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Safety Compliance Made Easy

By Marek krasuski

For many in the transportation, construction and industrial sectors of the economy, YOW Canada has become synonymous with exceptional online

education, providing quality occupational health and safety training and materials to aid all Canadians with safety compliance.

Since incorporating in 2001, YOW Canada has trained hundreds of thousands of workers across this nation’s broad economic spectrum. Early on, the company es-tablished a strong footprint in the training industry with the delivery of WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) and TDG (Transportation of Dan-gerous Goods), two flagship programs that to this day remain high-demand products.

The WHMIS course continues to provide an effective and interactive method of educating and updating trainees who are likely to come into contact with controlled products or hazardous materials at work. Course content includes need-to-know information on regulations, roles/responsibilities, symbols, labels, controlled products and MSDS forms, along with interactive exercises designed to stimulate interest, and tests to measure learner progress. Customers

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who prefer a traditional learning context have the option of learning through YOW’s WHMIS video training. Designed for use in a classroom/boardroom environment, the video training offers the same content as the online method and can be delivered in a g r o u p e n v i r o n m e n t where trainees discuss workplace-specific issues. YOW Canada’s WHMIS courses are also suitable for the healthcare and education sectors and are available in English and French. The online course can be completed in just over an hour.

The TDG course stands alongside the popular-ity of WHMIS and is particularly relevant for carrier and construction companies involved with the transportation of dan-gerous goods. This online teaching module is also designed for supervisors, managers, handlers and shippers / receivers who need to understand TDG regulations. The gener-al course fulfills general training requirements es-tablished by Transport Canada and teaches the trainee to comply with TDG Regulations and avoid fines for non-com-pliance. More specifically, the TDG for Drivers pro-gram is a proven effective online course designed for drivers who transport dangerous goods. Clear, concise animations and exercises help to illustrate each concept. This course is designed for both novice and professional drivers alike and takes three to four hours to complete.

Online training con-tinues to generate grow-ing interest from com-panies and prospective learners alike. Trainees can learn at the worksite or at home, thereby saving time travelling to trad-

itional classrooms. Em-ployers benefit from the flexibility and convenience that classroom training cannot offer. YOW’s seam-less training products also enable clients to easily monitor their employees’ progress through access to a course administra-tion site.

Building on previous successes, YOW Canada has since added more courses to its work-place training p r o d u c t l i n e . Fall

P r o -t e c t i o n , C o n f i n e d Spaces Awareness, and Workplace Violence & Harassment programs are in demand for the same reasons customers have enjoyed TDG and WHMIS training.

C o n s i d e r e d a “ f u l l course”, Fall Protection can also be used for re-fresher training and is targeted to any worker likely to be exposed to fall hazards in the workplace. Contractors, especially, should be apprised of its importance. A train-ing certificate is issued and emailed to the Ac-count Supervisor upon completion. The Confined Space Awareness course is an interactive approach that updates workers on Confined Space training requirements. With the introduction of Bill 168, Ontario has become the latest province to mandate

workplace violence and harassment training for all workers. Workplace Vio-lence and Harassment is a critical health and safety issue in workplaces across Canada. Employers must develop safe work poli-cies and provide employee training. Employees, too, must understand work-place violence and harass-ment policies

and work with the employer to pre-vent or eliminate the risks and hazards. This course guides learners in fos-tering a healthy and safe work environment.

A chief feature that dis-tinguishes YOW through-out Canada as a premier workplace educat ion provider is the afore-mentioned effective train-ing and relevant course content. Another abiding strength is the company’s commitment to customer service. Don Hoddinott is spokesperson and Direc-tor of Business Develop-ment who recently out-lined the importance YOW places on responding to individual needs.

“When you call YOW Canada you will speak with a real person who

will ensure your training experience is smooth and accurate. Our Occupa-tional Health and Safety compliance specialists are always available to answer specific inquiries our customers may have. Whether a question is asked of training require-ments or a very specific regulatory inquiry, our

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partment will research each query and provide the answers necessary to comply with the various Health and Safety Regulations.” As a further illustration, Don added, “many customers, for example, complete their TDG (Transportation of Dangerous Goods) or Fall Protection training and have very specific inquiries about their work-ing circumstances.  We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to fully sup-port our trainees so they can apply the important safety requirements/tech-niques for their specific workplace.”

YOW Canada’s efforts to respond to customer needs are demonstrated, most recently, by the intro-duction of the Globally

Harmonized System of Classification and Label-ling of Chemicals, an international policy also known by its abbreviation, GHS. Several years ago, the GHS was adopted by the United Nations and is poised for worldwide im-plementation. This means that Canadian companies, too, must undergo updates to TDG and WHMIS regu-lations, a GHS require-

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or transport dangerous goods and hazardous products.  As an organ-ization keenly attuned to these changes, YOW Canada will inform their customers when the new regulations are enacted. In addition, they will pro-vide, free of charge to all clients enrolling in the next two years, training updates so that when GHS is finally implemented all customers - employees and employers – will be well supported throughout this transitional period.

Customer service is best encapsulated in Don Hoddinott’s description of the company’s level of commitment. “Over the last twelve years, YOW Canada has remained a strong leader throughout the many changes in the economic climate. I at-

tribute our success to two things: First, a singular dedicated focus, namely helping companies with their need to manage their OH&S needs across our variety of high quality product lines. Second, we continually look for ways to optimize our operations in every single area of the business to better meet our customers’ needs. Combined, this serves our customers and employ-ees in the harmonized goal of promoting safer and healthier workplaces across Canada. In short, we love what we do and look forward to doing it for many more decades”.

YOW Canada’s leader-ship in the provision of workplace safety and training extends into broader spheres of re-sponsibility. Almost all its communications are

conducted either elec-tronically or by telephone, thereby drastically re-ducing reliance on paper, a company policy that supports a greener and healthier environment and commitment to sustaining a healthier planet.

In a further effort to as-sist the communities it serves, YOW Canada em-ployees each year select organizations to donate their services to. Most recently, the company has delivered training, free of charge, to Food Banks Canada in each of its pro-grams – WHMIS, TDG, Fall Protection, Confined Space Awareness and Workplace Violence & Harassment.

Updated training materi-al and effective program delivery, coupled with a commitment to customer service, environmental improvement and com-munity service have dis-tinguished YOW Canada as a premier educational provider and outstanding corporate citizen.

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Tips to ensure your Drivers have Accessible Cash when on the RoadBy BruCe sayer

If a truck driver’s life is anything, it’s mobile. Whether you own one

truck or a fleet of trucks, sending drivers out on long-haul runs with all the cash they need for their trips can put a real strain on cash flow. You’ll either provide them with more than they need and tie

up too much cash, or not enough and leave them short and scrambling to find the funds to pay for fuel, scales, repairs and so on.

Here are three tips to keep cash rolling in and provide operating funds needed by your drivers.

Tip #1: Utilize a Truck-ing Load Advance

Like its name suggests, a trucking Load Advance is an alternative form of financing that provides your trucking business with up to 50% cash ad-vance prior to delivering your load.

Delivering loads for your customer is your bread and butter. But you can’t invoice that customer

until you deliver your load. And, you can’t get paid until your customer receives their invoice. Often, it will be another 30 to 60 days, sometimes as much as 90 days, be-fore your customer pays you and you have cash in hand.

The problem is…you still have to pay for fuel,

make payroll, keep your trucks maintained, pay for permits and the dozen other day-to-day expens-es every trucking and freight company has…while waiting to be paid.

A trucking Load Ad-vance provides the much needed cash flow to cover your operating costs.

Tip #2: Use Trucking Fuel Cards

In addition to provid-ing a secure and simple way for drivers to pay for fuel, repairs, scales, hotel rooms, receive cash and other necessities, fuel cards provide detailed information about spend-ing activities and driver progress. Some of the benefits include:

• 24/7 online access• extensive security con-

trols• ability to control where

drivers stop• ability to set product,

volume and dollar limits• reports that allow you

to analyze purchase pat-terns

• ability to calculate fuel taxes easily based on transaction data

Tip #3: Consider fac-toring your invoices to improve cash flow

Even with the best plan-ning, there will be times when cash flow comes up short. If a traditional business loan or line of credit isn’t an option (or desirable), consider fac-toring your accounts re-ceivable invoices to free up cash flow. As long as your trucking business deals with creditworthy customers, you can qual-ify for factoring. You’ll then have access to cash within 24 hours of issuing your invoice… while the factoring company waits to be reimbursed. A great side benefit is that the factoring company takes care of the often tedi-ous back office work of managing invoices and chasing after receivables. That’s especially helpful to smaller owner-oper-ator truckers who spend a lot of time on the road and struggle with keeping up with unpaid invoices.

Accutrac Capital spe-cializes in factoring, fuel cards and load advances designed specifically for the trucking and transpor-tation industry.

For more information, contact Accutrac at www.AccutracCapital.ca.V

July 2013 7

TheMe: Trailer MaNuFaCTurers

Trailer Manufacturers Ride Wave of Robust Sales

By Marek krasuski

The trailer indus-try may not come close to match-

ing production levels of new truck builds, but it still plays a crucial role. Without trailers, noth-ing gets shipped. These comparatively lower num-bers may account for the transportation industry’s propensity to focus in-stead on advancements in trucks designs, but it’s an oversight that trailer pro-ponents say is expensive. Research shows that a 20 percent reduction in aero-dynamic drag generates a 6 percent fuel economy improvement at 30 mph, a 10 percent fuel econ-omy improvement at 50 mph, and a 14 percent fuel economy improvement at 80 mph. Since the major-ity of drag is caused by the trailer - 70 percent by some estimates - available aerodynamic technologies could reduce drag by 40 percent. Airtabs, strakes, undercarriage skirts and boat tails are among the devices available to assist in optimal drag reduction. Inspired by these potential savings, some manu-

facturers and fleets are exploring ways to accrue savings through improve-ments to trailers.

Navistar, for example, is one company investing in wind tunnels, track tests and fleet evaluations to find ways to reduce fuel costs. On the regulatory side of the industry, the US EPA’s Smartway Transpor-tation Partnership will en-dorse approval for 53-foot van trailers that improve fuel economy by 5 percent. These can be achieved by any combination of reduced rolling resistance tires and aerodynamic features.

Despite the bulk of atten-tion directed to trucks, the trailer industry shows sign of growth with manufac-turers opening new plants and upgrading existing facilities in 2012. The Que-bec-based Tremcar, for example, opened a new service facility in London, Ontario, adding to its list of plants in that province, and in Ontario and Ohio. The expansion dovetails with one of the highest sales increases in the industry and the company’s history. In 2012 this manufacturer of liquid and dry bulk tank-ers increased sales by 61 percent over 2011 produc-tion levels. “Tremcar’s per-formance has been quite remarkable,” observed Allan Paaren, company VP - Sales, Ontario & Mari-times. Tremcar’s surge is attributed in large

part to the boom in the oil industry of late, but Paaren also credits the company’s nimble strategy. “Part of our success is in the ability to capture demand by the ramping up of our plants and quickly responding to the market. There may be orders out there but you have to be in the position to satisfy the need,” he said. To that end, Tremcar recently took measures to increase vapour recovery, particularly on petroleum trailers, to improve oper-ational performance.

Tremcar’s exceptional growth reflects a gener-al surge in the industry. Trailer output in 2012 in-creased by 9.4 percent among the top 25 truck trailer manufacturers, ac-cording to an exhaustive report published by Trailer Body Builders.com. Of those 25, the six largest companies produced three quarters of the new builds. Platform trailers saw the biggest increase while production of van trailers remained strong.

Wabash National Cor-poration also experienced robust growth. Transcraft, a subsidiary of Wabash National Corporation and a leading producer of plat-form trailers, enjoyed a 52 percent increase and a strong endorsement from company President, Dick Giromini: “It was a tremen-dous year of transforma-t ion fo r

Wabash National which is highlighted in the year-over-year improvement in our financial results. Spe-cifically, 2012 net sales of $1.5 billion set a company record, while gross mar-gin of 11.2% represents the highest level since 2004 and a year-over-year improvement of 560 basis points or double last year’s performance,” he told Trailer Body Builders.

Great Dane was among the top performers with an increase of 13 percent in 2012 over 2011 sales. Dry vans, reefers and platform trailers showed the strong-est performance. Reflect-ing expansion trends, the company last year opened a new refrigerated manu-facturing plant in Georgia which will produce 5,000 units per year when run-ning at full capacity. The company’s Mississauga-based Canadian distribu-tor, Glasvan Great Dane, was this year’s recipient of Great Dane Trailers International Dealer of the Year Award in recognition of top best sales and cus-tomer service excellence. Glasvan President, George Cobham Sr., attributed the award to “the quality of our products, our industry-leading service standards, and the exceptional know-ledge of our team who help keep their equipment on the road.”

Among other leading contenders within the group of 25 top produ-cers is the Quebec –based Manac Trailers which has been designing, manu-facturing and distributing semitrailers for nearly 50 years. Sales increased by 8 percent in 2012 over the previous year, and the company anticipates similar performance lev-els for 2013 in the pro-duction of vans, flatbeds and vocational trailers. More recently, Manac has earned the reputation as the standard-bearer for safety, recently con-ferred on the company by the US-based Insur-ance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for its abil-ity to protect drivers and passengers of cars that crash into trailer rears. Only Manac’s underside guards, designed to pre-vent a car from sliding under a trailer, made the grade in all three testing categories.

Another Canadian com-pany that joins the list of top producers is the Anaheim, Saskatchewan-based Doepker Industries which boasted a produc-tion output increase of 27 percent and, significantly, a revenue increase of 60 percent due to a mix of models and robust activity in the oil patch. Thanks to Doepker’s diverse product

line - trailers, haulers, flatbeds, curtainsiders - it also performed well in the forest industry.

While sales may be the mainstay of the trai ler mar-ket, rentals and leasing address specific object-ives. Tremcar’s A l lan Paaren says that rentals are popular for short term needs on specific pro-jects and serve a bridging func-tion for operators waiting for deliv-ery of new builds.

Tremcar has enlisted the services of Element Finan-

cial Corporation to assist customers with leasing programs. Rentals, in con-trast to full purchases, offer a low maintenance option with fixed costs and no significant capital investments in new pur-chases. Leasing, similarly, frees up capital for other expenditures. Trailer Wiz-ards is a leading provider of leasing alternatives in Canada which cites many advantages to leasing pro-grams for new and used trailers with both short and long term contracts. Operating and finance lease options are available with fixed costs, allowing for predictable expendi-tures, and leases with pur-chase options. A perusal of trailer manufacturer and distributor websites will provide more infor-mation on leasing and rental alternatives.

As a footnote, Canadian carriers with refrigerat-ed units entering the US should be assessing the impact of new legisla-tion governing the trans-portation of foodstuffs. The US Food Safety Mod-ernization Act (FSMA) is described as the most sweeping change in food safety legislation for the last several decades. As part of the new program governing food compan-ies, carriers will be re-quired to ensure that their transportation of food complies with four sec-tions in the Act. These include preventative con-trols and hazard analy-sis, traceability, sanitary transportation of food and the intentional adul-teration of food. In others words, the FDA, respon-sible for enforcement, will want proof that food was transported at the right temperature throughout the journey. Affected com-panies are urged to meet with their food companies to determine exactly what technologies and retrofits may be required for com-pliance to the new regula-tions. Full enforcement is expected in 2015.VsmartTruck underTray system

8 July 2013

Bendix Offers Solutions & Insight During National Tire Safety Week

Elyria, Ohio - Ben-dix Commercial Vehicle Systems

LLC, in support of the goals of the 2013 National Tire Safety Week, June 2-8, stressed the importance of proper tire inflation and monitoring in safe com-mercial vehicle operation. Bendix, the North Amer-ican leader in the develop-ment and manufacture of leading-edge active safety and braking sys-tem technologies, offers the SmarTire® Tire Pres-sure Monitoring System (TPMS) by Bendix CVS, which monitors pressure and temperature of tractor and trailer tires. SmarTire TPMS offers fleets and drivers insight on tires that leads to improved fuel economy, reduced downtime, and improved roadway safety.

Sponsored by the Rubber Manufacturers Association to raise consumer aware-

ness about tire safety and fuel economy for cars and trucks, the annual National Tire Safety Week focused on the simple steps that vehicle operators - from motorists to fleets - can take to ensure their tires are in good working con-dition.

Tires driven while sig-nificantly underinflated can experience increased stress and higher temper-atures which increase the risk of failure. Industry statistics show that 90 percent of blowouts are caused by underinflation.

Tire performance is also factored into CSA (Compli-ance, Safety, Accountabil-ity) scoring, as drivers and fleets can face penalties for improperly inflated or poorly maintained tires.

“Because tire care, infla-tion, and maintenance are crucial to vehicle safety, Bendix has long focused on developing methods for

warning fleets and drivers of tire-related problems before they pose a safe-ty hazard,” said Jon In-tagliata, Product Manager for Tire Pressure Monitor-ing Systems (TPMS) at Bendix.

The SmarTire® Tire Pres-sure Monitoring System for tractors and SmarT-ire® Trailer-Link™ TPMS by Bendix CVS continu-ously monitor both tire pressure and temperature at each wheel location, offering real-time status information to the driver or maintenance techni-cian. An in-vehicle dash display shows both the actual tire pressure and temperature, along with a deviation value that shows the amount of overinfla-tion or underinflation from each tire’s cold inflation pressure (CIP).

“The deviation values for each tire are important because they automatic-

ally take into account the increase in pressure due to temperature that naturally occurs as a tire is in oper-ation.  Since our sensors are located inside the pressure vessel, they pro-vide a direct temperature measurement that allows our system to automatic-ally adjust alerts to the driver, taking into account this natural increase in pressure.” Intagliata said. “Tire pressure rises when the temperature increases through travel or external conditions. SmarTire’s ca-pability to calculate the CIP deviation means drivers and fleets can accurately maintain their pressures whether a truck has been parked for some time or has traveled hundreds of miles. The temperature compensation feature also allows the system to pro-vide earlier warnings of a tire problem.”

The SmarTire system is

the industry’s only TPMS available as a factory-installed option through original equipment manu-facturers. Volvo Trucks NA, International® Trucks, and Kenworth® all offer it as an OEM-installed option.

SmarTire Trailer-Link TPMS wirelessly transmits information from trailer wheel-ends directly to the in-cab display of tractors equipped with the latest version of SmarTire. If the tractor is not equipped with SmarTire, the trailer TPMS system can use a lamp mounted to the nose of the trailer to notify the driver of trailer tire pres-sure or temperature prob-lems.

Proper tire pressure management also helps fleets address the increas-ing costs of fuel and tires. Tire underinflation by as little as 10 percent results in a 1.5 percent drop in fuel

economy.The SmarTire system

offers additional benefits when it is linked with Safe-tyDirect® from Bendix CVS, a Web portal that allows fleet owners to analyze real-time, wirelessly trans-mitted safety information.

The SmarTire ® sys-tems from Bendix CVS are part of the company’s ever-growing portfolio of technology develop-ments that delivers on safety, plus other areas critical to fleets’ success. By improving vehicle per-formance and efficiency, and providing unparalleled post-sales support, Bendix aims to improve highway safety for everyone, while helping fleets and driv-ers strengthen return on investment in equipment and technology.

For more in forma-tion, call 800.AIR.BRAKE (800.247.2725) or visit www.bendix.com.V

July 2013 9

Letter to the editor

Liberal Slots at Racetracks CancelledBy Len Kordy

My 40 years of racing in On-tar io ended.

Unbelievable! I was born and raised in Ontario and have lived for 40 years as an owner, breeder and racer of a dozen standard bred horses. I am currently in possession of 6 horses I bred, 6 horses purchased at auction sales, 8 racing horses and 4 yearlings in training. On a sad day in April I was in shock and teary eyed as I watched 12 horses loaded onto a transport and then rolled out of sight, leaving their home for the last time. To not see these beautiful trained horses again was very painful. The trainer remarked, “I will send you pictures of them now and again for your memory”. These are horses destined to race outside of Ontario – never to return.

Race tracks are respon-sible for their tracks and

holding the races. They do not own one horse. Owners have control of breeding and buying standard-bred horses for racing. The mu-nicipality in which the race-track is located undertakes three separate identities to put on the show. We are never subsidized with any taxpayer dollars. A signed contract with the Ontario Government gave the OLG an opportunity to gain a foothold in the private sector by allowing slot machines to be placed on racetrack property from 1998 to 2015. A total of 15 racetracks were involved. They begged the tracks to enter into this private sec-tor agreement which was the first in Ontario. The partnership agreement pro-vided the Track with 10% of the revenues, horses 10%, and municipalities 5% for a total of 25%. The OLG re-ceived the remaining 75%. In 12 years this contract has provided the Govern-

ment with a net profit of $14 billion dollars – over a billion dollars annually for them to spend on their sub-sidy programs. None of the eight Government casinos proved to be as profitable as the Slots at Racetracks.

When private investors showed little interest in buying casinos, the then Conservative government approached the province’s 15 race tracks to develop a partnership relationship that would include in-stalling only slot machines at the tracks. It fit like a glove for casinos and tracks – good location, ample parking, large property size and spacious buildings. The horse tracks, however, were leery about the ar-rangement since it would conflict with horse betting. But with government per-sistence, eventually a deal was agreed upon for the period 1998 to 2015, after which time the arrange-ment would be reviewed for

another term. A business partnership between the tracks and the government was consummated.

On March 31, 2012, for-mer Ontario premier, Dal-ton McGuinty, gave race-tracks exactly one year to the day to remove the

slot machines. Our con-tract was to extend to 2015 when its success was to have been reviewed. I, a businessman, along with thousands of other owners could not believe this April Fool’s joke perpetrated by the Ontario government. The government’s decision to cancel a program that earned a net profit of $14 billion was not only insane; it was also a breach of a written bonafide contract valid until 2015. During the 2012 – 2013 period the Government never once talked to the horsemen and owners to justify their decision. Former Premier, Dalton McGuinty, Ontario Finance Minister, Dwight Duncan, and Energy Min-ister, Chris Bentley quit and jumped ship. They knew the time was right to quit, but it was a nasty, dirty trick to play on the new Premier, Kathleen Wynne. What a mess, lies, deceit and an insult to the taxpayers of Ontario.

Ms. Wynne has had to face several mistakes made under the leadership of the former premier – the gas & hydro projects, the Ornge deal, teacher disputes and now the horse dilemma. In April 2013 veterinarians Mr. & Mrs. Meirs along with owners, trainers and breed-ers assembled at Mohawk Racetrack to meet with Premier Wynne. Ms. Wynne was a No Show – hardly an

effective way to address this problem.

This decision affects countless employees and 55,000 trained professional horsemen. It will result in a loss of $1 billion a year to government coffers, plus annual expenditures of 1 1/2 billion in operating costs – hay, food, equip-ment, vehicles, gas, train-ers, shelter, training and breeding centres, etc. It’s too late to mend the de-struction to the horses. To add insult to injury, thou-sands of jobs will be lost at casinos, over and above the loss of horse grooms, paddock help, trainers, 1000 horses and horsemen owners – all gone from the Province of Ontario. Being 1st and 2nd best world-wide, our ratings are now gone, never to return. Forty years of loyalty gone. This problem could have been resolved, but too much time has been wasted. There is no solution to be found for the remaining horses. Slaughter is imminent. Sad! Tears are in my eyes writing this letter.

To comment on this arti-cle or to find more informa-tion, please send an email to betlen@sympatico.ca and provide your phone number so I may contact you.

Any opinions expressed here are those of Mr. Kordy and do not necessarily reflect the views of Woodward Pub-lishing Group.V

this photo was taken of myself in 1978, a time remembered as more friendly, fun, at ease,

and financially better off. in the 35 years that have since passed, life has become more

commercial. Government/oLG owned and operated casinos are in, with 2 in niagara Falls,

1 in orillia and 1 in Windsor, along with four charity casinos, each located in Gananoque,

Ajax, Brantford, and Sarnia.

10 JuLy 2013

keepiNg yOur vehiCles CleaN

Annual Water Costs to Wash Vehicles Over $1Million

By JaCk JaCksON

Last month I went on a trip to a large American c i ty ’s

transit facilities to under-stand how we can help design and implement a washing solution for their LRT (Light Rapid Transit) trains. They had 3 yards across the city where the LRT trains ended their routes. Each yard had a maintenance facility and a train- wash area in the yard.

This is the basic setup of most urbanized cities for their LRT or subway trains. End the route (or start the route) with the maintenance facility in the same place where mechanical checks are undertaken on train cars. Trains are washed prior to maintenance followed by another daily wash when the train is ready to embark on its route.

The issue at these 3 facilities was that the train washes were 35 years old and long past recovery. These facili-ties were located outside (warm weather climate)

on a separate rail track where a train would have to switch to for washing.

Their main issue was the water recycle sys-tems were not work-ing for some 15 years and the cost of water was getting out of con-trol. The monthly bill per location was over $30,000.00 for water only. They are spending al-most $100,000.00 per month on water to wash trains. In fact, due to a leaky valve that was undetected, the largest single water bill for one month was $360,000.00. In case you are think-ing this is a typo, I re-peat, $360,000.00 for one month of water usage to wash trains!

Ten years ago they em-barked on this project, and hopefully this year the funds will be avail-able to replace the train washes. I am sure if they had completed their an-alysis of money spent on maintenance and parts with water waste, the train wash would have paid for itself long ago. Needless to say, this is a public funding initiative, so it’s a different animal than private sector cases. However, we need to learn how we should not procrastinate with re-spect to issues that really cost money.

Based on today’s aver-age cost of $100,000 per month of water, or $1.2M per year, we determined

we could replace the ma-chinery and water treat-ment, and lower their costs to $10,000 per month (or less) for water and complete the wash cycle for trains in a much more efficient manner for lower maintenance costs in the future.

Based on the mainten-ance expense and the water savings, the new

train wash would have paid for itself in a year, however, the outlay of $2M for replacement costs is overshadowed by polit ics. Spending that kind of money is not prudent. Evidently, these trains cost in the millions of dollars. Can you imagine buying a Lamborghini and never washing it?

We all need to be aware of our costs of doing busi-ness and determining what is prudent to spend money on now in order save money later. The cost of washing is hidden within many facilities - until there is a glaring event that triggers a need to re-evaluate. This is an extraordinary example, however, it is evident

that the need to evaluate costs, including wash-ing expenses, should be reviewed in all aspects.

Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp. Email: jjackson@awashy-stems.com or call 1-800- 265-7405. Visit our web-site www.awashsystems.com. North America’s Leader in Fleet Washing Solutions.V

July 2013 11

Bendix Supports CVSA Roadcheck to Improve Highway Safety

Elyria, Ohio - As the North American leader in the de-

velopment and manufac-ture of leading-edge active safety and braking system technologies, Bendix Com-mercial Vehicle Systems LLC supports the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Road-check program, which this year took place June 4-6. Sharing the CVSA’s com-mitment to safer vehicles and roadways, Bendix stresses that highway safety begins well before any vehicle hits the road through proper mainten-ance, regular inspection, the use of genuine replace-ment parts, and technician training.

Roadcheck - the lar-gest targeted commercial vehicle roadside inspec-tion program in the world - was founded in 1988 with the goal to improve safety on North America’s road-ways. According to CVSA, during the Roadcheck 72-hour inspection period in 2012, approximately 9,500 CVSA-certified inspectors at 2,500 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico performed an average of more than 1,000 inspec-tions per hour. One in five vehicles inspected was found with a violation serious enough to be con-sidered an imminent safety hazard, CVSA said.

Since Roadcheck’s in-ception, more than 1.2 million vehicles have been inspected, and CVSA esti-mates that more than 220 lives have been saved and 4,000 injuries prevented.

“Roadcheck encourages fleets and owner-operators to take proactive measures while off the highways, and by doing so, make significant contributions to vehicle safety on the high-ways,” said Fred Andersky, Bendix Director of Govern-ment and Industry Affairs, and Director of Marketing - Charging.

For truck and bus fleets, as well as owner-oper-ators, Bendix outlines two levels of maintenance

that are key to safety for commercial vehicles: the thorough review afforded by regularly scheduled pre-ventive maintenance; and pre-trip visual inspections by drivers, who should check for obvious prob-lems such as loose hoses and leaks.

“The CVSA has noted that brakes have been cited as an associated factor in more than 29 percent of commercial motor vehicle crashes, so the importance of paying careful attention to brakes during these inspections cannot be overstated,” said Gary Ganaway, Director of Marketing and Global Customer Solutions for Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake (BSFB).

BSFB is a joint venture of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Dana Commercial Vehicle Products, LLC.

During foundation drum brake service, fleets should check for lining wear and follow the manufacturer’s instructions regarding ad-justment of slack adjust-ers. Adjustments will differ depending on the manu-facturer. Air disc brakes require less maintenance, as most are sealed for life. The primary inspection concern for air disc brakes is pad wear.

“Helping to keep com-mercial vehicles on the road and in good working order is a round-the-clock effort at Bendix, through at-the-ready post-sales support options, our dedi-cation to providing tech-nicians and companies with the most current and in-depth training and in-formation available, and ensuring that genuine Bendix replacement parts meet OE requirements,” Andersky said. “Our in-dustry’s safety efforts rely heavily on the know-how and experience of certified technicians.”

The Bendix On-Line Brake School at www.brake-school.com offers anytime access to Ben-dix’s knowledge database

and technical resources, including a dynamic menu of video segments and other training tools. Tech-nicians can also reach Bendix’s ASE-certified Service, Warranty, and Training (SWAT) team ex-perts through 1-800-AIR-BRAKE.

In addit ion, Bendix strongly recommends that fleets and technicians maintain vehicles using original replacement parts for best performance and compliance results.

“Brakes, like other com-mercial vehicle compon-ents, always function at their best when replace-ment parts are held to the specific standards engineered by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),” Ganaway said. “Performance issues and other problems often occur when non-OEM parts are introduced into a system.” Particularly in the case of relining today’s higher performing drum brakes - designed to meet federal reduced stopping distance requirements - incorrect or inferior replacement friction material is likely to reduce performance, wear out faster, and create a safety hazard. Replacing

with high performance friction is essential.

The ever-growing port-folio of Bendix technology developments delivers on safety, plus other areas critical to fleets’ success. By improving vehicle per-formance and efficiency

while providing unparal-leled technical support, Bendix strengthens its customers’ return on in-vestment in the advanced equipment and technology that leads to safer road-ways for everyone.

For more information,

ca l l 800-A IR-BRAKE (800.247.2725) or visit www.bendix.com. To learn more about career op-portunities at Bendix, visit www.bendix.com/careers. Log on and learn from the Bendix experts at www.brake-school.com.V

12 July 2013

July 2013 13

CrOss BOrDer serviCes

Prison for Drug Smuggling, Is the Money Really Worth It?

By DawN Truell

Truck Driver James Postlethwaite, a 30-year trucker

with no criminal record from North Vancouver, was convicted of smug-gling pot for the Hell’s Angels. He now faces 12 years in prison. His arrest was in Idaho in March of 2012 and he has been in custody ever since then. In May 2013 he received his sentencing, the U.S. Dis-trict Judge John C. Cough-enour said Postlethwaite “understood the size and scope of the conspiracy,” and was responsible for smuggling vast quanti-ties of marijuana into the United States, as well as smuggling cocaine into Canada. “Cocaine has had a devastating impact on the streets of Vancouver,” and the defendant’s ac-tions contributed directly to that problem, Cough-enour said. After investi-gation into this drug traf-ficking ring, which began back in May 2010, the U.S. Attorney said “the marijuana was obtained from Trevor Jones, a con-firmed associate of the Hells Angels White Rock chapter, and smuggled across the Canadian bor-der by various means.” Using court authorized wiretaps, investigators with U.S. Drug Enforce-ment Administration and Homeland Security say they were transporting and distributing up to 2,000 pounds of marijuana and up to 200 kilograms of cocaine every month. “Cash obtained from the sale of the marijuana was

transferred to Southern California, where it was used to purchase large amounts of cocaine to be smuggled into Canada through the United States. Trevor Jones was the ul-timate customer for that cocaine,” the report said. Jones’ twin brother Randy is a full-patch White Rock Hells Angels. Postleth-waite’s truck had a hidden compartment, which al-lowed him to transport as many as 95 loads of drugs across the border. During this investigation more than $2 million in cash and 136 kilograms of cocaine were seized.

Truck dr iver Victor Orozco, 38, of Grandview, Washington, was indicted the first week of May 2013 on charges of posses-sion with intent to sell 6 pounds of heroin and 26 pounds of methampheta-mine that was found in his tractor-trailer while hauling watermelons. He had the drugs wrapped in plastic in a duffel bag in his sleeping compartment; he now faces 10 years to life in prison and up to a $10 million fine.

Truck driver Paul An-thony Simmons, 45, was arrested for possession of 3.9 tons of marijuana after being pulled over on a routine traffic stop in Texas. The marijuana, worth $3.4 million, was found in his tanker truck. It filled nearly the entire tanker. He is being held on $1 million bail.

A cargo van in early May, 2013, was stopped during a traffic violation and 2,300 pounds of ma-rijuana were discovered, the van’s two occupants were arrested as well as a third person involved at a warehouse. Drug traffick-ing charges are currently pending against all three suspects as the investiga-tion continues.

Truck driver James Bruce Pyron Jr., hauling a load of pickles from McAllen to North Carolina was

caught at the Falfurrias Border checkpoint with over 1,000 pounds of mari-juana in his tractor-trailer. When agents noticed a major gap in between the time he went to pick up the produce at McAllen to the checkpoint, they pulled him over. A drug smuggling dog alerted the agents to the back of the trailer. Pyron insisted the company had put the bolt seal on the back of the trailer, but after ques-tioning the company they

said that they do not put locked seals on their trail-ers. Pyron later admit-ted to knowing that he was carrying the drugs and was going to be paid $7,000 to transport them to Houston before deliv-ering the produce in North Carolina. Pyron said at the McAllen/Pharr area a man met with him to give him the trailer and directed him where to go. Pyron was taken to the Coastal Bend Detention Centre in Robstown for judicial

proceedings.An investigation that

began in June 2012 which targeted the activity of a gang known as the Dixon Bloods involving murder, drug trafficking and gun smuggling with connec-tions from Ontario and as far west as Alberta ended with a series of pre dawn raids on June 13, 2013. From the Dixon Road area in the GTA to Windsor, around 5 a.m., 39 high-risk police raids involving 42 tactical teams from 17

agencies ended in 19 ar-rests in Toronto, 9 arrests in Windsor, 19 warrants issued, 40 firearms seized, $3 million in narcotics seized, and more than $572,000 sequestered.

For further information on the fight against smug-gling, terrorism, C-TPAT, FAST, and PIP, please contact Dawn Truell , President, Cross Border Services, at: www.c-tpat-certified.com or visit www.crossborderservices.org or call 905.973.9136.V

FTr

Class 8 Order Activity Flat in May

Bloomington, Indi-ana - FTR Associ-ates has released

preliminary data showing May Class 8 truck net orders at 22,541, a slight 2% drop from April num-bers.  Orders have been relatively flat since Janu-ary with monthly totals above 20,000 for six con-secutive months.  May 2013 order activity an-nualizes to 270,500 units

and compares favorably to May 2012 with a 29% increase year over year. Preliminary order num-bers are for all major North American OEMs.

E r i c S t a r k s , F T R ’s President commented, “Order activity for May was stable with only a small drop from April. This is a positive sign for this time of year as we tend to see orders drop

heading into the sum-mer months. Despite the strength in activity we do not see it adding to up-side potential for produc-tion during 2013. When the final order data is available mid-month we will be looking at when those orders are expected for delivery. That will help us determine the strength of near-term activity. If orders are for late 2013

or 2014 delivery then we will know that truckers are still hesitant about 2013.”

Final data for May will be available from FTR later in the month as part of its North Amer-ican Commercial Truck & Trailer Outlook ser-vice. Contact FTR Associ-ates at  ftr@ftrassociates.com or 888.988.1699 Ext. 1 for more details.V

14 July 2013

18-Month Extension for Transition to New Safety Inspection Standard

The Min i s t r y o f Transpor ta t ion ( M T O ) h a s i n -

formed OTA they have extended until January 1, 2015 the transition per-iod for carriers to com-ply with National Safety Code Standard 11B “Per-iodic Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections.” The extended transi-tion has been provided because of revisions to the existing standard currently underway.

Ontario was scheduled to implement the existing national standard (2006 version) by July 1, 2013. However, since there are revisions being made to the national standard, MTO has determined it makes more sense to wait for the standard to be updated rather than to introduce the 2006 version, and then fol-low up with the updated version in such a short

period of time.MTO has also notified

all Motor Vehicle Inspec-tion Station locations of the extension.

The revisions currently underway to the national standard will not add any significant inspection requirements. However, it will add clarity and consistent language that is lacking in the current standard. The new stan-dard will be published by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Ad-ministrators (CCMTA). OTA has also developed educational and refer-ence materials that can aid fleets and mainten-ance faci l i t ies in ad-justing to the national standard-type inspection processes. OTA will also be offering a voluntary training and certification program for fleets and service technicians in the coming months.

During the transition period, vehicles can be inspected to the inspec-t ion requirements of Regulation 611, Sched-ules 1, 2 and 4, as they were in effect June 30, 2011; the National Stan-dard 11B - 2006 version or once published; and the updated National Standard 11B (expected late 2013). Vehicles can be inspected to any of the inspection criteria until December 31, 2014 provided all the require-ments for the chosen standard have been met.

It is important to note that all the current stan-dards under the Highway Traffic Act that apply to commercial vehicles operating on a highway, including on-road in-spections, will remain as they are. The chan-ges outlined above only apply to the annual , semi-annual and SSC

inspections conducted by mechanics registered to licensed MVIS.

BaCkgrOuND

The National Standard provides the inspection criteria for annual, semi-annual and safety stan-dards certificates (SSC) for the following types of commercial vehicles:

•  Trucks, trailers and converter dollies alone or in combination with a total gross weight, registered gross weight or manufacturer’s Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) exceeding 4,500 kilograms (kg);

•  Buses designed for 10 or more passengers, excluding those with a manufacturer’s GVWR of 4,500 kg or less used exclusively for personal use;

•  Accessible vehicles designed or modified to be used for the purpose of transporting persons

with disabilities, exclud-ing those used only for personal purposes;

•   S c h o o l p u r p o s e s vehicles operating under contract with a school board or other author-ity in charge of a school being used for the trans-portation of six or more children or adults with a developmental disability.

MTO first indicated in 2011 it would transition to the national standard in order to bring On-tario’s inspection regime more in-line with other Canadian jurisdictions. A two-year transition plan was offered at the time, but national ef-forts concurrently got underway to update the standard with the goal of producing materi-als that provide clear direction to mechanics inspecting vehicles. With the effort underway na-tionally, MTO decided

to hold off and wait for a set of materials that could more effectively be implemented into the industry.  Effective January 1, 2015, all an-nual, semi-annual and SSC inspections for the vehicles described above must be conducted to the updated national standard.

Publication of the up-dated National Standard will be announced on the CCMTA and MTO web-sites. OTA will ensure members are also made aware of al l relevant updates.  Upon release of the updated National Standard, copies will be available for purchase on the CCMTA website. OTA will also have up-dated materials based on the revised standard when it is released to complement its train-ing and cert i f icat ion programs.V

July 2013 15

MakiNg yOur Miles COuNT

From Driver to Lease Operator to Owner Operator to Trucking Company

By rOBerT D. sCheper

Most every driv-er has been tempted to con-

sider owning their own rig, no matter how fleetingly. When 8-12% of all drivers are operators, the remain-ing 88-92% naturally com-pare. Some comparisons last only a few seconds while others are rolled around in the mind for decades. Most don’t take the plunge. They stay the course and safely huddle in their fortified trucking careers, not that they may not venture out in things non-trucking related.

Seeing that about 10% accept the challenge, it’s a worthy objective to present a road map for those whose thoughts entertain rolling ideas. Society consists of many different types of person-alities and abilities. There will always be those who engage themselves in entrepreneurial thoughts. Their minds are seldom satisfied with the status quo no matter how pleas-ant and productive it is for them. They are not necessarily enticed by money and power, but usually are compelled by the challenge itself. It’s the challenge to create their own destiny and build something they can call their own. Operators have a thread of independ-ence and courage that the remaining 90% either: do not have, apply their energies to other fields, or simply ignore. Having the entrepreneurial spirit doesn’t guarantee success at anything except maybe having a firsthand under-

standing of restlessness.Some have strongly im-

plied operators are a thing of the past. To which I respond, only if the entre-preneurial spirit dies in the society as a whole. Trucking companies gen-erally acknowledge that operators perform 25-30% more than company driv-ers. It may well be because they are more driven… (“pun alert”).

In my first book I de-fine Lease Operator and Owner Operator differ-ently. Usually the terms refer to operators who lease their truck versus those who own them. Probably these definitions originated from trucking companies who tried to categorize their in-house operators (distinguishing regular operators from those in the company “truck lease programs”). The terminologies have also become somewhat interchangeable. The reason I define them dif-ferently is because the operator industry has two very different business model contracts available to drivers.

I define a lease operator as one who gets paid cents per mile while an owner operator is one who gets paid percentage of the freight charged to the cus-tomer. The two business models require completely different skill sets, and can get completely different results if the skill sets are not properly aligned.

A lease operator’s first concern is: miles, miles, miles! Their next concern is the efficiency of their personal cost per mile because their revenue is a fixed rate (such as the word “lease” implies). Their profit is, or should be, completely dependent on their operating efficiency and not market fluctua-tion. If market freight rates go up, or down, their rev-enue doesn’t change. If the market price for fuel goes up, or down, their net fuel

expense shouldn’t go up or down either (assum-ing they are getting stan-dard fuel economy from their truck operations). Companies who set their fuel surcharge for their lease operators at 12.5 miles per gallon (actual example) are consciously exposing their operators to an illegitimate business practice. They are thieves.

An “owner” operator has an inherent sense of risk associated with owner-ship. They are exposed to the market fluctuations of their asset. Therefore, OWNER operator is the business model that best describes a contract that exposes them to empty miles, freight rate volatility and market fuel costs, just to name the big ones. The type of contract that is fully exposed is generally re-ferred to as “percentage”.

The mindset of the owner operator is rev-enue per mile (over time). If you have an opportun-ity to pick up a backhaul load for $5.50 per mile but have to wait 10 weeks for it… it doesn’t pay to stick around. But wait-ing for two days for an extra $1000 is often times worth it.

Most lease operators can make the leap to owner operators… but not all. Some, albeit a small num-ber, just don’t get it. Some will NEVER get it.

For some, making the leap from a driver to a lease operator may not be as “risky” as leaping from a driver to an owner operator (the market ex-posures add complexity, requiring market freight knowledge such as lanes/rates/loops as well as other factors). The trust level toward the truck-ing company also rises exponentially. If you don’t possess the added skill set, the learning curve may be too long to financially weather.

For many, moving from an owner operator to a

trucking company may not be nearly as “risky” as the move from a lease oper-ator to an owner operator. If you’ve been success-ful as an owner operator (running percentage) you have learned freight rates/lanes/loops fuel hot spots, cold spots, freight cycles and seasonal fluctuations. The primary difference between being an owner operator and running under your own author-ity is now YOU quote the company, YOU invoice your bill, YOU have your own customs concerns, YOU deposit your own check and YOU pay your own fuel cards. The leap is almost entirely admin-istrative. You may have to market and present yourself directly to the customer, but the entire trucking industry is built on reputation, not butt

kissing. For the serious business minds there is a much higher requirement for action than words.

Building a career into a business, into a venture, or even into a dynasty is the story of all free mar-kets. Running down the road today, maybe in the lane beside you, is the next generation’s industry leader. Maybe it’s you! No-body knows that for sure… except maybe you!

Robert D. Scheper oper-ates an accounting and consulting firm in Stein-bach, Manitoba. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is the author of the Book “Mak-ing Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes” (now available on CD). You can find him at www.thrconsulting.ca and thrconsulting.blogspot.com or at 877.987.9787. You can e-mail him at robert@thrconsulting.ca.V

16 July 2013

ONTariO TruCkiNg assOCiaTiON (OTa)

Concern Over Legislation to Dissolve Peace Bridge Authority

The internal turmoil between U.S. and Canadian board

members of the Peace Bridge Authority has taken on new heights that could jeopardize much-needed infrastructure improve-ments at the second busi-est border crossing be-tween the United States and Canada.

The Ontar io Truck-ing Association (OTA) is decrying a Bill current-ly before the New York

State Legislature, which if passed would dissolve the Peace Bridge Author-ity, putting the brakes on already approved infra-structure upgrades cre-ating the potential for serious bottlenecks and service disruptions. The Bill (A7367 (Ryan)) was passed by the New York House of Assembly on June 11 and is now be-fore the state senate (Bill S5191 (Grisanti)). It could be passed in the next few

days.The Peace Bridge’s abil-

ity to fund these projects comes from the selling of bonds. In 2012 the Peace Bridge Authority’s board approved a $50 million capital plan to improve the U.S. plaza that in-cludes a new customs commercial building, the widening of approach lanes and improved ac-cess to I-190. Passage of this legislation would seriously jeopardize the

ability to move forward with these and other pro-jects including a bridge re-decking project. Disso-lution of the Peace Bridge Authority would force the pay-back of any outstand-ing bonds and would elim-inate the funding needed to move forward with projects important to al-leviating congestion and improving customs clear-ance processes.

The Buffalo-Niagara Peace Bridge serves as a

major crossing for com-mercial vehicles and is one of North America’s busiest portals for inter-national travel and trade, generating $40 billion in trade every year. In 2012, nearly 1.3 million trucks crossed the Peace Bridge, which was constructed in 1927 to recognize over 100 years of peace and prosperity between the U.S. and Canada. “Dis-solving the Peace Bridge Authority seems to be an

extreme way of resolving differences,” says David Bradley, President of the Ontario Trucking Asso-ciation. ”Did anyone tell these people the War of 1812 is over?”

“New York has as much to lose in this as Ontario and Canada,” he said. “We can only hope that cooler heads prevail and the Peace Bridge board of directors resolve their differences and get back to doing their job.”V

aMeriCaN TraNspOrTaTiON researCh iNsTiTuTe (aTri)

New Research Clarifies Large Truck Safety Trends

Arlington, Virginia - The American T r a n s p o r t a -

tion Research Institute (ATRI) has released re-search findings that in-vestigated variations in safety trends across dif-ferent classes of large trucks.  The study sep-arated and evaluated a

decade of medium- and heavy-duty truck crash records and identified notable crash trends specific to each popula-tion.

Using an ATRI-designed “crash rate index”, ATRI isolated specific vari-ables such as vehicle type, crash location, and

weather to determine the degree to which certain factors influenced crash trends for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.  The analysis revealed no-ticeable differences in safety trends between different truck sizes, with medium-duty generally performing worse than

heavy-duty trucks.  In addition, the results in-dicated disparities be-tween interstate and in-trastate motor carriers.

This safety data analy-sis provides important ins ight for target ing crash mitigation efforts based on different truck size groups, and high-

lights important opportu-nities to reduce crashes and improve safety.

ATRI is now expanding this research by investi-gating the most critical crash factors associated with different truck sizes and configurations - with the goal of encouraging uniform safety improve-

ments across all types of trucks. Of particular interest in the expanded analysis will be differ-ences in crash trends between interstate and intrastate motor carriers.

A copy of this report is available from ATRI a t w w w. a t r i - o n l i n e .org.V

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BusiNess iNsuraNCe MaTTers

What Are We Working for… or Towards?By liNDa COlgaN

Ma n y w o n d e r w h a t a j o b br ings when

the sound of the dreaded alarm clock disturbs every-one out of their restful sleep, especially on a cold wintery day or a thun-derous rainy one. We go through life with the ex-pectation of getting a job to create secure lives for ourselves and our families. Our jobs provide the abil-ity to buy homes, cars and other luxuries that only those with money can buy. Having a job provides the opportunities to pur-chase and keep the econ-omy moving. Jobs provide people with purpose.

Do we really think of how our careers provide us with the opportunities to create employment for others? From the coffee shops to the corner store vendors to the used car salesmen and a multitude of others, day in and out we cre-

ate employment by being employed. Having jobs also provides access to networking and the daily opportunity for education, repeated many times over without having to go to school.

When one comes to the end of their career, hesi-tation and fret of the un-known are natural emo-tions. For those who have owned their own business, this becomes a much more complex stage to unwind from. Those who have had the ability to employ others and to develop multi-faceted relationships with customers/clients will face the inevitable altering as their business falls into the hands of new management or simply winds down.

I have been privy to this recently as a valued client has handed over the reins of management and sold the company. After all has been said and done

they didn’t realize how their decision affected so many others. Vendors that they have elected to do business with through the years will change under new management, and employees will have to adapt to new rules and a new way of doing busi-ness. Sometimes we have to remember that change

can be good, especially when one has worked so hard and has finally reached the goal post in life and can watch the game from the sidelines. This is the milestone that everyone works towards.

So Gary and Susan, thank you for the many, many years and the privilege of doing business together.

Thank you for the jobs you created and for supporting local businesses that need-ed your help. Thank you for being the torchbearers, leading the way in honesty, morals and ethics. As you start to unwind and cast yourselves into new roles, I raise a glass and present a toast to you. “May your alarm clock sound out only

for cruise ships and planes you have to catch, and may each morning provide you with good health and the fullness of friendship.” Cheers my friends.

Linda Colgan is a Trans-portation Insurance Ad-visor with JDIMI. To contact Linda, call 416.809.3103 or email lindac@jdimi.com.V

NOrTherN pOwerTraiN

New Facility Opens in SudburyBy Marek krasuski

The Sudbury-based company, Northern Powertrain held

a grand opening at its new facility on June 14th. Nearly 150 people from the industry attended. Paul Gervais, Territory Sales Manager, described the event as highly success-ful, noting that visitors were impressed by the

size of the shop - 20,000 square feet - state of the art equipment, and the divers-ity of product line which includes blower systems, all manner of hydraulics products, cables, cylinders, drivelines and various steel products.

Northern Powertrain is a leading supplier of truck mounted equipment, in-dustrial hydraulics and

driveline solutions for the Northern Ontario market-place. Services also include complete wetline systems to snowplow installation and repair, diagnostics and troubleshooting, heating and cooling solutions, and any work involving control cables, assemblies, valves, pumps and motors.

The new establishment, located at 1546 Old Falcon-

bridge Road, has been ser-vicing clients for the last six months. Prizes were pre-sented to visitors to mark the occasion; among them a $500 barbeque. North-ern Powertrain also has a facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to better serve its northern clientele. The company will be recruiting additional staff to meet growing demand.V

18 July 2013

legal MaTTers

Eroding Your Rights

By Mark reyNOlDs

Most of the courts in our province have new rules.

One rule in particular I find somewhat disturb-ing, although a number of courts already follow this procedure. I have touched on this before but it is now commonplace across the province.

When you are charged under the Highway Traf-fic Act or other provincial legislation, you must file the ticket with the court in the event that you wish to contest the charge. Previ-ously, you could simply mail the ticket in to the court indicating that you

were pleading not guilty and were requesting a trial date be set.

Not anymore. In order to discourage you from contesting your ticket, the courts will require that your ticket be filed in the court where the trial will be heard, that it be filed in per-son, and that it will not be accepted by mail, although payment of the fine will be accepted by mail.

Another issue is the push for Early Resolution Meet-ings where the defendant meets with a prosecutor in an attempt to resolve the charge. Again this sounds reasonable, except for the fact that in the vast ma-jority of early resolution meetings, neither you nor the prosecutor has had any access to the evidence. At these meetings the pros-ecutor will ask you to plead guilty to a reduced charge or fine without knowing if sufficient evidence exists to prove that you are, in fact,

guilty of the charge.In some courts, if you do

not attend the early reso-lution meeting, you are deemed not to dispute the charge and you are found guilty in your absence.

I understand that the courts would prefer to have all persons charged with an offence to simply pay the ticket. After all, fine payments are significant

revenues for the munici-palities, and let’s face it, if they could simply have everyone pay their ticket they could dispense with the cost of running their courts and paying staff to do that.

The problem is that you have a RIGHT to chal-lenge your charge. You have a RIGHT to a trial. Implementing a process

designed to discourage you from exercising that right, or relieving the prosecu-tion of the responsibility to prove the charge, is in my view unethical. As our rights slowly erode, and the courts uphold the erosion of these rights, we risk losing our rights altogether.

I’m certain we will figure out a way around this, but

not without cost to the person charged. You have to ask yourself how just is our justice system?

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

america’s fallen or missing military personnel were honored

by employees of Mack Trucks during the recent Memorial

Day weekend rolling Thunder® - ride for Freedom rally.

employees from the Mack Customer Center and Macungie

assembly Operations, both located in pennsylvania’s lehigh

valley, caravanned to hagerstown, Maryland for a memorial

ceremony at the company’s powertrain plant. Following

the ceremony, lehigh valley and hagerstown employees

traveled by truck and motorcycle to washington, D.C., joining

thousands of participants for the 26th annual rally. a MaCk®

pinnacle™ axle Forward model was used as a tribute truck

and featured a commemorative decal of the statue of liberty

with the american flag waving majestically in the background.

The special graphics also feature the official seals from the

united states army, Navy, air Force, Marine Corp and Coast

guard to honor the many sacrifices of military personnel.

For more information about Mack, visit our web site at www.

macktrucks.com.V

MaCk TruCks

Annual Ride for Freedom Honours Fallen Service Members

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Carrier TraNsiCOlD

Best-Ever Transicold X4™ Trailer Units

Athens, Georgia - Carrier Transicold has introduced

its ultra-high efficiency X4™ Series for North America, delivering the highest refrigeration cap-acities currently offered in a trailer refrigeration platform, as well as com-pliance with Tier 4 emis-sions requirements from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and ship-ping temperature control with a complete line of equipment for refriger-ated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

“Along with emissions compliance, the X4 Series offers the highest refriger-ation capacities ever deliv-ered by Carrier Transicold trailer units, combined with lower fuel consump-tion, lower maintenance costs, lighter weight and quieter operation than our prior platform,” said David Appel, President, Carrier Transicold.

The X4 Series includes the new 7500 and 7300 single-temperature belt-driven models, which both require less power than Carrier Transicold’s prior platform as well as competitive equipment designed for 2013 Tier 4 compliance. Respectively, the new units provide 68,000 and 66,000 BTUs of cooling at a setpoint of 35 degrees Fahrenheit (100 F ambient).

“Our new X4 Series uses significantly less engine power, fuel and refrigerant while still achieving higher refrigeration capacities and faster pulldown than our previous models,” said Tom Ondo, General Manager, Truck/Trailer Americas, Carrier Transic-old. “The new units are so efficient that they achieve 35 to 50 percent more BTUs of cooling per gal-lon of fuel, at AHRI rating conditions, than our cur-rent designs, making them a smart decision for fleets looking to optimize the efficiency of their refriger-ated assets.”

Carrier’s exclusive eco-FORWARD™ technologies

refine the design of unit components and equip the 2.2 liter engine with sensors and an electronic control module that com-municates with Car-rier’s APX™ control

system for optimized performance.

“Individual components, such as the engine, work less and consume less to produce greater results in a straight-forward design that will be familiar to owners of prior Carrier equipment,” said David Kiefer, Director, Marketing and Product Management, Carrier Transicold.

Compared to the Car-

rier Transicold X2 series models they succeed - the 2100 and 2500 respective-ly - the new X4 units have

the following fea-tures. They weigh

30 pounds less, which, at 230 pounds, makes them about 13 percent lighter than competitive models designed for 2013 EPA Tier 4 compliance. They provide 3 to 10 percent higher cooling capacity (depending on model). Achieve up to 20 percent faster pulldown. Consume 5 to 22 percent less fuel over a full range of oper-ating conditions; and up

to 35 percent less fuel during pulldown. Require 24 percent less refriger-ant and operate at up to 18 percent slower speeds and reduce engine run-time by up to 15 percent, resulting in improvements in durability and longevity as a result of more lightly loaded components.

“Ultra-high efficiencies reduce engine fuel con-sumption, and the greater cooling capacities help the units achieve set-point faster and shut off sooner in start/stop mode,” Kie-fer said. “This saves even more fuel, reducing en-gine run hours as well as runtime-based mainten-ance expense.”Efficiency benefits improve as the units work harder.

“Proportionately, the greatest fuel savings come when the units are oper-ating under the most de-manding circumstances,” Kiefer said. “For example, when hauling frozen loads in higher-ambient temper-atures, fuel savings of up to 22 percent, compared to earlier Carrier Transic-old models, are possible.” System improvements

include high efficiency components, such as opti-mized V-Force™ fans and Novation™ micro-channel condenser coils. An elec-tronic expansion valve is now standard, replacing mechanical expansion valves found on previous models and competitive units.

Using 18 percent less en-gine power than previous Carrier Transicold models, the X4 unit engines are certified for compliance with the 2013 EPA Tier 4 standard for engines less than 25 horsepower. Fleets will have the abil-ity to equip units with an optional engine emissions system, further reducing emissions to provide fu-ture compliance in Cali-fornia beyond the initial seven years.

For more information about the X4 Series of single-temperature trailer units from Carrier Transic-old, turn to the experts within the Carrier Transic-old dealer network or visit www.carrier.com/ecofor-ward. You can also fol-low Carrier on Twitter: @carriergreen.V

Cost Effective, High Quality Truck Fridges at New Northern Fridge Website

Lakefield, Ontario - Northern Fridge is pleased to an-

nounce the launch of its NEW E-commerce website (www.NorthernFridge.ca) for truckers looking for a quality, cost-effect-ive alternative to OEM 12VDC truck fridges. Whether installing a new truck fridge for the first time or replacing an existing OEM fridge, the TruckFridge™ offers un-paralleled value, durability, performance and long life.

Designed and manu-factured by indel B Spa, the Italian-based world leader in the production of minibar and truck fridges, the TruckFridge™ is BUILT TOUGH… BUILT TO LAST,

is easy to install, and is of a higher quality than most OEM fridges. The indel B Spa costs less and is avail-able in a wide range of

sizes specifi-

cally designed to fit most North American trucks.

All TruckFridge™ models use only the highest qual-ity components, including the world class Danfoss/Secop compressor typi-cally found in most home refrigerators that provides

true DC compressor re-frigeration with integrated freezer.

Northern Fridge was es-tablished in 2001 and is a subsidiary of SHNS Incor-

porated. The company was formed to address the direct and online sales for the Truck-fridge™ line of fridge/freezer and cooler/freezer.

Northern Fridge is a wholly owned Canadian

company and exclusive Canadian distributor for the TruckFridge™ line of 12-24 VDC / 115 VAC built-in truck fridges for the transportation indus-try. It services the Cana-dian marketplace from its head office located in

Lakefield, Ontario and pro-vides next day shipping to anywhere in Canada from its warehouse in Aurora, Ontario.

Our mission is to of-fer high quality built-in and portable refrigera-tion products at affordable prices to the transporta-

tion and leisure industries.For complete product de-

tails, pricing and ordering information, visit www.NorthernFridge.ca.V

hOgeBuilT

Quarter Fender Line Extended

Hogebuilt has re-cently introduced two new prod-

ucts expanding their M-Series 430 stainless steel quarter fender offering. The 30’’ and 34’’ quarter fenders have a bright an-nealed mirror shine finish and contain Hogebuilt’s unique three inch side flange which is the wid-est in the industry. These

products complete the offering, making these fenders available in sizes 24”, 27”, 30” and 34”.

Since 1944, Hogebuilt has been the leader in providing premium fen-ders for the trucking in-dustry. Best known for the 304 mirror f inish stainless steel fenders and suspension specific brackets, Hogebuilt qual-

ity products are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. and are available in quarter, single, half-tandem and full-tandem styles. Our products are available at all OEM truck dealers and qualified independent truck shops.

For more information contact Kyle Denu at 615.382.6110 or by fax at 615.382.1430.V

20 July 2013

New prODuCTs & serviCes

Number One Choice Among Professionals, Consumers & Armed Forces

Introducing Cellutrak Canada, Powered by Ituran

Established by the as-sociation of Ituran Group and Cellutrak Internation-al, Cellutrak Canada is redefining GPS anti-theft and telematic solutions for fleet management. Originally created and used for search and rescue missions by the Israeli military, this technology has now been adapted for corporate use. Cellutrak Canada provides telematic solutions by using both the GPS & GSM networks to gather, transmit, and store vehicle information, and location data. Cellutrak brings business owners and fleet industry profes-sionals a line of custom-ized fleet management

products, data retention and around-the-clock cus-tomer service unmatched by any others in the mar-ket. With over 18 years of experience, fleet managers and business owners can rest assured that by choosing Cellutrak they are investing in a safer, more efficient and cost effective busi-ness solution. Cellu-trak’s superior line of products and services are the future of the geospatial revolution, and the future is now.

CONTrOl

CONTROL by Cel-lutrak goes beyond the call of duty and is a must-have for every fleet manager and dis-patcher. With 24/7/365 customer service, geofen-

cing, two-way communi-cation, and the power to maintain productivity and profitability, CONTROL by Cellutrak will keep every member of your fleet permanently on track.

Enhance ROI and sup-port a greener world by monitoring driver activity

with Cellutrak’s very own driver behaviour mod-ule. With 21 parameter settings that track im-portant figures such as overturn accelerations, harsh breaking or idling,

companies can reduce equipment, fuel and main-tenance costs

iTrailer

Secure, monitor and re-cover assets (trailers and containers) with iTRAILER Solution – an easy-to-install GPS and anti-theft system by Cellutrak. With

battery life that lasts for many years, a built-in recharger that works in up to -30 degrees Celsius and a 3D accelerometer to detect and alert any unauthorized move-ment, iTRAILER Solu-tion uses the same cutt ing-edge tech-nology to give busi-ness owners and fleet managers the peace of mind they deserve.

For more information and product availability visit us on the web at www.cellutrak.ca or fol-

low us on Twitter at Cellu-Trak_GPS or on Facebook at CelluTrak Powered by Ituran

aBOuT CelluTrak

Founded in 2009, Cel-lutrak Canada, powered by Ituran, is the only mil-itary approved technology for vehicle tracking and recovery services. Based out of Montreal, Cellutrak offers an entire product line of GPS tracking and management systems for both corporate (Control, iTrailer) and consumer (Peace, BikeGuard, Re-covery, SnowGuard) use. Ituran is a publicly traded company and an inter-national leader with of-fices in the US, Israel, Argentina and Brazil. Look for their symbol “ITRN” on NASDAQ.V

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TOOLBOX 11.0 Vehicle Diagnostics Software Released

TR O Y, M i c h . , – Meritor WABCO, a leader in inte-

grated safety systems and efficiency technology for the North American com-mercial vehicle industry, announced the release of TOOLBOX™ 11.0, a PC-based diagnostics and troubleshooting software. The new software has been available for pur-chase since May 15, 2013.

TOOLBOX 11.0 builds on Meritor WABCO’s strong track record of providing differentiated value in vehicle diagnostics sys-tems. New key features include:

Modern look with im-proved navigation, mak-ing the system more intui-tive and easier to use,

Diagnostics for new gen-eration of OnGuard™; the first commercial vehicle

collision safety system with Active Braking,

Diagnostics for On-lane™; a lane departure warning system (LDW) de-vice developed specifically for commercial vehicles,

J1939 diagnostics for pneumatic antilock brak-ing system (ABS) and electronically controlled air suspensions (ECAS) systems, as well as an expanded help function.

“For more than 14 years, Meritor WABCO OEM and fleet customers have bene-fited from less vehicle downtime and more ac-curate faults troubleshoot-ing by using our industry-leading TOOLBOX soft-ware,” said Carsten Due-vell, Sr. Director, Vehicle Control Systems, Meritor WABCO. “This latest diag-nostics package, TOOL-BOX 11.0, builds on the

current features within TOOLBOX that success-fully enable technicians and customers to view system faults, follow re-pair instructions, track wiring schematics, verify system integrity and ad-just component operation more efficiently.”

TOOLBOX 11.0, which will be available for pur-chase via download 24 hours a day seven days a

week on meritorwabco.com, also enables cus-tomers with registered, licensed copies of the system to conveniently remain up-to-date on new releases, diagnostics and other features. For a lim-ited time only, Meritor WABCO will offer reduced pricing on TOOLBOX to its valued customers. This special offer ends July 15th.V

Volvo & Safeway to Test Bio-DME-Powered Vehicles in North America

Volvo Trucks in North America will partner with

Safeway Inc., one of the largest food and drug re-tailers in North America, and Oberon Fuels to test heavy-duty commercial vehicles powered by dim-ethyl ether (DME) produced from biomass. The project received $500,000 in fund-ing from California’s San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) and will be the second cus-tomer field test conducted by Volvo Trucks in the U.S.

“We look forward to further validating DME technology for the truck-

ing industry with Safeway and Oberon,” said Göran Nyberg, President of Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing.“We be-lieve the fuel shows great potential for the North American market, and when produced from bio-mass, it can provide a 95 percent reduction in CO2 compared to diesel.”

Volvo plans to commer-cialize DME technology in North America in 2015. Two DME-powered Volvo VNL models equipped with a Volvo D13 engine will run in the San Joaquin Valley region of California in Safe-way’s commercial oper-

ations using Oberon-pro-duced DME. Oberon is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America, and has developed skid-mounted, small-scale production units that cost-effectively convert biogas and natural gas to DME.

One of the most signifi-cant benefits of DME is that it can be made from a variety of sustainable biomass feedstocks like food, animal and agricul-tural waste, as well as from natural gas.

“The Oberon process en-ables previously wasted

resources to be converted to clean-burning DME,” said Neil Senturia, CEO of Oberon Fuels.

“DME is an exciting fuel because it has the poten-tial to improve air quality, which is a major challenge in the San Joaquin Valley region,” said Seyed Sa-dredin, Executive Director of the SJVAPCD. “New tech-nologies, like DME-pow-ered commercial vehicles, are greatly needed, which is why we chose to provide funds for this project.”

Volvo has already been successfully testing trucks in the U.S. powered by DME, and is the first OEM

to announce plans to offer DME-powered vehicles in the North American market.

Safeway decided to par-ticipate in the field tests because of the company’s positive experience with Volvo trucks, as well as the company’s focus on sustainability.

“Safeway is very inter-ested in alternative fuels, and we currently run Volvo trucks in our fleet,” said Tom Nartker, Vice President of Transportation at Safeway. “We decided to test Volvo DME technology in our fleet because it is a natural fit with our sustain-

ability strategy.”The addition of DME-

powered vehicles expands Volvo’s alternative fuel product range, which al-ready includes compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Volvo VNM and VNL model daycabs. Volvo also will introduce its proprietary D13-LNG (liquefied natural gas) engine - North Amer-ica’s first fully integrated natural gas solution - in VNL model daycabs and sleepers next year.

For more information, visit www.volvogroup.com or www.volvogroup.mobi if you are using your mo-bile phone.V

air Brake sOluTiONs

Air Leak Detector Combo Updated

The Air Brake Solu-tion Combo (ABS) just got better with

the introduction of the new Ultrasonic Leak Detector (ULD). Now, measuring and locating air leaks has been reduced to a 20 to 25 minute job - every time. The technician hooks up

the Air Brake Solution and measures total system leakage in about 10 to 15 minutes, and then locates each significant leak in less than 10 minutes. All guesswork is removed with the ULD. Once re-paired, the ABS will notify the technician of addi-

tional leakages which the ULD will identify.

Air leaks require that the truck be off road only once, usually less than one hour for most repairs, to complete the procedure. Given the time required, it is recommended that all trucks be tested during

normal scheduled mainte-nance and that leak rates be noted and repaired. The ABS Combo replaces the old soap and hope method with 100% success every time.

More information is available at www.air-brakesolution.com.V

MiTChell 1

Online Truck Product Training Center Launched

Poway, California - Mitchell 1 has launched a new on-

line Truck Product Training Center offering easily-accessible weekly training sessions for the company’s truck repair information and truck labor estimat-ing products. The free sessions cover product features and include real-world example lookups, followed by Q & A with the Mitchell 1 truck product trainer. The training center is found at www.mitchell1.com/training/truck/.

The sessions will be of-fered on the following

schedule:• R e p a i r I n f o r m a -

tion (Tractor-Trailor.net, Medium-Truck.net, Re-pair-Connect.net). Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Pacif-ic time (30-minute session + Q & A)

• Labor Est imat ing (TruckLabor). Every Thurs-day at 1 p.m. Pacific time (15-minute session + Q & A)

The training webinars are valuable to current subscribers of Mitchell 1 products, those interested in how the programs might be useful to their organ-ization, as well as techni-

cians planning to compete in TMC (American Truck Association Technology

and Maintenance Council) sponsored state and na-tional skills events where

Mitchell 1 software pro-grams are used to test and evaluate competitors.

For additional informa-tion visit www.mitchell1.com/truck.V

22 July 2013

New prODuCTs & serviCes

hi-TeCh OrigiNal seaT COvers

Comfort & Durability

Each day, and in all seasons, seat fabrics exposed to

humidity are vulnerable to deterioration by the onset of microorganisms such as bacteria. The result is diminished durability and the presence of unpleas-ant odours.

Our investigations re-vealed that the use of metallised silver coatings

on space suits effectively eliminated bacteria by blocking oxygen-trans-porting enzymes. The adoption of this tech-n o l o g y h a s enabled Hi-Tech Original Seat Cover to manu-facture 100 percent poly-ester, breath-

able and hygienic seat covers free of humidity and un-pleasant odour.

Test imonials from drivers ap-p laud ing the comfort and de-

sign of these prod-ucts demonstrate their quality and effectiveness.

Hi-Tech seat covers,

proudly made in Canada for over five years, fit any type of truck, including pick-ups and SUVs.

For more information, contact Hi-Tech Ori-ginal Seat Antimicrob-ial Cover by phone at 418.845.0737, by fax at 418.845.1453, by email at info@hitechoriginal.ca or visit us online at www.hitechoriginal.ca. V

TRP Introduces Trailer Camshafts & Bushing Kits

Renton, Washington - TRP announces the availabil ity

of trailer camshafts and bushing kits designed to meet the demands of today’s heavy-duty brakes.

The trailer camshafts and bush-ing kits fea-ture cam-shaft head and shaft splines induction-hardened for long life and durabil-ity, forged camshaft heads for precision-sizing and strength, and a nationwide 12-month warranty. They are offered in a variety of sizes for all makes.

“The brake cam-shaft is the foun-dation of the truck and trailer unit’s air brake system,” said Jeff Hughes, TRP Development Manager. “Worn cam-shafts can cause uneven or premature brake wear, which can result in de-creased stopping power.”

Worn trailer camshaft bushings can also ulti-mately lead to an out-of-service violation.

“If a state or federal road-side inspector finds that a missing or excessively worn camshaft bushing is causing excessive pushrod travel, worn linings on the bottom shoe, or some other brake defect, the inspector will likely note it and apply the 20 per-cent defective brake rule accordingly,” Hughes said.

Since 1980, motor car-rier safety officials and industry representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico have worked together through the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) to develop uniform commer-cial vehicle inspections. CVSA developed protocols for inspections and the

various criteria that war-rant declaring vehicles out-of-service. The out-of-service criteria became the backbone of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-minis- tration’s safety

enforcement program: Com-pliance, Safety, Accountability

(CSA). As a rule of thumb, an in-

spector can declare a truck or truck-trailer combination out-of-service when 20 per-cent or more of the service brakes don’t work properly.

“Replacing worn or missing trailer cam-shafts or camshaft bushings with TRP all-makes replacement parts is a good way to help you avoid hav-ing vehicles declared out-of-service,” Hughes

added. “Since the TRP camshaft is manufactured using precisely calibrat-ed computer-controlled equipment for reliable performance, it meets the demands of today’s harder working brakes.”

For more information visit www.trpparts.com, or call or visit a preferred authorized TRP retailer, which includes Kenworth and Peterbilt dealerships.

TRP parts for trucks, trailers and buses are available through autho-rized retailers that include Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF dealerships around the world. Supported by a worldwide network of parts and service pro-fessionals, TRP offers dependable aftermarket products that are designed and tested to exceed cus-tomers’ expectations for quality and value. Regard-less of the age, make or application of the vehicle, TRP is the all-makes an-swer. For more informa-tion, visit www.TRPParts.com.V

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MeriTOr & p.s.i.

Meritor & P.S.I. Celebrate 20 Years of Automatic Tire Inflation at Annual Fleet Technology Event

San Antonio, Texas - Mer i to r , Inc . (NYSE:MTOR) and

Pressure Systems Inter-national (P.S.I.) celebrated P.S.I.’s 20-year history of producing automatic tire inflation systems for com-mercial vehicles during their Annual Fleet Tech-nology Event held May 7-8 in San Antonio, Texas.

Automatic tire infla-tion as a new technology for commercial vehicles was born in San Antonio in 1993 when Marvin L. Berry, P.S.I.’s founder, ac-quired a patent for an inflation system to solve a tire-wear problem for an aggregate hauling fleet of 250-plus trailers that he owned.  During the next twenty years, with prod-uct improvements and a partnership with Meritor, P.S.I. has maintained and built upon its leadership role in automatic tire infla-tion systems. Attendees at the 20th Anniversary Fleet Event included rep-resentatives from many fleets who have played

an important role in the development of P.S.I.’s automatic tire inflation system and its accept-ance by fleets. One of the attendees was Steve Maxson, Vice President of Equipment, Averritt Express who addressed the group as the recipient of P.S.I.’s 20th Anniversary Fleet of the Month award for May.  Also, Congratu-lations on the 20 Year Anniversary, via a live video feed, was received from Governor Bill Graves, President and CEO, Amer-ican Trucking Association.

B r o c k A c k e r m a n , President of K&B Carriers, opened the Wednesday morning session with a presentation outlining his fleet’s recent success using the Meritor Tire Inflation System by P.S.I.™ In 2011 when K&B Carriers was starting to replace their entire trailer fleet of 975 reefer units, Ackerman attended his first Meritor/P.S.I. Fleet Technology Event to look at MTIS for his equipment.  He im-

mediately made the deci-sion to retrofit 150 trailers just off the assembly line and add the system to the remaining 825 units on order with Wabash. Since outfitting this trailer fleet with MTIS™, Ackerman told the attendees that they have lowered operat-ing costs from decreased tire wear, increased fuel mileage due to proper and uniform tire inflation, have reduced their CSA points at scales and in-spection sites, increased profitability through bet-ter equipment utilization and enhanced their cus-tomer service. He esti-mated an annual sav-ings for his company of $582,120 with a reduction in operating cost per mile from reduced tire wear based on sixty-nine mil-lion miles operated last year at $.0084. Ackerman concluded his presen-tation, “MTIS has been the best business deci-sion we’ve made for our fleet.  What I saw when I visited P.S.I. in 2011 con-

vinced me that MTIS and the people that represent it would positively influ-ence our bottom line and our customer service. Our experience has now con-firmed that.”  K&B Carri-ers, a premier refrigerated carrier specializing in the transportation of perish-able food products, was established in 1986 with a history of steady growth. The company is privately held, owner managed and staffed by a dedicated team of transportation professionals.

Other presentations and demonstrations featured during the 2013 Twentieth Anniversary Fleet Event included:

The ThermALERT™ op-tion, an early warning system to prevent wheel end failures. ThermALERT is a patented warning de-vice that signals drivers of excessive wheel end heat and has become popular with fleets because of its safety and cost savings benefits. It is now included on more than half of MTIS

production.The simple design of

MTIS. With only one mov-ing part - the patented rotary union - the system is easy to install on new trailers and as a retrofit and it requires little to no maintenance.

A full retrofitting of a used trailer with MTIS by P.S.I. began at 8 a.m. by Velociti, a P.S.I. partner, it was completed, with one man, in fewer than four hours showing how quickly retrofitting can be accomplished.

P.S.I.’s mobile R&D fa-cility, a tractor and trailer completely outfitted with new technologies being developed and tested in real on-highway oper-ations

A facilities tour including a newly remodeled west wing featuring additional offices and conference area, a new test laboratory and a display showcase area with hands on work-ing models.

The Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by P.S.I.

was in use on trailers operated by 70 percent of the Top 100 for-hire carri-ers and 60 percent of the Top 100 private carriers in North America during 2012. MTIS by P.S.I. is supported by P.S.I.’s dedi-cated sales force including full-time field service man-agers along with the entire Meritor DriveForce and CVA fleet sales team and the North American Trailer OEM sales force.  MTIS by P.S.I. adds life to tires, increases fuel efficiency, improves safety, maxi-mizes recap potential, and keeps trailers on the road, ultimately delivering loads on time. The fully automatic system keeps trailer tires inflated to the proper pressure. MTIS by P.S.I. has been the market leader since 1993.

For important informa-tion about Meritor, visit the company’s web site at www.meritor.com. More information about Pres-sure Systems International is available at www.psi-atis.com.V

CONTiNeNTal Tire

Hybrid Drive Tire SmartWay Verified

Fort Mi l l , Sou th Carol ina - Con-tinental Tire the

Americas, LLC’s Com-mercial Vehicle Tire busi-ness unit (“Continental”) is pleased to announce that its hybrid application drive tire for commercial trucks, the Conti Hybrid HD3, is verified by the U.S. EPA’s SmartWay® Trans-

port Partnership as a low rolling resistance drive tire for class 8, line-haul tractor trailers.

EPA has determined that certain tire models can reduce NOx emissions and fuel use by 3 percent or more, relative to the best selling new tires for line haul class 8 trac-tor trailers, according to

the SmartWay Transport Partnership website. This tire is now the 20th in a line of Continental new and retreaded truck tire products that are cur-rently listed as verified by SmartWay.

Conti Hybrid HD3 is a third-generation long-haul highway drive tire, named because it allows

drivers to operate in the combined highway and regional application with an excellent combination of long mileage, traction and fuel saving charac-teristics.

For more in fo rma-tion visit Continental Truck Tires Web Site at www.continental-truck.com.V

Leadership Change Announced for Webb Wheel Products OEM Business

Tell City, IN - Chad Plank has been named President,

Webb Wheel OEM, fol-lowing the promotion of Kent Finkbiner to Group President Marmon High-way Technologies (MHT) Commercial Truck busi-ness.  Webb Wheel is a member of MHT’s Brake and Wheel Ends business.

In his new role Plank will be responsible for building upon Webb’s strong pres-ence in the North Amer-ican wheel end market including the introduc-tion of new and innova-tive products to meet the demands of commercial vehicle operators to reduce costs and increase produc-tivity and safety.  He has been with MHT for seven

years, most recently as Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Webb Wheel OEM and previously held the position of Vice President Operations at Webb Aftermarket.  Plank graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and completed his MBA at the University of Mobile (Alabama).  Jason Gerding, Group President MHT Brake and Wheel Ends, commented “We are extremely pleased to have someone with Chad’s skills and background move into the leadership position at Webb.  The company has an outstanding reputation in the industry, and we are confident that Chad and his team will build upon this solid foundation and

continue to innovate and dominate the North Amer-ican market.”

Kent Finkbiner moves to MHT Commercial Truck as Group President re-sponsible for leading Fon-

taine Spray Suppression and Fontaine Modification Companies to strengthen their positions in the in-dustry and attain additional growth in their respective markets. During his tenure

as President of Webb OEM, the business increased their trailer market share more than three-fold with comparable revenue growth. Finkbiner has been with Marmon Highway

Technologies’ Webb Wheel since 2003, joining MHT after previously working for Cummins, Inc. in various roles in engineering, sales and marketing, and busi-ness management.V

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Memories... Memories... Sweet Memories

Meet Bernard and Shir-ley Foley, married 57 years this summer, and deter-mined not to let too much slow them down. The Foleys own nine clas-sic antique vehicles and all of them painstakingly restored by this couple. The one that makes them beam the most when they get to show it off is this beauty, a 1950 Ford Cus-tom Deluxe. Bernie re-stored this one for Shirley in tribute to the King him-self, Elvis Presley.

“She has Elvis memora-bilia all over our house, in every room,” he says, smil-

ing all

through the explanation. “I tried to build a room above my garage for spare car parts but it also has been remodeled to hold Elvis’ overflow.”

In 1990 Bernie got a call from a friend in Flint, Ontario, asking if he was still interested in this car. He had seen it in Mosport a few years earlier and made an offer. Now the car sat abandoned in the pine woods behind his friend’s house. The car had arrived on a flatbed one day a year before. They drove in and un-loaded and drove out. In the events leading up

to the purchase, Bernie quickly made the trip and checked it out. “I was told I could probably offer a few bucks and get it.” So he made an offer of $500.00 and went back with his flatbed, loaded it and towed it home where it sat in his yard for almost a year.

“I knew I wanted to do something special, but you sometimes have to wait for the inspiration to hit you,” he remarked, adding, “so one morning I told Shirley I am going to go mess with that Ford. Shirley asked what my ideas were for the car. I paused, and she said to

make it an Elvis car. It just seemed to fit and feel natural.”

When the work was started it came with the original navy blue exterior and blue and brown inter-ior. It was stripped down to the metal, the body filled and smoothed out to accept its new paint. The car was totally intact and all original, from the chas-sis to the flathead 8 motor and the 3 on 3 standard transmission. At the time it had about 100,000 miles. Everything needed to be overhauled, repaired or replaced, but that is what the Foleys find as half the fun in owning these relics.

A year and three months, and $16,000.00 later back in 1993, the car was ready. It was well worth

the wait. ‘Elvis Rose’ with two-tone ‘Pearl White’ adorned both the inside and out, much to Shirley’s delight. The ‘Elvis Pink,’ a special blend, pays tribute to the pink Cadillac Pres-ley presented to his mom, Gladys, as a gift in 1954. The now smooth running motor even got ‘pinked’ up for the transformation.

The trunk hood features a hand painted portrait of Elvis and inside are all kinds of trinkets - a guitar and photo album record-ing the car’s restoration accompanied by the mem-orabilia that remind you of the King. In the rear window two model col-lector cars sit amongst other souvenirs. On the rear fenders you will find the initials ‘TCB’ (Taking Care of Business), and the vanity plate which reads ‘F ELVIS,’ a reference to Foley Elvis. On the rear passenger window is an article with a photo of the pair, Bernie sporting his custom made white costume.

To get into this car re-quires the key fob. There are no handles. Bernie has switched this up to a power opening, and when both doors are opened there are stitched in the panels the note to the song, “Memories”. The dash also holds treasures, presenting one of the first rock and roll singers with the signals and switches with Elvis covers.

The car and couple are requested for many events and it has be-come a mandatory re-quirement that they make an appearance at the Kingston Charity Chili annual event. “We have put about 300,000 miles on the car since we restored it.” says Bernie, “We drive it everywhere we go and just like hav-ing fun with it. We have driven it all over the states and get lots of stares and have even caused a few

traffic jams on the 401 when people slow down to check it out.”

The car was appraised at $19,000 for insurance purposes, but on one trip to Lake George, New York, Shirley was offered $50,000.00 plus a low ride motorcycle. She giggled at the prospect but was later annoyed when the buyer persisted. “The buyer was begging, but I turned it down. This car is price-less to me. With all the joy and pride it brings to us I wouldn’t change a thing. I even light it up in pink for night time events,” she said.

I hope Barb, Rick and

our readers enjoyed this story and the photos. Here’s hoping Rick makes a full and speedy recovery.

You can see additional unpublished photos of this car and past articles on our fan FaceBook page, ‘A Drive Back in Time.’ Make sure you hit ‘Like’ when you visit.

For our August editor-ial I am going to make it Readers’ Choice. Visit the fan page to see your choices and let me know which one you would like to hear about next. Until then have a safe summer, enjoy, and wear sunscreen when you visit all the awesome car shows this season.

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By weNDy MOrgaN-MCBriDe

I am doing something different this month. This article

is dedicated to our publisher, Barb Woodward, and her

husband, Rick, the Distribution Manager. I know both

will be huge fans of this car. I am also hoping this gives

Rick a little boost. Rick was in a motorcycle accident on

May 8th and spent six weeks recovering at home. So when

I came upon this car I knew it was the perfect way to wish

him well and let him know I am thinking of him. Mend

well, my friend, and hope you are back riding those saddle

bags again soon.

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Des sysTèMes De BâChes

Des Systèmes de Bâches à Usages Multiplespar Marek krasuski

Parmi les montages de bâches, on ret-rouve aussi bien de

simples bâches à instal-lation manuelle que des systèmes à installation pleinement automatique. Qu’elles soient conçues pour déchargeurs, remor-queurs ou autres camions de transport, les bâches remplissent un rôle im-portant. Elles protègent les chargements et permettent d’économiser du temps. Couvrir des chargements avec une bâche munie d’un système d’installation automatique prend moins de temps que de les couv-rir manuellement. Les systèmes hydrauliques automatiques ne prennent que 45 secondes pour ac-complir leur tâche, alors qu’il faut 15 minutes pour une installation manuelle. Il faut un temps considér-able pour escalader le chargement, dérouler la bâche, redescendre du chargement, sortir les sangles et les fixer sur le conteneur. De plus, les systèmes à installation automatique évitent au chauffeur de devoir esca-lader son chargement, ils augmentent la produc-tivité, et ils diminuent les risques pour le chauffeur. On estime qu’à raison de 10 chargements par jour, l’on peut économ-iser jusqu’a deux heures de temps en choisissant un système d’installation automatique plutôt qu’une bâche à installation man-uelle.

Les fournisseurs à travers le Canada offrent à la fois des bâches de série et des bâches faites sur mesure. Afin de confectionner leurs bâches, les fabricants font appel à des matériaux issus de partout dans le monde: vinyle, toile tendue, polyé-thylène et mailles diverses. De manière générale, la durée de vie des produits en vinyle augmente avec leur calibre. En effet, la durée de vie d’un vinyle de 18 onces est deux fois supérieure à celle d’un vinyle de 14 onces. Cer-tains fabricants prennent

soin de produire les meil-leures bâches possibles en fixant les différents morceaux ensemble par thermo scellage, ce qui assure l’étanchéité et aug-mente la résistance de la bâche, puis en cousant aux bordures pour renforcer les appareils d’arrimage. Cela permet d’augmenter la résistance de la bâche, sans quoi celle-ci peut se rompre sous la pres-sion de l’arrimage, ce qui présente un danger pour tous ceux qui se trouvent à proximité.

Les systèmes à coulisse-ments sont fréquemment utilisés par les remorques à plateaux, à plateaux surbaissés et par les re-morques utilitaires. Aussi, ces systèmes forment de bonnes enceintes sur les carrosseries de camions. Load Covering Solutions Ltd. est une compagnie canadienne spécialisée dans la fabrication de sys-tèmes de bâches à cou-lissements ou à enroule-ments, qu’ils ornent de divers motifs. Selon une présentation vidéo sur leur site web, le modèle de système à coulisse-ment Look présente des avantages uniques. Il ne présente que 28 roulettes qui glissent le long d’un rail, plutôt que les 54 ou 84 roulettes, comme cela ce fait communément dans l’industrie. En faisant coulisser le système vers l’avant ou vers l’arrière du remorqueur, on peut replier la bâche en accor-déon. Sa longueur n’est alors que de 9 pieds, alors la remorque en mesure 48 ou 53. Le montage modu-latoire d’arcs de soutien permet de plier la bâche tout en conservant la so-lidité de l’armature du sys-tème, et optimise en même temps l ’espace amé-nageable sous la bâche, notamment au niveau des coins supérieurs. Le sys-tème peut coulisser vers l’arrière du remorqueur pour permettre un charge-ment en avant. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site web de la com-pagnie: www.loadcover-

ingsolutions.com.La compagnie Roll-Rite

est un autre fabricant im-portant de bâches à usages multiples. Son innova-tion la plus récente est la bâche ajustable pour camions roll-off. Le sys-tème DC350 présente un motoréducteur robuste pour répondre aux exi-gences de bâches à couple élevé. La compagnie af-firme que le système est unique dans l’industrie car il atteint un rendement optimal avec seulement la moitié de l’ampérage. L’ensemble pèse moins de 800 livres, et la conception aérodynamique du carter intégré amoindrit la masse globale, protège mieux la bâche et accroît sa capa-cité. Une nouvelle concep-tion à ressorts commandés par engrenages permet, entre autres, d’avoir un système léger, pleinement ajustable, qui se signale par sa polyvalence. De nombreux boîtiers de puis-sance utilisant la technolo-gie de transmission directe sont conçus pour accroître l’efficacité et protéger le chauffeur. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site web de la com-pagnie, www.rollrite.com.

Bien que les bâches qui s’installent de l’avant vers l’arrière soient privilégiées par l’industrie, celles qui s’installent latéralement sont tout aussi efficace, et fonctionnent en utilisant les mêmes bras métal-liques pour installer et fixer la bâche en place. Des modèles manuels et automatiques sont dis-ponibles.

Aero Industries, un autre meneur dans ce marché, offre une large palette de produits: on trouve chez eux des bâches pour déchargeurs, bennes à ordures, bennes céréa-lières et camions à plate-formes. En 2011, Aero s’est allié à la branche ontarienne de Trison Tarps Inc. à Brantford, pour se partager le marché en fournissant des systèmes mécaniques de bâches. Trison Tarps Inc. fournit les kits de rails, systèmes

coulissants, remplacement de bâches, bâches pour acier et bois d’oeuvre, systèmes de câbles et rou-leaux latéraux. Les pro-duits en aluminium tels les cloisons, les grilles de protections pour lunettes arrières, boîtes de stock-ages, chaînes et liens sont aussi disponibles à travers cette entreprise familiale.

Un autre fournisseur est Verduyn Tarps, basé en Ontario, à Hamilton. Ils offrent une gamme de produits pour couvrir les chargements de camions à plateforme. Le plus import-ant de ces produits est le système de bâche rétract-able Eagle. La compagnie affirme que la grille aéro-dynamique de protection du système Eagle écono-mise jusqu’a 5 pourcent en coûts d’essence par rap-port aux grilles tradition-nelles, dont les coins sont carrés plutôt qu’arrondis. Le système peut être fait et défait à partir du sol, sans que le chauffeur ait besoin de monter sur la plate-forme, ce qui diminue le coût des assurances et des demandes d’indemnités. Selon Verduyn, l’argent économisé par ce système permet d’amortir son coût d’achat au bout de deux ans, tout en réduisant le temps de bâchage.

Quelle que soit leur con-ception, les systèmes de bâche ont une espérance de vie limitée. “Il est lé-gitime d’estimer que les systèmes de montages de bâches ont espérance de vie de 10 ans, et leurs bâches de 5 ans,” affirme le responsable des ventes de Kinedyne Canada, Al-

lan Boomer. Kinedyne fabrique des produits de sécurisation pour les chargements - courroi-es d’arrimages, poutres, courroies à treuil, etc. - et les distribue à travers le Canada, les Etats-Unis, le Mexique et la Chine. Les produits de Kinedyne comprennent une gamme complète de courroies à treuil, toutes conformes aux standards nord-américains de sécurité pour les chargements et à ceux de la California Highway Patrol. Faites en polyester et enduites de résine, ces courroies ne craignent pas les rayons ultraviolets, et elles ré-sistent aux vibrations. Al-lan met les chauffeurs en garde contre les lois de transport de charge-ments qui “sont écrites en Anglais administratif, qui sont très sévères et qui changent constamment.” Il les met aussi en garde contre les inspecteurs, qui seraient susceptibles de mal comprendre la loi et de l’interpréter d’une manière qui n’est pas forcément correcte. Même si les in-specteurs font erreur, les chauffeurs doivent tout de même payer l’amende car l’infraction est enregistrée sur leur UVU. Le succès le plus récent de Kinedyne vient de leurs nouveaux systèmes d’attaches Tiger et Polar. Ces attaches de bâches sont faites en caou-tchouc naturel, ce qui, en général, est la partie la plus faible du mécanisme qui, une fois endomma-gée, rend toute la courroie inutilisable. Mais, Kine-dyne affirme que lors du

testage du produit, les courroies en caoutchouc n’ont jamais failli à leur tâche. De plus, toutes les courroies Tiger ou Polar ont des terminaisons plis-sées.

Les experts au sein de l’industrie ne se lassent pas de rappeler que les bâches sont conçues pour couvrir les chargements, et non pour soutenir leur poids. En gardant ceci à l’esprit, il faut que les chargements soient correctement ar-rimés à l’intérieur. Bien que les bâches ne sup-portent pas le poids des chargements, elles sont susceptibles d’être endom-magées, et des mesures devraient être prises pour éviter cela. Les bâches qui se frottent contre les surfaces internes du camion, ou contre d’autres remorqueurs dans des conditions où l’espace est fortement limité, vont probablement se rompre. Aussi, les bâches devraient toujours être tendues. Leur espérance de vie diminue fortement si on les laisse voler au vent. De la même façon, il faudrait protéger les coins et côtés des cour-roies en les enveloppant avec des bouts de tapis.

Qu’on cherche à couv-rir des chargements de manière manuelle ou automatique, de l’avant vers l’arrière ou d’un côté à l’autre, les systèmes de bâches sont de bons in-vestissements. Une re-cherche internet ou un entretien avec des fournis-seurs locaux révéleront de nombreuses compagnies capables de répondre à toute demande.V

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elCargO FaBriCaTiON iNC

ElCargo Fabrication Inc. Se Démarque Encore Une Fois Lauréat Or, Prix PME Banque National 2013

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec - Après avoir gagné dans

sa catégorie au niveau régional le 9 mai 2013. Le grand gala du 14 juin 2013 qui c’est tenu à Montréal a couronné l’entreprise au niveau provincial.

Le développement de ses mécanismes à la fine pointe de la technologie sont reconnus par les nombreux utilisateurs pour sa facilité et rapidité d’ouverture et de fermeture de la toile, ElCargo Fabrication Inc.a su se tailler une place envi-able au sein de son marché. Polyvalents et sécuritaires, ils sont conçus pour tous

types de transport en vrac, sable, grains, produits con-taminés, etc. Les systèmes ElCargo protègent votre cargaison des intempér-ies, tout en protégeant l’environnement. Mais plus encore, ils vous permettent de réaliser des économies de carburant de près de 15%, selon les résultats des essais Energotest 2009.

Réal Royer fier de ses ori-gines du Témiscamingue a du prendre plusieurs décision au cours de sa vie professionnel, certaines plus difficiles que d’autres, tel que de quitter sa ré-gion et venir s’installer à Saint-Hyacinthe et ain-

si permettre une crois-sance remarquable à son entreprise depuis et en-core aujourd’hui. L’objectif ayant toujours été la satis-faction des utilisateurs dans un marché inter-national. Le rayonnement de l’entreprise a déjà atteint l’Ontario, les Maritimes, les États-Unis et même l’Europe.

Messieurs Réal Royer et Jonathan Joyal tiennent à remercier tous leurs em-ployés, leurs nombreux clients ainsi que leurs four-nisseurs qui ont sus leurs êtres fidèles au cours des années depuis sa création en 1998.V

Le Canada et les États-Unis Annoncent Leur Tout Premier Plan Binational d’Investissement Dans l’Infrastructure Frontalière

Ottawa, Ontario - L’honorable Denis Lebel, min-

istre des Transports, de l’Infrastructure et des Col-lectivités, et l’honorable Vic Toews, ministre de la Sécurité publique, de con-cert avec M. Ray LaHood, secrétaire aux Trans-ports des États-Unis, et Mme  Janet  Napolitano, secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure des États-Unis, ont annoncé aujourd’hui le tout premier Plan d’investissement dans l’infrastructure frontalière (PIIF) du Canada et des États-Unis. L’élaboration et la publication de cette initiative honorent un en-gagement pris en vertu du Plan d’action Par-delà la frontière conclu entre le Canada et les États-Unis en 2011.

«   L a p r é s e n c e d’infrastructures fronta-lières modernes est es-sentielle au flux efficace des échanges commer-ciaux et de la circulation

des passagers. C’est pour cette raison que le Plan d’investissement dans l’infrastructure frontalière et les relations de collab-oration que nous avons établies avec nos voisins américains sont si import-ants  », a déclaré le min-istre Lebel. «  Notre gou-vernement investit dans les postes frontaliers, les ports et les portes d’entrée afin de réduire les temps d’attente, d’accroître le commerce et de créer des emplois. »

«   C e t o u t p r e m i e r plan canado-américain témoigne du fait qu’en col-laborant à la planification de l’infrastructure fronta-lière, et en tenant compte des commentaires que nous avons reçus de nos partenaires locaux, nous travaillons pour le bien de nos deux pays et veillons à nos intérêts communs » a dit M. LaHood.

Le PIIF est un mécan-isme de planification interagences et binational

élaboré pour que les deux pays aient une connais-sance réciproque des in-vestissements récents, en cours et potentiels dans l’infrastructure frontalière. Ce plan explique la dé-marche que le Canada et les États-Unis entrepren-dront pour coordonner la planification des amé-liorations qu’ils comptent apporter à l’infrastructure matérielle de postes front-aliers de petite taille ou éloignés. Il sera mis à jour et rendu public sur une base annuelle.

«  Nos deux gouverne-ments sont déterminés à renforcer la sûreté et à favoriser la prospérité économique des deux pays en investissant des sommes importantes dans des postes frontaliers clés  », a indiqué le min-istre Toews. « Ces inves-tissements permettront de réduire les temps d’attente et d’accélérer les échanges commerciaux à la fron-tière, tout en permettant

à l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada de faciliter la circulation des personnes et des biens à faible risque, et de garder la frontière ouverte pour les marchandises et les voyageurs légitimes. »

« Une approche intégrée et bilatérale en matière d’investissement dans l’infrastructure frontalière est essentielle, aussi bien pour l’économie améric-aine que canadienne  », a affirmé Mme  Napol-itano. «  Le PIIF renforce la sécurité le long de la frontière canado-améric-aine, tout en réduisant les temps d’attente aux prin-cipaux postes frontaliers, ce qui accroit la fluidité de la circulation à la fron-tière tout en garantissant des déplacements et des échanges commerciaux sûrs et sécuritaires. »

Le PIIF et les autres in-itiatives présentées dans le cadre du Plan d’action Par-delà la frontière visent à favoriser les économies

intégrées du Canada et des États-Unis, lesquelles dépendent de la circula-tion fluide du trafic tant commercial que non com-mercial à notre frontière. La publication du PIIF fait suite aux annonces du gouvernement du Canada concernant d’importants inves t i ssements aux quatre premiers postes frontaliers terrestres pri-oritaires mentionnés dans le Plan d’action : Lacolle, au Québec, Lansdowne, en Ontario (le pont des Mille-Îles), Emerson, au Manitoba, et North Por-tal, en Saskatchewan. La modernisation des principaux postes front-aliers permettra de réduire les temps d’attente et d’augmenter la fiabilité des livraisons au bon mo-ment. Elle permettra aussi de réduire la consomma-tion de carburant et les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Le partenariat com-mercial entre le Canada et les États-Unis est le plus

important au monde et a donné lieu en 2012 à des échanges commerciaux entre les deux pays d’une valeur de 570 milliards de dollars.

Par ailleurs, le gou-vernement du Canada a annoncé en juillet  2012 l’installation aux ponts Peace et Queenston-Lewiston d’une technolo-gie servant à mesurer les temps d’attente à la fron-tière et à produire des rap-ports à ce sujet. Ce projet de 1,7 million de dollars a été réalisé en partenariat avec la Customs and Bor-der Protection des États-Unis, la Federal Highway Administration des États-Unis et l’Agence des servi-ces frontaliers du Canada.

Vous trouverez de plus amples renseignements sur le Plan d’action Par-delà la frontière sur les sites suivants : www.dhs.gov/beyond-the-bor-der et www.actionplan.gc.ca/fr/content/dela-la-frontiere.V

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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

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

drivers@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

eMergency road services

eMeRgency RoAd seRvices coRpoRAtion

3413 Wolfedale Road, Suite 5Mississauga, ON L5C 1Z8Toll Free: 877.377.2262

Tel: 905.277.2377Fax: 905.277.2378

info@emergencyroadservices.comwww.emergencyroadservices.com

eMployMent screening

people tRAcks inc.“Your preferred Employment

Screening Firm. Confirming the facts, one step at a time.”

6102 - 6th LineOrton, ON L0N 1N0Tel: 519.855.9405

cheryl@peopletracks.comwww.peopletracks.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 EastOrillia, ON L3V 1V5

Toll Free: 866.531.2615Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651

Bruce@accutraccapital.comwww.accutraccapital.com

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

factoring, finance & foreign exchange

J d FActoRs

315 Matheson Blvd. EastMississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 800.263.0664

Tel: 905.501.5000Fax: 905.501.0395

CanadaSales@JDFactors.com

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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

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Multi-line FAsteneR

supply co. ltd.“Serving fastener needs

for Industrial, Automotive & Maintenance Trades.”

1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7

Tel: 905.677.5088Fax: 905.677.4917

brendachu@multilinefasteners.comwww.multilinefasteners.com

fuel additives & lubricants

Bennetts poWeR seRvice

pRoducts

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 additives & lubricants

pRolAB technoluB inc.4531 Rue Industrielle

Thetford Mines, QC G6H 2J1Toll Free: 800.795.2777

Tel: 416.423.2777Fax: 418.423.7619

info@prolab-technologies.comwww.prolab-technologies.com

fuel econoMy products

g.A.p. Big Rig poWeR inc.17313 – 106th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5T 5L4Toll Free: 855-BIGRIG1Toll Free: 855.244.7441

www.gapbigrigpower.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.3100 Underhill AvenueBurnaby, BC V5A 3C6

Tel: 604.420.4331Fax: 604.420.4137

rfeeney@BlueWaterAgencies.cawww.bluewatergroup.ca

gps systeMs

Ac gloBAl systeMs

AC Global Systems provides fleet owners the tools they need to get

the maximum efficiency out of their mobile assets. Using GPS fleet

management our typical customer saves 20% on their annual fuel

costs.2795 Highway Drive

Trail, BC V1R 2T1Toll Free: 877.364.2333, ext 14

Fax: 250.483.6493dan@acglobalsystems.comwww.acglobalsystems.com

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Dican instruments canaDa inc.1100 Burloak Drive, Ste. 300

Burlington, ON L7L 6B2Toll Free: 866.884.7569

Tel: 905.937.9652Fax: 905.938.7405

dianes@dicaninc.comwww.dicaninc.com

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

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BAiZAnA insuRAnce BRokeRs

806 Greenbank RoadOttawa, ON K2J 1A2

Toll Free: 877.791.1682Tel: 613.825.5575Fax: 613.825.5624

info@baizanainsurance.comwww.baizanainsurance.com

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BRyson & AssociAtes insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.

Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.

“For All Your Trucking Insurance Needs. Transportation Insurance,

Fleet Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance. Same Day

Quotes up to 10 units.”Toll Free: 800.661.5196

Fax: 905.426.4959dbundock@bryson-insurance.com

www.bryson-insurance.com

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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

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dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoup

The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.

35 Stone Church RoadAncaster, ON L9K 1S5

Toll Free: 888.385.8466Tel: 905.648.3922Fax: 905.648.2640

info@daltontimmis.comwww.daltontimmis.com

insurance brokers

dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoup“The Perfect Fit for your trucking

insurance needs.”14-600 Crowfoot Cres. NW

Calgary, AB T3G 0B4Toll Free: 866.472.0721

Tel: 403.241.2288Fax: 866.399.3177

info@daltontimmis.comwww.daltontimmis.com

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eRB And eRB

insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.What you want to protect the most.

We protect the best!30 Queen Street NorthKitchener, ON N2H 6N2Toll Free: 800.265.2634

Tel: 519.579.4270Fax: 519.741.1977

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

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hAllMARk insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.

“The Transit Authority”10 Konrad Crescent

Markham, ON, L3R 8T7Toll Free: 800.492.4070

Tel: 905.475.4070Fax: 905.944.0273

trucking@hallmarkins.comwww.hallmarkins.com

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huB inteRnAtionAl ontARio ltd.Transportation Insurance

33 Princess Street, Suite 501Leamington, ON N8H 5C5Toll Free: 800.463.4700

Tel: 519.326.9339Fax: 519.326.0128

dan.mcguire@hubinternational.comwww.hubinternational.com

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Jones deslAuRieRs insuRAnce MAnAgeMent inc.

Transportation InsuranceBroker/Advisor

2150 Islington AvenueToronto, ON M9P 3V4

Toll Free: 877.232.9996Tel: 416.521.6713Fax: 416.259.7178lindac@jdimi.comwww.jdimi.com

insurance brokers

RAinBoW insuRAnce BRokeRs inc

“In the Truck Insurance Business for 18 years.”

40 Division Road North, R.R. 3Cottam, ON N0R 1B0Tel: 519.839.6588Fax: 519.839.6087

trishd@xplornet.comwww.rainbowinsurancebrokers.com

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the cg & B gRoup inc.Package policies for both local and

long haul fleets.120 South Town Centre Blvd.

Markham, ON L6G 1C3Toll Free: 800.267.6670

Tel: 905.479.6670Fax: 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

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Rp oil liMited

1111 Burns Street E. Unit 3Whitby, ON L1N 6A6

Toll Free: 800.335.6623Tel: 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

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 seRvicesBox 755, 2085 Shanly Road

Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0Toll Free: 800.410.4754

Tel: 613.657.1244Fax: 613.657.1453

info@730permitservices.comwww.730permitservices.com

• • •c.u.t.c. inc.

1295 Carol CrescentLaval, QC H7W 1G3

Toll Free: 866.927.8294Tel: 450.687.8294Fax: 450.687.6963

pvoelker@sympatico.cawww.cutcinc.ca

pressure washers

cAn-cleAn pRessuRe WAsheRs6790 Davand Drive, Units 13 & 14

Mississauga, ON L5T 2G5Toll Free: 888.568.8001

Tel: 905.568.4868Fax: 905.565.8821

info@can-clean.comwww.can-clean.com

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käRcheR cAnAdA inc.Established in Canada in 1985, Kärcher Canada Inc. is a wholly

owned subsiduary of Alfred Kärcher GmbH and Company a

family owned business located in Winnenden, Germany.

6535 Millcreek Dr., Unit 67Mississauga, ON L5N 2M2Toll Free: 888.705.9444

Tel: 905.672.8233Fax: 905.672.3155

sales_kci@karcherna.comwww.karcher.ca

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rust preventive products

coRRosion contRol coAtings ltd.

“Exclusive Canadian distributor of Tectyl® industrial Rust Preventive Products.”106 Colborne Street

P.O. Box 1088

Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0

Toll Free: 800.934.7771

Fax: 800.563.8078

dwells@cc-coatings.com

www.cc-coatings.com

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kRoWn coRpoRAte

35 Magnum Drive

Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0

Toll Free: 800.267.5744

Tel: 905.939.8750

Fax: 905.939.8710

info@krown.com

www.krown.com

tarps & tarping systeMs

cRAMARo tARpAulin systeMs

Cramaro, for all your tarping needs.206 Arvin Avenue

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8

Toll Free: 800.565.8277

Tel: 905.662.2757

Fax: 905.662.4811

sales@cramarotarps.ca

www.cramarotarps.com

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loAd coveRing solutions ltd.“Keeping You Covered”5499 Harvester Road

Burlington, ON L7L 5V4

Toll Free: 800.465.8277

Tel: 905.335.2012

Fax: 905.335.8499

www.loadcoveringsolutions.com

tire balancing

counteRAct BAlAncing BeAds

13029 – 8th Line

Georgetown, ON L7G 4S4

Toll Free: 800.572.8952

Tel: 905.873.3339

Fax: 905.873.3088

info@counteractbalancing.com

www.counteractbalancing.com

tire pressure Monitoring systeMs (tpMs)

hAWksheAd systeMs inc.Real-time pressure & temperature readings; wireless to the driver’s

seat; for semi-trucks, trailers, RV’s & more. Alarms for deflation &

temperatures.10381 Parkwood DriveRosedale, BC V0X 1X0

Toll Free: 888.321.TPMSFax: 888.909.9857

sales@HawksHeadSystems.comwww.tpms.ca

tools

tigeR tool inteRnAtionAl inc.Unique, specialized tools to service

the needs of the Light & Heavy-Duty Equipment Industry.

34434 McConnell Road, Unit 160Abbotsford, BC V2S 7P1Toll Free: 800.661.4661

Tel: 604.855.1133Fax: 604.855.4424Info@tigertool.comwww.tigertool.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

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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.com

www.stellarroadside.com

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ABRAMs toWing“Service Across Ontario”24 Hour Heavy Towing

Toll Free: 888.667.5438Tel: 416.398.2500www.abrams.ca

towing services

Action AutoMotive,toWing & RecoveRy

“Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario with a Mobile

Mechanic on staff to assist you while on the road.”

P. O. Box 126Trenton ON K8V 5R2

Toll Free: 800.551.6151Tel: 613.394.4924Fax: 613.394.2428action@reach.net

www.actiontowing.com

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geRvAis toWing & RecoveRy

1485 Startop RoadOttawa, ON K1B 3W5

Toll Free: 888.689.2170Tel: 613.747.4666Fax: 613.747.8323

info@gervaistowing.comwww.gervaistowing.com

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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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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 RoadToronto, ON M6N 1P5

Toll Free: 866.527.8225Tel: 416.203.9300Fax: 416.203.9303

dispatch@jptowing.comwww.jptowing.com

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k.B.W. toWing

KBW Truck Transfer ServiceHeavy & Medium Towing,

Flatbed Specialists.1 Towns Road

Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1Toll Free: 866.616.6379

Tel: 416.255.4443Fax: 416.252.2558

edkbw@hotmail.com

towing services

pAt RogeRs toWing24 Hour Emergency Service

Kingston, ONToll Free: 888.221.3672

Tel: 613.384.2572www.PatRogersTowing.com

traffic offences`

Mg pARAlegAl pRoFessionAls“Being off the road will cost you time & money. Fight your tickets and keep your driver’s abstract

clean. For free consultation contact us by phone or visit our website.“

94 Indian RoadToronto, ON M6R 2V4

Tel: 416.201.1195Fax: 416.907.1683

jgangadin@mgparalegal.comwww.torontoparalegalprofessionals.

com

trailer Manufacturers

titAn tRAileRs inc.1129 Hwy #3, R. R. #3Delhi, ON N4B 2W6Tel: 519.688.4826Fax: 519.688.6453

info@titantrailers.comwww.titantrailers.com

trailer Manufacturers[ tankers ]

BedARd tAnkeRs inc.Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquified Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road

Tanker Trailers.5785 Place Turcot

Montreal, QC H4C 1V9Tel: 514.937.1670Fax: 514.937.2190

btinc@aei.cawww.bedardtankers.com

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tReMcAR inc.Canada’s largest cargo tank and tank-trailer manufacturer for the

transportation of a large variety of dry and liquid products.790 Montrichard Avenue

St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 5G4Toll Free: 800.363.2158

Tel: 450.347.7822Fax: 450.347.8372

tremcar@tremcar.comwww.tremcar.com

trailer sales, leasing, rentals & service

FoRt gARRy industRies

Proud distributors for Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more.

trailers@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com/trailers

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gtA tRAileR RentAls inc.HeAD office – 36 Cardico Drive

Gormley, ON L0H 1G0Toll Free: 866.482.5311

Fax: 905.888.6061j.ciciretto@gtatrailer.com

www.gtatrailer.com

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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

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tRAnsit tRAileR ltd.22217 Bloomfield Rd., R. R. #6

Chatham, ON N7M 5J6Toll Free: 877.995.5999

Tel: 519.354.9944Fax: 519.354.9782

info@transittrailer.comwww.transittrailer.com

transportcoMpanies

AtlAntis tRAnspoRtAtion seRvices inc.P.O. Box 6001,

6500 Silver Dart Drive,Toronto AMF, ON L5P 1B2Toll Free: 800.387.7717

Tel: 905.672.5171Fax: 905.672.7652

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

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Best tRAnsFeR

6 Winer Road, R.R. #3Guelph, ON N1H 6H9Tel: 519.767.5555

Toll Free: 800.862.1470Fax: 519.767.5105

blair@besttransfer.comwww.BestTransfer.com

transportcoMpanies

BRiAn kuRtZ tRucking ltd.R. R. #2

Breslau, ON N0B 1M0Tel: 519.836.5821Fax: 519.836.9396

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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

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eRB gRoup oF coMpAniesRefrigerated Transportation

Specialists.290 Hamilton Road

New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2Toll Free: 800.665.2653

Tel: 519.662.2710Fax: 519.662.3316info@erbgroup.comwww.erbgroup.com

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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

ChrisMcMillan@itsinc.on.cawww.itstruck.ca

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stAR vAn systeMs10 Kerivan Court,

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6Toll Free: 800.263.4884

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

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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

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transportation training

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

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Alpine tRuck dRiveR tRAiningContact: Jack Lochand

595 Middlefield Road, Unit 10Scarborough, ON M1V 3S2

Toll Free: 855.869.1222Tel: 416.869.1222Fax: 416.869.0222

info@alpinetruckdrivertraining.comwww.alpinetruckdrivertraining.com

coMMeRciAl heAvy equipMent

tRAining ltd.Contact: Dwight Nelson

2421 Cawthra RoadMississauga, ON L5A 2W7Toll Free: 800.297.4322

Tel: 416.456.2438Fax: 905.281.9637

dwight.nelson@musket.cacRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy

- BARRieContact: Read Conley or

Diane Austin49 Truman Road

Barrie, ON L4N 8Y7Toll Free: 866.446.0057

Tel: 705.719.2419Fax: 705.719.2438

crossroadstruc1@bellnet.cawww.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy - Belleville

Contact: Al Dykstra 53 Grills Road

Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5Toll Free: 888.771.1495

Tel: 613.771.1495Fax: 613.771.1495

info@crossroadstrainingacademy.com

www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy - kingston

Contact: Robert Barclay1525 Centennial DriveKingston, ON K7L 4V2

Toll Free: 888.282.6605Tel: 613.389.6000Fax: 613.389.1998

info@crossroadstrainingacademy.com

www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy ottAWA

Contact: Brian Adams or Erica Kelly2020 Bantree Street, Suite 200

Ottawa, ON K1B 5A4Toll Free: 866.529.1113

Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: 613.742.7899

erica@bellnet.cawww.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

transportation training

cRossRoAds tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy - sMiths FAlls

Contact: Brian Adams/Erica Kelly10 - 12 Maple Avenue

Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5Toll Free: 866.529.1113

Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: 613.742.7899erica@bellnet.ca

www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com

dAnBRo tRuck tRAiningContact: Brent Nantais or Krista

Gray505 Kenora Ave., Bldg. 1, Unit 1

Hamilton, ON L8E 3P2Toll Free: 800.273.5867

Tel: 905.575.7606Fax: 905.388.6699

brent@danbro-training.com or krista@danbro-training.comwww.danbro-training.com

FRiendly tRuck dRiving schoolContact: Thiru or Dhas Mahalingam

850 Tapscott Road, Unit 9Scarborough, ON M1X 1N4

Toll Free: 855.414.3837Tel: 416.291.9075Fax: 416.291.1144

friendlydriving@yahoo.comwww.friendlydrive.com

gReAteR ottAWA tRuck tRAiningContact: Shahram Dowlatshahi

5 Caesar AvenueOttawa, ON K2G 0A8

Toll Free: 877.468.8229Tel: 613.727.4688Fax: 613.727.5997

gott@2gott.comwww.2gott.com

JAy’s pRoFessionAl tRuck tRAining centRe

Contact: Jay Pootha or Chandrika Fernando

589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6

Toll Free: 877.611.1511Tel: 416.299.9638Fax: 416.609.9814

jaystruck@bellnet.cawww.jaystrucktraining.ca

kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.

Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson172 Argyle Street N., Upper Level

Caledonia, ON N3W 2J7Toll Free: 800.771.8171

Tel: 905.765.3445Fax: 905.765.1444krts@krway.comwww.krway.com

kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.

Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson634 Ireland Road

Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K8Toll Free: 800.771.8171

Tel: 519.426.8260 ext. 232Fax: 519.428.3112krts@krway.comwww.krway.com

ModeRn tRAining ontARioContact: Kathy Korakas

308 Kenora AvenueHamilton, ON L8E 2W2Toll Free: 866.443.7483

Tel: 905.573.9675Fax: 905.573.6425

info@moderntraining.comwww.moderntraining.com

transportation training

noRtheRn AcAdeMy oF

tRAnspoRtAtion tRAiningContact: Brian Pattison

25 Vagnini CourtLively, ON P3Y 1K8

Toll Free: 800.719.9334Tel: 705.692.9222Fax: 705.692.9256

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noRthstAR tRuck dRiving schoolContact: Robert Labute

5044 Walker RoadWindsor, ON N9A 6J3

Toll Free: 877.967.0444Tel: 519.737.0444Fax: 519.737.0445

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chAthAMContact: Gus Rahim

1005 Richmond StreetChatham, ON N7M 5J5Toll Free: 866.985.0077

Tel: 519.355.0077Fax: 519.355.0066chatham@otds.com

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- londonContact: Gus Rahim

427 Exeter RoadLondon, ON N6E 2Z3

Toll Free: 800.799.5627Tel: 519.858.9338Fax: 519.858.0920

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ontARio tRuck dRiving school - niAgARA-on-the-lAkeContact: Jim Campbell281 Queenston Road

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0Toll Free: 855.265.5627

Tel: 905.685.1117Fax: 905.641.0533niagara@otds.com

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oldcAstleContact: Gus Rahim2155 Fasan Drive

Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0Toll Free: 866.410.0333

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oWen soundContact: Gus Rahim

1051 – 2nd Avenue EastOwen Sound, ON N4K 1S3Toll Free: 877.378.0444

Tel: 519.376.0444Fax: 866.800.6837

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ontARio tRuck dRiving school - sARniA

Contact: Gus Rahim141 Mitton Street South

Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5Toll Free: 800.799.5627

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ontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy - BRAMpton

Contact: Yvette Lagrois76 SunPac Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6S 5Z8Toll Free: 800.753.2284

Tel: 905.367.0066Fax: 905.792.0985

yvette.lagrois@otta.cawww.otta.ca

ontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy - oshAWA

Contact: Yvette Lagrois199 Wentworth Street East

Oshawa, ON L1H 3V6Toll Free: 800.753.2284

Tel: 905.723.1237Fax: 905.723.1245

yvette.lagrois@otta.cawww.otta.ca

ontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy - peteRBoRough

Contact: Yvette Lagrois365 Lansdowne Street East, Unit 3

Peterborough, ON K9L 2A3Toll Free: 800.939.1463

Tel: 705.743.1888Fax: 705.743.1875

yvette.lagrois@otta.cawww.otta.ca

tARAnis tRAining ltd.Contact: Mike Hummel & Kathy

Buttars 1485 Rosslyn Road

Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6W1Toll Free: 855.247.4213

Tel: 807.476.1746Fax: 807.476.1875

mhummel@taranis.cawww.taranistraining.ca

tRi-county voc. dRiveR tRAining schools inc.

Contact: Richard Wynia480 Waydom DriveAyr, ON N0B 1E0

Toll Free: 800.265.0400Tel: 519.653.1700Fax: 519.622.4002

info@tri-countytruck.comwww.tri-countytruck.comtRios college - BRAMpton Contact: Martha Jansenberger

252 Queen Street East Brampton, ON L6V 1C1Toll Free: 888.282.3893

Tel: 905.450.2230 x. 1610Fax: 905.450.3041

martha.jansenberger@trios.com

www.trios.com tRios college - oshAWA Contact: Deborah Jollymore200 John Street, Suite C5

Oshawa, ON L1J 2B4Toll Free: 888.718.7467

Tel: 905.435.9911 x. 2010Fax: 905.435.9985

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tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy oF stoney cReek

Contact: Tanya Smajlagic298 Grays Road, Unit 1

Stoney Creek, ON P3P 1L9Tel: 905.573.3635Fax: 905.573.8911

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vAlley dRiveR tRAiningContact: Jamie Fitchett

99 Cote Blvd.Hanmer, ON P3P 1L9Tel: 705.969.8848Fax: 705.969.0584jamie-vdt@live.com

www.valleydrivertraining.ca

truck & trailer repairs

FoRt gARRy industRiesBrake specialists, installations, safeties and a whole lot more.

info@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com/parts/

• • •Mtt RepAiR seRvices inc.

1868 Drew RoadMississauga, ON L5S 1J6

Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: 905.677.2774info@mttrepair.com

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niAgARA tRuck & tRAileR inc.Specializing in walking

floor repairs.Open weekdays 7am-midnight

2170 Allanport RoadAllanburg, ON L0S 1A0

Tel: 905.227.8782Fax: 905.227.8789

niagaratruck@talkwireless.ca

truck custoMiZing

quAlity custoM12 Clarke Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6W 1X3Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627

info@qualitycollision.cawww.qualitycustom.ca

truck delivery

AcAdiAn dRiveAWAy185 Carrier Drive

Toronto, ON M9W 5N5Toll Free: 800.668.1879

Tel: 416.679.1977Fax: 416.679.1988

info@AcadianDriveaway.cawww.AcadianDriveaway.ca

truck delivery

coMpAss vehicle deliveRy inc.P.O. Box 265 Stn. Main

16693 Old Hwy 2Trenton, ON K8V 5R5

Toll Free: 888.992.9676Tel: 613.392.9676

sales@compassvehicledelivery.com

www.compassvehicledelivery.com

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dRive stAR shuttle systeMs ltd.23 Industrial Drive

Caledonia, ON N3W 1H8Toll Free: 866.425.4440

Tel: 289.285.3021Fax: 289.285.3026

sales@drive-star.comwww.drive-star.com

truck equipMent

FoRt gARRy industRiesSales and NSM certified installation

of snow plows, sanders, mixers, dump bodies and more.

truckequip@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com/equipment

truck exhaust sales & service

texis tRuck exhAust“Diesel Performance Specialists”

1850 Gage CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1S2Toll Free: 800.267.4740

Tel: 905.795.2838Fax: 905.678.3030texis@bellnet.ca

www.texisexhaust.com

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the tRuck exhAust plAceSince 1982 we have been a one

stop exhaust shop for the trucking industry as well as the heavy

duty exhaust needs of industrial, farming, manufacturers and mining

industry.We have been helping fleets,

owner-operators, brokers, truck repair facilities, municipalities and manufactures get their equipment up and running and their trucks back on the road with minimal

down time.1365 Bonhill Road

Mississauga, ON L6T 1M1Toll Free: 800.385.8801

Tel: 905.670.0100Fax: 905.670.8128

james@totalexhaust.comwww.totalexhaust.com

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truck lighting & accessories

gRote industRies co.230 Travail Road

Markham, ON L3S 3J1Toll Free: 800.268.5612

Tel: 905.209.9744Fax: 905.209.9757

Toll Free Fax: 800.267.9024mark.paul@grote.com

www.grote.com

truck parts & supplies

discount tRuck pARts ltd.Quality truck parts at

discount prices.11633 – 156th Street

Edmonton, AB T5M 3T8Toll Free: 800.661.5051

Tel: 780.454.5050sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.discounttruckparts.ca

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alberta

CalgaRyFoRt gARRy industRies

5350-72nd Avenue SECalgary, AB T2C 4X5

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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gRande pRaiRieFoRt gARRy industRies

10610-82nd AvenueClairmont, AB T0H 0W0Toll Free: 866.424.5479

Tel: 780.402.9864Fax: 780.402.8659

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lloydMinsteRFoRt gARRy industRies

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

Tel: 780.875.9115Fax: 780.875.1403

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Red deeRFoRt gARRy industRies

7947 Edgar Industrial DriveRed Deer, AB T4P 3R2

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Manitoba

BRandonFoRt gARRy industRies

1440 Highland AvenueBrandon, MB R7C 1A7

Toll Free: 866.883.6120Tel: 204.571.5980Fax: 204.571.5982brandon@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

WinnipegFoRt gARRy industRies

2525 Inkster Blvd.R. R. #2 Stn Main

Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6Toll Free: 800.282.8044

Tel: 204.632.8261Fax: 204.956.1786winnipeg@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

ontario

MississaugaFoRt gARRy industRies

731 Gana CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1P2Toll Free: 888.456.6567

Tel: 905.564.5404Fax: 905.564.8455

mississauga@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

tHundeR BayFoRt gARRy industRies

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

Tel: 807.577.5724Fax: 807.475.9033

thunderbay@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

saskatchewan

ReginaFoRt gARRy industRies

1523 Ross Avenue EastRegina, SK S4N 7E5

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

sasKatoonFoRt gARRy industRies

3455 Miners AvenueP. O. Box 1848, Saskatoon, SK

S7K 7K9Toll Free: 800.772.4599

Tel: 306.242.3465Fax: 306.933.4850

saskatoon@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

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levy steeRing centRe ltd.1409 Shawson Drive

Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4Toll Free: 800.565.5389

Tel: 905.564.1899Fax: 905.564.1911

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truck parts & supplies

shield tRuck AccessoRies

P. O. Box 281

Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9

Toll Free: 866.617.0201

Tel: 519.765.2828

Fax: 519.765.2821

hans@shieldtruckaccessories.com

www.shieldtruckaccessories.com

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geRRy’s tRuck centRe

“Your Complete Transportation

Business Partner.”

4049 Eastgate Cres.

London, ON N6L 1B7

Toll Free: 800.363.4380

Tel: 519.652.2100

Fax: 519.652.6593

info@gerrystrucks.com

www.gerrystrucks.com

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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 1S0

Toll Free: 800.267.0633

Tel: 613.546.0431

Fax: 613.546.4206

www.morgan-diesel.com

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suRgenoR tRuck centRe

Eastern 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, and one in Kingston,

as well as five service affiliates

(Brockville, Pembroke, Gatineau,

and two in Cornwall) providing

regularly scheduled maintenance

as well as on-call 24/7 for roadside

assistance, and parts delivery.

261 Binnington Court

Kingston, ON K7M 9H2

Toll Free: 877.548.1101

Tel: 613.548.1100

Fax: 613.548.4990

Mike.Gallant@SurgenorTruck.com

www.surgenortruck.com

truck storage rentals

BARRy huMphRey enteRpRises ltd.Truck, tractor and trailer storage

with 14 acres of metal fencing and asphalt base. (3 minutes to the Linc

& Red Hill Expressway). 721 Mud Street East

Stoney Creek, ONTel: 416.801.3142Fax: 905.643.8256

psims0307@yahoo.ca

truck tire sales & service

Benson tiRe

The largest Goodyear dealer in Ontario, offering over 15 locations equipped with 24 hour emergency

service vehicles to handle all of your tire needs.

700 Education RoadCornwall, ON K6H 2W8Toll Free: 866.623.6766

Tel: 613.933.1700Fax: 905.689.3381

info@bensontire.comwww.bensontire.com

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ontARio RegionAl oFFice

Over 100 Truck Tire ServiceCentres Across Canada.

520 Abilene DriveMississauga, ON L5T 2H7Toll Free: 800.465.0618

Tel: 905.564.5171Fax: 905.564.5175

LHardy@oktire.comwww.oktire.com

truck transMissions, differentials &

pto’s

c & R tRAnsMission seRvice ltd.We service clutches also.

13 Anderson Blvd.Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4Toll Free: 888.297.0682

Tel: 905.642.4556Fax: 905.642.2293

manager@crtransmission.comwww.crtransmission.com

truck transMissions, differentials &

pto’s

V

cAnAdA-Wide pARts distRiButoRs ltd.

Canada’s Leading Supplier of Powertrain Components.1261A Shawson Drive

Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4Toll Free: 877.564.3116

Tel: 905.564.3116Fax: 905.564.3119

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.canadawideparts.com

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doMAR tRAnsMission ltd.When it comes to transmissions,

think DOMAR130 Skyway Avenue

Toronto, ON M9W 4Y9Toll Free: 800.387.4883

Tel: 416.675.2268Fax: 416.675.2435

domar@fcibroadband.comwww.domar.ca

truck wash facilities

gtA pRessuRe cleAning & RestoRAtion

“We work best under pressure!”6755 Columbus Road, Unit 1

Mississauga, ON L5T 2G9Tel: 647.444.3384

gtapressurecleaning@mail.com

truck wash systeMs

AWAsh systeMs coRp.Automatic Wash Systems & Water

Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements.2211 Brant Street, P.O. Box 20070

Burlington, ON L7P 0A4Toll Free: 800.265.7405

Tel: 905-662-2662Fax: 888-407-9498

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TTexis Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 11 Ontario Trucking NewsTiger Tool Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26The Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 45, 56Tunit & Bully Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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

WWajax Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2White Oak Transport Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ontario Trucking News

YYOW Canada Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 4, 9

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aiRdRieFlying J cARdlock

85 East Lake Cres.,Airdrie, AB T4B 2B5Tel: 403.948.4193

Parking for 10.BRooKs

Flying J tRAvel plAZA

1260 Cassils Road East,Brooks, AB T1R 1B7Tel: 403.362.5594

Parking for 20, Showers (2).Cinnabon location.

CalgaRyFlying J tRAvel plAZA

11511 – 40th Street SE,Calgary, AB T2H 1L4Tel: 403.720.0904Fax: 403.720.4937

8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 130, Showers (9), CAT Scales, TripPak.

Hot food available. Denny’s.Flying J tRAvel plAZA

4216 – 72nd Avenue SE,Calgary, AB T2C 2C1Tel: 403.236.2404

5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 15, Showers (2), TripPak.

Hot food avalable.Flying J cARdlock

2525 – 23rd Street NE,Calgary, AB T2E 7M1Tel: 403.250.3835

Flying J deAleR

4949 Barlow Trail SE,Calgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6250Fax: 403.235.5095

7 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 80, Showers (9), CATScales.dRayton valleyFlying J cARdlock

5505 Jubilee Avenue,Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1S3

Tel: 801.725.1370

edMontonFlying J cARdlock

15609 – 121A. Avenue,Edmonton, AB T5V 1B1

Tel: 708.413.9116

Flying J deAleR

16806 – 118th Avenue,Edmonton, AB T5V 1M8

Tel: 780.455.1111Fax: 780.482.4448

6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 100, Showers (8), CAT Scale.

edsonFlying J cARdlock

2520 – 2nd Avenue,Edson, AB T7E 1N9Tel: 780.723.4744

FoRt MCMuRRayFlying J cARdlock

345 Sakitawaw Trail,Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4E4

Tel: 780.743.3545

gRande pRaiRieFlying J cARdlock

9212 – 108th Street,Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4C9

Tel: 780.532.2378

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gRasslandFlying J deAleR

1st Avenue, 1st Street,Grassland, AB T0A 1V0

Tel: 780.525.2295Fax: 780.525.2297

10 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 75, Showers (2).

HannaFlying J deAleR

Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South,Hanna, AB T0J 1P0Tel: 403.854.5000

3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 100, Showers (2).

HigH levelFlying J tRAvel plAZA

10529 – 96th Street,High Level, AB T0H 1Z0

Tel: 780.926.2066Parking for 25.

Hot food available.

HintonFlying J cARdlock

294 Kelly Road,Hinton, AB T7V 1H2Tel: 801.725.1370

letHBRidgeFlying J cARdlock

1005 – 43rd Street,Lethbridge, AB T1K 7B8

Tel: 403.328.4735

lloydMinsteRFlying J cARdlock

5109 – 63rd Avenue,Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E7

Tel: 780.875.2990Parking for 12, Showers (2).

nantonFlying J deAleR

2810 – 21st Avenue,Nanton, AB T0L 1R0Tel: 403.646.3181Fax: 403.646.2872

3 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 130, Showers (3), Humpty’s Restaurant

and Papa Johns, CAT Scale.

nisKuFlying J tRAvel plAZA

302 – 20th Avenue,Nisku, AB T9E 7T8Tel: 780.955.3535

5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 8, Showers (2), Pizza, TripPak,

Hot Food available.

xRed deeR

Flying J tRAvel plAZA

6607 – 67th Street,Red Deer, AB T4P 1A4

Tel: 403.346.2842Fax: 403.346.2852

5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 26, Showers (4), Pizza and other hot

food available.

RedCliFFFlying J cARdlock

115 Lockwood Street,Redcliff, AB T1A 7T9Tel: 403.526.2669

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RyCRoFtFlying J tRAvel plAZA

Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73,Rycroft, AB T0H 3A0Tel: 780.765.3740Fax: 780.765.3748

Parking for 8, Pizza and other hot food available.

sHeRWood paRKFlying J tRAvel plAZA

50 Pembina Road,Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2G9

Tel: 780.416.2035Fax: 780.416.2084

8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 140, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pepperoni’s, CAT Scales, TripPak & Bulk Diesel.

WHiteCouRtFlying J cARdlock

Hwy # 43 & West Mtn. Road,Whitecourt, AB T7N 1S9

Tel: 780.778.3073

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aBBotsFoRdFlying J cARdlock

929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way,Abbotsford, BC V2S 4N2

Tel: 604.850.1594Showers (1).

annaCis islandFlying J tRAvel plAZA

1291 Cliveden Avenue,Annacis Island, Delta, BC V5M 6G4

Tel: 604.521.4445Parking for 4, Showers (1), TripPak

and hot food available.

CHilliWaCKFlying J tRAvel plAZA

7970 Lickman Rd.,Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A9

Tel: 604.795.7265Parking for 20, Showers (4) and hot

food available.

CRanBRooKFlying J cARdlock

2209 Theatre Road,Cranbrook, BC V1C 4H4

Tel: 250.426.3763

CRestonFlying J cARdlock

1411 Northwest Blvd.,Creston, BC V0B 1G6Tel: 250.428.7131

daWson CReeKFlying J cARdlock

1725 Alaska Avenue,Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1P5

Tel: 250.782.3111Showers (2).

FoRt st. JoHnFlying J cARdlock

9407 – 109th Street,Fort St. John, BC V1J 6K6

Tel: 250.785.3052

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HopeFlying J deAleR

63100 Flood Hope RoadHope, BC V0X 1L2Tel: 604.886.6815Fax: 604.886.6821

8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 50 Showers (4), CAT Scales, Subway

and other hot food available. KaMloops

Flying J deAleR175 Kokanee Way,

Kamloops, BC V2C 6Z2Tel: 250.573.3027Fax: 250.573.7820

8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 125, Showers (5).MeRRitt

Flying J cARdlock2190 Douglas Street North,

Merritt, BC V0K 2B0Tel: 250.280.1555

neW WestMinsteRFlying J cARdlock

24 Braid St.,New Westminster, BC V3L 3P3

Tel: 604.522.6511pRinCe geoRge

Flying J tRAvel plAZA4869 Continental Way,

Prince George, BC V2N 5S5Tel: 250.563.1677

Showers (3).vanCouveR

Flying J cARdlock8655 Boundary Road,

Vancouver, BC V5S 4H3Tel: 604.454.9578

manItoba

HeadingleyFlying J tRAvel plAZA4100 Portage Avenue,

Headingley, MB R4H 1C5Tel: 204.832.8952Fax: 204.832.9104

8 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 150, Showers (9), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT

Scales & Bulk Diesel.poRtage la pRaiRieFlying J tRAvel plAZA

Highway 1 East,Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 3B2

Tel: 204.857.9997Parking for 40.Winnipeg

Flying J Travel Plaza1747 Brookside Blvd.,Winnipeg, MB R2C 2E8

Tel: 204.633.0663Showers (2), TripPak.Flying J cARdlock

131 Warman Road & Hwy. #59,Winnipeg, MB R2J 3R3

Tel: 204.231.5485

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napaneeFlying J tRAvel plAZA

628 County Road #41, RR 6,Napanee, ON K7R 3L1

Tel: 613.354.7044Fax: 613.354.3796

12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 165, Showers (15), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT

Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.

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lanCasteRFlying J tRAvel plAZA

20382 Old Highway #2,Lancaster, ON K0C 1N0

Tel: 613.347.2221Fax: 613.347.1970

11 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 110, Showers (9), Denny’s, CAT Scales,

Bulk Diesel.

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KapusKasingFlying J tRAvel plAZA

410 Government Road East,Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2X7

Tel: 705.337.1333Fax: 705.337.1208

5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 40, Showers (4) and hot food available.

sault ste. MaRieFlying J cARdlock

987 Great Northern Road,Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K7

Tel: 705.759.8280

sCHReiBeRFlying J cARdlock

Hwy #17,Schreiber, ON P0T 2S0

Tel: 807.824.2383

sudBuRyFlying J cARdlock

17 Duhamel Road,Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1

Tel: 705.692.5447

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ayRFlying J tRAvel plAZA

2492 Cedar Creek RoadAyr, ON N0B 1E0

Tel: 519.624.9578Fax: 519.624.2587

Parking for 30, showers (4), Papa Joe’s & Hot Kettle, CAT Scales.

etoBiCoKeFlying J tRAvel plAZA

1765 Albion Rd. & Hwy #27,Etobicoke, ON M9W 5S7

Tel: 416.674.8665

londonFlying J tRAvel plAZA

3700 Highbury Ave. South,London, ON N6N 1P3

Tel: 519.681.6859Fax: 519.686.8629

12 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 230, Showers (15), Denny’s/Pizza, CAT

Scales, TripPak, Bulk Diesel.Mississauga

Flying J tRAvel plAZA

1400 Britannia Road East,Mississauga, ON L4W 1C8

Tel: 905.564.6216Parking for 80, Showers (3).

piCKeRingFlying J cARdlock

2000 Clements Road,Pickering, ON L1W 4A1

Tel: 905.428.9700Fax: 905.428.9633

5 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 50, Showers (7).

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tilBuRypilot tRAvel centeR

19325 Essex County Road 42,Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0Tel: 519.682.1140Fax: 519.682.9221

6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 150, Showers (6), Subway, CAT Scales,

Bulk Diesel.

QUébEc

BeRnieResFlying J tRAvel plAZA

1196 Chemin des Olivieres,Bernieres, QC G7A 2M6

Tel: 418.831.3772

BeRtHieRvilleFlying J tRAvel plAZA

1181 Ave. Gilles Villeneuve,Berthierville, QC J0K 1A0

Tel: 450.836.65812 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10.

napieRvilleFlying J tRAvel plAZA

1 Rang St. Andre,Napierville, QC J0J 1L0

Tel: 450.245.35395 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10,

Showers (1) & hot food available.

ste. HeleneFlying J tRAvel plAZA

569 rue Principale,Ste. Helene, QC J0H 1M0

Tel: 450.791.2232Fax: 450.791.2495

6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 10Showers (4) and hot food available.

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Moose JaWFlying J tRAvel plAZA

370 North Service Rd. Hwy #1,Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N9

Tel: 306.693.58586 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 20,

Showers (4), Bulk Diesel & hot food available.

ReginaFlying cARdlock

1511 Ross Avenue EastRegina, SK S4R 1J2Tel: 306.721.0070

Parking for 12, Showers (3).

sasKatoonFlying J tRAvel plAZA

3850 Idylwyld Dr. N.,Saskatoon, SK S7P 0A1

Tel: 306.955.6840Fax: 306.955.6846

6 Diesel Lanes, Parking for 85, Showers (4), Denny’s, other hot

food available & bulk food.

yoRKtonFlying J cARdlock

1910 York Road West, Box 794,Yorkton, SK S3N 2W8

Tel: 801.726.8288Showers (2).

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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 centRe2525 – 32nd Avenue NE

Calgary, AB T1Y 6B7Tel: 403.291.1233www.myhusky.ca

RoAdking tRAvel centRe4949 Barlow Trail SECalgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6251Fax: 403.235.5095www.roadking.ca

leduC

nisku tRuck stopSuite 201 – 8020 Sparrow Drive

Leduc, 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 centRe5721 – 44th Street

Lloydminster, AB T9V 0B3Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.caMediCine Hat

husky tRAvel centRe561 – 15th Street SW

Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2Tel: 403.527.5561

petRo cAnAdA cARd lockAgCom Petroleum Fuel Sales

1802 – 10 Avenue, SWMedicine Hat, AB

Tel: 403.527.6411Fax: 403.529.1660

Showers.

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stRatHMoRe

RoAdking tRAvel centRe stRAthconA inc.

26 Strathmoor DriveSherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6

Tel: 780.417.9400Fax: 780.417.9449

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.

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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.

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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 seRvices27051 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 centRe9206 – 97th Street

R.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2Tel: 250.495.6443www.myhusky.ca

siCaMous

husky tRAvel centRe1340 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 centRe1990 – 18th Street North

Brandon, MB R7C 1B3Tel: 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.

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

500 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB

Tel: 204.949.7292Fax: 204.949.7295

Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking.

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

928 Marion Street,Winnipeg, MB

Tel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288

Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry

facilities, showers & parking

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aulaCAulAc Big stop ciRcle k

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

Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,

convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT

scale.

gRand Falls

petRo pAss

315 Ouellette StreetGrand Falls, NB

Tel: 506.473.5575Fax: 506.475.9816

Toll Free: 800.361.8322guypass@nb.sympatico.ca

Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers,

laundry facilities, internet services, showers, parking & CAT scale.

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MonCton

petRo cAnAdAExit 450, 2600 Mountain Road

Moncton, NB E1G 3T6Tel: 506.859.6000Fax: 506.859.6005

Open 24-7, convenience store, fast food, ATM & washrooms.peRtH – andoveR

toBique one stopExit 115, Perth – Andover, NB

Tel: 506.273.9682Fax: 506.273.9682

Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge with large screen,

restaurant, satellite TV, convenience store, showers, laundry, parking &

free high-speed internet.salisBuRy

sAlisBuRy Big stop2986 Fredericton RoadSalisbury, NB E4J 2G1

Tel: 506.372.3333Fax: 506.372.0083

Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience

store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale

Waasislincoln Big stop ciRcle k

415 Nevers Rd.Waasis, NB E3B 9E1Tel: 506.446.4444

Driver Fax: 506.446.4455bigstop_bluecanoe@yahoo.caOpen 24-7, Irving FP Solution

I - 24, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers,

laundry facilities, free overnight parking.

xedMundston

edMundston tRuck stopExit 19, 100 Grey Rock Road

Edmundston, NB E7C 0B6Tel: 506.737.2010Fax: 506.737.2015

georges@etruckstop.cawww.edmundstontruckstop.comOpen 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.

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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.

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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 HeigHts

tRuRo heights ciRcle k86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13,

Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499

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

convenience store, showers & parking.

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aRnpRioR

AntRiM tRuck stop580 White Lake Road,Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9

Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003

Toll Free: 866.334.4775jack@antrimwesternstar.com

Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant, convenience store,

showers, overnight parking, drivers’ lounge, CAT scale, garage service facilities, tire service, Western Star

truck dealer.Belleville

10 AcRe tRuck stop902 Wallbridge Loyalist Road

Belleville, ON K8N 5A2Tel: 613.966.7017

Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at 613.966.4740

10acrekmurphy@gmail.comWeb: www.10acre.com

Restaurant & Store - Mon-Fri 6 am-11pm, Sat & Sun 7 am-8pm,

convenience store, showers, parking, Esso Card Lock & Retail

Diesel, Wifi & Fax, laundry facilities and CAT Scale.

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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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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.CoRnWall

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop

1901 McConnell Avenue,Hwy 401 Exit 792

Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6Tel: 613.933.8363Fax: 613.932.3952

Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, full-service fuel islands, convenience

store fuel bar, take-out food, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck

wash, propane, Sunoco Cardlock, restaurant, 200+ truck parking,

private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, Bell Canada internet kiosk, barber shop, ATM, drug testing centre, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking), tire shop, lube shop, mechanic

shop, Irving cardlock.

xdeseRonto

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.

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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

ultRAMAR

1993 Hwy 15, Exit 623Kingston, ON K7L 4V3

Tel & Fax: 613.542.7971AkashIndia@hotmail.com

Open 24/7, fast-food, convenience store, ATM, overnight parking.

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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

spenCeRvilleAngelo’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, OntarioToll 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

HWy 144 @ 560aWAteRshed cAR & tRuck stop

Hwy 144 & 560ATel: 705.655.4911 or

705.523.4917Fax: 705.523.4160

jim_blackbearhunting@live.com

naiRn CentRe

Jeremy’s Truck sTop &Country Restaurant

220 Highway 17 WestNairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0

Tel: 705.869.4100Fax: 705.869.6796

noRtH BayBAytRuck 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.

sudBuRy petRo pAss

3070 Regent StreetSudbury, ON

Tel: 705.522.8701Fax: 705.522.4280

Open Mon - Fri. 6 am - 11pm, Sat. 8 am - 8 pm & sun. 10 am - 9

pm, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store (hot food, pizza,

chilli & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.

tiMMins

esso tRuck stop

2154 Riverside DriveTimmins, ON

Tel: 705.268.3400Fax: 705.267.7231

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

store, ATM & showers.

WauBausHeneWAuBAushene tRuck stop

21 Quarry Road, Box 419,Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0

Tel: 705.538.2900Fax: 705.538.0452

bramji@sympatico.ca

ontarIo, WEStErn

BeaMsville

BeAMsville RelAy stAtion

4673 Ontario Street,(Exit 64 off QEW)

Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770

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

store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking

BelMont

london husky tRAvel centRe

Hwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401)Belmont, ON

Tel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.ca

BoWManville

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop

2475 South Service Road,(Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road)

Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1Tel: 905.623.3604Fax: 905.623.7109

Open 24 hrs., diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, gasoline (self service), ATM,

propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock,

full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities,

drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ truck parking capacity,

motel (smoking & non-smoking), Bell Canada internet kiosk, Irving

cardlock.doRCHesteR

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop

3305 Dorchester Road,(Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London)

Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0Tel: 519.268.7319Fax: 519.268.2967

Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, blue beacon truck wash, drug

testing centre, gasoline (self serve), ATM, take – out food, open roads chapel, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock,

full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities,

drivers’ lounge, 150+ parking capacity, motel (smoking & non-smoking), arcade room,

convenience store.

dRuMBotRuckeR’s hAven

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

Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628

amdroit1990@hotmail.com

ontarIo, WEStErn

FoRt eRie

ultRAMAR1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW)

Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4Tel: 905.994.8293

Open 24 hrs, restaurant, washrooms, showers, overnight

parking & drivers’ lounge.gRiMsBy

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop398 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.comOpen 24-7 for cardlock, open 7 am - 12 am Mon - Fri, 7 am - 5

pm Sat, closed Sunday, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,

showers & parkingKitCHeneR

petRo – pAss kitcheneR120 Conestoga College Blvd.

Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6Tel: 519.748.5550Fax: 519.748.9656

Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry

facilities, showers & CAT scale.leaMington

Johnny’s gAs BAR448 Talbot Street West

Leamington, ON N8H 4H6Tel: 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.

ontarIo, WEStErn

london

Flying M tRuck stop

7340 Colonel Talbot Road

London, ON

Tel: 519.652.2728

Fax: 519.652.6554

flyingmtruckstop.com

Open 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 3G9

Tel: 905.878.8441

Fax: 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.

piCKeRing

husky tRAvel centRe

200 Clements Road

Pickering, ON

Tel: 905.428.9700

www.myhusky.ca

poRt Hope

ultRAMAR

2211 County Road 28

(Hwy 401 Exit 464)

Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4

Tel: 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, ON

Tel: 519.737.6401

www.myhusky.ca

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WoodstoCK

ultRAMAR

535 Mill Street

(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)

Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6

Tel: 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 2C5

Tel: 514.257.8626

Fax: 514.259.0910

Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience

store & laundry facilities.

SaSkatchEWan

estevan

estevAn husky tRAvel centRe

201 – 4th Street,

Estevan, SK S4A 0T5

Tel: 306.634.3109

www.myhusky.ca

SaSkatchEWan

Regina

husky 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

SaSkatchEWan

sasKatoon

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

402 – 51st Street East

Saskatoon, SK

Tel: 306.934.6766

Fax: 306.668.6110

rainbow@sasktel.net

Drivers’ lounge, convenience store,

laundry facilities, ATM, showers,

scale & parking.

SaSkatchEWan

sWiFt CuRRent

husky tRAvel centRe

1510 South Service Road West

(Trans Canada Hwy 1 West)

Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1

Tel: 306.773.6444

www.myhusky.ca

haliFax gaTeway prOJeCT

Halterm Container Terminal Welcomes Truck Gate UpgradesBy geOrge FullerTON

The new truck gate at the South End Halifax Container

Terminal operated by Hal-term is part of the $35 million dollar Gateway Project underway at the terminal. The Port of Halifax has two Gateway Projects underway with costs shared with the Gov-ernment of Canada. The truck gate project includes a new marshalling yard and a reconfiguration of the approach road which allows for a smoother turn and safer approach to the terminal. The gate project also includes state-of-the-art technology, includ-ing an optical character reader system (OCR). This system reads text infor-mation on containers as they pass onto trucks, promising an overall more efficient operation. The new marshalling yard has capacity for 120 trucks.

Halifax Port Authorities and representatives of

staff from the Halterm Container Terminal and the Ceres Corporation Container Terminal are requesting trucking com-panies to ensure that their drivers’ identifica-tion swipe cards are main-tained and up to date.

Officials are experien-cing administrative prob-lems with drivers who switch employment to another carrier. In some cases drivers have mul-tiple identification cards which causes problems for the Halifax Port Authority credentialing office.

The Port Authority ad-vises trucking companies to retrieve identity swipe cards from departing em-ployees and return them to the Port Authority, thereby ensuring that records are updated to avoid delays and inefficiencies that can impact both the Authority, the transport company and, ultimately, the cus-tomers who rely on prod-ucts in containers shipped

through the Halifax Port.Driver Identity swipe

cards are not transfer-able between companies. Cards with erroneous data are invalidated and the in-formation is deleted from databases. These cards will no longer work when swiped. Drivers with in-valid swipe cards may ex-perience delays entering the terminals since they will be required to obtain a temporary pass each time.

The Halifax Port Author-ity is also advising drivers and carrier administrators that original identity swipe cards will begin expiring in about one year, and early renewal will help to reduce unnecessary problems.

Halterm has also circu-lated notices advising driv-ers accessing terminals to follow posted protocols for entering and exiting the terminal gates. Halterm has installed additional signage at the gates to promote compliance with the new rules.

The Terminal operator will be enforcing their no-idle rules in the mar-shaling yard and advise that the speed limit is re-stricted to 15 km per hour.

The Port of Halifax is also marking successes on their second Gateway co-funded project; the Richmond multi-purpose Terminal. The Richmond

Terminal will handle break bulk cargoes such as utility poles, wind turbine com-ponents and other bulk shipped products too large and awkward for contain-erized shipping.

The first phase of the

Richmond Terminal in-cluded reinforcement of Piers 9 B and C and renovations to 9 Shed are complete. Phase two includes completion of a new approach roadway, pier extension and new

surfacing of the terminal pile down areas.

The investment in these infrastructure projects is key to maintaining the port of Halifax’s competitive-ness and service to their business partners.V

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Diverse Products & Services Featured at the 2013 Atlantic Truck ShowBy GEorGE FullErton

When starting out to the At-lantic Truck

Show, it was good plan-ning to have an advance copy of the Show Guide since the event extends over 150,000 square feet of inside space with an additional 50,000 square feet of outdoor exhibition space, along with about 50,000 square feet slotted to host a Truck Show and Shine event. Indeed, the 2013 Show covered a lot of real estate in the Monc-ton Coliseum and Agrena Complex, both of which were chock full of products and technologies directed to the trucking industry.

The Show started out bright and sunny on Friday, June 7, although Saturday witnessed heavy precipita-tion, which for the excep-tion of the committed tire kickers, attendance was concentrated indoors.

Visitor registration was straightforward and ef-ficient and the first booth on the mezzanine was hosted by the entire office staff of the Atlantic Prov-inces Trucking Associa-tion, presenters of Atlantic Truck Show. APTA staff was enthusiastic about the show, one of their bi-annual premiere events.

The mezzanine booths featured primarily sup-plies and services, in-cluding Eastern Trucking News which was hosted by Halina Mikicki and her husband Carl Joly. Halina greeted visitors with an engaging smile, inviting one and all to have their badges scanned to qualify for entry into a draw for two $50 gift cards. Halina and Carl offered copies of the current issue and fielded countless questions about the publication.

Among the exhibitors on the lower mezzanine level was the truck simu-lator supporting the truck driver health research study undertaken by Uni-versité  de Moncton and

the Community College of New Brunswick. The simu-lator was in action and on Friday lead researcher, Dr. Michel Jonson, was on hand to meet visitors and explain the study. Additionally, doctoral can-didate Mike Flemming from St. Thomas Univer-sity in Fredericton was also present. Flemming is bringing a sociological aspect to the truck driver health study. Flemming achieved his Master’s de-gree from Memorial Uni-versity (St. John’s, New-foundland) through a study on commercial truck driv-ers, and is currently super-vising a literature search of driver health studies and is conducting initial driver interviews with the view to developing a compre-hensive questionnaire to support the driver health study.

Through the day there were periodic announce-ments for educational seminars. Subjects cov-ered were engine oil an-alysis, driver training, used equipment, logistics services, fuel efficiency and driver incentives and retention.

Universal Sales with Western Star and Freight-liner equipment domin-ated the ice surface, with a host of parts and ser-vice suppliers around the edges.

Mark Cusack, Masters Promotion’s Show Pro-ducer spared a moment of his time to explain that the show had seamlessly shifted into the complex. He was optimistic about the show’s improved eco-nomic outlook.

Volvo and Mack held down the prime spots at the entrance to the twin arena exhibition halls. Randy Fleming, Power-train Sales Manager, was front and centre at the Volvo display. In addition to a handful of trucks to show off, Randy had time to promote Volvo’s remote diagnostics systems now

available in new Volvo trucks. Through satellite communications, data re-lating to engine warning lights is transmitted to Volvo headquarters where a diagnostic analysis is completed and transmitted back to the truck or to the fleet service department. In addition to analyzing the problem, the system can order parts and make an appointment for service at a Volvo centre. The system is supported by Volvo for two years and then the truck owner has the oppor-tunity to subscribe for con-tinued service. Randy sug-gested that operators may see greater value in the system as the truck ages. He added that it promises to save both time and money, considering that a regular diagnostic analysis would only begin once the truck arrives at the service centre. Remote analysis al-lows for the problem to be analyzed ahead of time so that parts can be ordered, appointments scheduled, and the vehicle put back on the road quicker.

The Mack display includ-ed regional and long haul spec’d trucks, including the showy Rawhide model. Mack also had a new Ec-onodyne tractor-trailer unit available for test drive at the ride and drive booth. Peterbilt held down centre spot in the Agrena with a number of gleaming units.

Kate Rahn with Shaw Tracking was part of their team promoting a vast product line and servi-ces - among them their electronic log book and satellite communication products. Shaw was also promoting their ‘Fleet Lo-cate’ trailer location tool that costs about $300 per unit. The system identifies in real time the location of trailers whether parked or in motion, the speed at which they are moving and if the unit has deviated from its planned routing. Rahn said the trailer lo-cation tool takes a lot of

guesswork out of fleet management and schedul-ing. Kate also commented on the growing use of in-cab scanning equipment which allows drivers to send electronic copies of paperwork accurately and in a timely manner to either home base or dir-ectly to customers’ offices.

Bill Dwyer, Vice President Sales at Thermo King East-ern Canada and based at the Mississauga office, was holding down the booth, catching up on paperwork between visitors. Bill was enthusiastically promoting their new Precedent trailer reefer unit, boasting in-creased fuel efficiency and fewer mechanical com-ponents. This year, 2013, marks Thermo King’s 75th anniversary.

In the back corner of the Agrena, Smart Truck’s, Brenda Krahn and Dave Tyrchniewicz both from Winnipeg, were promoting Smart Truck Trailer under tray and bumper mounted air foils designed to reduce end of trailer drag. Rear top-of-door and rear-side foils speed up and re-direct air flow, thereby reducing drag and increasing fuel efficiency to a claimed 10%.

The Smart Truck aerody-namic under tray system has been installed on a Shoreland Transport (St. George, New Brunswick) unit, currently running Boston and New York routes. Steve Taylor, Main-tenance Supervisor with Shoreland commented that the system provides a real payback for the Shoreland fleet (which runs KW 660 power units) with the Smart Truck unit registering 8.4 to 8.5 mpg, compared to 7-plus mpg on units without the under trays. Taylor added that the driver also recogniz-es greater truck stability in wind conditions and marked reduction in snow and rain wash-off from the trailer, adding to highway safety.

A number of transport companies took advan-tage of the Atlantic Truck Show as a recruiting tool. Day & Ross sent a three person team from their national headquarters, and according to Cheryl McCullum, National Mar-keting Manager with Day & Ross, they were pleased with the interactions they had with visitors to their booth.

“We typically attend na-tional and regional shows and find that they offer a great opportunity to meet directly with owner/oper-ators and brokers. We have a number of very promising contacts to fol-low up with from the At-lantic Show”, commented Cheryl.

Trailer Wizards made a major presence at Atlantic Truck Show with a couple trailer units and a big crew in spiffy white shirts. The Trailer Wizard team in-cluded staff from their sales and service centres across the country, includ-ing owner Doug Vander-spek. Vanderspek spoke candidly of their fifty year history and their commit-ment to sales and service. Trailer Wizards was the exclusive sponsor for the APTA Lobster Dinner re-ception at Beausejour Ho-tel on Friday night. France Gagnon, Special Events Organizer with APTA, re-ported the dinner hosted 475 guests who offered enthusiastic support for a silent auction in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Bayview Kenworth host-ed their truck in a dis-play in the outdoor exhibit space which was domin-ated by a wide variety of trailers. Bayview invited visitors to partake in an ex-clusive hotdog barbecue, a welcome late afternoon reprieve.

Adjacent to the outdoor exhibit site, a portion of the parking lot was seconded for a Show and Shine event with Donnie and Marie

Fillmore (Atlantic-Pacific Transport) who registered and parked trucks. The Show and Shine event was in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation. Donnie explained that Show and Shine had been popular some years ago at the Atlantic Truck Show but had declined in recent years. He and Alan Lutes from Elite Fleet decided it was time to resurrect the event. This year’s event attracted a couple dozen trucks from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and, unofficially, a Scania trac-tor - trailer motor home unit owned by a vaca-tioning Dutch national on an extended tour of North America. Donnie said he was looking forward to the Show and Shine gaining greater participation and becoming a significant supporter of the Children’s Wish Foundation.

The last stop of the day was a visit to the Ride N’ Drive booth located in the back parking lot. I spoke with Bayview KW sales-man Mike Shay about a subscription to the Ride N’ Drive and the big white 680 KW he had in the line-up. After a few moments of Q and A, he declared, “well, I talked to you long enough, you might as well get in and go for a drive!” Indeed, why not? After a brief review of the dash and instructions on the 18 speed automatic, ETN’s Carl Joly slid in on the pas-senger side and we edged the big unit into Moncton’s suppertime traffic, scouted out Route 2 and headed back - just enough time to appreciate the roomy cab, smooth ride, large flat dash, pretty view and well placed mirrors.

Back in the Ride N’ Drive lineup was a fitting end to a busy visit to a great show. Final evaluation …one day is not enough time to fully appreciate the Atlantic Truck Show. Book two days to visit the 2015 Show!V

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New Director of Research & Development

Springvi l le, Ala-bama - Fontaine Heavy-Haul, the

innovative leader in the lowbed and extendable trailer industry, hired Neil Robertson to be Director of Research and Develop-ment. He will report dir-ectly to Randy McGuire, President of Fontaine Heavy-Haul. “We’re de-lighted to have Neil on our team; with almost 30 years in the trailer in-dustry he brings a broad depth of experience to Fontaine Heavy-Haul,” remarked McGuire. “He really understands this business from the ground up and has earned his reputation as an innov-ator and problem-solver,” concluded McGuire.

“Beginning my career in the trailer business at 20 years of age-and holding just about every position

you could imagine-has provided valuable in-sight into the problems facing customers today and the ability to focus the necessary resources on a solution.” Previously Robertson served in en-gineering, design, man-agement and ownership of trailer manufacturing companies throughout the U.K. He started his own trailer business in Glasgow, Scotland before immigrating to the U.S. in 2007. He is focused on innovation and design and possesses the skills required to bring new products to market in a timely fashion. “One of the keys to success in this business is listening to customers, interpreting their wishes and deliv-ering solutions on a tight time line,” concluded Robertson.

Fontaine Heavy-Haul is the business unit of Fontaine Trailer that is focused on supporting lowbed and extendable trailer customers. Fon-taine is the largest plat-form trailer manufacturer in the world producing a complete line of alum-inum, steel and compos-ite trailers for the flatbed, dropdeck, heavy-haul and military markets. Manu-facturing facilities are lo-cated in Jasper, Haleyville and Springville, Alabama.

Fontaine is a Marmon Highway Technologies/Berkshire Hathaway com-pany. Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) sup-ports the transportation industry worldwide with a wide range of high-qual-ity products and services.

For more information visit www.fontaineheavy-haul.com.V

Schneider Receives 2012 CargoNet Best in Security Award

Green Bay, Wiscon-sin - Schneider National, Inc. ,

a premier provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services, was recently recognized by CargoNet with its 2012 Best in Security Award. The inaugural award rec-ognizes CargoNet mem-bers that have demon-strated best practices in cargo security through the use of the CargoNet program in addition to their own current security protocols.

CargoNet is the cargo theft database and infor-mation-sharing division of Verisk Crime Analytics. Verisk Crime Analytics is a leading provider of crime prevention services

for retailers, manufactur-ers, logistics companies, equipment owners, and insurance companies and offers data and analytical support to law enforce-ment. The company pro-vides a comprehensive suite of data manage-ment, analytic and theft prevention services that include prediction, miti-gation, response and re-covery.

“Schneider’s credible reputation, the way it con-ducts business, and its ex-tensive presence in the se-curity and safety arena are highly impressive,” said Anthony Canale, Gen-eral Manager, CargoNet. “The company is heav-ily involved in industry-related security councils,

seminars and regulatory matters. Schneider’s dedi-cated cargo security team is always connected to law enforcement and is continually seeking new ways to improve security protocols to protect val-ued freight.”

Safety and security have long been Schneider’s top priorities. For the sixth consecutive year, Schneider has reported de-clines in cargo theft rates. It recently announced a 40 percent decrease in 2012 full-truckload thefts and a 50 percent reduction in total value per load stolen. For a company that moves almost three million loads of freight each year, Schneider has achieved a reduction from

25 load thefts in 2006 to just eight in 2012.

“Schneider’s ongoing commitment to control-ling risk has led to great success over the years,” said Walt Fountain, CPP, CSP, CCSP, Director of Safety and Enterprise Security for Schneider National. “We’re always looking for new and im-proved security solutions,

not only for the company itself but also for shippers. From contingency plan-ning and investment in security technology such as trailer-tracking devices to cargo security training and situational awareness for drivers, security is al-ways at the forefront. It’s an honor to be recognized by CargoNet.”

For more information

about Schneider Na-t ional ’s commitment to freight security, visit www.schneider.com/truckload/security. For a case study, white paper, presentation and podcast on Freight Theft Preven-tion, visit Schneider Na-tional’s Knowledge Hub at www.schneider.com/KnowledgeHub/index.htm.V

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Government Issues Call for Tenders for New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Project

Ottawa, Ontario - The Honour-able Denis Lebel,

Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Com-munities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Intergovern-

mental Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada has launched a call for tenders for the construction of a tem-porary causeway-bridge between île des Sœurs and Montreal as part of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence project.

“Building a new bridge for the St. Lawrence con-tinues to be a priority. The project is moving forward quickly, efficiently and responsibly,” said Minis-ter Lebel. “The temporary causeway-bridge between île des Sœurs and Mont-real is an important mile-

stone in building the new bridge for the St.  Law-rence.”

This causeway will have three lanes in each direc-tion, a reserved lane for transit as well as a lane for pedestrians and cyclists. It will be in place until the île des Sœurs Bridge

is permanently replaced as part of the construc-tion of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence. The île des Sœurs Bridge is a key link between major highways in Montreal and the Champlain Bridge - an essential Canada-United States trade corridor. The objective is to open the temporary causeway-bridge by 2015.

“The temporary cause-way-bridge between île des Sœurs and Montreal will ensure the efficient movement of traffic and goods before and dur-ing the construction of the new bridge for the St.  Lawrence,” said Min-ister Lebel.

Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incor-porated, the corporation responsible for managing, operating and maintaining federally-owned bridges in Montreal, is leading the temporary causeway-bridge project.

Public Works and Gov-ernment Services Can-ada (PWGSC) manages contractual processes for the temporary causeway-bridge between île des Sœurs and Montreal. PW-GSC will ensure that the procurement process is carried out in a manner that enhances access, competition and fairness and results in best value for Canadians. In addi-tion, PWGSC’s integrity measures will be applied to ensure the Government of Canada does business

with companies that re-spect the law. The invi-tation to tender for the construction of the tem-porary causeway-bridge is available free of charge on buyandsell.gc.ca, the new government elec-tronic tendering service replacing MERX since June  1,  2013. The con-tract award should be an-nounced in August 2013.

On October 5, 2011, Min-ister Lebel announced that the Government of Canada would be build-ing new infrastructure to replace the Champlain Bridge. This bridge is one of the busiest in Canada, with $20  billion worth of international trade crossing it every year. The Champlain Bridge is a crucial corridor for the regional economy and for Canada as a whole. The project also meets the objectives of Canada’s gateway strategies.

Canada’s Economic Ac-tion Plan provides new opportunities for growth, job creation and long-term prosperity. Thanks to the Government of Canada’s leadership and strong eco-nomic and financial fun-damentals, the Canadian economy has recovered from the global recession better than most other industrialized countries. Canada has been a lead-er among G-7 countries throughout the recovery with over 900,000 net new jobs created since July 2009.V

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TraNspOrT FOr ChrisT

The Joy of Being Forgiven

By ChaplaiN leN reiMer

The following words are wel l worth considering. They

are from the most read book ever written, the

Bible. Because Jesus is alive in us, His life will produce fruit for His glory. “I will be like the dew to Is-rael; He shall grow like the lily, and lengthen his roots like Lebanon. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruit-ful in every good work and increasing in the know-ledge of God. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do

nothing. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” (Hosea 14:5, 2 Peter 3:18, Colossians 1:10, John 15:5, Galatians 5:22 – 23)

The wonder of a seed is that it only produces life after it has been planted in the ground and dies. The message of the Gospel is that life has come out of death. He died that we might live. He was buried that we might be raised to newness of life. So when

we come to Jesus Christ by faith, turning from our per-sonal darkness of sin, and receive His grace and for-giveness, He cleanses us and comes to live within our hearts. We are born again of His Spirit. The resurrection life of Jesus Christ enters us and we are changed. He plants within us the seeds of His kingdom, and through our faith and obedience the new life begins to grow.

The life of Christ is not produced by studying how Jesus lived and then try-ing to copy Him. It is not

a script we study and at-tempt to act out. His life is a real life, a whole life, a fulfilling life, a true life, a worthy life, a meaning-ful life... it is life lived out through us. It is His beauty that others see and it is His fragrance that others are drawn to. He is your life. He is all there is. He is that who is worth knowing and all that really matters. Lord, thank You for the good work that You have begun in me. Thank You. I am alive in You because of the life of the Holy Spirit within me. I want to rest

in Your love, and abide in Your presence. I want to grow in faith and see Your life formed in me. Feed me through Your word, and water the seeds that are planted in my heart. Make me a fruitful branch that can feed others, and that daily glorifies You.

It is by His blood alone that you can be made clean. He will be your Lord and Savior, and His life will make you new on the inside. Ask Him today and start all your tomor-rows with the joy of being forgiven.V

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The guaraNTee COMpaNy OF NOrTh aMeriCa

Gearing Up for the Guarantee Transportation Solution

Toronto, Ontario - Specialist trans-portation brokers

and customers are look-ing for a fresh alternative in this niche marketplace. They recognize that we are experiencing a soft pricing environment due to the quest for topline growth, but trucking com-panies are asking brokers to find insurance compan-ies that can bring more than just price to the table.

The Guarantee Company of North America is mak-ing the commitment to be that company.

“Over the last six months, The Guarantee has made a significant investment in creating a sustainable infrastructure to support a dedicated focus on the transportation segment,” states Angelique Magi, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at The Guaran-tee. The Guarantee Trans-portation Solution, or GTS for short, is a blend of in-surance products and inte-grated customer solutions being designed to meet the changing needs of the long-haul transportation carriers of tomorrow.

Continues Magi, “There is a clear message, es-pecially with this high-ly educated consumer group, that a change is needed. There is a tan-gible value in having a

true specialist insurer that understands what a trans-portation carrier wants to achieve through their business model, and a market that can provide them with innovative tools and comprehensive sup-port to navigate through

fast-paced changes such as telematics integration and cross border politics. We’ve put together a di-verse and knowledge-able team that will evolve for the customer as their critical business needs change. Earning the busi-

ness with proven expertise and insight on the challen-ges professional trucking and logistics companies face will be our mandate.”

GTS will be the alterna-tive that specialist trans-portation brokers and customers are searching

for. “We will be working with an exclusive group of brokers throughout Canada to ensure we have a concentrated distribu-tion force and controlled profitable growth for our new initiative” adds Magi. The intended launch date

is September 2013.For more information

on The Guarantee and our full range of products and services, please visit Theguarantee.com.V

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Delivering Oversized Loads & Pets to New Homes

Kelso, Washington - Bear, a 4 1/2–year-old Pekinese,

traveled 4,500 miles for nine days across the west-ern United States, British Columbia and the rugged wilderness of the Yukon Territories to be with his new family at their home in North Pole, Alaska.

Bear didn’t have to make the trip alone huddled in a

pet carrier at the back of an airplane. David Binz, a Kelso, Washington-based owner-operator who drives for Alaska West Express in his blue Kenworth T660, picked him up in Oklahoma and delivered Bear to his new home in Alaska after picking up a load in Texas. This feel-good story on Binz’s trip to Alaska was featured in a national news segment about Operation Roger airing recently on NBC’s Nightly News.

“Pets are like a gift from God,” said Binz, who vol-unteers for Operation Roger, a Texas-based non-profit group made up of truck drivers who take res-cued animals and transport them to new homes. “There are so many good pets out there that get placed into shelters and need new homes. Shelters often find they get too many of one breed and, while there’s a demand for them in an-other part of the country, there’s no way to get them there. So, they have to put them down.”

Enter truck drivers like Binz, who make it possible

to move pets like Bear from one part of the country to the other. To pay the freight for Bear and other pets like him, and to make his living, Binz hauls a variety of oversized items usually destined for the mines and oilfields in Al-aska from manufacturers in the states. He hauls them in his aerodynamic Kenworth T660 to barges, which are

loaded at the ports in Se-attle and Tacoma. The bar-ges then travel up to Alaska pulled by tug boats. Occa-sionally, he delivers loads directly to Alaska via the TransCanada and Alaska highways.

Binz said his 2011 Ken-worth T660, equipped with a 15-liter, 550-hp Cummins ISX15 engine, 18-speed transmission and 72-inch AeroCab(R) sleeper, helps him and his wife, Patricia Hall, run a successful busi-ness called Hall-N-Binz Inc. Having a successful business makes it possible for him to spend the extra time needed to deliver pets across the United States and to Alaska, he added.

“My Kenworth truck gets a little over 1 mpg better fuel economy than my previous truck,” Binz said. “That’s about a 14 to 16 percent improvement in fuel economy. I’m finding that when fuel gets to be about $4 a gallon, the fuel savings almost makes my monthly truck payment.”

Binz acquired his Ken-worth T660 after driving a conventional model for

several years. Immediately after he bought it, Binz said he noticed a big difference in how quiet, fuel-efficient and comfortable the T660 was compared to his previ-ous truck.

“With the comfort I get, it seems I am more relaxed and not as fatigued,” he added. “It certainly makes me more willing to volun-teer since I am not as tired at the end of my driving shift. I can enjoy walking the dogs and spending time with the pets I’m trans-porting making them more comfortable.”

Binz also volunteers to transport animals for Kin-dred Hearts Transport Con-nection, another pet rescue organization. Binz said he first learned about Kindred Hearts Transport Connec-tion and Operation Roger during a search last year for a dog to adopt. Binz said his wife found a German wire hair pointer named Stanley

in Florida from Florida Big Dog Rescue. Stanley was about to be put to sleep because the local shelter had too many dogs from the homes of older people who died or who could no longer care for them, Binz said. Meanwhile, there was a demand for those dogs in other places around the country like Colorado and Tennessee. That’s when Binz decided to become a volunteer transporter for both pet rescue organiza-tions.

Since joining Operation Roger and Kindred Hearts Transport Connection as a volunteer in 2012, Binz has transported 12 dogs and two cats for Oper-ation Roger and Kindred Hearts, accompanied by his 6 1/2-year-old brindle-col-ored Blue Healer mix dog, Izzy. Stanley usually stays at home with his wife while they’re out on the road.

What’s on the horizon

for Binz? More pet loca-tions and possibly a new truck to haul them in. Binz said he plans to buy a new Kenworth T680, equipped with a PACCAR MX-13 en-gine, from Papé Kenworth in Kelso.

“The dogs and cats I de-liver to their new homes certainly don’t care what kind of truck I drive, but I’m excited about the pos-sibility of getting the T680

with its wider cab and even better fuel economy,” he said with a grin.

For more information about Operation Roger Truckers Pet Transport or Kindred Hearts Transport, or to donate or become a volunteer transporter, visit the organizations’ web sites at www.kindredheart-stransportconnection.org or www.operationroger.com.V

izzy, a 6 ½-year-old brindle-colored Blue healer mix dog,

and Bear, a 4 1/2–year-old pekinese, take a look out of the

driver-side window of David Binz’s kenworth T660.

David Binz is a kelso, washington-based owner-operator

who drives for alaska west express in his blue kenworth

T660. Binz also volunteers for Operation roger, a Texas-

based non-profit group made up of truck drivers who take

rescued animals and transport them to new homes

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Name That Food - What Are We REALLY Eating?

By BreNDa riCker

Answers for last month’s “Name That Food” in-

gredients:1) New York Style Bagel

Chips2) Ritz Crackers3) Kellogg’s Special K4) Dare Simple Pleasures

Social Tea CookiesIf some – like the bagel

chips, Special K or even English muffins – seem healthy, it’s only because they are marketed to look that way.

Bottom line: spend your calories on foods like fruit and vegetables, not on white flour in its many disguises.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to eat! We wonder whether the gov-ernment really has our best interest at heart when regulating ingredients, additives and the labeling of products, or if they are simply caving into business pressures.

For instance the wording of some labeling leads us

astray:Light/lite: Fewer cal-

ories? Not necessarily. It may simply mean that, for example, the oil was lighter color than the oil normally used. It’s calorie reduced if it says, “low calorie” or “calorie reduced.”

Pure & Natural: Usually placed prominently for its proven customer appeal. In fact, there is very little legal restriction on the use of either pure or natural. “Pure & Natural” does not mean a food is additive free.

Smoked flavored: Ac-tually, “Pyroligneous Acid” but who would buy it? For that very reason, the FDA has allowed manufacturers to substitute less formid-able descriptions in some cases. Be wary of foods with added flavor.

Take a look at this site just to see some of the additives being placed in our foods and the consequences of their use. http://www.

traditionaloven.com/arti-cles/122/dangerous-food-additives-to-avoid.

Are additives necessary? The Canadian government has decided that the bene-

fits outweigh the costs in this case. So now we have cheap refined carbs, oils and sugars – indicating that there are good foods and additives which provide

longer shelf life. You be the judge. Is this a benefit to our food source?

I can be reached at: health_you_deserve@ya-hoo.ca.V

kOOl pak

First Highway Safety Award

Portland, Oregon – KOOL PAK LLC re-ceived the f irst

place Great West Safety Award “for outstanding achievement in highway safety for Common Carrier – LTL transportation under 3 million miles”. This high-way safety award was granted in April by Oregon Trucking Associations and Great West Casualty Com-pany to KOOL PAK, a west coast-based temperature-controlled  LTL service provider. For companies needing a carrier to safely transport their  refriger-ated shipments, safety is a

prime consideration.Companies that demon-

strate exceptional high-way safety standards are honored each year by the Oregon Trucking Asso-ciations (OTA). Confirming KOOL PAK’s commitment to safety, this is the elev-enth OTA transportation award they’ve received since 2002. “The safety of our drivers, our trucks, and the goods we carry are paramount to our cus-tomers and our dedicated staff. We appreciate this recognition from our in-dustry peers,” commented Steve Ness, CEO of KOOL

PAK.Each year, the OTA part-

ners with the American Trucking Associations and Great West Casualty Company, a leading in-surance provider for the trucking industry. They recognize the best carriers in several transportation categories. Patrick Kuehl, Executive Vice President of Great West, noted, “It’s always an honour for Great West Casualty to sponsor TCA’s National Fleet Safety Awards. These awards recognize some of the safest fleets in North America.”V

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Attendance Up for the 2013 Atlantic Truck Show

Moncton, New Brunswick - The owners of

the Atlantic Truck Show, the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Associat ion (APTA) are happy to re-port that the 15th edition of the event exceeded all of their expectations in terms of exhibitors, content and visitor at-tendance.

There were 12 ,250 visitors that streamed through the gates dur-ing the two-day event and they did not leave disappointed.  This is up from attendance in 2011 and show management is extremely pleased with the results of this event.

Attendees were in awe of the gleaming displays of big rigs and industry re-lated products and servi-ces that encompassed the entire Moncton Coliseum

Complex and parking lot.The recruitment drive

was a huge hi t with visitors and company rep-resentatives were pleased with the enthusiasm job seekers displayed about the industry.

Exhibitors were ex-tremely pleased with the high quality traffic and reported solid sales activ-ity and many leads to fol-low up on in the coming months.

“The show ABSOLUTE-LY was a success for us. We booked 6 additional loads and are sure we will recruit at least 4-5 more drivers for East Coast work, not to mention we strengthened our truck/trailer delivery position with our existing custom-ers. We’re very happy with the outcome,” said Wendi L. Keller with the Drive Star Group of Companies.

B r i a n D o n o v a n o f Permanon Canada Lim-ited echoed these senti-ments, “Just a quick note to let you know how pleased we were with the quality of the deci-sion makers who visited our booth this year at the Atlantic Truck Show. We will be back in 2015.”

The leaders of the in-dustry were well repre-sented with impressive displays featuring the latest trucks and trucking related products on the market today. Manufac-turers have raised the bar when it comes to fuel efficiency and environ-mentally friendly products as well as the launch of newer engines and hybrid technology which was showcased at the Atlan-tic Truck Show. The new Ride and Drive was well received with many buy-

ers enjoying the fact they could drive the latest big rigs and compare, in one place at one time.

The APTA breakfast was well attended, as was the

charity lobster dinner and silent auction with nearly 500 attendees!  Proceeds from that event benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Re-search Foundation.

We now look towards 2015 and our next edition of the Atlantic Truck Show and wish all of our visitors and exhibitors continued success until then.V

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The saFeTy Tip aDviser

Tire Blowout Safety Tips

By alvis viOlO

The summer is in full swing and the temperatures are

getting hotter and hotter. You are driving along and your steering wheel starts to tremble and you hear a bang. You have just ex-perienced a tire blowout. At the same time, your vehicle pulls to one side and all the air runs out of the tire in a very short amount of time (less than one second).

If your vehicle is not going very fast, it’s not a very dangerous situation. If you are driving at a high speed and you experience a tire blowout, now you have a serious problem. It is very important that we all know what to do if we find ourselves in this predicament.

At the first sign of tire trouble, grip the steering wheel firmly. Don’t slam on the brakes. Let the car slow down gradually by taking your foot off the gas pedal. Work your vehicle toward the break-down lane or, if possible, toward an exit. If it is ne-cessary to change lanes, signal your intentions to drivers behind and do so smoothly and carefully, watching your mirrors and the traffic around you very closely. Steer as your vehicle slows down. It is better to roll the car off the roadway (when you have slowed to 50 kilometres per hour) and into a safe place than it is to stop in traffic and risk a rear-end or side collision from other vehicles.

When all four wheels are off the pavement, brake lightly and cau-tiously until you stop. Turn your emergency flashers

on. It’s important to have the car well off the pave-ment and away from traffic before stopping, even if proceeding to a place of safety means rolling along slowly with the bad tire flapping. You can drive on a flat if you take it easy and avoid sudden moves. Don’t worry about damag-ing the tire. It is probably ruined anyway.

Once off the road, put out reflective triangles behind your vehicle to alert other drivers. Keep your emergency flashers on. If you know how to change a tire, have the equipment and can do it safely without being near traffic, change the tire as you normally would.

Remember that being safe must take preced-ence over your sched-ule or whatever other concerns you may have. Changing a tire with traf-fic whizzing past can be nerve-wracking at best and dangerous at worst. Therefore, it may be best to get professional help if you have a tire problem or other breakdown on a multi-lane highway.

Raise your hood and tie something white to the radio antenna or hang it out a window so police officers or tow truck oper-ators will know that you need help. Don’t stand behind or next to your vehicle. If possible, stand away from the vehicle and wait for help to arrive.

All highways and major roads are patrolled regu-larly. Also, some highways have special “call-for-help” phones. If you have a cell phone you can call right from the roadside. It is inadvisable to walk on a multi-lane highway.

If you are not sure who to call, you can always call Emergency Road Ser-vices Corporation (ERS) at 1-877.377.2262. They are available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and their staff are fully bilin-gual (French & English). You do not need to have an account open to get service as ERS can help

you immediately as long as you have a valid credit card available.

These are the most im-portant things to remem-ber when dealing with a flat tire on the highway:

Don’t stop in traffic. Get your vehicle complete-ly away from the road-way before attempting to change a tire. Tackle

a tire change only if you can do so without placing yourself in danger.

Finally, it is recom-mended that you have a qualified mechanic check your vehicle after having a flat tire to be sure there is no residual damage from the bad tire or the aftermath of the flat.

It’s one of the most

frightening moments on the road. With the right techniques and know-how, you can safely over-come a tire blowout or rapid air loss on the road.

Drive safe, think positive and be prosperous.

Alvis Violo is the C.E.O. of Emergency Road Servi-ces Corporation., a coast to coast 24 hour bilin-

gual roadside assistance company dedicated to the trucking industry in Can-ada and the U.S. For more information visit www.emergencyroadservices.com or call 877.377.2262. Please send your ques-tions, feedback or com-ments about this column to alvis@emergencyroad-services.com.V

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I-5 Bridge Collapse Impacts Commerce & TruckingBy MiChael hOwe

When the I -5 b r i d g e c o l -lapsed over the

Skagit River in the State of Washington it not only im-pacted travel that day, but it also has had a significant impact on trade between Canada and the United States. Most estimates indicate that about $20 billion in freight between Canada and the United States utilizes that corri-dor each year. There’s little doubt that the trucking industry, both Canadian and American, has been impacted by this incident. That impact not only af-fects the “image” of the industry, but also has im-pacted the flow of traffic.

A Winter 2013 Border Policy Brief by the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University highlighted the relevance of the I-5 corri-dor. The brief was prior to the bridge collapse.

According to the docu-ment, the I-5 corridor had 2,888 trucks per day pass through in 2012. The I-5 corridor is defined as the Blaine, Lynden, and Sumas border crossings. This is the 4th busiest crossing area between the two countries.

The United States de-pends on this corridor for trade with Canada. According to the brief, “In 2012, only 39 percent of the truck-borne goods entering the US via Wash-ington points of entry were destined to points within Washington.” While many goods cross the border along the I-5 cor-ridor, the vast majority of them include agricultural products, lumber, manu-factured goods, among others. Again, many of those goods ultimately end up in states beyond Washington and as far as Mexico.

Canadian provinces are

also reliant on the I-5 cor-ridor for the trucking in-dustry. Significant imports from the United States via truck include computer related machinery and parts, electrical machin-ery, vehicles, aircraft and aircraft parts, and some fruits and vegetables. With the amount of trade de-pendent upon the I-5 cor-ridor, it is quite evident that this bridge collapse is more than a human tragedy avoided - it is an economic challenge now.

The effort to fix the col-lapsed bridge has been quick thus far. On June 19th, less than a month after the May 23rd bridge collapse, a temporary bridge span opened to traf-fic. The temporary bridge allows traffic to avoid the detours which, at times, adds hours to typical travel time. It should be noted, however, that there are limitations to the tempor-ary bridge. The speed limit

is reduced to 40 miles per hour and there are load limits for trucks. All over-sized or overweight trucks will still be required to utilize the detour routes until a permanent solution is addressed. Lane sizes are slightly smaller, as are the shoulders. But, most “normal” truck traffic will be able to use the tempor-ary span.

A plan is in place, with contractors already se-lected, to construct the

permanent bridge. Ac-cording to the Washing-ton State Department of Transportation, “WSDOT has announced that Max J. Kuney Construction of Spokane has been award-ed the $6.87 million con-tract to build the perma-nent fix for the bridge. That contractor is anticipated to begin work this week and have the finished section ready for installation after the Labor Day weekend and before October 1. In-

stallation of the new span will require another full closure of I-5.”

Every construction pro-ject has an impact on the trucking industry, but major projects like this demonstrate the import-ance and role of trucking in trade for both Canada and the United States.

Follow Mike on Twitter @TruckingDC. Like Mike on Facebook at www. facebook.com/Trucking PoliticsMore.V

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The COMplaCeNCy COaCh

Company Culture is the Real Focus of an Interview

By BruCe OuTriDge

I teach many new stu-dents from different training schools about

the transportation indus-try and the importance of selecting which carriers to work for. The question I get asked the most is which carrier is a good one? When I explain that many of them are good employers, the students get a blank stare showing they don’t understand what I mean. These learners are hoping I will tell them which carrier to sign on with. The problem is that I can’t do that. Choosing a

carrier is a personal choice. I can only inform as to what to look for in a carrier. The rest is up to the applicant, and this is where a little homework comes in.

A lot of carrier informa-tion can be learned from company websites or ask-ing for a payment pack-age from the recruiter, but many times students don’t do their homework. If you’re an owner/operator you should have a short list of carriers and have already evaluated the dif-ferent aspects of the pay package, fuel surcharges, and so forth. If you haven’t done that step then you’re not ready for an interview. If you’re a driver you should know where the company runs, the type of equipment they have, and the reputa-tion they have in the indus-try. If you are smart you will be looking up each carrier to learn about their safety record and driver pool. So if you know all of this information ahead of time, then what is the interview process for?

We have all heard that if you do a study on carriers within a certain service type you will find that they all pay roughly the same and run the same routes and areas. So what do most recruiters get in an inter-view process? They get questions like: Where do you run? How many miles can I expect to run? How long will I be gone? Most of this general informa-tion can be attained with a phone call, website search, or pay package.

So what should you ask about in an interview? Look at company culture instead of routes. Discover the company philosophy, the involvement of the management team in daily operations, and available incentives that keep em-ployees happy. If there are problems, what kind of support do you get? How much experience do the dispatchers and other management staff have in the industry?

I have been to work-places where members

of the management team came from other indus-tries. They may have had the qualifications for their job, but not the experience in this sector. That can make a big difference in how a company is run and the morale between team members. On that note,

try to assess the morale of the company. Do people get along or is everyone fighting all the time? I have worked in both environ-ments, and trust me, you want to work with people who get along.

Use the interview to con-firm facts, but assessing

company culture should be the priority.

Bruce Outridge is a transportation consultant and author of the books Running By The Mile, and Driven to Drive. For more information please visit his website at www.outrtidge.ca.V

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Kim’s ConvoyBy GEorGE FullErton

Even the predicted 100 millimeters of rain did not damp-

en spirits of hundreds of people who turned out May 25th to honour Kim Lawlor, a well known Miramichi, New Bruns-wick - based truck driver challenged with a very serious health issue.

Kim, a lifelong resident of Sunny Corner and a career truck driver, worked the past fifteen years for Midland Transport. Kim’s handle, ‘Big Daddy’, is an apt description of his paternalistic trait and con-cern for others.

When Kim’s health issues were diagnosed as pan-creatic cancer, a group of close friends came togeth-er to show support and love for him and his family.

Roxanne Doran Smith and her husband Terry (SLH Transport) have been lifelong friends with Kim and his wife Grace. Roxanne took the lead in organizing a celebra-tion for Kim and brought together a group of vol-unteers along with an extended community of friends, acquaintances and co-workers, to have, as she describes, “a day of

spiritual support for Kim and his family”.

“Kim is simply a huge and loving personality. We had 104 trucks register for the Show and Shine and Convoy”, explained Rox-anne, “and I know that a good ninety percent of those drivers each have a personal story involving Kim. He is a huge person-ality; we organized this day, this convoy to give our hope, our strength to Kim and his family for his journey.”

“In addition to trucks from every corner of the province, we also had at least one truck form Prince Edward Island and one from Quebec. We not only had highway trucks, but also a lot of trucks from log, chip and gravel haul-ers who made a huge effort to get their trucks in the show and convoy,” said Roxanne.

Truck registration began at noon, followed by a blessing of families and the trucks by Rev. Fred Williams. Live music was provided by the Jimmy Lawlor (Kim’s Uncle) Band. Both a silent and live auction were conducted throughout the afternoon and the truck convoy got

underway at 4:00 PM with trucks heading up Route 11, across the Centennial Bridge and continuing into the centre of Miramichi City.

Guests had the oppor-tunity to enjoy burgers prepared by the Sunny Corner Volunteer Fire De-partment, and were invited to sign a guest book and contribute their notes and cards of support.

“I had a remarkable com-mittee made up of three very good friends - Kathie

Hare, Judy Tracy, and Ruth Loggie, and then we built in an army of volunteers. We started out calling every trucking company on the river and across the region explaining our cause, and we were over-whelmed by the response and support we received,” Roxanne continued.

“As the plan for the event was coming together, we realized we needed a loca-tion to host a large number of trucks and parking for visitors”, Roxanne said.

“When I contacted Ken Giberson, at Ken Giberson Transport and Highway 11 Truck and Trailer, I couldn’t have expected such a generous commit-ment. Ken not only offered their yards, parking lots and garage, he also made it clear that I should keep him aware of any kind of support I needed to see this event come off success-fully. As it turned out, we had rain and we used their garage for registration and we moved our entertain-ment and auction and kids activities into their ware-house which worked out very well. We owe a huge thanks to Ken and his staff for their support.”

Campbell Arbeault, truck driver and commercial driver trainer described Kim as “a real trucker. If he saw you broke down on the road he would turn around and come help and stay with you until you got going again. He really looked out for his

friends and cared deeply about your success. He is a terrific personality, and as you can see he has a lot of friends.”

The Show and Shine was judged by ‘people’s choice’, and fittingly Kim’s Peterbilt, radiant from his friend’s cleaning and pol-ishing efforts and decked out in Midland colours, finished in first place.

“Our goal was to give Kim and his family a moral boost. I think we have achieved that. We pre-sented Kim with a photo album from the day and he explained to me how important it is for him”, said Roxanne. A gallery of photos of the day can be viewed by visiting http://www.kimharrisphoto.ca/photography portfolio/Big Daddy.

“Kim is not just a good person from the Mirami-chi, he is a GREAT lad from the Miramichi,” declared Roxanne in her concluding tribute.V

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Of all my years involved in the trucking industry

I have always known how much truckers enjoy motor racing, be it truck racing, car racing, drag racing or motorcycle racing. So in-stead of the usual question of the month, I thought it was time for a little change of pace.

The question of the month is:

“What are your views about NASCAR racing and would you attend a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race held at a race track near your home town?”

RichaRd Lawson drives for Laidlaw Trans-port based in Woodstock, Ontario: “NASCAR racing in Canada, I think that would be a great idea. Do you know when it would be starting and where would they be racing? If they are already here, why have we as truck drivers not heard about them?”

Rob PLagneR drives for ATS Transport based in Cornwall, Ontario: “NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing in Canada is a great idea. As soon as I can find out more informa-tion on when they race in Three Rivers, Quebec, my whole family and I will be attending. We all love car racing.”

Mike davis drives for Coleson Freight Line based in Grand Bend, O n t a r i o : “ N A S C A R Canadian Tire Series car racing is a great idea. Unfortunately it is not for me. When I am not driving, I build custom motorcycles. Whenever I get a chance I will attend a motorcycle race or drag race.”

Rick ouiMeT drives for Ontario Pride Eggs Inc. in Cornwall, Ontario: “My wife, kids and I love good car racing. When I find out more about the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing, we will go as a family to Mirabel or Saint-Eustache, Quebec. My kids will enjoy seeing NASCAR racing live.”

To learn more about NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Racing, go to www.nascarlocalracing.com and click on Canadian Tire Series.

Contact me with at any questions or comments at carl@woodwardpublish-ing.com.V

From the

Driver’s SeatBy: Carl MCBriDe

carl@

woodwardpublishing .com

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