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What an exciting month I have to report

about! Where to start, I guess at my favorite

Truck show in Canada in the East, Stirling

Truck show. CTM had a booth there again and

gave a lucky winner a

HERD Integrated Vehicle

Protection. Or as some of

us call it a roo bumper. A

new friend and fellow

Driver and Legion Member

Jim Townson from Trenton

calls it a Moran Masher. I

like that ! Any way you slice

it, with a HERD on your

front end the worries are

over.

On the front page of the web site, I have

a special Stirling Show Edition, so please take

some time to take a look. Also on Facebook if

you do that, we have a bunch of photos and

comments there. Please become a fan.

The other exciting news this month is

my trip to the Red River Co-op Speedway in

MB. With CTM as NASCAR MEDIA it is always

a pleasure to cover these events. I do have to

say, if you have not been out to the speedway

in Manitoba, put it on your list of things to do.

The excitement there is fantastic. This month

we are lucky enough to have

Tayvia Dorge as our CTM

Girl. Tayvia is a real life race

car driver with a web page

loaded with wins and pic-

tures. Look for her portfolio

on the CTM web site. The

MacDon Crew picture below

are a sample of this speed-

ways participation. This pic-

ture really does not do this

team justice as this is possi-

bly the most colourful team I have ever seen in

North America. The spirit of this great people

you would have to capture in real life.

I must admit, I ate my share of those

minni donuts while I was there to. The speed-

way is located on Hwy 75 just minutes south of

Winterpeg. I imagine on a night that is not to

busy, you could park a bob tail, not sure if you

could get in and out to easily with a trailer. But

for a night out with the kids and friends, do it.

Dave brings to CTM 36 years of valuable experience in

transportation, management, business and compli-

ance. Dave has driven in every condition across North

America and overseas as military, police, company

driver to owner operator. Now Publisher & Editor of

Canadian Trucking Magazine

the one you pick up,read and keep.

Other exciting news is the new book out by

my friend Sandy Long. Street Smarts by

Sandy Long is a book I

would recommend all

drivers take a look at. If

you can suggest this to

your Driver Services de-

partment as a book they

should give out in orien-

tations. Those of us that

have been in Gary Indy

at the Flying J, or a few

other nameless stops,

are well aware how fast a

driver can get into trou-

ble.

I sure hope you all still look out for

each other and if you see a driver being

mugged or worst, sound the air horn, put on

some lights and get on that CB for others to

do the same. Let us keep our home away

from home safe.

I have to place a few

more Speedway Pics in

here. Pictured right beside is

our July CTM Girl Tayvia

giving racing tips to no

other than Kenny Wallace.

I am talking real NASCAR

here. Below is this driver

getting pictures with Kenny

and of course Michael Wal-

trip. top right corner is with 40 year vet-

eran NASCAR Ken Schrader. I must say i

was just as excited to get pictures with

the local Manitoba Racers that put thier

heart and soul into this sport. Jen our

past CTM Girl and

Cover Girl as well as

Events Reporter was

on hand to get a shot

here with Lee and

his vehicle. Jen en-

joys getting out to the

truck shows and

events and meeting

the CTM fans and

signing some maga-

zines. don’t be afraid

to ask for an auto-

graphed copy.

Remember to go on line each month and

see our expanded web editions. The digital web

editions always have more NASCAR, NFL, Stories

and entertainment. It is a way to draw our reading

audience to the web page and facebook. Plus web

editions don’t require printing and distribution and

save on costs to.

Did you notice in this picture of Murray

Kozie we put a plug for Beaver Truck Sales!

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Border CrossingMyths and realities

So many times I hear from my

readers that they either don’t

go south anymore or never

have and never will. I can’t be-

lieve this as the highways are

much, much better. The truck

stops are more frequent and

very traveller friendly and it is

cheaper on meals and fuel.

Most of the time it is the myth of the

evil customs officers waiting for you on both

sides of the borders. This is certainly not true.

Yes gone is the simple gate and welcome to

the US or Canada, but look at the world we

live in now. I

find it is a lot

easier now

with PAPs and

PARS and the

ACE system to

cross. The pa-

perwork is all

done by the

time you get

there and it is a

scan and you

are across.

Identification in this day and age should be a

requirement.If they want to search me and it

is keeping North America safe, good call.

New units such as ICE ( Immigration

Customs Enforcement) have been put in

place with the equipment to support them to

keep you and me and our families safe.

Tips for crossing the border is simple. Have

the approved ID needed on both sides of

the line. Have no

weapons or prohibited

food products with

you.Make sure your

PAPs or PARs are faxed

well ahead of time and

phone the brocker to

confirm they have been

accepted. If you are

picking up on a Friday,

fax right away and

check before close of

business to make sure

there are no issues. At

the border, use the

manners mommy

taught you and show

respect for these

guardians of our free-

dom. While away, keep

all your receipts for any

thing you buy in a sep-

arate envelope to pres-

ent at the booth

Seriously, some of these men and women have

served and have sand in thier boots and deserve

thanks and respect.

My friend Dawn Truell with CBS writes in

my magazine every week with interesting stories

and tips worth reading. If you or your company is ex-

periencing border issues and trouble understanding

the procedures, call her. Talk with me, or email me,

as I have 37 years crossing borders.

Most important my friends, crossing the line

is not brian surgery, millions do it every day. Just like

anything, follow the rules, respect the people doing

thier job and don’t try any short cuts.

Happy Trails Dave,,,,,,,

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Now who are these two smiling faces?I don’t think these are the pictures they expected in CTM, but great smiles.

Details on page 30, Hint, South of Winnipeg down a very rough road!

sell for $3,500 to $6,000 a lb. Tutt was taken into

custody on site by CBP officers and turned over to

agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-

ment Homeland Security Investigations for his initial

appearance in U.S. District Court in Spokane.

July 10, 5 p.m. CBP officers were screening

travelers when they became suspicious of a man

and the documents he was presenting in order to

gain entry into the U.S. CBP officers examined the

documents closer and found that the visa was a

counterfeit document. The man was a repeat of-

fender and was processed for removal from the U.S.

July 13, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews

and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secre-

tary, Janet Napolitano, met to advance a strategic

dialogue on developing a shared vision for border

security for Canada and the United States. “Our mu-

tual security extends beyond our borders and we

must work together to mitigate threats before they

reach either Canada or the U.S. while facilitating the

legitimate mobility of people and goods between us”

said Minister Toews. Joint Border Threat and Risk

Assessment, releasing later this summer, outlines

areas of concern along U.S.-Canada borders where

there is the potential of terrorism and transnational

organized crime. Issues addressed: drug trafficking,

illegal immigration, illicit movement of prohibited or

controlled goods, agricultural hazards, and the

spread of infectious disease.

For further information on any cross border issues

please contact crossborderservices@cogeco.net

905-973-9136.S

Heightened

Security is for

a reason

As much as we

all know that it

is a pain every

time we want to

cross the bor-

ders in/out of Canada/U.S.A., we have good

reasons for heightened security initiatives,

and following are some recent border inci-

dents.

July 2, 300 lbs of high-grade marijuana were

seized at the Cascade, BC & Laurier, WA

border; it was concealed within a commercial

load of woodchips destined for the Avista Util-

ities generating station in Kettle Falls, WA.

Matthew Tutt, 31 of North Vancouver, B.C. a

commercial truck driver, was arrested.

The tractor-trailer combination was

escorted to the utilities station and its cargo

offloaded under CBP supervision when

wooden crates were observed sliding out of

the rear of the trailer into the station’s hopper.

Five crates were retrieved and a CBP nar-

cotic detector dog named Diesel gave a pos-

itive alert to the presence of a narcotic odour.

The crates contained 255 plastic bags, 300

pounds of marijuana suspected to be “BC

Bud,” a highly potent form of marijuana culti-

vated in British Columbia, Canada, and can

By: Dawn Truell, President

Cross Border Services

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Sandy Long

Women abound in

the trucking indus-

try beyond capably

filling the seats of

trucks. You will find

women working in

warehouses as

forklift and crane

operators loading trucks, in the offices of

both factories and warehouses scheduling

loads and dealing with us drivers, as security

guards checking trucks in and out, in trucking

companies doing everything from mechanic

to owning the company, in brokerages

matching loads and trucks, and last, but not

least, the women who are waiting at home

for their spouses and partners to come back

home. These last women are the unsung

heroines of the trucking industry.

Standing in the door waving as the

person they love most in the world drive

away to an uncertain future is probably only

second to sending off your child to war. Their

heart shrivels a little because they know the

inherent dangers of the road and most come

to dread the after midnight ringing of the

phone.

These women are strong. They shoul-

der the burden of raising the children with

only telephone support from their spouses

and short visits every couple of weeks. Their

support system is comprised of family and

friends that can come and fix a leaky faucet

or baby sit while they rush around to work or

errands. Their best friend becomes the yel-

low pages or a fixit manual to take care of

routine household maintenance. Many face

children’s illnesses and pregnancies alone

for the most part.

Some women do the dispatching and

accounting chores for their spouses and part-

ners, putting in long hours learning about

road and fuel taxes and then taking care of

the figuring and paying of them, laws and

regulations concerning trucking, collecting

revenues due to the truck from shippers and

brokers, pay for on road expenses while

budgeting for the house, filing and sorting a

mountain of paperwork, and providing support and

sympathy to their driver loved one. All of this while

dealing with their own jobs and supplying most of

their own emotional needs.

They wait with breathless anticipation for the

phone to ring to hear their loved driver’s voice and

wait even more breathlessly for the sound of the

truck coming down the drive or to come into the

truck yard. Then the hard part of their job starts,

dealing with a tired, sometimes stressed out driver

that has overwhelming needs of their own…a

shower, a home cooked meal, laundry to be done,

a good rest and some downtime from the stress,

fear and constant mix of hours of boredom inter-

spersed with the occasional adrenaline rush of the

road.

The lucky ladies that stay at home have

spouses/partners that understand the loneliness

and stress that their ladies go through while they are

on the road and help out around the house when

home. The driver takes some of the burden from

their ladies, take them out for dinner or a movie and

take up some of the slack of the child rearing while

at home; others just zone out, wanting to do nothing

but rest up and let their ladies wait on them hand

and foot.

Being one of the other women in trucking, the

stay at home woman, is hard, I have tried it and did-

n’t like it at all. I found that I didn’t have what it takes

to see my other half leave out after too little time at

home and live with the uncertainty of ever seeing

them again. My hat is off to the other women in

trucking that have found the strength and tenacity

to stay at home and be the support base for their

driver spouses and partners. You are a very special

breed of women, I salute you!

Sandy Long is a long time truck driver, a life

member of OOIDA, a member and on the driver ad-

visory committee for the Women In Trucking Asso-

ciation. Ms Long has a yahoo group where she

works with new and prospective drivers, Trailer

Truckin’ Tech and is a freelance writer.

She has recently published her first book,

Street Smarts: A Guide to a Truck Driver’s Personal

Safety. Ms Long can be reached at ladygo-

diva1953@yahoo.com and welcomes comments

Street Smarts: A Guide to a Truck Driver's Per-

sonal Safety

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Here’s what I call a Truck Driving

Champion!

Howard McAfee with the brians of the op-

eration Better Half Wife Theresa hold a

bunch of great awards including the Grand

Champion. He is smiling now, till he found

out, of all the years to win to go to the 2010

National Professional Truck Driving

Championship is right here in the peg.

Sorry Howard, no paid vacation to some-

where else in Canada. I understand your

great sister in law Irene taught you every

thing you know.

Bill Gagnon of Big Freight picked

up the very respected Driver of the Year

Award. 43 years of driving experience with

out an accident. Now that is something you

can hang your hat on.

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Now what

should we draw

for?I just wanted to touch

back on the Stirling Truck

show again.

Weather was great,

trucks were fantastic and the

hosts are warm and well or-

ganized. As I said a pleasure

to be able to be a part of the

Stirling Show.

I have always Holiday

Inn it, but this coming year I

am going to camp.

Below is Murray the

big HERD winner Klooster-

man. The HERD I had at the

show was a perfect fit to his

truck. I guess he was meant

to win it.

Of course Jen here to

the right showing off the

HERD bar. Jen said the truck

shows are the best part of her

position with CTM, very close

second to NASCAR.

I thank HERD for thier

participation with CTM in

these truck shows where one

lucky driver takes home a

3,000 + valued HERD. I have

never in these past years

steered you wrong, and my

commitment to this project is

to educate drivers on the

value of having a grill guard.

herd has them in all sizes and

costs from the little bambie

bumper to the moose bar, or

as they call them Economi-

cal to Extreme Duty. They

are all great moran mashers.

Importantly I have always

had one on my trucks. I have

tried all kinds and I must say

if you don’t pick HERD, what

the heck are you thinking. I

don’t make a nickle on each

sale and you already know I

don’t let anyone advertise I

don’t believe in.

But Folks HERD is a

product you can count on to

save you damage dollars and

down time. Sorry Darryl @

Eastside taking away some

business here.

Gary Cox Last

years HERD

winner pictured

here to the right

was at the Stirling

Show and told me

a couple of sto-

ries where his

HERD has al-

ready saved him

dollars.

One of the stories is he

was driving and a big buck

came out from the ditch and hit

so hard he had to turn on the

wipers to see. Gary got down

from his rig and checked for

damage. You guessed it driver

none. Just a lot of clean up for

that very happy Owner Oper-

ater to do. If you are an O/O,

make the investment, if not talk

to the safety department of the

savings.

Tell them Dave said

HERD is the only way to go!

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