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By Marek krasuski

President and CEO of Dawson Truck Parts, Don Cameron, exemplifies the aphorism, “Build it and they will come.” In 1992, after a 38-year career as

claims adjuster, executive, and later head of a research and training division with a major North American firm, Cameron seized the opportunity to fill a market need. “Back then there was really no one providing after-market truck parts to the commercial transportation industry,” he said, recalling what drove him to embark on a post-retirement career. That initial impulse to fill a market niche has since been transformed into North America’s leading providers of aftermarket replacement body parts. Confirms Cameron: “We are the largest North American aftermarket supplier of truck body repair parts for medium and heavy duty trucks.”

Dawson’s successful positioning is anchored in three core principles: prompt service, customer support, and product quality and selection. Indeed, in contrast to past competitors the company regularly updates its

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inventory with the latest model parts, providing customers with compon-ents to fit most medium (Class 5) and heavy duty truck (Class 8) models. The scope of available parts is expansive. “We supply all the parts that would be re-quired for these vehicles,” Cameron said. The com-plete line includes replace-ment hoods, fenders, ex-tensions, bumpers, grilles, lamps, air breathers, fair-ings and doors; this, in addition to new items required to satisfy all customer repair needs. Dawson Truck Parts main-tains an annual inventory totalling nearly $2 mil-lion while continuing to add part numbers to its stockpile. (Part numbers of original manufacturers are for reference purposes only. Dawson parts are not OE parts, but replacement parts for use in the equip-ment of various manufac-turers.)

Another of Dawson Truck Parts’ core values is prompt service, guar-anteed by this supplier’s corporate structure. Daw-son is a one-stop shopping facility. From its 45,000 square foot warehouse in Dallas, Texas the company provides a direct factory point of sale location fully equipped with all catalogued com-ponents. Direct fac-tory point of sale allows for same-day shipment and prompt delivery to customers across North America. Now, Canadian customers can benefit, too, from the addition of a second warehouse loca-tion in Erie, PA, just two hours from the Canadian Border. This expanded facility houses a wide range of high frequency parts such as hoods and headlamps. Aftermarket replacement parts, to date, have been a rare com-modity in Canada due to

a lack of suppliers. Trad-itionally, Canadians have relied on used parts or OEM products, Now, Can-adian consumers in cen-tral and eastern Canada can benefit from the same day shipment of these new, aftermarket alterna-tives, like their American counterparts, selecting from the largest stock of collision-related body parts. Similarly, Canadians in western Canada can source these inventories from Dawson’s new distri-bution warehouse in Cali-fornia.

T h i s facility orders dir-ect from Dawson’s several manufacturing sources in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Taiwan, thereby ac-celerating delivery time as parts do not require trans-port from Dawson’s Dallas location. And because no middle men participate in the delivery cycle, these savings are passed on to

the consumer.Indeed, savings are

cumulative. While con-sumers benefit from the absence of brokers in the distribution chain, they also accrue significant savings on purchases. Don Cameron explains: “Daw-son Truck Parts can sell an engine hood for a medium or heavy duty truck in the range of $1,600 to $1,800. The same truck hood from an OEM would cost be-tween $3,000 and $4,000. Our products can save customers a lot of money as most

parts are 50 to 60 percent less expensive than OE alternatives,” he said.

A significant portion of Dawson’s business is generated by insurance adjusters from across the country focused on re-placing damaged parts,

usually caused by colli-sions, with parts of similar kind and quality. To this end Dawson Truck Parts meets all benchmarks as these aftermarket prod-ucts live up to quality control standards. “Our products have the right fit and finishing properties, just like original equip-ment parts. Finishes are smooth, chrome parts are in good c o n d i -tion and i n s t a l -l a t i o n

time is no longer than with standard components. These products can be as good as, and sometimes better than OE parts, ready for sanding, sealing, prim-ing and colour coating at the point of customer purchase,” Don continued. While collision-related

purchases comprise the lion’s share of Dawson Truck Parts’ business, other consumers looking to replace worn or defect-ive parts also access the company’s services.

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culture of standing behind our product and help-ing customers when a problem arises. We will do whatever is neces-sary. That is how we keep our customers coming back and keep our busi-ness growing since most of our new clients are through word-of-mouth

references. Some of our customers started with us in the early 1990s, and that’s a record we are very proud of.”

Since its humble be-ginnings in 1992 when Dawson Truck Parts began exploring opportunities in the aftermarket replace-ment of truck body parts, this fledgling enterprise has since grown into a robust financial enter-prise, generating over $8 million in annual sales and creating 14 direct jobs in its areas of oper-ations – Texas, California and Pennsylvania. Today, it stands as the proud, pr incipal suppl ier of aftermarket replacement hoods, bumpers, doors, grilles, headlights fenders and skirts on trucks from manufacturers such as Ford, Freightliner, GMC, Mack, International, Ken-worth, Mack, Peterbilt, Volvo, Western Star, and more.

After 23 years in busi-ness Don Cameron, still at the operations helm, is taking corporate expan-sion to a new level by providing Canadian fleets, owner operators, repair shops and insurance rep-resentatives with cost-effective, quality after-market replacement parts directly from strategically located facilities.

To access same day ship-ment service on medium and heavy duty truck body parts, contact:

C e n t r a l a n d e a s t -ern Canada – Dawson North, 901 West 12th St., Ste203, Erie, PA 16501. Phone: 888.572.8040, Fax: 814.454.3313. Email: dawsonnorth@dawsontrk.com.

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July 2014 5

THeMe: TruCk aCCessories

Diversity of Accessories Limited Only By Personal Choice & Pocketbook

By Marek krasuski

By many accounts sales of Class 8 or-ders are showing

a strong resurgence. Ac-cording to FTR, a freight transportation forecast-ing company, net orders demonstrate a “14% year-over year increase and the strongest May since 2006.”

This is good news for e v e r y o n e, i n c l u d i n g manufacturers and sup-pliers of truck accessories. It wasn’t too long ago that some of these companies closed their doors in the face of recessionary times, the shortage of drivers, tougher regulations and retirements. While the driver shortage persists, better times are likely to recharge the accessories market. There’s never a shortage of chrome parts, seat covers, visors, fair-ings and related aerody-namic components readily available from OEM and aftermarket suppliers to fill a need, which can be driven by a desire to sculpt a corporate identity, or by projecting a particular im-age that reflects personal preference. “People want to be identified by their brand. They want people to look at their truck and notice the lights and dec-als and paint jobs. All of these things create an impression and establish a market position,” noted one industry spokes-person.

Owner-operators with a personal stake in de-veloping an image are more likely to opt for out-fitting their rigs with cus-

tom accessories, while in contrast larger fleets with dozens or even hundreds of units prefer a more cost effective approach in which all vehicles are marked the same way with few added features. Others, like police and fire departments, emergency services and municipal-ities typically customize vehicles with specific light-ing configurations and other signature features in order to establish a specific brand.

Canada has no short-age of aftermarket acces-sories suppliers. Shield Truck Accessories, based in Aylmer, Ontario offers a range of stainless bump-ers, battery box covers, stainless coolant pipes, grilles, lighting options and fibreglass fenders and other accessories. The company also provides custom laser cutting and machining for integrating logos and names onto trucks. Shield uses 304 #8 mirror finish stainless materials, considered to have quality properties. Products can be custom made and come with war-ranties.

A major supplier of stain-less steel parts, TRP uses 304 or 403 - grade steel that resists corrosion while providing plating that leaves an even and attractive finish. The com-pany’s inventory is exten-sive, offering a variety of accessories that include fenders, bumpers, kick panels, skirts, tool boxes and interior components such as knobs and panels.

Further afield in east-ern Canada, Never Enuf Chrome has been making inroads in the accessories market by sourcing and providing distinctive lights and chrome accessories with unique characteris-tics which co-owner, Dan Boudreau, says “bring special character and ap-peal to trucks.” Boudreau and his partner created

the business in the belief that the market would support another company offering a wider range of specialty chrome prod-ucts at competitive price points. This dealer lit-erally takes its show on the road by transporting a showroom-equipped trailer to functions and other industry events. The unit is decked out with an eye-catching airbrushed exterior and an interior sporting a tasteful amount of stainless steel panels, shelving, and displays of polished truck hardware and lighting products. The New Brunswick-based company has been ap-pointed Atlantic Canada dealer for Lincoln Chrome.

The Vaughan-based sup-plier, Class Eight Manu-facturing, is known for its high quality fender prod-ucts, mud flap hangers and accessories. A high end fender machine pro-duces quality, made-to-measure products and the company says its carefully packaged fenders ensure that products are intact upon delivery, thereby addressing longstand-ing customer complaints about damaged shipments in the industry. Class Eight Manufacturing services OEM and aftermarket parts suppliers in North America.

Some discussion has focused on the best qual-ity material for fenders - typically the choice be-tween traditional metal and polymer plastic. The mirrored stainless steel classic fender continues its appeal with a gleam-ing reflective shine. Steel fenders generally do not crack when reinforced material is added. Plastic fenders have their propon-ents too since they don’t dent and are less vulner-able to scratching.

One company, Minimiz-er, has attempted to blend the best properties of both types into a new product.

This firm’s poly fender is constructed with a poly HDPE composite material which the company says is the only manufacturer with proprietary thermo-form technology to con-struct the Minimizer poly fender. Its reported attrib-ute is resilience - it won’t crack, dent or rust, and some models come with a metallic appearance as well.

Aerodynamic technolo-gies are capturing more attention in the accessor-ies market as every owner tries to whittle down fuel costs. Largely considered essential only to trucks, research has since shown aerodynamic drag cre-ated by trailers accounts for nearly three quarters of total drag on a tractor trailer combination. Com-panies today are looking at the whole picture and considering various trailer designs and incorporating them into their fleets. A combination of fuel prices, emissions reduction regu-lations, pressures to adopt a “greener” corporate pro-file, and growing aware-

ness are strong incentives for companies to reassess the cost-benefit ratio of trailer technologies.

The company, Airtab, has patented unique wishbone-shaped vortex generators designed to increase vehicle aerody-namic performance and fuel economy by reducing aerodynamic pressure drag at two key locations; the tractor-trailer gap and the rear facing surface (the base area) of any com-mercial or private square backed vehicle or trailer that routinely attains high-way speeds. These devices are peeled and attached to targeted areas and re-quire no hinges, brack-ets or other attachments. Mounted on both tractors and trailers at the crucial drag production points, Airtabs will reduce tur-bulence, improve vehicle stability, and reduce drag by changing the direction of the dominant wind flow pattern. Airtab installation requires one man hour per unit.

Solus Solutions is an-other business that de-

velops advanced truck and trailer aerodynamic drag reduction technology to reduce fuel consumption. The company says all its innovations “are aerody-namically robust and ad-dress the high drag areas on the target vehicles. All products satisfy the usabil-ity and durability criteria demanded by the trucking fleet owners and operators and have been verified by and are compliant with state and federal require-ments and regulations.”

The diversity of interior and exterior accessor-ies can be about as far ranging as the costs. Full tilt makeovers of Class 8 trucks, for example, are known to cost in excess of $100,000 with rigs sporting everything from gleaming exhaust systems to stain-less steel tank wraps. The costs may seem excessive - even paint jobs can run a cool $30,000 - but not surprising considering the amount of work, exper-tise, time and creativity invested in transforming a regular rig into an eye-catching work of art.V

July 2014 6

In Business “Cash is King”By Bruce Sayer

There is an old say-ing in business that “Cash is King”.

Have you ever wondered if you’ll have enough cash to make this week’s pay-roll or to pay your tax remittances, most truck company owners do at one point or another! By regularly forecasting your business’s cash flow, you’ll know and will be able to plan accordingly. So how does a company perform meaningful financial fore-casting? The answer lies in accurate monitoring, reporting and analysis.

The Statement of Cash Flows, one of the main financial reports, identifies the cash that is flowing in and out of the company. It integrates information from the balance sheet, income statement and other reports to provide an overview of the company’s financial status. Because the income statement is prepared under the ac-crual basis of account-ing, all revenues reported may not have been col-lected. To understand the exact and current status of your company’s finances, you now need to con-sider the Accounts Re-

ceivable Aging Schedule. This report categorizes a company’s accounts re-ceivable according to the length of time an invoice is outstanding. Accounts receivable aging is a vital report that helps to deter-mine the financial health of your customer base and therefore the health of the company.

If the accounts receiv-able aging for a truck-ing company indicates that receivables are being collected much slower than normal, this may be a warn-ing that business is slowing or that the company is taking greater credit risk in its customers. If you dis-cover that a significant percentage of your customers are slow in paying their bills, you should r e - e v a l u a t e your credit and c o l l e c t i o n s policies and make some c h a n g e s . I n v o i c e Factoring is an ideal s o l u t i o n to overcome this situation.

When you factor, there’s no more guessing as to when a customer may get around to paying you. Instead you  know  you will receive cash, usually within 24 hours of issuing your invoice, allowing you to forecast cash flow with greater certainty. Hav-ing a steady, dependable stream of cash flow lets you manage your busi-

ness’s payables simply and with considerably less stress.

The benefit of Factoring reaches well beyond the ability to quickly convert invoices to cash. When you factor with a rep-utable and knowledge-able firm like Accutrac Capital, your company also benefits from pro-

fessional Accounts Re-ceivable Management, unlimited access to credit reports and a dedicated Accounts Manager to help you understand the infor-mation. This will help you reduce bad debt and keep your cash flow healthy.

Finding the right alterna-tive financial provider to

f a c t o r y o u r invo ices i s highly critic-al. Look for a reputable firm that dis-closes the

needed de-tails upfront to make an i n f o r m e d d e c i s i o n . Reviewing y o u r A c -c o u n t s R e c e i v -able Aging S c h e d u l e with the fac-toring com-pany prior to committing to their ser-

vices is vital to making the right deci-sion. You may have

$100,000.00 in receivables

from various customers, but if your factoring com-pany does not consider all your customers as credit worthy, you may discov-er not all your invoices will receive funding. In other words, you may only receive $40,000.00 or $50,000.00 in advan-ces, the remaining re-ceivables are considered un-fundable.

Too many trucking com-panies have signed up with a factoring provider only to find out that a por-tion of their receivables cannot be funded. A rep-utable factoring company, like Accutrac Capital, will assess all your financials, including the Accounts Receivable Aging Sched-ule to ensure you have a clear understanding of how much cash you can expect to have ad-vanced to you from your customer base. Further, Accutrac also provides you with tools, resources and practical advice on the best ways to forecast, track and manage your cash flow.

For more information about financial services for the trucking indus-try, visit www.Accutrac-Capital.com.V

July 2014 7

Cross BorDer serviCes

Travelling Cross Border With Pets

By Dawn Truell

Our summer holi-day season has arrived, and as

we begin making plans for travel with our fam-ilies, many of us bring along our pets because they are an important part of our family and we choose not to leave them behind. Often we won-der what, if any, are the requirements when we cross the borders Canada – U.S. or international

borders. When crossing any Canada-US border by land the same rules apply for both countries. All pets are subject to heath, quarantine, agri-culture and wildlife re-quirements according to the guidelines set out by Animal Plant Health In-spection Service, Center for Animal Welfare and the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Dogs must be vaccinated against rabies at least 30 days prior to entry, except for puppies younger than 3 months. A dog with an unexpired health certifi-cate meets these require-ments.  These conditions apply to service dogs as well. Unfortunately, if you do not comply your dog must be confined for 30 days (it takes that long for the vaccination to take ef-fect) and you have to sign

a confinement agreement. For air travel you must have a certain sized dog carrier according to the guidelines of the specific airline. Since they are all different it is advisable to contact your air carrier for size details. Only small dogs are allowed in the cabin on planes and are confined to a soft-sided airline approved carrier. Medium to large dogs must go in the cargo sec-tion with baggage in an airline approved hard shell carrier.

Cats are subject to in-spection at ports of entry. If they appear to be ill they may be denied entry and subject to further exam-ination by a licensed Vet at the port of entry at the owner’s expense. Cats are not required to have proof of rabies vaccination. For air travel, cats also have to be confined to a small soft-sided airline approved carrier in the cabin.

Cats and Dogs that are being imported into Ha-waii will be quarantined for 130 days.

Transporting birds re-quires owners to fill out a USDA Import Permit, provide a current health certificate by a licensed veterinarian. Birds must be quarantined for 30 days at owner’s expense in a USDA animal import cen-ter when entering the US.

Horses require that owners complete a Vet-erinary Health Certificate and have it signed by an Equine Vet. A HA1964 form is valid for 30 days and a Coggins Test is valid for 6 months. Be prepared to show documentation that your horse will only be in the US or Canada for a short period of time.

When transporting any pet do not use bedding such as hay, straw, grass or other natural materials as they are not allowed due to the risk of har-boring various plant pests.

Exotic animals are a whole other ball game, so you will need to contact the CDC for those regula-tions.

When travelling by Air with your pets you must fill out a Canadian Inter-national Health Certifi-cate, issued by the CFIA. A copy of this form can be printed by accessing the inspection.gc.ca website. Requirements listed above are the same.

In case you were won-dering about food restric-tions, I decide to address that topic as well. You must declare all food prod-ucts;  failure to do so can result in up to $10,000 in fines and penalties. Restricted items include meats, fruits, vegetables,

plants, soil, and products made from animal or plant materials.

One topic that I get asked frequently about is travel-ling with children. If your children have passports please bring them with you. (To obtain a pass-port please go to pass-port.gc.ca. All passports issued after July 1, 2013 are now ePassports which are equipped with digital chips.) IN lieu of passports, birth certificates are re-quired. Parents who share custody of their children must carry copies of legal custody documents. If the

other parent is not travel-ling with you, or if you are travelling with minors for whom you are not the parent or legal guardian, we recommend you carry a letter of consent author-izing you to take the child on the trip.

For information re-garding any topic listed above or anti smuggling, anti human trafficking and anti terrorism initiatives such as PIP, FAST, C-TPAT, CSA please contact Dawn Truell of Cross Border Ser-vices 905.973.9136 dawn-truell@gmail.com www.c-tpat-certified.com.V

8 July 2014

kenworTH

T680 Advantage Road Tour Announced

Kirkland, Washing-ton - Truck oper-ators interested

in maximizing their fuel economy will have an op-portunity to explore the new Kenworth T680 Ad-vantage during a 3-month tour announced by Ken-worth Truck Company.

The new Kenworth T680 Advantage is Kenworth’s most fuel-efficient truck. It begins with the optimized powertrain combination of the 2014 PACCAR MX-13 engine and the Eaton Ful-ler Advantage™ 10-speed automated transmis-sion, and incorporates fuel-economy drive axles (such as a 6x2 configura-tion) and special factory-installed aerodynamic package. As a result, the T680 Advantage with 76-inch sleeper offers up to a 5 percent fuel economy improvement* compared to last year’s T680 76-inch sleeper with 2013 PACCAR MX-13 engine,

Eaton UltraShift® PLUS LAS 10-speed transmis-sion, and Dana DSP40 6x4.

The Kenworth T680 Ad-vantage Road Tour will visit 36 Kenworth deal-er-hosted events in the United States and Canada. The two-country tour be-gins June 23 at Worldwide Equipment in Lexington, Kentucky. The double-expanding, 53-foot tour trailer features an inter-active, self-guided ex-hibit. Visitors can learn more about the T680 Ad-vantage, new Kenworth T880 vocational truck, and 12.9-liter PACCAR MX-13 engine, and Kenworth history.

The tour trailer also includes the 2.1-meter wide cab used by the T680 and T880, new 52-inch sleeper complex reflector headlamps, air-assisted hydraulic clutch, electric-over-air dash switches, trim levels, exterior paint color samples and inter-

ior fabric options, and the Kenworth NavPlus® system. There are videos on the T680 and T880 de-sign process, robotic cab construction, Kenworth history, and a display of Kenworth’s prestigious awards.

For more information visit Kenworth’s Internet home page at www.ken-

worth.com.*Individual fuel econ-

omy improvement will

vary depending on use, road conditions and other factors.V

KENWORTH T680 ADVANTAGE ROAD TOUR SCHEDULEJUNE

June 23: Worldwide Equipment – Lexington / Lexington, Kentucky June 25: Truck Enterprises – Harrisonburg / Harrisonburg, Virginia June 27: Kenworth of Pennsylvania – Dunmore / Dunmore, Pennsylvania June 30: Gabrielli Kenworth of New Jersey – Dayton / Dayton, New Jersey

JULY July 1 MTC Kenworth / Ridgefield Park, New Jersey July 4: Kenworth Ontario – Ottawa / Ottawa, Ontario July 7: Kenworth Quebec / St-Nicolas, Quebec July 9: Kenworth Maska – La Présentation / La Présentation, Quebec July 11: Kenworth Montreal / St-Laurent, Quebec July 14: Kenworth Hamilton / Stoney Creek, Ontario July 15: Kenworth London / London, Ontario July 18: Kenworth of Buffalo / Buffalo, New York July 21: MHC Kenworth – Greensboro / Greensboro, North Carolina July 23: Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina – Greenville / Greenville, South Carolina July 25: MHC Kenworth – Atlanta / Atlanta, Georgia July 28: MHC Kenworth – Chattanooga / Chattanooga, Tennessee July 30: Truckworx Kenworth – Birmingham / Birmingham, Alabama

AUGUST August 1: Kenworth of South Louisiana / Lafayette, Louisiana August 4: Performance Truck – Baytown / Baytown, Texas August 6: Kenworth of South Texas – San Antonio / San Antonio, Texas August 8: MHC Kenworth – Dallas / Dallas, Texas August 11: MHC Kenworth – Little Rock / Little Rock, Arkansas August 13: MHC Kenworth – Kansas City / Kansas City, Missouri August 15: CIT Kenworth Chicago – Mokena / Mokena, Illinois August 18: Kenworth of Indianapolis / Indianapolis, Indiana August 20: Wisconsin Kenworth – Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 22: Rihm Kenworth – St. Paul / St. Paul, Minnesota August 25: Sioux Falls Kenworth / Sioux Falls, South Dakota August 27: Kenworth of Omaha / Omaha, Nebraska

SEPTEMBER September 3: MHC Kenworth – Denver / Denver, Colorado September 8: Kenworth Sales Company – Salt Lake City / West Valley City, Utah September 11: Inland Kenworth – Phoenix / Phoenix, Arizona September 15: Papé Kenworth – Fresno / Fresno, California September 17: NorCal Kenworth – Sacramento / Sacramento, California September 22: Papé Kenworth – Portland / Portland, Oregon September 24: Kenworth Northwest – Lakewood / Lakewood, Washington

The kenworth T680 advantage road Tour will visit 36 kenworth dealer-hosted events in the united states and Canada.

The double-expanding, 53-foot tour trailer features an interactive, self-guided exhibit. visitors can learn more about the

T680 advantage, new kenworth T880 vocational truck, and 12.9-liter paCCar MX-13 engine, and kenworth history.

July 2014 9

Keeping Your Vehicles clean

HACCP & Safe Washing of Trucks

BY JacK JacKson

Transportation of food products is becoming more

of a target by consumer groups and government whose actions are driven by the insistence on clean-liness. What does this mean to the industry? The pressure from custom-ers to ensure the proper distribution and handling of food products is more apparent based on the number of issues that have caused illness and tamper-ing in the past.

The number one concern with transporting food is maintaining the correct temperature to ensure that the product doesn’t spoil and bacterial growth is minimized. The truck’s condition, then, becomes paramount. Many truck companies offer LTL ser-vices for various products, from food to chemicals. Was that truck loaded with hazardous materials prior to the loading of food? How does the industry en-sure the proper cleaning of vehicles to minimize risk?

“The food industry has invested heavily dur-ing the past 20 years in improving the safety of its products. Segments of the industry have volun-tarily embraced the Haz-ard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) approach to food safety. In the same period, the government has been very active in developing and implementing regulations intended to protect and preserve the public health status of the food supply, both at home and abroad. In 1990, due to concerns for contaminating the food supply during transporta-tion, the U.S. Congress passed the Sanitary Food Transportation Act. This

legislation, while seriously flawed, focused attention on the need for food safety transportation programs,” this report noted in Food Safety Magazine, Glen-dale, California.

We have customers that require their trucks to be washed and sanitized, inside and out, after every delivery of their food prod-ucts. Others require their trucks be washed once per week, inside and out. It is becoming apparent that customers are requesting more and more from their trucking companies to eliminate any issues with the transportation of food. As we hear more about e-coli, product recalls and other problems, the indus-try is reacting with 24/7 temperature monitors ac-cessible in real time, with records that are kept for months or years to ensure compliancy.

As technology advances, not only is temperature monitored on trucks, but so is humidity, speed vari-ations, time travelled and more. It’s also revealing how long the truck has sat idle while waiting to be cleaned.

The aforementioned magazine goes on to ad-vise: “Preventive Measures (Category 1 Hazards). Per-form detailed inspection of the trailer for evidence of chemical contamina-tion. Look for oily fluids, white powders, off-odors or other chemical resi-dues. If residues are found, consult the manifest and contact the shipper of the previous load for assist-ance in identifying the compound and its source. Review the appropri-ate Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Remove and dispose of compounds according to the require-ments of the MSDS. Venti-late the trailer with doors open fully and notify man-agement of a Category 1 hazard. Hold the trailer for disposition. If no residues or odors are found, sweep, clean, hot-water wash and sanitize floors and walls. Air dry completely.”

Today’s opportunities to wash and clean a HACCP-required trucks or trailers are many. Do you have a plan?

The Food Safety Maga-zine says that the major impediment to the success-ful implementation of such a program is the lack of available washout stations nationally. Most trucking companies operate cleaning and inspection gantries. The

gantries are terminal-based and for exclusive use with company-owned trailers. The typical gantry has a hot water supply, cleaning chemicals, high-pressure cleaning units and other sanitation materials. How-ever, public washout stations or gantries along U.S. roads and highways are virtually nonexistent. Consequently, if a company wanted to clean

a container prior to taking on an incompatible shipment, it would be hard pressed to find a location that could ac-commodate its trailer.

It’s a changing world and when your customer asks for the HACCP program and needs details on your wash-ing, it should be documented and understood. Why not begin to research and dis-cover before your customers

ask? Be proactive by ensur-ing you have proper wash facilities at your company with the appropriate chem-icals required to sanitize.

Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp. “We solve vehicle washing issues where no one else can.” Email: jjackson@awashsystems.com or call 800.265.7405. Visit our website at www.awash-systems.com.V

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LegaL Matters

Attitude Charges

By Mark reynoLds

When a driver is stopped by an officer for

an alleged offence, very often the driver will re-ceive a ticket or some-times a number of tickets.

When I see multiple tickets written to the same driver for the same traffic stop, I can usu-ally tell if there has been some kind of heated dis-pute between the driver and the officer. This is not the conclusion that I jump to every time a driver receives multiple tickets, but when I see for example, one ticket issued for a safety viola-tion and another six for things like not having the registration signed in ink, or no name on the com-mercial vehicle etc., I can generally assume that the driver and officer have had words, or at least the driver had some choice words for the officer.

Back when I was an MTO officer, there used to be a saying that went, “you keep talking and I’ll

keep writing”. What that means is that the officer has the entire Highway Traffic Act listing a multi-tude of offences, both minor and major, and there is a pretty good chance that most drivers have not complied with these requirements 100%. As a result, there are any number of charges that the officer can lay when dealing with a driver.

It may feel good at the time of the traffic stop to unload on the officer, and heap whatever verbal abuse or education that the driver feels is appro-priate at the time. The officer on the other hand, often sees fit to “educate” the driver in regard to just how many violations the driver has committed by showing the driver these violations in writing on a multitude of traffic tickets. In the end, the officer will recover from the verbal education provided by the driver (usually in a matter of minutes) and the driver will remember the encounter for some time thanks to the many reminders issued by the officer. (I have had clients come to my office with as many as 15 traffic tickets from the same stop).

When you are stopped by an officer for an of-fence, or even for a ran-dom stop at the Inspec-tion Station, it is in your

best interest to remain calm and in most cases say as little as possible. If you feel that the officer has identified an offence for which you do not be-lieve you are guilty, there is nothing wrong with explaining your position to the officer, although many times the officer will simply tell you to dispute your charge in court. This

may not sound reason-able at the time, but if you decide to give the officer a piece of your mind, try to remember that instead of disputing one charge in court, you could be dis-puting a number of them.

Officers deal with many drivers every day, and tend to develop a fairly thick skin when it comes to criticism of their work.

Often they will respond to this criticism as indi-cated above. Given that even minor tickets usu-ally carry a fine of over $100.00 each, the luxury of telling off an officer is something most of us can ill afford.

There is nothing to say that you cannot dispute the officer’s actions, but during the traffic stop

when tempers may be elevated is probably not the time to “educate” the officer.

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 MarkReynolds@OTTLegal.com.V

12 JuLy 2014

July 2014 13July 2014 13

Business insuranCe MaTTers

Within the Perimeters of Immigration Laws

By linDa Colgan

Goods flow in do-mestic or inter-nat iona l com-

merce, and the point to point movement by foreign based commer-

cial vehicles must ad-here to the regulations entrenched in various statute laws. These laws were imposed to pro-tect the movement of freight by foreign domi-c i l ed t ranspor ta t ion operations. On this side of the border the CBSA enforces the Customs Act and Customs Tariff of the goods in transit.

Equipment based in the United States with an American driver is per-mitted to bring legal goods into Canada for deliveries respecting that the goods

are being delivered under incidental international commerce. In retrospect, a Canadian carrier with a Canadian driver is also permitted to traffic legal goods under incidental international commerce. The technical issues en-gulf the pick of loads with-in the intended route of travel, the equipment be-ing used which is deemed import (unless considera-tion has been extended the vehicles must leave within 30 days of entry), and the driver who falls within the perimeters of

immigration laws.The implementation of

these regulations is strictly for economic reasons and the protection of jobs on both sides of the border.

There is a grey area around goods manufac-tured in Canada and stored in US facilities. Once these goods are stored on US soil it becomes more of a transportation issue and where the goods have been manufactured be-comes increasingly ir-relevant. The DOT recog-nizes goods manufactured by a foreign entity and

harboured at a US facility fall within the category of immigration laws.

Also, goods cannot be picked up by a commercial business in Canada, travel through the US to deliver the same goods to another location in Canada. The same laws apply to the US. A US truck cannot pick up in California, pick up in British Columbia, travel through Canada and deliver to Detroit.

There is a quagmire of rules and regulations in-volving cabotage. The best rule of thumb is, if there

are any questions; do not assume the responsibility of interpreting the laws. Best practice would be to enlist the advice of legal counsel who are qualified and study cabotage laws. It’s money well spent.

Linda Colgan has been an Insurance Broker in the transportation industry since 1986 and is Senior Account Executive with Bryson and Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. To contact Linda call at 416.809.3103 or feel free to email Linda at lcolgan@brysoninsurance.ca.V

CoCa-Cola®

Canada Cartage Presented with Coca-Cola Award

Toronto, Ontario – Coca-Cola® pre-sented the first ever

Canadian Carrier of the Year award to Canada Cartage – the country’s largest dedicated fleet provider, at their Carrier Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This year marks the first time Canadian carriers were invited to the corporate conference, and included in consideration for the national award.

The Canadian Carrier of the Year award is pre-sented to the carrier that scores the highest in a series of evaluations and criteria. Winners in each category are determined through the submission of independent scores from Coca-Cola business owners, procurement, and field teams across Canada.

“ C a n a d a C a r t a g e achieved high scores in

each of the major cat-egories,” says Mario Di Rocco, Transport Planning Manager for Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada. “Most notably, Canada Cartage won out over other carriers because of their flexibility, capacity and ability to respond to load demands.”

Other criteria includ-ed scores out of 10 for on-time percentage, ten-der acceptance, cost ef-ficiency and customer service. With such a large dedicated fleet and atten-tion to on-time deliv-ery, Mario says Canada Cartage scored very well among evaluators, “Can-ada Cartage had an on-time delivery record of 100%, which had a large

impact on their customer service ranking.”

Tim Evans, Senior Dir-ector, Business Develop-ment at Canada Cartage accepted the award in

person, and says the com-pany is honoured to be the first Canadian company to receive this distinction from Coca-Cola. “We hold ourselves to very high

service standards and this award reinforces the fact that we are achieving our goals by delivering exceptional service to our customer.”V

14 July 2014

CFMs

Annual One Day Trade Show Attracts Hundreds

The Canadian Fleet M a i n t e n a n c e Seminar (CFMS)

held its 51st annual trade show on June 18 at the Paradise Banquet Hall in Concord, ON. Pro-gramme Chair, Brian Sib-bald, described the event as chock full of displays by exhibitors across the industry spectrum. “Hun-dreds of visitors passed through, taking in in-formation from the 51 booths inside the hall and another 18 with displays outside,” Sibbald said. Sponsors included, but were not limited to, Hal-dex, Kenworth, Volvo, Abrams, and Texis Truck Exhaust, among many others. A number of presentations contribut-ed to the show’s variety, including topics ranging from innovative new products, the telematics

digital age, vocational vehicles, and a presenta-tion by keynote speaker, Rof VanderZwaag, on the College of Trades and PMVI adoption.

Lloyd DeMerchant won the distinguished Volvo Trucks Canada Fleet Main-tenance Manager of the year award. DeMerchant is Penske Leasing’s mainten-

ance manager for eastern Canada.

Established in 1963 by the ATSSA, the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Semin-ar provides opportunities for industry members to participate in these annual events and related shows.

For more information, contact: www.cfmsem-inar.comV

C.H. roBinson

New Approach with Robinson Fresh®

Eden Prairie, Min-nesota – In an effort to raise visibility for

their expertise in fresh pro-duce, C.H. Robinson has created a new global busi-ness brand named Robin-son Fresh® that speaks to the company’s focus on fresh products and offers a clear identity within the produce industry.

Throughout its history, C.H. Robinson has been firmly rooted in the fresh produce industry. Origin-ally founded as a whole-sale produce brokerage house in 1905, C.H. Rob-inson has evolved through innovative product mar-keting strategies, grower development, strategic acquisitions, exclusive nationally recognized brands, and proprietary seed development to be-come one of the largest produce companies in the world.

The launch of Robinson Fresh® unifies the C.H. Robinson, FoodSource, Rosemont Farms, and Timco Worldwide entities under one global business brand. Combined, Rob-inson Fresh® is a market share leader in key con-sumer driven categories such as asparagus, corn, dry vegetables, greens, melons, and tropical.

Robinson Fresh® is the exclusive marketer of re-spected consumer brands such as Mott’s®, Welch’s®, Tropicana®, Green Giant® Fresh, and Glory Foods®. In addition, Robinson F resh ® o f fe rs Me lon Up!®, Rosemont Farms®, Happy Chameleon®, and Tomorrow’s® Organics proprietary brands to en-sure quality, increase ef-ficiency, and offer variety to give retail consumers the fresh options they demand.

To complement the new branding, Robinson Fresh® launched a new website, www.robinsonfresh.com, which contains download-able content consisting of consumer trends, category insights, and market data.

Robinson Fresh got its start in the produce in-dustry over 100 years ago, providing fresh fruits and vegetables to the settlers of North America. Today, Robinson Fresh is one of the largest produce companies in the world and offers the highest quality products. Robin-son Fresh packs in many well-known private label and consumer brands well as a full line of conven-tional and organic pro-duce through a worldwide network of regional and local growers. For more information about Rob-inson Fresh, visit www.robinsonfresh.com.V

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HealTH & FiTness

The Pillow That’s Right For YouBy Dr. george TraiTses

A good pillow for sleeping should be comfortable to

lay your head upon, but most importantly it must support your neck keep-ing it in alignment with the rest of your spine. There are many different pillows on the market today from traditional feather and fiber ones to shaped pillows, memory foam and buckwheat pil-lows. It can be difficult to know what to choose.

There is no one “best” pillow for everyone. Try these tips to pick the pil-low that’s right for you.

Choose a size of pillow suitable for your body size or frame. The pillow should cover the entire back of your neck to avoid putting pressure on your spine.

Try out the pillow. Most pillows are packaged in a plastic wrapper so you can lay it on a display bed in the store and put your head on it. This is the best way to find out if you are on the right track.

A hypoallergenic pillow is a must if you suffer from allergies, but it is also a good choice for anyone.

Buckwheat filled pillows

have become increasingly popular. Buckwheat is hypoallergenic, it will mold to the contours of your head and neck pro-viding good support, but it will also change shape when you move.

A good quality, sup-portive pillow provides many benefits including a better night’s sleep, im-proved circulation, fewer

aches and pains and even reduced snoring. Take your time and choose care-fully. Your neck and

back will thank you for it!For more information

on health and safety visit the Ontario

Chiropractic A s s o c i -

ation, a voluntary pro-fessional associat ion whose mission is to serve our members and the public by advancing the understanding and use of chiropractic care at www.chiropractic.on.ca or call 877.327 2273. Dr. George Traitses can be reached at 416.499.5656 or vis-it www.infinite-health.com.V

TeCHnology

How Technology Can Improve Truck Drivers’ Work Lives

Demand for in-cab technology is ex-pected to grow

significantly as fleets look for new ways to recruit and retain drivers by reducing paperwork burdens, mak-ing their lives more com-fortable and keeping them in touch with family.

“Giving truck drivers the ability to work with the technology that they use and are used to seeing in their everyday life while on the job shows an invest-ment in the individual to help them perform their role and shows an aware-ness of what technology can do to help move the [trucking] business for-ward,” Pol Sweeney, Chief Technology Officer for Airclic, told Fleet Owner magazine.

“A driver will also be a lot more receptive to tracking orders, signature captures, reconciliations of returns, etc., on a mobile device than maintaining a paper manifest - a practice that today’s tech-savvy work-force will not have the patience for,” he added.

Sweeney to ld F leet Owner that currently only

about 17% of the driver population is under 35 and one possible way to entice younger drivers to join the industry is to provide them with the same handheld experience that they have in their personal lives.

“Younger drivers don’t expect to read informa-tion off of and maintain a paper manifest,” Sweeney said. “That’s why the ‘con-sumerization of technol-ogy’ is catching up with trucking.”

At the same time, there’s also a potentially signifi-cant cost savings oppor-tunity for fleets.

“The el imination of paper and manual pro-cesses from the supply chain lend themselves to significant savings oppor-tunities, with companies citing their ROI [return on investment] achieve-ment through improved order accuracy, reduced costs related to paper and paper processing and an improved revenue flow through ‘clean’ invoicing,” he explained.

Provided courtesy of the Ontar io Trucking Associations.V

16 July 2014

eDiTorial

Is Ontario a Driver Friendly Place to Work?By Marek krasuski

Complaints con-tinue to surface online, in work-

shops and places where truckers gather, that Ontario, despite its high concentration of freight volume, is not trucker friendly. These stories are

largely anecdotal mind you, but driver percep-tions are important as they play a role in deter-mining whether they will remain in the profession or move on.

Here’s a list of the most common complaints:

There are too many

MTO weigh scales along the 400-series corridors that take up too much time and threaten delivery schedules. Drivers in the GTA region also have to contend with congested traffic flows while grap-pling with low freight rates from the Big Smoke

into the US.Another Toronto-centric

grievance is the lack of overnight truck parking and the difficulty of deal-ing with other industry reps whose thickly-ac-cented English makes understanding difficult.

The high price of diesel, and the difficulty of ac-cessing “user-friendly” cardlock faci l i t ies by American truckers add to the list of complaints.

Speed l imi ters and wheelbase restrictions also create a system that is not harmonious with other regulations across the country. Indeed, the constitutionality of speed limiters was brought into question when in 2012 a Justice of the Peace said that limiting the speed of large trucks to 105 km/hr went against Charter guarantees to life, liberty and the security of the person. That decision, though, was later over-

turned by a higher court which ruled there was no breach of the right of security, and that the provincial government was within its rights to impose speed limiters in order to reduce emis-sions and increase road safety by imposing lower speeds.

Alongside these com-plaints is the recent de-cision by the MTO to introduce a CVOR written test for new operators in the Commercial Vehicle Operators’ Registration (CVOR) program. This one time requirement compels new operators to demonstrate know-ledge of Ontario’s safety laws with the intention of reducing collisions and safety violations by these novices.

Perhaps disenchant-ment rings loudest around the diminishing number of truck services and rest stops the farther north a

trucker travels. Drivers are hard pressed to find available spots in the North and some that are open demand fees for the privilege of parking - not unreasonable, truckers say, as long services such as washrooms, showers and security are avail-able. Furthermore, fewer rest stops increase the risk of violating hours of service limitations. Ap-peals for more rest stops continue by truckers and organizations acting on their behalf.

Are these complaints legitimate? Are the re-strictions and lack of ser-vices too onerous for driv-ers, or are they reasonable safeguards that ensure a well-functioning industry while maximizing safety? Tell us whether Ontario is a trucking friendly place to work or not.

Email your opinions to marek@woodwardpub-lishing.com.V

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wesTern sTar & owner-operaTor inDepenDenT Drivers assoCiaTion [ooiDa]

OOIDA’s Spirit of the American TruckerHits the Road

Portland, Oregon – After unveiling the first-ever truck to

be built from the ground up through fan votes on social media channels, the Western Star “Design Our Star” show truck is now on the road, pulling the Owner-Operator In-dependent Drivers Asso-ciation “Spirit of the Amer-ican Trucker” tour trailer to truck shows, conferences and truck stops throughout the United States.

Western Star 4900EX is a new classic rig helmed by Boise, Idaho-based Jon Osburn, a driver with more than 20 years of experience. Osburn, who was a U.S. Navy Hospital corpsman and served with

the United States Marine Corps as a flight medic and later a paramedic, also spent two years behind the wheel of “The Merv” – a medical educational and resource vehicle that provides medical screens for truck drivers.

“The entire package is absolutely stunning – the truck attracts a lot of atten-tion everywhere we go,” said Osburn. “But the truck is more than just great looks – the Western Star is fantastic to drive, and the Detroit™ DD16® engine has already been achiev-ing impressive perform-ance. It’s an honor to be behind the wheel of such a fantastic truck.”

With more than 16,000

votes during the year-long campaign, fans selected the truck model, appli-cation, engine, interior and exterior options. The truck includes a “big and bold” chrome accessory package, a custom paint job, and a plush Ultra High Stratosphere Sleeper decked out in premium leather.

“The Design Our Star truck really captures what our fans love about West-ern Star – the bold and custom features combined with a powerful truck,” said Andy Johnson, Brand Manager for Western Star. “We’re so pleased to partner with Jon and OOIDA to bring the Spirit of the American Trucker

tour trailer on the road to promote the business of trucking.”

For a complete sched-ule of appearances, go to www.OOIDA.com or www.Facebook.com/OOIDA.

For additional informa-tion, and to find a local dealer, visit WesternStar.com or call 866-850-STAR (7827).

Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc., headquartered in Fort Mill, South Caro-lina, produces heavy-duty custom trucks for long-haul and vocational ap-plications. Western Star is a subsidiary of Daim-ler Trucks North Amer-ica LLC. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets Class 4-8 vehicles and is a Daimler company, the world’s lead-ing commercial vehicle manufacturer.V

Can-aM BriDge proJeCT

Can-Am Bridge Project Obtains Final Approval

The proposed new b r i d g e l i n k i n g Windsor and Detroit

appears to have jumped through its last regulatory hoop.

The long-awaited bi-national border crossing obtained a permit from the U.S. Coast Guard this week - the last reported regulatory approval needed to press start on the project.

The Coast Guard issued the permit almost immedi-ately after a U.S. Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., rejected an attempt by the competing Ambassador Bridge to get an injunction and block the approval.

In its opinion, the court concluded there is no evi-dence the Coast Guard permit would cause ir-reparable harm to private Ambassador Bridge’s own interests.

“We now have the presi-dential permit, signed off on by nine (federal) agencies in the U.S. We have the Coast Guard approval and the court case dismissed,” said Gary Doer, Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S.

The next step involves funding for a U.S. customs facility, which must hap-pen before shovels hit the ground. However, as the Globe & Mail reported this

week, this won’t be easy either and ambiguity per-sists.

Despite Canada agreeing to pick up the $3.4 billion tab to build the bridge on both sides of the border, Washington continues to shrug off paying a $250-mil-lion (U.S.) to pay for its own customs plaza on the Mich-igan side of the bridge.

According to the Globe, “Ottawa has understand-ably drawn a line in the asphalt”, over paying for another government’s cus-toms checkpoint.

A r t i c l e c o u r t e s y o f the Ontar io Trucking Association.V

ooiDa’s spirit of the american Trucker Hits the road for western star and ooiDa.

western star “Design our star” truck helmed by Boise,

idaho-based Jon osburn, a driver with more than 20 years

of experience.

18 July 2014

CanaDian TruCking allianCe

CTA Objects to US Agriculture Inspection Fee

Toronto, Ontario - The Canadian Trucking Alliance

has formally taken aim at a proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to substantially raise the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fees imposed on trucks crossing the border.

In comments filed recent-ly in response to the USDA’s

Notice of Proposed Rule-making (NPRM), CTA ac-knowledges “the Govern-ment of the United States of America has every right to protect its food supply and agricultural industries and communities from insects and pests imported with food shipments,” but “strongly objects to the way in which the APHIS program is administered,

applied and funded.”According to CTA, the

APHIS program exacts a heavy toll on all U.S.-Can-ada trade. APHIS fees are applied to all trucks cross-ing the border, regardless of whether the goods be-ing imported are food and agriculture-related or not (or whether the trailer is loaded or empty). Nor does APHIS use a risk assess-

ment approach, thereby eroding the return on in-vestment carriers have made to comply with bi-national trusted trader pro-grams.

CTA cites the example of auto parts moving back and forth across the border on plastic pallets, which are subject to the APHIS fees. “What possible threat does that pose?” The Alli-

ance asks. “What possible rationale can legitimize imposing APHIS fees on those shipments?”

CTA points out that ad-vance cargo information, which is now required under e-Manifest, pro-vides a mechanism where carriers could indicate whether the commodity is being transported on wood pallets, enabling APHIS to better target conveyances where risk is present.  “Goods that present no risk should not be subject to APHIS fees.”

In fact, CTA believes the fees may be illegal under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which prohibits customs user fees, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which says that all fees and charges shall not represent an in-direct protection to domes-tic products or a taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes.

According to APHIS, the fees are meant to fully fund the actual costs of run-ning the Agricultural Quar-antine Inspection (AQI) program and be borne by those using the services. It claims current revenue from fees charged has been insufficient to cover all costs. Under the plan, transponder fees would increase from US$105 to US$320 per year, per truck - a 205% increase. Including the $100 CBP portion, the total cost would be $420 per truck. Trucks without a transponder will see an increase from $10.75 to $13.50 per crossing, or 52%.

CTA says the proposed in-creases are excessive. And since there is no thought to gradually introducing

the increases over time, it will be next to impos-sible for motor carriers - who operate under very tight margins - to pass any reasonable portion of the increased costs along to the customer. “The lack of con-sideration to the realities of the industry is shocking.”

Furthermore, there is no onus on APHIS to maxi-mize its efficiency or effect-iveness in administering or applying the program, CTA explains, arguing that if resources were applied more strategically accord-ing to risk, the associated costs to APHIS could be recovered without having to apply such an egregious increase to truckers.

Even more fundamental, CTA questions why carriers should be the ones to have to pay the fees, since they are not the actual owners of the goods, nor are they the users of APHIS servi-ces. CTA contends the fees are imposed on carriers simply because it’s easier to go after the truck and its owner than the person who owns the product.

“That is not a credible premise for imposing the APHIS fees on the truck-ing industry,” says the CTA submission. “Commodities that present risk are the re-sponsibility of the importer and the application of fees should be strategically allo-cated to importers based on the level of risk the goods present.”

“APHIS’s approach is diametrically opposed to everything we have been told over the last decade in terms of a more efficient and secure border,” says CTA President David Brad-ley. “Whether they’ll listen, remains to be seen.”V

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reTreaD Tire assoCiaTion (rTa)

Knowledge is Power – Especially When it Comes to Taking Care of Your Tires

By Harvey BroDsky

I have been associated with the tire industry for nearly forty years

and during this time I have written numerous articles about retreading, as well as about the importance of proper tire maintenance. Many of my articles have

appeared in this magazine, in addition to a number of other trucking and tire magazines, both in Can-ada and worldwide.

You can also find copies articles written by me by Googling my name. But why do I tell you this?

Because if you read trucking and tire maga-zines regularly, you know that the old saying, ‘there is nothing new under the sun’, really is true when it comes to reading articles about the economic and environmental benefits of proper tire maintenance. Yet, all you have to do is drive down any highway in Canada and the U.S. and before long you will see ugly road alligators

littering the highways.What’s going on, you

might ask?The sad fact is that too

many of the articles writ-ten about the importance of proper tire mainten-ance (more about that later) are ignored by far too many drivers and fleet owners. Over the years I have spoken to many hundreds of truckers and fleet owners and far too often when I ask whether they read their trade maga-zines, the answer I hear breaks my heart, especially when they tell me they are too busy to read and they “just can’t afford the time.” But the truth is they really can’t afford NOT to read the important articles to

be found in every issue of every trucking and tire magazine.

The title of this article is Knowledge Is Power, and it really is!

Articles about the latest in tire sizes (ever heard about wide based tires?), SmartWay tires, what’s new in alignment, advan-ces in retreading, and how today’s retreads can save you serious money, stand alongside others such as Chinese tires, tire pressure monitoring systems and so on. They are often ac-companied by great ads in-forming readers about the latest in all kinds of prod-ucts available to truckers. But you will never learn about the above unless

you take – or should I say MAKE – the time to read!

Here’s a suggestion. If you have a spouse or a significant other, bring home trucking magazines and tire magazines and ask them to go through the publications and mark those articles they think may be helpful to you. That way you involve your family in helping you stay abreast of the latest news in your industry.

You are reading this in ONTARIO TRUCKING NEWS, a fine magazine, but there are others as well, and they all can help you stay ahead of what is new in your industry. A good thing to remember is: The more you learn, the

more you earn!For the names of other

fine trucking and tire magazines send an email to info@retreadtire.org and we will be happy to send you a complete list of trucking and tire maga-zines along with their con-tact information.

As I close this month’s article, I want to leave you with this: Remember, Knowledge is power, and the more you learn the more you earn. You’re not driving long hours for a hobby, are you?

Next month we will dis-cuss a few fuel saving tips and proper tire mainten-ance. But you won’t learn about them unless you READ!V

Quality of Vipal’s DV-UM3 Treads

Ciudad Movil S.A., a leader in pas-senger transport

in Bogota, Colombia has adopted the DV-UM3 tire treads for its fleet. The tread is an exclusive de-sign of Vipal, the Latin American leader and one of the world’s most important manufacturers of products for retreading tires. Aimed at the city bus and truck segment,

the tread generates up to 15% more per kilom-eter travelled. This is be-cause it provides greater contact with the road, automatically generating fuel savings, with greater performance and yield.

According to Dar io Bendeck, part of Ciudad Movil’s maintenance de-partment, the company has been using the Vipal brand for retreading its

fleet’s tires for at least five years.

The DV-UM3 tire tread has grooves designed to minimize the retention of stones and other foreign objects, ensuring great-er protection of the tire carcass against damage. Another unique feature is the “S” shaped shoulder format, generating less heat and thus contribut-ing to the preservation of

the carcass and greater service life of the tire. The efficiency of the DV-UM3 is available in the traditional and ECO lines, the latter of which is able to reduce fuel consumption and pre-serve the environment thanks to its cutting-edge technology.

Vipal is responsible for supplying around 90 coun-tries throughout the world, with the main markets be-

ing Europe, Latin America and the United States.

Besides its three manu-facturing plants in Brazil, it also maintains author-ized retread companies, permanent regional teams and its own Distribution Centers (DC) in strategic locations, to ensure full support to international customers. In Colombia, the company has a branch office and DC. It also has

units in the United States, Mexico, Spain, Germany, S loven ia , Aus t ra l i a , Argentina and Chile.

A n o t h e r i m p o r t a n t strategy is the company’s presence at international fairs and events., such as Colfecar - Congresso Nacional del Transporte (National Transport Con-gress), which takes place in Cartagena, in October of this year.V

peTerBilT

Peterbilt 579, 567 Now Available With SmarTire

Denton, Texas - Helping provide improved fue l

economy, safety and tire life, the Bendix SmarTire

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is now available for Peterbilt’s Models 579 and 567, the company recently an-

nounced.The TPMS system mon-

itors the pressure and tem-perature of each tire on the vehicle in real time and will warn the operator of potential problems. The system helps operators keep tires properly in-flated, which improves fuel economy and reduces tire wear.

“Peterbilt is pleased to offer this technology to our Model 579 and 567 cus-tomers as another cost-saving feature on these already high ROI vehicles,”

said Robert Woodall, Peter-bilt’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “Tires are one of the largest expenses for fleets and the SmarTire TPMS can help reduce this cost, as well as save money through reduced fuel costs, less downtime and safer operation.”

The SmarTire TPMS in-cludes sensors mounted on the wheel inside of each tire and an in-dash display within the main in-strument cluster. In addi-tion to communicating warnings, the display can

provide the operator with on-demand tire pressure and temperature informa-tion.

The Bendix SmarTire system sends alerts for tire pressure deviation, critic-ally low pressure and high temperatures. The system provides instant visual alerts and has an optional audible alarm.

In March, Peterbilt intro-duced the new EPIQ pack-age for the Model 579 that includes the SmarTire sys-tem. The EPIQ package can increase fuel efficiency by

up to 10 percent through improved performance of key components and an optimized spec that utilizes the most fuel ef-ficient options available. In addition to SmarTire, it in-cludes the PACCAR MX-13 Engine, Fuller Advantage UltraShift PLUS transmis-sion, aerodynamic fairings and enhancements, Low Rolling Resistance Tires and optimized drivetrain software.

For more information about Peterbilt, visit www.peterbilt.com.V

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Tires & wHeels

TruCkersBooks

New Online Diesel Fuel & Meals Expense Filing System for Truckers

It’s no secret that truck-ers face a unique chal-lenge in the manage-

ment of the small cash register receipts they re-ceive daily as they truck across Canada and the United States.

These small receipts are costing truckers thou-sands of dollars from ex-pense deduction losses which results in truckers having to pay more tax than they should each year.

Truckers are so busy with regulatory paper-

work, driving and manag-ing their equipment; they overlook the problem they are having with the man-agement of the small re-ceipts they receive when they purchase diesel fuel and meals.

The ink on these re-ceipts usually fades fast and cannot be used by accountant as a deduct-ible expense.

If the expense amount printed on the receipt cannot be read, or if the receipt has faded to blank, it cannot be included as a

deductible expense. As a result, truckers are giving up thousands in deduct-ible expense due to faded receipt and are paying more tax than they should as a result.

To fix this problem, TruckersBooks created an online diesel fuel and meals expense filing sys-tem, to allow truckers to capture the expense amount printed on these receipts from anywhere, anytime before the ink fade and the receipt be-come non-deductible.

The online receipt ex-pense filing system is easy to use, requiring no bookkeeping or software experience and no soft-ware to buy, to learn or install. All that is required is a computer or mobile device and an internet connection.

No fancy username and password to memorize. Truckers simply go to the website, enter their diesel fuel and/or meals expense amounts from the receipts and click the submit link.

The system immediately sends the trucker a de-tailed verification report of the expenses entered to their email address on file with instructions to attach the receipts entered to the report and file away to support future tax audits.

This report also allows truckers to send their accountant or bookkeep-er their Diesel Fuel and Meals expense informa-tion as data instead of paper for bookkeeping processing and tax filing.

Read more about the

system at: www.truckers-books.ca/receiptsonline.htm.

To find out more about how the system works, go to: www.truckersbooks.com/products/tbonline/.

For more information contact Ron Johnson, TruckersBooks Sof t -ware and Bookkeep-ing Support Services at 888.456.6504 or email ronj@truckersbooks.com, go to TruckersBlog, visit www.truckersbooks.ca or www.truckersbooks.com.V

evans Cooling sysTeMs, inC.

New Website Spotlighting Advantages of Waterless Cooling Technology

Suffield, Connecti-cut – Evans Cool-ing Systems, Inc.

(www.evanscooling.com), patent holder and manu-facturer of the ONLY com-mercial waterless engine coolants, has launched a new website designed to spotlight the economic, maintenance, and per-formance advantages of its revolutionary engine cooling technology.

The new website pro-

vides easier navigation, an improved mechanism for locating a dealer, and updated technical infor-mation. Evans advanced waterless coolant technol-ogy prolongs the life of li-quid cooled engines, offer-ing increased reliability for cars, trucks, motorcycles and generators.

Having a boiling point of 375°F, Evans waterless coolants perform under extreme conditions, well

past the failure temper-atures of water-based coolants. Evans water-less coolants provide a huge separation between the operating temper-ature of the coolant and its high boiling point. Any vapor generated locally within the coolant jacket condenses immediately into surrounding coolant that is much colder than its boiling point. With the absence of vapor, Evans

operates at a much lower, safer pressure, reducing stress on the cooling sys-tem. The jacket metal is always in contact with li-quid coolant for improved heat transfer. Evans cool-ants will not boil over re-gardless of load, ambient temperature or altitude. At the other end of the temperature scale, Evans protects against freezing to minus 40°F.

Evans stops corrosion

and electrolysis problems, preserving metals and engine components. In heavy duty engines, Evans has been shown to be the most effective coolant for preventing cylinder liner cavitation erosion. Evans is a permanent and main-tenance free fluid; there is no need for supplement-ary coolant additives and, absent leaks, no need for top ups. Evans combines performance and econom-

ic advantages with a safe formula that contributes to a better environment.

Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., headquartered in Suffield, CT, has focused on engine cooling for over 25 years.

For more information on Evans Cooling Sys-tems, Inc. visit www.e v a n s c o o l i n g . c o m . Dealer inquiries wel-come at 888.990.COOL (2665).V

aMeriCan TruCking assoCiaTions (aTa)

ATA Adds U.S. Bank Carrier Solutions to Featured Product Program

Arlington, Virginia - American Truck-ing Associations is

pleased to announce that U.S. Bank’s carrier-focused payment solutions have been added to the group’s ATA Featured Product pro-gram.

“Moving America’s freight is a cash-intensive enter-prise,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “We’re pleased to welcome U.S. Bank to ATA’s Featured

Product list and look for-ward to them helping our members and our industry keep not just the goods but the cash moving.”

“As an active participant in the transportation in-dustry for two decades, we understand the challenges carriers face,” said Lynn Heitman, Senior Product & Marketing Officer for U.S. Bank Corporate Pay-ment Systems. “We offer products and services that

provide benefit across the entire organization, in-cluding drivers, accounts receivable and procure-ment. From payments to fi-nancing, carriers can count on us.”

As a Featured Product, ATA offers U.S. Bank Carri-er Solutions, including U.S. Bank over the Road Card, the Over the Road plus Card, Freight Payment, Fuel Financing and Equipment Finance to its members

via its commercial arm, http://www.atabusiness-solutions.com other com-munications.

ATA’s Featured Product list is available at www.atabusinesssolutions.com or by calling 866-821-3468. For more on U.S. Bank’s transportation solutions, call 866-274-5898 or email intouchwithus@usbank.com.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $371 billion in

assets as of March 31, 2014, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Associ-ation, the fifth-largest com-mercial bank in the United States. The Company oper-ates 3,083 banking offices in 25 states and 4,878 ATMs and provides a comprehen-sive line of banking, invest-ment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. (usbank.com).

American Trucking As-sociations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America de-pends on most to move our nation’s freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward.V

22 July 2014

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kenworth offers a new Class 6 kenworth k270 cabover and a new Class 7 kenworth k370

cabover, pictured here, with exterior and interior enhancements. The enhanced cabovers

feature a new dash and gauge cluster, front air disc brakes, electronic braking module, and

a fresh exterior. powered by the 6.7-liter paCCar pX-7 engine, which has power ratings

from 200 to 250-hp, and up to 660 lb-ft of torque, the kenworth cabovers are available with

a 6-speed allison transmission or 5-speed transmission.

MeriTor

New Axle Ratios to Improve Fuel Efficiency

Troy, Michigan - M e r i t o r , I n c . (NYSE: MTOR) is

meeting the commer-cial vehicle industry’s demands for increased fuel efficiency by adding optimized axle ratios to its proven 14X rear-drive axle portfolio.

Meritor’s 14X tandem drive axles with a 2.79 ratio will be available for production in June, and a 2.85 ratio will be ready later this summer. When used in combination with the Cummins and Eaton

SmartAdvantage™ Power-train, the new axle ratios will improve fuel efficiency for linehaul applications through “downspeeding,” a process that maintains vehicle speed at lower engine rpms.

“With these new axle ratios, drivers will ex-perience a fuel-economy ‘sweet spot’ at road speeds of 62 to 65 mph,” said Ken Hogan, General Manager, Axles, North America for Meritor. “We’ve optimized this engine-transmission-axle combination to de-

liver uncompromising per-formance and efficiency.”

To maximize fuel econ-omy and vehicle perform-ance, fleets should con-sider the entire drivetrain, including engine param-eters, transmission and rear-axle gearing and tire sizes, according to Hogan. He suggests fleets consult their OEMs, local engine distributors or Meritor representative to review exact vehicle and appli-cation needs. The 14X axles with 2.79 and 2.85 ratios are supported by

DriveForce™ and OnTrac, Meritor’s industry-leading organization of 110 dedi-cated support profession-als.

“The new axle ratios spe-cifically target the needs of fuel efficiency-minded customers and are an-other example of how we are continually creating and updating our offerings to better-serve the indus-try,” Hogan said.

For important infor-mation, visit the com-pany’s website at meritor.com.V

Lightweight T680 52-Inch Mid-Roof Sleeper

Kirkland, Washing-ton - Operating a lightweight vehicle

is a ‘must-have’ for many over-the-road operators in the trucking indus-try, especially in LTL and

regional haul applications. To address that need, Ken-worth Truck Company announces the availability of a lightweight configura-tion for the Kenworth T680 52-inch mid-roof sleeper.

“We exhibited a light-weight spec’d Kenworth T680 52-inch sleeper at this year’s Mid-Amer-ica Trucking Show, and truck operators were very impressed to find that

the scale weight of that truck was close to 15,000 pounds. The positive re-sponse demonstrated that there’s a definite place in the market for this type of lightweight chassis con-

figuration,” noted Brett VanVoorhis, Kenworth On-Highway Marketing Manager.

Key weight-reducing components are the 12.9-liter PACCAR MX-13 engine, Eaton Fuller Advantage™ series trans-mission, Kenworth AG380 suspension, MX optimized hood (119-inch BBC), 6x2 drive axle, rear wide-base single tires, aluminum rear

wheels, air disc brakes, and aluminum fifth wheel.

“These weight-savings features for the T680 52-inch mid-roof sleeper offer an excellent opportunity for truck buyers to spec light and increase pay-load, while operating a quality Kenworth truck with excellent driver com-fort in the 2.1-meter wide cab and sleeper,” said VanVoorhis.V

For lTl and regional haul applications, kenworth announces

the availability of a lightweight configuration for the

kenworth T680 52-inch mid-roof sleeper. The scale weight

of the truck is close to 15,000 pounds.

kenworTH

New Kenworth Medium Duty Cabovers

Kirkland, Wash-ington - The new Kenworth K270

and K370 cabovers with extensive new exterior and interior enhance-ments are now available for order.

Kenworth’s K270 Class 6 and K370 Class 7 cabovers are for pick-up-and-deliv-ery operations, food and beverage companies, fur-niture hauling, landscape businesses, and street sweeping and striping, among other applications. The Kenworth cabovers are especially ideal for city and neighborhood appli-cations, where tight turn-ing and a shorter overall length are required.

New additions to the Kenworth K270 and K370 cabovers include a fresh exterior, new dash and gauge cluster, front air disc brakes, electronic braking module, Allison 6-speed transmission, push-button

control shifter, and Dana rear axles.

“With these key enhance-ments, Kenworth is bring-ing a new level of excel-lence of quality, innova-tion and comfort to the medium duty market,” said Doug Powell, Kenworth’s Medium Duty Marketing Manager.

Powell noted that truck operators running medium duty conventional trucks in metropolitan areas are also considering cabovers because of a better turning radius, extra payload room, and changing urban length laws.

“Compared to a typical medium duty conventional, the K270 and K370 offer up to a 30 percent better curb-to-curb turning radius, a 63.4-inch BBC with an extra 45 inches of payload room, and a 35-foot overall length which is rapidly becoming the new norm in major cit-ies,” Powell said.

The K270 and K370 are standard with the 6.7-liter PACCAR PX-7 engine rated at 220-hp and 520 lb-ft of torque, and the Allison 2100HS 5-speed transmis-sion. Both truck models feature a standard air ride driver’s seat and 2-person bench seating with storage underneath. A new option is single driver and pas-senger seats with a large console with storage and cup holders in between.

Available with wheel-bases ranging from 142 to 242 inches in 12-inch incre-ments, the Kenworth K270 and K370 can accommo-date bodies from 16 to 28 feet. A large 2,500-square-inch wraparound wind-shield combines with large side windows to give opti-mum visibility.

For specialized appli-cations, the Kenworth cabovers offer a new “clear rail” package that relocates the air tanks, DEF tank, bat-

tery box, and exhaust after treatment up behind the cab. This new option opens

up room for custom bodies, such as street sweepers.

Kenworth’s Internet home

page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PAC-CAR company.V

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pénurie De Main-D’oeuvre

La pénurie de main d’oeuvre exige des solutions proactives de tous les secteurs de l’industrie par Marek krasuski

Les statistiques ser-vent d’habitude à amplifier et/ou à

clarifier les suppositions ou les hypothèses, mais quand on s’intéresse à la pénurie de conducteurs, elles nous laissent per-plexes plutôt qu’instruits. En voici la preuve  : une étude par Ressources humaines camionnage Canada (RHCC) affirme que l’industrie du camion-nage va devoir trouver jusqu’à 319.900 «  nou-veaux employés au cours des dix prochaines années si elle veut que les roues continuent à tourner.  » Cependant le Conference Board du Canada a publié une étude en Février 2013 disant que la pénurie de conducteurs n’atteindrait que 33.000 d’ici 2020. Il y a une énorme dif-férence entre 33.000 et 319.000, même si l’on considère que le chiffre de la RHCC représente la pé-nurie de tous les ouvriers nécessaires pour subvenir aux besoins de l’industrie. Puisque les camionneurs représentaient 82% de la force ouvrière en 2011, il est raisonnable de sup-poser qu’ils continueront à occuper la plus grande part de la force ouv-rière. Quatre-vingt deux pourcent du déficit projeté par la RHCC signifie que l’industrie requerra pr-esque 220.000 nouveaux conducteurs; cela est toujours une immense différence par rapport au déficit de 33.000 emplois prédit par le Conférence Board, même en prenant en compte les gains de productivité.

Encore plus énigma-tique, il n’y a pas de pé-nurie de conducteur qui fait problème. En fait, la demande d’emplois dé-passe l’offre par plus du double. Selon les rapports de l’industrie cités par Yvette Lagrois, présidente

d’Ontario Truck Train-ing Academy (École de camionnage de l’Ontario), le Canada comprend ac-tuellement 662.400 con-ducteurs au chômage. Seulement, personne ne veut d’eux. « Nous n’avons pas une pénurie de con-ducteurs, nous avons une pénurie de conducteurs qualifiés,  » dit Lagrois, pour expliquer les milliers d’appels qu’elle reçoit chaque année de la part de conducteurs commerci-aux ayant un permis mais cherchant à améliorer certaines manœuvres par-ticulières, comme entrer en marche arrière dans des quais de stockage ou apprendre à conduire des véhicules à transmission manuelle.

Car il faut le savoir  : certaines écoles de con-duites n’instruisent leurs étudiants que sur trans-mission automatique, laissant le soin à leurs diplômés de chercher par eux-mêmes un enseigne-ment sur manuel plus tard. Lagrois dit que le problème est systémique et que tandis que certaines écoles certifiées fournis-sent un entrainement de pointe, d’autres, certifiées ou non, fournissent un entrainement au mieux médiocre. La Blue Ribbon Task Force, sous l’égide de l’Alliance canadienne du camionnage, offre son soutien à l’existence d’un standard minimum obli-gatoire pour la forma-tion des conducteurs à l’échelle de l’industrie pour amoindrir l’écart en finesse technique entre différents diplômés ayant leur permis.

Peu importe les nombres, la Blue Ribbon Task Force identifie quatre raisons générales pour expliquer la pénurie de conducteurs. L’une d’entre elles est dé-crite comme le tsunami démographique en vertu duquel l’âge moyen d’un

camionneur dépasse de 4,2 ans la moyenne de l’âge de la main d’œuvre canadienne. De plus, les conducteurs vieillissent plus vite que l’ouvrier moyen, et des dizaines de milliers approchent l’âge de la retraite. La compen-sation salariale est une au-tre question épineuse. Les salaires sont comparables à la moyenne nationale, mais les conducteurs tra-vaillent plus d’heures pour le même salaire, et la trad-itionnelle rémunération à la pièce, encore commune à l’industrie, oblige les conducteurs à encaisser le cout des inefficacités qui leur sont imposées par les autres. La Task Force recommande que les conducteurs reçoivent des offres salariales com-pétitives, et soient à même de prédire avec plus de certitude leur salaire heb-domadaire, et qu’ils soi-ent rémunérés pour toute tâche accomplie ainsi que pour les dépenses rem-boursables.

I l y a 67 écoles de camionnage en On-tario. Les étudiants qui s’ inscrivent dans des écoles certifiées par le ministère de la formation et des collèges et univer-sités de l’Ontario ont la possibilité de recevoir des bourses de la part du gou-vernement et sont assurés avec la police d’assurance de l’école. Les collèges non-certifiés fournissent typiquement une forma-tion en moins de 40 heures et à un prix de moins de 1000 dollars, et Lagrois dit qu’il n’est pas garanti que ces collèges aient une police d’assurance.

Pour contrer la réticence des employeurs à em-baucher des conducteurs qui ne répondent pas aux attentes de l’industrie, Lagrois suggère qu’ils prennent eux-mêmes l’initiative en allant ren-contrer les 100 meil-

leures flottes marchandes pour identifier ce à quoi ils s’attendent de la part de jeunes entreprises en tant que futurs employ-eurs. Une connaissance préalable des attentes de l’industrie peut aussi guider les futurs conduc-teurs vers la formation qui va leur offrir le plus de débouchés après leur graduation.

E n e f f e t , p r e n d r e l’initiative est une tac-tique recommandée pour tout secteur de l’industrie. Al Thompson est profes-seur et coordonnateur de programme au Cen-tennial College, School of Transportation. Son conseil à ses étudiants in-scrits dans le programme de technicien est de se familiariser avec les em-ployeurs potentiels et avec ceux qui sont en position d’embaucher. «  Sur un groupe de 60 techniciens étudiants, combien d’entre eux vont à la rencontre d’une entre-prise pour demander un emploi? Sans doute au-cun, » dit-il, songeant au manque d’interface en-tre employeurs, écoles et étudiants.

Cependant, le manque de communication en-

tre ces chainons clés de l’industrie va dans les deux sens. Les entreprises, par exemple, expriment leur intérêt pour visiter les écoles de commerce, mais les pressions des affaires et le manque de temps les empêchent de visiter les écoles pour présenter leurs entre-prises aux étudiants. De plus, la prolifération des infrastructures de sécurité tant à l’intérieur qu’à l’extérieur des installa-tions des entreprises peut avoir l’air intimidant. « Un périmètre entouré de bar-belés, caméras et autres dispositifs de protection n’est peut-être pas l’image que les entreprises devrai-ent avoir envie de projeter. Reste que cela peut im-pressionner un étudiant qui aura l’impression de paraitre ridicule en de-mandant un emploi. »

Thompson explique que le manque d’interaction entre les membres de l’industrie, voulue ou non, est dû en grande partie à la nature changeante de l’industrie. Finis sont les jours où une jeune personne apprenait son métier en aidant son père à réparer une voiture dans l’allée de la maison ou

en trouvant de l’emploi dans une station de ser-vice du quartier où le mé-canicien enseignerait à son apprenti quelques manœuvres de base. Les jeunes d’aujourd’hui ont peu d’expérience avec l’industrie, de telle sorte que ceux qui poursuivent une carrière comme tech-nicien ou même comme conducteur ont typique-ment un ami ou un mem-bre de leur famille qui les expose aux multiples op-portunités dans l’industrie. Et même là, «  les jeunes d’aujourd’hui n’ont pas la possibilité d’acquérir les compétences de base et le métier leur est étranger, » explique Thompson.

Les idées de Thompson s’appliquent aussi bien à la pénurie de formations suffisantes pour les con-ducteurs. Par le passé, les nouveaux conducteurs s’amélioraient à la faveur d’une expérience pro-fessionnelle progressive, d’abord en conduisant des camions-porteurs à essieu simple et puis en appren-ant à conduire de plus gros véhicules. Aujourd’hui, on s’attend à ce que le con-ducteur novice se mette

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tout de suite au volant d’un tracteur à semi-re-morque, alors qu’ils man-quent toujours dans cer-tains cas les compétences pour gérer tous les aspects de son opération.

Malgré les défis, les tech-niciens ont plus de faci-lité à trouver un emploi rémunéré à l’issue de leur formation. «  Aujourd’hui, il y a une abondance de débouchés et de forma-tions de qualité qui sont disponibles aux techni-ciens. Quand vous êtes employés par un magasin,

de l’aide et des conseils sont souvent disponibles. La faculté de l’employeur à former ses employés l’aide beaucoup à garder une force ouvrière stable. Les gens ont envie de croire en >>un futur stable, » dit Thompson.

Les techniciens bénéfi-cient aussi d’une courbe d ’apprent issage t rès structurée. Trois niveaux d’éducation sont requis dans un programme d’apprentissage dans lesquels les étudiants sont confiés à un employeur qui les aident à coups de con-seils à développer leurs

compétences. Un accord tripartite est signé entre l’individu, le ministère provincial et l’employeur en vertu duquel une ex-périence professionnelle pratique est fournie par l’employeur, tandis que la portion scolaire du pro-gramme est fournie par les professeurs à Centennial ou dans d’autres collèges certifiés. Le cours prend typiquement cinq ans à compléter, après quoi il faut passer un examen provincial pour être plein-ement certifié.

Comme avec la plu-part des choses dans

l’industrie du camion-nage, des changements ont été apportés aux critères d’apprentissage des techniciens. Avant, les é tud iants deva i -ent remplir un certain nombre d’heures pour répondre aux exigences standard. Aujourd’hui, l’apprentissage est basé sur un livre de 92 com-pétences, chacune des-quelles doit être connue de manière satisfaisante et notée avant de passer à la prochaine.

Q u e c e s o i t p o u r répondre à la pénurie de conducteurs ou de techni-

ciens qualifiés, les experts demandent un change-ment de paradigme. Et ce changement requiert des canaux de com-munication plus fluides entre employeurs (ac-tuels et futurs), employés, agences de régulation et centres d’apprentissage. S’attendre à ce que le gouvernement redessine lui-même la comparti-mentation de l’industrie n’est pas réaliste. C’est un défi qui relève largement du secteur privé, mais qui, selon Al Thompson, en vaut bien la peine. Une multitude d’opportunités

et une foule de positions lucratives et excitantes attendent les conducteurs et les techniciens. En ef-fet, de dire Al Thompson : «  J’ai commencé en tant que simple technicien ; mais dans mon dernier emploi, je sillonnais le pays d’un bout à l’autre pour régler des problèmes. Si les gens croient qu’ils vont êtres coincés dans une boutique graisseuse, ils se trompent. Cette in-dustrie génère beaucoup de personnes remar-quables et des opportun-ités remarquables, » a-t-il conclut.V

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Le gouvernement du Canada affecte des fonds pour améliorer l’efficacité du camionnage

Va n c o u v e r , C o l o m b i e -B r i t a n n i q u e -

L’honorable Lisa Raitt, ministre des Transports, a annoncé que le gou-vernement du Canada ac-corde un financement de 3 millions de dollars pour réduire le temps d’attente des camionneurs en ayant recours à de nouvelles technologies pour mieux articuler les activités en-tre les quatre terminaux de Port Metro Vancouver.

Le projet d’interface commune de données aidera à mieux coor-donner et planifier les mouvements des camions porte-conteneurs en ap-portant des capacités technologiques pour :

recueillir des données sur les act iv i tés aux portes et aux terminaux, des renseignements qui aideront à coordonner les activités réalisées à

plusieurs équipes et qui sont d’autant plus né-cessaires aujourd’hui du fait du projet pilote pour les heures prolongées (en anglais seulement) récemment annoncé pour les terminaux;

élaborer un système commun de réservation amélioré (c’est-à-dire un dispositif centralisé de planification des rendez-vous pour les camions porte-conteneurs), qui réduira les temps d’attente et améliorera l’efficacité du camionnage;

mesurer les perform-ances opérationnelles et la mise en application en recueillant des données de positionnement (au moyen de la technologie GPS) qui aideront le Port à élaborer des normes ap-propriées et à les faire ap-pliquer.

Ce projet, dont le coût est est imé à environ

6  millions de dollars, bénéficiera d’un finance-ment de 3  millions de dollars sur deux ans qui sera versé dans le cadre de l’Initiative en matière de transport propre liée aux activités portuaires du camionnage de Trans-ports Canada, l’autre mo-itié de ce financement étant assuré par le Port.

La mise en œuvre de ce projet était un engage-ment pris dans le cadre du plan d’action con-joint, de concert avec la province de la Colombie-Britannique, le Port et d’autres partenaires. Il a été conçu afin de réin-staurer une stabilité pour l’industrie du transport de conteneurs par camion à Port Metro Vancouver. L’annonce d’aujourd’hui honore cet engagement et on prévoit qu’elle fa-cilitera la mise en place d’éléments importants

de ce système commun de réservation amélioré avant l’année prochaine.

Port Metro Vancouver est le premier port en importance au Canada. En 2013, le port a ma-nutentionné un nombre record de 135 millions de tonnes de marchandises, une augmentation totale de 9 % par rapport à 2012.

Environ 2 000 camions qui détiennent une li-

cence de Port Metro Vancouver desservent le port et déplacent les conteneurs dans tout le Lower Mainland.

L’industrie locale du camionnage transporte e nv i r o n 1 , 3   m i l l i o n d’EVP* par année à Port Metro Vancouver. D’après les chiffres tirés de l’étude de 2011 sur les réper-cussions économiques, la valeur de ces mar-

chandises se chiffrerait à environ 46  milliards de dollars ou à environ 885  millions de dollars par semaine

*L’un i té équ iva lent vingt pieds (EVP) est une mesure standard pour décrire la capacité de chargement d’un na-vire ou la capacité de manutention des mar-chandises d’un terminal d’expédition.V

gouverneMenT De l’Île-Du-prinCe-éDouarD

Le pont de Greenvale est maintenant ouvert à la circulation

Un nouveau pont sur un tronçon achalandé de la

route 2 à Greenvale est maintenant ouvert à la circulation, de dire le ministre des Transports et du Renouvellement de l‘infrastructure, Robert Vessey.

La nouvelle structure permettra de circuler de façon plus sécuritaire sur une des grandes routes de la province, de souligner le ministre. Nous sommes heureux d’avoir achevé le projet avant l’arrivée des visiteurs qui parcourront l’Île pendant la saison

touristique. »Le pont, qui a été con-

struit au coût de 950 000 $, a été ouvert à la circu-lation cet après-midi. Une dernière couche de scellement en asphalte sera posée d’ici deux se-maines. Les travaux per-turberont légèrement la

circulation.Le p remie r pon t a

été construit en 1968. Lorsque des dommages structuraux ont été dé-couverts dans le cadre du programme d’inspection des ponts du Ministère, des travaux ont été entre-pris en février dernier

pour remplacer le pont à la suite d’une séance d’information publique tenue à Hunter River.

Six autres ponts ser-ont remplacés dans la province en 2014 2015, soit à Greek River, Au-gustine Cove, Clinton, Rocky Point, Souris et

Montague.Depuis 2007, le gou-

vernement provincial a remplacé ou réparé substant iel lement 51 ponts à l’Île du Prince Édouard, représentant un investissement total de plus de 60 millions de dollars.V

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seCTion FranÇaise

ACCOUNTING, TAx & bOOKKEEPING

Account & RecoRds MAnAgeMentBookkeeping For Your

Business & Personal FinancesToll Free: 888.644.2333

• • •

FBc“Canada’s Small Business Tax

Specialist”™“Year-Round Tax Planning, Tax

Preparation and Bookkeeping. We come to You – We’ll meet you at a time

and place convenient to you.”Toll Free: 800.265.1002

fbc@fbc.cawww.fbc.ca

AIR bRAKE INSTRUCTORSUPPORT

FReinMeisteR gRoup inc.6 Farnham CrescentLondon, ON N6K 1K1

Tel: 519.641.6770ron@freinmeister.comwww.freinmeister.com

AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING: SALES & SERVICE

niAgARA seRvice & supply ltd.150 South Service Road

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 3H6Toll Free: 800.268.5076

Tel: 905.573.3101sales@niagaraservice.com

• • •

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

WilsonInstruments@sympatico.cawww.wilsoninstrumentsltd.com

AUTOmATED LUbRICATION SySTEmS

BekA luBe pRoducts inc.“Technology you can rely on.”

2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9

Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4

Toll Free: 888.862.7461

Tel: 905.821.1050

Fax: 905.858.0597

info@beka-lube.com

www.beka-lube.com

• • •

Flo coMponents ltd.“For Total Lube Solutions,

Go With the FLO!”

50 Admiral Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L5T 2W1

Tel: 905.671.2355

Toll Free: 800.668.5458

Fax: 905.671.2358

sales@flocomponents.com

www.flocomponents.comComponents by:

• • •

s.e.t.i. iMpoRts inc.81 Tremaine Road

Milton, ON L9T 2W8

Tel: 905.878.7161

Fax: 905.878.7730

info@seti-imports.com

www.autogreaser.com or

www.seti-imports.com

CARGO CONTROL PRODUCTS

MoveR’s equipMent & supplies

6176 Atlantic Drive

Mississauga, ON L5T 1W2

Toll Free: 800.668.3773

Tel: 905.670.4488

Fax: 905.670.2748

info@movers3.com

www.movers3.com

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.81 Northline Road

Toronto, ON M4B 3E9Tel: 416.745.9220

Alt. Tel: 416.742.0003Fax: 416.759.5890

Charlie@cdcparts.comwww.cdcparts.com

• • •

Fil-MoR AutoMotive & clutch pRoducts ltd.

A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive clutches since 1980. Specializing in heavy duty & custom made clutches

including our own Torque Master Clutches.

81 Northline RoadToronto, ON M4B 3E9

Toll Free: 800.677.9038Tel: 416.759.2245Fax: 416.759.5890

pmorale@filmorautomotive.comwww.filmorautomotive.com

• • •

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 seRvicesC-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC, MC,

DOT, CVOR, NEXUS, Bonding, Training Programs & Seminars.

Dawn Truell, B.B.A., B.A. Psy1450 Headon Road, PO Box 93005

Burlington, ON L7M 4A3Tel: 905.973.9136

crossborderservices@cogeco.netwww.crossborderservices.org

www.c-tpat-certified.com

• • •

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: 403.232.6952info@danatec.comwww.danatec.com

COmPLIANCE SERVICES

icc the coMpliAnce centeR inc.Dangerous Goods Supplies & Services.

205 Matheson Blvd. East, Unit 7Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 888.977.4834

Tel: 905.890.7228Fax: 905.890.7070

sales@thecompliancecenter.comwww.thecompliancecenter.com

• • •

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

clientservices@itrcanada.comwww.itrcanada.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

info@dpfcleaningspecialists.comwww.dpfcleaningspecialists.com

DRIVESHAFTS

pAt’s dRiveline“Over 30 years of Driveline Manufacturing Expertise”

ONTARIO

#1, 7337 Pacific CircleMississauga, ON L5T 1V1Toll Free: 877.438.3155

Tel: 905.564.3155Fax: 905.564.3166

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.patsdriveline.com

ALbERTA

14715-116th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5M 3E8Toll Free: 800.661.8826

Tel: 780.453.5105Fax: 780.452.3555

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.patsdriveline.com

DRIVER SERVICES, RECRUITmENT & EmPLOymENT

dRAkkAR huMAn ResouRces6303 Airport Road, Suite 100

Mississauga, ON L4V 1R8Toll Free: 877.372.5527

Tel: 905.795.1397Fax: 905.795.1391

driverjobs@drakkar.cawww.drakkar.ca

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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

ea@keehumanresources.comwww.keehumanresources.com

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 East

Orillia, ON L3V 1V5Toll Free: 866.531.2615

Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651Bruce@accutraccapital.comwww.AccutracCapital.com

• • •

J d FActoRs315 Matheson Blvd. EastMississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 800.263.0664

Tel: 905.501.5000Fax: 905.501.0395

CanadaSales@JDFactors.comwww.JDFactors.com

canadasales@jdfactors.com

• • •

liquid 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

riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.comwww.liquidcapitalmidwest.com

FASTENERS, FITTINGS, HOSE & SHOP mAINTENANCE

SUPPLIES

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: 905.505.0616tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com

www.feeneyhardware.com

• • •

Multi-line FAsteneRsupply co. ltd.

“Serving fastener needs for Industrial, Automotive & Maintenance Trades.”1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5

Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7Tel: 905.677.5088Fax: 905.677.4917

brendachu@multilinefasteners.comwww.multilinefasteners.com

FINANCING COmPANIES

MeRRit cApitAl coRp.“New & Used Truck & Trailer Financing.

Contact us today to get started & call toll free 866.964.6932, email at solutions@merritcapital.ca, or visit

www.merritcapital.ca.”3380 South Service Rd., Suite 303

Burlington, ON L7N 3J5Tel: 289.635.1916Fax: 289.816.0346

steve@merritcapital.cawww.merritcapital.ca

FUEL ADDITIVES & LUbRICANTS

Bennetts poWeR seRvicepRoducts

P. O. Box 51016, RPO Tyndall ParkWinnipeg, MB R2X 3C6Toll Free: 877.778.4440

Tel: 204.694.1777Fax: 204.633.0133

gbennett@powerservice.cawww.powerservice.ca

FUEL ECONOmy PRODUCTS

diesel spec inc.1570 Richardson StreetMontreal, QC H3K 1G3

Tel: 514.932.0060Fax: 514.932.9741

christian@dieselspec.cawww.dieselspec.ca

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The PrOducts & services directOry is your direct route to professional companies serving your local trucking market across Canada.include your company in the directory by contacting Barb woodward by phone at 877.225.2232, fax at 613.476.9248

or email at Barb@woodwardpublishing.com. visit us online at www.woodwardpublishing.com.

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.3232 Underhill AvenueBurnaby, BC V5A 3C7

Tel: 604.420.4331Fax: 604.420.4137

dchristie@bluewatergroup.cawww.bluewatergroup.ca

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

lgarofalo@bairdmacgregor.comwww.bairdmacgregor.com

• • •

BRyson & AssociAtes insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.

Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.

“For All Your Trucking Insurance Needs. Transportation Insurance, Fleet Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance. Same Day Quotes up to 10

units.”Toll Free: 800.661.5196

Fax: 905.426.4959dbundock@brysoninsurance.ca

www.brysoninsurance.ca

• • •

cAnAdiAn insuRAnce BRokeRs inc.1 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 415

Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1Tel: 416.486.0951Fax: 416.489.5311

jasonj@cibi.cawww.cibi.ca

• • •

dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoupThe 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

info@daltontimmis.comwww.daltontimmis.com

INSURANCE bROKERS

dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoup“The Perfect Fit for your trucking

insurance needs.”6715-8th Street NECalgary, AB T2E 7H7

Toll Free: 866.472.0721Tel: 403.241.2288Fax: 866.399.3177

info@daltontimmis.comwww.daltontimmis.com

• • •

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

cbunn@erb-erb.com or info@erb-erb.comwww.erb-erb.com

• • •

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

trucking@hallmarkins.comwww.hallmarkins.com

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huB inteRnAtionAl ontARio ltd.Transportation Insurance24 Seacliff Drive East

Leamington, ON N8H 0C2Toll Free: 800.463.4700

Tel: 519.326.9339Fax: 519.326.0128

dan.mcguire@hubinternational.comwww.hubinternational.com

• • •

Jones deslAuRieRs insuRAnce MAnAgeMent inc.

Transportation InsuranceBroker/Advisor

2150 Islington AvenueToronto, ON M9P 3V4

Toll Free: 877.232.9996Tel: 416.521.6713Fax: 416.259.7178

michelles@jdimi.comwww.jdimi.com

INSURANCE bROKERS

tRuchoice

div. oF lMd insuRAnceAlternative Coverage to WSIB, Group

Benefits Consultants, Life, Investments, Travel.

2550 Matheson Blvd. EastSuite #130

Mississauga, ON L4W 4C1Tel: 416.748.9992Fax: 416.748.9994

lina@lmdinsurance.cawww.lmdinsurance.ca

• • •

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: 905.479.9164cgb@cgbgroup.comwww.cgbgroup.com

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: 416.201.9880orderdesk@noco.ca

www.noco.ca

• • •

Rp oil liMited1111 Burns Street E. Unit 3

Whitby, ON L1N 6A6Toll Free: 800.335.6623

Tel: 905.666.2313Fax: 905.666.2761

larryharris@rpoil.comwww.rpoil.com

LUbRICANTS (SyNTHETIC)

sinWAl enteRpRises inc.5656 Bell Harbour Drive

Mississauga, ON L5M 5J3Toll Free: 866.326.7645

Tel: 416.520.5527Fax: 905.814.1802

lubedealer@rogers.comwww.sinwal.com

mATTRESSES(CAb & DOmESTIC)

MAcdAvid Wellness solutions inc.

MacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc. produces the Gel Master line of

products. Having drivers’ health & wellness in mind, our product line

includes mattresses, mattress toppers, seating & cushions.

27 Casebridge Court, Unit 3Toronto, ON M1B 4Y4

Tel: 416.282.4435info@MacDavidInc.comwww.MacDavidInc.com

OIL FURNACE SALES& SERVICE

de-on supply inc.1595 Lobsinger Line, R. R. #1

Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8Toll Free: 800.824.4115

Fax: 888.626.7843info@deonsupply.comwww.deonsupply.com

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 seRvices

Box 755, 2085 Shanly RoadCardinal, ON K0E 1E0

Toll Free: 800.410.4754Tel: 613.657.1244Fax: 613.657.1453

info@730permitservices.comwww.730permitservices.com

• • •c.u.t.c. inc.

1295 Crois CarolLaval, QC H7W 1G3

Toll Free: 866.927.8294Tel: 450.687.8294Fax: 450.687.6963

pvoelker@sympatico.cawww.cutcinc.ca

PRESSURE WASHERS

hotsy pRessuRe WAsheRsPressure Washers, Parts Washers,

Parts, Accessories and Biodegradable Detergents.

16712-118th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5V 1P7Toll Free: 800.328.1555

Tel: 780.451.4521Fax: 780.455.3920

sales@hotsyab.comwww.HotsyAB.com

RUST PREVENTIVE PRODUCTS

kRoWn coRpoRAte

35 Magnum DriveSchomberg, ON L0G 1T0Toll Free: 800.267.5744

Tel: 905.939.8750Fax: 905.939.8710info@krown.comwww.krown.com

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

sales@cramarotarps.cawww.cramarotarps.com

• • •

loAd coveRing solutions ltd.“Keeping You Covered”

5499 Harvester RoadBurlington, ON L7L 5V4Toll Free: 800.465.8277

Tel: 905.335.2012Fax: 905.335.8499

www.loadcoveringsolutions.com

TIRE bALANCING

counteRAct BAlAncing BeAds

70 Watson Parkway South, Unit 8Guelph, ON N1L 0C3

Toll Free: 800.572.8952Tel: 519.837.3331Fax: 519.837.3088

info@counteractbalancing.comwww.counteractbalancing.com

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

carole@atowing.cawww.atowing.ca

• • •

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

john.mackenzie@stellarroadside.comwww.stellarroadside.com

• • •

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 126

Trenton ON K8V 5R2Toll Free: 800.551.6151

Tel: 613.394.4924Fax: 613.394.2428action@reach.net

www.action-towing.com

• • •

goBBo toWing & RecoveRy ltd.85 Pondhollow RoadSudbury, ON P3E 6C1

shop

5238 Hwy. 69 SouthSudbury, ON P3E 4N1

Toll Free: 800.261.4252Tel: 705.523.2341Fax: 705.523.2817

gobbotowing@bellnet.ca

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TOWING SERVICES

J p toWing seRvice & stoRAge ltd

We are a family run business offering

services such as Battery Boost, Fuel

Delivery and Winching including Heavy,

Flatbed, Float Towing and Light Duty.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a

week.

11 Glen Scarlett Road

Toronto, ON M6N 1P5

Toll Free: 866.527.8225

Tel: 416.203.9300

Fax: 416.203.9303

dispatch@jptowing.com

www.jptowing.com

• • •

k.B.W. toWing

KBW Truck Transfer Service

Heavy & Medium Towing,

Flatbed Specialists.

1 Towns Road

Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1

Toll Free: 866.616.6379

Tel: 416.255.4443

Fax: 416.252.2558

dankbw@hotmail.com

TRAILER mANUFACTURERS[ TANKERS ]

BedARd tAnkeRs inc.Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquefied

Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road

Tanker Trailers.

5785 Place Turcot

Montreal, QC H4C 1V9

Tel: 514.937.1670

Fax: 514.937.2190

btinc@aei.ca

www.bedardtankers.com

• • •

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 5G4

Toll Free: 800.363.2158

Tel: 450.347.7822

Fax: 450.347.8372

tremcar@tremcar.com

www.tremcar.com

TRAILER SALES, LEASING, RENTALS & SERVICE

cAMBRidge tRuck & tRAileR ltd.Cambridge Truck and Trailer has been a family-owned and operated business

for more than 40 years.Serving clients throughout Ontario we have built our loyal customer base on

value, reliability and commitment to get the job done.

690 Fountain Street NorthCambridge, ON N3H 4R7Toll Free: 800.267.7371

Tel: 519.653.7371Fax: 519.653.4037

dispatch@cambridgetruck.comwww.cambridgetruck.com

• • •

FoRt gARRy industRiesProud distributors for Lode-King,

Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container

Chassis and more.

trailers@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com/trailers

• • •

gtA tRAileR RentAls inc.heAd oFFice

36 Cardico DriveGormley, ON L0H 1G0

Milton BRAnch

8155 Lawson Road, Milton, ONcAMBRidge BRAnch

1295 Dickie Settlement Road,Cambridge, ON

Toll Free: 866.482.5311Tel: 905.888.6363Fax: 905.888.6061

info@gtatrailer.comwww.gtatrailer.com

• • •

sMARtWAy tRAileR RentAls

2891 Sideroad 10Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4

Toll Free: 888.747.7667Tel: 905.775.6700Fax: 905.775.7250

info@smartwaytrailers.cawww.smartwaytrailers.ca

TRANSPORT COmPANIES

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

Debby@atlantis-airlink.comwww.atlantis-airlink.com

TRANSPORT COmPANIES

cARMen tRAnspoRtAtion gRoup3700 Weston Road

Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4Toll Free: 866.857.5166

Tel: 416.667.9700Fax: 416.667.8272

info@carmentransportationgroup.com

www.carmentransportationgroup.com

• • •

eRB gRoup oF coMpAniesRefrigerated Transportation Specialists.

290 Hamilton RoadNew Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2

Toll Free: 800.665.2653Tel: 519.662.2710Fax: 519.662.3316info@erbgroup.comwww.erbgroup.com

• • •

hAnM tRAnspoRtAtion MAnAgeMent seRvices ltd.

Modern equipment for your refrigerated transportation needs.

3701 Chesswood Drive, Suite 322North York, ON M3J 2P6Toll Free: 888.473.5557

Tel: 416.787.3213Fax: 416.787.6819

kevin@hanmtransportation.comwww.hanmtransportation.com

• • •

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

Call Karen at 905.212.9898English or Punjabi

Call Monty at 800.267.1888 or 613.961.5144 extn 123

recruiting@itsinc.on.cawww.itstruck.ca

• • •

lAndstAR systeMs inc.Landstar – The Freedom to Run your

Business Your Way.13410 Sutton Park Drive South

Jacksonville, FL 32224Toll Free 800.435.4010

Tel: 855.549.0707Fax: 800.774.2347

recruiter@landstar.comwww.lease2landstar.com

TRANSPORT COmPANIES

stAR vAn systeMs10 Kerivan Court,

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6Toll Free: 800.263.4884

Fax: 905.643.8700kens@starvansystems.comwww.starvansystems.com

• • •

the RosdAle gRoup6845 Invader Crescent

Mississauga, ON L5T 2B7Toll Free: 877.588.0057

Tel: 905.670.0057Fax: 905.696.4630

steveh@rosedale.cawww.rosedalegroup.ca

TRANSPORTATION TRAINING

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: 905.670.3436ea@keehumanresources.com

TRUCK & TRAILER PARTS& SERVICE

ALbERTA

CalgaRytRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts &

seRvice-custoM Re-line7707 – 54th Street SECalgary, AB T2C 4R7Tel: 403.837.2871

www.fleetbrake.comtRAileR pARts & seRvice

8010 – 44th Street SECalgary, AB T2C 4L2Tel: 403.724.0061

www.fleetbrake.comEdMonton

tRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts18504 – 111th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5S 2V4

Tel: 780.455.0559www.fleetbrake.com

tRuck tRAileR tRAnsit seRvice17303 – 114th Ave

Edmonton, AB T5S 2R9Tel: 780.453.8706

www.fleetbrake.comtRuck tRAileR pARts & seRvice

3904 – 78th AveEdmonton, AB T6B 2W4

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• • •

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www.fgiltd.com/parts/

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1868 Drew RoadMississauga, ON L5S 1J6

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sousA tRuck tRAileR RepAiR ltd.“A great service company knows

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Brampton, ON L6W 1X3Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627

info@qualitycollision.cawww.qualitycustom.ca

TRUCK DELIVERy

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TRUCK DELIVERy

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the tRuck exhAust plAceSince 1982 we have been a one

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Mississauga, ON L6T 1M1Toll Free: 800.385.8801

Tel: 905.670.0100Fax: 905.670.8128

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gRote industRies co.230 Travail Road

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CalgaRyFoRt gARRy industRies

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Toll Free: 800.661.3126Tel: 403.236.9712Fax: 403.236.7249calgary@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.comEdMonton

FoRt gARRy industRies16230-118th Avenue NWEdmonton, AB T5V 1C6Toll Free: 800.663.9366

Tel: 780.447.4422Fax: 780.447.3289edmonton@fgiltd.ca

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FoRt gARRy industRies10610-82nd Avenue

Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0Toll Free: 866.424.5479

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lloydMinstERFoRt gARRy industRies

5701-63rd AvenueLloydminster, AB T9V 3B8Toll Free: 800.661.9709

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REd dEERFoRt gARRy industRies

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BRandonFoRt gARRy industRies1440 Highland AvenueBrandon, MB R7C 1A7

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FoRt gARRy industRies2525 Inkster Blvd.R. R. #2 Stn Main

Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6Toll Free: 800.282.8044

Tel: 204.632.8261Fax: 204.956.1786winnipeg@fgiltd.ca

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TRUCK PARTS & SUPPLIES

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MississaugaFoRt gARRy industRies

731 Gana CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1P2Toll Free: 888.456.6567

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915 Walsh Street WestThunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5Toll Free: 800.465.5044

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REginaFoRt gARRy industRies

1523 Ross Avenue EastRegina, SK S4N 7E5

Toll Free: 800.552.8044Tel: 306.757.5606Fax: 306.781.7926regina@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.comsasKatoon

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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

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Diesel Truck Parts Inc.

MoRgAn’s diesel tRuck pARts

& seRvice inc.1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R.R. #1

Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0Toll Free: 800.267.0633

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TRUCK SALES, LEASING, PARTS & SERVICE

suRgenoR tRuck centReEastern Ontario / Western Quebec’s largest group of independent truck

dealerships, has built a reputation as durable as the brands that we sell

and lease. The Surgenor Truck Group includes two Truck Centres, one in Ottawa, & one in Kingston, as well as five service affiliates (Belleville,

Pembroke, Gatineau, & 2 in Cornwall) providing regularly scheduled

maintenance as well as on-call 24/7 for roadside assistance, & parts delivery.

261 Binnington CourtKingston, ON K7M 9H2Toll Free: 877.548.1101

Tel: 613.548.1100Fax: 613.548.4990

Mike.Gallant@SurgenorTruck.comwww.surgenortruck.com

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BARRy huMphRey enteRpRises ltd.Truck, tractor & trailer storage with 14 acres of metal fencing & asphalt

base. (3 minutes to the Linc & Red Hill Expressway).

721 Mud Street EastStoney Creek, ONTel: 416.801.3142Fax: 905.643.8256

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TRUCK TIRE SALES & SERVICE

Benson tiReThe 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 2W8Toll Free: 866.623.6766

Tel: 613.933.1700Fax: 905.689.3381

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ontARio RegionAl oFFice

Over 100 Truck Tire Service

Centres Across Canada.

520 Abilene DriveMississauga, ON L5T 2H7Toll Free: 800.465.0618

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TRUCK TRANSmISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS &

PTO’S

c & R tRAnsMission seRvice ltd.Authorized Allison overhaul dealer,

authorized Funk Service Centre &

clutch service. Call or visit web site

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manager@crtransmission.comwww.crtransmission.com

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doMAR tRAnsMission ltd.“When it comes to transmissions...

think DOMAR.”

130 Skyway AvenueRexdale, ON M9W 4Y9

Toll Free: 800.837.4883Tel: 416.675.2268Fax: 416.675.2435

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TRUCK TRANSmISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS &

PTO’S

cAnAdA-Wide pARts distRiButoRs ltd.

“Canada’s Leading Supplier of Drivertrain Components.”

ONTARIO

#3, 7337 Pacific CircleMississauga, ON L5T 1V1Toll Free: 877.564.3116

Tel: 905.564.3116Fax: 905.564.3119

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ONTARIO

15745-118th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5V 1B7Toll Free: 800.665.7671

Tel: 780.454.5115Fax: 780.453.3460

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AWAsh systeMs coRp.Automatic Wash Systems & Water

Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements.

2211 Brant Street, P.O. Box 20070Burlington, ON L7P 0A4Toll Free: 800.265.7405

Tel: 905.662.2662Fax: 888.407.9498

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TURbOCHARGERS

Bd diesel peRFoRMAnce“Consistent, Quick, Quality”

33541 MacLure RoadAbbotsford, BC V2S 7W2Toll Free: 800.887.5030

Tel: 604.853.6096Fax: 604.853.8749

sales@bd-power.comwww.dieselperformance.com

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Advertisers by Product or service

advERtisER PagE PuBliCations

Air Conditioning & Heating Sales & ServiceWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking News

AuctioneersAero Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Clutch ProductsFil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd. 16

Diesel Performance ProductsDiesel Spec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 19

DrivetrainsGear Centre Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking News

Employment OpportunitiesAnvil Ring Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Western Trucking NewsAtlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking NewsAyr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Eastern Trucking NewsCarmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking NewsDay & Ross Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Edge Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Western Trucking NewsHanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 43 Ontario Trucking NewsInternational Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking NewsJ-Line Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsKindersley Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Western Trucking NewsLaidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Eastern Trucking NewsLandstar System Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking NewsServiceStar Freightways Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ontario Trucking NewsStar Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking NewsThe Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 48Westcan Bulk Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Western Trucking NewsWilson Truck Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking NewsXan Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ontario Trucking News

Factoring & FinanceAccutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . 1, 7J D Factors Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 47Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News

Insurance – CargoSGI Cargo Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario & Western Trucking News

LubricantsShell Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mattresses For BunksMacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc . . . . . . . . 9

Permits & WaiversC.U.T.C. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Polishing ProductsLou’s 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Power Train Sales & ServiceJensen Powertrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4 Eastern Trucking News

Pressure WashersHotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Western Trucking News

Satellite RadioSirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tanker Manufacturing, Sales & ServiceTremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Ontario Trucking News

Theft Prevention ProductsThe Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Tire Sales & ServiceBenson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ontario Trucking News

Trade ShowsFergus Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 TRUXPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

TrainingYOW Canada Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ontario Trucking News

Transmission Sales & ServiceDomar Transmission Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 44

Truck ExhaustTexis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News

Truck Parts & AccessoriesCanada Wide Distributors Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Eastern Trucking NewsDawson Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4, 5 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTraction Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News

Truck RepairsTruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News

TurbochargersBD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

UnionsTeamsters Local 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Western Trucking News

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

AlPhAbeticAl list of Advertisers

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AAccutrac Capital Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . 1, 7 Aero Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Anvil Ring Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Western Trucking NewsAtlantis Transportation Services . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking NewsAyr Motor Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Eastern Trucking News

BBD Diesel Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Benson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ontario Trucking News

CC.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Canada Wide Distributors Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Eastern Trucking NewsCarmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking News

DDawson Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4, 5 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsDay & Ross Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Diesel Spec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 19Domar Transmission Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 44

EEdge Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Western Trucking News

FFergus Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Fil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd. 16

GGear Centre Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking News

HHanM Transportation Management Ser. . . 43 Ontario Trucking NewsHotsy Pressure Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Western Trucking News

IInternational Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking News

JJ D Factors Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 47J-Line Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsJensen Powertrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4 Eastern Trucking News

KKindersley Transport Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Western Trucking News

LLaidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Eastern Trucking NewsLandstar System Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking NewsLiquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking NewsLou’s 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MMacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc . . . . . . . . 9

SServiceStar Freightways Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ontario Trucking NewsSGI Cargo Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsShell Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Sirius XM Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Star Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ontario Trucking News

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UUFA Co-operative Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Western Trucking News

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

WWestcan Bulk Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Western Trucking NewsWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ontario Trucking NewsWilson Truck Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking News

XXan Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ontario Trucking News

YYOW Canada Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ontario Trucking News

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woMen in TruCking, inC.

Connecting Female Pilots & Professional Drivers

By ellen voie

The trucking in-dustry is a male dominated one,

but it shares this reputa-tion with other modes of transportation that typ-ically employ mostly men. Lillian Miller, who works for the Federal Aviation Administration, wanted to explore ways to at-tract more women into transportation careers. She recently released her research, “Women in Transportation are Mov-ing the World.”

Miller compared the airline industry and its ef-forts to attract and retain women to the trucking industry. Female pilots comprise 6.3 percent of all airline pilots and num-ber about 6,000, while the trucking industry lags at 5 2 percent female driv-ers, or about 180,000. Although a professional driver must reach age 21 to operate in interstate commerce, a pilot must be at least 23 years old

to transport passengers.Both the trucking indus-

try and airline industry are experiencing a need to attract more profes-sionals, as more than 23 thousand pilots are needed each year (inter-national figures) and the trucking industry has similar needs to fill seats.

Through interviews with female drivers and pilots, Miller compared these two roles, which she de-scribes as “nomadic life-styles.” While both groups must pack clothing and toiletries to last several days (or weeks), pilots must take into account the size and weight of their luggage, as well as the effect a pressurized cabin has on these items.

The author describes the training scenario for female drivers who must often share a cab with an unrelated male train-er. “It’s hard enough to share a small space with a female, let alone a male stranger,” Miller writes. The lack of restroom fa-cilities in the cab creates an even greater strain on a female driver.

For pilots, restrooms (lavatories) are nearby and there are many hours of instruction from the airlines in regard to crew management. Miller sug-gests the need for high absorbency “containment trunks” used by astro-nauts as an option for

female drivers. She also advocates a 24 hour hot line for drivers to call in the event a “situation” arises, which the airline industry has in place.

One definite difference between female pilots and female professional drivers is the ability to be accompanied by a pet. She spoke with drivers who have pets for both safety reasons as well as companionship. Airline pilots with pets either have a family member or neighbor available to care for their dogs or cats when they are traveling.

Miller sites a National Sleep Foundation study comparing the sleep hab-its of all transportation professionals that found a similarity between driv-ers and pilots. They both have the longest duty shifts, with nearly half working nine to twelve hours each day. Only 43 percent of the pilots re-ported receiving eight to twelve hours off between shifts, compared to 53 percent of drivers. To add to the time traveling, most pilots must travel to and from their work site, either by air or auto-mobile travel.

Female airline pilots sleep in hotels, and are trained to enter a room in pairs to reduce the risk of harm. Female profes-sional drivers often travel alone and park in a truck stop, which brings its own hazards. From attacks from other customers (both drivers and non-drivers) to the danger of walking around moving vehicles, drivers have the added issue of being awakened by knocks on their doors from prosti-tutes.

The trucking industry is an unhealthy environ-ment when it comes to eating and exercising. Miller writes that many pilots bring their own lunches or pack healthy snacks, but often have the

luxury of a hotel breakfast or dinner. Professional drivers may bring food from home, but the need to socialize brings them into the truck stop res-taurant at times. Healthy choices are more com-mon today, but the driver has to make conscience decisions to choose these (usually) more expensive items instead of the quick energy boosters, includ-ing soda and candy bars.

One interesting point Miller omitted concerns time away from home. Drivers often cite this as a reason to leave the industry. However, since the airline have a pre-dominantly female flight attendant population, that argument was not even mentioned as being an issue with pilots.

Miller concludes the report with recommenda-tions for both the truck-

ing and airline industries and suggests that female drivers and female pilots make an effort to con-nect and learn from each other. An interesting idea, and one that could help both groups increase their presence in the transpor-tation industry.

You can contact Ellen Voie, President/CEO of Women in Trucking, Inc. at Ellen@WomenInTruck-ing.org.V

air Canada’s first flight with two female pilots several years

ago, shortly before they retired their last 737-200’s. The flight

was from whitehorse to yukon.

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alberta

BonnyvillEcougAR Fuels ltd.5602 – 54th Avenue

Bonnyville, ABTel: 780.826.3043Fax: 780.826.6353

brentm@cougarfuelsltd.cawww.cougarfuelsltd.ca

Convenience store, cardlock & showers.

CalgaRy

cAlgARy husky tRAvel centRe

2525 – 32nd Avenue NECalgary, AB T1Y 6B7Tel: 403.291.1233www.myhusky.ca

RoAdking tRAvel centRe

4949 Barlow Trail SECalgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6251Fax: 403.235.5095www.roadking.ca

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.

lloydMinstER

husky tRAvel centRe

5721 – 44th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 0B3

Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.ca

MEdiCinE Hat

husky tRAvel centRe

561 – 15th Street SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2

Tel: 403.527.5561

petRo cAnAdA cARd lock

AgCom Petroleum Fuel Sales1802 – 10 Avenue, SW

Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403.527.6411Fax: 403.529.1660

Showers.

alberta

sHERWood PaRK

RoAdking tRAvel centRe stRAthconA inc.

26 Strathmoor DriveSherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6

Tel: 780.417.9400Fax: 780.417.9449stRatHMoRE

stRAthMoRe husky tRAvel centRe

436 Ridge RoadStrathmore, AB T1P 1B5

Tel: 403.934.3522Fax: 403.934.3555

Email: hk7969@popmail.huskyenergy.com

Web: www.myhusky.caOpen 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store,

showers.

british columbia

CHilliWaCK

chilliWAck husky tRAvel centRe7620A Vedder Road

Chilliwack, BC V2R 4E8Tel: 604.858.5113www.myhusky.ca

chilliWAck petRo – pAss45461 Yale Road West

Chilliwack, BCTel: 604.795.9421Fax: 604.792.8931

chilliwack@southcoastpetro.caCommercial cardlock open 24hrs, 7 days, convenience store open Mon –

Fri, 8 am – 5 pm (washrooms).

cool cReek Agencies7985 Lickman Road

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9Tel: 604.795.5335Fax: 604.794.5080

sdufault@coolcreek.caFull-service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store,

showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale

dElta

petRo cAnAdA

southcoAst petRoleuM ltd.10178 Nordel Court, Delta, BC

Tel: 604.581.3835Fax: 604.581.3850

nordel@southcoastpetro.caCanopy, fax, photocopier, nearby gov’t

scale, restaurant & ATM.

british columbia

goldEn

Jepson petRoleuM ltd.Box 1408, Golden, BC V0A 1H0

Tel: 250.344.6161Fax: 250.344.2232

ladine@jepsonpetro.comOpen 8 am – 5 pm Mon – Fri, lubes & propane, 24hr cardlock, regular, diesel

& diesel mark.

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

osoyoos

husky tRAvel centRe

9206 – 97th StreetR.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2

Tel: 250.495.6443www.myhusky.ca

siCaMous

husky tRAvel centRe

1340 Trans Canada Hwy.Sicamous, BC V0G 2V0

Tel: 250.836.4675Fax: 280.836.2230

Contact: Shelley Arvandelwww.myhusky.ca

Open 24-7, restaurant (6 am – 10pm), convenience store, showers, laundry

facilities, parking, photocopier, oil products, ATM & fax machine.

manitoba

BRandon

BRAndon husky tRAvel centRe

1990 – 18th Street NorthBrandon, MB R7C 1B3

Tel: 204.728.7387www.myhusky.ca

manitoba

MoRRis

MoRRis husky

Hwy 75 South, Box 989Morris, MB R0G 1K0Tel: 204.746.8999Fax: 204.746.2611

morrismohawk@yahoo.caWeb: 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.

WinniPEg

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

new brunswick

aulaCAulAc Big stop ciRcle k

170 Aulac RoadAulac, NB E4L 2X2Tel: 506.536.1339Fax: 506.536.0579aulac@eastlink.ca

Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking &

CAT scale.

EdMundston

edMundston tRuck stop

Exit 19, 100 Grey Rock RoadEdmundston, NB E7C 0B6

Tel: 506.737.2010Fax: 506.737.2015

georges@etruckstop.cawww.edmundstontruckstop.com

Open 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.

new brunswick

gRand Falls

petRo pAss

315 Ouellette Street

Grand Falls, NB

Tel: 506.473.5575

Fax: 506.475.9816

Toll Free: 800.361.8322

guypass@nb.sympatico.caDrivers’ lounge & game room,

convenience store, showers, laundry

facilities, internet services, showers,

parking & CAT scale.

MonCton

petRo cAnAdA

Exit 450, 2600 Mountain Road

Moncton, NB E1G 3T6

Tel: 506.859.6000

Fax: 506.859.6005Open 24-7, convenience store, fast

food, ATM & washrooms.

PERtH – andovER

toBique one stop

Exit 115, Perth – Andover, NB

Tel: 506.273.9682

Fax: 506.273.9682Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’

lounge with large screen, restaurant,

satellite TV, convenience store,

showers, laundry, parking & free high-

speed internet.

salisBuRy

sAlisBuRy Big stop

2986 Fredericton Road

Salisbury, NB E4J 2G1

Tel: 506.372.3333

Fax: 506.372.0083Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game

room, restaurant, convenience store,

showers, laundry facilities, parking &

CAT scale

Waasis

lincoln Big stop ciRcle k415 Nevers Rd.

Waasis, NB E3B 9E1

Tel: 506.446.4444

Driver Fax: 506.446.4455

bigstop_bluecanoe@yahoo.caOpen 24-7, Irving FP Solution I – 24,

drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience

store, showers, laundry facilities, free

overnight parking.

new brunswick

WoodstoCKMuRRAy’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.

nova scotia

EnFiEldenField Big stop (ciRcle k)

6757 Hwy #2Enfield, 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 HEigHtstRuRo heights ciRcle k

86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13,Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6

Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499

Open 24-7, self service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store,

showers & parking.

ontario, eastern

aRnPRioR

AntRiM tRuck stop

580 White Lake Road,Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9

Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003

Toll Free: 866.334.4775jack@antrimwesternstar.comOpen 24-7, full-service islands,

restaurant, convenience store, showers, overnight parking, drivers’ lounge, CAT

scale, garage service facilities, tire service, Western Star truck dealer.

BEllEvillE

10 AcRe tRuck stop

902 Wallbridge Loyalist RoadBelleville, ON K8N 5A2

Tel: 613.966.7017Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at

613.966.4740jtombs@gmail.com

www.10acre.comRestaurant & Store: Mon-Fri 6 am – 11 pm, Sat 7-8 pm, Sun 7-10 pm, convenience store, hair salon, drug

testing, showers, parking, Esso Card Lock & Retail Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry

facilities & CAT Scale.

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Welcome to our complimentary Truck STop DirecTory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination.

For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at barb@woodwardpublishing.com.

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ontario, eastern

BEllEvillE

ultRAMAR

25 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 stop

2085 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.

dEsERonto

quick stop

215 Hwy #49Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0

Tel: 613.396.3043Fax: 613.396.1449

Open 6 am – 10pm, 7 days, full-service islands, Subway, convenience store,

parking & coffee drive-thru.

dunvEgan

esso – dunvegAn

1515 County Road #20,(Hwy 417 Exit 51)

Dunvegan, ONTel: 613.527.1026 or

613.627.2100Fax: 613.527.2726

Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant (Tim Horton’s), convenience

store, parking & ATM.

JoyCEvillE

kingston husky tRuck stop

Joyceville Road,(Hwy 401 Exit 632)

Joyceville, ONTel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca

Kingston

esso – kingston

Hwy 401 Exit 611Kingston, ON

Tel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162

Open 24-7

ontario, eastern

ottaWa

ultRAMAR

3199 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

sPEnCERvillE

Angelo’s tRuck stop

2025 County Road 44Spencerville, ON K0E 1X0

Tel: 613.925.5158Fax: 613.925.5158

Open 7 days, game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking &

CAT scale.

vanKlEEK Hill

heRB’s tRAvel plAzA

21160 Service Road,Exit 27 off Hwy 417

Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0Toll Free: 800.593.4372

Tel: 613.525.2120Fax: 613.525.1595

suzie_vink@yahoo.caOpen 24-7 drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, internet services, showers &

parking.

ontario, northern

BRadFoRd

BRAdFoRd husky tRAvel centRe

Hwy 400 & 88Bradford, ON

Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca

naiRn CEntRE

JeReMy’s tRuck stop &countRy RestAuRAnt

220 Highway 17 WestNairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0

Tel: 705.869.4100Fax: 705.869.6796

noRtH BayBAy tRuck stop

3060 Hwy 11 NorthNorth Bay, ON

Tel: 705.474.8410Fax: 705.495.4076

Toll Free: 888.474.8410baytruckstop@bellnet.ca

Web: www.transportmall.comOpen 24-7, full-service islands,

restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking & truck repairs within 2 km.

ontario, northern

sudBuRy

sudBuRy petRo pAss3070 Regent Street

Sudbury, ONTel: 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.

tiMMins

esso tRuck stop2154 Riverside Drive

Timmins, ONTel: 705.268.3400Fax: 705.267.7231

bgagnon@krebenterprises.caOpen 24-7, restaurant, convenience

store, ATM & showers.

WauBausHEnEWAuBAushene tRuck stop21 Quarry Road, Box 419,

Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0Tel: 705.538.2900Fax: 705.538.0452

bramji@sympatico.ca

ontario, western

BEaMsvillE

BeAMsville RelAy stAtion4673 Ontario Street,

(Exit 64 off QEW)Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4

Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770

relaystation@bellnet.caOpen 24-7, restaurant, convenience

store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking

BElMont

london husky tRAvel centReHwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401)

Belmont, ONTel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.caBoWManvillE

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop2475 South Service Road,

(Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road)Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1

Tel: 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.

ontario, western

dRuMBotRuckeR’s hAven

Hwy 401, Exit 250,806607 Oxford Road,Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0

Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628

amdroit1990@hotmail.com

FoRt 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).

HaMilton

MARshAll tRuck & tRAileR RepAiR & tRuck stop

336 Kenora AvenueHamilton, ON L8E 2W2

Tel: 905.561.4712Fax: 905.561.7757

wayne@marshalltruck.comWeb: www.marshalltruck.com

Open 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.

ontario, western

lEaMington

Johnny’s gAs BAR

448 Talbot Street WestLeamington, ON N8H 4H6

Tel: 519.326.5231Fax: 519.322.0189

inbox@johnnysgasbar.comwww.johnnysgasbar.ca

Card lock open 24 hours, 7 days,

convenience store, cash discount,

diesel exhaust fluid and coloured fuel.

london

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

Milton

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop

40 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.

PoRt HoPE

ultRAMAR

2211 County Road 28(Hwy 401 Exit 464)

Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4Tel: 905.885.4600

Open 24 hrs, lunch counter,

convenience store, washrooms,

showers, drivers’ lounge & short-time

parking.

WindsoR

WindsoR husky tRAvel centRe

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

ontario, western

WoodstoCK

ultRAMAR

535 Mill Street(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)

Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6Tel: 519.421.3144

Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, drivers’

lounge & overnight parking.

Quebec

MontREal

iRving 245918, Rue Notre Dame Est

Montreal, QC H1N 2C5Tel: 514.257.8626Fax: 514.259.0910

Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store & laundry facilities.

saskatchewan

EstEvan

estevAn husky tRAvel centRe

201 – 4th Street,Estevan, SK S4A 0T5Tel: 306.634.3109www.myhusky.ca

REginahusky Bulk sAles

210 North McDonald StreetRegina, SK S4N 5W3Tel: 306.721.6880www.myhusky.ca

ReginA husky tRAvel centRe

1755 Prince of Wales DriveRegina, SK S4Z 1A5Tel: 306.789.3477www.myhusky.ca

sasKatoon

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

402 – 51st Street EastSaskatoon, SK

Tel: 306.934.6766Fax: 306.668.6110

rainbow@sasktel.netDrivers’ lounge, convenience store,

laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking.

sWiFt CuRREnt

husky tRAvel centRe

1510 South Service Road West(Trans Canada Hwy 1 West)Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1

Tel: 306.773.6444www.myhusky.ca

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A Special Kind of Mustang LoveBy wenDy Morgan-MCBriDe

It’s the last few days of spring, and yes, we made it to summer.

The air is warmer and my day has started at 5:30 a.m. I am going in every direction today, but none of these directions seem to be providing any focus. I have to resign myself to accepting that this is just me being me, getting myself involved in too many projects and looking for the reward at the end of the day. But today, a Monday, I did find my reward - a sweet indulgence in Napanee, Ontario, where it is my first visit to the weekly cruise night at the No Frills.

I travel to cruise nights and show & shines, spot classics in parking lots and chase down old mod-el vehicles in the hopes of writing about the warm and fuzzy sides of these special cars and trucks. I am also out to find my dream car, and I have fallen in love with many over the years, but there is a story be-

hind my true dream car that started when I was young. My godfather is also one of those people, but he also goes to auc-tions all over North Amer-ica in search of specific vehicles and delivers them for a price. So I had the good fortune to be ex-posed to many of these vehicles at a young age. I had always taken a fancy to Mustangs, but always in search of that special one. Yes, I admit it is a Ford, and if you follow my editorials you know I am not a Ford fan, but the Mustang - well that is dif-ferent! It is the only Ford I would ever consider owning.

I was born in 1966. Don’t hold that against me. My godfather, who is also my uncle, told me that when I turned 30 he would get me a ‘true’ 66 Mustang. Well, I am still holding at 30, so you can tell where that story begins and ends. My uncle’s definition of a ‘true’ Mustang meant that the car was actually built during the time I

was born; because just a month after I came into this world they changed the design. Bet you did not know this, but the taillights on the Mustang were square right up until June of 1966. Afterward they were rounded and marketed as the new look for 1967.

Meanwhile, back at the show my husband sees a rear end of a car and casually says, “Oh look, a ‘66 Mustang.” I give him that gentle swat imploring him not to tease me. As we make our rounds back up the other aisle, sure enough it’s a ‘66 Mustang and it’s FOR SALE. My heart skips a beat, and I’m compelled to feature this car in my editorial.

Cheryl Fagg has owned the car for just over a year, but the ownership of it means more to her than just her love for mustangs, which is deep, but also reflects her affection for dear friends who owned the car from 1970 - 2007. They loved it back then

and purchased it as the wife’s car for errands and kids stuff. Sadly, the husband got sick and the car had to go. The Fagg family was looking for another classic when hus-band Martin spot-ted it on the inter-net. He knew right away whose car it was and they pur-chased it in 2013. It was still exactly as they remem-bered it when they

first spent time with the Toronto Mustang club and became friends with its pre-vious owners.

T h e e x t e r i o r , which was re-paint-ed to the original in the ‘90’s, had never been touched. The rich Ivy Green Metal-lic still emanates a magnificent luster in the light of the sun or moon. The De-

luxe Pony interior leather seats still remain, with each stitch accounted for both in the seats and the ori-ginal vinyl top. With just over 116 000 miles this car was a dream come true for Cheryl and Martin. It brought them back to the days when they met in 1982. Martin owned a ’72 Mustang Grande, so the decision was easy to bring the 1966 Mustang into their collection.

The floor and brakes were in need of replace-ment. Martin reminisced about bringing it home. It needed a quick trip to the corner station for a fill up, which turned into an adventure. “Two deer ran out in front of me;” Martin recalled. “I thought I was going to have a Flintstone car in the end with no brakes and a rotten floor and then I thought Cheryl won’t let me come home if I wreck it. Since the car had a good body we put in new frame rails, torque boxes and the floor. I worked with blood, sweat and tears to put it back togeth-er.”

The car has a 289 V8 4BBL 4 speed manual motor, deluxe dual consoles and ice cold original air con-ditioner. The rally pack gauges and recent tune up, with new disc brakes and shoes, makes this baby hum. It has been appraised at $24,000 but they are ready to sell it at $22,500 certi-fied, or trade it for a Boss 302. If anyone is interested please contact me and I will pass the information on for them to con-tact you personally.

M a r t i n s a y s h e would like to get the carbonator rebuilt ac-

cording to the original, but can’t find anyone around that still tinkers with those kind of things anymore. They find it a pleasure to drive for a trip out to the ice cream shop or a run to a cruise night show. They enjoy hearing memories of those that see it or get-ting that ‘thumbs up’ from kids while cruising around town. “These kids will yell out ‘nice car’ without really understanding how these cars are part of our history or what they are really looking at. So that makes me smile,” Cheryl said, adding, “All I want

is to know is that this car will go to a good home, that it will be taken care of the way the long time owners did. I would love for it to go to another Mustang fanatic because that is where it belongs.”

Well, enjoy your sum-mer and stay safe, drive responsibly. No drinking or texting please, and con-tact me at cwmcbride@cogeco.ca if you have an awesome classic or if there is a cool ride I can search out and feature. See you at cruise night, and remember, any night is a good night to look at history and dream.V

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C.H. Robinson

New Approach with Robinson Fresh®

Eden Prairie, Min-nesota – In an effort to raise visibility for

their expertise in fresh pro-duce, C.H. Robinson has created a new global busi-ness brand named Robin-son Fresh® that speaks to the company’s focus on fresh products and offers a clear identity within the produce industry.

Throughout its history, C.H. Robinson has been firmly rooted in the fresh produce industry. Origin-ally founded as a whole-sale produce brokerage house in 1905, C.H. Rob-inson has evolved through innovative product mar-keting strategies, grower development, strategic acquisitions, exclusive nationally recognized

brands, and proprietary seed development to be-come one of the largest produce companies in the world.

The launch of Robinson Fresh® unifies the C.H. Robinson, FoodSource, Rosemont Farms, and Timco Worldwide entities under one global business brand. Combined, Rob-inson Fresh® is a market share leader in key con-sumer driven categories such as asparagus, corn, dry vegetables, greens, melons, and tropical.

“Robinson Fresh reflects our progress over the past 100 years as a high quality fresh product supplier and provides our customers, growers, and employees with an identity closely

aligned to fresh food,” said Jim Lemke, Senior Vice President at C.H. Robin-son. “The launch of the Robinson Fresh brand sig-nifies our ability to adapt to the marketplace, raise our visibility, and market our products while still leveraging all of the ser-vices provided by C.H. Robinson.”

By combining a global network of growers span-ning across 36 countries with a broad portfolio of product offerings that in-cludes exclusive licensed, proprietary, and private label brands, Robinson Fresh® continues to meet the demands of the fresh product market that is growing in terms of size and complexity.

Robinson Fresh® is the exclusive marketer of re-spected consumer brands such as Mott’s®, Welch’s®, Tropicana®, Green Giant® Fresh, and Glory Foods®. In addition, Robinson F resh ® o f fe r s Me lon Up!®, Rosemont Farms®, Happy Chameleon®, and Tomorrow’s® Organics proprietary brands to en-sure quality, increase ef-ficiency, and offer variety to give retail consumers the fresh options they demand.

“Robinson Fresh will connect our customer’s needs and desires with the collective expertise of an organization that, for over a century, has developed unique prod-ucts by utilizing talent,

processes, and technolo-gies that can improve business outcomes in unexpected ways,” said Lemke. “The service, value, quality, and in-novation customers have come to expect from all our businesses will con-tinue to grow through Robinson Fresh.”

To complement the new branding, Robinson Fresh® launched a new website, www.robinso-nfresh.com, which con-tains downloadable con-tent consisting of con-sumer trends, category insights, and market data. As well, Robinson Fresh will support a LinkedIn page and Twitter feed to promote company mes-sages, news, and videos

in order to provide fol-lowers with updated rel-evant content.

Robinson Fresh got its start in the produce in-dustry over 100 years ago, providing fresh fruits and vegetables to the settlers of North America. Today, Robinson Fresh is one of the largest produce com-panies in the world and offers the highest qual-ity products. Robinson Fresh packs in many well-known private label and consumer brands well as a full line of convention-al and organic produce through a worldwide network of regional and local growers. For more information about Rob-inson Fresh, visit www.robinsonfresh.com.V

EmploymEnt REpoRt

Top Fleet Employers Program Recognizes Best in HR

Ten of the best workplaces in the Canadian trucking

industry have earned hon-ours through the inaugural Top Fleet Employers pro-gram, Trucking HR Canada has announced.

Fleets of every size were rated on topics including employee recognition, compensation, lifestyle, employee engagement, wellness, professional development, recruitment and retention. Related reviews included a com-prehensive online appli-cation, employee surveys and follow-up interviews.

The 2014 Awards Were Presented to:• Bison Transport• Erb Group of 

Companies• Home Hardware• J&R Hall Transport, Inc.• Kindersley Transport• Kriska Transportation• Logikor Inc.• MacKinnon Transport 

Inc.• SLH Transport• Transpro Freight 

Systems Ltd.“These 10 fleets clearly

recognize the value of sound human resources

practices,” says Angela Splinter, Chief Execu-tive Officer of Trucking HR Canada. “They have demonstrated their com-mitment to programs which play a vital role in recruiting and retain-ing a skilled workforce. Work like this will become increasingly important as the trucking industry grapples with its intensify-ing shortage of employees and job candidates.”

The program recognizes a fleet’s broad portfolio of human resources initia-tives, but several best prac-tices were also recognized during the evaluation pro-cess. In terms of employee engagement, for example, Bison Transport reaches out to personnel through a monthly newsletter, Transpro Freight Systems surveys employees when-ever it introduces a new initiative,  and  J&R  Hall Transport has a confiden-tial, open-door policy to ensure that any employee concerns are addressed. Compensation programs such as Kriska Transporta-tion’s deferred profit shar-ing plan, Logikor’s group

Retirement Savings Plan, MacKinnon  Transport’s fuel bonus, and Home Hardware’s performance bonus demonstrated ap-proaches which look be-yond rates per kilometre. High-scoring recognition programs included Erb

Group of Companies’ hon-ours for retiring employ-ees, Kindersley Transport’s VIP recognition program, and SLH Transport’s rec-ognition of milestone an-niversaries.

More information about the fleets visit www.truck-

ingHR.com.The program’s vigorous

selection criteria reflects Canadian human resour-ces issues, trends and working environments, and has been validated by a panel of trucking in-dustry experts and a Cer-

tified Human Resource Professional (CHRP). It also echoes Trucking HR Can-ada’s standards of excel-lence and considers every position in a fleet.

A r t i c l e c o u r t e s y o f C a n a d i a n Tr u c k i n g Association.V

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EmploymEnt

kane is aBle, inC.

Kane Is Able Expands Transportation Fleet with Natural Gas-Powered Trucks

Scranton, Pennsyl-vania - Third-party logistics provider

Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE - www.kaneisable.com) is pleased to announce that

it is expanding its trans-portation fleet with seven compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks. The commitment to fuel-efficient CNG-powered

trucks is an important part of KANE’s sustainability initiative to reduce costs and minimize its carbon footprint.

KANE’s new CNG-pow-

ered trucks are being manufactured by Volvo Trucks at the New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia. The Volvo VNL daycab models fea-

ture a 12-liter Cummins-Westport ISX12 G engine, and are designed to have excellent maneuverabil-ity. Each truck’s range is approximately 425 miles between fueling.

Due to its abundant supply, domestically pro-duced natural gas is less expensive and cleaner burning than other fossil fuels. The CNG-powered vehicles will produce up to 20 percent fewer green-house gas emissions and significantly less smog-producing pollutants than

their petroleum-fueled counterparts. Advances in vehicle technology now make it feasible to use CNG-powered commercial trucks for long hauls and

in the mountainous terrain of the northeastern and western states.

A team of KANE officials recently visited Volvo’s Dublin plant for a review of the trucks while they are in assembly. The team included Chris Kane, Mike Albert, Senior Vice President of Operations, Larry Catanzaro, Director of Transportation, and Alex Stark, Director of Marketing.

“KANE has a long-standing commitment to sustainable operations,”

said Pete Westermann, President and CEO of KANE. “Volvo Trucks is an acknowledged industry leader in natural gas-pow-ered vehicle technology.

Adding these natural gas trucks to our fleet makes good fiscal and environ-mental sense.”

Delivery of the trucks is expected by August. KANE manages 21 distribution centers across the United States, and operates more than 200 power units in its fleet. The CNG-pow-ered trucks will operate out of KANE’s Scranton, Pennsylvania, business campus.

Kane Is Able is a third-party logistics provider that helps consumer goods manufacturers and their retail partners ef-ficiently and effectively distribute goods through-out the United States. KANE’s value-added ser-vices include integrated distribution, workforce management, packaging, and transportation solu-tions. Visit KANE at www.kaneisable.com.

The Volvo VNM, VNL, VNX, VHD and VAH trucks are assembled in the United States at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia, while Volvo engines for North America are assembled in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Visit Volvo Trucks at w w w . v o l v o t r u c k s .us.com.V

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HealTHy living

Bee Pollen, Natures Fountain of Youth

By BrenDa riCker

There are many natura l is t doc-tors and natural

health practitioners that regard bee pollen as na-ture’s “fountain of youth” because of its amazing

health benefits such as age reversing, disease-f ighting, and health-boosting effects.

Bee pollen, containing super nutritional proper-ties, is a fine powdery substance collected by honeybees from the sta-mens of flowering plants and stored in honeycomb hives. It is regarded by many as a highly nutri-tious and complete food — one which contains a rich supply of the B-complex vitamins and folic acid, vitamins A, C,

E, carotenoids, amino acids, some essential fatty acids, and a wide variety of minerals.

Some nutritionists even insist that one can live on bee pollen alone. This must be one reason why 10,000 tons of bee pollen is consumed every year by people all over the world.

Bee pollen’s medicinal use dates back to the early Chinese and Egyptian so-cieties where it was used for its near-miraculous ability to rejuvenate and heal. Bee pollen was often

entombed with Pharaohs. The Romans and Greeks called bee pollen “the life-giving dust”.

Even Hippocrates — the physician who is rec-ognized as the father of modern-day medicine and one of the most authorita-tive figures in the history of medicine — favored bee pollen as a natural medicinal solution over 2,500 years ago.

Bee pollen has long been known to consistently produce more energy, vigor, and physical and athletic stamina in people who consume bee pollen

as part of their daily diet. Athletes regard it as the legal sports enhancer. That’s because bee pol-len contains as much as 40% protein, as well as all 22 amino acids. With almost twice the amount of protein in beef, twice as much iron than any other food, and substan-tial amounts of highly-absorbable vitamins and minerals, thousands of world-class athletes take bee pollen as their com-petitive advantage. When taken internally, it has been shown to immedi-ately destroy dangerous

bacteria that cause infec-tion and disease, and it has also been proven to prevent the growth of cancer cells.

Most people who first start taking bee pollen experience a significant increase in energy and a greater sense of well-being immediately. Many have reported that over time regular use helps alleviate various health disorders and retard the aging process.

For a full story on Bee Pollen you can reach me at health_you_deserve @ yahoo.ca.V

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alberta

BRooKsNAPA Auto PArts99 – 7th Street EastBrooks, AB T1R 1C1Tel: 403.501.5551

CalgaRytrActioN

5329 – 72nd Ave. S.E., Unit 82Calgary, AB T2C 4X6Tel: 403.279.2870

EdMontontrActioN HeAd office18532 – 116th Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8Tel: 780.489.7555

EdMonton noRtH WEsttrActioN

18051 – 111th AvenueEdmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2

Tel: 780.444.4334

EdMonton soutHtrActioN

3404 – 78th AvenueEdmonton South, AB T6B 2X9

Tel: 780.465.8010

EdsonNAPA Auto PArts 4657A

4833 – 2nd AvenueEdson, AB T7E 1T8Tel: 780.712.4152

FoRt MCMuRRayPArAmouNt PArts iNc.

36 Riedel StreetFort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1

Tel: 780.791.3000

gRandE PRaiRiEtrActioN

#4 16101 – 101st StreetGrande Prairie, AB T8V 0P2

Tel: 780.538.3038

HigH PRaiRiEHigH PrAirie truck

& trAiler ltd.5309 – 53rd Avenue,

Hwy 2 WestHigh Prairie, AB T0G 1E0

Tel: 780.523.4777Toll Free: 877.523.4754

HintonNAPA Auto PArts 4236A

120 North StreetHinton, AB, T7V 1S8Tel: 780.865.8800

lloydMinstERtruck ZoNe iNc.

5205 – 65th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 2E8

Tel: 780.875.7712

alberta

MEdiCinE HatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.2111 – 9th Avenue S.W.

Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8Tel: 403.526.2244

PEaCE RivERPeAce truck & trAiler ltd.

9103 – 75th StreetPeace River, AB T8S 1T2

Tel: 780.624.8655

REd dEERtrActioN

8045 Edgar Industrial Cr.Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2

Tel: 403.342.7884

RoCKy Mountain HousENAPA #6260

4528F – 47th AvenueRocky Mtn House, AB T4T 0A9

Tel: 403.845.2709

sundREsAfAri mANufActuriNg iNc.

(PArtco truck PArts)20 West Road Industrial Park

Sundre, Alberta T0M 1X0Toll Free: 800.372.7826

Tel : 403.638.3414

WaBasCaPelicAN Automotive

2330 Pelican Business ParkWabasca, AB T0G 2A0

Tel: 780.891.3600

british columbia

BuRns laKEPolAr PArk Automotive

831 Hwy 16 WestBurns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

Tel: 250.692.7501

CHEtWyndgeAr-o-rAmA suPPly ltd.

4876 North Access RoadChetwynd, BC V0C 1J0

Tel: 250.788.2255

CHilliWaCKlickmAN truck & trAiler

PArts & services ltd.Bay 31B – 43915 Industrial Way

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4Toll Free: 877.772.6255

Tel: 604.793.9660

CouRtEnaytAurus HeAvy duty

veNtures ltd

2703A Kilpatrick AvenueCourtenay, BC V9N 6P4

Tel: 250.871.1191

british columbia

FoRt nElsoncHr-Ack PArts & rePAirs

4704 – 48th AvenueFort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0

Tel: 250.774.3273

KaMlooPsPiNeridge trAiler

& equiPmeNt ltd.1875 Kryczka Place

Kamloops, BC V1S 1S4Tel: 250.374.3100

KEloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck

service ltd.105 Adams Road

Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1Tel: 250.765.7738

PRinCE gEoRgENAPA – Pg

564 – 2nd AvenuePrince George, BC V2L 2Z9

Tel: 250.563.7778

quEsnElNAPA trActioN

1185 Hwy 97 NorthQuesnel, BC V2J 2Y3Tel: 250.991.0650

sMitHERssmitHers PArts & service

3465 Victoria DriveSmithers, BC V0J 2N0

Tel: 250.847.4287

squaMisHtritoN Auto & iNd. ltd.

1003 Industrial WaySquamish, BC V0N 3G0

Tel: 604.892.5951

suRREytrAiliNe trAiler PArts ltd.

10304A – 120th StreetSurrey, BC V3V 4G1Tel: 604.582.4888

tERRaCEBow vAlley mAcHiNe

5107 Keith AvenueTerrace, BC V8G 1K8Tel: 250.638.0099

WilliaMs laKEwl forestry suPPlies ltd.

675 McKenzie AvenueWilliams Lake, BC V2G 1N9

Tel: 250.392.6699

manitoba

BRandontrActioN

1940 Queen AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 0T1

Tel: 204.728.9573

manitoba

WinniPEgtrActioN

200 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB R2R 1V1

Tel: 204.956.9490

n. w. territories

yElloWKniFEtrActioN yellowkNife

114 – 314 Old Airport RoadYellowknife, NT X1A 3T2

Tel: 867.669.6272

ontario

BanCRoFtm&m gAs diesel & truck

PArts27523 Highway 62 South

Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0Tel: 613.332.5474

BaRRiEvisco iNdustriAl (BArrie iNc.)

255 Saunders RoadBarrie, ON L4N 9A3Tel: 705.792.1371

Boltonvisco iNdustriAl1 Simpson Road

Bolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.857.2071

CaMBRidgEtrActioN cAmBridge

1090 Fountain St. N., Units 12 & 13Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3

Tel: 519.653.3427

dRydEnd & s Auto

459 Government StreetDryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227

HaMiltontrActioN

30 Bancroft StreetHamilton, ON L8E 2W5

Tel: 905.561.0932

HanovERJd truck PArts790 – 10th Street

Hanover, ON N4N 1S2Tel: 519.364.1848

KEnoRad & s Auto

1051 Railway StreetKenora, ON P9N 3W8

Tel: 807.468.9894

londontrActioN

2405 Scanlan StreetLondon, ON N5W 6G9

Tel: 519.455.3440

ontario

MaidstonEtrActioN

3725 Webster Dr., R.R. #3Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0

Tel: 519.737.7995

MaRKHaMtrActioN

45 Mural Street, Unit #4Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1J4

Tel: 905.771.7331

MississaugatrActioN

5915 Atlantic Drive, Units 6 & 7Mississauga, ON L4W 1S4

Tel: 905.670.2868

MitCHElltrActioN mitcHell

Burchill Truck & Trailer Equipment (571344 Ontario Inc.),

Hwy 8 EastMitchell, Ontario N0K 1N0

Tel: 519.348.4774

nEW lisKEaRdtrActioN

437136 Hawn DriveNew Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0

Tel: 705.647.8707

noRtH Bayservice 1 mufflers & more

400 D Kirkpatrick StreetNorth Bay, ON P1B 8G5

Tel: 705.497.0404

ottaWatrActioN ottAwA (605)

3020 Hawthorne Road, Unit 200EOttawa, ON K1G 3J6

Toll Free: 800.396.2664Tel: 613.742.1209

sault stE. MaRiEtrActioN

380 Industrial Park CrescentSault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5Y8

Tel: 705.759.8042

st. CatHaRinEsNick’s truck PArts

244 Dunkirk RoadSt. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6

Tel: 905.687.7031

sudBuRysudBury truck & trAiler iNc.

510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3

Tel: 705.673.3613

tHundER BaytrActor trAiler service

64 Water Street SouthThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3

Tel: 807.345.5882

ontario

WHitBytrActioN

1751 Wentworth St. W., Units 3-6Whitby, ON L1N 8R9Tel: 905.432.2785

saskatchewan

MEadoW laKEuNified Auto PArts iNc.807 – 1st Avenue West

Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1Y4Tel: 306.236.4800

MoosE JaWgoldeN west trAiler &

equiPmeNt ltd.1802 Stadacona Street West

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402

niPaWinPArAmouNt PArts (NiPAwiN) iNc.

811 Nipawin Road EastNipawin, Saskatchewan

S0E 1E0Tel : 306.862.9881

PRinCE alBERtuNified Auto PArts iNc.

365 – 36th Street West, Unit 7Prince Albert, SK S6V 7L4

Tel: 306.764.4220

REginatrActioN

405 Park St., Regina, SK S4N 5B2Tel: 306.721.8333

sasKatoontrActioN

2815 Faithfull AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 8E8

Tel: 306.244.9877

sWiFt CuRREntBrAke & drive ltd.

1511 Cheadle Street WestSwift Current, SK S9H 5G4

Tel: 306.773.7293

WEyBuRnsoutHerN iNdustriAl

& truck ltd300 Hwy 13 South Service Road

Crossroads Industrial ParkWeyburn, SK S4H 2K7

Tel: 306.842.2422

Yukon

WHitEHoRsEPAcesetter trAdiNg co. ltd.

126 Industrial RoadWhitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T9

Tel: 867.393.3902

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eMployMenT

alberta

dRuMHEllERdrum diesel

Bay 13, 901 South Railway AvenueDrumheller, AB T0J 0Y0

Tel: 403.823.7966

EdMontontruck ZoNe iNc.

15816 – 111th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5M 2R8

Tel: 780.451.0225

FoRt sasKatCHEWantruckPro fort sAskAtcHewAN

(APPlecArt logistics)11401-85 Avenue Unit #13

Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0A9Tel: 780.998.5030

gRandE PRaiRiEBrAdviN trAiler sAles ltd.

10920 – 87th AvenueGrande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4

Toll Free: 800.665.0509Tel: 780.539.6260

HigH PRaiRiEHigH PrAirie truck &

trAiler ltd.5309 – 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West

High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0Toll Free: 877.523.4754

Tel: 780.523.4777

lloydMinstERtruck ZoNe iNc.5205 – 65th Street

Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8Toll Free: 800.707.9209

Tel: 780.875.7712

MEdiCinE HatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.

2111 – 9th Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8

Tel: 403.526.2244

alberta

PEaCE RivERPeAce truck & trAiler ltd.

9103 – 75th StreetPeace River, AB T8S 1T2

Tel: 780.624.8655

sundREPArtco truck PArts & service

20 West Road Industrial ParkSundre, AB T0M 1X0

Toll Free: 800.372.7826Tel: 403.638.3414

taBERgeerAert mecHANicAl service

5911 B – 50th AvenueTaber, AB T1G 1W7Tel: 403.223.8744

british columbia

CHilliWaCKlickmAN truck & trAiler

PArts & services ltd.25 – 43915 Industrial Way

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A9Toll Free: 877.772.6255

Tel: 604.793.9660

dEltawAlker HeAvy duty ltd.101 – 7063 Venture Street

Delta, BC V4G 1H8Tel: 604.940.9545

KEloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck services

105 Adams RoadKelowna, BC V1X 7R1

Tel: 250.765.7738

PRinCE gEoRgEtotAl truck & equiPmeNt ltd.

9122 Rock Island RoadPrince George, BC V2N 5T4

Tel: 250.564.6763

british columbia

sMitHERssmitHers PArts & service

3465 Victoria DriveSmithers, BC V0J 2N0

Tel: 250.847.4287

manitoba

BRandonrcB truck & trAiler rePAir

5600 Richmond Ave EastBrandon MB R7A 7L5

Tel: 204.729.9172

nEEPaWat.i.c. PArts & service

220 Hwy 5 NorthNeepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Tel: 204.476.3809

WinniPEgdAB’s rePAir ltd.2126 Logan Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R2R 0J2Tel: 204.694.2390

ontario

BoltonBoltoN truck & trAiler

1 Simpson RoadBolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.951.9111

BRaMPtonwestmArk truck ceNtre iNc.

85 Devon RoadBrampton, ON L6T 5A4

Tel: 905.791.7655

CalEdoniaoNeidA truck & trAiler

634 Fourth LineCaledonia, ON N3W 2B3Toll Free: 800.654.6454

Tel: 905.765.5011

ontario

CouRtlandheRc’s tRuck seRvice

& RepAiR ltd.50 County Road 3,

Courtland, ON N0J 1E0Tel: 519.424.3402

doWnsviEWNortH keele Auto, truck & trAiler rePAir ceNtre ltd.

3915 Keele StreetDownsview, ON M3J 1N6

Tel: 416.638.5963

EdEnvotH sAles & service iNc.

10816 Plank Road 19Eden, ON N0J 1H0Tel: 519.866.3459

ElMiRatHur HeAvy truck & trAiler

rePAir270 Arthur Street North

Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5Tel: 519.669.8420

EssExkeN lAPAiN & soNs ltd

2119 County Road 15, R.R. #2Essex, ON N8M 2X6Tel: 519.776.6473

EtoBiCoKEok tire truck rePAir

39 Shorncliffe RoadEtobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2Toll Free: 800.661.6681

Tel: 416.236.1277

goulais RivERgoulAis river truck

& trActor ltd.90 Highway 552 East

Goulais River ON P0S 1E0Tel: 705.649.4788

ontario

HaMiltonBArtoN truck ceNtre ltd.

483-487 Rennie StreetHamilton, ON L8H 3P6

Tel: 905.544.2626

HanovERHwy #4 truck service ltd.402143 Grey Road 4, R.R. #1

Hanover, ON N4N 3B8Tel: 519.369.5052

HanovERserge g & d rePAir iNc.

214 Highway 11 EastHearst, ON P0L 1N0Tel: 705.362.5633

KaPusKasingPAreNt mecHANicAl services

53 Brunelle Road NorthKapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1

Tel: 705.335.3617

Mississaugaquickfix truck trAiler rePAirs

6191 Atlantic DriveMississauga, ON L5T 1N7

Tel: 905.696.6888

nEW lisKEaRdPioNeer sPriNg & AligNmeNt

437136 Hawn DriveNew Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0

Tel: 705.647.8707

oaKvillEk.i.d. truck & trAiler service1090 South Service Rd. E., Unit A

Oakville, ON L6J 2X8Toll Free: 800.265.6291

Tel: 905.842.2942

osHaWaquAlity truck rePAir iNc.

840 Colonel Sam Drive,Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9

Tel: 905.721.2788

ontario

sudBuRy

sudBury truck & trAiler ceNtre iNc.

510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3

Toll Free: 800.461.4023Tel: 705.673.3613

tHundER BaytrActor trAiler service

64 Water Street SouthThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3

Tel: 807.345.5882

vERnER

moBile mecHANicAl services

11769 Hwy 64Verner, ON P0H 2M0Tel: 705.594.1319

saskatchewan

sasKatoon

A-liNe frAme & AligNmeNt

3246 Millar AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2

Tel: 306.931.6612

WEyBuRn

soutHerN iNdustriAl

& truck ltd.300 Hwy 13 South Service Road

Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7Tel: 306.842.2422

yoRKton

truck ProZ iNc.Hwy 10 East

Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3Tel: 306.782.4313

ManaC

Manac Acquires Peerless Specialty Trailer Manufacturer

Saint-Georges, Que-bec - CNW Telbec/ - Manac Inc. (TSX:

MA) (“Manac”), a North American leader in the design and manufactur-ing of specialty trailers, is pleased to announce the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Peerless Limited (“Peerless”) for $14.75 million in cash, subject to certain net working cap-ital adjustments.

Established in Penticton, British Columbia, Peerless is a designer and manu-facturer of highly special-ized trailers and chassis for a variety of industries,

including oil and gas, min-ing, forestry, logging and construction. Peerless had been operating the Mo-bile Solution division of McCoy Corporation (TSX: MCB) since 2004.

“This completes a good f irst step in Manac’s targeted progress and growth. The reputation of the Peerless brand, its product line, the quality of the work force and its geo-graphic location fit very well with our vision and our values. We will now start the implementation of a well-defined Operat-ing Agenda and capitalize on all of the identified syn-

ergies; and this starts right now.” says Charles Dutil, President and Chief Exec-utive Officer of Manac. “Not only will we provide strong support to the local leadership team, but Peer-less will also profit from Manac’s core strengths, including gaining access to Manac’s know-how and resources which are considered key assets to our success in the trailer industry.” added Charles Dutil.

aBouT ManaC inC.

Manac is the largest manufacturer of trailers in Canada and a leader in the manufacturing of

specialty trailers in North America. The Company offers a wide range of vans, flatbeds and spe-cialty trailers such as dumps, low beds, grain hoppers, chip and log-ging trailers, all of which are sold in Canada and the United States under the recognized brands Manac®, CPS®, Dark-wing®, UltraPlate® and Liddell Canada®. Manac services the heavy-duty trailer industry for the highway transportation, construction, forestry and agricultural sectors and manufactures its trail-ers in facilities located in

Saint-Georges, Quebec as well as Oran and Kennett, Missouri.

Manac is listed on To-ronto Stock Exchange (TSX: MA). For more infor-mation on Manac, please visit www.manac.ca.

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Founded in 1944, Peer-less is a highly specialized trailer and chassis de-signer and manufacturer for a variety of industries including oil and gas, min-ing, forestry, logging and construction. Peerless’s innovative and high qual-ity products are key fac-tors explaining how Peer-

less has risen to the rank of premier manufacturer of custom chassis and oilfield trailers. Peerless offers products under two well-recognized brands in the heavy haul and cus-tom chassis market: Peer-less in Western Canada and Scona in the United States. The Peerless pro-duction facility is located in Penticton, British Col-umbia, and has been part of the McCoy Corporation (TSX: MCB) since 2004. In addition to its Canadian manufacturing plant, Peerless uses contracted manufacturing facilities in the Southern U.S.V

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Truckers’ Good Mood Picks Up Where it Left Off

Toronto, Ontario – There’s no deny-ing it: The trucking

industry in Ontario is re-turning to health as car-riers report successively stronger freight and rate counts while projecting more optimism than they have in over half a decade. Undoubtedly, Ontario’s di-versified trucking industry is reflecting the increased stability and economic growth elsewhere, specif-ically south of the border and inter-provincially.

In the Ontario Trucking Association’s second quar-ter 2014 survey of busi-ness conditions for the bellwether sector, carriers picked-up right where they left off last time – in what was a very positive 1Q14 survey – expressing even higher unprecedented lev-els of business improve-ment in all four sectors monitored by OTA (Intra-Ontario, inter-provincial, southbound US, north-bound US). Moreover, for the second straight quarter, carriers indicate that rates are keeping pace with vol-ume increases – something of a rarity since the 2008 recession.

Freight VOlumes

After surprisingly strong results last quarter (dur-ing what’s supposed to be a slow freight season), reported freight volumes in the 2Q14 survey were even better as carriers headed towards the spring-summer “new peak” shipping sea-son. Sixty-five percent of carriers said southbound freight volumes improved in the previous three months – the highest percentage ever recorded since OTA started the survey in 2008 and four times higher than the number of carriers who indicated improvements this time last year. It was also a 17-point increase over last quarter’s record high. Remarkably, not one respondent reported that volumes fell.

After remaining flat in the last survey, carriers who indicated that intra-provincial volume had in-creased jumped to 59%,

the second highest level recorded. Sixty-two percent of carriers saw a surge in U.S. northbound lanes – a rate unmatched since 2011 and 18% higher than last quarter. Domestically, the number of carriers who suggested inter-Ontario freight had increased re-mained at 41%, which is still double the number this time last year.

However, carriers clearly expect Ontario lanes to start catching up at some point in 2014. Sixty-three percent of carriers predict volume escalation within provin-cial lanes over the next six months – a four-year high. Not that they think the rest of Canada or U.S. exports will let up: Intra-provincially, 77% of carriers expect volumes to keep climbing – a third more than who felt the same way last quarter. Southbound, 73% anticipate growth – a whop-ping 19-point increase from the last survey and highest level ever recorded by OTA.

rates

It appears that last sur-vey’s robust characteriza-tion about the rate environ-ment was not an anom-aly. In fact, after bearish reports in most quarters since the recession, carriers now report unprecedented back-to-back rate progres-sion. The number of car-riers indicating increases to US southbound rates skyrocketed to 62% – more than double the previous all-time high of 29% last quarter and a far cry from the single-digit grades be-tween 2008-2010. Carriers who felt rates in all other lanes also improved sig-nificantly q-q: Inter-Ontario 23% to 31% (all all-time high); Intra-provincial 47% (matching high in 3Q11); and northbound US from 32% to 41%.

capacity

Reflexively, the ripple of near universal volume in-creases brings with it ever-tighter capacity. There’s more indication that com-panies want to add drivers and owner-ops (58%), but just where those drivers will come from remains in

question as the driver short-age will only get more acute as economic activity and freight continues to pick up. Rumbling tectonic plates underlying the trucking labour market are further shaking the supply balance as 58% of carriers reported capacity contraction – near-ly triple the reports from the 2Q13 survey and, once more, the highest number of carriers OTA has ever re-corded. Only 22% report flat capacity – the lowest level so far. Looking ahead, 46% expect further tightening – 10 points higher than last quarter and about double this time last year.

carrier cOsts

As the competition be-tween carriers to keep good drivers heats up, so are wages. Ninety percent of carriers indicate wages for both drivers and owner-ops have gone up. While most driver raises were in the 2-4% range, more than a quarter said wages crossed the 5% mark. About half of carriers indicated higher owner-op rates with about 50% of that in the 5%-range.

OngOing cOncerns

Only 14% of carriers in this survey indicated the econ-omy was their top concern going forward (compared

to 46% who fretted most about the economy this time last year). Instead,

the driver shortage has re-placed the economy as the overwhelming number one

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Are You Looking In The Right Places?

By CHaplain len reiMer

God never prom-ised us days with-out pain, laughter

without sorrow, or sun without rain. But He did promise strength to get through each day, comfort for the tears, and light to guide our way. As you pro-vide care, comfort, energy, finances or support for an aging parent, or a disabled

family member, a young child, or a friend in need, God is the only place to turn for lasting strength and hope.

Even though you might not find answers for the reasons you and your families are facing difficult challenges, if you seek God, you will definitely find Him. He promises to hear your prayers and meet your needs. He is your source. He is the One who will make the impos-sible possible. He has so much for us. But you see, we have to look in the right places. The answers and peace He has specific-ally for you won’t be found in a bar, in food, an affair, money, pornography, kids, status, health, or anything else on this earth.

One of our biggest faults is gullibility as we are tricked into looking in the wrong places or for the wrong things to attain peace. Amazingly, after looking in those wrong places, we are surprised we can’t find the peace and long term comfort we so desire and yearn for. We wonder where? Where

is His love, peace, grace, forgiveness, or instruc-tion? Where to look seems so simple, but why is it such a mystery to us that to find all He has, we need to look into His places. Spend time with Him, talk to Him, listen to Him, go to His instruction manual – the Bible. These are the places where peace

and all the trimmings are found.

I mistakenly look at my-self for answers rather than in all His provisions. Oftentimes, we try and do it ourselves. After all, God did give me the gift of problem solving, so I try and do it myself. Then, feeling frustrated and having reached the

end of my resources and skills, I call on God. Too often, we exhaust our-selves with our own ef-forts before we ask God for His help.

God wants us to pray to Him for the strength, wisdom, and resources to accomplish His will. He will help us. He does deliver.V

In MeMorIaM

BL A C K , M o r l e y George - Peace-fully surrounded

by love, in Brockville on Saturday, May 31st, 2014 in his 76th year. Beloved father of Greg (Murielle), Tammy, Calvin (Joann) and Sheldon (Alison). Loving grandfather of Lorie (Mark) & Jason (Ni-cole); Shannon (Steph), Ashley (Joe) & Daniel; Shawn & Holly; and Ellee & Will. Cherished great grandfather of 11 great grandchildren. Brother of Merle (Wendy), Shirley, Sandra (Dalton), Robert (Debbie) and Reg (Jo-

anne).As the founder of Flex-

Mor Industries in Bolton, he touched the lives of many in the trucking in-dustry. A Funeral Service was held at MacCoubrey Funeral Home, 11 King St. W. in Colborne on Wed-nesday, June 4, at 1 pm. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Wed-nesday from 11 am to the time of service. Interment followed at Colborne East Cemetery. A celebration of his life was held on June 7, 2014 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Morley’s home. Those wishing may make a memorial donation to the Brockville and District Hospice Palliative Care Service. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mary McMillian and all the staff and care givers of the Brockville Medical Teams. Condol-ences received at www.MacCoubrey.com.V

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THe CoMplaCenCy CoaCH

Lane Management: Fact or Fiction?

By BruCe ouTriDge

It is amazing to me how we forget the basic rules of the road after

driving for a while. There

used to be respect and consideration for others on the roadways, but today that has changed drastically. The biggest thing I have seen is that attitudes have overtaken courtesy. We are all in a hurry to get where we are going but we need to get back to courtesy on the roadways.

Much of that starts with training. Most people get-ting their licenses these days are taking some type of training course, whether it is for a basic license or a commer-cial designation. So my question is what are they

being taught? Are they being thought to tailgate people on the highway, are they being taught to drive in the left lane even if no other cars are present? From what I have seen this seems to be the mainstay of how people drive these days. Recently on returning from a business trip in Windsor, Ontario I was amazed at how many people are driving blindly down the road without any regard as to who is travelling around them. They don’t move over when driving in the left lane after passing some-

one, they don’t look in their mirrors, they tail-gate or use their vehicles to bully others, and many are still using cell phones and technology while driving down the road. Have we gotten to the point where laws, re-spect, and common sense are overruled by our own need to hurry to where we need to be? Hey, you don’t have to believe what I say, just take a look around you. Even social media recently showed a truck passing

a stopped school bus on the right shoulder of the road while it picked up kids. What was that driver thinking?

So what is the solution? Heck, if I knew that I would be the Minister of Transportation, but here is what I feel we should be doing. We need to start with the individual. We need to begin with ourselves. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time, as the joke says. We need to change our driving habits one person at a time. Start with yourself. Do you use your cell phone while driving? If so, make a pact with yourself not to use your phone while driv-ing. Are you one of those people that are always rushing and running late? Work on leaving earlier so that you have more time to follow the rules of the road. Do you stay in the left lane and never move out of the way for other vehicles? Then it is time to learn proper lane

management and do your best to stay off to the right when not passing others.

Some will argue that you can’t conduct proper lane management on the QEW in Toronto, and I would give the benefit of the doubt for that area, but I see the same thing happening out on the open road. If you for-get to move back over, then that means you are not paying attention to your driving. If you’re an instructor, let’s start teaching our students the proper way to operate on the roadways. Let’s start teaching the basics of road courtesy and get our roadways back to where they used to be before life became so hurried.

Bruce Outr idge i s a transportation consult-ant with over 30 years of experience and author of the books Driven to a Drive and Running by the Mile. More information can be found on his website at www.outridgeenterprises.ca.V

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Truckers Applaud Agreement to Resume In-transit Truck Shipments Through US

Toronto, Ontario - The Canadian Trucking Alliance

(CTA) says an agreement between the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a big step towards realizing one of the key outcomes of the Beyond the Border (BTB) Action Plan - the restoration of carriers’ ability to conduct in-transit movements of Canadian domestic ship-ments through the United States.

It was revealed earlier this week the two agencies had reached a harmon-ization agreement on the data required for domestic goods transiting through the other country. Under the Action Plan, the two countries agreed to de-velop by June 2012 “com-mon sets of data elements required for … domestic

shipments which transit through the other country,” with implementation by December 2013.

“This data harmonization agreement is an overdue but extremely important development,” says David Bradley, CTA’s President and CEO.

However, CTA is not claiming victory just yet. Implementation could be delayed if the customs agencies require both countries’ systems to be able to accept each other’s information electronically, something the Alliance has been told could take years.

Consequently, CTA is pro-posing the introduction of interim measures - e.g., a pilot project or trial - which would utilize the harmon-ized data set and allow for resumption of in-transit truck shipments at least on a limited basis.

“It would be a shame to

see the true benefit of the agreement - the resump-tion of in-transit move-ments - delayed indefinitely over systems issues,” says Bradley. “The agreement demonstrates a commit-ment by both CBSA and CBP to move forward, so we are hopeful they will be receptive to explor-ing interim measures to accommodate in-transit shipments.”

For many years, instead of moving domestic ship-ments (e.g., Toronto-Cal-gary) across the top of the

lake head, it had been com-mon practice for Canadian carriers to transit through the United States on safer, multi-lane divided high-ways to avoid inclement weather, reduce wear and tear on vehicles, improve fuel efficiency, and provide drivers with more access to rest areas. Since the goods were not entering the US for consumption or being offloaded or stored, they could enter with min-imal documentation. At the same time, many US domestic shipments (e.g.,

mail entering Canada at Buffalo, re-entering the US at Detroit) also move in-transit through Canada.

However, US policy changed in the aftermath of 9/11 to classify in-transit shipments as international loads, subject to full docu-mentation and advanced e-manifest submission to CBP. This effectively end-ed in-transit shipments through the United States for Canadian carriers. (Canada did not follow suit, which created an uneven playing field where US do-

mestic shipments could still move in-transit through Canada while Canadian domestic shipments were denied similar access to the United States).

The restoration of in-transit shipments is one of two key measures CTA has been championing since before the BTB process. The other, which also has the support of the Amer-ican Trucking Associations and business groups on both sides of the border, is relaxing the restrictions on foreign drivers from repositioning their own empty trailers.

“The current rules which determine when a for-eign carrier can use one of its drivers to reposition its own empty trailers in the other country are in-consistent, inefficient and incompatible with modern logistics practices,” says Bradley.V

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With all the new additions be-ing put into

trucks, the automatic transmissions are prov-ing to be the most inter-esting. A lot of old school drivers believe new driv-ers will only be able to drive automatics. Well, they are wrong!

The new t ransmis-sions must be driven as a standard for at least four weeks so that the driver can program the computer in the automatic transmis-sion with his sift patterns.

Our question this month is: “What do you think about the new automatic transmissions being used in today’s trucks?”

PhIlIP Savard drives for Mammoet Transport based in Montreal, QC; “I have not tried an auto-matic yet. I am looking forward to my first auto-matic truck. If possible I would like to have a Mack Truck with an I drive trans-mission. This truck would have to be dedicated to me only.”

reg Purdy drives for TD Smith Transport in Mount Forest, ON; “I have not tried an automatic yet. I guess when I get a new truck it will be automatic. I am looking forward to the future of driving.”

dale Macdonald drives for Glen Tay out of Perth, ON; “I l ike the sounds of the new trucks w i t h a u t o m a t i c transmissions. My son has one and he just loves it. I have been driving for 58 years and I still love it. Bring on the new trucks.”

rojan Sot drives for Citizen Logistics based in Brampton, ON; “I don’t really know much about them, but I am looking forward to driving one. From what I understand they are very easy to drive in heavy traffic. We need that in the GTA.”

If you have a question or topic you wish to be discussed, please contact me at 613.902.5324 or via email at carl@woodward-publishing.com.

Be Safe Out There!V

From the

Driver’s SeatBy: Carl MCBriDecarl@woodwardpublishing.com

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