablished players with a strong presence in the OEM market. The smaller upstarts often remain rel-egated to the aftermarket segment despite product quality and best efforts. At the other end of the qual-ity spectrum domestic and offshore aftermarket products can flood distri-bution channels while re-maining virtually immune from regulatory controls. Aftermarket products are not required to stand up to the more rigorous stan-dards that Original Equip-
ment Manufacturers (OEMs) are com-
pelled to meet. The challenge
for operators, then, lies in the difficulty of discern-ing quality before they buy, since product value, often disguised under slick looking features, can only be truly gauged once brakes are installed.
Mark Weber encourages second sober thinking when it comes to prod-uct selection. “There are many look-a-like products on the market today. So fleets need to ask themselves if these parts will stand up to the quality they require for optimal performance and safety. Unfortunately,
only time will tell whether a generic product will measure up to expecta-tions.” Weber says that many carriers do invest heavily in selecting brak-ing systems with a prov-en track record i n b o t h
safety and per-formance.
To date, truck manufac-turers are gearing up to ensure that class 8 trac-tors comply with shorter stopping distances set out
by the National High-way Traffic Safety
A s s o c i a t i o n ( N H T S A ) . When the new rules are imple-m e n t e d
for all config-urations in the summer of this year, a tractor and trailer travelling at 100 kph must come to a complete stop within a 250-foot range. Previous regulations called for a stopping distance of 355 feet. The changes repre-sent an approximate 30 percent reduction. The new standards require modifications to brakes that will increase brak-ing force. In meet-
ing these new objectives brake manufacturers are enlarging front and rear brake shoes and drums. For example, front brakes would move from 15 x4” to 16.5 x5 or 6” and rear
brakes with traditional d i m e n -
sions of 16.5 x 7”
will span a larger width from 7” to 8.5/8”. Larger drums, shoes, chambers and adjuster arms are one way of in-creasing the force neces-sary to meet the new requirements.
Another is the adoption of disc brakes, a solu-tion that Haldex’s Mark Weber says fleets are considering as an alterna-tive to drum b r a k e s , a preference traditionally favored by the industry. Disc brakes have been a mainstay in the European market-place where most manu-facturers fit disc brakes on all axles. The North American trucking indus-try, in contrast, has been slow to embrace them. This is a surprising busi-ness practice considering
t h a t d i s c s
have a reputation for lasting longer than drums and are noted for su-perior performance and, by extension, safety. In an industry characterized by razor thin margins, how-ever, price is the biggest drawback.
Scott Deslippe, National Sales Manager for EBI Canada, has this to say about the company and the status of disc brakes. “Our Xtreme Brake shoes offer the best shoe to drum contact of any brake shoe on the mar-ket, providing unmatched performance and wear on the linings and drums. With the stainless steel cores we can also guar-antee our linings not to crack from rust and cor-rosion. Add to this our Xtreme Dust cover, the only stainless steel cover on the market that pro-vides long lasting, easy-to-remove protection of brake shoes and drums.”
D e -
slippe encapsulat-ed both the benefits and costs of disc brakes. “Disc brakes are gaining popularity, es-pecially on new trucks. Customers who drive on highways all the time prefer them. The trouble seems to arise when vehicles with discs are taken off road or when
they sit
for any length of time, a situation most commonly found on trailers. They get expensive and time consuming to fix,” he ex-plained. Still, some fleets which have adopted disc brakes remain committed converts, convinced that payback over the life of the equipment outweighs the initial upfront cost.
Whether drums or discs, maintenance is critical. During last year’s Brake Safety Week the Commer-cial Vehicle Safety Alli-ance (CVSA) reported that 30 percent of vehicles inspected in 2011 were placed out of service for brake related infractions. Indeed, at the very least, improper brake main-tenance causes uneven wear and accelerates re-pair costs; in worst-case scenarios poor braking systems cause collisions.
Another complaint is the tendency to check each brake chamber by trying
to listen for leaks in noisy environments. In the absence of re-
liable air test tools, the accurate measuring of air loss is difficult and
potentially leads to brake failure. EBI’s
Scott Deslippe advises, “The
best practice is regular g r e a s i n g
of the brake components and
regular checks on wear to make sure
you do not over wear your components. If you replace your brake linings when they are at the wear mark, oftentimes you can reuse a drum, for example. If you let those shoes wear past the limit you are guaranteed to be replacing the drum as well.”
As new stopping dis-tance regulat ions
come into p lay, brake checking and repair will be-come even more crucial in antici-pat ion of more
inspections.V
TheMe: Brake sysTeMs & prODuCTs
Brake Manufacturers Offer Spectrum of Choices
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4 april 2013
eXpress Brake iNTerNaTiONal [eBi]
EBI’s Quality Products Continue to Gain Market PresenceBy sCOTT Deslippe
Growth and Expan-sion continue as EBI Canada nears
the end of its second year of business in this country marketing the Xtreme Ser-ies of Products from Ex-press Brake International, headquartered in Ocala, Florida. This has been a great year of growth owing to significant relationships we forged over the past year. Sales are up a record 360% due largely to our partnership with Maxim Truck and Trailer group who came aboard in 2012 as our Western Canada distributor. They have pro-vided coverage in Mani-toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. In central Can-ada our Ontario Partners, Lewis Motor Sales, Britan-nia Fleet Services, Nickel City International and 401
TruckSource have been great promoters of our products and have effect-ively transmitted these benefits and savings to the trucking industry. A complete list of distributors for all of North America is available at www.ebican-ada.com.
This year’s focus is on establishing even strong-er distribution channels in British Columbia and Eastern Canada, begin-ning from Quebec and expanding eastward. EBI intends to fill in coverage gaps in its existing cover-age area. Anyone looking to add a quality product line to their parts offering is invited to discuss becom-ing an EBI distributor.
EBI is proud to have Britannia Fleet Services as its GTA distributor. Bill O’Dwyer, Vice President
of the O’Dwyer Group, is proud to represent EBI’s product line. “EBI products have been a great line for Britannia Fleet Services. We implemented Xtreme products on a rental unit for a few years now and couldn’t be happier with the results. The Xtreme Brakes have allowed us to double the drum life on the trailer and get an extra 50,000 +kilometres on a set of linings which is a considerable savings in parts and labor for us. We have yet to replace an Xtreme Cam.”
Gilles Soucy, Account Manager for Britannia Fleet Services, added, “Using these products gives us an edge and the confidence to stand behind these when talking to our customers. We can tell them without a doubt that these products
will save them time and money because we have proven it ourselves.”
The complete Xtreme Series of products from EBI consists of 5 products. Xtreme Cam, which is the fastest growing product of the five, is taking the market by storm. This sys-tem is a complete wheel end conversion kit that includes the S-Cam, tube and hardware. It features a complete S-Cam enclosure with bushings spread the length of the tube - unlike current products on the market that only have a small bushing at each end of the cam. The full support allows for a much longer life and better perform-ance. To keep the grease in the system where it belongs, the product has double lip seals at each end and comes with a pressure
relief or purge valve that al-lows the customer to purge all the air out of the system to ensure complete grease coverage. When the grease comes out of the valve, the system is full and ready to go. For most customers this will be a lifetime replace-ment on their trailers, a significant departure from having to replace them every year or two.
The Xtreme Brake fea-tures a stainless steel table eliminating rust jacking and cracked linings with fully replaceable linings that can be changed right on the wheel end. This design offers unmatched stopping power, longer lining and drum life. Ac-companiments are Xtreme Dust Covers, full stainless steel covers that mount to the Xtreme shoes in-stead of the spider, making
installation and removal easy.
The Xtreme Brake Alert or XBA-100 is a stainless steel brake stroke indicator that shows a reflective green flag for good stroke and a red flag for over stroke. It is a simple process enabling both drivers and mechan-ics to quickly assess brake function. Lastly, the Xtreme Drum Caddy is a simple and safe tool for removing, transporting and installing brake drums. It takes only 35 lbs of effort to move a 110 lb brake drum - a fea-ture that mechanics love for its simplicity.
For more product in-formation or to become a distributor, visit www.ebicanadainc.com or contact Scott Deslippe at 519.796.5919 or email [email protected]
april 2013 5
eDiTOrial
Winter Takes Toll on Drivers & OperatorsBy Marek krasuski
Freezing rain, ex-t en ded pe r iods of frigid temper-
atures and volumes of snow not seen in recent years are the defining impressions of this year’s winter, at least in some parts of the province. Ontario roads are among the safest in the world, but this year’s onset of high winds, freezing rain, snow drifts and slippery surfaces have increased driving related hazards. Despite this reputation, some Ontario roadways are more difficult to nego-tiate than others. Among the most challenging is the 400 - series highways. Drifts from open fields and squalls from Lake Ontario accumulate snow and harden into decep-tive stretches of black ice that can result in multiple vehicle pileups on these heavily trafficked routes.
Further north, condi-
tions can be equally un-safe, but for different rea-sons. Motorists need to tread carefully along parts of Highway 69 north to-ward Sudbury as the route undergoes continuous construction upgrades to four lanes. Westerly winds from Georgian Bay can dramatically change weather conditions as well. Parts of Highway 17 should be monitored before planning trips. Se-vere weather effects from Lake Superior along the Trans-Canada west from Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa can stir up fierce storms. Highway 144, running north from Sudbury to Timmins, has its share of safety challenges as well. There are no shoulders to speak of, the road is narrow, and sharp bends banked by granite rock leave precious little room for manoeuvring, particu-larly when responding to oncoming traffic or
wildlife ambling across the road.
While winter conditions present hazards for every-one travelling the prov-ince’s highways, com-mercial carriers must also contend with business challenges. Chuck Whyte, owner of a Sudbury-based trucking company that hauls salt from Manitoulin Island to various points across northern Ontario, has felt the effects of the harsh winter conditions. At the time of this writing
his fleet of five trucks were down for the day due to highway closures amid heavy snowfall. Whyte paints a bleak picture of winter highways in these northern regions. “There is so much salt put on the roads that the asphalt is heaving. Worse still, driv-ers don’t adjust their driv-ing behaviour according to worsening conditions. The roads get slippery and cars just slide off into the ditches.”
His operation has lost
money due to an unusual-ly high number of road closures this year, and to the accelerated deteri-oration of parts caused by excessive buildup of snow, salt and mud on equipment. In one recent cleaning 5,000 pounds of accumulated grime were removed from one truck. “This has a devastating effect on wires and con-nections,” he said.
While winter creates problems for some, others depend on a long and
cold season. The federal and Ontario governments are helping the town of Moosonee and neigh-bouring First Nations communities to build and maintain a network of roads over frozen ground and waterways, thereby connecting remote com-munities to distant high-ways and railway systems otherwise inaccessible by land the rest of the year. Ontario’s winter roads total over 3,000 kilometres.V
6 april 2013
NASTC Partners with BigRoad to Provide Electronic HOS Logs & Fleet Management to Members
Waterloo, On-tario - Trans-portation app
creator BigRoad is pleased to announce that it is part-nering with the Nation-al Association of Small Trucking Companies (NAS-TC), and its cellular partner Sprint to provide BigRoad’s electronic HOS logging solution to NASTC mem-bers across North America.
BigRoad’s smartphone e-Log app replaces time consuming and error prone paper logbooks required for roadside inspection by authorities such as the Department of Transport (DOT) with a free and easy to use electronic log-ging system that improves driver record accuracy and saves fleets money. The BigRoad app, which is free for drivers and costs a mere $15 per vehicle for a complete fleet solu-tion is tailor-made for the needs of the independ-ent driver and small fleet owners looking to lower log auditing costs, and protect their CSA 2010 safety score.
“CSA compliance is less of an issue for large fleets, who have the resources and deep pockets to invest
in big hardware solutions. For the small fleets and independent contractors who can’t afford the more expensive solutions, CSA compliance is a significant burden, and has very little to no return on invest-ment. BigRoad’s app is a perfect solution for the small fleet and in-dependent driv-er. It’s an easy to use and deploy solution for the smaller guys who form the bulk of the trucking mar-ket. It runs on a smar t phone so there’s no in-vehicle hard-ware to buy or install. It allows us all to move off paper logs, and provides clean, error free elec-tronic “paper-work . ” We’ re d e l i g h t e d t o partner with Big-Road and our existing partner Sprint to bring this app and the best phones and nationwide plans to our mem-bership,” says
David Owen, President, NASTC.
“BigRoad is saving my drivers time and me money,” says Billy Bar-stow, owner, Barstow Transportation of Lake-land, Florida. “I had all six of my guys up and running
on the BigRoad system in a matter of hours and they’ve all taken to it like ducks to water for elec-tronic HOS logging. We’ve been able to say good-bye forever to paper logs, and now when my guys are pulled over they are passing DOT inspection
with flying colors. BigRoad is the best thing that has happened to my business in a long time.”
“The BigRoad app is now on the smart phones of more than 35,000 drivers across North America and is currently in use or trial with more than 520 fleets. Driv-ers love it. They are finding our app, and bring-ing it back to their dispatch. There’s a huge appetite for simple, cost effective tech-nologies in the trucking indus-try. Small fleets now have an elec-tronic logging option that does
everything they need it to do, and owners don’t have to shell out for expensive, hard to use heavy-duty hardware. They can lever-age their driver’s existing smart phone or tablet,” says BigRoad CEO Kelly Frey. Learn more about BigRoad’s NASTC offer-ing: www.bigroad.com/partners/nastc.priCiNg & availaBiliTy
BigRoad’s app for An-droid is available free for download directly from Google Play using the fol-lowing linkhttp://bit.ly/GPlayStore. An iPhone version of the driver app is expected later this year.
The BigRoad Fleet man-agement solution is just $15 per month per vehicle and a fleet can be up and running in literally min-utes. A free trial of the fleet version can be found here: http://app.bigroad.com/sign-up/create-ac-count.
aBOuT NasTC
The National Association of Small Trucking Compan-ies (NASTC) was founded in 1989 by David Owen and Buster Anderson to estab-lish an active association for small trucking com-panies, nationwide, which
serves as an advocate for, a consultant to and a source for collective buying power for its member companies. NASTC leads a strong lob-bying effort on behalf of small trucking companies and, like our members, is committed to safety, compliance and techno-logical advancements that improve and simplify the transportation industry.
aBOuT BigrOaD
BigRoad is the #1 elec-tronic log app on Android and was founded by people who understand how fleets operate as well as the pos-sibilities available with technology to improve the driver’s life on the road AND fleet operations. BigRoad is committed to continue leading mobile trucking application in-novations and continually incorporating the needs of fleet operators and drivers into these applications. For more information vis-it www.bigroad.com.
Social Media Links, Fa-cebook www.facebook.com/BigRoadInc, Twit-ter @bigroadinc, LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/com-pany/2524482 and You-Tube www.youtube.com/bigroadinc.V
april 2013 7
TMTa suDBury
Wajax, Allison & Webasto at March MeetingBy Marek krasuski
The Sudbury Chapter of the Transporta-tion Maintenance
and Technology Associa-tion (TMTA) held its month-ly meeting on March 14 at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. TMTA president Stewart McBain opened the meeting with the 50-plus attending members who were apprised of the successful Ladies Night Dance where generous prizes of iPods and spa tickets were awarded to the lucky winners. Later, discussion turned to the an-nual golf tournament to be held, this year, on June 15 at the Forest Ridge Golf and Country Club in Sudbury. McBain also encouraged participants to attend the TMTA’s first annual Trans-portation Maintenance and Technology Conference (TMTC) which will take place from May 6 to 8 at the Kingbridge Centre and In-stitute in King City north of
Toronto. He also extended an invitation to companies to co-sponsor the TMTA April meeting alongside Cambrian College.
TMTA Vice President, Mike Hamel, followed with a talk on the importance of eye protection both in the workplace and at home. Over 3000 eye related injur-ies occur annually in On-tario alone, Hamel reported, most of which could have been prevented by using protective eyewear. Key to successful protection is the use of “right” eyewear. “Wearing the wrong gear can be just as hazardous as not wearing any protection at all,” Hamel said. Primary causes of accidents are at-tributed to flying objects, improper use of tools, sand and sawdust, exposure to chemicals, sparks from welding, and pipes and wires protruding from wall and ceiling surfaces. Since workshop environments are especially prone to
grinding and welding work, eye protection is strongly encouraged in these set-tings. Following Hamel’s discussion, Dave Kloos in his monthly “Tech Talk” presentation updated mem-bers on guidelines around ABS brakes on trailers.
This month’s meeting was supported by three spon-sors: Wajax Power Systems, Allison Transmission and Webasto. Wajax Sudbury Branch Manager, Carter Elsasser, spoke about the company’s position as Can-ada’s largest factory au-thorized parts and service network for Detroit and Mercedes Benz engines. Wajax is also this country’s largest factory authorized parts and service network for Allison Transmission with the largest inventory of genuine Allison parts and remanufactured trans-missions. It is also a na-tional distributor for Castrol heavy-duty lubricants and H2Blu diesel exhaust fluid
(DEF).Elsasser’s talk segued into
a subsequent presentation delivered by Nick Fina-more of Allison Transmis-sion. Finamore spoke of the unveiling of Allison’s TC10 TS fully automatic transmission, noted for its smooth, quick shifting per-formance that saves time and fuel. The TC10 TS has a revolutionary torque con-verter and twin counter-shaft which account for easy shifting and reduced maintenance costs.
Paul Penny of Webasto concluded the presenta-tions with a discussion of Webasto’s efforts to pro-mote anti idling practices through the provision of various product solutions. The company’s mission is to find anti idling solutions for any kind of equipment or vehicle. Penny acknow-ledged the challenges for companies to go green, but stressed that Webasto prod-ucts do provide a return on
investment to help mitigate transition costs. Traditional idling practices contribute to substantial wastes of energy. Heavy Duty trucks in the US collectively con-sume 840,000,000 gallons of fuel idling each year and can reduce miles per gallon efficiency by as much as 10 percent. Over $5000 in fuel is wasted every year on the average idling truck. Penny also encouraged the use of auxiliary heaters in an effort to reduce idling time. Harsher penalties await those who continue to idle. In some states fines are as high as $600 for idling infractions.
The Sudbury TMTA is
one of several groups of fleet maintenance profes-sionals across Ontario act-ively running light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles across Canada and the U.S. It holds monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month from Septem-ber to June at the award winning Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Sponsors are encouraged to support the monthly dinner meetings. These are unique opportun-ities to engage in one place with transportation fleet maintenance and distribu-tors from Sudbury, Tim-mins, North Bay, Manitoulin Island and points between and beyond.V
8 april 2013
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Kärcher Introduces Next Generation B 80 Scrubber
Mississauga, On-tario - Kärcher, the world lead-
er in cleaning technology is pleased to introduce the all new and enhanced B 80 automatic floor scrub-ber. The B80 is the latest model to be added to the new generation of Kär-cher scrubbers, that now includes 40, 60 and 80 litre capacities. The modular design allows the end user to choose between cylin-drical brush (R) and disk brush (D) scrub heads and the new S 65 (26”) orbital head designed for ap-plications requir-ing chemical f r e e f l o o r s t r i p p i n g . Cy l indr ica l a n d D i s k scrub heads c a n
be ordered in 26” or 30” sizes and the B 80 can be equipped with either 245 AH wet cell, or mainten-ance free 230 AH AGM batteries. An on board battery charger is a stan-dard feature for both bat-tery types.
This new scrubber has been designed with the end user in mind and includes many standard features almost too num-erous to list. T h e s e include:
• Kärcher Intelligent Key (KIK) System that provides Operator and Supervisor (only) access to the ma-chine’s operational set-tings
• Fully automatic scrub head and squeegee lower-ing and raising mechan-ism
• Traction drive with speed control
• Exterior quick fi l l connector, plus a large “manual” clean water fill-ing port
• Recovery tank clean-ing/rinsing system
• Recovery tank lid with drying/ventilation func-tion
U • ltra quiet operation as low as 66 db(A)
• EASY Operation Sys-tem with Eco cleaning mode
• New slim and compact design for cleaning of tight spaces
• Large clean water drain and integrated clean
water filter• Simple one touch ad-
justment of the squeegee assembly
• Simple brush change - can be made in a matter of seconds
• Pre-sweeping tray with cylindrical (R) scrub heads
• Built in shock absorb-ers to protect the scrub heads
• Scrub heads can be changed in a few minutes without tools
• Solution and recovery tanks are both 80 litres
Optional accessories for the B 80 include the “Homebase” System that includes hooks and clips to hold the “tools of the trade” such as spray bot-tles, wipers and mops.
Other options include roller shafts and pads, microfibre rollers and microfibre pads. Kärcher B 80 scrubbers are avail-able from authorized Kär-cher Floor Care Equipment Dealers across Canada. For more information visit www.karcher.ca, email [email protected] or call 888.705.9444.V
10 april 2013
MakiNg yOur Miles COuNT
Technology’s Impact on Tax TheoryBy rOBerT D. sCheper
The Canadian tax laws were written by both lawyers and
accountants, written in such a complex way that the majority of the public becomes dependent on, you guessed it, lawyers and accountants. It’s not fair, but who ever implied that taxes were fair?
The general rule re-garding complexity and benefits (the more difficult the process the higher the benefits) is a phenomenon that runs in all tax-paying nations around the world. It’s not just what you know but also who you know to defend what you know.
In my 2007 tax book “Mak-ing Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes”, I quoted a portion of the movie, “The Firm,” with Tom Cruise. Avery (played by Gene Hackman) was having a conversation with Mitch (played by Tom Cruise) in a luxury resort hotel in the Cayman Islands. Their characters were lawyers, with Avery specializing in taxes. They were dressing and preparing for a meeting with a client.
Avery quizzes his proté-gé with a multiple choice question: “What’s the differ-ence between tax evasion and tax avoidance?” A. 5-10 years. B. Whatever the IRS says it is. C. A smart lawyer. D. All of the above.
Ultimately, the dramatic plot interfered with a fas-cinating monologue con-cerning the tax game. As Avery expressed it, “Smart lawyers define what is ac-ceptable and what is not”.
The implication may be oversimplified and skewed towards dependency on Mr. Avery’s profession, but the point is made. Saving taxes requires both know-ledge and an adequate defense.
However, it’s not nearly as bad today as it was in the 1993 movie. Twenty years of technology has changed entire industries. Software had the first impact and the internet the second. Together the concept of dependence on lawyers
and accountants has been significantly watered down.
Knowledge, for instance, can be gathered at well over 25 megabytes per second, and services that were once restricted by of-fice locations and banker’s hours are now 24/7. Speed and accuracy are the norm. For example, Avery in the movie wouldn’t have even considered the impact of setting up corporations over the internet, filing personal and corporate returns instantly on line, downloading tax seminars to your IPOD, or doing a quick search of the CRA web site for tax rulings (IRS in Avery’s situation). Gaining knowledge and expertise about your own tax situation doesn’t ne-cessarily require a face or even a phone conversation any more.
In fact, knowledge ex-pands so fast that most times even lawyers and accountants don’t keep up. (Good ones do, but even moderate ones are often caught unaware). I met a lawyer a few months ago who didn’t know how to retrieve his messages on his cell phone, never mind how to text or search. An example of a good lawyer who is bad with technol-ogy!
I’ve heard many times that the trucking industry has a few large players but is completely dominated by small companies. Similarly in the accounting industry, when it comes to taxes for operators, there are a few large players but the vast majority of operators get their taxes done at firms who do not specialize in trucking and may not keep up with what the entire industry is moving towards. They may be competent in several industries, but not, unfortunately, in trucking. The standard response can often be “we’ve never done it like that before,” or worse still, “you can’t do that,” even without researching the concept beforehand.
I’ve spoken with many accountants and oper-ators coast to coast and
from what I’ve been able to discern, most operators (75%+) get their taxes done at a firm that has maybe 5-15% operator clients. Most of these accountants are very professional but many don’t wish to assume responsibility for the Per Diem system of which I’ve written about many times.
The Per Diem system requires a level of mutual
training and co-operation that many firms do not wish to do. The defense of the system (to CRA) can also be costly to those who are not prepared for it. Many firms are just not interested in training drivers and staff, or risk exposure to a fo-cused audit on their firm’s practices for only a small margin of their clients who are operators.
Knowledge and ability, through technology, has changed many industries, making complex systems more digestible and train-ing more universal. All things considered, this means more often than not that operators will probably be doing their own research into their own tax options.
Robert D. Scheper oper-ates an accounting and
consulting firm in Stein-bach, Manitoba. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is the author of the Book “Making Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes” (now available on CD). You can find him at www.thrconsulting.ca and thrconsulting.blogspot.com or at 877.987.9787. You can e-mail him at [email protected]
12 april 2013
healTh iNsuraNCe MaTTers
Bill 119 “Mandatory Workplace Safety & Insurance Board” Coverage
By liNa DeMeDeirOs
This article is a trib-ute to one of our readers, Mr. Stan
Thayer, for informing us about Bill 119’s impact on the trucking industry. He is also an individual who does his best to keep young apprentices em-ployed and the economy moving forward.
Transportation com-panies serving the con-
struction industry have been mandated to pay premiums, in spite of the fact they are work-ing as contractors who have market mobility, but choose to work for a single transportation company serving the con-struction industry.
If the nature of your business is associated with construction, such as the delivery of sup-plies or the utilization of a trucker, tractor trailers or dump trucks, you are performing a construc-tion – related service and may be required to pay workplace safety and in-surance board premiums.
This new legislation ap-plies, in spite of the fact that you have a contract with your employer and buy your own supplies.
The common law defin-ition of “what is deemed to be an employee” stands. In other words, if you work for one person and perform the job on the customer’s premises, you are expected to re-port to and follow direc-tions from the principal or anyone who exercises care and control of you. You are considered an employee.
The new legislation clearly states if the na-ture of the business is construction and you are hauling goods and per-forming a service for a builder or customer in the construction industry, you must pay. Thus, if you cur-rently are contracted by a company and have hired men as subcontractors, if audited by WSIB, they
may penalize you and force you to remit WSIB premiums.
I attended a meeting full of interested observers held at a community cen-tre in Casselman, Ontario. Joining me was our expert lobbyist in the Transporta-tion Industry.
Some attendees ac-knowledged the need to comply, while others wor-ried they would be forced to close their doors or downsize. We encourage you to visit the website, www.stopbill119.com, share your views, and write to your member of parliament regarding Bill 119.
We did our best before the Bill was legislated into law to promote the freedom to choose. A con-tractor is an independ-ent business person who chooses to enter into con-
tract with a customer. Anyone who works in this capacity should have the right to choose either an employee model or contractor model.
With over 19 years of experience, I have seen many employees who have preferred not to deal with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, choosing instead to handle their own risk management.
The need for WSIB to protect a company from litigation is past practice. Our firm utilizes special-ists who protect both par-ties to a contract from po-tential liability. Neverthe-less, we encourage you to
contact your Member of Parliament if you decide to make a difference to these regulations.
The private insurance industry has evolved to assist employers and small business owners in mitigating risk, including legal expense insurance, to help stabilize the cost of insurance and help all parties understand their own risk level.
Thank you, Stan Thayer, for your views. They are greatly appreciated.
For more information on this article or our firm, please visit our website at www.lmdinsurance.ca or www.canadianinsurance-authority.ca.V
vOlvO TruCks
Expressway Trucks named 2012 Canada Dealer of the Year
The annual Volvo Trucks Dealer of the Year award
honors the dealership’s organization and employ-ees for overall accomplish-ment and performance. Selection criteria for the award includes outstand-ing performance in new truck and parts sales, growth in market share, penetration of Volvo en-gines, customer satisfac-
tion index and investment in facilities.
Dealer principal Scott Lawson acquired Express-way Trucks of Waterloo in 1999. The dealership locat-ed off Route 401, exit 268, offers new and used sales, extensive parts inventory and 24 service bays. Law-son owns a second Ex-pressway Trucks located in Windsor, Ontario.
“It’s an honor to rec-
ognize the accomplish-ments of Scott Lawson and his team at Express-way Trucks,” said Göran Nyberg, President, Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing.
For further information, please contact Brandon Borgna, Volvo Trucks, phone 336.393.2143, email [email protected] or visit www.volvotrucks.us.com.V
14 april 2013
(left to right): ellen voie, president/CeO, WiT; lana Batts,
Co-president, Driver iQ; sandra ambrose-Clark, president,
esJ Carrier Corporation, rebecca Brewster, president and
Chief Operating Officer, american Transportation research
institute; Jan allman, vice president, Manufacturing
Operations, Navistar
WOMeN iN TruCkiNg assOCiaTiON (WiT)
2013 “Influential Woman In Trucking”
LAS VEGAS: Navis-tar, Inc. and the Women In Truck-
ing Association (WIT) p r e s e n t e d R e b e c c a Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transpor-tation Research Institute (ATRI), with the third an-nual “Influential Woman in Trucking” award after a panel discussion at
this week’s Truckload Carr ie rs Assoc ia t ion (TCA) annual meeting.
T h e “ I n f l u e n t i a l Woman in Truck ing” award seeks to rec-ognize women in the trucking industry who make or influence key decisions, have a proven record of responsibility, and who mentor and serve as a role model to
other women.“We want to call atten-
tion to the many con-tributions that women have made to the truck-ing industry,” said Jan Allman, vice president, manufactur ing oper-ations, Navistar. “It’s not easy to play and win in what has traditionally been a male-dominated world, and women like
Rebecca demonstrate that it can be done.”
Rebecca’s leadership has influenced indus-try leaders and policy-makers on numerous important topics includ-ing safety, driver reten-tion, and driver health. Her work and presence is well-known, as Brew-ster is often sought out for her expertise and
professional opinion on a host of industry topics she examines.
“We are excited to hon-or a woman who has had so much influence on commercial truck-ing,” said Ellen Voie, WIT president and chief executive officer. “Under Rebecca’s guidance, the American Transporta-tion Research Institute’s research has given us insights into efficiency, safety, and driver well being touching every aspect of our industry.”
Brewster has served as president and COO of ATRI, an independ-ent research arm spon-sored by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), for the past 10 years. She is also an ex officio member of the Transportation Research Board Executive Com-mittee and an act ive member of its Truck and Bus Safety Committee.
“This year, we received more than 100 nom-inations for the Influ-ential Woman in Truck-ing award, and Rebecca rose to the top in a field of exceptional candi-dates,” said Voie. “It was a very difficult year to select a winner because many of our nominees, and certainly all of our finalists, have also done much to influence the industry.”
In fact, for the f irst time, WIT and Navistar honored three runners-up for this year’s award
at the TCA event, in-c luding: Sandra Am-brose-Clark, president, ESJ Carr ier Corpora-t ion; Lana Batts , co-president , Dr iver iQ; and Judy McReynolds, p r e s i d e n t a n d C E O, Arkansas Best Corpora-tion.
“These women are vis-ible role models for our industry--helping us to pave the way for the next generation of women who will become leaders and innovators in the trucking environment,” Voie added.
aBOuT WOMeN iN
TruCkiNg
Women In Trucking was established to en-courage the employ-ment of women in the trucking industry, pro-mote their accomplish-ments and minimize ob-stacles faced by women working in the trucking industry. Membership is not limited to women, as sixteen percent of its members are men who support the mis-sion. Women In Truck-ing is supported by its members and the gen-erous support of Gold Level Par tners : Ben-dix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC, Daimler Trucks NA, Fr i to-Lay NA, Great Dane Trailers, Hyundai Translead, and Walmart and Silver Level Partner C.H. Robinson. For more information v i s i t w w w. Wo m e n -InTrucking.org or call 888.464.9482.V
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keepiNg yOur vehiCles CleaN
Washing Vehicles & Recycling Water
By JaCk JaCksON
There is a push to-wards washing your vehicles and
recycling your water. Not only is it becoming man-datory across many prov-inces and states, but most feel it is the right thing to do.
Did you know that 99.4% of water on the earth is in the ocean or ice cap/glaciers? That means only 0.6% of the water available is fresh water in lakes, streams, rain and in ground water. This is the amount left to sustain the 7 billion people on
the earth. We in the Great Lakes area are fortunate not to seem to worry about these resources that we are able to tap into. But in many parts of North Amer-ica it’s not that simple. The issue of water recycling is continually increasing in people’s minds.
If you are on a well sys-tem it may be necessary to lengthen the life of the well water. Also, it be-comes a difficult decision on where to allow the gray water to drain. Many companies in rural areas are now getting creative and collecting rain water to wash their vehicles.
We hear customers say, “I don’t pay for water, so not to worry.” We all know that eventually this will become an issue, just maybe not while you are an employee at your cur-rent location.
If you are on the city water grid there are other factors to consider. The
cost of water is continu-ally increasing beyond the inflation rate. Politicians have easily figured out the user fee system on both water in and water out is an easy process that elicits little resistance. What company would ac-tually complain that this is an unfair practice?
Unfortunately old tech-nology in most areas calls for a two or three step separator process required to meet municipal require-ments. This however does not really do much more than separate the organic dirt and solids from the oil, grease and chem-icals, thereby producing an unsightly sludge that needs to be skimmed from the surface and a pile of organic material to be scraped out of the bottom of the collection tank. Then, of course, there are the disposal costs to deal with.
There are many implica-
tions and complications with wash water. Some customers would like the water to be recycled. Others would prefer that water meet high standards of cleanliness before being discharged into the sewer system and storm drains. Some users are already mandated with a “zero discharge” rule and must transport gray water to hazardous waste disposal sites.
To complicate matters even more, there are many technologies available to
meet the environmental requirements, but each one adds to the cost of doing business. More than a dozen different meth-ods to clean and recycle water are available, each with its advantages and disadvantages. Only after contacting a profession-al and explaining your unique situation can the best method be deter-mined.
The first recommenda-tion is always to reduce water intake which re-duces outtake and mini-
mizes the problem. It’s simple: less in means less to deal with. Using a ¾” water hose for an hour to wash a truck will use over 1,000 gallons of water. Again, the problem can be reduced simply by using a smaller hose and taking less time to wash.
Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp. Email: [email protected] or call 800.265.7405. Visit their website www.awashsystems.com. North America’s Leader in Fleet Washing Solutions.V
16 april 2013
prOlaB TeChNOluB iNC.
Family Owned & Operated Company Since 1985
Established in Thet-ford Mines, Qué-bec, since 1985,
Prolab Technolub inc. is a family owned and oper-ated company with its founder still overseeing daily operations. We offer top quality biodegradable and non-toxic lubricants in addition to a wide var-iety of chemical product lines. We are constantly
testing and developing environmental ly safe products which provide modern solutions to the challenges faced by to-day’s companies.
ISO 9001 certified since 1996, our modern instal-lation houses adminis-trative offices, a manu-facturing and packaging plant, warehousing, and a research and develop-
ment laboratory with the latest state-of-the-art equipment.
As an innovative manu-facturer developing and marketing environment-ally sound specialized lubricants, anti-friction treatments, fuel condi-tioners and other prod-ucts that offer outstand-ing benef i ts , we are committed to developing
more solutions that ad-dress our customers’ needs.
Our MissiON
To provide the auto-motive, transportation, construction, manufac-turing and transformation industries with cost sav-ing measures for all as-pects of maintenance and friction-reducing solu-tions, and to help reduce power consumption and equipment wear while improving performance and efficiency.
To promote our prod-ucts to the different sec-tors of industry and help achieve maintenance excellence and cost re-duction.
To promote our prod-ucts to the public until every household uses at least one product to help around the house, to apply our line of products to the efficient operation of motorized equipment, and to save on car main-tenance and fuel costs.
Our visiON
By of fer ing modern solutions to meet today’s challenges, we contribute to the efficient use of bet-ter lubricants in order to minimize the depletion rate of available fossil fuels reserves. We also improve maintenance practices oriented to-ward better operational performance in a global effort to maximize energy efficiency and reduce Green House Gasses.
Recognized as a Can-adian leader in perform-ance enhancing solutions and well defined energy saving programs, we are committed to the con-stant improvement of programs that will keep us ahead of the competi-tion and offer the best solutions to the ever-changing needs of the in-dustries we aim to serve.
Our values
Thanks to a dedicated, competent and respon-sible team as well as a modern state-of-the-art infrastructure, Prolab can offer its customers excep-tional quality products that deliver outstanding returns on investment.
Our enforcement of strict quality control proced-ures and pride in main-taining the highest levels of consistency allow us to ensure product reliability.
We already collaborate with most Canadian dis-tribution networks, and are expanding our global distribution partnerships, to deliver modern solu-tions to the general public and raise awareness of the benefits of high per-formance products.
Our aChieveMeNTs
Emerging onto foreign markets while extending our reach in the North American aftermarket supply chain, as well as serving many Original Equipment Manufactur-ers, we have earned the confidence of some of the most competitive and reputable corporations who prefer our technol-ogy in trying to keep ahead of the game.
For more information contact Claude Drouin, Technical Consultant at CFTS Group Inc. / Prolab Ontario at 450.439.7126, by email at [email protected] or visit www.cftsgroup.com.V
FTr assOCiaTes
Registration Open for FTR 2013 Transportation Conference
Bloomington, In-diana - FTR As-sociates (www.
ftrassociates.com) has opened registration to FTR Transportation 2013: Insights for Uncertain Times, their 9th annual conference being held September 24 to 26 at historic Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The conference provides the most complete and comprehensive outlook on freight transportation in North America. In-depth information will be presented on all surface freight transport modes and how this data trans-
lates to the economy, freight demand, compe-tition between modes, carrier and shipper be-havior and demand for new transport equipment.
FTR Transportation 2013 features the world’s most knowledgeable present-ers and thought lead-ers on transportation, including transportation expert Noël Perry and noted economist, William Strauss, of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. To register for the confer-ence and to view speakers and session descriptions, visit www.ftrconference.com.V
april 2013 17
legal MaTTers
Quotas for MTO Inspectors?
By Mark reyNOlDs
I read an article recently showing that MTO Of-ficers are expected to
reach certain targets when it comes to inspecting commercial vehicles and laying charges for offences they identify during those inspections. The article quotes a document called TEO2 2013 Performance Expectations. This outlines what Enforcement Officers are expected to achieve over the course of the year. It shows an expectation
of 600 Inspections, a 20% out of Service rate and a charge rate of 20%.
These performance fig-ures are expected from each Enforcement Officer over the course of the year. Many officers will meet or exceed these expectations, and likely just as many will not for whatever reason. The document being re-ferred to is simply a guide to officers regarding how much work is expected of them over the course of the year.
I doubt that anyone be-lieved that quotas did not exist. “Target Numbers” exist in most organiza-tions as a tool to set a standard that employees are expected to meet. The issue is that when quotas for enforcement staff are
discussed it raises the fear that operators and drivers will be charged unneces-sarily so that officers can meet their “quotas”. This is nothing new. I have had many clients raise this type of issue when they have been charged with an offence.
The answer is to contest the charge in court where the prosecution has a re-sponsibility to prove the charge beyond a reason-able doubt. In my mind the bigger problem is the expectation for the 20% out-of-service rate. What that means is that the Min-istry expects that 20% of inspected vehicles should be placed out of service for either a mechanical defect or drivers placed out of service for log book
or licensing infractions.The problem that I have
here is that there is no process in place to contest inspections. If an officer places a driver or a vehicle out of service improperly, that out of service indica-tion will appear on the driver’s abstract and will result in point(s) being assigned to the operator’s record.
No one wants to see a system where charges are laid or out of service indications are set simply to meet a quota. I expect that the majority of of-ficers would not do this merely to meet a quota, but we are always fear-ful of the small minority of officers that may take this approach. If there is a minimum out of service
percentage expected from inspections, there should be a process to contest these.
Mark Reynolds is a li-censed paralegal, a former truck driver, MTO Enforce-ment Officer, provincial trainer and Enforcement coordinator and can be reached at 416.221.6888 or [email protected]
FTr assOCiaTes
Current State of Equipment Market
Bloomington, In-diana - During a February Big
Truck TV interview FTR President Eric Starks an-swered questions about the current state of the equipment market. Starks addressed the following issues:
What is the current state of the nation’s fleet?
Are the right economic ingredients in place for truck purchasing so fleets can meet the market de-
mand?Commercial vehicles
with less than 600K miles are in short supply, so what does this mean for demand as manufacturers announce potential cuts?
The six minute inter-view can be seen at www.ftrassociates.com/pub-l i c/home/document .php?dA=NEWS309 or by going to bigtrucktv.com and accessing the Equip-ment Market in the Current Economy video.
Starks is a regular con-tributor to Big Truck TV, providing analysis about current conditions affect-ing shippers, carriers, as well as vehicle and com-ponent manufacturers. His insight has proven valu-able to all participants and those with interest in the transportation industry.
For more information about the work of FTR Associates, visit www.ftrassociates.com or call Helen Lile at 888.988.1699
18 april 2013
BusiNess iNsuraNCe MaTTers
U.S. MAP 21 Legislation ChangesBy liNDa COlgaN
In 2012 changes were made to the legislation governing all property
broker and freight for-warders surety expecta-tions. Although the chan-ges were introduced last year the new rules will be in full force on October 1, 2013.
In the past the freight forwarders were not re-quired to post surety, how-ever, property brokers were. The surety demands of $10,000 for property brokers did not seem too onerous.
As of October 1, 2013 surety must be posted for $75,000 for all property brokers and freight for-warders. Written into the legislation are stringent penalties for all sureties who fail to ensure bonds are updated by the re-spective date.
With the sizable move-ment in surety expect-
ations, the companies providing the bonds will continue to ensure that the financial position of each company is able to guarantee the revised amounts. For those com-panies not being able to provide stable financial guarantees, the responses from the surety companies could be negative.
To view the changes to the legislation, view www.fhwa.dot.gov for more details or work with your Broker in advance to prepare for the financial expectations to support the increased (or in the case of a freight forwarder, a new bond) surety limits.
Linda Colgan has been an Insurance Broker in the transportation indus-try since 1986 and cur-rently is a Transportation Insurance Advisor with JDIMI. To contact Linda, call 416.809.3103 or email [email protected]
ONTariO TruCkiNg assOCiaTiON
CTA, Bison Transport Help EnviroCan Deliver Truck GHG Announcement
Toronto, Ontario - The Canadian Tr u c k i n g A l l i -
ance and Bison Transport played host to the official launch of Environment Canada’s fuel efficiency/GHG reduction standards for heavy trucks.
The regulation moved
Canada in lock-s tep with the U.S. rule designed to reach 20-percent GHG reduction targets in heavy trucks between 2014 and 2018.
“CTA supports the intro-duction of practical and effective measures to reduce the trucking in-
dustry’s GHG emissions,” says Canadian Trucking Alliance President and CEO David Bradley. “The economic interests of the trucking industry are more aligned with society’s ex-pectations in terms of the environment than ever before. With diesel fuel
prices as high as they are, it makes sense that fuel efficiency, which is the way to reduce GHG, is a priority for the industry.
The Canadian regulation is consistent with the goal of improved fuel efficiency and is a step in the right direction. We don’t an-
ticipate that it will place undue stress on either the heavy truck manufacturers or motor carriers.”
CTA is a supporter of the fuel economy regulations. However, Bradley notes that more substantial GHG reductions could be achieved if the regulation included a labelling re-quirement so truck buyers would know which units were “GHG compliant.” As well, “the federal govern-ment could also introduce accelerated capital cost allowance rates to acceler-ate the penetration of these vehicles into the fleet,” added Bradley.
In addition, CTA would like to see a program of complementary measures (repayable grants, tax cred-its) introduced that would spur voluntary investment in currently available and
proven technologies and devices – such as auxiliary power units, low rolling resistance tires, boat tails, etc. – to improve fuel effi-ciency of the entire tractor-trailer combination.
“CTA understands the EPA/DOT is considering a regulation covering trailers and given Canada’s current policy of alignment with the United States, it is likely that Canada would move in this direction as well,” says Bradley. “However, given the different weights and dimensions regimes that exist between the two countries, the trailer regu-lation will be a much more complex matter.”
CTA would like to thank Norm Sneyd, VP, Busi-ness Development at Bison Transport for hosting the event with the Environ-ment Minister.V
april 2013 21
huTChiNsON iND. CaNaDa
Hutchinson Acquires Assets of Robica Forman Tank
Hutchinson Indus-tries Canada Inc., member of the
Tremcar group is pleased to announce that it has acquired the assets of Rob-ica Forman Tank Ltd., a company founded in 1952, located in London, On-tario that specialized in the manufacturing of truck tanks and tank trailers.
D a n i e l T r e m b l a y , President of Tremcar Inc. declared: “This acquisition allows Tremcar to grow its product portfolio by add-ing a range of truck tanks for delivery of fuel, for the transportation of liquid products; tank trailers for the transport and delivery of fuel and for the transpor-tation of dry bulk products. It also allows us to extend our network of service centres in Western Ontario, therefore providing quality service to our customers.
Tremcar is recognized in
North America for the qual-ity and innovative design of its tank trailers and truck tanks designed for trans-porting liquids and dry bulk products. Its clients operate in various fields including transportation related to agriculture, food, construc-tion, petrochemical, oil as well as for the transport of “crude oil” in the oil fields of Western Canada. Trem-car’s expertise allows it to adapt each tank to meet the requirements of its customers.
Founded in 1962, Trem-car employs over 750 people in its five production facilities and five service centres in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ohio (USA).
For more information please contact Mr. Dan-iel Tremblay, President at 450.347.7822 or email t r e m b l a y d @ t r e m c a r .com.V
CrOss BOrDer serviCes
We Need to Train Our Truck Drivers Better!By DaWN Truell
The number of truck driving incidents, infractions, acci-
dents and fatalities has been increasing daily. Re-cently a friend of mine in the trucking industry lost two drivers to a fatal ac-cident. We all know that accidents happen every day, but we need to change that. We all need to take immediate action to pre-vent these accidents, injur-ies and fatalities.
Each year over 750,000 trucking accidents occur in North America. Ap-proximately 7,000 of these trucking accidents result in fatalities. Statistically speaking, one out of every eight traffic fatalities in-volves a trucking collision. Of those trucking acci-dents 12% end up killing at least one person; 75-80% of the time the fatalities are the driver of the pas-
senger vehicle involved in the accident, and 16% of the fatalities are borne by the truck driver or another person in the truck. The balance of the fatalities is the passengers.
Tr u c k i n g r e v e n u e s totaled $610 billion last year and revenues are estimated to nearly double by 2015. While commer-cial trucking growth is good news for the trucking companies and the econ-omy, it is bad news for the cars, vans and SUVs that share the road with these potentially lethal giants. Sixty-eight percent of all fatal truck accidents hap-pened not in cities, but in rural regions. As high as 66% of all fatal truck ac-cidents occurred during daylight hours, and week-ends accounted for 78% of total fatal truck accidents. Accidents occurring while a driver is under the influ-
ence or while intoxicated are at an epidemic level. Driving under the influence (DUI) is regarded as one of the leading causes of fatal truck accidents today.
We absolutely must in-sist on mandatory driver training of all truck drivers and trucking compan-ies to ensure that trucks are well maintained and disciplined driving is fol-
lowed. Drivers must do their pre-trip safety and 17-point inspections prior to leaving the yard before their first trip each and every day. If any deficien-cies are found, that truck cannot leave the yard until they are resolved! Truck drivers can slow down in work zones, keep their distance, be aware of their “no-zones,” maintain their
vehicles and drive defen-sively. Drivers need to be aware of their hours to ensure they are not ex-ceeding the limit as drivers know that the longer the distance, the more hours driving, and the more fa-tigued they get can result in terrible accidents. We all need to drive defensively both in good weather and in extreme weather condi-
tions which we all know is part and parcel of the Can-adian driving experience.
I f your company or someone you know needs assistance with Driver Training, road safety, C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, or CSA, please contact Cross Border Services at [email protected] www.crossborderser-vices.org.V
22 april 2013
phillips iNDusTries
Latest Corrosion Protection Solution
Nashville, Tennes-see - During a press conference
held in conjunction with the Technology and Main-tenance Council 2013 An-nual Meeting and Trans-portation Technology Ex-hibition, Phillips Industries presented their newest product innovation de-signed to fight the harmful effects of corrosion build up in the electrical systems of commercial vehicles, the patented STA-DRY® QCMS2™ (Quick Connect Modular System). Phillips has been the leader in test-ing and introducing new technology developed specifically to seal the electrical system from
contaminants and deb-ris. Their expanding line of STA-DRY® sockets, plugs, noseboxes, terminals, and electrical harnesses offer fleets the best solution to protecting their electrical systems from corrosion damage.
The most common war-ranty claims for 7-way connections are due to complete loss of electrical function on the “blue” cir-cuit. This loss of function happens because of corro-sion brought on by three primary reasons - lack of maintenance, water and chemical deicer intru-sion, and constant current passing through the “blue” circuit as long as the trac-
tor’s key is in the “on” position. “Phillips thought that the most intriguing point regarding the failure at the 7-way connection, is that it happens more frequently at the tractor union”, said Megan Vincent, Phillips Mar-keting. Regula-tions for the SAE J560 do not call for a watertight con-nection, and with many connectors being constructed in different sizes for compatibility purposes, it leaves a considerable gap between the plug and socket connection, where contaminants easily en-ter. According to top fleet
maintenance experts, the 7-way union on the trac-tor side is disconnected and cleaned 99% less than
the trailer 7-way
union. Combine the gap in the connection and no proper maintenance with
inevitable water intrusion, and you have a recipe for corrosion.
Phillips new modular socket/plug hybrid, the QCMS2™, is semi-hard-wired to the tractor creat-
ing a complete seal at the 7-way connec-tion. By remov-ing the socket from the union,
t h e Q C M S 2 ™ mates directly with
Phillips STA-DRY® QCS® or QCS2® (Quick Connect Socket) boot (standard on most tractor OEM’s), so there is no break or gap where moisture can enter.
As an integral part of their STA-DRY® product development, Phillips en-
gineers have designed a test stand based on real-world conditions. Their Electrified Salt Tank Test exposes samples to a con-tinuous spray of brine solution through an ir-rigation system while electrical currents pass through the product. This test reproduces field re-sults showing corrosion at 120 hours on traditional J560 designs; the Phillips QCMS2™ and the QCS2® remain corrosion free and without water intrusion in the same conditions.
Please visit us at www.phillipsind.com to learn how Phillips products can make a difference in your operation.V
susTaiNaBle aerODyNaMiC CONCepTs
New Aerosmart Trailer Skirting Certified by SmartWay
Springdale, Arkan-sas - Aerosmart t ra i l e r sk i r t ing
manufactured by Sustain-able Aerodynamic Con-cepts has received EPA SmartWay certification as a product that shows verifiable improvement in fuel efficiency.
Manufactured in North-
west Arkansas exclusive-ly by military veterans, Aerosmart trailer skirting is made with materials re-claimed from scrap semi trailers. The lightweight, durable and cost effective repurposed aluminum comes from donated, de-commissions semi-trail-ers saving material costs
which are passed on to the consumer. Other fea-tures of the Aeromsmart trailer skirting include the following lsited below.
Aluminum sheet con-struction allows for cus-tom colors and logos, 3-panel, dock-friendly design accommodates quick and easy installa-
tion while streamlining replacement of damaged panels. A 6-inch flexible and durable rubber edge; decreases contact dam-age and increases the skirting’s life cycle; repur-posed from mining con-veyor belts. It fits various old and new trailer types, improving performance
of existing fleets. Is driv-er friendly, requiring no maintenance aside from regular inspection. Air flow reduction improves aerodynamics and fuel savings and also reduces road spray, improving the truck driver’s visi-bility along the sides of the trailer and increas-
ing safety for other road users and a 1-Year War-ranty.
SA Concepts is a non-profit veteran transition program created to help keep military veterans en-rolled in school. For pur-chasing information, visit www.saconcepts.org or call 765.760.3763.V
First Comprehensive Labour Time Estimating Program
Nashville, Tennes-see - Mitchell 1 announced the
launch of TruckLabor, the first comprehensive labor time estimating product for medium and heavy trucks, during a press conference held in con-junction with the 2013 Technology and Main-tenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting.
For the first time, truck repair professionals have access to mechanical labor times from a single source. With TruckLabor’s Standard Repair Times (SRTs), technicians, ser-vice writers and shop management have instant access to the informa-
tion they need to deter-mine how long a repair will likely take for any medium- or heavy-duty truck. With this know-ledge, they can accur-ately determine when the vehicle can be back on the road and how to best manage shop work-flow to optimize available capacity.
Dave Costantino, Direc-tor of Mitchell 1’s com-mercial vehicle group commented, “We are very pleased to launch Truck-Labor, a truly ground-breaking labor time es-timating solution for the Class 4-8 truck market. We’ve heard from many in the industry that this
tool is needed, and we’ve committed significant de-velopment resources to make it a reality. This product is a great ex-ample of how Mitchell 1 listens to the market and continues to develop innovative solutions to help service professionals increase efficiency and accuracy.”
TruckLabor is a cloud-based system, so labor time data is automatically updated and the shop’s latest estimates are auto-saved for quick retrieval. Technicians always have access to the most current information available, and can be assured that their estimates are accur-
ate and secure. The intui-tive navigation guides the user through the steps to quickly generate an esti-mate: Identify the vehicle by selecting a year/make/model, choose the labor operations and add parts if applicable, then print the estimate.
Key features of the new TruckLabor product in-clude Standard Repair Times for consistent and accurate estimates, coverage of all makes and models of Class 4-8 trucks. An estimator tool allows customization of labor rates for different customer types or service operations, automated labor data updates, saved
estimates automatically organized in one location and content and technical support from Mitchell 1.
Mitchell 1 is the leader in mechanical labor esti-mating times for the auto-motive aftermarket and has brought this expertise to the TruckLabor solu-
tion for Class 4-8 trucks. The comprehensive data-base of labor times has been developed using a painstaking methodology perfected over decades.
For more information, call 888.724.6742 or vis-it www.mitchell1.com/truck.V
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volvo Trucks is the first North american truck manufacturer
to offer the Bose ride® system as a factory option (left).
volvo will also begin offering the sears atlas® ii (right) and
sentry models, beginning mid-summer.
vOlvO TruCks
Volvo Trucks Enhances Driver Comfort with Premium Factory-Installed Seat Options
Volvo Trucks is pleased to an-nounce that the
Bose Ride® seat suspen-sion system is now avail-able for order as a factory-installed option on its VNM and VNL highway tractors. Volvo Trucks is the first North American truck manufacturer to offer factory installation of the Bose Ride system. Beginning mid-summer, Volvo will also become the first manufacturer to offer Sears Seating’s new premier driver’s seat, the Atlas® II, as a factory-installed option. Sears Seating’s value-oriented Sentry models will also be available as an option on Volvo VNM and VNL models.
“Volvo is continuously looking to leverage the latest product offerings and technologies as we build on our reputation
for driver comfort and help ensure Volvo drivers are the industry’s most productive,” said Frank Bio, Volvo Trucks Product Manager - Trucks.
Bose Ride® Seat Suspen-sion System
The Bose Ride system is the industry’s only avail-able solution that intel-ligently controls the mo-tion of the driver’s seat to cancel harmful vibra-tions that can lead to pain and injury - during and after the drive. The sys-tem counteracts up to 90 percent of the vibrations that drivers feel from the road, making it similar to riding in a high-end pas-senger car.
“We are excited about collaborating with a com-pany that shares our com-mitment to providing fleets and drivers with the best tools to do their jobs ef-fectively,” Bio said. “The
clear health and comfort benefits make the Bose Ride system a natural fit for Volvo trucks.”
The Bose Ride system continuously senses, analyzes and counter-acts forces from the road to provide truck drivers with significantly higher ride quality. As a result, drivers are more comfort-able, with less fatigue, fewer headaches, reduced soreness and improved back health. Improved driver comfort and health can contribute to reduced driver turnover. The sys-tem was engineered to replace conventional air-ride truck seats with a Bose suspension base and an integrated, custom-designed seat top. It has the same form factor as a conventional seat and is compatible with common installation and mainten-ance procedures.
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Building on their original Atlas® model, the Atlas II by Sears Seating features new contemporary styling, improved seat extension and tilt and redesigned, in-tuitive controls. Designed for maximum comfort, dur-ability and serviceability, the driver’s seats can be customized from a variety of features, including heat, massage and swivel, and a wide range of colors in either cloth or leather fabric.
Sears Seating’s Sentry models provide excellent comfort, quality and reli-ability, while offering value. The high-backed cloth driver’s seats feature Sears Seating’s ToggleLink Air Suspension® and adjust-able air lumbar support.
“We’re pleased to be the
first manufacturer to offer Sear Seating’s exceptional air-ride seating options, built with a strong focus on quality and comfort,” Bio said. “The Atlas II and Sentry models give Volvo customers an excellent selection of driver-oriented features.”
For more information,
please visit www.volvo-group.com or www.volvo-group.mobi if you are using your mobile phone. For further information, please contact Brandon Borgna, Volvo Trucks, phone 336.393.2143, email [email protected] or visit www.volvotrucks.us.com.V
MaCk TruCks
MACK® Granite® MHD 4x2
Indianapolis, Indiana - Mack Trucks is pleased to launch the MACK®
Granite® Medium Heavy Duty (MHD) 4x2 model, offering a Class 7 or Class 8 solution for customers demanding a lighter yet rugged work truck.
Introduced for the first time during the 2013 Na-tional Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show in Indian-apolis, March 6-8, the MHD 4x2, offered in a heavy-duty or medium-duty configuration, is the latest version of the MACK Granite® MHD launched in 2011. The MHD 4x2 is available now for order.
“The MHD 4x2 offers a great option for custom-ers needing a truck tough enough to manage their daily operations, but in a lighter weight config-uration to increase their ROI,” said Curtis Dorwart, Mack Vocational Market-ing Product Manager.
Equipped with a Cum-
mins ISL9 345 horsepower engine with a maximum torque rating of 1,150 lb.-ft., the MHD 4x2 provides the power, durability and reliability that customers equate with a Mack truck.
A clean back-of-cab design helps the MHD 4x2 accommodate a wide variety of body options, in-cluding those required for utility, dump and munici-pal applications. The short bumper-to-tire distance offers front-end swing clearance and superior wheel cut - key for navi-gating tight turns in muni-
cipalities and construction sites.
The galvanized steel cab of the MHD 4x2 is mounted on airbags and shocks so the driver stays comfortable during the workday. The MACK® Cornerstone™ chassis, built of high-strength steel alloy for a stronger, lighter frame, is offered in four frame rail thicknesses ranging from 7 mm to 11.1 mm.
For more information about Mack, visit our Web site at www.macktrucks.com.V
Mack Trucks today launched the MaCk® granite® Medium
heavy Duty (MhD) 4x2 model, offering a Class 7 or Class
8 solution for customers demanding a lighter yet rugged
work truck.
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TOyO Tire usa COrp.
New Toyo Tire, New App Set
Louisville, Kentucky - Toyo Tire USA Corp. used the Mid-Amer-
ica Trucking Show held March 21 - 23 to show its newest tire and a new iPad application.
On display at the show in Louisville was the Toyo M144, a regional service steer radial. Capable of being used in all positions, the M144 “provides high-ly competitive, low-cost mileage performance and better retreadability for
both fleet operators and independent owner/driv-ers,” the tire maker said. The tire will be available in sizes 305/70R22.5 and 315/80R22.5, beginning in April.
Toyo has also created a new iPad app specifically for the medium truck tire segment. The new tool provides easy access to Toyo product information including training, features, size and specifications and brochures. It can be used in a variety of training and selling environments in-cluding trade shows, sales meetings and dealer show-rooms, Toyo said.
“Printed marketing ma-terials are quickly dated
as they are produced only a few times per year,” said Amy Coleman, Toyo’s Sen-ior Director of Market-ing. “Our new medium truck tire iPad app is a dynamic marketing tool that provides immediate access to the most cur-rent product information about our medium truck tires. This makes it easier to teach dealers, their staff, fleet operators and owner/operators about the bene-fits of Toyo tires.”V
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PSI Kicks Off 20th Year Anniversary
San Antonio, TX Pressure Systems I n t e r n a t i o n a l
(P.S.I.) kicked off their 20-Year anniversary cele-bration with a luncheon honoring their first major fleet customer, H-E-B, one of the largest independent food retailers in the nation headquartered in San An-tonio, TX. H-E-B started testing and using P.S.I.’s automatic tire inflation system for commercial vehicles in 1994, playing a major advisory role in advancing and improving the original design. Today, the majority of H-E-B trail-ers are outfitted with the Meritor Tire Inflation Sys-tem (MTIS™) by P.S.I.™.
Tim Musgrave, president of P.S.I. recognized H-E-B with high praise for their support of the new com-pany when it was initially founded in 1993. “We needed to prove that automatic tire inflation was a viable product for commercial vehicles that would give their owners good value. The people at H-E-B were a real partner to us in testing our sys-tem to give us data and to give us a roadmap for what a truck fleet would require to adopt the tech-nology. Today, the idea of automatic tire inflation on commercial trailers has become widely accepted in large part because of
the support from fleets like H-E-B.”
For their 20th anni-versary celebration, PSI will be honoring twelve fleets, three for each five year interval from 1993 through the present, that have played a major role in the success of the com-pany. In May 2013 they will be featured at the 20th Anniversary Fleet Event hosted by Meritor and PSI in San Antonio, TX. H-E-B is the first of three fleets to be honored covering the years 1993 to 1998.
Automatic tire infla-tion as a new technology for commercial vehicles was born in San Antonio
in 1993 when Marvin L. Berry, PSI’s founder, ac-quired a patent for an inflation system to solve a tire-wear problem for an aggregate hauling fleet of 250 plus trailers that he owned. Throughout 2013, P.S.I. will honor a number of fleets that have played a major role in the suc-cess of the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MT(S) by P.S.I. Today, Pressure Sys-tems International is the world leader in automatic tire inflation systems. In the U.S. 92% of fleets that use automatic tire infla-tion systems choose MTIS by PSI with approximately 36% of all new trailers be-ing equipped with the sys-
tem. P.S.I. has also opened markets in 39 countries across the globe.
aBOuT h-e-B
Renowned for its in-novation and community service, H-E-B, with sales of more than $19 billion, operates over 340 stores in Texas and Mexico. The company is recognized for its fresh food, qual-ity products, convenient services, and a commit-ment to environmental responsibility and sus-tainability. It strives to provide the best customer experience at everyday low prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs more than 80,000 Part-ners and serves millions
of customers in more than 150 communities.
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sysTeMs
iNTerNaTiONal
Pressure Systems Inter-national is the world lead-er in automatic tire infla-tion systems and markets and sells its products in North America through Meritor as the Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI. PSI has also opened markets in 39 countries and is currently exporting to China, Europe, South America, Africa and Aus-tralia. For more infor-mation about Pressure Systems International visit their website www.psi-atis.comV
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Webb Wheel Offers Mobile Media Apps for Easy Access to Important Information
Cullman, Alabama - Webb Whee l Aftermarket has
added Android and Black-berry Playbook apps to their suite of communica-tion media sources from which important com-pany information can be accessed. Webb Wheel can now be found on Facebook, Twitter, You-Tube and by downloading the Webb iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry Playbook applications.
Webb is a leading manu-facturer of wheel end components with signifi-cant expertise and data concerning the spec’ing and maintaining of hubs, drums and rotors for medium and heavy trucks, t ra i l e rs and busses . Through these expanding media sources, commer-cial vehicle operators, maintenance personnel and parts distributors can easily view current pro-cedural information, part number interchanges and
specifications, as well as a growing library of techni-cian training tools, all of which can be helpful to their operation.
Free applications for iPad, iPhone Android and Blackberry Playbook of-fer technical videos for training and updating technician skills, Webb’s complete Installation and Maintenance Manual for wheel-end components, new product and service bulletins from Webb and a complete part number interchange.
To view videos in Eng-lish, Spanish and French that instruct you on the proper installation tech-niques for various wheel end mounting systems and the consequences of not fo l lowing the proper procedures go to www.youtube.com/web-bwheel.
Follow Webb on Fa-cebook www.facebook.com/webbwheel and Twitter www.twitter.com/
webbwheel to keep up with the latest news from the leading N.A. supplier of wheel end compon-ents.
“We continue to expand our communication chan-nels as applications and media sites proliferate so whatever our customers
are using, they will have access to Webb catalogs, manuals and technician training tools” explained Marshall Boheler, Vice President OES Sales and Marketing for Webb’s Aftermarket Business. “Our goal is to make our customers’ jobs easier
and to communicate in the most effective way possible”
Webb Whee l P rod-ucts, Inc., headquartered in Cullman, Alabama, manufactures hubs, brake drums and rotors for medium- and heavy- duty trucks, trailers and buses.
Webb Wheel is a Marmon Highway Technologies®/Berkshire Hathaway com-pany. Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) sup-ports the highway trans-portation industry world-wide with a wide range of high-quality products and services.V
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They Call Me “Mellow Yellow”By WeNDy MOrgaN-MCBriDe
Spring is in the air, and this 1951 lemon sorbet Chev
Deluxe clearly announces the new season from its ‘Mellow Yellow” nickname and bright red accents to the hand scooped hardtop liftoff roof. It won’t be long before this beauty hits the road, ushering in the care-free life and brightness of the new season. I recently had the opportunity to take a ride in this clas-sic hot rod. The comfort, the roar of the motor and the coolness of the ride evoked longing for the an-ticipated days of freshness and new growth after such a long harsh winter. I can say with all honesty that this car has moxi.
When Carl Maybee of Bayside purchased the shell of this car back in 2006 it was full of rust, betraying only minor hints of its original black color. Four years later it was totally re-furbished and customized from bumper to bumper.
A challenge was pre-sented to Carl when he was told “you will never put it on the road.” His response was to mod-ify every panel. With no steering wheel column, he made joints. With fenders and bumpers missing, he searched out two addi-tional 1951 models for parts. Literally just a shell at the time of purchase, by Christmas of 2010 he had the motor roaring to life in a completely refurbished unit.
The rear end is from a ’72 Oldsmobile with new springs and a mus-tang suspension. The 350 cu-inch corvette engine and 350 turbo transmis-sion were placed on the frame and have since seen just over 27,000 miles accumulated from tours around town to cruise nights and special shows.
The beaut i ful hood decor adorning this car has a unique story in it-self. “When I was working on another car I wanted something different. A buddy and I were taking
a break f r o m w o r k -ing and sat at the f a m i l y k i t c h e n t a b l e w h e r e we were c h a t t i n g and brain-storming. S u d d e n l y it came to m e w h i l e setting my coffee down
for the umpteenth time. I noticed the lace tablecloth my wife used to cover the table, and I knew it had to be the finish on that car. The problem was my wife was out shopping, so my buddy and I just took it and made magic. I loved that design, so when “Mel-low Yellow” was almost at completion it needed that little something special, so I used the lace idea again, this time in designs on the hood of the car. My wife forgave me for the first tablecloth experiment after seeing the beauty, but later told me to go get my own lace”, Carl explained, chuckling at how the idea developed.
Another unique feature of this car is the custom-ization of the cut down roof. When it was almost ready for paint Carl woke in the middle of the night and decided it needed to be a convertible. He cut down the entire roof, windshield and doors by a whole three inches, then had the roof cut entirely off to be custom fit for a hardtop liftoff convertible. This two door car has no handles on the outside, making it challenging for the average car thief to get in to. To open the doors you have to pull one of the two antennas that spring from the side drivers’ side, making it look like an im-possible car to steal.
The interior is excep-tional! Carl re-vamped the dash in the same exterior colors with red pin striping and red diamond reclining bucket tuck seats, making this ride a truly unique experience. The dash is the setting for uncon-ventional draw pulls for all switches and a dice turning signal knob.
T h e s e c a r s w e r e known in the ’50s & ‘60s for being great drag racers since their light bodies tended to be extreme winners on those back road pink slip challenges. It is rare to find two
door models as they were not as popular as the four door designs, preferred for family purchases.
The Chev Deluxe was considered to be a low rider which made them easier to control and lighter on fuel consumption. In 1951 there were little changes made to the exterior body styles, though the dash was completely new. Radios became an optional item at $64.00 for an installed addition.
The engines of the 1949-1951 models came with the 216.5 “Thrift Master” or the optional 235.5, ran-ging from 96-105 horse-power. The transmis-sions were also available in two models with the 3-speed manual or the 2-speed “Powerflite” automatic. Overdrive was a rare option at the time. Connection to the third member rear-end was via an enclosed “torque tube” driveshaft. The brakes were hydraulic with all-wheel drums and the master cylinder was locat-ed under the driver seat.
The exter ior sport-ed smooth curves with chrome and stainless trim. The rear bumper had an optional center bumper guard that had to be ratch-eted out so the trunk cover could be lifted. Front and rear bumpers had optional chrome “tips”, a dress-up item that bolted to the ends of the stock bumper. Although it wasn’t a Chev-rolet option, a popular aftermarket feature was a large external sunshade that protected the driver from glare reflecting off the metal dash boards.
This is not Carl’s first time restoring classic cars. He has sold most of his previous refur-bished works, but still has a ’66 Impala con-vertible which gets stored in a warehouse for winters alongside
t h i s car. This hideout also stores his wife’s GMC antique Truck. A retired trucker, Carl finds playing with timeless cars helps him to satisfy his cravings for the road, something I am sure many of my readers can relate to. Carl says he thinks he has put $30,000 into “Mellow Yel-low” and would sell it for $20,000, adding that he just enjoys the challenges of customizing and driving
these relics. Showing them off is an added bonus.
I hope you enjoyed yet another awesome ride. I told you I love my job, and you can see, as always, unpublished photos of this car and past editorials on our Fan page on FACE-BOOK. I hope to see you there. Leave me a note or a photo and let me know how much you love my articles.V
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Lancement de l’Appel d’Offres Pour Les Améliorations de la Route 1 à l’Est de Pritchard
Ka m l o o p s , C o -lombie-Bri tan-nique - Les tra-
vaux visant à accroître la sécurité de la route 1 à l’est de Pritchard vont débuter cette année. Dès cette se-maine, l’appel d’offres sera lancé pour la première phase du projet, de Pritch-ard à Hoffman’s Bluff.
La première phase du projet, de Pritchard à Hoffman’s Bluff, qui sera réalisée à environ 42 kilo-mètres à l’est de Kam-loops, servira à élargir trois kilomètres d’un tronçon de 6,1 kilomètres de la route Transcanadienne, de sorte qu’il passera de deux à quatre voies. Cette phase permettra aussi d’améliorer une intersec-tion à la hauteur de Stoney Flats Road.
P o u r a m é l i o r e r l a sécurité sur ce tronçon de la Transcanadienne, la chaussée sera séparée par un nouveau terre-plein
central de 2,6 mètres de large, sur lequel sera in-stallée une barrière. Pour accroître la sécurité des automobilistes et des cyc-listes, les accotements fer-ont désormais 2,5 mètres de large et des bandes rugueuses seront ajoutées. À la hauteur de Stoney Flats Road, une nouvelle intersection avec une voie d’insertion centrale sera aménagée. Cette inter-section remplacera deux intersections actuelles et donnera accès à cinq chemins privés, ce qui accroîtra la sécurité des accès.
La deuxième phase du projet servira à réaligner et à élargir le tronçon res-tant de 3,1 kilomètres de la Transcanadienne qui passe par Hoffman’s Bluff. L’appel d’offres relatif à cette phase du projet est prévu pour 2014.
Le coût total du projet de Pritchard à Hoffman’s
Bluff est de 61,6 millions de dollars. Le gouverne-ment du Canada y con-tribuera pour un maximum de 26,9 millions de dollars par l’entremise du Fonds Chantiers Canada. De son côté, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique investira 34,7 millions de dollars pour rendre la route plus sécuritaire.
Le projet de la route 1, de Pr i tchard à Hoff-man’s Bluff, fait partie de l’engagement qu’a pris le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique d’investir 650 millions de dollars sur 10 ans dans la route 1 entre Kamloops et la frontière de l’Alberta.
Un processus de con-sultation du public est en cours . Pour p lus d’information à ce sujet, visitez le www.bchwy1.ca (en anglais seulement).
L e p r o g r a m m e d’élargissement à quatre voies de la route 1 en-
tre Kamloops et l’Alberta créera 3300 emplois directs dans les dix pro-chaines années.
Citations :Ministre des Transports
et de l’Infrastructure, Mme Mary Polak : « Ce projet est la suite des travaux en cours entre Monte Creek et Pritchard et, une fois terminé, il constituera une amélioration majeure à un tronçon important de la route 1. Le nouvel amé-nagement rendra la circu-lation plus fluide, assurera la possibilité d’effectuer des dépassements et fusionnera plusieurs accès à la route, ce qui accroîtra la sécurité des familles de la région, des visiteurs et des travailleurs. »
Députée fédérale de Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo, Mme Cathy Mc-Leod : « Notre gouverne-ment est heureux d’investir dans des améliorations à la route 1 qui rendront les
déplacements quotidiens plus sécuritaires pour les conducteurs et leurs pas-sagers, le long du corridor de Kamloops à Salmon Arm. Ce projet réduira la congestion, créera des emplois localement et favorisera la croissance économique à long terme dans la région. »
Député provincial de Kamloops - North Thomp-son, M. Terry Lake : « Nous savons à quel point la route 1 est importante pour l’économie de Kam-loops et des autres col-lectivités de l’intérieur. Ces travaux, effectués sur un tronçon de la route 1 très complexe, s’inscrivent dans l’engagement du gouvernement d’accroître la sécurité sur le corridor de la Transcanadienne à l’est de Kamloops. »
Député provincial de Kamloops - South Thomp-son, M. Kevin Krueger : « Les citoyens de ma circon-
scription et moi travaillons depuis plusieurs années à ce que se réalisent les améliorations de la route 1 jusqu’à Hoffman’s Bluff, afin d’éviter les collisions comme celles qui sont déjà survenues dans les environs. C’est très en-courageant de voir que le gouvernement continue d’investir des ressources pour atteindre cet objectif. Nous sommes très en-thousiastes à l’idée de franchir une étape aussi importante. »
Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les projets d’infrastructure de transport en cours en Co-lombieBritannique, visitez le www.th.gov.bc.ca/tran-projectsbc/ (en anglais seulement).
Pour suivre en ligne les travaux du ministère des Transports et de l’Infrastructure, visitez le www.tranbc.ca (en anglais seulement).V
COMpOsaNTs iNDusTriels WaJaX eT kaMaN iNDusTrial TeChNOlOgies
Composants Industriels Wajax et Kaman Industrial Technologies forment une alliance stratégique
Montréal, Qué-bec - Compos-ants Industriels
Wajax et Kaman Industrial Technologies (“Kaman”) - deux des plus importants distributeurs industriels en Amérique du Nord - sont heureux d’annoncer la formation d’une alliance stratégique qui renforcera les services offerts à la clientèle possédant des actifs commerciaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, au Mexique ainsi qu’à Puerto Rico. Bien que Compos-ants Industriels Wajax et Kaman demeurent des unités d’affaires distinctes, elles uniront leurs forces dans le but de compéti-tionner pour les ententes d’approvisionnement de clients possédant des opé-rations dans plusieurs jurid-ictions différentes, soit une
alternative à des ententes d’approvisionnement limi-tées à un pays donné. Cette alliance sera connue sous le nom de « Sourcepoint Industrial ».
« La conso l ida t ion n o r d - a m é r i c a i n e e t mondiale d’une por-tion importante de notre clientèle et l’impact sur leurs décisions en matière d’approvisionnement qui en résulte nous ont portés à chercher de nouvelles façons pour mieux servir ces clients » a annoncé Adrian Trotman, président, Composants Industriels Wajax, faisant référence aux tendances corpora-tives qui ont conduit à cette alliance. « Tandis que Com-posants Industriels Wajax et Kaman possèdent tous deux la réputation de bien répondre aux besoins de
leur clientèle, respective-ment au Canada et aux États-Unis, ni un ni l’autre ne parviendrait de façon individuelle à répondre aux besoins d’un client donné dans deux pays dif-férents. Cette alliance offre une option très intéres-sante aux clients, soit une force unique de satisfaire leurs besoins en matière d’approvisionnement, et ce, à l’échelle nord-améric-aine. »
Historiquement parlant, les clients nord-américains étaient limités au niveau de leurs choix de four-nisseurs en matière de transmission de puissance et de produits de contrôle de mouvement, » a men-tionné Steve Smidler, pré-sident, Kaman Industrial Technologies. « Cette alli-ance offre une alternative
aux clients, ainsi qu’une opportunité de bénéficier de propositions proven-ant des deux entreprises. Ceci permet aux clients de rencontrer leurs objectifs en terme de contrôle des coûts, de fluidité du service et de valeur ajoutée.»
Kaman Industrial Tech-nologies opère plus de 200 centres de service à la clientèle et cinq centres de distribution à travers les États-Unis, le Mexique et le Puerto Rico. Pour sa part, Composants Industriels Wajax a 65 succursales et 13 centres de service et de réparation certifiés au Canada.
Grâce à cette alliance, la clientèle nord-américaine peut s’attendre à gagner un vaste portfolio de produits, services et d’expertises techniques, en plus de
profiter d’un meilleur rap-port coût-efficacité, d’une meilleure productivité et d’un fournisseur tout-en-un pour les besoins au niveau de leurs opéra-tions. « Plus que jamais, les clients d’aujourd’hui sont à la recherche de solu-tions pour leurs problèmes de production. Ils cher-chent des solutions pour leurs actifs commerciaux et pour gérer leurs coûts – particulièrement en rai-son de l’environnement économique mondial d’aujourd’hui, » poursuit M. Smidler. « Cette alliance tombe à point pour le sec-teur manufacturier ainsi que celui des ressources en leur permettant d’atteindre leurs objectifs. »
M. Trotman poursuit en ajoutant, « Composants Industriels Wajax possède
une expertise en hydraul-ique qui pourra aider la clientèle américaine de Kaman. Kaman pour sa part possède des forces en ingénierie de transmission de puissance et de contrôle de mouvement qui viendra en aide à la clientèle cana-dienne de Composants In-dustriels Wajax. Le fait que Composants Industriels Wajax et Kaman opèrent de façon indépendante, chacun de leur côté de la frontière nous permet de travailler ensemble plus efficacement.
Pour plus d’information, veuillez communiquer avec Marc Joanis, Direc-teur - Développement des affaires et marketing, Composants Industriels Wajax, Tél. : 905.288.2090, Courriel : [email protected]
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FiNaNCeMeNT
Les Options de Financementpar Marek krasuski
Aujourd’hui, il sem-ble que l’achat d’un camion ne
soit pas ce qu’il était. De nos jours, les transport-eurs doivent faire face à des augmentations de prix sans précédent pour un nouveau véhicule. Dans l’espace de quelques an-nées seulement, le prix moyen d’un nouveau camion a haussé de $95.000 à $125.000, alors que la valeur de reprise d’un modèle d’il y a trois ans est restée stagnante. La baisse économique de 2008/2009 a obligé la plupart des opérateurs de prolonger leur cycles de reprise et beaucoup d’entre eux font face à la décision de retirer leurs vieux modèles en échange de nouveaux véhicules qu i con forment aux règlements de contrôles d’émissions de l’EPA et à d’autres normes règu-latoires.
Les transporteurs font face à des décisions dif-ficiles. Les grandes flottes qui ont accès aux fonds, souvent par moyen des outils financiers offerts par les OEMs se trouvent mieux placées pour faire la reprise de vieux modèles, paticulièrement lorsque les perspectives économ-iques s’améliorent. Pour-tant, ceux qui n’ont pas cet avantage auront du mal à se réapprovision-ner, mème si les coùts d’entretien sur un vieux véhicule sont jugés trois fois plus élevés que sur un nouveau véhicule. Si on compte la somme modeste de $20.000 de valeur de reprise d’un camion de sept ans et plus, un opérateur doit faire face é une dette de plus de $100.000 pour un nouveau véhicule.
La perspective d’encourir une grosse dette justifie en partie le choix crois-sant d’un bail avec con-trat de service. Les don-nées montrent que le pourcentage de nouvelles immatriculations de loca-tion de camions lourds s’est élevé de 13% en 2007
à plus de 20% en 2011 avec une légère baisse en 2012. Le schéma de bails pour pour le marché des camions moyens montre un activité plus robuste. Le pourcentage de nou-velles immatriculations de location de camions moyens s’est élevé de 25% en 2007 à plus de 40% en 2012.
Michelle Harry, directeur de Marketing chez Pac-Lease souligne les avan-tages multiples attachés à l’option du bail. PAC-CAR Leasing fait partie du groupe des services financiers de PACCAR Inc. qui offrent un soutien financier pour l’achat de camions légers, moyens et lourds sous les marques de Kenworth, de Peterbilt et de DAF.
«Le bail avec contrat de service offre aux opé-rateurs la possibilté de transférer l’entretien du véhicule à la compagnie du bail. La complexité toujours croissante des véhicules equipés de contrôles d’émissions, d’appareils de sécurité, de télématiques et d’autres appareils encore demande des ateliers polyvalents, des techiciens qui pos-sèdent une formation spé-cialisée et des directeurs qui ont une connaissance parfaite des plus récents contrôles régulatoires. Le bail, par contre, offre aux opérateurs la possibilité de se concentrer sur leur compagnie principale, en laissant la compagnie de bai l s ’occuper de l’entretien du véhicule. » a-t-elle expliqué.
Les transporteurs con-naissent bien l’importance de la livraison « dern-iére minute » et ne peu-vent pas se permettre des pannes sur la route. Le bail minimise ce risque avec des provisions pour un véhicule de remplace-ment et la certitude de remettre la cargaison en route. Les rapports entre les transporteurs et les compagnies de bail sont souvent à long terme qui se prolongent après le pre-mier bail et jusqu’à l’achat
de véhicules nouveaux. Michelle Harrydéclare que PACCAR consulte ses cli-ents avant le renouvelle-ment du bail pour speci-fier de nouveax camios et pour faciliter la transition au nouvel équipement pour la prochaine période du bail. PacLease, entre d’autres, offre aussi des locations pour compléter l’equipement pendant la montée saisonnière.
Une motivation forte pour assumer un bail est celle de préserver des fonds capitaux. Des fonds qui autrement seraient mis au service de nou-veaux achats se libèrerai-ent vers l’expansion et d’autres priorités. Des paiements prévisibles fixes et réguliers donnent aux opérateurs la pos-sibilité de calculer leurs dépenses avec exact-itude tout en profitant d’un équipement nouveau économique. Les termes du bail et la fréquence des paiements peuvent toujours s’accorder avec les besoins du client.
L a p r o s p é r i t é d e l’entreprise dépend aus-si de son cash-flow et, quoique certains opé-rateurs aient des fonds l imités , l ’acquis i t ion d ’ é q u i p e m e n t n e u f , soit par bail soit par financement,génère plus de revenues en réduisant les dépenses des opéra-tions par l’acquisition de véhicules de l’état actuel de la technicologie.
Deux types de bail dom-inent le marché, valeur marchande (Fair Market Value) (FMV) et Bail à Option achat ou Bail à Fi-nancement. Les FMV sont essentiellement des loca-tions avec les avantages qui apportent le contrat de service. Cet alternatif élimine le risque de sous-estimer la valeur future des biens si on les vend pendant une période de lenteur économique. Les compagnies de bail offre l’option de rendre le bien, de renouveler le bail ou de l’acheter carrément au prix de la valeur mar-chande. Encore, le bail
évite à l’opérateur le far-deau de l’imprévisibilité des changements ré-gulatoires qui pourrait éventuellement avoir des conséquences negatives si l’équipement ne con-forme pas aux nouvelles normes. En général des taux fixes et variables sont disponibles et les paiements au bail sont déductibles aux impôts. En plus, les opérateurs qui possèdent les camions les plus récents ont plus de chances à retenir et à embaucher des conduc-teurs, et les preneurs à bail évitent les problèmes associés avec les règle-ments de débarras au moment de la retraite du véhicule.
Les bails de finance-ment, par contre, per-m e t t e n t a u c l i e n t d’acheter l’équipement à la fin du terme du bail. L’investissement capital est plutôt bas au début du bail, ce qui conserve les fonds monétaires pour d’autres dépenses. Les mensualités sont plus basses aussi et les paie-ments au bail sont déduct-ibles aux impôts les taux peuvent être fixes ou vari-ables et des options de paiement irrégulièr offre d’autres avantages au client.
Des prêts traditionnels aussi sont populaires chez le transporteurs au moment ou la proprieté est acquis par la flotte ou le conducteur indi-viduel à la fin du terme. Les paiements sont alors plus élevés que les bails puisque un pourcentage di principal est calculé dans chaque mensualité. Il y a typiquement des bénéfices sur les impôts déduct-ibles et de dépréciation aussi. Les compagnies de finance et de bail en-couragent leurs clients à demander l’avis d’un con-seilleur d’impots au sujet des bénéfices eventuels.
Les transporteurs qui ont des réserves moné-taires se trouvent dans une position d’acheter leur équipement en to-talité, mais les grandes
compagnies financières conseillent la prudence pour les achats en totalité. Les nouveaux véhicules coùtent jusqu’a $125.000, des sommes appréciables sont nécessaires pour se réapprivoisionner en flottes- des fonds qu’on pourrait investir ailleurs, par exemple pour as-surer les dépenses pour le carburant et la main-d’oeuvre. Le financement contribue aussi à établir un bon indice de solv-abilité. Les prêts à taux fixes et variables sont disponibles. Les taux fixes offrent des paiements prévisibles puisque les paiements d’intérets et de capital restent invari-ables pendant le terme du prêt. Les prêts variables offre plus de flexibilité. Les paiements restent invariables mai si le taux d’intéret baisse, une plus grande partie de chaque paiement est automa-tiquement attribuée au capital.
Une industrie qui offre beaucoup d’alternatifs de financement fait appel à plusieurs options, parmi lesquelles l’affacturage ou le Factoring, une pra-tique financière d’usage commun dans le secteur de transportation. Jenny Bugg explique le systéme pour la division cana-dienne de JD Factors, spé-cialiste dans cette indust-rie. « Depuis notre début au Canada en 1989, le fac-toring a toujours été très populaire dans l’industrie de transportation, et nous offrons ce service à des compagnies grandes, mo-yennes et petites. » a-t-
elle dit. « Notre compagnis offre jusqu’à 95 pourcent sur la valeur des fac-tures. JD Factors assume la facture en échange de paiement monétaires du client transporteur, souvent juste un jour après la présentation et l’approbation de la fac-ture. Le factoring consiste de l’achat et la vente des comptes fournisseurs. Le transporteur qui envoie la facture directement au client est typiquement ob-ligé d’attendre 30 ou plus de jours avant de recevoir le paiement.
Le factoring permet un paiement rapide en offrant la facture à l’agent du factoring pour le compte d’un client approuvé. « Si nous approuvons la compagnie et la fac-ture reste impayée après l ’approbat ionn, nous assumons le risque de non-paiement et la perte d’argent nous-même. Le transporteur n’est pas ob-ligé de rendre l’argent que noue lui avons emis sur la valeur de la facture. » Bugg a expliqué.
Les options multiples de financement sur le marché actuel peuvent bien élargir la portée des opportunités d’affaires mais c’est toujours la capacité d’engendre le cash-flow qui dirige la prospérité. Cette capa-cité dépend à son tour des coûts, d’une direc-tion prudente, des forces économiques externes et, peut-être, la confiance en sa propre capacité à faire l’affaire. Après tout, on aura toujours besoin de transporter le fret.V
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accounting, tax & bookkeeping
Account & RecoRds MAnAgeMent
Bookkeeping For YourBusiness & Personal Finances
Toll Free: 888.644.2333
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tRuckeRsBookkeeping.coM
Helping Truckers Professionally Manage the Bookkeeping and Tax Accounting-Side of Trucking. Visit www.truckersbookkeeping.com.
Markham, ONToll Free: 888.456.6504
Tel: [email protected]
www.truckersbookkeeping.com
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tRuckeRsBooks, inc.Cut your Bookkeeping and Tax Services Cost with the
TruckersBooks Software. Easy-to-use Spreadsheet Bookkeeping Management System Software for Truckers. No Bookkeeping
Experience Needed. Save up to $600 per Year in service fees.
Toll Free: 888.456.6504Tel: 905.477.7773
• • •air brake training
for Mechanics
FReinMeisteR gRoup inc.6 Farnham CrescentLondon, ON N6K 1K1
Tel: [email protected]
air conditioning & heating: sales & service
MAnwin enteRpRises inc.15 Wanless CourtAyr, ON N0B 1E0
Toll Free: 888.823.7611Tel: 519.624.4003Fax: [email protected]
air conditioning & heating: sales & service
niAgARA seRvice & supply ltd.150 South Service Road
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 3H6Toll Free: 800.268.5076
Tel: [email protected]
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wilson instRuMents ltd.43 Crowe Bay Heights, R. R. 2
Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0Toll Free: 877.467.4440
Tel: 705.653.2403Fax: 705.653.5560
autoMated lubrication systeMs
BekA luBe pRoducts inc.“Technology you can rely on.”
2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4Toll Free: 888.862.7461
Tel: 905.821.1050Fax: 905.858.0597
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Flo coMponents ltd.“For Total Lube Solutions,
Go With the FLO!”50 Admiral Blvd.
Mississauga, ON L5T 2W1Tel: 905.671.2355
Toll Free: 800.668.5458Fax: 905.671.2358
[email protected] www.flocomponents.com
Components by:
autoMated lubrication systeMs
s.e.t.i. iMpoRts inc.81 Tremaine Road
Milton, ON L9T 2W8
Tel: 905.878.7161
Fax: 905.878.7730
www.autogreaser.com or
www.seti-imports.com
bankruptcies & debt consolidation
RuMAnek & coMpAny ltd.1280 Finch Ave. West, Suite 714
North York, ON M3J 3K6
Tel: 416.665.3328
Fax: 416.665.7634
www.Rumanek.com
bookkeeping software
tRuckeRsBooks, inc.Cut your Bookkeeping and
Tax Services Cost with the
TruckersBooks Software. Easy-
to-use Spreadsheet Bookkeeping
Management System Software
for Truckers. No Bookkeeping
Experience Needed. Save up to
$600 per Year in service fees.
Toll Free: 888.456.6504
Tel: 905.477.7773
www.truckersbooks.com
brake & safety check products
the extRA Foot
“Don’t talk the talk when you can
walk the walk with the extra foot.”
Box 78114, Heritage RPO
Calgary, AB T2H 2Y1
Toll Free: 877.293.7688
Tel: 403.585.9234
Fax: 403.452.9288
www.theextrafoot.com
buildings - all steelpre-engineered
A-Z technicAl Building
systeMs inc.A Canadian Company with
Hundreds of satisfied Customers since 1978 both domestic and
internationally.299 Mill Road, Unit 1510Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V9Toll Free: 877.743.5888
Tel: 416.626.1794Fax: 416.626.5512
cargo control products
MoveR’s equipMent & supplies
6176 Atlantic DriveMississauga, ON L4C 1W2Toll Free: 800.668.3773
Tel: 905.670.4488Fax: [email protected]
clutch products
clutch distRiBution centRe inc.Specializing in all types of new
and reman clutches, clutch components, new and used
flywheel exchanges, and flywheel grinding. Pick up and delivery within the GTA available upon
request. Fast and friendly service since 1986. Mention this ad for a
discount.30 Baywood Road, Unit 7
Toronto, ON M9V 3Z2Tel: 416.745.9220
Atl. Tel: 416.742.0003Fax: 416.745.7829
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Fil-MoR AutoMotive & clutch pRoducts ltd.
A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive clutches since 1980. Specializing
in heavy duty & custom made clutches including our own.
81 Northline RoadToronto, ON M4B 3E9
Toll Free: 800.677.9038Tel: 416.759.2245Fax: 416.759.5890
clutch products
Resurfacing all types of flywheels and repairing lugs. A good line of clutch related components including clutch brakes, clutch
forks, drive lugs, release bearings, pilot bushings/bearings, master/slave cylinders, flywheels and
alignment tools.
coMpliance services
cRoss BoRdeR seRvices
C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC, Bonded Carrier, NAFTA, Customs
Brokerage and SAPP.4130 Foxwood Drive
Burlington, ON L7M 4L3Tel: 905.973.9136Fax: 905.315.7427
www.crossborderservices.org
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dAnAtec educAtionAl seRvices ltd.“Changing the way you train
since 1985. Canada’s leading TDG Training & Services.”
201-11450 29th Street SECalgary, AB T2Z 3V5
Toll Free: 800.465.3366Tel: 403.232.6950Fax: [email protected]
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icc the coMpliAnce centeR inc.Dangerous Goods Supplies &
Services.205 Matheson Blvd. East, Unit 7
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 888.977.4834
Tel: 905.890.7228Fax: 905.890.7070
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itR cAnAdA inc.P. O. Box 402, 140 Market Drive
Milton, ON L9T 4Y9Toll Free: 888.812.0099
Tel: 905.693.0660Fax: 905.693.0332
coMputer services & software
contRAst logistics soFtwAReRATE-N-ROLL© is a family of
costing and pricing products for the trucking and logistics industry.
451 Donegal St, Apt. 3Peterborough, ON K9H 4L7
Tel: [email protected]
www.ratenroll.com
dpf cleaning
dpF cleAning speciAlistsClean and Care of your DPF is our only business with replacement of
popular part numbers.5325 Outer Drive
Windsor, ON N9A 6J3Toll Free: 877.373.2580
Tel: 519.737.6005Fax: 519.737.0005
driver services, recruitMent & eMployMent
dRAkkAR huMAn ResouRces1131 Derry Road East
Mississauga, ON L5T 1P3Toll Free: 877.372.5527
Tel: 905.795.1397Fax: 905.795.1391
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kee huMAn ResouRces“Your Goals Are Our Priority.”6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9Toll Free: 800.661.0377
Tel: 905.670.3426Fax: 905.670.3436
eMergency road services
eMeRgency RoAd seRvices coRpoRAtion
3413 Wolfedale Road, Suite 5Mississauga, ON L5C 1Z8Toll Free: 877.377.2262
Tel: 905.277.2377Fax: 905.277.2378
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eMployMent screening
people tRAcks inc.“Your preferred Employment
Screening Firm. Confirming the facts, one step at a time.”
6102 - 6th LineOrton, ON L0N 1N0Tel: 519.855.9405
factoring, finance & foreign exchange
AccutRAc cApitAl solutions inc.“Accutrac provides cash flow
solutions structured specifically for the freight and trucking industry.
We’ve made factoring easy to understand and affordable with one low cost, all in. Qualification is easy and funding is available same day.”
74 Mississaga Street EastOrillia, ON L3V 1V5
Toll Free: 866.531.2615Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651
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J d FActoRs315 Matheson Blvd. EastMississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 800.263.0664
Tel: 905.501.5000Fax: 905.501.0395
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[email protected] cApitAl Midwest coRp.“Large Account Service” to small
fleet & start-up companies.”176 Seacliff Drive West
Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5Toll Free: 877.653.9426
Tel: 519.419.5044Fax: 519.326.4047
fasteners, fittings, hose & shop Maintenance
F.B. Feeney hARdwARe
“Serving the industrial and trucking aftermarket since 1952.”
7515 Kimbel Street Mississauga, ON L5S 1A7Toll Free: 800.363.0639
Tel: 416.750.4610Other Tel: 905.405.1275
Fax: [email protected]
www.feeneyhardware.com
fasteners, fittings, hose & shop Maintenance
Multi-line FAsteneR
supply co. ltd.“Serving fastener needs
for Industrial, Automotive & Maintenance Trades.”
1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7
Tel: 905.677.5088Fax: 905.677.4917
fuel additives & lubricants
Bennetts poweR seRvice
pRoductsP. O. Box 51016, RPO Tyndall Park
Winnipeg, MB R2X 3C6Toll Free: 877.778.4440
Tel: 204.694.1777Fax: 204.633.0133
• • •Best Miles AheAd
9049 Finnerty SideroadCaledon, ON L7E 0H8
Tel: [email protected]
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pRolAB technoluB inc.4531 Rue Industrielle
Thetford Mines, QC G6H 2J1Toll Free: 800.795.2777
Tel: 416.423.2777Fax: 418.423.7619
fuel econoMy products
g.A.p. Big Rig poweR inc.9768 – 170th Street, Suite 556
Edmonton, AB T5T 5L4Toll Free: 855-BIGRIG1
Toll Free: 855.244.7441www.gapbigrigpower.como
fuel & lubricants direct
Blue wAteR west ltd.Suppliers of Esso Fuel and Mobil
Lubricants to all sizes of businesses large or small, stationary or on the
go, on land or at sea.3100 Underhill AvenueBurnaby, BC V5A 3C6
Tel: 604.420.4331Fax: 604.420.4137
gps systeMs
Ac gloBAl systeMsAC Global Systems provides fleet owners the tools they need to get
the maximum efficiency out of their mobile assets. Using GPS fleet
management our typical customer saves 20% on their annual fuel
costs.2795 Highway Drive
Trail, BC V1R 2T1Toll Free: 877.364.2333, ext 14
Fax: [email protected]
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Dican instruments canaDa inc.1100 Burloak Drive, Ste. 300
Burlington, ON L7L 6B2Toll Free: 866.884.7569
Tel: 905.937.9652Fax: 905.938.7405
insurance brokers
BAiRd MAcgRegoR insuRAnce BRokeRs lp
825 Queen Street EastToronto, ON M4M 1H8
Toll Free: 800.263.3030Tel: 416.778.8000Fax: 416.778.4492
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BAiZAnA insuRAnce BRokeRs806 Greenbank RoadOttawa, ON K2J 1A2
Toll Free: 877.791.1682Tel: 613.825.5575Fax: 613.825.5624
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BRyson & AssociAtes insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.
Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.
“For All Your Trucking Insurance Needs. Transportation Insurance,
Fleet Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance. Same Day
Quotes up to 10 units.”Toll Free: 800.661.5196
Fax: [email protected]
www.bryson-insurance.com
insurance brokers
cAnAdiAn insuRAnce BRokeRs inc.1 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 415
Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1Tel: 416.486.0951Fax: 416.489.5311
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dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoup
The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.
35 Stone Church RoadAncaster, ON L9K 1S5
Toll Free: 888.385.8466Tel: 905.648.3922Fax: 905.648.2640
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dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoup
“The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.”
14-600 Crowfoot Cres. NWCalgary, AB T3G 0B4
Toll Free: 866.472.0721Tel: 403.241.2288Fax: 866.399.3177
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eRB And eRB
insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.What you want to protect the most.
We protect the best!30 Queen Street NorthKitchener, ON N2H 6N2Toll Free: 800.265.2634
Tel: 519.579.4270Fax: 519.741.1977
[email protected] or [email protected]
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hAllMARk insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.
“The Transit Authority”10 Konrad Crescent
Markham, ON, L3R 8T7Toll Free: 800.492.4070
Tel: 905.475.4070Fax: 905.944.0273
insurance brokers
huB inteRnAtionAl ontARio ltd.Transportation Insurance
33 Princess Street, Suite 501Leamington, ON N8H 5C5Toll Free: 800.463.4700
Tel: 519.326.9339Fax: 519.326.0128
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Jones deslAuRieRs insuRAnce MAnAgeMent inc.
Transportation InsuranceBroker/Advisor
2150 Islington AvenueToronto, ON M9P 3V4
Toll Free: 877.232.9996Tel: 416.521.6713Fax: [email protected]
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RAinBow insuRAnce BRokeRs inc
“In the Truck Insurance Business for 18 years.”
40 Division Road North, R.R. 3Cottam, ON N0R 1B0Tel: 519.839.6588Fax: 519.839.6087
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the cg & B gRoup inc.Package policies for both local and
long haul fleets.120 South Town Centre Blvd.
Markham, ON L6G 1C3Toll Free: 800.267.6670
Tel: 905.479.6670Fax: [email protected]
lubricants
noco luBRicAnts lp“Best Service, Best Value,
Best Quality.”2 Bradpenn Road
Toronto, ON M8Z 5S9Toll Free: 800.414.6626
Tel: 416.232.6626Fax: [email protected]
www.noco.ca
lubricants
Rp oil liMited1111 Burns Street E. Unit 3
Whitby, ON L1N 6A6Toll Free: 800.335.6623
Tel: 905.666.2313Fax: 905.666.2761
lubricants (synthetic)
sinwAl enteRpRises inc5656 Bell Harbour Drive
Mississauga, ON L5M 5J3Toll Free: 866.326.7645
Tel: 416.520.5527Fax: 905.814.1802
oil furnace sales& service
de-on supply inc.1595 Lobsinger Line, R. R. #1
Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8Toll Free: 800.824.4115
Fax: [email protected]
on-board truck scales
vulcAn on-BoARd scAles#11-1642 Langan AvenuePort Coquitlam BC V3C 1K5
Toll Free: 800.663.0854Tel: 604.944.1481Fax: 604.944.1482
www.vulcanscales.com
perMits & services
730 peRMit seRvicesBox 755, 2085 Shanly Road
Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0Toll Free: 800.410.4754
Tel: 613.657.1244Fax: 613.657.1453
• • •c.u.t.c. inc.
1295 Carol CrescentLaval, QC H7W 1G3
Toll Free: 866.927.8294Tel: 450.687.8294Fax: 450.687.6963
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pressure washers
cAn-cleAn pRessuRe wAsheRs6790 Davand Drive, Units 13 & 14
Mississauga, ON L5T 2G5Toll Free: 888.568.8001
Tel: 905.568.4868Fax: 905.565.8821
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käRcheR cAnAdA inc.Established in Canada in 1985, Kärcher Canada Inc. is a wholly
owned subsiduary of Alfred Kärcher GmbH and Company a
family owned business located in Winnenden, Germany.
6535 Millcreek Dr., Unit 67Mississauga, ON L5N 2M2Toll Free: 888.705.9444
Tel: 905.672.8233Fax: 905.672.3155
rust control products
kRown coRpoRAte35 Magnum Drive
Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0Toll Free: 800.267.5744
Tel: 905.939.8750Fax: [email protected]
tarps & tarping systeMs
cRAMARo tARpAulin systeMsCramaro, for all your tarping needs.
206 Arvin AvenueStoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8Toll Free: 800.565.8277
Tel: 905.662.2757Fax: 905.662.4811
tarps & tarping systeMs
loAd coveRing solutions ltd.“Keeping You Covered”5499 Harvester Road
Burlington, ON L7L 5V4Toll Free: 800.465.8277
Tel: 905.335.2012Fax: 905.335.8499
www.loadcoveringsolutions.com
tire & wheelservice & equipMent
hoFMAnn BAlAncing
techniques ltd.6500 Millcreek Drive
Mississauga, ON L5N 2W6Toll Free: 800.267.2185
Tel: 905.821.0799Fax: 905.821.2073
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hofmann.ca
tire balancing
counteRAct BAlAncing BeAds13029 – 8th Line
Georgetown, ON L7G 4S4Toll Free: 800.572.8952
Tel: 905.873.3339Fax: 905.873.3088
tire pressure Monitoring systeMs (tpMs)
hAwksheAd systeMs inc.Real-time pressure & temperature readings; wireless to the driver’s
seat; for semi-trucks, trailers, RV’s & more. Alarms for deflation &
temperatures.10381 Parkwood DriveRosedale, BC V0X 1X0
Toll Free: 888.321.TPMSFax: 888.909.9857
tools
tigeR tool inteRnAtionAl inc.Unique, specialized tools to service
the needs of the Light & Heavy-Duty Equipment Industry.
34434 McConnell Road, Unit 160Abbotsford, BC V2S 7P1Toll Free: 800.661.4661
Tel: 604.855.1133Fax: [email protected]
towing services
A towing seRvice ltd.Servicing GTA, Ontario and USAA company you can count on!
185 Bartley DriveToronto, ON M4A 1E6
Toll Free: 800.773.7952Tel: 416.656.4000Fax: 416.656.3065
• • •
stellAR RoAdside AssistAnce ltd.185 Bartley Drive
Toronto, ON M4A 1E6We offer service to your light & medium duty vehicles in most
areas of Ontario, 24/7.Simply dial...
Toll Free: 855.424.2300Tel: 416.424.2300Fax: 416.424.2303
www.stellarroadside.com
towing services
ABRAMs towing“Service Across Ontario”24 Hour Heavy Towing
Toll Free: 888.667.5438Tel: 416.398.2500www.abrams.ca
• • •
Action AutoMotive,towing & RecoveRy
“Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario with a Mobile
Mechanic on staff to assist you while on the road.”
P. O. Box 126Trenton ON K8V 5R2
Toll Free: 800.551.6151Tel: 613.394.4924Fax: [email protected]
www.actiontowing.com
• • •
geRvAis towing & RecoveRy1485 Startop Road
Ottawa, ON K1B 3W5Toll Free: 888.689.2170
Tel: 613.747.4666Fax: 613.747.8323
• • •
goBBo towing & RecoveRy ltd.85 Pondhollow RoadSudbury, ON P3E 6C1
shop5238 Hwy. 69 South
Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1Toll Free: 800.261.4252
Tel: 705.523.2341Fax: 705.523.2817
• • •
J p towing seRvice & stoRAge ltd11 Glen Scarlett RoadToronto, ON M6N 1P5
Toll Free: 866.527.8225Tel: 416.203.9300Fax: 416.203.9303
• • •
k.B.w. towingKBW Truck Transfer ServiceHeavy & Medium Towing,
Flatbed Specialists.1 Towns Road
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1Toll Free: 866.616.6379
Tel: 416.255.4443Fax: 416.252.2558
towing services
pAt RogeRs towing24 Hour Emergency Service
Kingston, ONToll Free: 888.221.3672
Tel: 613.384.2572PatRogersTowing.com
traffic offences
Mg pARAlegAl pRoFessionAls“Being off the road will cost you time & money. Fight your tickets and keep your driver’s abstract
clean. For free consultation contact us by phone or visit our website.“
94 Indian RoadToronto, ON M6R 2V4
Tel: 416.201.1195Fax: 416.907.1683
com
trailer Manufacturers
titAn tRAileRs
1129 Hwy #3, R. R. #3Delhi, ON N4B 2W6Tel: 519.688.4826Fax: 519.688.6453
trailer Manufacturers[ tankers ]
BedARd tAnkeRs inc.Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquified Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road
Tanker Trailers.5785 Place Turcot
Montreal, QC H4C 1V9Tel: 514.937.1670Fax: 514.937.2190
• • •
tReMcAR inc.Canada’s largest cargo tank and tank-trailer manufacturer for the
transportation of a large variety of dry and liquid products.790 Montrichard Avenue
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 5G4Toll Free: 800.363.2158
Tel: 450.347.7822Fax: 450.347.8372
trailer sales, leasing, rentals & service
FoRt gARRy industRies
Proud distributors for Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more.
[email protected]/trailers
• • •
gtA tRAileR RentAls inc.HeAD office – 36 Cardico Drive
Gormley, ON L0H 1G0Toll Free: 866.482.5311
Fax: [email protected]
www.gtatrailer.com
• • •
sMARtwAy tRAileR RentAls
2891 Sideroad 10Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4
Toll Free: 888.747.7667Tel: 905.775.6700Fax: 905.775.7250
• • •
tRAnsit tRAileR ltd.22217 Bloomfield Rd., R. R. #6
Chatham, ON N7M 5J6Toll Free: 877.995.5999
Tel: 519.354.9944Fax: 519.354.9782
transportcoMpanies
AtlAntis tRAnspoRtAtion seRvices inc.P.O. Box 6001,
6500 Silver Dart Drive,Toronto AMF, ON L5P 1B2Toll Free: 800.387.7717
Tel: 905.672.5171Fax: 905.672.7652
• • •
Best tRAnsFeR
6 Winer Road, R.R. #3Guelph, ONN1H 6H9Tel: 519.767.5555
Toll Free: 800,862.1470Fax: 519.767.5105
transportcoMpanies
BRiAn kuRtZ tRucking ltd.R. R. #2,
Breslau, ON N0B 1M0Tel: 519.836.5821Fax: 519.836.9396
• • •
cARMen tRAnspoRtAtion gRoup3700 Weston Road
Toronto, ON M9L 2Z41.866.857.5166
Tel: 416.667.9700Fax: 416.667.8272
www.carmentransportationgroup.com
• • •
eRB gRoup oF coMpAniesRefrigerated Transportation
Specialists.290 Hamilton Road
New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2Toll Free: 800.665.2653
Tel: 519.662.2710Fax: [email protected]
• • •
inteRnAtionAl tRuckloAd seRvices inc.
107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450Belleville, ON K8N 5J1
Toll Free: 800.267.1888Tel: 613.961.5144
Fax: 613.961.1255 or888.485.6487
• • •
stAR vAn systeMs10 Kerivan Court,
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6Toll Free: 800.263.4884
Fax: [email protected]
• • •
the RosdAle gRoup6845 Invader Crescent
Mississauga, ON L5T 2B7Toll Free: 877.588.0057
Tel: 905.670.0057Fax: 905.696.4630
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transportation training
centenniAl collegeLooking for a career?
Apprenticeship Training: Truck, Coach & Heavy Equipment
Technicians.P. O. Box 631, Station AToronto, ON M1K 5E9
Tel: 416.289.5000 Ext 7606dormiston@
centennialcollege.cawww.centennialcollege.ca
• • •
kee tRAining AcAdeMy“Your Goals Are Our Priority.”6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9Toll Free: 800.661.0377
Tel: 905.670.3426Toll Free Fax: 866.329.5331
Fax: [email protected]
• • •
coMMeRciAl heAvy equipMent
tRAiningContact: Gordon Brown
2421 Cawthra RoadMississauga, ON L5A 2W7Toll Free: 800.297.4322
Tel: 416.456.2438Fax: [email protected]
www.chet.cacRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy
Contact: Read Conley orDiane Austin
49 Truman RoadBarrie, ON L4N 8Y7
Toll Free: 866.446.0057Tel: 705.719.2419Fax: 705.719.2438
[email protected]@crossroadstrainingacademy.
www.crossroadstrainingacademy.comcRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy
Contact: Robert Barclay888 Wallbridge Loyalist Road
C.R.S. BldgBelleville, ON K8N 4Z5
Toll Free: 888.282.6605Tel: 613.771.1495Fax: 613.771.1495
cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMyContact: Robert Barclay1525 Centennial DriveKingston, ON K7P 2Y7
Toll Free: 888.282.6605Tel: 613.389.6000Fax: 613.389.1998
transportation training
cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy
Contact: Brian Adams or Erica Kelly2020 Bantree StreetOttawa, ON K1B 5A4
Toll Free: 866.529.1113Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: 613.742.7899
Brian@crossroadstrainingacademy.comwww.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
cRossRoAds tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy
10 Maple Street,Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5Toll Free: 866.529.1113
Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: [email protected]
www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
dAnBRo tRuck tRAining
Contact: Brent Nantais505 Kenora Ave., Bldg. #1, Unit #1
Hamilton, ON L8E 3P2Toll Free: 800.273.5867
Tel: 905.575.7606Fax: 905.388.6699
[email protected] tRuck dRiving school
Contact: Thiru Mahalingam850 Tapscott Road, Unit 9Scarborough, ON M1Z 1N4
Tel: 416.291.9075Fax: 416.291.1144
gReAteR ottAwA tRuck tRAiningContact: Shahram Dowlatshahi
5 Caesar AvenueOttawa, ON K2G 0A8Tel: 613.727.4688Fax: 613.727.5997
gott@greaterottawatrucktraining.comwww.greaterottawatrucktraining.com
JAy’s pRoFessionAl tRuck tRAining centRe
Contact: Jay or Chandrika589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11
Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6Tel: 416.299.9638Fax: 416.609.9814
kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.
Heavy equipment & forklift also available.
Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson172 Argyle Street N., Upper Level,
Caledonia, ON N3W 2J7Toll Free: 800.771.8171
Tel: 905.765.3445Fax: 905.765.1444
kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.
Heavy equipment & forklift also available.
Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson634 Ireland Road,
Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K8Toll Free: 800.771.8171
Tel: 519.426.8260 ext. 232Fax: 519.428.3112
transportation training
ModeRn tRAining ontARio
Contact: Kathy Korakas308 Kenora Avenue,
Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2Toll Free: 866.443.7483
Tel: 905.573.9675Fax: 905.573.6425
noRtheRn AcAdeMy oF
tRAnspoRtAtion tRAining
Contact: Kevin Pattison25 Vagnini Court,
Lively, ON P3Y 1K8Toll Free: 800.719.9334
Tel: 705.692.9222Fax: 705.692.9256
noRthstAR tRuck dRiving school
Contact: Robert Labute5044 Walker Road,
Windsor, ON, N9A 6J3Tel: 519.737.0444Fax: 519.737.0445
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (chAthAM)
Contact: Admissions Officer1005 Richmond Street,Chatham, ON N7M 5J5Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 519.355.0077Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.com
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (london)
Contact: Admissions OfficerForklift & Heavy Equipment
Training Available427 Exeter Road
London, ON N6E 2Z3Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 519.858.9338Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.comontARio tRuck dRiving school
(niAgARA-on-the-lAke)Contact: Admissions Officer(Truck and Bus Course Info)Contact: Admissions Officer
(Heavy Equipment Info)281 Queenston Road
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 905.685.1117Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.com
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (oldcAstle)
Contact: Admissions Officer2155 Fasan Drive
Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0Toll Free: 866.410.0333
Tel: 519.258.0333Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.com
transportation training
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (owen sound)
Contact: Admissions Officer1051 – 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H8Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 519.376.0444Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.com
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (sARniA)
Contact: Admissions Officer141 Mitton Street South
Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 519.332.8778Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.com
ontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy (oshAwA)
Contact: Dennis Lagrois199 Wentworth Street East
Oshawa ON L1H 3V6Toll Free: 800.753.2284
Tel: 905.723.1237Fax: 905.723.1245
ontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy (peteRBoRough)
Contact: Dennis Lagrois365 Lansdowne Street East, Unit 3
Peterborough, ON K9L 2A3Toll Free: 800.939.1463
Tel: 705.743.1888Fax: 705.743.1875
www.otta.ca
sAFety tRuck tRAining school ltd
Contact: Yogan Sockalingam4 Wilkinson Road, 2nd Floor
Brampton, ON L6T 4M3Tel: 905.793.9546Fax: 905.793.6426
tRi-county tRuck dRiveR tRAining
Contact: Richard Wynia480 Waydom DriveAyr, ON N0B 1E0
Toll Free: 800.265.0400Tel: 519.653.1700Fax: 519.622.4002
vAlley dRiveR tRAining
Contact: Jamie Fitchett99 Cote Blvd.
Hanmer, ON P3P 1L9Tel: 705.969.8848Fax: [email protected]
www.valleydrivertraining.ca
truck & trailer repairs
FoRt gARRy industRiesBrake specialists, installations, safeties and a whole lot more.
[email protected]/parts/
• • •Mtt RepAiR seRvices inc.
1868 Drew RoadMississauga, ON L5S 1J6
Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: [email protected]
• • •
niAgARA tRuck & tRAileR inc.Specializing in walking
floor repairs.Open weekdays 7am-midnight
2170 Allanport RoadAllanburg, ON L0S 1A0
Tel: 905.227.8782Fax: 905.227.8789
truck custoMiZing
quAlity custoM12 Clarke Blvd.
Brampton, ON L6W 1X3Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627
truck delivery
AcAdiAn dRiveAwAy185 Carrier Drive
Toronto, ON M9W 5N5Toll Free: 800.668.1879
Tel: 416.679.1977Fax: 416.679.1988
truck delivery
coMpAss vehicle deliveRy inc.P.O. Box 265 Stn. Main
16693 Old Hwy 2Trenton, ON K8V 5R5
Toll Free: 888.992.9676Tel: 613.392.9676
www.compassdelivery.com
truck delivery
dRive stAR shuttle systeMs ltd.23 Industrial Drive
Caledonia, ON N3W 1H8
Toll Free: 866.425.4440
Tel: 289.285.3021
Fax: 289.285.3026
www.drive-star.com
truck equipMent
FoRt gARRy industRies
Sales and NSM certified installation of snow plows, sanders, mixers,
dump bodies and [email protected]
www.fgiltd.com/equipment
truck exhaust sales & service
texis tRuck exhAust
“Diesel Performance Specialists”1850 Gage Court
Mississauga, ON L5S 1S2
Toll Free: 800.267.4740
Tel: 905.795.2838
Fax: 905.678.3030
www.texisexhaust.com
truck lighting & accessories
gRote industRies co.230 Travail Road
Markham, ON L3S 3J1
Toll Free: 800.268.5612
Tel: 905.209.9744
Fax: 905.209.9757
Toll Free Fax: 800.267.9024
www.grote.com
truck parts & supplies
discount tRuck pARts ltd.Quality truck parts at
discount prices.11633 – 156th Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 3T8
Toll Free: 800.661.5051
Tel: 780.454.5050
www.discountruckparts.ca
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truck parts & supplies
alberta
CalgaRyFoRt gARRy industRies
5350-72nd Avenue SECalgary, AB T2C 4X5
Toll Free: 800.661.3126Tel: 403.236.9712Fax: [email protected]
edMontonFoRt gARRy industRies
16230-118th Avenue NWEdmonton, AB T5V 1C6Toll Free: 800.663.9366
Tel: 780.447.4422Fax: [email protected]
www.fgiltd.com
gRande pRaiRieFoRt gARRy industRies
10610-82nd AvenueClairmont, AB T0H 0W0Toll Free: 866.424.5479
Tel: 780.402.9864Fax: 780.402.8659
lloydMinsteRFoRt gARRy industRies
5701-63rd AvenueLloydminster, AB T9V 3B8Toll Free: 800.661.9709
Tel: 780.875.9115Fax: 780.875.1403
Red deeRFoRt gARRy industRies
7947 Edgar Industrial DriveRed Deer, AB T4P 3R2
Toll Free: 866.297.0022Tel: 403.343.1383Fax: [email protected]
truck parts & supplies
albertaManitoba
BRandonFoRt gARRy industRies1440 Highland AvenueBrandon, MB R7C 1A7
Toll Free: 866.883.6120Tel: 204.571.5980Fax: [email protected]
www.fgiltd.comWinnipeg
FoRt gARRy industRies2525 Inkster Blvd.R. R. #2 Stn Main
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6Toll Free: 800.282.8044
Tel: 204.632.8261Fax: [email protected]
www.fgiltd.com
ontario
MississaugaFoRt gARRy industRies
731 Gana CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1P2Toll Free: 888.456.6567
Tel: 905.564.5404Fax: 905.564.8455
tHundeR BayFoRt gARRy industRies915 Walsh Street West
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5Toll Free: 800.465.5044
Tel: 807.577.5724Fax: 807.475.9033
saskatchewan
ReginaFoRt gARRy industRies1523 Ross Avenue East
Regina, SK S4N 7E5Toll Free: 800.552.8044
Tel: 306.757.5606Fax: [email protected]
truck parts & supplies
saskatchewan
sasKatoonFoRt gARRy industRies
3455 Miners AvenueP. O. Box 1848,
Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K9Toll Free: 800.772.4599
Tel: 306.242.3465Fax: 306.933.4850
• • •
levy steeRing centRe ltd.1409 Shawson Drive
Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4Toll Free: 800.565.5389
Tel: 905.564.1899Fax: 905.564.1911
• • •
shield tRuck AccessoRiesP. O. Box 281
Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9Toll Free: 866.617.0201
Tel: 519.765.2828Fax: 519.765.2821
truck sales, leasing, parts & service
geRRy’s tRuck centRe“Your Complete Transportation
Business Partner.”4049 Eastgate Cres.London, ON N6L 1B7
Toll Free: 800.363.4380Tel: 519.652.2100Fax: 519.652.6593
truck sales, leasing, parts & service
Diesel Truck Parts Inc.
MoRgAn’s diesel tRuck pARts
& seRvice inc.1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R. R. #1
Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0
Toll Free: 800.267.0633
Tel: 613.546.0431
Fax: 613.546.4206
www.morgan-diesel.com
• • •
suRgenoR tRuck centRe
261 Binnington Court
Kingston, ON K7M 9H2
Toll Free: 877.548.1101
Tel: 613.548.1100
Fax: 613.548.4990
www.surgenortruck.com
truck tire sales & service
Benson tiRe
The largest Goodyear dealer in Ontario, offering over 15 locations equipped with 24 hour emergency
service vehicles to handle all of your tire needs.
700 Education Road
Cornwall, ON K6H 2W8
Toll Free: 866.623.6766
Tel: 633.933.1700
Fax: 905.689.3381
www.bensontire.com
truck tire sales & service
ontARio RegionAl oFFice
Over 100 Truck Tire ServiceCentres Across Canada.
520 Abilene DriveMississauga, ON L5T 2H7Toll Free: 800.465.0618
Tel: 905.564.5171Fax: 905.564.5175
truck transMissions, differentials &
pto’s
c & R tRAnsMission seRvice ltd.We service clutches also.
13 Anderson Blvd.Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4Toll Free: 888.297.0682
Tel: 905.642.4556Fax: 905.642.2293
• • •
V
cAnAdA-wide pARts distRiButoRs ltd
Canada’s Leading Supplier of Powertrain Components.1261A Shawson Drive
Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4Toll Free: 877.564.3116
Tel: 905.564.3116Fax: 905.564.3119
truck transMissions, differentials &
pto’s
doMAR tRAnsMission ltd.When it comes to transmissions…
think DOMAR130 Skyway Avenue
Toronto, ON M9W 4Y9Toll Free: 800.387.4883
Tel: 416.675.2268Fax: 416.675.2435
truck wash facilities
gtA pRessuRe cleAning & RestoRAtion
“We work best under pressure!”6755 Columbus Road, Unit 1
Mississauga, ON L5T 2G9Tel: 647.444.3384
truck wash systeMs
AwAsh systeMs coRp.Automatic Wash Systems & Water
Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements.2211 Brant Street, P.O. Box 20070
Burlington, ON L7P 0A4Toll Free: 800.265.7405
healThy liviNg
Health Benefits of Coconut Water - Part II
By BreNDa riCker
Coconut water is the juice in the interior or endo-
sperm of young coconuts.
This water is one of na-ture’s most refreshing drinks, consumed world-wide for its nutritious and health promoting properties.
The water is actually obtained by opening a tender, green, healthy, and undamaged coco-nut. Inside, its clear li-quid is sweet, steri le and composed of unique chemicals such as sug-ars, vitamins, minerals,
electrolytes, enzymes, amino acids, cytokine, and phyto-hormones.
Despite very light con-sistency, the water has a much better composition of minerals like calcium, iron, manganese, magne-sium, and zinc than some fruits like oranges.
Coconut water is com-posed of many naturally occurring bioactive en-zymes which help with digestion and metabol-
ism. It is also a very good source of B-complex vita-mins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pyridox-ine, and folates.
Coconut water has been generally offered to pa-tients with diarrhea in many tropical regions to replace fluid loss from the gastrointestinal tract and reduce the need for intravenous therapy. This well-balanced fluid composition, with much-
needed calories, would be an ideal drink and far preferable to any brand of soft drink beverage in such dehydration condi-tions.
Nowadays, prepared, r eady- to -use t ender coconuts are made avail-able in the USA and Can-ada, usually imported from Thailand and Ma-laysia.
In stores, coconut water is sold in packets and
bottles; however, their overall nutritional profile may not be up to the mark in terms of vitamins and enzyme levels since additives and preserva-tives are included in or-der to enhance shelf life.
Can you see the benefits now of coconut water rather than everyday sodas or pops?
I can be reached at: [email protected]
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City View Bus Sales & Service Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking NewsEmergency Road Services
Emergency Road Services Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern & Western Trucking NewsEmployment Opportunities
Atlantis Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ontario Trucking NewsAnvil Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Western Trucking NewsAyr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Western Trucking NewsBest Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking NewsBrian Kurtz Trucking Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking NewsChallenger Motor Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Day and Ross Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50E.T. Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsFrasier Transport Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsInternational Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ontario Trucking NewsKindersley Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsKleysen Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Laidlaw Carriers Van LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Eastern Trucking NewsMaitland Transportation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ontario Trucking NewsServices Trans-West Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ontario Trucking NewsStar Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsThe Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 55
Factoring & FinanceAccutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsJD Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking NewsRiviera Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking News
Fuel Saving ProductsAirtab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Eastern Trucking NewsG.A.P. Big Rig Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel Treatment ProductsBennett’s Power Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Prolab Technolub Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 17
GPS SystemsDican Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News
Heating Sales & ServiceWajax Power Systems (Webasto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking News
Liquified Natural GasShell Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Western Trucking News
LubricantsImperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ontario Trucking NewsShell Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Permits & WaiversC.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pressure WashersHotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Western Trucking NewsKärcher Canada Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Satellite RadioSirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Steering & Clutch ProductsClutch Distribution Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking NewsHydra Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Western Trucking NewsLevy Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tanker Manufacturing, Sales & ServiceBedard Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Eastern Trucking NewsHutchinson Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern Trucking NewsTremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Theft Prevention ProductsThe Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tire Sales & ServiceBenson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ontario Trucking News
ToolsTiger Tool Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Trade ShowsAtlantic Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Expocam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Road Today Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53TMTC Trade Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
TransmissionsDomar Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 18
Truck ExhaustTexis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 21 Ontario Trucking News
Truck Parts & AccessoriesCanada-Wide Parts Distributors Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 40 Western & Eastern Trucking NewsTraction Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Truck Sales & ServiceTallman Truck Centre Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking News
Truck RepairsB. Andrews Truck Service Centre Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking NewsTruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Truck Washing FacilitiesGTA Pressure Cleaning & Restoration Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario Trucking News
Turbo ChargersBD Turbo Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Video Recording EquipmentWindshield Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Weigh Scales (On Board)Vulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
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AAccutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsAirtab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Eastern Trucking NewsAtlantic Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Atlantis Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ontario Trucking NewsAnvil Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Western Trucking NewsAyr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Western Trucking News
BB. Andrews Truck Service Centre Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking NewsBD Turbo Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Bedard Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Eastern Trucking NewsBenson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ontario Trucking NewsBennett’s Power Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Best Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking NewsBrian Kurtz Trucking Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking News
CCanada-Wide Parts Distributors Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 40 Western & Eastern Trucking NewsC.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Challenger Motor Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53City View Bus Sales & Service Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking NewsClutch Distribution Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ontario Trucking News
DDay and Ross Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Dican Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ontario & Eastern Trucking NewsDomar Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 18
EE.T. Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsEmergency Road Services Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern & Western Trucking NewsExpocam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Express Brake International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ontario & Eastern Trucking News
FFrasier Transport Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking News
GG.A.P. Big Rig Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25GTA Pressure Cleaning & Restoration Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario Trucking News
HHotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Western Trucking NewsHutchinson Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern Trucking NewsHydra Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Western Trucking News
IImperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ontario Trucking NewsInternational Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ontario Trucking News
JJD Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KKärcher Canada Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Kindersley Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsKleysen Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LLaidlaw Carriers Van LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Eastern Trucking NewsLevy Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
MMaitland Transportation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ontario Trucking News
PProlab Technolub Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 17
RRiviera Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking NewsRoad Today Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Rumanek & Company Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ontario Trucking News
SServices Trans-West Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ontario Trucking NewsShell Canada Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Shell Canada LNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Western Trucking NewsSirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Star Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking News
TTallman Truck Centre Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Texis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 21 Ontario Trucking NewsTiger Tool Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13The Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28The Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54TMTC Trade Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ontario Trucking NewsTraction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 55Tremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Tunit & Bully Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
VVulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
WWajax Power Systems (Webasto) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking NewsWindshield Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Tallman Truck Centre Spearheads Technician Recruitment DriveBy Marek krasuski
When the oppor-tunity arises, exc ep t i ona l
people will gravitate to-ward exceptional employ-ers. Such an occasion has presented itself with a recruitment drive under-taken by Tallman Truck Centre Limited (TTC), an award winning Ontario-based dealership. Current and prospective techni-cians searching for a ca-reer with growth potential will be pleased to note that TTC has begun a search for technicians whose quest for excellence is matched by opportunities for pro-fessional development. Indeed, Tallman’s pledge of “living the culture of exceptional customer ser-
vice” also extends in equal measure to its employees. That the firm was once again selected as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies for 2012 is yet another indicator of the high level of satisfaction TTC receives from its cus-tomers, the business com-munity, and its employees.
Since 1973 Tallman Truck Centre has been selling the complete line of International medium and heavy duty trucks from eight locations in Belle-ville, Cornwall, Kempt-ville, Kingston, Oshawa, East & West Ottawa and Toronto. Its product line is supported by a service package that includes DPF cleaning, frame straight-ening, parts, as well as
leasing and finance op-tions.
Tallman’s pledge to a su-perior work environment for current and prospect-ive employees mirrors its commitment to customer service. Employees wish-ing to join the Tallman Team have the opportunity to receive a 47-week train-ing period under the Inter-national Technical Edu-cation Program (ITEP), a partnership between TTC, Navistar Canada and Con-estoga College. Employees will receive a combina-tion of pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship level training specific to Inter-national equipment. Ap-plicants who successfully complete the program will receive an Ontario College
Certificate and Appren-ticeship In-School Levels 1 and 2. In addition, a “Master Certified” designa-tion with International will be earned through online Navistar training modules.
TTC’s investment in its staff extends beyond its contribution to the ITEP program. Students who enroll in the ITEP, for instance, will receive a $2,000 scholarship from the company to assist with tuition and apprentice-ship fees. EI benefits can be collected during the last 16 weeks when they are completing the Level 1 and 2 apprenticeship requirement.
Upon completion, ap-prentices can look for-ward to a prosperous fu-
ture. TTC holds positions for returning apprentices with promises of higher salaries. From this point forward professional de-velopment and opportun-ities for progressive pos-itions within the company continue. For example, four of the company’s current service managers who began their careers as technicians have been promoted through the ranks.
Additional training for technicians is offered on International, Cummins and CAT products. Spe-cialized tools are supplied and all training is on com-pany time.
Yearly labour market reviews performed by Tall-man’s Human Resources
department ensure that all employees earn industry-competitive wages and benefits, including annual CPI increases. Employees, too, receive productivity bonuses and benefit from the implementation of best practices the company assiduously enforces to ensure a healthy and safe working environment.
State of the art equip-ment, education, ongoing training, productivity bo-nuses, exceptional cus-tomer service, and growth potential for employees only begin to describe the rewards of building a career with Tallman Truck Centre Limited, a premier award winning member of the transporta-tion community.V
TraNsCOre
Cdn Freight Index Pulls Back in February
Toronto, Ontario - After an all-time high record was
set in January, TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index saw vol-umes return to a more normal level for Febru-ary with a 13 percent decrease in month-over-month volumes. Year-over-year load volumes were also down 11 per-cent from February 2012.
Cross-border load post-ings accounted for 68 per-cent of the data submitted by Loadlink’s Canadian-based customers. Cross-border loads destined for provinces within Canada were down 19 percent year-over-year compared to February 2012. How-ever, cross-border loads from Canada to the United States increased three percent year-over-year. The top states of origin for
loads destined to Canada were Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Mich-igan respectively.
Overall load volumes for intra-Canada postings averaged at 27 percent. Although, the year-over-year volumes were down six percent from Febru-ary 2012, the capacity increased year-over-year by 6 percent.
Equipment post ings were at expected levels for the month of Febru-ary. February’s postings decreased five percent from the previous month. In spite of this, postings had a slight increase of five percent from February of the previous year.
For more information contact Barbara Catlin of TransCore at 972-740-7150 or email [email protected]
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TruCkiNg FOr a Cure
Raising Awareness & Raising the BarBy BruCe OuTriDge
It started out as a few women getting together to celebrate
“women” in the transport industry. The women in this then fledgling move-ment have since created and celebrated the “Ladies of the Highway” initiative and have taken cancer awareness to new heights. Just last month the group known as Trucking for a Cure held their official Ap-preciation Luncheon for sponsors and volunteers who helped move an idea for a cause to a fund-raising initiative that last year raised over $55,000. The convoy is an annual event that began in East-ern Ontario and Quebec and later expanded to accommodate growing interest in southern and western Ontario. Lead by Joanne Millen-MacKenzie, driver for Highland Trans-port, she and her team have enlisted the support of large name sponsors such as Peterbilt Ontario, Highland Transport, TST Truckload Express, and Trimac Transportation, to name a few.
Formerly known as Convoy for a Cure, the name has been changed
to "Trucking for a Cure" in order to avoid confusion with other convoys that have since developed in various parts of the world. Independent convoys can be found in Texas, Alberta, and New Brunswick with more being added all the time.
The Trucking for a Cure team has done such a great job of raising pub-lic awareness that the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation has taken no-tice and last year brought their large pink bus to the event. With the “Run for a Cure” and other large scale programs underway, it can be challenging to garner attention for an-other event, but with 50 pink trucks rolling down the highway, Trucking for a Cure gets noticed. Some companies like CBM and Superior Propane have gone as far as to paint their trucks permanently in pink to raise awareness all year long.
Each year the convoy takes off from the Fifth Wheel in Dorchester, On-tario to the T/A Truckstop in Woodstock, Ontario. The convoy is made up of individual drivers, com-pany sponsored units,
passionate survivors, and heartfelt participants, all celebrating and taking part in a very important cause. The day starts off with a sponsored breakfast, a decorating area, and photo opportunity for all participants before leaving for Woodstock. At the T/A Truck Stop in Woodstock the games continue with a barbecue, musical enter-tainment, silent auctions, and more. This event is not to be missed and is free to attend.
The next convoy is scheduled for Saturday, October 5, 2013. To regis-ter, volunteer, or get more
information, please visit the website for the convoy at www.truckingforacure.com. If you are interested in viewing videos and pictures of past convoys please visit their website
or YouTube channel. We look forward to having you as part of the next convoy taking the donations and raising awareness to new levels for 2013.
About the Author
Bruce Outridge is the official media sponsor for Trucking for a Cure. To learn more about Trucking for a Cure please visit their website at www.trucking-foracure.com.V
Put Brakes on 70% Increase in Plate Fees, Round 2
OTA’s campaign to put the brakes on the govern-
ment’s proposed 70% increase in commercial vehicle licence fees is hav-ing an impact. Thanks to you, Round 1 of the
campaign generated over 1,100 email messages to MPPs. The Ontario Trans-portation Minister was re-viewing the situation, but now we have a new Pre-mier of Ontario with a new Minister of Transportation
and a new Minister of Fi-nance. The new premier, Kathleen Wynne, wrote to OTA during the leadership campaign to say that she would meet with OTA to discuss the matter were she to become premier. (She was the only one of the leadership hopefuls to respond to OTA).
That is a hopeful sign but we can’t leave anything to chance. Your voice needs to be heard again.
We are now launching Round 2 of our Put the Brakes On the 70% Fee Increase campaign and are asking everyone in the trucking industry - com-pany owners, owner-oper-ators, company drivers, employees, and suppliers (including those of you who participated in Round 1) - to send an email mes-sage to the new Minister of Transportation, Glen Mur-ray, and the new Minister of Finance, Charles Sousa.
It’s so easy to participate in the campaign. All you have to do is go to www.ontruck.org and click on the ‘Put the Brakes on 70%’ icon. You will be asked to
enter your name, com-pany, address and postal code (you must enter this information in order to receive a reply from the ministers); hit send; and a message (which you can see) will automatically be sent from you to the ministers telling them how you feel about the 70% fee increase and what should be done about it.
The more people from the industry that partici-pate, the more impact we will have. If you partici-pated in Round 1 we need you to get involved again. If you didn’t send an email, we really need you to par-ticipate now. It only takes a minute.
Time is of the essence as OTA is expecting to meet with the ministers and the premier in the next few weeks and the next On-tario budget is just around the corner. Please send your email messages as soon as possible and pass this call to action along to others in the industry with your encouragement to voice their opinions as well.V
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9103 - 75th StreetP.O. Box 7647
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Tel: 403.342.7884Fax: 403.342.7377Contact: Ron Cain
Email: [email protected] Mountain House
NAPA #62604528F - 47th Avenue
Rocky Mtn House, AB T4T 0A9Tel: 403.845.2709Fax: 403.845.2786Contact: Dave Auld
Email: [email protected]
PelicAN Automotive2330 Pelican Business Park
Wabasca, AB T0G 2A0Tel: 780.891.3600Fax: 780.891.3615
Contact: Shawn Molloy
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BuRns laKePolAr PArk Automotive
831 Hwy 16 WestBurns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
Tel: 250.692.7501Fax: 250.692.7985
Contact: Keith BrownEmail: [email protected]
CHetWyndgeAr-o-rAmA suPPly ltd.
4876 North Access RoadChetwynd, BC V0C 1J0
Tel: 250.788.2255Fax: 250.788.2780
Contact: Dale PhillippsCHilliWaCK
lickmAN truck & trAilerPArts & services ltd.
Bay 26 - 43915 Industrial WayChilliwack, BC V2R 3A4Toll Free: 877.772.6255
Tel: 604.793.9660Fax: 604.793.9620
Contact: Dave Easson orWayne Cromarty
tAurus HeAvy duty veNtures ltd2703A Kilpatrick Avenue,Courtenay, BC V9N 6P4
Tel: 250.871.1191Fax: 250.871.8107
Contact: Steve [email protected]
foRt nelsoncHr-Ack PArts & rePAirs
4704 - 48th AvenueFort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0
Tel: 250.774.3273Fax: 250.774.3274
Contact: John & Colleen ReynoldsEmail: [email protected]
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KaMloopsPiNeridge trAiler& equiPmeNt ltd.
1875 Kryczka PlaceKamloops, BC V1S 1S4
Tel: 250.374.3100Fax: 250.374.0631Contact: Fred Daku
KeloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck
service ltd.105 Adams Road
Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1Tel: 250.765.7738Fax: 250.765.7705Contact: Rick Viens
Email: [email protected] geoRge
NAPA - Pg564 - 2nd Avenue
Prince George, BC V2L 2Z9Tel: 250.563.7778Fax: 250.563.4994
Contact: Kevin CarterEmail: [email protected]
quesnelNAPA trActioN
1185 Hwy 97 NorthQuesnel, BC V2J 2Y3Tel: 250.991.0650Fax: 250.991.0620Contact: Nick Biller
Email: [email protected]
smitHers PArts & service3465 Victoria Drive
P.O. Box 3910Smithers, BC V0J 2N0
Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5038Contact: Dan Groot
Email: [email protected]
tritoN Auto & iNd. ltd.1003 Industrial Way
Squamish, BC V0N 3G0Tel: 604.892.5951Fax: 604.892.3986
Contact: Roy RamageEmail: [email protected]
suRReytrAiliNe trAiler PArts ltd.
10304A - 120th StreetSurrey, BC V3V 4G1Tel: 604.582.4888Fax: 604.582.4880
Contact: Steve KnowlanEmail: [email protected]
teRRaCeBow vAlley mAcHiNe
5107 Keith AvenueTerrace, BC V8G 1K8Tel: 250.638.0099Contact: Steve Leal
Email: [email protected] laKe
wl forestry suPPlies ltd.675 McKenzie Avenue
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N9Tel: 250.392.6699Fax: 250.392.6644Contact: Tom Good
Email: [email protected]
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BRandontrActioN
1940 Queen AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 0T1
Tel: 204.728.9573Contact: Rick Blaine
Email: [email protected]
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WinnipegtrActioN
200 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB R2R 1V1
Tel: 204.956.9490Fax: 204.949.9493
Contact: Louise RossEmail: [email protected]
n. W. tErrItorIES
yelloWKnifedeltA mike HoldiNgs ltd.114 - 314 Old Airport Road
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T2Tel: 867.669.6272Fax: 867.669.6282
Contact: Doug MoodieEmail: [email protected]
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BanCRoftm&m gAs diesel & truck PArts
27523 Highway 62 SouthBancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Tel: 613.332.5474Fax: 613.332.5998
BaRRietrActioN BArrie (703)
255 Saunders RoadBarrie, ON L4N 9A3Tel: 705.792.1371Fax: 705.792.1591
Contact: Kevin NicholasEmail: [email protected]
Boltonvisco iNdustriAl1 Simpson Road
Bolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.857.2071Fax: 905.857.2070
Contact: Mike RoomeCaMBRidge
trActioN cAmBridge (634)1090 Fountain St. N., Units 12 & 13
Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3Tel: 519.653.3427Fax: 519.653.0608Contact: Jim Curley
Email: [email protected]
d & s Auto459 Government Street
P.O. Box 697Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227Fax: 807.223.4245Contact: Dale Green
Email: [email protected]
trActioN30 Bancroft Street
Hamilton, ON L8E 2W5Tel: 905.561.0932Fax: 905.561.3280
Contact: Brian KinzelEmail: [email protected]
HanoveRJd truck PArts790 - 10th Street
Hanover, ON N4N 1S2Tel: 519.364.1848Fax: 519.364.7738
Contact: Brad WedowEmail: [email protected]
KenoRad & s Auto
1051 Railway StreetKenora, ON P9N 3W8
Tel: 807.468.9894Fax: 807.468.8436Contact: Dale Green
Email: [email protected]
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londontrActioN
2405 Scanlan StreetLondon, ON N5W 6G9
Tel: 519.455.3440Fax: 519.455.2812Contact: Derek Dutt
Email: [email protected]
trActioN3725 Webster Dr., R.R. #3Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0
Tel: 519.737.7995Fax: 519.737.7741Mississauga
trActioN5915 Atlantic Drive, Units 6 & 7
Mississauga, ON L4W 1S4Tel: 905.670.2868Fax: 905.670.9757
Contact: Doug PaddockEmail: [email protected]
neW lisKeaRdtrActioN
437136 Hawn DriveNew Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Tel: 705.647.8707Fax: 705.647.9362
Contact: Dan LachapellenoRtH Bay
service 1 mufflers & more2621 Trout Lake RoadNorth Bay, ON P1B 7S8
Tel : 705.497.0404Fax: 705.497.9543
ottaWatrActioN ottAwA (605)
3020 Hawthorne Road, Unit 200EOttawa, ON K1G 3J6
Toll Free: 800.396.2664Tel: 613.742.1209Fax: 613.742.8639Contact: John Clark
Email: [email protected] Hill
trActioN45 Mural Street, Unit #4
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1J4Tel: 905.771.7331Fax: 905.771.7271
sault ste. MaRietrActioN
380 Industrial Park CrescentSault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5Y8
Tel: 705.759.8042Fax: 705.759.2962
Contact: Tee Jay Francellast. CatHaRinesNick’s truck PArts
244 Dunkirk RoadSt. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6
Tel: 905.687.7031Fax: 905.687.7129
sudBuRysudBury truck & trAiler iNc.
510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Cheryl SchroedertHundeR Bay
trActor trAiler service64 Water Street South
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3Tel: 807.345.5882Fax: 807.345.1559Contact: Felice Meo
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WHitBytrActioN
1751 Wentworth St. W., Units 3-6Whitby, ON L1N 8R9Tel: 905.432.2785Fax: 905.571.5436
Contact: Paul MacLeanEmail: [email protected]
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MeadoW laKeuNified Auto PArts iNc.
807 - 1st Avenue WestMeadow Lake, SK S9X 1Y4
Tel: 306.236.4800Fax: 306.763.7988
Contact: Mark KrasickiEmail: [email protected]
Moose jaWgoldeN west trAiler &
equiPmeNt ltd.1802 Stadacona West
Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402Fax: 306.694.0607
Contact: Brent CampbellEmail: [email protected]
pRinCe alBeRtuNified Auto PArts iNc.
365 - 36th Street West, Unit 7Prince Albert, SK S6V 7L4
Tel: 306.764.4220Fax: 306.763.7988
Contact: Mark KrasickiEmail: [email protected]
ReginatrActioN
405 Park St., Regina, SK S4N 5B2Tel: 306.721.8333Fax: 306.721.4446
Contact: Max DeversEmail: [email protected]
sasKatoontrActioN
#2 - 2915 Faithfull AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 8E8
Tel: 306.244.9877Fax: 306.244.9878
Contact: Nathan PoundEmail: [email protected]
sWift CuRRentBrAke & drive ltd.
1511 Cheadle Street WestSwift Current, SK S9H 5G4
Tel: 306.773.7293Fax: 306.773.5511
Contact: Bruce BordenEmail: [email protected]
WeyBuRnsoutHerN iNdustriAl & truck ltd
300 Hwy 13 South Service RoadCrossroads Industrial Park
Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7Tel: 306.842.2422Fax: 306.842.6264
yUkon
WHiteHoRsePAcesetter trAdiNg co. ltd.
171 Industrial RoadWhitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5M7
Tel: 867.633.5908Fax: 867.456.2824
Contact: Fred [email protected]
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edMontontruck ZoNe iNc.
15816 - 111th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5M 2R8
Tel: 780.451.0225Fax: 780.452.3499
Contact: Jason Shesky
foRt sasKatCHeWantRuckpRo FoRt sAskAtchewAn
(ApplecARt logistics)11401-85 Avenue Unit #13
Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0A9Owner: Rick McIntoshGen Mgr: Don Lehman
Tel: 780.998.5030Fax: 780.998.5025
gRande pRaiRieBrAdviN trAiler sAles ltd.
10920 - 87th AvenueGrande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4
Toll Free: 800.665.0509Tel: 780.539.6260Fax: 780.539.4247
Contact: Brad WillseyEmail: [email protected]
HigH pRaiRieHigH PrAirie truck &
trAiler ltd.5309 - 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West
P.O. Box 1388High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0Toll Free: 877.523.4754
Tel: 780.523.4777Fax: 780.523.4773
Contact: Crosby RichlloydMinsteRtruck ZoNe iNc.5205 - 65th Street
Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8Toll Free: 800.707.9209
Tel: 780.875.7712Fax: 780.875.4039
Contact: Peter ParkinsonEmail: [email protected]
MediCine HatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.
2111 - 9th Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8
Tel: 403.526.2244Fax: 403.526.1074
Contact: John KaramanosEmail: [email protected]
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peaCe RiveRPeAce truck & trAiler ltd.
9103 - 75th StreetP.O. Box 7647
Peace River, AB T8S 1T2Tel: 780.624.8655Fax: 780.624.8592Contact: Rene Houle
Email: [email protected]
PArtco truck PArts & service20 West Road Industrial Park
Box 1187Sundre, AB T0M 1X0
Toll Free: 800.372.7826Tel: 403.638.3414Fax: 403.638.4232
Contact: Daryl Peters or Scott Lausen
Email: [email protected]
lickmAN truck & trAilerPArts & services ltd.
Bay 26 - 43915 Industrial WayChilliwack, BC V2R 3A4Toll Free: 877.772.6255
Tel: 604.793.9660Fax: 604.793.9620
Contact: Dave Easson or Wayne Cromarty
Email: [email protected]
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CRestoncrestoN truck service ltd.
401 Helen RoadCreston, BC V0B 1G0Owner: John Huscroft
Tel: 250.428.5321Fax: 250.428.7055pRinCe geoRge
totAl truck & equiPmeNt ltd.9122 Rock Island Road
Prince George, BC V2N 5T4Tel: 250.564.6763Fax: 250.564.6761
Contact: Mark ForbesEmail: [email protected]
KeloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck services
105 Adam Road,Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1
Tel: 250.765.7738Contact: Ric D. Viens
Email: [email protected]
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sMitHeRssmitHers PArts & service
3465 Victoria DriveP.O. Box 3910
Smithers, BC V0J 2N0Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5048Contact: Dan Groot
Email: [email protected]
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BRandonrcB truck & trAiler ltd.
5600 Richmond Ave. E.Brandon, MB R7A 7L5
Tel: 204.727.9172Fax: 204.725.4702Contact: Rick Blaine
Email: [email protected]
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BaRRiesimcoe truck & trAiler ltd.
630 Welham RoadBarrie, ON L4N 8Z8
Toll Free: 888.738.1400Tel: 705.728.8222Fax: 705.728.9855
Contact: R.K. (Ken) Bastien
BoltonBoltoN truck & trAiler
1 Simpson RoadBolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.951.9111Fax: 905.951.9113
Contact: Angelo Visco
BRaMptonwestmArk truck ceNtre iNc.
85 Devon RoadBrampton, ON L6T 5A4
Tel: 905.791.7655Fax: 905.791.1014Contact: Stephen To
CaledoniaoNeidA truck & trAiler
634 Fourth LineCaledonia, ON N3W 2B3Toll Free: 800.654.6454
Tel: 905.765.5011Contact: Tom Snyder Jr
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doWnsvieWNortH keele Auto, truck & trAiler rePAir ceNtre ltd.
3915 Keele StreetDownsview, ON M3J 1N6
Tel: 416.638.5963Fax: 416.638.5964
Contact: Sam Schustereden
votH sAles & service iNc.10816 Plank Road 19
Eden, ON N0J 1H0Tel: 519.866.3459Fax: 519.866.3572Contact: Frank Voth
elMiRaw. tHur & soNs ltd.270 Arthur Street North
Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5Tel: 519.669.3991Fax: 519.669.5934
essexkeN lAPAiN & soNs ltd
2119 County Road 15, R.R. #2Essex, ON N8M 2X6Tel: 519.776.6473Fax: 519.776.6475
Contact: Tony LapainetoBiCoKe
ok tire truck rePAir39 Shorncliffe Road
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2Toll Free: 800.661.6681
Tel: 416.236.1277Contact: Darryl Croftgoulais RiveR
goulAis river truck& trActor ltd.
90 Highway 552 EastGoulais River ON P0S 1E0
Tel: 705.649.4788Fax: 705.649.4754
Contact: Darcy LeveilleHaMilton
BArtoN truck ceNtre ltd.483-487 Rennie StreetHamilton, ON L8H 3P6
Tel: 905.544.2626Fax: 905.544.0747
Contact: Ralph PagliusoHanoveR
Hwy #4 truck service ltd.402143 Grey Road 4, R.R. #1
Hanover, ON N4N 3B8Tel: 519.369.5052Fax: 519.369.5961
Contact: Doug Hammond
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HeaRstserge g & d rePAir iNc.
214 Highway 11 EastP.O. Box 1706
Hearst, ON P0L 1N0Tel: 705.362.5633Fax: 705.362.7960Contact: Serge Roy
KapusKasingPAreNt mecHANicAl services
53 Brunelle Road NorthKapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1
Tel: 705.335.3617Fax: 705.337.6880
Contact: Roger Parent
longlaCrAy & doris truck PArts
106 Hamel AvenueLonglac, ON P0T 2A0
Tel: 807.876.2687Fax: 807.876.2570Contact: Ray Bolduc
MississaugaB. ANdrews truck service
ceNtre ltd.6755 Columbus Road, Unit #2
Mississauga, ON L5T 2G9Tel: 905.670.3384Fax: 905.670.5794
Contact: Boyd AndrewsEmail: [email protected]
neW lisKeaRdPioNeer sPriNg & AligNmeNt
437136 Hawn Drive,New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Tel: 705.647.8707Fax: 705.647.9362
Contact: Dan Lachapelle
oaKvillek.i.d. truck & trAiler service1090 South Service Rd. E., Unit A,
Oakville, ON L6J 2X8Toll Free: 800.265.6291
Tel: 905.842.2942Fax: 905.338.5600
Contact: Michael Dwhytie
osHaWaquAlity truck rePAir iNc.
840 Colonel Sam Drive,Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9
Tel: 905.721.2788Fax: 905.721.0459
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piCtond.m.d. truck equiPmeNt
services iNc.5 McDonald Drive
Picton, ON K0K 2T0Tel: 613. 471.2060Fax: 613.471.2059
Contact: Jason DoxseepResCott
Brockville trActor-trAiler mAiNteNANce
3524 County Road 26, R.R. #2Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
Tel: 613.925.2889Fax: 613.925.4933
Contact: George ThornesiMCoe
wilsoN truck & trAiler401 Queensway West
Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 5B3Tel: 519.428.0501Fax: 519.428.4631
Contact: Duane & Lori WilsonsudBuRy
sudBury truck & trAiler ceNtre iNc.
510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Toll Free: 800.461.4023Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Dennis MonticellitHundeR Bay
trActor trAiler service64 Water Street South
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3Tel: 807.345.5882Fax: 807.345.1559Contact: Felice Meo
veRneRmoBile mecHANicAl services
11769 Hwy 64Verner, ON P0H 2M0Tel: 705.594.1319Fax: 705.594.1548
Contact: Reg Rainville
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sasKatoonA-liNe frAme & AligNmeNt
3246 Millar AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2
Tel: 306.931.6612Fax: 306.931.6615
Contact: Stan & Fred NeudorfEmail: [email protected]
TraNspOrT FOr ChrisT
What Does the Bible Say to Lonely People?By ChaplaiN leN reiMer
Time and aga in throughout the Old Testament, we
find the Lord reaching out to His people, revealing Himself to them, desiring to be with them and com-municating with them.
The Bible has this to say: “The Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make
you a people for Himself.” God desires compan-ionship, fellowship, and communion with those who will share His ex-pressions of friendship. We can count on the close communion of the Lord, even if everyone else abandons us. We see this in the life of Jesus. On the very night He was arrested and put on trial, the trial that led to His crucifixion. He said to
His disciples, “Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone.”
Can you hear the pain in that statement? Jesus knew what it was to be lonely! But then He said, “And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me”, (John 16:32). Jesus knew what it was like to be comforted even
in the face of abandon-ment.
When loneliness en-gulfs us, the first thing we must do is to turn our focus away from what we don’t have to what we do have. So what do we have, you may ask? God Himself! You can never be alone once you have trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior. He promises that He dwells within you once you have re-
ceived Him into your life. He is then connected to you, just as a vine and a branch are connected. In the same way that sap flows through a vine and its branches, so, too, the love of Christ flows in you and through you. He abides in you, and you abide in Him.
You are one being with Christ. You share with Him the most intimate relationship possible - an
eternal, spiritual intimacy (John 15: 1-9). The depth of that Intimacy, to a great extent, is up to you. How much do you desire that intimacy with the Lord? How willing are you for Him to reveal Himself to you? Even without a con-certed effort at union, you can never totally isolate yourself from the Lord. He is always there, desir-ing to move ever closer to you.V
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aiRdRie
Flying J cARdlock85 East Lake Cres.,Airdrie, AB T4B 2B5Tel: 403.948.4193
Parking for 10.
BRooKs
Flying J tRAvel plAZA1260 Cassils Road East,
Brooks, AB T1R 1B7Tel: 403.362.5594
Parking for 20, Showers (2).
BonnyvillecougAR Fuels ltd.5602 – 54th Avenue
Bonnyville, ABTel: 780.826.3043Fax: 780.826.6353
Convenience store, cardlock & showers.
CalgaRy
cAlgARy husky tRAvel centRe2525 – 32nd Avenue NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 6B7Tel: 403.291.1233www.myhusky.ca
Flying J tRAvel plAZA11511 – 40th Street SE,
Calgary, AB T2H 1L4Tel: 403.720.0904Fax: 403.720.4937
8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 128, Showers (9), CAT Scales, TripPak.
Flying J tRAvel plAZA4216 – 72nd Avenue SE,
Calgary, AB T2C 2C1Tel: 403.236.2404
5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 15, Showers (2), TripPak.
CalgaRy
Flying J cARdlock2525 – 23rd Street NE,Calgary, AB T2E 7M1Tel: 403.250.3835
AlbErtA
CalgaRy
Flying J deAleR4949 Barlow Trail SE,Calgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6250Fax: 403.235.5095
7 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 80, Showers (9).
RoAdking tRAvel centRe4949 Barlow Trail SECalgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6251Fax: 403.235.5095www.roadking.ca
dRayton valley
Flying J cARdlock5505 Jubilee Avenue,
Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1S3Tel: 801.725.1370
edMonton
Flying J cARdlock15609 – 121A. Avenue,Edmonton, AB T5V 1B1
Tel: 708.413.9116
Flying J deAleR16806 – 118th Avenue,Edmonton, AB T5V 1M8
Tel: 780.455.1111Fax: 780.482.4448
6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 100, Showers (8).
edson
Flying J cARdlock2520 – 2nd Avenue,Edson, AB T7E 1N9Tel: 780.723.4744
foRt MCMuRRay
Flying J cARdlock345 Sakitawaw Trail,
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4E4Tel: 780.743.3545
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gRande pRaiRie
Flying J cARdlock
9212 – 108th Street,Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4C9
Tel: 780.532.2378
gRassland
Flying J deAleR
1st Avenue, 1st Street,Grassland, AB T0A 1V0
Tel: 780.525.2295Fax: 780.525.2297
10 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 75, Showers (2).
Hanna
Flying J deAleR
Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South,Hanna, AB T0J 1P0Tel: 403.854.5000
3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 100, Showers (2).
HigH level
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
10529 – 96th Street,High Level, AB T0H 1Z0
Tel: 780.926.2066Parking for 25.
Hinton
Flying J cARdlock
294 Kelly Road,Hinton, AB T7V 1H2Tel: 801.725.1370
leduC
nisku tRuck stop
Suite 201 – 8020 Sparrow DriveLeduc, AB T9E 7G3Tel: 780.986.7867Fax: 780.986.7898
Web: www.myhusky.caOpen 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store,
showers, scale.
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letHBRidge
Flying J cARdlock1005 – 43rd Street,
Lethbridge, AB T1K 7B8Tel: 403.328.4735
lloydMinsteR
Flying J cARdlock5109 – 63rd Avenue,
Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E7Tel: 780.875.2990
Parking for 12, Showers (2).
husky tRAvel centRe5721 – 44th Street
Lloydminster, AB T9V 0B3Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.ca
MediCine Hat
husky tRAvel centRe561 – 15th Street SW
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2Tel: 403.527.5561
petRo cAnAdA cARd lockAgCom Petroleum Fuel Sales
1802 – 10 Avenue, SWMedicine Hat, AB
Tel: 403.527.6411Fax: 403.529.1660
Showers.
nanton
Flying J deAleR2810 – 21st Avenue,Nanton, AB T0L 1R0Tel: 403.646.3181Fax: 403.646.6233
3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 40, Showers (3), Humpty’s Restaurant.
nisKu
Flying J tRAvel plAZA302 – 20th Avenue,Nisku, AB T9E 7T8Tel: 780.955.3535
5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 8, Showers (2), Pizza, TripPak.
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Red deeR
Flying J tRAvel plAZA6607 – 67th Street,
Red Deer, AB T4P 1A4Tel: 403.346.2842Fax: 403.346.2852
5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 26, Showers (4), Pizza.
RedCliff
Flying J cARdlock115 Lockwood Street,Redcliff, AB T1A 7T9Tel: 403.526.2669
RyCRoft
Flying J tRAvel plAZAHwy #49 & 2, Box 73,Rycroft, AB T0H 3A0Tel: 780.765.3740Fax: 780.765.3748Parking for 8, Pizza.
sHeRWood paRK
Flying J tRAvel plAZA50 Pembina Rd.,
Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2G9Tel: 780.416.2035Fax: 780.416.2084
8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 142, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pepperoni’s,
CAT Scales, TripPak.stRatHMoRe
RoAdking tRAvel centRe stRAthconA inc.
26 Strathmoor DriveSherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6
Tel: 780.417.9400Fax: 780.417.9449
stRatHMoRe
stRAthMoRe husky tRAvel centRe
436 Ridge RoadStrathmore, AB T1P 1B5
Tel: 403.934.3522Fax: 403.934.3555
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.myhusky.caOpen 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store,
showers.
AlbErtA
WHiteCouRt
Flying J cARdlock
Hwy # 43 & West Mtn. Road,Whitecourt, AB T7N 1S9
Tel: 780.778.3073
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aBBotsfoRd
Flying J cARdlock
929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way,Abbotsford, BC V2S 4N2
Tel: 604.850.1594Showers (1).
annaCis island
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
1291 Cliveden Avenue,Annacis Island, Delta, BC V5M 6G4
Tel: 604.521.4445Parking for 4, Showers (1), TripPak.
CHilliWaCK
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
7970 Lickman Rd.,Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A9
Tel: 604.795.7265Parking for 21, Showers (2).
chilliwAck husky tRAvel centRe
7620A Vedder RoadChilliwack, BC V2R 4E8
Tel: 604.858.5113www.myhusky.ca
CHilliWaCK
chilliwAck petRo – pAss
45461 Yale Road WestChilliwack, BC
Tel: 604.795.9421Fax: 604.792.8931
[email protected] cardlock open 24hrs, 7 days, convenience store open Mon
- Fri, 8 am - 5 pm (washrooms).
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Welcome to our complimentary Truck STop DirecTory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination. For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at [email protected].
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cool cReek Agencies7985 Lickman Road
Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9Tel: 604.795.5335Fax: 604.794.5080
[email protected] islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking
& CAT scaleCRanBRooK
Flying J cARdlock2209 Theatre Road,
Cranbrook, BC V1C 4H4Tel: 250.426.3763
CReston
Flying J cARdlock1411 Northwest Blvd.,Creston, BC V0B 1G6Tel: 250.428.7131daWson CReeK
Flying J cARdlock1725 Alaska Avenue,
Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1P5Tel: 250.782.3111
Showers (2).delta
petRo cAnAdAsouthcoAst petRoleuM ltd.
10178 Nordel CourtDelta, BC
Tel: 604.581.3835Fax: 604.581.3850
[email protected], fax, photocopier, nearby gov’t scale, restaurant & ATM.
foRt st. joHn
Flying J cARdlock9407 – 109th Street,
Fort St. John, BC V1J 6K6Tel: 250.785.3052
golden
Jepson petRoleuM ltd.Box 1408, Golden, BC V0A 1H0
Tel: 250.344.6161Fax: 250.344.2232
[email protected] 8 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri, lubes & propane, 24hr cardlock, regular,
diesel & diesel mark.
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Hope
dogwood vAlley husky seRvices
27051 Baker RoadHope, BC V0X 1L3Tel: 604.869.9443www.myhusky.ca
Flood hope husky tRAvel centRe
61850 Flood – Hope RoadR.R. #2, Hope, BC V0X 1L2
Tel: 604.869.9214www.myhusky.ca
KaMloops
Flying J deAleR
175 Kokanee Way,Kamloops, BC V2C 6Z2
Tel: 250.573.3027Fax: 250.573.7820
8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 125, Showers (5).
MeRRitt
Flying J cARdlock
2190 Douglas Street North,Merritt, BC V0K 2B0Tel: 250.280.1555
Wagons West Travel Plaza3999 Airport Road
Merritt, BC V1K 1R2Tel: 250.378.2100Fax: 250.378.6060
Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, convenience store, showers, TV
with cable, Greyhound.
neW WestMinsteR
Flying J cARdlock
24 Braid St.,New Westminster, BC V3L 3P3
Tel: 604.522.6511
osoyoos
husky tRAvel centRe
9206 – 97th StreetR.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2
Tel: 250.495.6443www.myhusky.ca
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pRinCe geoRge
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
4869 Continental Way,
Prince George, BC V2N 5S5
Tel: 250.563.1677
Showers (3).
siCaMous
husky tRAvel centRe
1340 Trans Canada Hwy.
Sicamous, BC V0G 2V0
Tel: 250.836.4675
Fax: 280.836.2230
Contact: Shelley Arvandel
www.myhusky.ca
Open 24-7, restaurant (6 am - 10pm), convenience store,
showers, laundry facilities, parking, photocopier, oil products, ATM & fax
machine.
vanCouveR
Flying J cARdlock
8655 Boundary Road,
Vancouver, BC V5S 4H3
Tel: 604.454.9578
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BRandon
BRAndon husky tRAvel centRe
1990 – 18th Street North
Brandon, MB R7C 1B3
Tel: 204.728.7387
www.myhusky.ca
Headingley
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
4100 Portage Avenue,
Headingley, MB R4H 1C5
Tel: 204.832.8952
Fax: 204.832.9104
8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 150, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT
Scales.
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MoRRis
MoRRis husky
Hwy 75 South, Box 989Morris, MB R0G 1K0Tel: 204.746.8999Fax: 204.746.2611
[email protected]: www.myhusky.ca
Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant Mon.- Fri. 6am - 1pm, Sat. & Sun.
7 am - 11pm, cardlock, ATM, convenience store with lottery,
showers.
poRtage la pRaiRie
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
Highway 1 East,Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 3B2
Tel: 204.857.9997Parking for 40.
Winnipeg
Flying J Travel Plaza1747 Brookside Blvd.,Winnipeg, MB R2C 2E8
Tel: 204.633.0663Showers (2), TripPak.
Flying J cARdlock
131 Warman Road & Hwy. #59,Winnipeg, MB R2J 3R3
Tel: 204.231.5485
petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss
500 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB
Tel: 204.949.7292Fax: 204.949.7295
Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking.
petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss
928 Marion Street,Winnipeg, MB
Tel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288
Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry
facilities, showers & parking
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aulaCAulAc Big stop ciRcle k
170 Aulac RoadAulac, NB E4L 2X2Tel: 506.536.1339Fax: [email protected]
Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,
convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT
scale.
gRand falls
petRo pAss315 Ouellette Street
Grand Falls, NBTel: 506.473.5575Fax: 506.475.9816
Toll Free: [email protected]
Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers,
laundry facilities, internet services, showers, parking & CAT scale.
MonCton
petRo cAnAdAExit 450, 2600 Mountain Road
Moncton, NB E1G 3T6Tel: 506.859.6000Fax: 506.859.6005
Open 24-7, convenience store, fast food, ATM & washrooms.
peRtH – andoveR
toBique one stopExit 115, Perth – Andover, NB
Tel: 506.273.9682Fax: 506.273.9682
Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge with large screen,
restaurant, satellite TV, convenience store, showers, laundry, parking &
free high-speed internet.
salisBuRy
sAlisBuRy Big stop2986 Fredericton RoadSalisbury, NB E4J 2G1
Tel: 506.372.3333Fax: 506.372.0083
Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience
store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale
Waasislincoln Big stop ciRcle k
415 Nevers Rd.Waasis, NB E3B 9E1Tel: 506.446.4444
Driver Fax: [email protected] 24-7, Irving FP Solution
I - 24, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers,
laundry facilities, free overnight parking.
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edMundston
edMundston tRuck stop
Exit 19, 100 Grey Rock RoadEdmundston, NB E7C 0B6
Tel: 506.737.2010Fax: 506.737.2015
[email protected] 24/7 365 days, full service islands, diesel, cardlock, propane,
lubricants, driver’s lounge and business centre, seafood & burger restaurant (Le Pirate de la Mer), convenience store, washrooms, showers (4), laundry facilities,
parking for 75 trucks, double car wash & 2 bay pet wash, Wi-Fi, ATM,
fax & photocopier.
WoodstoCK
MuRRAy’s tRuck stop
Exit 191, 198 Beardsley RoadWoodstock, NB
Tel: 506.328.2994Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148calving.murraystruckstop@
gmail.comwww.murraystruckstop.ca
Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire sales & service.
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enfield
enField Big stop (ciRcle k)6757 Hwy #2
Enfield, NS S2T 1C8Tel: 902.882.2522Fax: 902.883.1769
Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant (6 am - 11pm), convenience store, showers
& parking.
tRuRo HeigHts
tRuRo heights ciRcle k86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13,
Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499
Open 24-7, self service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,
convenience store, showers & parking.
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aRnpRioR
AntRiM tRuck stop
580 White Lake Road,Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9
Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003
Toll Free: [email protected]
Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, overnight parking, drivers’ lounge, CAT scale, garage service facilities, tire service, Western Star
truck dealer.
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Belleville
10 AcRe tRuck stop902 Wallbridge Loyalist Road
Belleville, ON K8N 5A2Tel: 613.966.7017
Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at 613.966.4740
[email protected]: www.10acre.com
Restaurant & Store - Mon-Fri 6 am-11pm, Sat & Sun 7 am-8pm,
convenience store, showers, parking, Esso Card Lock & Retail
Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry facilities and CAT Scale.
ultRAMAR25 Bellevue Dr., Hwy 401 Exit 538(rear of Ultramar Service Station)
Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5Tel: 613.771.1755
Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, showers,short–time parking &
drivers’ lounge.
CaRdinal
730 tRuck stop2085 Shanly Road,Hwy 401 Exit 730,
Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0Tel: 613.657.3019
Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, overnight parking &
drivers’ lounge.
CoRnWall
FiFth wheel tRuck stop1901 McConnell Avenue,
Hwy 401 Exit 792Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6
Tel: 613.933.8363Fax: 613.932.3952
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, full-service fuel islands, convenience
store fuel bar, take-out food, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck
wash, propane, Sunoco Cardlock, restaurant, 200+ truck parking,
private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, Bell Canada internet kiosk, barber shop, ATM, drug testing centre, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking), tire shop, lube shop, mechanic
shop, Irving cardlock.
Flying J AssociAte3250 Brookdale Avenue,Cornwall, ON K6H 5T3
Tel: 613.933.5668Fax: 613.933.8053
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deseRonto
quick stop215 Hwy #49
Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0Tel: 613.396.3043Fax: 613.396.1449
Open 6 am - 10pm, 7 days, full-service islands, Subway,
convenience store, parking & coffee drive-thru.
dunvegan
esso – dunvegAn1515 County Road #20,
(Hwy 417 Exit 51)Dunvegan, ON
Tel: 613.527.1026 or613.627.2100
Fax: 613.527.2726Open 24-7, full-service islands,
restaurant (Tim Horton’s), convenience store, parking & ATM.
joyCeville
kingston husky tRuck stopJoyceville Road,
(Hwy 401 Exit 632)Joyceville, ON
Tel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca
Kingston
esso – kingstonHwy 401 Exit 611
Kingston, ONTel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162
Open 24-7
ultRAMAR1993 Hwy 15, Exit 623Kingston, ON K7L 4V3
Tel & Fax: [email protected]
Open 24/7, fast-food, convenience store, ATM, overnight parking.
ottaWa
ultRAMAR3199 Hawthorne Road,(Exit 110 off Hwy 417)
Behind Ultramar Service StationOttawa, ON K1G 3V8Tel: 613.248.9319
Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms,
drivers’ lounge, showers & short-time parking
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spenCeRvilleAngelo’s tRuck stop2025 County Road 44
Spencerville, ON K0E 1X0Tel: 613.925.5158Fax: 613.925.5158
Open 7 days, game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking & CAT scale.
vanKleeK Hill
heRB’s tRAvel plAZA21160 Service Road,Exit 27 off Hwy 417
Vankleek Hill, OntarioToll Free: 800.593.4372
Tel: 613.525.2120Fax: 613.525.1595
[email protected] 24-7 drivers’ lounge,
restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, internet services, showers & parking.
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BRadfoRd
BRAdFoRd husky tRAvel centReHwy 400 & 88Bradford, ON
Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca
HWy 144 @ 560awAteRshed cAR & tRuck stop
Hwy 144 & 560ATel: 705.655.4911 or
705.523.4917Fax: 705.523.4160
Flying J tRAvel plAZA410 Government Road East,Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2X7
Tel: 705.337.1333Fax: 705.337.1208
5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 40, Showers (4).
lanCasteR
Flying J tRAvel plAZA20382 Old Highway #2,Lancaster, ON K0C 1N0
Tel: 613.347.2221Fax: 613.347.1970
11 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 71, Showers (7), Denny’s, CAT Scales,
Bulk Diesel.naiRn CentRe
Jeremy’s truck stoP &Country Restaurant
220 Highway 17 WestNairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0
Tel: 705.869.4100Fax: 705.869.6796
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noRtH Bay
BAytRuck stop
3060 Hwy 11 NorthNorth Bay, ON
Tel: 705.474.8410Fax: 705.495.4076
Toll Free: [email protected]
Web: www.transportmall.comOpen 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, parking & truck repairs within 2 km.
sault ste. MaRie
Flying J cARdlock
987 Great Northern Road,Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K7
Tel: 705.759.8280
sCHReiBeR
Flying J cARdlock
Hwy #17,Schreiber, ON P0T 2S0
Tel: 807.824.2383
sudBuRy
Flying J cARdlock
17 Duhamel Road,Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1
Tel: 705.692.5447
sudBuRy petRo pAss
3070 Regent StreetSudbury, ON
Tel: 705.522.8701Fax: 705.522.4280
Open Mon - Fri. 6 am - 11pm, Sat. 8 am - 8 pm & sun. 10 am - 9
pm, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store (hot food, pizza,
chilli & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.
tilBuRy
pilot tRAvel centeR
19325 Essex County Road 42,Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0Tel: 519.682.1140Fax: 519.682.9221
6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 150, Showers (6), Subway, CAT Scales,
Bulk Diesel.
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tiMMins
esso tRuck stop
2154 Riverside DriveTimmins, ON
Tel: 705.268.3400Fax: 705.267.7231
[email protected] 24-7, restaurant, convenience
store, ATM & showers.
WauBausHene
wAuBAushene tRuck stop
21 Quarry Road, Box 419,Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0
Tel: 705.538.2900Fax: 705.538.0452
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BeaMsville
BeAMsville RelAy stAtion
4673 Ontario Street,(Exit 64 off QEW)
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770
[email protected] 24-7, restaurant, convenience
store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
BelMont
london husky tRAvel centRe
Hwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401)Belmont, ON
Tel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.ca
BoWManville
FiFth wheel tRuck stop
2475 South Service Road,(Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road)
Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1Tel: 905.623.3604Fax: 905.623.7109
Open 24 hrs., diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, gasoline (self service), ATM,
propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock,
full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities,
drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ truck parking capacity,
motel (smoking & non-smoking), Bell Canada internet kiosk, Irving
cardlock.
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doRCHesteR
FiFth wheel tRuck stop
3305 Dorchester Road,(Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London)
Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0Tel: 519.268.7319Fax: 519.268.2967
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, blue beacon truck wash, drug
testing centre, gasoline (self serve), ATM, take – out food, open roads chapel, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock,
full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities,
drivers’ lounge, 150+ parking capacity, motel (smoking & non-smoking), arcade room,
convenience store.dRuMBo
tRuckeR’s hAven
Hwy 401, Exit 250,806607 Oxford Road,Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628
etoBiCoKe
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
1765 Albion Rd. & Hwy #27,Etobicoke, ON M9W 5S7
Tel: 416.674.8665foRt eRie
ultRAMAR
1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW)Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4
Tel: 905.994.8293Open 24 hrs, restaurant,
washrooms, showers, overnight parking & drivers’ lounge.
gRiMsBy
FiFth wheel tRuck stop
398 North Service Road,(Exit 74, off QEW, E. of Hamilton)
(Casablanca Blvd. Exit)Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8
Tel: 905.945.0300Fax: 905.945.1115
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue
Beacon truck wash, ATM, drug testing centre, gasoline, Sunoco
& Irving cardlock, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private
showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room,100+
parking capacity, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking).
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HaMilton
MARshAll tRuck & tRAileR RepAiR & tRuck stop
336 Kenora AvenueHamilton, ON L8E 2W2
Tel: 905.561.4712Fax: 905.561.7757
[email protected]: www.marshalltruck.comOpen 24-7 for cardlock, open 7 am - 12 am Mon - Fri, 7 am - 5
pm Sat, closed Sunday, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,
showers & parking
KitCHeneR
petRo – pAss kitcheneR
120 Conestoga College Blvd.Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6
Tel: 519.748.5550Fax: 519.748.9656
Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry
facilities, showers & CAT scale.
leaMington
Johnny’s gAs BAR
448 Talbot Street WestLeamington, ON N8H 4H6
Tel: 519.326.5231Fax: 519.322.0189
Card lock open 24 hours, 7 days, convenience store, cash discount, diesel exhaust fluid and coloured
fuel.
london
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
3700 Highbury Ave. South,London, ON N6N 1P3
Tel: 519.681.6859Fax: 519.686.8629
12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 200, Showers (17), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT
Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.
Flying M tRuck stop
7340 Colonel Talbot RoadLondon, ON
Tel: 519.652.2728Fax: 519.652.6554
flyingmtruckstop.comOpen 24 hrs, 6 days, full-service
islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet
services, showers, garage on premises & parking
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Milton
FiFth wheel tRuck stop40 Chisolm Dr. (Hwy 401 Exit 320)
Milton, ON L9T 3G9Tel: 905.878.8441Fax: 905.878.9376
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue
Beacon truck wash, ATM, lube shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock,
full-service fuel islands, restaurant, showers, laundry facilities, drivers’
lounge & arcade room, 100+ parking, chapel, motel (smoking &
non-smoking), & lottery tickets.Mississauga
Flying J tRAvel plAZA1400 Britannia Road East,Mississauga, ON L4W 1C8
Tel: 905.564.6216Parking for 80, Showers (3).
napanee
Flying J tRAvel plAZA628 County Road #41, RR 6,
Napanee, ON K7R 3L1Tel: 613.354.7044Fax: 613.354.3796
12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 165, Showers (15), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT
Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.piCKeRing
husky tRAvel centRe200 Clements Road
Pickering, ONTel: 905.428.9700www.myhusky.ca
poRt Hope
ultRAMAR2211 County Road 28
(Hwy 401 Exit 464)Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4
Tel: 905.885.4600Open 24 hrs, lunch counter,
convenience store, washrooms, showers, drivers’ lounge & short-
time parking.stoney CReeK
stop 50 tRuck stop1310 South Service Road(Exit QEW at Fifty Road)
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5C5Tel: 905.643.1151Fax: 905.643.8068
Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking.
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WindsoR
windsoR husky tRAvel centReHwy 401 Exit 14, Tecumseh, ON
Tel: 519.737.6401www.myhusky.ca
WoodstoCK
ultRAMAR535 Mill Street
(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.421.3144Open 24 hrs, restaurant,
convenience store, washrooms, showers, drivers’ lounge &
overnight parking.
BeRnieRes
Flying J tRAvel plAZA1196 Chemin des Olivieres,
Bernieres, QC G7A 2M6Tel: 418.831.3772
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BeRtHieRville
Flying J tRAvel plAZA1181 Ave. Gilles Villeneuve,Berthierville, QC J0K 1A0
Tel: 450.836.65812 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.
MontRealiRving 24
5918, Rue Notre Dame EstMontreal, QC H1N 2C5
Tel: 514.257.8626Fax: 514.259.0910
Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store & laundry facilities.
napieRville
Flying J tRAvel plAZA1 Rang St. Andre,
Napierville, QC J0J 1L0Tel: 450.245.3539
5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.
saint – liBoiRe
Flying J AssociAte1145 Rang Saint Edouard,Saint-Liboire, QC J0H 1R0
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ste. Helene
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
569 rue Principale,
Ste. Helene, QC J0H 1M0
Tel: 450.791.2232
Fax: 450.791.2495
6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.
vaudReuil – doRion
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
2900 Felix – Leclerc,
Vaudreuil – Dorion, QC J7V 9J5
Tel: 450.424.1610
Fax: 450.424.0368
8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 109,
Pepperoni’s, Bulk Diesel.
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estevan
estevAn husky tRAvel centRe
201 – 4th Street,
Estevan, SK S4A 0T5
Tel: 306.634.3109
www.myhusky.ca
SASkAtchEWAn
Moose jaW
Flying J tRAvel plAZA
370 North Service Rd. Hwy #1,Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N9
Tel: 306.693.5858Parking for 10.
Regina
Flying J cARdlock
1511 Ross Ave. East,Regina, SK S4R 1J2Tel: 306.721.0070
Parking for 12, Showers (3).
husky Bulk sAles
210 North McDonald StreetRegina, SK S4N 5W3Tel: 306.721.6880www.myhusky.ca
Regina
ReginA husky tRAvel centRe
1755 Prince of Wales DriveRegina, SK S4Z 1A5Tel: 306.789.3477www.myhusky.ca
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sasKatoon
Flying J tRAvel plAZA3850 Idylwyld Dr. N.,
Saskatoon, SK S7P 0A1Tel: 306.955.6840Fax: 306.955.6846
6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 85, Showers (4), Denny’s/Pepperoni’s.
petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss402 – 51st Street East
Saskatoon, SKTel: 306.934.6766Fax: 306.668.6110
[email protected]’ lounge, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking.
sWift CuRRent
husky tRAvel centRe1510 South Service Road West
(Trans Canada Hwy 1 West)Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1
Tel: 306.773.6444www.myhusky.ca
yoRKton
Flying J cARdlock1910 York Road West, Box 794,
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$165 Million Investment, for DEF at the Pump
Knowing it would make refueling easier and more
convenient for profes-sional drivers, Pilot Flying J first started offering diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump in 2009 and was the first retailer to do so. Considering those bene-fits for drivers well worth pursuing, Pilot Flying J has now invested more than $165 million in expanding its network of DEF at the pump and now offers DEF
at the pump at 3,000 fuel lanes across the U.S..
But the company isn’t stopping there. Pilot Flying J plans to have DEF at the pump available at all diesel lanes by the fall of 2013.
DEF is a nontoxic solu-tion used in vehicles with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems to reduce levels of NOx emissions. Diesel engines purchased after January 1, 2010, require the use of DEF in vehicles using
SCR technology to reduce emissions and meet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2010 tailpipe standards.
In addition to the conven-ience of DEF at the pump, all Pilot Flying J locations sell DEF in one-gallon and 2.5-gallon containers.
For more information about Pilot Flying J and to check which locations offer DEF at the pump, visit www.pilotflyingj.com.V
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Social Media is the next thing on the list of computer
add-ons to enter the truck-ing industry in Canada. I thought it was time for a road trip to the 10 Acres diesel bar to see for myself how drivers feel about things like Facebook and other social media plat-forms.
My question this month is very straightforward: “How do you feel about using different social media platforms in your truck when travelling?”
Guy Gosselin drives for Clarke Transport based in Milton, Ontario. “For me the best piece of equipment I have is my smart phone. I can talk to my family on Facebook, Twitter other drivers and send and receive e-mails from my office. This smart phone of mine has helped me stay in touch with everyone I feel is import-ant.”
Henry Di-Girolamo drives for Clarke Trans-port also based in Milton, Ontario. “I have been on Facebook for quite some time. Now that I am back on the road again, I enjoy having my laptop with me. I don’t feel like I am really missing things at home. Sending e-mails back and forth makes my job a little easier.”
steve GauDrault d r i v e s f o r B e s n e r Transport based in Québec City, Québec. “I enjoy my downtime on the road a lot better working with both my smart phone and my laptop computer. I talk to the office anytime I need to and see my family on Facebook every day.”
CHarles (rebel) CHartranD drives for Kyduc Transport based in Sainte-Véronique, Qué-bec. “All transport drivers need to invest in good cell phones, like the smart phone. A laptop computer with access to the internet is very important. Com-panies in Canada need to invest in social media platforms. The easier it is to say in touch with drivers, the better it is for everyone.”
Let us know what you think. If you have a ques-tion that you as a driver feel should be asked, con-tact me by email at [email protected]
From the
Driver’s SeatBy: Carl MCBriDe
Social Media
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Sequestration Border Cuts Not Expected to Take Immediate Effect
On March 1st, 2013 at 12 pm EST massive budget
cuts in the U.S. - known as sequestration were sched-uled to become official. This does not mean the budget cuts take immedi-ate effect. The Office of Management and Budget must still send to Congress a detailed accounting of the cuts - how much from which agencies and which accounts. CTA has been informed by sources at various ports that the cuts won’t kick-in for at least 30 days due to labour negotia-tions with federal workers. In fact, President Obama told media that the cuts are “not a cliff, but it is a tumble downward.”
Although not official, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on February 14th stated
that Customs and Border Protection would be facing more than half a billion dollars in cuts, and as a consequence CBP would not be able to maintain current staffing levels of border patrol agents and CBP officers as mandated by Congress. Sequestration would force CBP to im-mediately begin furloughs of its employees, reduce overtime for frontline oper-ations, and decrease its hiring to backfill positions. Specifically, beginning April 1, CBP would have to re-duce its work hours by the equivalent of over 5,000 Border Patrol agents and the equivalent of over 2,750 CBP officers.
As CTA reported in its news release the Can-adian trucking industry could be sideswiped as se-questration would severely
impact border operations in the form of five-hour border delays.
The question remains, though, when will the cuts actually be felt by industry, where, and to what de-gree? What we do know is that border officers prob-ably won’t suddenly vanish over the next few days, but whether ports remain fully operational during the entire month of March re-mains a question. CTA and the provincial trucking as-sociations will be working with local ports to monitor the situation. CTA and the provincial associations will distribute updates to mem-ber carriers as we learn them and encourage the carrier community to con-tact their local association and CTA if there are exten-sive delays at the various border crossings.V
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The COMplaCeNCy COaCh
Put the Brakes on Cutting Corners
By BruCe OuTriDge
We all do it, cut-ting corners in our job. It could
be as simple as reading just the summary of an email, doing a quick walk around for an inspection, or eating a receipt at a toll road to make that log book match. It happens to the best of us at any given time and is part of our human psyche, but it can also be the cause of some of the greatest problems in our indus-try, or in any industry for that matter. Think about the last time you took a short cut and regretted it. Maybe you didn’t do that pre-trip inspection to the best of your abilities and got stopped at the scale and fined or put out of service? Maybe you took a short cut through a re-stricted area and got fined for traveling on a no-truck route? We see it every day
in the newspapers and in television reports.
There are the bus driv-ers that have taken a short cut in New York State and took the top off the bus and injured hun-dreds. Recall the story of our favorite ship captain of the Costa Concordia who decided to take a short sightseeing trip that caused the ship to sink off the coast line. There are a number of truckers that have failed to perform proper inspections and found their brakes fail-ing while going down a mountain. Then there are the countless drivers who have dismissed the rules governing their log books or have fallen asleep at the wheel and written off their trucks. Any news-paper or television report on any given day will offer examples. Maybe it has even happened to you?
As we move forward in the transportation in-dustry there will be many more changes above and beyond the ones we have seen to date. As these changes unfold, more people will whine about the state of the transpor-tation industry - many of those will be the ones taking more shortcuts. It’s a vicious circle that may never stop because human nature can be lazy and laziness is what caus-
es us to cut corners. There is only one person that can stop you from cutting corners - you!
It won’t matter how much technology you use or how many excuses you make. It is up to you to take the time to complete tasks without shortcuts. Some of the ways to avoid slipping into cutting cor-ners is to use checklists and develop time man-agement skills. The next time rushing seems to be haunting you and you have that urge to avoid due diligence, think about the ship captain, the bus driver, or the buddy we may have known that fell asleep at the wheel. Then decide the real cost of cutting that corner. After all, the peace of mind you gain by doing a job prop-erly far outweighs the few minutes you might save by doing it improperly. We all know you can’t bring back time, but then again time never killed you!
Bruce Outridge is a trans-portation consultant with over 30 years of experi-ence and author of the book Running By The Mile. For more information on Bruce, visit his website at www.outridge.ca.V
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Truckers Worried About Impact of Impeding US Cuts at Border
Ottawa, Ontario - The alarm bells are ringing on
both sides of the 49th par-allel over the impact of cuts in US federal gov-ernment spending that kicked-in on March 1.
Unless Congress and the White House can come to a budget agreement to lessen the blow - al-though this appears un-likely - the disruption to Canadian business could be massive. The automatic spending cuts, known as sequestration (and the equivalent of 9 per cent of all non-defense pro-grams), were averted in January when talks aimed at keeping the United States from going over the “fiscal cliff” provided a two-month reprieve. It was hoped Democrat-ic and Republican law-makers would use that time to overcome their partisan bickering and re-
solve the budget impasse. That hasn’t happened.
While the repercussions of the sequester will be felt worldwide, with some economists saying it could lead to another worldwide recession, Canada could be particularly impacted considering how reliant it is on trade with the United States for much of its economic output. Over 80 per cent of all Canadian manufacturing output is destined for the United States, so anything that dampens US demand will be felt on this side of the border.
Moreover, border oper-ations themselves could be severely impacted - something that is of great concern to the Canadian trucking industry, which moves about two-thirds of Canada’s trade with the United States.
In testimony before the Senate Committee on Ap-
propriations on Feb. 14, Janet Napolitano, Secre-tary of the U.S. Depart-ment of Homeland Se-curity said the automatic budget cuts that would be imposed on the US Cus-toms and Border Protec-tion (CBP) agency “would make four to five hour wait times (at the border) commonplace and cause the busiest ports to face gridlock situations at peak periods.” She explained how front line CBP staff responsible for processing trucks will be furloughed and overtime budgets to meet peak and unplanned demand will be slashed.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) will stay in contact with port officials to keep on top of the situa-tion and pass information along to trucking compan-ies so they can better pre-pare to cross the border during off-peak periods. However, no one is sure
how things will actually unfold.
“At this point the only thing we can do is prepare for the worst,” says David Bradley, President and CEO of the trucking alli-ance - a federation of the provincial trucking asso-ciations, representing over 4,500 Canadian trucking
companies.Things have just start-
ed to settle down at the border after years of unpredictability and in-stability, Bradley said. “The North American economy cannot afford to revert to the way it was during the bad old days when truck drivers were delayed at
the border for hours on end, wasting fuel, missing delivery windows and exhausting allowable driv-ing hours. Manufacturers and retailers were forced to hold costly inventories to cope with uncertain border transit times and just-in-time turned into just-in-case.”V
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The saFeTy Tip aDviser
Be Aware When Working With Electricity
By alvis viOlO
Electricity is a funny thing. Without be-ing able to hear,
smell or see it (until it’s too late, of course), it’s easy to forget that it’s there, or, occasionally, become a little overconfident when dealing with it.
This lack of awareness surrounding electrical safety is what leads to accidents. When working with electricity you must respect its power and the dangers associated with it. Below you will find quick safety tips to remember when you are working with electricity.
Is The Electrical Project
For You?There are some pro-
jects that are much more dangerous to work with, such as electrical meters, disconnects and panels. If you are not comfort-able working with elec-trical circuits or are just unsure of your electrical knowledge, some of these tougher projects should be left to the professionals. After all, they are specific-ally trained to work with household voltages, not to mention commercial and industrial application voltages.
The First Step to Elec-trical Safety is turning off the power. Always turn off the power to the circuit at the main service panel or disconnect that feeds the circuit you will be working on. Remember, no power to the circuit means that you are safe to proceed. But, how do you know the circuit is definitely off?
You should always test
devices, panels, etc., be-fore touching anything to make sure there is no current. A non-contact voltage tester can detect if the circuit is on before you ever take a switch or outlet out of the box and expose any wires. Simply take off the cover and hold it next to the device. Some of these testers require you to hold a button down to work, so test the tester on something you know, like a lamp chord, before performing this test.
Practice safety when turning on circuit breakers. Let us not forget a great tip about turning on and off breakers in an electrical panel. Always stand to the side of the panel and turn your head when you turn on the circuit breaker in the event of something blowing up or sparks flash-ing. In addition, be sure to protect your hands around electricity. Gloves can pro-tect the hands from sharp
edges of cables, boxes, panels, and tools. They can also protect your hands from cold weather, water, and extreme conditions. Rubber gloves and high voltage gloves can protect you from electrical shock.
As a necessary safety precaution, wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from dust and debris when sawing and drill-ing. This is especially true when working overhead. Safety glasses can also protect your eyes from fragments and other fall-out when cutting wires.
The most important thing to remember this month is that sometimes it might be necessary to call in a contractor who specializes in the task at hand, some-thing many homeowners or employers are unwilling to do because of the extra cost involved. I don’t know about you, but I would rather pay a professional and do it right than try
to save a few bucks and suffer the possible conse-quences.
Drive safe, think positive and be prosperous.
Alvis Violo is the C.E.O. of Emergency Road Ser-vices Corporation, a coast to coast bilingual road-side assistance company
dedicated to the trucking industry in Canada and the U.S. For more informa-tion, visit www.emergen-cyroadservices.com or call 877.377.2262. Please send your questions, feedback or comments about this column to [email protected]
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