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New Western Star 5700XE

By marek krasuski

Fleets constantly face a barrage of choices in the purchase of wheel end components. These include targeting the product best suited for a specific

application, deciding whether to purchase domestic or off shore supplies, choosing aftermarket versus OEM products and deciding whether to adopt better tech-nologies while absorbing higher price points. Air disc brakes are a case in point. North American carriers have typically favoured drum brakes over disc brakes. Despite the many advantages of discs, their adoption into the North American market is expected to rise just 5 to 10 percent over the next few years. This is due, in part, to familiarity. Drum brake technology has been around a long time and the market is slow to respond to changes. Equally important though is cost. Disc brakes can cost up to $1,000 per axle more than drums, an obvious impedi-ment to an industry committed to minimizing costs. In place of wholesale adoption of disc brakes customers are opting for lighter weight drums. Where disc brakes have been making inroads, however, is in more severe applications involving intense stopping.

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Brakes, Tires & Wheel End ComponentsA Trinity of Systems Underlining Safety & Efficiency

Popular adoption of disc brakes, however, has also been stymied by a sul-lied history. In the 1980s disc brakes were intro-duced but failed to catch on because of engineer-ing defects. Then, rotors were small and lacked the capacity to absorb the enormous energy wear and tear on heavy vehicles, resulting in cracked and unusable rotors and brake components.

But the battle for wider use of disc brakes is far from over. The adoption of shorter stopping distances in 2011 calling for a 30 per-cent improvement makes disc brakes an attractive and effective alternative, though manufacturers are also enlarging con-ventional drums, shoes, chambers and adjuster arms to increase braking force. Nonetheless, the benefits of disc brakes are considerable. Braking is more effective, stability is improved, there is less brake wear, and main-tenance costs are lower, thereby racking up savings over the life of the product. Moreover, the time it takes to replace pads on discs is much less than the time required for drum brake replacement.

Unlike Europe, which for years has used disc brakes on all axles, North Amer-ican use of disc brakes is partial. Disc brakes here are typically installed on steer axles while drums remain on drive axles and trailers. As a result com-

patibility problems can occur when for example, the disc brake steer axles take on too much of the load as drum brakes fade quicker. The excessive load placed on the discs can cause them to crack or fail as a result of the overcompensation.

The choices for fleets and operators hardly begin and end with the adop-tion of either drum or disc brakes. Among the many alternatives is choosing new or remanufactured parts which are supplied by everyone from domes-tic companies to offshore enterprises. Wide prod-uct choice can present difficulties. Discounted, remanufactured parts, for example, are attractive from a cost perspective but many in the industry caution against opting for inexpensive alternatives, claiming that an initial savings will cost more over time from premature wear and compromised performance.

The purchase of new brake shoes, for example, reduces risks associat-ed with remanufactured alternatives which, on the one hand may be up to standard, but on the other may not. In assess-ing the value of so-called ‘remaned’ brakes the true measure of their worth may only be seen after installation. As one indus-try representative put it, “Sometimes you get lucky and get a good product, but often you are get-ting someone else’s junk and these core shoes will cause you nothing but headaches.” Neverthe-less, some major builders assure customers that the use of precise machining and exacting manufactur-ing and assembly practices guarantee that remanu-factured brakes do meet or exceed OEM specifica-tions, providing warranties to support their claims.

Brake maintenance, of

course, is crucial to prod-uct reliability, effectiveness and longevity. There is a bevy of information sup-plied by many providers, including North America’s three leading companies that build complete brak-ing systems for trucks and trailers. Bendix, Meritor WABCO and Haldex each provide maintenance and inspection tips for disc and drum brakes.

September 7-13 was Brake Safety Week and transportation experts

m a d e available information on brakes and maintenance procedures. In a report en-titled “Have You Checked Your Brakes Today?” Tom Bray of J.J. Keller & As-sociates outlined the fol-lowing advice to ensure that brakes are in good working order: “The first step in making sure that the vehicle’s brake system is in good condition hap-pens before it leaves the yard. This involves a check of the brake system’s com-ponents and functioning during all preventive maintenance. Under this approach, any time the vehicle is in for scheduled maintenance or for any repair, the brake system is checked by a qualified technician. The inspection should include the “at the wheel” components, in-cluding: The slack adjuster for condition and free play, all connecting hardware (clevises, jam nuts, pins, connecting rods, etc.) for

looseness, damage or ex-cessive wear, the brake chamber for leaks, mount-ing and condition, the airline(s) supplying the chamber for condition, cuts, wear, or rubbing, the brake linings/pads for wear, and the brake drum or rotor for wear or cracks.”

Of equal importance to operators in controlling costs are tires. Tire main-tenance and repair are the single largest expense for

commercial fleet

operators a n d a r e contribut-

ing factors to over half

of all truck and trailer breakdowns. As

might be expected, con-siderable resources are invested in tire technolo-gies. After market seal-ants, for example, have been introduced to prevent punctures in tire tread surface areas. Some seal-ants today are embedded in materials underneath the liner in order to enable the tire to live through the retreading process. They can also protect against rust and other materials detrimental to the wire in the tire.

Wide base single tires have now been around a few years and continue to gain market penetra-tion for cost conscious operators. The biggest advantages to single drive tires are fuel efficiency, weight carrying capacity, and improved traction. Reducing drive tires to one on each side from the con-ventional two saves about 100 pounds per wheel and diminishes rolling resist-ance.  Some companies have endorsed the single

wide tires, lauding them for their fuel economy and absence of tire failure. In more remote regions wide base tires have not been as popular since replacement is more difficult and tire breakdowns increase the risk of rim damage by run-ning on a flat. Tire makers however have increased their availability but few drivers are prepared to wait on abandoned road-sides for delivery. In addi-tion, the case for significant fuel savings is losing trac-tion since tire manufac-turers are narrowing the gap with well-placed fuel efficient duals. The ma-jority of fleets that do run with wide base single tires prefer standard width axles to make way for conver-sion back to duals when required.

In keeping with fiscal restraint more and more fleets are turning to fuel efficient tires and retreads. Low rolling resistance (LRR) tires are playing the lead role in cost savings by improving fuel economy by as much as 11 percent. Some stakeholders have been reluctant to adopt LRRs because of the per-ceived trade-off in tire life.

LRR tires simply don’t get the same mileage as conventional alternatives. Not so, says the Nation-al Research Council and Transport Canada, based on a recent study that con-firms parity between the two. And according to Transport Canada market penetration of LRRs is pre-dicted to increase in light of higher fuel economy benchmarks imposed by regulatory authorities. In addition to comparable tire life, the study dem-onstrated that LRR tires achieve 29 percent less rolling resistance and per-form equally well in snow covered conditions as their traditional counterparts. In commenting on the results of the study Trans-port Canada said, “Put in

the context of Canadian trucking, there are many factors that must be con-sidered when purchasing tires for a tractor and trailer combination. The advent of low rolling resistance tires has given owners and operators one more tire characteristic to consider.”

With today’s technol-ogy the case for retreads is strong, but reluctance among some sectors con-tinues, according to Harvey Brodsky of the Retread Tire Association. “Although practically every major trucking fleet in Canada routinely uses retreaded tires as a safe way to save money and help the en-vironment, many public sector fleets in Canadian cities, towns and provinces still resist using retreads on their commercial vehicles,” he says. Brodsky says that retreads are every bit as safe and reliable as new tires of comparable qual-ity, are more cost effect-ive, and leave a lighter environmental footprint. Retreads tend to get a bad name from poor mainten-ance practices such as improper tire pressure. Moreover, retread failures are no more of a problem than new tire defects.

Wheel end products are just as important to safety as brakes and tires, and much information is read-ily available online for proper installation and maintenance procedures. These procedures are cru-cial for preventing inci-dences, especially in light of a spate of accidents in-volving wheel end failures. Common failures include loose wheel nuts, bearing-related problems, com-promised wheel integrity, and axle spindle fractures. A report by the Ontario Ministry of Transporta-tion details a full account-ing of wheel end vulner-abilities and preventative maintenance advice. See www.true-lock.com/truck.pdf.V

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Checking Brake Adjustment Has Never Been Easier

The greatest iden-tifiable problem in the trucking

industry is the lack of a detailed pre-trip inspec-tion of a power unit or trailer’s air-brake system in spite of legislated re-quirements.

The two main reasons why most drivers don’t check air-brake adjust-ments regularly are the fact it is difficult and messy to climb under the power unit or trailer with a meas-uring tape to check each air-brake pushrod stroke; and secondly, there is a false belief that if the power unit or trailer are fitted with automatic slack adjusters there is no need to check the stroke.

While a properly work-ing automatic slack ad-juster can greatly reduce the frequency of manual adjustments, automatic slack adjusters still require

manual adjustment at in-stallation and every time the brakes are replaced.

In North America the law requires that your equip-ment is outfitted with a visual means of checking air brake adjustment. Dur-ing Operation Air Brake in September 2013, 20,067 roadside inspections were performed which resulted in 5,468 out-of-service violations (OOS). Of these violations 59% were brake related, 56% were Out-of-Adjustment brakes and 80% of these Out-of-Adjustment brakes were equipped with automatic slack adjusters.

Brake Safe® is a low-cost, easy-to-install visual brake stroke indicator system for power units and trailers. The design permits a fast and accur-ate visual inspection that takes the guesswork out of air brake adjustments.

Spectra Products has also introduced the new Brake Safe® ARROW LOG-GER™ which is specially designed to make brake adjustment inspections a quick, accurate and easy task with a one-person procedure.

The ARROW LOGGER™ installs easily on your existing or new Brake Safe® stroke indicators for all air brake equipped trucks, trailers and equip-ment. Simply complete a full 90-100 psi service brake application, release

the brakes and inspect brake stroke travel.

When veh ic les a re parked, the ARROW LOG-GER™ permits a visual inspection without the need to reapply the service brake. ARROW LOGGER™ performs a “logging” func-

tion for continuous brake stroke travel indicating the furthest point of stroke travel during operation.

For more information visit Spectra Products on the web at www.spec-traproducts.ca or call 888.381.2355.V

Tires & Wheels

How to Keep a Tire Zipper From Tearing

By harVey BrODsky

When radial tires run seriously underinflated

for extended periods of time a very dangerous condition can develop, commonly known as a “zipper rupture.” Technic-ally, what happens is a circumferential upper side-wall ruptures, and when it does occur it can create catastrophic damage both to anything in its way and possible death to anyone caught in its trajectory.

To better understand this condition consider the individual steel wires

embedded through the sidewall of a tire as “paper clips.” When a truck tire is carrying the proper recom-mended air pressure, these steel wires are in tension.

However, if a tire is run-ning significantly under-inflated for an extended period of time these wires or “paper clips” are no longer in tension. When this happens the sidewall of the underinflated tire will flex significantly more than it would normally as the tire now is rotating un-derinflated and overloaded.

Think of a paper clip if you keep bending it. What will happen if you bend it long enough? It will even-tually break. The same analogy holds true with an underinflated tire. The sidewall wires will con-tinue to weaken as the tire runs with little or no air. Inside tires in dual wheel positions are especially prone to this condition since they are more prone

to run underinflated be-cause they are checked less often.

We all know (or should know) how important it is to maintain proper tire air pressure to maximize fuel economy and mileage, reduce expensive roadside service and enhance re-treadability. Yet not many operators pay enough attention to checking their tires with a calibrated gauge on a regular basis.

Extra caution is required, especially after the retread process!

It is next to impossible to know if a radial truck tire has been run with little or no air for an extended per-iod of time. Even if the tire was inspected both before and after retreading, there is no guarantee that the technician can determine if the tire had been driven significantly underinflated for a long period of time.

Suspect tires are those that have weakened wires

in the sidewall. They are the ones that have the potential to experience a deadly zipper rupture. Therefore, you must be cautious when inflating any tire.

Zippers can occur when a truck tire is remounted and inflated before being put back in service, either as a new retread or a new tire that has had a puncture re-pair. A safety gauge, to be sure, is absolutely required when inflating a truck tire. No exceptions, ever!

If a tire can “zipper”, you want it to happen inside a safety cage, otherwise the person inflating the tire can be seriously injured or even killed. As an added precaution, the tire should be 20% overinflated inside the safety cage to ensure that if the tire is going to rupture it will do so inside the cage. Better safe than sorry!

The Rubber Manufac-turers Association (RMA)

publishes a wall chart that explains the proper pro-cedure when inflating tires along with the proced-ures for checking tires for possible zipper ruptures. RMA can be contacted at www.rma.org to order wall charts. You can call RMA at 800.325.5005 and order Publication 33#2 23/95 “Inspection Procedures for Identification of Potential Zipper Ruptures in Steel Cord Radial Medium & Light Truck Tires plus Wall Chart.”

Always remember that the load is carried by air inside the tire. To prevent possible ruptures when a tire is put back into service as a retread or because of a puncture, always inflate the tire inside a safety cage and follow safety precautions.

Running underinflated tires with little or no air for extended periods of time will cause serious sidewall deflections, generate high amounts of heat and can

weaken the sidewall wires, leading to a possible zipper rupture.

Finally, using automatic tire inflation systems to ensure that your tires are always running at the rec-ommended tire inflation pressure is one approach to significantly reducing zipper ruptures from occur-ring in your fleet, whether one truck or a thousand.

Remember, safety cages save lives, and it may be yours!

For more information about zipper ruptures and the importance of proper tire maintenance for both retreads and new tires, send an email to info@retreadtire.org or call us at 831.646.5269 and we will send you a free packet of valuable information with our compliments.

Portions of this article appeared in a slightly dif-ferent form in the P.S.I. COMMERCIAL FLEET TIRE DIGEST.V

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caNaDiaN TruckiNg alliaNce

National Trucking Week 2014: Much to CelebrateBy DaViD BraDley, presiDeNT & ceO

Toronto, Ontario - One of the good things of sitting

in my chair as long as I have is the benefit of seeing how far things have come.

When I came up with the idea of National Truck-ing Week (NTW) all those years ago, I had no idea how things would go. It is most gratifying to see how the industry has em-braced the idea and made it their own. What started as a simple idea in the late 1990s, NTW spotlights the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of men and women - drivers, mechanics, dispatchers and others - who keep the country’s freight moving, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Even in tough times NTW remained a fixture on the industry calendar and is still go-ing strong. NTW 2014 ran throughout  the week of

(September 7-13) and it was worth celebrating.

They say hindsight is 20-20. I don’t know about that, but I do know the past, even the recent past, wasn’t always pretty and at times it seemed there may not have been much to celebrate. Not too many years ago, for example, the industry was grappling with the advent of one of the worst recessions in Canadian history. Freight volumes dried up and a cloud of uncertainty hung overhead. To survive car-riers had to respond ac-cordingly. It was not an easy time.

Today, with that storm in the rearview mirror, the industry today is for the most part leaner, smarter and more adaptable than ever before. It’s been a long time coming, but with freight in both Canada and the U.S. trending upwards and capacity tightening seemingly by the quarter,

there is more equilibrium in the marketplace and the winds appear to be shifting - finally - to the truckers’ advantage.

This is not only good for the companies but for the people who earn their living toiling every day to keep the freight mov-ing. The industry is more acutely aware of its human re-sources challenges than ever before and real efforts are underway to recruit and retain the quali-fied workers - drivers and all occupations - the industry needs now and in the future.

Admittedly, change can be slow and choppy. It will be resisted by some and too eagerly embraced by others. Regardless, I am convinced the future of the trucking industry is bright. But, we should never be complacent. The CTA Blue Ribbon Task

Force (BRTF) on the Driver Shortage held a mirror up to the industry and high-lighted the challenges the industry itself must rise to. It prepared a list of core values designed to guide

the de- velop-ment of human resources policies and practices of individual carriers. While focused on drivers, these are relevant to all the vari-ous occupations that exist in the industry. The BRTF is not going to solve all the problems or find solutions to all the challenges. But it has built a freeway that

the industry can catch a ride on.

There’s still much work to be done and it’s not too late to get on-board.  If your company has been considering making some changes that are consist-ent with the BRTF’s core

values, could there be a better time to im-

plement them than during NTW.

Various events across the coun-try brought the

trucking commun-ity and others togeth-

er to celebrate a job well done, to recognize those who make it hap-pen, and to promote the industry’s dedication to Canada’s economy, to environmental enhance-ment and as always to the highest standards of safety. Every company has its own unique way to show drivers and their families how much they’re appreciated.

This year, with the in-dustry’s pulse beating stronger, I hope the cele-brations were bigger and better than ever. And you don’t have to stop there. Don’t be afraid to show and tell everyone in your community how great our people are. Invite your mayor, local MP or prov-incial legislative repre-sentative to your company event, host ride ‘n drives, or take out an ad and write a letter to the editor at your local newspaper. By telling your story, you tell the story of the entire industry.

As I’ve said many times in the past, trucking is more than a job to most people in the industry. It is a way of life. It’s what makes this industry so special. I would like to personally thank all the re-markable men and women in trucking for a job well done. Know that you make us all proud.V

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Calculating your Working CapitalBy Bruce sayer

If you are running a trucking business you must have working

capital. Working capital is the measure of cash or liquid assets needed for day to day operation. By calculating your Working Capital you are able to determine your company’s ability to meet financial obligations.

Whether you pull a mod-erate amount of freight and invoice your custom-ers for $50,000.00, or if your company is having a banner month and in-voices $500,000.00 for your services, the principle

remains the same. As long as your business is able to cover the operating costs required to provide servi-ces, and those costs are less than your revenues, then you are operating a healthy and growing busi-ness. This calculation of current assets vs. current liabilities is termed “the Working Capital Ratio”. Successful companies that continue to grow and prosper maintain a ratio ranging between 1.5 and 2.0.

Determining your com-pany’s Working Capital is absolutely essential in determining the overall

health of your business. It is a simple calculation:

Current Assets - Cur-rent Liabilities = Working Capital

Example: $50,000 (Cur-rent Assets) - $24,000 (Current Liabilities) = $26,000 (Working Capital)

Determining current ratio:

Current Assets / Current Liabilities = Working Cap-ital Ratio

Example: $50,000 (Cur-rent Assets) / $24,000 (Current Liabilities) = 2.08 (Working Capital Ratio)

In the above example, this trucking company has a positive working capital

of $26,000.00 to sustain operations and continue to operate the business. Its working capital ratio of 2.08 indicates that this is a healthy business with sufficient liquidity to meet ongoing financial obliga-tions.

A key component of the above two formulas is “Current Assets”. These assets include; accounts receivable, prepaid ex-penses, inventory, secur-ities and other such items. For trucking companies, among the most valu-able of these assets are your Accounts Receiv-able Invoices. All trucking

companies have to offer their customers a credit period that may vary from 30 to 60 days. In some cases, this period gets ex-tended to 90 days or more. Meanwhile, your trucking company needs to pay its ongoing costs of fuel, payroll, overhead, taxes and more just to keep trucks rolling and pulling freight. For this, ongoing liquidity is a major need. Factoring your invoices for immediate cash solves this problem.

A freight factoring com-pany, such as Accutrac Capital, specializes in of-fering tailored services to meet the rigorous de-mands of the transporta-tion industry. Factoring services provide cash to trucking companies when they most need it … every day.

When searching to find the right invoice factoring company for your trucking business, look for a reput-able Factor that under-stands your business. Not all factoring companies provide the same range of services. The best choice is to select a factoring company that not only provides simple, conven-ient and immediate access

to your money, but also additional services de-signed to save you money. Accutrac Capital delivers unique financing solutions for your trucking company: load advances, fuel dis-counts, equipment finan-cing, discounted currency exchange and much more.

Most trucking companies have cash flow challenges, thereby finding themselves in a tight spot if customers delay payments. These common problems in-clude; poor credit quality resulting in high levels of bad debt, and insufficient funds to sustain ongoing operations. It is estimated that 15-20% of all trucking companies utilize the ser-vices of a factoring com-pany to improve accounts receivable management and cash flow. The most successful of these busi-nesses choose a factoring company that understands the transportation industry and provides real value to support your company’s bottom line.

For more information about invoice factoring, additional cost saving ser-vices, AR management and free credit search, visit: AccutracCapital.com.V

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BusiNess iNsuraNce maTTers

Driverless Vehicles May Be in Your Future

By liNDa cOlgaN

Reading about the new concept cars/trucks that have

driverless features seems very intriguing but almost surreal. Those days sitting by the T.V. and watching shows like the Jetson’s once seemed unfathom-able. How could robots hand you the paper, how could cars fly? All so in-triguing but we are at the cusp of a new wave of travel. Driverless.

When I was watching the videos I felt in awe of technology and how it has catapulted us into this century. But within a short period of time the questions soon appeared on many levels. This inven-tion will affect our future and change the landscape forever. Humans inevitably will always make mistakes, but what about technol-ogy? We are leaving driver-less cars into the “hands” of computer chips which also are known to malfunc-tion. When humans control vehicles there is no doubt that accidents don’t just happen, they are caused. People cause accidents, but there is also the alterna-tive; when in a dangerous position a person’s reaction can avoid or even divert disaster.

What happens when a

vehicle malfunctions that is driverless? There is no doubt there will be systems in force to override the en-gine and computer system, but will the “driver” be able to respond in time to avoid an accident? Will the “driv-er” even be awake to seize control of the vehicle? Who would be responsible in the event of an accident? The “driver,” the manufacturer, or the company responsible for the computer part that may have malfunctioned? Who will determine what exact part failed?

Even deeper, will we need to be licensed if the vehicle drives itself? It takes experi-ence to learn how to react in various types of weather conditions. How will a car “learn” to react to two feet of snow, black ice, or even the danger of high winds through mountains? People will become complacent and not have the experi-ence of driving in these ad-verse weather conditions. So what will happen when a car malfunctions? How will the “driver” learn not to overcompensate or man-euver their way through a perilous situation?

What will happen to all the licensing bureaus? No longer will people need to learn how to drive, so will these licensing facilities be needed? What about mech-anics? A whole new edu-cation process lies before them with the introduction of driverless technology.

Then I think about trans-portation and trucks that will be driverless. Who could ever have imagined this could be in our future? I was reading an article on how the US is not embra-cing the driverless vehicles for the fear it would be used

for mal intent and leave the U.S. vulnerable. It would be foolish not to be con-cerned that terrorists would override computers on the trucks and manipulate the vehicles from being a meth-od of transportation into one large lethal weapon.

Currently we have a shortage of drivers in North America - using driver-less vehicles would be

embraced by many com-panies as a solution to an unresolved issue in our industry. But then think of the economy and how this would reap disastrous results.

It seems so far away but the 2030 target for this technology and the 200 billion dollar auto industry is not going to bend over mere concerns the general

public have. Their focus is on profit and molding the future into bigger and better things. This will definitely be a sight to see. I believe driverless cars on the 401 in rush hour traf-fic will grant many people the additional hour sleep on their way to work in the comforts of their own vehicles, but I don’t think I would want to be in Kansas

in a tornado with a test vehicle!

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

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Mack® MP7® 405SE Unveiled

Greensboro, North Carolina – Mack Trucks unveiled its

newest integrated power-train offering, the Mack® MP7® 405 Super Econo-dyne (SE). Available with 405 horsepower and 1,560 lb.-ft. of torque, the MP7 405SE boosts fuel effi-ciency while delivering all the power required to get

the job done.The Super Econodyne

system is designed with all-Mack proprietary com-ponents for a complete Mack Pedigree™ Power-train. The MP7 engine, Mack mDRIVE™ automat-ed manual transmission (AMT), Mack proprietary drive axles and Mack’s cus-tom software work seam-

lessly as an integrated package providing indus-try-leading fuel efficiency without compromising power or performance.

The lightweight MP7 of-fers an outstanding power-to-weight ratio, ideal for maximizing payloads. Available in Mack Pin-nacle™ models, the Green-house Gas 2014-certified

MP7 405SE is ideal for regional and bulk haul applications up to 80,000 pounds on predominantly flat terrain and up to 70,000 pounds on rolling hills.

The Mack MP7 405SE is available now for order.

For more information about Mack, visit our web-site at www.macktrucks.com.V

mack Trucks introduces the mack® mp8® 505c+ engine. The

mp8 505c+ is ideal for long-haul applications and those

requiring the power to easily conquer mountainous terrain.

mack Trucks

Mack Adds MP8® 505C+ to Engine Lineup

Greensboro, North Carolina – De-signed for custom-

ers seeking a powerful high-performing 13-liter engine, Mack Trucks is pleased to announce its newest powertrain offering – the Mack® MP8® 505C+.

Built on the 13-liter MP8 engine platform, the MP8 505C+ offers 505 horse-power and 1,860 lb.-ft. of torque. The MP8 505C+ delivers the maximum amount of torque in all gears to maximize fuel efficiency, as well as the

customer’s return on in-vestment. The MP8 505C+ is ideal for long-haul ap-plications and those re-quiring the muscle to eas-ily conquer mountainous terrain.

“This engine is all about power and performance,” said Roy Horton, Mack Director of Product Mar-keting. “The MP8 505C+ is an excellent option for customers seeking a low-er-displacement engine, which saves weight and improves fuel economy, but one that can also read-

ily manage heavy loads across rigorous terrain.”

The MP8 505 C+ is avail-able in the Mack Pinnacle™ Axle Forward and Axle Back models. The Pinnacle model is designed for dur-able over-the-road hauling with a Mack Advantage™ chassis to optimize pay-load. The Pinnacle model delivers near-zero emis-sions through the com-bination of the MP8 engine and Mack ClearTech™ SCR technology.

The MP Engine Series also is designed with fewer

parts, offering operators an engine that’s built to last.

“The MP8 505C+ builds on Mack’s longstanding commitment to customiz-ing solutions to best fulfill a customer’s needs,” Horton said. “The MP8 505C+ of-fers the power you need packaged in a fuel-efficient and cost-effective way.”

The Mack MP8 505C+ is available now for order and delivery.

For more information about Mack, visit our web-site at www.macktrucks.com.V

mack Trucks introduces the mack® mp7® 405 super

econodyne engine. available in mack pinnacle™ models.

keepiNg yOur Vehicles cleaN

Is the Cost of Water on Your Mind?

By Jack JacksON

Over the past 20 years we have addressed many

questions, the most im-portant being the cost of different cleaning meth-ods.

Most customers are on the municipal water grid. Therefore, they are paying for water that is drinking quality water and using it to wash vehicles. A cubic meter of water equals 265 US gallons and a cubic foot equals 7.5 US gallons.

Municipalities issue a fixed monthly charge and then a monthly usage fee based on consumption, and of course sewage charges. Most sewer charges con-sist of consumption char-ges, with some actually imposing an additional cost for sewer discharge.

So how do you figure your cost of water to wash? It depends on your method of washing.

Hand Washing with a Pressure Washer uses 4-5 gallons of water per minute. If staff takes 15 minutes to wash a vehicle they are using 60 to 75 gallons of water. Costs on average are $0.01 per gal-lon so it would be $0.60 – $0.75 to wash that vehicle.

Hand washing with a Regular Hose uses 17 gal-lons of water per minute. A 15 minute wash works out to 255 gallons or $2.55

per wash.Automatic Washes water

use varies from as low as 5 gallons per minute to 300 gallons per minute. A 15 minute wash would cost $0.75 to $45 (although automatic washes do not take this long). This range depends on the equipment used and the recycling systems available.

The best scenario is an automatic machine with brushes that use much less water (and chemicals) since the brushes do the cleaning. Depending on your machine, you can pay as low as $0.10 per wash.

The worst case scenario is an automatic wash that is touchless with no water recycling. A 300 gallon-a-minute machine that takes 5 minutes for the complete cycle (without chemical costs) will use 1,500 gallons of water,

costing $15.00.Take a scenario where

60 trucks are washed daily using an automatic wash. By reducing the time of washing to 2 minutes at $0.01/gallon, their cost of water to wash per day is $6.00. Compare that to using other devices: by hand with a pressure washer – $24.00 per day, by hand hose – $153.00 per day and by auto-matic touchless machine –$900.00 per day. Where do you fit?

Water costs vary across North America due to the degree of municipal debt, not the degree of water consumption. Based on the first ever water report by a city in North America, completed by circleof-blue.org, the costs (for household use per month) ranged from $0.01 per gallon to as high as $0.04

per gallon. Now multiply the dollar amount above by 4 and the cost is very substantial.

Water consumption has continued to decrease across North America; however, it’s a catch 22 scenario. Less water use means less revenue for the municipalities. The issue is replacement of aging infrastructures to ensure the capacity of water can continue to be supplied, coupled with increasing costs of wages, chemicals and mainten-ance.

This is frustrating to most businesses as they continue to seek ways to reduce water usage, yet their monthly costs continue to increase. It is estimated by USA Today (Sept. 27th, 2012 article “Rising Water Rates”); the cost of infrastructure debt

has risen from $1,012 in 2006 to $1,611 per cus-tomer in 2011. The ex-pectation is for increases in water charges from 5% to 15% every year, on-going across North Amer-ica to service the expected $1 trillion dollars required to service the aging infra-structure over the next 20 years.

With the cost of water continuing to increase it will become a big part of everyone’s business expenses. How do you determine your costs and what are your best meth-ods to wash?

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

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crOss BOrDer serVices

News From the Borders

By DaWN Truell

Some ports of entry may seem so non suspect for things

such as smuggling, the smaller ones such as the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec port of entry. Well, on August 20, 2014 15,330 kilograms of contraband tobacco was discovered by CBSA Officers. Caught in a semi-trailer, this truck driver was referred for a complete secondary examination where the 15,330 kilograms of bulk tobacco was found hid-

den behind boxes of fresh vegetables. The driver was arrested by the RCMP for smuggling.

A Brantford, Ontario truck driver, Craig Moses, 52, recently plead guilty for unloading chicken that was not authorized to stay in Canada which is a violation of the Customs Act. The chicken was supposed to be dropped off in the U.S.A. Twice while driving his tractor-trailer loads of frozen chicken through Canada and shortcutting through Michigan and New York, the driver chose to un-load some of the chicken onto a trailer in Hamilton, Ontario, meaning that the chicken had entered the Canadian market without being inspected, a clear health risk to Canadian consumers, and a loss of tax revenue since the sale went to illegal importers. Moses was fined $20,000. He also had a seal that

should have remained intact while en route in Canada but was found broken during the illegal unloading. Moses was un-aware that officers across Ontario had been watch-ing his truck from Sarnia to Hamilton and he was observed conducting this illegal unloading. Moses no longer works as a transport truck driver and the possible impact on the

Canadian food safety is irreparable.

A random pu l lover search of a semi-truck by the California High-way Patrol uncovered $3 million worth of cocaine in the Panama Lane at Highway 99 in Bakers-field, California. The truck driver, Tsoi Jee-Leung from Ontario, Canada was arrested by the CHP after the officers, along with

their trusted police dog, found 83 kilograms of cocaine in his truck.

Let’s not leave the air-port out of this smuggling picture. 37.5 kilograms of cocaine were discov-ered, hidden in three shipments of machine parts from Panama at the Toronto Pearson Airport recently. CBSA officers arrested four people after a multi-agency investiga-tion. Philmore Jarvis, 47, Michelle Maraj, 36, and Wilson Jaramillo, 37, all from Mississauga, and Vernon Bouillion, 38, of Milton were charged with importing a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of traf-ficking. Guess they didn’t get the memo that drug smuggling and trafficking is illegal.

Speaking of memos, I guess the Americans haven’t yet received their memo that smug-gling guns into Canada

is illegal. Lowell Edwin Nickerson, a 60 year old Florida resident, was caught trying to smuggle a loaded revolver through the port of Winkler, Mani-toba. CBSA examined Nickerson’s car on July 19, 2014 and found a loaded .22 caliber revolver under his driver’s seat. He was arrested and two days later found guilty of two counts under the cus-toms act. Nickerson was ordered to pay a $13,000 fine and was sentenced to three days in jail. Next time, sir, please keep your guns at home.

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

cBsa Officers discovered 15,330 kilograms of bulk tobacco

in a semi-trailer hidden behind boxes of fresh vegetables.

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DriVeWyze

Drivewyze & ALK Team to Combine Weigh Station Bypass Service

Burlingame, Cali-f o r n i a – A L K Technologies and

Drivewyze™ is pleased to announce a collaboration to integrate their mobile app technologies for pro-fessional truck drivers.

ALK Technologies offers CoPilot® Truck™, a GPS navigation app designed specifically for profes-sional truck drivers. Drive-wyze provides PreClear, a mobile-based weigh sta-tion bypass service.

“The Drivewyze and CoPilot Truck apps already complement each other very well, enabling drivers

to enjoy both navigation and bypass services dir-ectly on a single smart-phone or tablet, saving them time and money. By integrating the two applications, Drivewyze and CoPilot Truck users can enjoy an even more seamless exper ience when the apps are used in tandem, offering truck and fleet operators even more benefits,” said Brian Heath, President and CEO of Drivewyze. “We’re excited about what’s in store for CoPilot Truck app users.”

“We’re delighted to be

partnering with such an innovative company in the transportation space,” said David Quin, Vice President at ALK Tech-nologies. “The Drivewyze PreClear app provides significant value to profes-sional drivers and we’re eager to share their tech-nology with our custom-ers to help them safely move more freight and be successful in their jobs.”

In addition to the in-tegration between their apps, both companies have agreed to work together on marketing initiatives.

The CoPilot Truck app offers voice-guided, truck-specific GPS navigation for professional drivers through iPhone, iPad and Android devices via the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Drivewyze PreClear, which leverages cellular networks and the Internet to add tran-sponder-like function-ality to mobile devices, is a subscription-based weigh station bypass ser-vice available on Android and iOS-based tablets or smartphones. The bypass service starts at $15.75 per vehicle per month with free trial offers and vol-ume discounts available.

Drivewyze Inc. is the smart mobility services

company for the transpor-tation industry. Drivewyze and its sister company, Intelligent Imaging Sys-tems Inc., are on a mis-sion to revolutionize the delivery of highway safety and transportation man-agement through world-class products, systems and services. Drivewyze serves commercial drivers and fleets with innovative trucking apps such as Drivewyze Weigh Station Heads Up and Drivewyze PreClear Bypass service. Learn more about Drive-wyze at www.drivewyze.com.

ALK Technologies, a Trimble Company and global leader in GeoLo-gistics® solutions and

navigation software, is focused on developing innovative solutions for transportation, logistics, mobile workforces and consumers. Product lines include award-winning CoPilot®, a leading source of GPS navigation soft-ware for fleets, mobile operators , hardware OEMs, systems integra-tors, professional drivers and consumers. ALK’s PC*MILER® is widely rec-ognized as the transpor-tation industry standard for routing, mileage and mapping.

For more information on ALK Technologies, visit: www.alk.com or follow us at: www.twitter.com/ALKTech.V

aNNOuNcemeNT

FTR Partnership with Internet Truckstop

Indianapolis, Indiana - On the morning of September 9, 2014

at the opening of FTR’s Annual Transportation

Conference in Indian-apolis, FTR and Internet Truckstop announced a new strategic industry partnership.

The new FTR and In-ternet Truckstop alliance will bring unprecedented market analysis and speci-ficity for both contract and spot freight segments by region and by trailer type. Combining the millions of load transactions gathered by Internet Truckstop with the forecasting and ana-lytical capabilities of FTR, offers a unique picture of the current balance of sup-ply and demand between locations. Using these new tools, carrier and ship-per planners will be able to  base annual forecasts on conditions for all truck types and all regions.

“ Internet Truckstop is an ideal partner for this venture,” said Eric Starks,  President of FTR. “FTR’s forecasting ac-curacy has always been based on disciplined data. Internet Truckstop pro-

vides us extraordinary data, which  enables us to provide more focused solutions to the industry.”

“We are excited to part-ner with FTR to help cus-tomers thrive in a data-driven industry,” said Scott Moscrip, CEO of Inter-net Truckstop. “Working together we’ll deliver new solutions that connect the expert forecasting and analytical  capabilities of FTR with the rich data of Internet Truckstop, pro-viding valuable data tools to help our customers succeed.”

FTR and Internet Truck-stop will be providing planning and forecasting products  to accomplish four significant benefits to subscribers: timely region-al data for  capacity and demand; access to com-bined contract and spot market data;  simplified planning with advanced analytics on spot market economics; and spot mar-ket forecasts for the first time in the industry.V

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sTreTchiNg yOur miles

EOBM & the FutureBy peTer FiTzgeralD

Please excuse my d o u b t s a b o u t OOIDA’s (Owner-

Operator Independent Drivers Association) abil-ity to stop universal Elec-tronic On Board Monitor (EOBM) technology ap-plications. It’s not that they aren’t motivated or funded. I just don’t think the judges want to hear what they have to say. I hope they are successful, I truly do, but my skepti-cism has squeezed out my optimism.

Since I drive flat deck and haul oversize and over dimensional the EOBM’s will affect me more than most. Deck work has just way too many unknown variables to project the EOBM’s impact. The ef-ficiencies it brings will be primarily found in carrier DOT audits and adminis-trative costs, not in driver/operator operations.

Some have estimated

efficiency drops as high as 25% in decking. In some sectors, say pin to pin, the efficiency may not be affected at all. Its impact will be controversial in the industry as some sectors require rate adjustments while others do not.

The impact on operators will be substantial enough to move to the next ques-tion. Will operators even-tually have to be paid by the hour for their equip-ment? The answer is still unknown but the pressure is mounting. When oper-ators have to contend with things which are beyond their control, sooner or later someone is going to have to pay.

There are just too many loads that require operator ingenuity and motiva-tion. Certain sectors of the trucking industry would grind to a halt if operators would just evaporate into company drivers. Some sectors may not even

notice a change if oper-ators disappeared, but some customers would be forced to put up with ser-ious service and support challenges if all operators turned company. This isn’t a slam on company driv-ers; it’s only an explana-tion of the human condi-tion… without adequately focused rewards people are just not automatically motivated.

Hourly rates will be ne-cessary in certain sectors. In some instances the paper trail will be invoiced directly from the EOBR’s. Specialized freight will probably not be quoted in absolute dollars but in “billable hours”. Then reputation of carriers will be built on the efficiency of averages. Average cost per load will be evaluated by shippers and rejected if too high. Everything would become subject-ive. How come carrier A can haul the same load

in 18 hours when carrier B consistently averages 20.5? Is this really what we want the industry to look like, European style clock punching? Some surely do. I don’t.

Operators are no longer being the captains of their own land ships, they be-come just clock punchers. The colorful art is replaced by the black and white paperweight. My love for the craft is being squeezed out, drop by drop. There comes a point when it’s

not worth the effort any more. Then who’s going to bring things to the market?

But enough whining; there will always be the open road, the hum of the engine, the whistle of the turbo. Some things may just have to be done for the numbers rather than the craft. Hopefully there will be sectors where real talent will still be re-warded.

Peter Fitzgerald lives in Steinbach, Manitoba, an Owner Operator hauling

specialty flat deck. He contributes on behalf of Making Your Miles Count productions. You can view his articles and other free visual and POD cast re-sources at thrconsulting.ca. Peter’s e-mail address is peter@thrconsulting.ca. THR Consulting Group Inc. is an accounting and con-sulting firm specializing in Lease/Owner Operators. You can further research related topics at thrcon-sulting.blogspot.com or call at 877.987.9787.V

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keNWOrTh Truck cOmpaNy

Kenworth T880 Outstanding Ontario Log Hauler

Englehart, Ontario - Steven Nychuk and his company’s

drivers must be prepared for just about anything.

As an excavating and log hauling company based in Englehart, Ontario, Ste-ven Nychuk Excavating’s trucks routinely hit deep potholes and hard knobs and climb or descend steep hills when delivering logs from contract sales on Crown forest lands in On-tario’s boreal forest region to area mills. Nychuk’s trucks haul various spe-cies of logs including jack pine, white birch and bal-sam fir as a subcontractor for other contractors with loggers, skidders and other logging equipment out in the woods.

When haul ing logs, Nychuk trucks average about three trips per day, generally at a gross weight of 57,000 kilograms or about 125,000 pounds on each trip. The trucks

also pull over-dimension-al loads on float trailers with four or five axles. The over-dimensional loads generally consist of the company’s own loaders or various equipment for road building and paving contractors.

The company recently took delivery of its first Kenworth T880, equipped with air suspension, a 52-inch sleeper, a 500-hp PAC-CAR MX-13 engine and an 18-speed transmission. The T880 is assigned to his father-in-law, Carson Presseault.

For more than 25 years, Nychuk has relied on Ken-worth trucks, and local Kenworth dealer Timmins Kenworth and New Lis-keard Kenworth in north-ern Ontario to assist the company in choosing the right specifications for those trucks. The company operates a fleet made up of three tractors, including the new T880, to haul logs

and equipment and three straight trucks with dump bodies to haul gravel and aggregate. Its usual Ken-worth truck of choice, the Kenworth T800, a popular mainstay in the logging industry, has provided the company a stout, reliable platform for years.

While logging companies are typically hesitant to try something new, Nychuk gave the Kenworth T880 a try at the recommendation of Timmins Kenworth.

But the biggest dif-ferences with the Ken-worth T880 that’s caught Nychuk’s attention, and the attention of other logging truck operators, involve the productivity gains its new features offer. Its lar-ger panoramic windshield allows the driver to see more of the road.

“One of the major rea-sons I bought the Ken-worth T880 was its sim-plified wiring harnesses,” Nychuk added.

Nychuk also appreciates the performance of the 500-hp PACCAR MX-13 engine. It offers all the torque and horsepower drivers need to pull heavy loads even though it has a smaller displacement than the standard 15-liter en-gine the company typically chooses.

“The Kenworth T880 has a shorter sleeper - 52-inch instead of 60-inch, but it still feels a lot bigger,” he added. “When Carson

moves between the seats, he can actually stand up. It’s a much more comfort-able work environment for him.”

Its larger panoramic windshield allows the driver to see more of the road. And though it may seem simple, drivers really like the truck’s new mirror set-up, Nychuk said.

Nychuk said his company generally replaces trucks, which travel an average of about 120,000 kilom-

eters annually, every three years. Having good equip-ment that not only looks good, but also provides reliable service to con-tractors is key to the com-pany’s success. Nychuk said the typical high resale value of a Kenworth truck makes it easier to follow through on that aggressive trade cycle.

Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.ken-worth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.V

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eDiTOrial

Assessing the Costs of FrackingBy marek krasuski

The state of Okla-homa has been shaken up in re-

cent weeks with a spate of earthquakes more common to earthquake-prone areas of the coun-try than to this region traditionally noted for tornadoes. The reason for the tremors, according to some scientists and to the lawyers who are suing energy providers for dam-age caused to citizens, is the fracking process, a method of extracting gas, and more recently oil, by shattering rocks deep underground. Fracking itself is not the problem. Rather, it’s the high pres-sure water injected deep into the earth’s crevices that causes instability to the earth’s crust, re-sulting in tremors. Closer to home, Canada’s scien-tists are also looking at the process, particularly in the fracking areas of the country, namely Brit-ish Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and the North-west Territories.

Fracking is a contro-versial issue, but one which potentially impacts the trucking industry in significant measure. The Organization for Eco-nomic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says that newer extrac-tion methods, including fracking, will increase oil and gas supplies and sig-nificantly reduce prices. The OECD predicts that oil will stay well below the $100 per barrel mark in 2020; this in contrast to assessments that, with-out advanced extraction methods, oil would spike at $200 per barrel.

Cheaper oil prices are good news for the truck-ing industry. Even better is the transition to natural gas alternatives which of-fer greater fuel economy. The sale of heavy duty trucks that run on natural gas has risen from 1 per-cent to about 5 percent. Some national carriers already under transition predict that 30 percent of

their fleets could be run-ning natural gas trucks within five years. Natural gas is relatively cheap and is less harmful to the en-vironment, producing less carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and sulfur pol-lution compared to its gas and diesel counterparts. The biggest challenge is the lack of fuelling sta-tions required for refilling.

Beyond lower fuel prices brought on by new ex-traction methods for oil and gas, trucking benefits in other ways with the development of new busi-ness opportunities. Rail cars and tanker trucks are required to transport water, sand and cement to exploration sites, and later to ship the extracted oil and gas from well-heads to refineries. Mil-lions of gallons of water are required for each site, providing abundant shipping opportunities for railways and carriers alike. It is estimated that 400 tanker trucks are needed to carry water and supplies to each well site. The US alone has over 500,000 natural gas wells.

But as every silver lining is enveloped by a cloud, the benefits of fracking are offset by warnings from naysayers that the environment is adversely affected. Aside from man-made earthquakes like those in Oklahoma last month, there are addi-t ional consequences. Fracking entails injecting fluid at extremely high pressures to fracture shale rocks in order to release the natural gas inside. The water is mixed with sand and up to 600 chemicals to complete the fracking procedure in each well. Statistics say 360 billion gallons of chemicals are required to run America’s current wells. Critics argue that the potential for spills of this toxic mix brings with it the potential of con-taminating groundwater supplies. Indeed, it is re-ported that methane con-centrations are  17 times

higher  in drinking-water supplies near fractur-ing sites than in normal wells.

Other health problems are also a consideration. Toxic substances and waste water have been linked to a variety of negative health effects. Environment America says, “The National In-stitute of Occupational Safety and Health recent-ly warned that workers may be at elevated risk of contracting the lung disease silicosis from inhalation of silica dust at fracking sites.” Atmos-pheric changes also occur as VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are released into the air, creating con-taminated air and acid rain.

An insatiable need for abundant and afford-able energy, particularly in trucking where ex-cessive operating costs can drive away carriers, comes at a price. No one can realistically expect the extraction of oil and gas reserves to stop, but calls for restraint and responsibility are emi-nently reasonable. Here in Canada the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is addressing the risk of seismic activ-ity. It released a state-ment saying: “Industry is contributing $500,000 over five years to improve seismic monitoring in northeastern B.C. This funding has helped to increase the number of monitoring stations to eight from two. Also, natural gas producers developed an operating practice that addresses anomalous seismicity. It is designed to establish monitoring, mitigation and response proced-ures to avoid or minimize any adverse effects of induced seismicity as-sociated with hydraulic fracturing. This practice applies nationally.”

In addition, there are calls from industry watch-ers demanding greater regulation over fracking

and greater accountabil-ity from energy compan-ies to underwrite the costs required to remediate en-vironmental damage, ad-dress economic impacts and take responsibility for

fracking-related health problems in surrounding communities.

We all stand to benefit from unleashing greater amounts of gas and oil reserves made possible

by fracking, but the as-sociated costs need to be well documented and minimized to the greatest extent possible for the return on investment to be worthwhile.V

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DriVer shOrTage

"Not Paying More Ain't Gonna Fly"

The escalating truck driver shortage is leading to carriers

scrambling to fill seats ahead of the fall peak shipping season while likely sparking sharp in-creases in transportation pricing for shippers.

According to a Jour-nal of Commerce report, shippers are beginning to notice that there are

plenty of trailers ready to receive their freight, but not enough trucks and drivers to pull them just as the biggest freight season is about to get underway.

Many large carriers in both the U.S. and Canada have already “signaled … to shippers to help finance a significant boost in driv-er pay (by) raising rates by higher percentage levels,”

than last year.Sometime in this quar-

ter, Swift Transportation - the continent’s largest carrier - will give drivers the biggest pay increase in the company’s his-tory. “If current driver shortages continue, driver wages may continue to increase, but probably not to the extent of the increase we are giving

this year to our drivers,” said Richard Stocking, president and COO in a recent conference call.

Even with driver com-pensation spiking ahead of the peak shipping sea-son, carriers continue to have trouble convincing drivers to climb behind the wheel. With turnover at large truckload carriers above 90 percent, there’s

a strong suspicion that most companies aren’t recruiting new drivers to the business, but luring experienced drivers from competitors, instead, re-ports JOC.

In April, Kevin Knight, Chairman and CEO of Knight Transportation, said carriers must raise driver wages 15 to 25 percent over the next few years to stay competitive.

“We are very aggressive-ly taking a large portion of what we’re able to receive in terms of rates and mak-ing sure that we give that to our driving associates,” Knight said. “Our goal is to continue beyond this path over the next two to three years to make sure that we’re competitive as far as what the job should pay and also as compared to other industries.”

Trucking wages have increased much more slowly than the aver-age U.S. salary, and the trucking industry hasn’t kept pace with changes in workforce expectations that have made truck driv-ing a less attractive career choice for the young-er workers the industry needs. Instead, trucking stuck with a 1990s model and, in some cases, 1990s pay.

Mike Regan, Chief of Re-lationship Development at TranzAct Technologies and advocacy chair for shipper group NASSTRAC, says he expects a shift in how the supply chain pays and accommodates driv-ers in the coming years. “When you have a situa-tion where your inventory gets up and walks out the door every day, that situa-tion needs to change.”

“There’s no question, rates are going to rise,” Regan said. “The chal-lenge for trucking com-panies is creating a com-pensation structure that allows them to retain drivers but still get the rates they need from ship-pers to basically justify higher wages.”

“I think it’s a good en-vironment to be a truck-

ing company right now, if you’re a smart trucking company,” Regan said. “That driver pool is a very important asset.”

Truckload carriers are at the point where they can cherry-pick freight, hauling loads that offer the best return and refus-ing others. That means shippers had to dig deeper into their book of business to find carriers who would haul their freight, and delays probably added to costs, explains JOC.

There is still some de-bate, however, whether the second-quarter freight surge that followed earlier harsh winter restrictions on freight movement will carry through to the fall, or whether the peak sea-son will be as strong as some predict - especially as many companies seem to have shipped product early.

John Larkin, Managing Director of Stifel’s Trans-portation and Logistics Research Group, is one analyst who is a bit re-served in predicting a peak season surge. “With food inflation, rising lo-cal taxes, rising health care costs, and stagnant wages - the average (con-sumer) is cutting back on consumption,” JOC reports him as writing to investors.

Regardless, as long as freight demand in the second half exceeds year-earlier levels, shippers need to prepare for rising costs, or find ways to miti-gate them by cooperating more closely with carri-ers and seeking different modal options, JOC notes.

At the end of the day, shippers with lean inven-tories may have to choose between higher upfront transportation costs and the cost of not delivering product to a customer or putting it on a shelf when needed, says Regan.

“You balance that out,” Regan said, “and not pay-ing more ain’t gonna fly.”

A r t i c l e c o u r t e s y o f O n t a r i o T r u c k i n g Association.V

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Vipal ruBBer cOrpOraTiON

Vipal Offers Special Tread for Snow

Vipal Rubber is a Brazilian com-pany with high

quality products that meet the specific needs of fleet managers around the world. It is the leading retreading company in Latin America and one of the most important manu-facturers of tyre retreading products in the world. The company develops specific products for the realities of over 90 countries where it is present. An example of this is the VT160 tread, which is specially made for snow and markets that face more severe winters, such as in North America and Europe.

Produced to provide in-creased durability in severe

weather conditions, the VT160 is special because of its adhesion potential on roads with heavy snow, providing more rolling sta-bility and safety for heavy vehicles. It is highly adapt-able, and perfect for facing different weather condi-tions and terrain all in the same trip. Its design allows for auto-cleaning, with an angulation that prevents the retention of soil debris, such as snow and rocks.

Vipal’s main markets are in Europe, Latin America and the United States. In order to meet the needs of each location, which include technical require-ments and cultural, geo-graphic and legal differ-ences, the company in-

vests in developing specific products to perform in different regions. In addi-tion, they maintain au-thorized tyre retreaders, permanent regional teams and distribution centres in strategic locations in order to provide support to their international clients. This allows Vipal to hold a prominent position in

countries such as Spain, Bosnia, Croatia, the United Kingdom and Portugal.

Currently, in addition to its three factories in Bra-zil, Vipal has distribution centres in Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Australia, three in the United States (Flor-ida, Virginia and Califor-nia), Mexico and Colom-bia. It also has branches in

Spain, Australia, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, as well as the Vipal Overseas office, which works with Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Vipal Rubber - www.vi-pal.com  - was founded in 1973, in Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul. With 3,000 employees, the com-

pany has two factories in Nova Prata and one in Feira de Santana in Bahia, which add up to a total of 160,000 m2 in industrial facilities and three distribu-tion centres in Brazil. The company exports to every continent and has distribu-tion centres in South and North America, Europe and Australia.V

keNWOrTh Trucks

Kenworth Now Offers New Alcoa Ultra ONE Wheel

Kirkland, Wash-i n g t o n - Ke n -worth Class 8 and

medium duty trucks now are available with the new Alcoa Ultra ONE™ wheel, the latest in wheel innova-tion, strength and light weight.

The 22.5-inch by 8.25-inch Ultra ONE wheel is made of the proprietary Alcoa MagnaForce™ alloy. Compared to its existing alloy wheel, the Ultra ONE offers a 17 percent in-crease in strength, weighs

just 40 pounds for an addi-tional 5-pound weight savings, and maintains the same 7,400-pound load and 130 psi inflation rat-ings, according to Alcoa. The Ultra ONE wheel also is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel wheels of the same size.

The new wheel is avail-able on Kenworth trucks in all of Alcoa’s popular finish options, including Dura-Bright®, Dura-Flange®, Mirror Polish, Clean Buff and Brush.

For more information, visit your Kenworth dealer or go to Alcoa’s website (www.alcoawheels.com).

Kenworth Truck Com-pany is the manufacturer

of The World’s Best® heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PAC-CAR company.V

gOODyear

Wingfoot One Selected as Winning Name for New Goodyear Blimp

Akron, Ohio - Wing-foot One has been selected as the

name for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest airship, the com-pany is pleased to an-nounce.

Wingfoot One was se-lected from nearly 15,000 names submitted in an on-line public contest that started four months ago. A panel of Goodyear judges narrowed the submissions to 10 finalists before a final round of public voting determined the name of the newest addition to the Goodyear fleet of airships.

With nearly 35 percent of

the public vote, Wingfoot One received the most votes of the 10 finalists, and will take its place in Goodyear airship history as the name connected with the first of a new generation of state-of-art airships.

Wingfoot One was sub-mitted by Akron resident Charlotte White who will receive a day of activities with Wingfoot One. The other nine finalists who submitted names will re-ceive a set of Goodyear tires.

Goodyear’s use of the Wingfoot trademark dates back to 1901 when the

company first used it in advertising to promote the launch of its new Straight Side tire. Inspired by a stat-ue of the Roman god Mer-cury in his home, Good-year co-founder Frank Seiberling conceived of the idea of using the Wingfoot trade mark as a symbol of the company’s global ambitions.

The new blimp is in the final stages of flight test-ing and will be officially christened in a ceremony by Robin Roberts, the award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Good Mor-ning America,” long-time ESPN sportscaster and

successful author. She will christen The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest blimp - Wingfoot One - on Saturday, August 23, in Suffield, Ohio.

After the christening, Wingfoot One will travel the United States and take its place as a fixture over the country’s biggest sport-ing, news and entertain-ment events.

Wingfoot One is a semi-rigid, Zeppelin model LZ N07-101 assembled at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake airship hangar.

During its long oper-ational history, Goodyear has built more than 300

lighter-than-air vehicles, including two large rigid airships - the U.S.S. Macon and U.S.S. Akron. This is the first semi-rigid air-ship to be built in the 95-year history of Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake hangar.

The new airship model replaces the previous “GZ-20A” model that flew for 45 years.

For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.good-year.com/corporate.V

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Tires & Wheels

phillips iNDusTries

Award-Winning Swivel Technology for Liftgate Sockets

Santa Fe Springs, California – Phil-lips Industries has

introduced single and dual pole liftgate sockets with the swivel and auto-matic disconnect fea-tures of their award win-ning STA-DRY® S7™. The new S1™ and S2™ Single

and Dual Pole Swivel Sockets are designed to extend the life of the lift-gate charging cable and socket by offering cable strain relief near the base of the plug and eliminat-ing pull-away damage to the socket.

T h e S 1 ™ a n d S 2 ™

Swivel Socket include the following features. Functionality that al-lows socket to swivel 80 degrees side to side following the tractor, automatic disconnect, anti-corrosion compon-ents throughout, long-life and reliability, necessary

hardware included for ease of installation and tested to over 1 million cycles.

The STA-DRY® S7™ was the first Phillips socket introduced to the indus-try with the swivel and automatic disconnect features. It is being in-

creasingly adopted by fleets that operate trac-tor/trailer combinations required to move in tan-dem in tight spaces.

Please visit us at www.phillipsind.com to learn how Phillips products can make a difference in your operation.V

sTemcO

New CentriFuse® HD Severe Service Brake Drums

Longview, Texas – STEMCO, manufac-turer of heavy-duty

components and solutions for the commercial vehicle market, announces the introduction of its new CentriFuse® HD (Heavy Duty) brake drums for se-vere service applications.

Designed to increase performance and safety for both on – and off-highway use, including logging, concrete, dump and refuse hauling, Cen-triFuse® HD brake drums provide up to double the service life of full-cast brake drums.

Featuring the patented alloy braking surface and steel jacket technology that are the hallmark of all genuine CentriFuse® prod-ucts, the HD series is rated to 26,000 pounds per axle

and is backed by a 3-year warranty. At 100 – 111 pounds each (depending on size), CentriFuse® HD brake drums are the light-est severe service drum in the industry, providing im-proved fuel efficiency and reduced equipment stress.

“STEMCO is committed to making the roadways safer, and we developed the CentriFuse® HD brake drums based on extensive analysis of our custom-ers’ trucking needs and applications,” explains Jim Reis, VP, GM STEM-CO Brake Products. “The result is a product that provides an unmatched combination of weight savings, service life and stopping power for excep-tional safety and reliability in severe service applica-tions.”

CentriFuse® HD brake drums can be recognized by their red jacket color and are available in 16.5-inch by 7-, 8- and 8.62-

inch sizes. More informa-tion about CentriFuse® HD brake drums is available at www.stemco.com/product/centrifuse-hd.

STEMCO is a leader in the technology and manufacture of com-mercial vehicle wheel end, braking and sus-

pension components, For more information, visit the STEMCO web-s i te a t www.stemco.com.V

keNWOrTh Truck cOmpaNy

Kenworth T880 Adds Natural Gas Option

Kirkland, Washing-ton – Kenworth Truck Company is

adding a natural gas option for the Kenworth T880, the company’s flagship voca-tional truck.

The Kenworth T880 day cab and 52-inch mid-roof sleeper configurations now can be specified with the factory-installed Cummins Westport ISX12 G 400-hp natural gas engine with 1,450 lb-ft of torque. The ISX12 G is available with manual, automatic and Eaton UltraShift® Plus trans-mission options, including 10-speed LAS and 13-speed

MHP series.The natural gas option

is ideal for Kenworth T880 dump trucks, mixer, re-fuse, pickup and delivery vehicles, and other applica-tions operating with up to a maximum of 80,000-lb. gross combined vehicle weight (GCVW).

The Cummins Westport ISX12 G can run on either CNG (compressed natural gas) or LNG (liquefied nat-ural gas) fuel systems. The engine uses a maintenance-free, three-way catalyst and does not require a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, diesel particulate filter (DPF)

or selective catalytic re-duction (SCR) technology. Kenworth works with such companies as Agility Fuel Systems, Trilogy Engineered Solutions, and McNeilus to provide natural gas tanks and fueling systems.

“Kenworth continually expands our product of-ferings to meet customer needs and requirements,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth Marketing Director. “The new, natural-gas powered Kenworth T880 especially appeals to vocational fleets and truck operators inter-ested in the T880’s excellent durability, reliabilty and

driver comfort combined with cost-efficient natural gas.”

The Kenworth T880 also includes an air-assisted hydraulic clutch, complex reflector headlamps, 5-piece Metton® hood for easier and faster repairs, and light-weight, factory-installed lift axles. The T880 uses 2.1-meter wide, stamped aluminum cab, which is robotically assembled. The cab has a comfortable 23 inches of room between the seats.

The Kenworth T880 en-tered full production at late 2013, and already has be-

come Kenworth’s voca-tional truck of choice for fleets and truck operators.

For more information, contact your Kenworth dealer.V

The new kenworth T880 brochure features comprehensive

information on kenworth’s flagship vocational truck.

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gOuVerNemeNT De l’Île-Du-priNce-ÉDOuarD

Des modifications législatives sont faites en fonction de nouveaux outils contre la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues

Les modifications apportées à la High-way Traffic Act per-

mettront aux policiers de l’Île d’accéder rapidement aux nouvelles technolo-gies conçues pour lutter contre la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues, et ce, dès qu’elles seront approuvées par le gouvernement fédéral, de dire le ministre des Trans-ports et du Renouvelle-ment de l’infrastructure, Robert Vessey.

« Actuellement, de nou-velles technologies sont mises au point afin de combattre ce crime grave. Fournir à nos policiers ces outils dès qu’ils ser-ont approuvés permet-

tra d’assurer la sécurité de nos routes, d’ajouter le ministre. Pendant que le gouvernement fédéral considère l’approbation des nouveaux outi ls , nous jetons les bases afin d’assurer que nos policiers auront accès aux outils nécessaires pour lutter contre ce crime, et ce, le plus vite possible. »

La conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues est un crime qui prend de l’ampleur partout au Canada et les technologies évoluent rapidement pour le combattre. De nou-veaux outils, comme des dispositifs de détection de drogues par la salive, permettront aux policiers

de déceler un conducteur aux facultés affaiblies par les drogues et de procéder à son arrestation.

Cet automne, le min-istère des Transports et du Renouvellement de l’infrastructure promul-guera les dispositions législatives habilitantes, dans le but de faciliter l’instauration des nou-veaux outils qui seront utilisés à l’Île après que le gouvernement fédéral les aura introduits dans le Code criminel. Les modi-fications à la Highway Traffic Act permettront aux policiers d’utiliser les dispositifs de détection de drogues par la salive et tous les autres outils dès

qu’ils seront reconnus par le Code criminel. Ces dispositions législatives seront mises en vigueur cet automne.

Le ministère modifiera aussi cette loi pour que les conducteurs déclarés coupables d’avoir conduit avec facultés affaiblies par la drogue suivent les mêmes traitements de toxicomanie obligatoires que les conducteurs coup-ables de conduite avec fac-ultés affaiblies par l’alcool.

« Bien que le ministère ait annoncé de nom-breuses modifications qui font savoir clairement que la conduite avec facul-tés affaiblies ne sera pas tolérée, c’est avant tout

une infraction en vertu du Code criminel, de dé-clarer le ministre. J’ai hâte de discuter de la mise en œuvre et des prix de ces nouveaux outils avec le gouvernement fédéral, alors que nous travaillons ensemble à faire passer le message que la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues ne sera pas tolérée. »

Ces modifications per-mettent à la Highway Traf-fic Act d’être toujours à jour et donc de signifier que les dangers associés à la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues sont aussi sérieux que ceux associés à la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par

l’alcool. L’année dernière, la Loi a été modifiée afin de conférer aux policiers le pouvoir d’enlever un permis de conduire aux conducteurs qui échouai-ent au test de sobriété normalisé, ainsi qu’à ceux qui étaient soupçonnés de conduire avec facultés affaiblies par la drogue. Obtenir de nouveaux outils pour combattre la conduite avec facultés affaiblies par les drogues faisait partie des recommanda-tions lors du sommet sur la conduite avec facultés affaiblies, organisé par le ministère des Trans-ports et du Renouvelle-ment de l’infrastructure en 2013.V

DuraBac

Durabac Achète Inpak

Du r a b a c a f a i t l’acquisition de Inpak, concep-

teurs et constructeurs de la «  Détritube  », une benne à chargement latérale en aluminium

servant à la collecte de matières résiduelles et recyclables.

F o n d é e e n 2 0 1 0 , Véhicules Inpak a investi plusieurs centaines de milliers de dollars pour

développer un système de collecte en alumin-ium unique et innovateur. La compagnie c’est mal-heureusement retrouvée aux prises avec des diffi-cultés financières qui l’ont

éventuellement conduite à la vente de ses actifs.

«   Le Dé t r i tube es t une technologie avant-gardiste pour la collecte résidentielle, » lance Pat-rick Charbonneau, pro-priétaire de Durabac. «  Comparé aux bennes traditionnelle, le Détritube est définitivement une av-ancé technologique dans l’industrie. Auto struc-turant, il est plus léger, offre une plus grande capacité et définitivement plus écologique. C’est une solution qui comporte une foule d’avantages, notamment au niveau du coût d’opération. L’avenir de cette technologie est extrêmement prometteur

et nous ne voulions pas la voir disparaître. Nous considérons déjà ajouter à cette ligne des bennes a chargement frontal  » ajoute-t-il.

Durabac s’est donc porté acquéreur des actifs de Inpak, dont l’ingénierie et toute ses propriétés intellectuelles: plans et devis, brevets, marques de commerce, inventaire, etc. « Il est important pour nous que le savoir-faire et l’expérience acquis ne soient pas perdus,  » ex-plique M. Charbonneau. « C’est pourquoi  monsieur Guillaume Lebel, super-viseur technique pour la ligne de produit de Inpak, s’est joint à nous. »

« Nous voulons continu-er à produire et développer le Détritube en mettant à profit toute l’expérience que nous avons acquise avec notre gamme de pro-duits Chagnon, » termine le président de Durabac, le regard tourné vers l’avenir. « Plusieurs milliers de ben-nes sont vendues chaque année en Amérique. Il y a un potentiel énorme pour de nouvelles solutions, plus performantes et éco-responsables. Nous ten-ons à au premier rang de cette nouvelle génération d’équipement de collec-tion. C’est pourquoi nous sommes fiers d’intégrer In-pak dans la grande famille Durabac. »V

gOuVerNemeNT De l’Île-Du-priNce-ÉDOuarD

Ouverture du nouveau pont à Rocky Point

Les travaux de rem-placement du pont de la route 19 à

Rocky Point, estimés à 375 000 $, sont main-tenant terminés, a an-

noncé Robert Vessey, ministre des Transports et du Renouvellement de l’infrastructure. Le pont a été ouvert au public à 16 heures le vendredi

25 Juillet« N o t r e g o u v e r n e -

ment tient à améliorer la sécurité et l’efficacité des routes de l’Île, a souligné le ministre Vessey. Le pro-

gramme d’inspection des ponts du ministère veille à ce que les besoins des structures soient cernés et que les travaux de rem-placement soient effectués

en temps opportun. »Les travaux de construc-

tion ont commencé en juin à la suite d’une séance d’information commu-nautaire tenue à New

Dominion. Le pont ori-ginal avait été construit en 1959.

Un autre pont sera rem-placé à Souris en 2014-2015.V

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carrOsseries De camiONs eT châssis

Les carrosseries de camions et remorques sur le point de s’améliorer en même temps que d’autres secteurs de l’industriepar marek krasuski

Faites une recher-che i n te r ne t e t vous trouverez une

multitude de fournisseurs de camions et remorques. Votre recherche, cela dit, peut être plus ciblée si vous vous posez quelques questions sur ce que vous recherchez. En premier lieu : l’application. A quoi servira le camion : trans-port de débris, matériaux de construction, mar-chandises périssables? Sera-ce pour de courtes ou longues distances? Quel est le poids et la taille des cargaisons que vous vous attendez à transporter (car cela in-flue sur le choix de modèle et de châssis)? Et qu’en est-il de l’espérance de vie? Est-ce préférable d’acheter un modèle à long terme et de dépen-ser plus lors de l’achat initial, ou au contraire d’acheter une alternative moins chère mais moins durable?

La quête pour un meil-leur rendement sur l’es-sence et les technologies verte influence autant l’évolution des carrosse-ries que celle des moteurs et autres technologies. Bien que la conception et les matériaux soient cruciaux, les ajouts aé-rodynamiques sont de-venus très importants dans la course pour de meilleurs rendements. Les systèmes UnderTray, par exemple, incorporent plusieurs éléments et configurations qui aident à rediriger de flux de l’air de façon plus efficace, réduisant ainsi la traî-née aérodynamique et accroissant le rendement énergétique.

Les Air Tabs sont un autre dispositif attachés aux carrosseries des ca-mions et remorques qui réduisent la traînée en brisant le flux de l’air et en le dispersant de manière plus égale. La turbulence

est réduite en changeant la direction du flux domi-nant. Certain analystes de l’aérodynamique af-firment qu’une  «  réduc-tion de 20 pourcent en traînée aérodynamique génère une réduction de consommation d’essence de 6 pourcent à 30 miles par heure, une réduction de 10 pourcent à 50 miles par heure, et une réduc-tion de 14 pourcent à 80 miles par heure. » Ce qui surprend la plupart des gens est que la majorité de la résistance de l’air – 70 pourcent – est due à la remorque.

Cela mis à part, il y a tout une gamme de maté-riaux dont sont consti-tuées les carrosseries de camions et remorques, mais la grande majorité des camions – environ 75 pourcent – sont faits d’aluminium. L’alumi-nium est favorisé car il est léger et facile à réparer – deux bonnes raisons qui expliquent sa popularité vis-à-vis de l’acier. Les fa-bricants ont vu une aug-mentation de 50 pourcent dans la production de carrosseries de camions en aluminium. De plus, l’aluminium dure typi-quement plus longtemps que les produits en acier – presque le double – ce qui signifie que moins de véhicules doivent êtres produits à long terme, ce qui une bonne nouvelle pour l’environnement.

Mais, comme avec tout dans la vie, rien n’est parfait. L’aluminium ne rouille pas habituelle-ment, mais il se corrode, particulièrement là où il entre en contact avec l’acier. Dace Torrance, un vétéran qui a plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans la fabrication de carrosseries et chef de ventes chez Durabody, un constructeur de camions ontarien, explique que la détérioration de l’alu-minium est due à la cor-

rosion galvanique. «  La corrosion prend place le long du rail inférieur où la carrosserie est boulonnée à un chariot en acier. Le contact prolongé de deux métaux non similaire résulte en un désagrège-ment. »

Le département des ser-vices techniques de la NTEA fournit des conseils pour prévenir la corro-sion galvanique. Il recom-mande une barrière ou un isolant comme des rubans, plastiques ou rondelles d’aluminium entre l’acier et l’alumi-nium. De plus, «  il est important de mainte-nir un interstice entre la partie ou carrosserie en aluminium et l’attache en acier. Aussi, utiliser une rondelle d’aluminium entre l’écrou en acier et la carrosserie en aluminium est recommandée. Les at-taches d’acier revêties de zinc sont préférables,  » dit-il. La NTEA défend aussi une stratégie d’atta-chement pour prévenir la corrosion entre ces maté-riaux non semblables.

L’ indus t r i e des re -morques en particulier a pris de l’initiative en développant des alterna-tives à l’acier et à l’alu-minium. Des produits complexes sont utilisés à la fois pour les car-rosseries de camions et de remorques et sont considérés comme une initiative « verte » en rai-

son de leurs matériaux réutilisables. Les murs fins sont d’une épaisseur d’un quart de pouce avec de l’acier galvanisé sur l’extérieur et du plastique recyclé pour ce qui est du matériel du noyau intérieur. A la fin de leur cycle de vie, les panneaux sont recyclés à nouveau. La plupart des grands fabricants de remorques offrent un certain type de remorque complexe, et grâce à l’usage qu’en cer-tains transporteurs d’im-portance nationale, les carrosseries de camion en matériaux complexes commencent à devenir plus populaires.

En plus des carrosseries en matériaux complexes, il y a les carrosseries en contreplaqué renforcé à la fibre de verre (CRFB), connues pour leur ab-sence de joints externes et de rivets, ce qui permet des décalcomanies et applications de peintures faciles. Bien que plus lourd que l’aluminium, le CRFB, composé de quatre couches de matériaux fusionnés sous chaleur et pression, dure plus long-temps que l’aluminium et est moins vulnérable aux endommagements cau-sés par le glissement des cargaisons. Cependant, l’humidité peut endom-mager le noyau en bois si une fissure se forme sur le revêtement scellé. Cela dit, des dégâts légers aux

parois de carrosseries en CRFB se répare plus facilement et pour moins cher que sur une carros-serie en aluminium qui, lorsqu’elle est endom-magée, requiert que tout le panneau soit remplacé. Le CRFB offre aussi plus d’espace intérieur, étant donné que les panneaux en aluminium requièrent souvent, mais pas tou-jours, des poteaux et des revêtements intérieurs. Certaines carrosseries en aluminium offrent des carrosseries de re-morques sans jointures ou rivets.

Les analystes de l’indus-trie, issus encore une fois majoritairement du segment remorques de l’industrie, se tournent vers d’autres horizons dans leur quête pour de meilleurs matériaux. La fibre de carbone, qui est devenue très populaire chez les véhicules de production, est en cours de développement pour l’industrie de commerce. Avec un cinquième du poids de l’acier et tout aussi solide, les flottes gardent un œil sur ce dé-veloppement qui, s’il est mis en œuvre, signifierait des économies d’essence de 20% ou plus. Une car-rosserie plus légère, plus durable et plus aérody-namique pourrait être la réponse aux demandes pressantes des régula-teurs non seulement pour

de meilleurs rendements énergétiques, mais aussi pour de moindres émis-sions de gaz à effets serre. En effet, certain prédisent que les carrosseries de service pourraient peser aussi peu que quelque centa ines de l i v res . D’autres, cependant , n’envisage pas une facile mise en œuvre de la tech-nologie. La résistance au choc en cas d’accident de ces carrosseries n’a pas encore été testée, et leur capacité à supporter des lourds chargements et des conditions météoro-logiques extrêmes – tels des vents forts – non plus.

Les consommateurs Ontariens ont à leur disposition toute une gamme de carrosseries de camions et remorque. Outre Durabody, cité plus tôt et figurant dans cette édition, les fabricants offrent une variété de ser-vices et d’applications de spécialité. Par exemple, Wallinga, basée à Guelph, fabrique des carrosse-ries en vrac, remorques à bascule, camions de gestion de déchets et des carrosseries de déchar-geurs en acier et en alu-minium. Wilcox Bodies Ltd., se spécialise depuis 1962 en service sur me-sure, outillage, véhicules de sauvetage, grues, et réservoirs à diésel en acier et en aluminium. Del Equipment, basée à Toronto, fabrique des véhicules pour toute une gamme d’usages : en effet il produisent broyeuses, véhicules utilitaires, dé-chargeurs et grues.

Une pleine gamme de choix de fabricants est disponible en ligne.

La quête sans relâche pour des améliorations en conservation d’éner-gie et en réduction de dé-chets donnera sans doute naissance à des camions et des remorques plus lé-gers, plus solides, et plus aérodynamiques.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

driveSHaFTS

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

onTario

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

Tel: 905.564.3155Fax: 905.564.3166

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.patsdriveline.com

alBerTa

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

Tel: 780.453.5105Fax: 780.452.3555

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.patsdriveline.com

driver ServiceS, recruiTmenT & emPloymenT

dRAkkAR huMAn ResouRces

6303 Airport Road, Suite 100Mississauga, ON L4V 1R8Toll Free: 877.372.5527

Tel: 905.795.1397Fax: 905.795.1391

driverjobs@drakkar.cawww.drakkar.ca

driver ServiceS, recruiTmenT & emPloymenT

kee huMAn ResouRces

“Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9

Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9

Toll Free: 800.661.0377

Tel: 905.670.3426

Fax: 905.670.3436

ea@keehumanresources.com

www.keehumanresources.com

FacToring, Finance & Foreign excHange

AccutRAc cApitAl solutions inc.“Accutrac provides cash flow solutions

structured specifically for the freight

and trucking industry. We’ve made

factoring easy to understand and

affordable with one low cost, all in.

Qualification is easy and funding is

available same day.”

74 Mississaga Street East

Orillia, ON L3V 1V5

Toll Free: 866.531.2615

Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651

Bruce@accutraccapital.com

www.AccutracCapital.com

• • •

J d FActoRs

315 Matheson Blvd. East

Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8

Toll Free: 800.263.0664

Tel: 905.501.5000

Fax: 905.501.0395

CanadaSales@JDFactors.com

www.JDFactors.com

canadasales@jdfactors.com

• • •

liquid cApitAl MidWest coRp.“Large Account Service” to small fleet

& start-up companies.”

176 Seacliff Drive West

Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5

Toll Free: 877.653.9426

Tel: 519.419.5044

Fax: 519.326.4047

riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.com

www.liquidcapitalmidwest.com

FaSTenerS, FiTTingS, HoSe & SHoP mainTenance

SuPPlieS

F.B. Feeney hARdWARe“Serving the industrial and trucking

aftermarket since 1952.”7515 Kimbel Street

Mississauga, ON L5S 1A7Toll Free: 800.363.0639

Tel: 416.750.4610Other Tel: 905.405.1275

Fax: 905.505.0616tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com

www.feeneyhardware.com

• • •

Multi-line FAsteneRsupply co. ltd.

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

Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7Tel: 905.677.5088Fax: 905.677.4917

brendachu@multilinefasteners.comwww.multilinefasteners.com

Financing comPanieS

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

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

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

Burlington, ON L7N 3J5Tel: 289.635.1916Fax: 289.816.0346

steve@merritcapital.cawww.merritcapital.ca

Fuel addiTiveS & luBricanTS

Bennetts poWeR seRvicepRoducts

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

Tel: 204.694.1777Fax: 204.633.0133

gbennett@powerservice.cawww.powerservice.ca

Fuel economy ProducTS

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

Tel: 514.932.0060Fax: 514.932.9741

christian@dieselspec.cawww.dieselspec.ca

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

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

Fuel & luBricanTS direcT

Blue WAteR West ltd.Suppliers of Esso Fuel and Mobil

Lubricants to all sizes of businesses large or small, stationary or on the go,

on land or at sea.3232 Underhill AvenueBurnaby, BC V5A 3C7

Tel: 604.420.4331Fax: 604.420.4137

dchristie@bluewatergroup.cawww.bluewatergroup.ca

inSurance BrokerS

BAiRd MAcgRegoR insuRAnce BRokeRs lp

825 Queen Street EastToronto, ON M4M 1H8

Toll Free: 800.263.3030Tel: 416.778.8000Fax: 416.778.4492

lgarofalo@bairdmacgregor.comwww.bairdmacgregor.com

• • •

BRyson & AssociAtes insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.

Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.

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

units.”Toll Free: 800.661.5196

Fax: 905.426.4959dbundock@brysoninsurance.ca

www.brysoninsurance.ca

• • •

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

Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1Tel: 416.486.0951Fax: 416.489.5311

jasonj@cibi.cawww.cibi.ca

• • •

dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoupThe Perfect Fit for your trucking

insurance needs.35 Stone Church RoadAncaster, ON L9K 1S5

Toll Free: 888.385.8466Tel: 905.648.3922Fax: 905.648.2640

info@daltontimmis.comwww.daltontimmis.com

inSurance BrokerS

dAlton tiMMis insuRAnce gRoup“The Perfect Fit for your trucking

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

Toll Free: 866.472.0721Tel: 403.241.2288Fax: 866.399.3177

info@daltontimmis.comwww.daltontimmis.com

• • •

eRB And eRB

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

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

Tel: 519.579.4270Fax: 519.741.1977

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

• • •

hAllMARk insuRAnce BRokeRs ltd.

“The Transit Authority”10 Konrad Crescent

Markham, ON, L3R 8T7Toll Free: 800.492.4070

Tel: 905.475.4070Fax: 905.944.0273

trucking@hallmarkins.comwww.hallmarkins.com

• • •

huB inteRnAtionAl ontARio ltd.Transportation Insurance24 Seacliff Drive East

Leamington, ON N8H 0C2Toll Free: 800.463.4700

Tel: 519.326.9339Fax: 519.326.0128

dan.mcguire@hubinternational.comwww.hubinternational.com

• • •

Jones deslAuRieRs insuRAnce MAnAgeMent inc.

Transportation InsuranceBroker/Advisor

2150 Islington AvenueToronto, ON M9P 3V4

Toll Free: 877.232.9996Tel: 416.521.6713Fax: 416.259.7178

michelles@jdimi.comwww.jdimi.com

inSurance BrokerS

tRuchoice

div. oF lMd insuRAnceAlternative Coverage to WSIB, Group

Benefits Consultants, Life, Investments, Travel.

2550 Matheson Blvd. EastSuite #130

Mississauga, ON L4W 4C1Tel: 416.748.9992Fax: 416.748.9994

lina@lmdinsurance.cawww.lmdinsurance.ca

• • •

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

haul fleets.120 South Town Centre Blvd.

Markham, ON L6G 1C3Toll Free: 800.267.6670

Tel: 905.479.6670Fax: 905.479.9164cgb@cgbgroup.comwww.cgbgroup.com

luBricanTS

noco luBRicAnts lp“Best Service, Best Value,

Best Quality.”2 Bradpenn Road

Toronto, ON M8Z 5S9Toll Free: 800.414.6626

Tel: 416.232.6626Fax: 416.201.9880orderdesk@noco.ca

www.noco.ca

• • •

Rp oil liMited1111 Burns Street E. Unit 3

Whitby, ON L1N 6A6Toll Free: 800.335.6623

Tel: 905.666.2313Fax: 905.666.2761

larryharris@rpoil.comwww.rpoil.com

luBricanTS (SynTHeTic)

sinWAl enteRpRises inc.5656 Bell Harbour Drive

Mississauga, ON L5M 5J3Toll Free: 866.326.7645

Tel: 416.520.5527Fax: 905.814.1802

lubedealer@rogers.comwww.sinwal.com

maTTreSSeS(caB & domeSTic)

MAcdAvid Wellness solutions inc.

MacDavid Wellness Solutions Inc. produces the Gel Master line of

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

includes mattresses, mattress toppers, seating & cushions.

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

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

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.

Serving the Transportation industry since 1989.

1295 Crois CarolLaval, QC H7W 1G3

Toll Free: 866.927.8294Tel: 450.687.8294Fax: 450.687.6963

pvoelker@sympatico.cawww.cutcinc.ca

PreSSure WaSHerS

hotsy pRessuRe WAsheRsPressure Washers, Parts Washers,

Parts, Accessories and Biodegradable Detergents.

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

Tel: 780.451.4521Fax: 780.455.3920

sales@hotsyab.comwww.HotsyAB.com

ruST PrevenTive ProducTS

kRoWn coRpoRAte

35 Magnum DriveSchomberg, ON L0G 1T0Toll Free: 800.267.5744

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

TarPS & TarPing SySTemS

cRAMARo tARpAulin systeMs

Cramaro, for all your tarping needs.

206 Arvin AvenueStoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8Toll Free: 800.565.8277

Tel: 905.662.2757Fax: 905.662.4811

sales@cramarotarps.cawww.cramarotarps.com

• • •

loAd coveRing solutions ltd.“Keeping You Covered”

5499 Harvester RoadBurlington, ON L7L 5V4Toll Free: 800.465.8277

Tel: 905.335.2012Fax: 905.335.8499

www.loadcoveringsolutions.com

Tire Balancing

counteRAct BAlAncing BeAds

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

Toll Free: 800.572.8952Tel: 519.837.3331Fax: 519.837.3088

info@counteractbalancing.comwww.counteractbalancing.com

ToWing ServiceS

A toWing seRvice ltd.Servicing GTA, Ontario and USAA company you can count on!

185 Bartley DriveToronto, ON M4A 1E6

Toll Free: 800.773.7952Tel: 416.656.4000Fax: 416.656.3065

carole@atowing.cawww.atowing.ca

ToWing ServiceS

stellAR RoAdside AssistAnce ltd.185 Bartley Drive

Toronto, ON M4A 1E6We offer service to your light & medium duty vehicles in most areas of Ontario,

24/7.Simply dial...

Toll Free: 855.424.2300Tel: 416.424.2300Fax: 416.424.2303

john.mackenzie@stellarroadside.comwww.stellarroadside.com

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ABRAMs toWing“Service Across Ontario”24 Hour Heavy Towing

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

• • •

Action AutoMotive,toWing & RecoveRy

“Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario with a Mobile Mechanic on staff

to assist you while on the road.”P. O. Box 126

Trenton ON K8V 5R2Toll Free: 800.551.6151

Tel: 613.394.4924Fax: 613.394.2428action@reach.net

www.action-towing.com

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

shop5238 Hwy. 69 South

Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1Toll Free: 800.261.4252

Tel: 705.523.2341Fax: 705.523.2817

gobbotowing@bellnet.ca

• • •

J p toWing seRvice & stoRAge ltdWe 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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ToWing ServiceS

k.B.W. toWingKBW Truck Transfer ServiceHeavy & Medium Towing,

Flatbed Specialists.1 Towns Road

Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1Toll Free: 866.616.6379

Tel: 416.255.4443Fax: 416.252.2558

dankbw@hotmail.com

Trailer manuFacTurerS[ TankerS ]

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

Tanker Trailers.5785 Place Turcot

Montreal, QC H4C 1V9Tel: 514.937.1670Fax: 514.937.2190

btinc@aei.cawww.bedardtankers.com

• • •

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

transportation of a large variety of dry and liquid products.

790 Montrichard AvenueSt-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 5G4

Toll Free: 800.363.2158Tel: 450.347.7822Fax: 450.347.8372

tremcar@tremcar.comwww.tremcar.com

Trailer SaleS, leaSing, renTalS & Service

FoRt gARRy industRiesProud distributors for Lode-King,

Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container

Chassis and more.trailers@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com/trailers

• • •

gtA tRAileR RentAls inc.heAd oFFice

36 Cardico DriveGormley, ON L0H 1G0

Milton BRAnch

8155 Lawson Road, Milton, ONcAMBRidge BRAnch

1295 Dickie Settlement Road,Cambridge, ON

Toll Free: 866.482.5311Tel: 905.888.6363Fax: 905.888.6061

info@gtatrailer.comwww.gtatrailer.com

Trailer SaleS, leaSing, renTalS & Service

sMARtWAy tRAileR RentAls

2891 Sideroad 10Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4

Toll Free: 888.747.7667Tel: 905.775.6700Fax: 905.775.7250

info@smartwaytrailers.cawww.smartwaytrailers.ca

TranSPorT comPanieS

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

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

Tel: 905.672.5171Fax: 905.672.7652

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

• • •

cARMen tRAnspoRtAtion gRoup

3700 Weston RoadToronto, ON M9L 2Z4

Toll Free: 866.857.5166Tel: 416.667.9700Fax: 416.667.8272

info@carmentransportationgroup.com

www.carmentransportationgroup.com

• • •

eRB gRoup oF coMpAniesRefrigerated Transportation Specialists.

290 Hamilton RoadNew Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2

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

• • •

hAnM tRAnspoRtAtion MAnAgeMent seRvices ltd.

Modern equipment for your refrigerated transportation needs.

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

Tel: 416.787.3213Fax: 416.787.6819

kevin@hanmtransportation.comwww.hanmtransportation.com

TranSPorT comPanieS

inteRnAtionAl tRuckloAd seRvices inc.

107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450Belleville, ON K8N 5J1

Toll Free: 800.267.1888Tel: 613.961.5144

Fax: 613.961.1255 or888.485.6487

Call Karen at 905.212.9898English or Punjabi

Call Monty at 800.267.1888 or 613.961.5144 extn 123

recruiting@itsinc.on.cawww.itstruck.ca

• • •

lAndstAR systeMs inc.Landstar – The Freedom to Run your

Business Your Way.13410 Sutton Park Drive South

Jacksonville, FL 32224Toll Free 800.435.4010

Tel: 855.549.0707Fax: 800.774.2347

recruiter@landstar.comwww.lease2landstar.com

stAR vAn systeMs

10 Kerivan Court,Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6

Toll Free: 800.263.4884Fax: 905.643.8700

kens@starvansystems.comwww.starvansystems.com

• • •

the RosdAle gRoup

6845 Invader CrescentMississauga, ON L5T 2B7Toll Free: 877.588.0057

Tel: 905.670.0057Fax: 905.696.4630

steveh@rosedale.cawww.rosedalegroup.ca

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

Truck & Trailer ParTS& Service

alBerTa

CalgarytRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts &

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

www.fleetbrake.comtRAileR pARts & seRvice

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

www.fleetbrake.comEdmonton

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

Tel: 780.455.0559www.fleetbrake.com

tRuck tRAileR tRAnsit seRvice17303 – 114th Ave

Edmonton, AB T5S 2R9Tel: 780.453.8706

www.fleetbrake.comtRuck tRAileR pARts & seRvice

3904 – 78th AveEdmonton, AB T6B 2W4

Tel: 780.465.5522www.fleetbrake.comgrandE PrairiE

tRuck tRAileR tAnk pARts & seRvice

8401 – 99th StreetClairmont, AB T0H 0W0

Tel: 780.567.4407www.fleetbrake.com

lEthbridgEtRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts &

seRvice4005 – 9th Avenue NorthLethbridge, AB T1H 6H6

Tel: 403.327.2626www.fleetbrake.com

rEd dEErtRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts &

seRvice4841 – 78th Street

Red Deer, AB T4P 1N5Tel: 403.343.8771

www.fleetbrake.com

maniToBa

WinniPEgtRuck AutoMotive tRAileR pARts

& seRvice540 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB R3C 2E6

Tel: 204.632.5184www.fleetbrake.com

SaSkaTcHeWan

rEginatRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts

705 Henderson DriveRegina, SK S4N 6A8Tel: 306.347.3470

www.fleetbrake.com

BriTiSH columBia

KamlooPstRuck tRAileR tRAnsit loggeR

pARts575 Athabasca Street

Kamloops, BC V2H 1C5Tel: 250.314.0019

www.fleetbrake.com

Truck & Trailer ParTS& Service

alBerTaonTario

mississaugatRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts-

custoM Re-line2200 Drew Road

Mississauga, ON L5S 1B1Tel: 905.670.2784

www.fleetbrake.com

QuÉBec

st. laurEnttRuck tRAileR tRAnsit pARts

1223 Montee de LiesseSt-Laurent, QC H4S 1J7

Tel: 514.331.6662www.fleetbrake.com

Truck & Trailer rePairS

gReig tRuck & tRAileRLet US see to your Repair Needs!

Just minutes off Hwy 401 @ Exit 526.2 Foster Stearns RoadTrenton, ON K8V 5R8Tel: 613.394.5005Fax: 613.394.2736

Brian.Greig@bellnet.ca orDerrick.Greig@bellnet.ca

• • •

FoRt gARRy industRiesBrake specialists, installations, safeties

and a whole lot more.info@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com/parts/

• • •Mtt RepAiR seRvices inc.

1868 Drew RoadMississauga, ON L5S 1J6

Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: 905.677.2774info@mttrepair.com

• • •

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

how to keep YOU rolling.” Immediate emergency “callout “service. Ready to help 24 hours, 365 days a year. Fixed

price, no hidden costs, 25 years in business – all work guaranteed and

excellent customer service.1900 Gage Court

Mississauga, ON L5S 1S1Toll Free: 800.560.1050

Tel: 905.677.9861Fax: 905.677.6919

chris@sousatrucktrailer.comwww.sousatrucktrailer.com

noW oPensousA tRuck tRAileR cAMBRidge

1075 Industrial RoadAyr, ON N0B 1E0

Toll Free: 800.560.1050Tel: 519.624.8090

chris@sousatrucktrailer.comwww.sousatrucktrailer.com

Truck cuSTomiZing

quAlity custoM

12 Clarke Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6W 1X3

Tel: 905.451.8550

Fax: 905.451.7627

info@qualitycollision.ca

www.qualitycustom.ca

Truck delivery

AcAdiAn dRiveAWAy

185 Carrier Drive

Toronto, ON M9W 5N5

Toll Free: 800.668.1879

Tel: 416.679.1977

Fax: 416.679.1988

info@AcadianDriveaway.ca

www.AcadianDriveaway.ca

• • •

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

16693 Old Hwy 2

Trenton, ON K8V 5R5

Toll Free: 888.992.9676

Tel: 613.392.9676

sales@compassvehicledelivery.

com

www.compassvehicledelivery.

com

• • •

dRive stAR shuttle systeMs ltd.23 Industrial Drive

Caledonia, ON N3W 1H8

Toll Free: 866.425.4440

Tel: 289.285.3021

Fax: 289.285.3026

sales@drive-star.com

www.drive-star.com

Truck eQuiPmenT

FoRt gARRy industRies

Sales and NSM certified installation of snow plows, sanders, mixers, dump

bodies and more.

truckequip@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com/equipment

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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

• • •

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

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

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

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Son’s Angel Lends Hand to Aid Dad’s HealingBy WeNDy mOrgaN-mcBriDe

With October coming many are looking to-

wards upcoming events, Thanksgiving, Hallowe’en and oh my god….the Hock-ey Season. I am not a hock-ey fan, I don’t really root for any particular team, but when the women play I am there for Canada. I know this doesn’t make me sound like a true Can-adian, but I have many other Canadian traditions and beliefs I do hold true, like showing Canadian spirit. Please don’t hold my non-fan hockey status against me, especially since this article is about a truck that pays tribute to a team, while helping to heal and find peace.

I will go over the facts about this 1967 Ford F100 then give you the real story, the heartwarming and truly inspiring part with its bitter sweetness.

“This truck was torn down to the bare bones, thousands of parts were laid out on the garage floor and each one was exam-ined, replaced or brought back to their original state, restoring being the pre-

ferred route of restoration for this project”, says Mario Elia, the truck’s owner.

The truck spent a year at the Parliament Auto Body where it was disassem-bled. The 390 V8 original motor and 30 CID auto-matic transmission was dismantled and all parts cleaned, repaired and/or replaced as the re-build continued. The chassis is original but with some conversion for the brakes, suspension and lowering kit to be incorporated, while the gas tank, situ-ated behind the driver’s seat, was re-located to the outside of the cab.

Mario Elia from the To-ronto area is a hero in my eyes, and throughout this article you will see quoted excerpts from his story, printed on a plaque that travels with the truck to events such as Mega Speed where it took the People’s Choice Award and the place where I met Rick Parliament and Josh. Included in the crew that made this reconstruction project all possible is David Arrigo, NHL’s Artist, Rick’s daughter Robin, and many

others that came and went until this undertaking was complete.

In 2008 Mario suffered a huge blow when his step son Dylan, 25, passed away in a tragic yet un-solved act of violence in Toronto, Ontario with his friend, Martin Oliver.

The word ‘step’ probably does not even fit and you will see why. Dylan loved hockey, his favorite team being the Jersey Devils followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The father/son duo watched all the games together and Dylan took this interest seriously. Mario had a hard time dealing with this loss; he did not only lose his son but his best friend.

Three years ago he couldn’t sleep while think-ing about Dylan and the Leafs and the possibility of another win for the To-ronto Maple Leafs. These thoughts reminded Mario of how everyone cele-brated on Yonge Street when Canada won at the Vancouver Olympics. His dream, now becoming clearer, was to drive down Yonge Street with a per-fectly appointed vehicle when the Stanley Cup would come back again to Toronto.

He knew it had to be a ’67 to commemorate the year the Leafs last won the playoffs. With the help from Dylan’s BFF, Stafford Higgins, they started the search, eventually finding the right one on Kijiji, just outside Arthur, Ontario. After a call and some laughs from the then owner, they met the following weekend and there in a barn sat the truck for this important project. It was perfect in Mario’s eyes, and it was already Toronto Maple Leafs Blue. It started up and that was all he need-ed to complete the deal, laying the foundation for the project that would help Mario and those that loved Dylan heal and re-

flect while seeing a reality come into full fruition.

“ N o t h i n g w a s planned. It was like I was being guided and as each step was com-pleted I was seeing the next step like the color of the truck and then getting through to all these con-nections,” Mario explains, adding, “it was supposed to happen this way.”

So the dream of a truck painted with Leaf colors is now what Mario calls the Playoffs Hockey Hall of Fame Tribute Truck. “Everyone that has come on this journey seeing this truck come to its present state have all been really excited and stoked to be involved, David came up with a bunch of amazing ideas for artwork and we decided that the bed cover and tailgate would become his main area to work on, his metal canvas so speak. David got to work in his shop, sending me progress photos that gave me goose bumps,” stated Mario.

The photos tell the real story; although the photos don’t do it complete jus-tice since no detail was overlooked in its restora-tion - right from the oil dip stick to the breather cover to the vinyl stitching on the seats. The dash board lights up in blue and the box cover takes on double duty as it both honors the Leafs on the outside, and on the inside holds the real stars, those that made it all come true.

Mario also wanted to ensure that everyone in-volved in this special pro-ject was duly credited for their help: “There were a lot of people who contributed to this pro-ject in many ways that haven’t been mentioned here. From the bottom of my heart I express my gratitude and thanks for their involvement.”

The truck has been in-sured for $150,000, but to its owner it is indeed priceless. “My wife Karen

said, ‘you know, you are getting in pretty deep with this project.’ I told her I know but I can’t stop now, I don’t know what is hap-pening, but it is helping me.”

The truck has been in-vited to many events, from parades to company par-ties. But the best of all was the official unveiling with Larry Tanenbaum, President of the Toronto Maple Leafs who just kept walking around it and shaking his head in awe.

Mar io re -flected, con-tinuing, “I feel this journey is not over, there is so much more t o c o m e, this truck i s g o i n g s o m e -where. It has a pur-pose and the ride is not over. And I do b e -

lieve Dylan has been guid-ing me on the entire trip. With each new idea or call, he is looking out for me, giving me part of what I lost when he disappeared from our lives.”

You can find additional photos of this amazing truck, but if you ever get a chance to see it on Yonge Street, you know there is a reason…go to Facebook fan page, A Drive Back in Time, leave a comment or contact me.V

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petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

500 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB

Tel: 204.949.7292Fax: 204.949.7295

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

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

928 Marion Street,Winnipeg, MB

Tel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288

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

facilities, showers & parking

new brunswick

aulaCAulAc Big stop ciRcle k

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

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

CAT scale.

xEdmundston

edMundston tRuck stop

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

Tel: 506.737.2010Fax: 506.737.2015

georges@etruckstop.cawww.edmundstontruckstop.com

Open 24/7 365 days, full service islands, diesel, cardlock, propane,

lubricants, driver’s lounge and business centre, seafood & burger restaurant (Le Pirate de la Mer), convenience

store, washrooms, showers (4), laundry facilities, parking for 75 trucks, double car wash & 2 bay pet wash, Wi-Fi, ATM,

fax & photocopier.

new brunswick

grand Falls

petRo pAss

315 Ouellette Street

Grand Falls, NB

Tel: 506.473.5575

Fax: 506.475.9816

Toll Free: 800.361.8322

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

convenience store, showers, laundry

facilities, internet services, showers,

parking & CAT scale.

monCton

petRo cAnAdA

Exit 450, 2600 Mountain Road

Moncton, NB E1G 3T6

Tel: 506.859.6000

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

food, ATM & washrooms.

PErth – andovEr

toBique one stop

Exit 115, Perth – Andover, NB

Tel: 506.273.9682

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

lounge with large screen, restaurant,

satellite TV, convenience store,

showers, laundry, parking & free high-

speed internet.

salisbury

sAlisBuRy Big stop

2986 Fredericton Road

Salisbury, NB E4J 2G1

Tel: 506.372.3333

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

room, restaurant, convenience store,

showers, laundry facilities, parking &

CAT scale

Waasis

lincoln Big stop ciRcle k415 Nevers Rd.

Waasis, NB E3B 9E1

Tel: 506.446.4444

Driver Fax: 506.446.4455

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

drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience

store, showers, laundry facilities, free

overnight parking.

new brunswick

WoodstoCKMuRRAy’s tRuck stop

Exit 191, 198 Beardsley RoadWoodstock, NB

Tel: 506.328.2994Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148calving.murraystruckstop@

gmail.comwww.murraystruckstop.ca

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

convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire

sales & service.

nOva scOtia

EnFiEldenField Big stop (ciRcle k)

6757 Hwy #2Enfield, NS S2T 1C8Tel: 902.882.2522Fax: 902.883.1769

Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant (6 am – 11pm),

convenience store, showers & parking.

truro hEightstRuRo heights ciRcle k

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

Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499

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

showers & parking.

OntariO, eastern

arnPrior

AntRiM tRuck stop

580 White Lake Road,Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9

Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003

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

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

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

bEllEvillE

10 AcRe tRuck stop

902 Wallbridge Loyalist RoadBelleville, ON K8N 5A2

Tel: 613.966.7017Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at

613.966.4740jtombs@gmail.com

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

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

facilities & CAT Scale.

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Welcome to our complimentary Truck STop DirecTory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination. For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at barb@woodwardpublishing.com.

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OntariO, eastern

bEllEvillE

ultRAMAR

25 Bellevue Dr., Hwy 401 Exit 538(rear of Ultramar Service Station)

Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5Tel: 613.771.1755

Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms,

showers,short–time parking & drivers’ lounge.

Cardinal

730 tRuck stop

2085 Shanly Road,Hwy 401 Exit 730,

Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0Tel: 613.657.3019

Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store, washrooms, showers, overnight

parking & drivers’ lounge.

dEsEronto

quick stop

215 Hwy #49Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0

Tel: 613.396.3043Fax: 613.396.1449

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

parking & coffee drive-thru.

dunvEgan

esso – dunvegAn

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

Dunvegan, ONTel: 613.527.1026 or

613.627.2100Fax: 613.527.2726

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

store, parking & ATM.

JoyCEvillE

kingston husky tRuck stop

Joyceville Road,(Hwy 401 Exit 632)

Joyceville, ONTel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca

Kingston

esso – kingston

Hwy 401 Exit 611Kingston, ON

Tel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162

Open 24-7

OntariO, eastern

ottaWa

ultRAMAR

3199 Hawthorne Road,(Exit 110 off Hwy 417)

Behind Ultramar Service StationOttawa, ON K1G 3V8Tel: 613.248.9319

Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, drivers’ lounge, showers & short-time parking

sPEnCErvillE

Angelo’s tRuck stop

2025 County Road 44Spencerville, ON K0E 1X0

Tel: 613.925.5158Fax: 613.925.5158

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

CAT scale.

vanKlEEK hill

heRB’s tRAvel plAzA

21160 Service Road,Exit 27 off Hwy 417

Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0Toll Free: 800.593.4372

Tel: 613.525.2120Fax: 613.525.1595

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

parking.

OntariO, nOrthern

bradFord

BRAdFoRd husky tRAvel centRe

Hwy 400 & 88Bradford, ON

Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca

nairn CEntrE

JeReMy’s tRuck stop &countRy RestAuRAnt

220 Highway 17 WestNairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0

Tel: 705.869.4100Fax: 705.869.6796

north bayBAy tRuck stop

3060 Hwy 11 NorthNorth Bay, ON

Tel: 705.474.8410Fax: 705.495.4076

Toll Free: 888.474.8410baytruckstop@bellnet.ca

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

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

OntariO, nOrthern

sudbury

sudBuRy petRo pAss3070 Regent Street

Sudbury, ONTel: 705.522.8701Fax: 705.522.4280

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

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

& soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.

timmins

esso tRuck stop2154 Riverside Drive

Timmins, ONTel: 705.268.3400Fax: 705.267.7231

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

store, ATM & showers.

WaubaushEnEWAuBAushene tRuck stop21 Quarry Road, Box 419,

Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0Tel: 705.538.2900Fax: 705.538.0452

bramji@sympatico.ca

OntariO, western

bEamsvillE

BeAMsville RelAy stAtion4673 Ontario Street,

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

Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770

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

store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking

bElmont

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

Belmont, ONTel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.caboWmanvillE

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop2475 South Service Road,

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

Tel: 905.623.3604Fax: 905.623.7109

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

ATM, propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities,

drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ truck parking capacity, motel (smoking & non-smoking), Bell Canada internet

kiosk, Irving cardlock.

OntariO, western

drumbotRuckeR’s hAven

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

Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628

amdroit1990@hotmail.com

Fort EriE

ultRAMAR

1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW)Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4

Tel: 905.994.8293Open 24 hrs, restaurant, washrooms, showers, overnight parking & drivers’

lounge.

grimsby

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop

398 North Service Road,(Exit 74, off QEW, E. of Hamilton)

(Casablanca Blvd. Exit)Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8

Tel: 905.945.0300Fax: 905.945.1115

Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck

wash, ATM, drug testing centre, gasoline, Sunoco & Irving cardlock, full-service fuel islands, restaurant, private

showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room,100+ parking capacity, chapel, motel (smoking &

non-smoking).

hamilton

MARshAll tRuck & tRAileR RepAiR & tRuck stop

336 Kenora AvenueHamilton, ON L8E 2W2

Tel: 905.561.4712Fax: 905.561.7757

wayne@marshalltruck.comWeb: www.marshalltruck.com

Open 24-7 for cardlock, open 7 am – 12 am Mon – Fri, 7 am – 5 pm Sat, closed Sunday, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, showers

& parking

KitChEnEr

petRo – pAss kitcheneR

120 Conestoga College Blvd.Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6

Tel: 519.748.5550Fax: 519.748.9656

Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities,

showers & CAT scale.

OntariO, western

lEamington

Johnny’s gAs BAR

448 Talbot Street WestLeamington, ON N8H 4H6

Tel: 519.326.5231Fax: 519.322.0189

inbox@johnnysgasbar.comwww.johnnysgasbar.ca

Card lock open 24 hours, 7 days, convenience store, cash discount,

diesel exhaust fluid and coloured fuel.

london

Flying M tRuck stop

7340 Colonel Talbot RoadLondon, ON

Tel: 519.652.2728Fax: 519.652.6554

flyingmtruckstop.comOpen 24 hrs, 6 days, full-service

islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet

services, showers, garage on premises & parking

milton

FiFth Wheel tRuck stop

40 Chisolm Dr. (Hwy 401 Exit 320)Milton, ON L9T 3G9Tel: 905.878.8441Fax: 905.878.9376

Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck

wash, ATM, lube shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, full-service fuel islands,

restaurant, showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+

parking, chapel, motel (smoking & non-smoking), & lottery tickets.

Port hoPE

ultRAMAR

2211 County Road 28(Hwy 401 Exit 464)

Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4Tel: 905.885.4600

Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms,

showers, drivers’ lounge & short-time parking.

Windsor

WindsoR husky tRAvel centRe

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

OntariO, western

WoodstoCK

ultRAMAR

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

Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6Tel: 519.421.3144

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

lounge & overnight parking.

Quebec

montrEal

iRving 245918, Rue Notre Dame Est

Montreal, QC H1N 2C5Tel: 514.257.8626Fax: 514.259.0910

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

saskatchewan

EstEvan

estevAn husky tRAvel centRe

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

rEginahusky Bulk sAles

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

ReginA husky tRAvel centRe

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

sasKatoon

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

402 – 51st Street EastSaskatoon, SK

Tel: 306.934.6766Fax: 306.668.6110

rainbow@sasktel.netDrivers’ lounge, convenience store,

laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking.

sWiFt CurrEnt

husky tRAvel centRe

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

Tel: 306.773.6444www.myhusky.ca

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sutco’s most recent cancer fighting initiative, a beautiful pink 2015 kenworth T680 called “Pink Power”.

suTcO

Sutco – Driving Towards a Cure

At TRUXPO 2014, Sutco proudly launched their

most recent cancer fight-ing initiative, a beautiful pink 2015 Kenworth T680 called Pink Power. As their own take on the “Driving Towards a Cure” slogan, this was by far their big-gest fundraising initiative to date. PINK POWER has never looked so good!

“We have been sup-porting numerous cancer fighting events for years with the Sutco ‘Driving Towards a Cure’ slo-gan.” said President of Sutco, Chris Sutherland. “Through these events we’ve had a tremendous amount of success fos-tering awareness, raising funds for research, and supporting those with this terrible disease and their families.”

Unfortunately, cancer is not just an event; it’s an everyday occurrence for all those affected by

it. With that thought in mind, and in an effort to do as much they can, Sutco has made “Driving Towards a Cure” an every-day campaign. Over the next 3 years, PINK POWER, will be traveling the high-ways in Southern BC and Northern WA, ID and MT. Every kilometre trav-eled will generate funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. This campaign will raise approximately $70,000 over 3 years with sponsorships from Atco Wood Products, Inland Kenworth/Parker Pacific, Interfor, Kaltire, Kenworth, Magnum, Tolko, Tycrop, and Zellstoff Celgar, all of which are contributing 1 cent for every kilometre travelled by Pink Power.

“We were excited to unveil PINK POWER at TRUXPO. It was a big day for Sutco and our ongoing effort to help find a cure for a disease that has touched us all. Having a pink truck

in a sea of green (Sutco’s company color) turned heads and not only raised awareness for a great cause, but reflected the

kind of company we and our corporate sponsors are. With our sponsors’ generous support we can together help those with

this disease and the fam-ilies who love and support them,” said Chris.

For further informa-tion on this story, please

contact Doug Sutherland, Vice President, by email, doug@sutco.ca or via phone at 250.357.2612 ext. 122.V

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eDiTOrial

Truckers Not to Blame for Most Collisions in Northern OntarioBy marek krasuski

On September 3 of this year, 33 year old Serge Tessier

lost his life on Highway 144 about an hour north of Sudbury. A tractor trailer was involved in the colli-sion which killed the driver of the car. Transport trucks in fact are involved in the

majority of collisions in Northern Ontario, but what many may fail to realize is that in most cases com-mercial drivers are not to blame, and many are accidents that truck driv-ers could not avoid. The Highway 144 accident is a case in point. Police re-ported that the car crossed

the centre line and was hit head on by the approach-ing truck. Anyone who has driven the narrow, winding and shoulder-less Highway 144, especially in a truck, would appreciate the nearly impossible task of manoeuvring the truck out of the way.

This sad case occurs with

unfortunate frequency in Northern Ontario. This year alone 28 people have lost their lives on northern provincial highways. In 80 percent of collision fatal-ities involving trucks in this region, transport drivers are not at fault, and in 70 percent of incidences they were driving properly at

the time of the crash; this, in comparison to just 46 percent of private drivers who were behaving re-sponsibly. Moreover, fewer than 2 percent of fatalities involved mechanical prob-lems.

So what’s the problem in Northern Ontario? Part of it is the same as any-where - distracted driv-ing. Drivers texting, driv-ers on the phone, drivers combing their hair, driv-ers putting on make-up, drivers driving too fast or drivers driving erratic-ally and taking too many risks. Another part of the problem is region specific. Most highways in North-ern Ontario are two lanes which heightens the risk for collisions while pass-ing. The greater incidence of wildlife encroachment onto roadways also plays its part in accidents as well.

Some measures have been implemented to re-duce crashes. Rumble strips on centre lanes are designed to prevent vehicles from swaying onto the opposing lane, and upgrades help im-prove safety. By far, one of the safest measures is four laning highways. Under constant political pressure, initially begun in Sudbury and championed by then MPP Rick Barto-lucci, Highway 69 is being four-laned with comple-tion date expected in 2017. The problem with four lan-ing is that it is expensive, very expensive. Highway 69 costs $10 million per kilometer plus millions more for interchanges, resulting in a multi-billion dollar project.

Is it realistic to four-lane all highways? That would depend on the amount of

pressure exerted by voters, but by all accounts road safety is not first and fore-most in people’s minds. Indeed, road safety is not a priority, according to Neil Arason, author of No Ac-cident, Eliminating Injury and Death on Canadian Roads. Arason advocates for accident free highways by 2020 by making road safety a national priority and eliminating collisions through such measures as better designed roads, vehicle regulation and auto safety features such as col-lision avoidance systems that would be legislated into law. In the North a reduction of speed lim-its from 90 to 80 kms/hr would reduce fatalities, he says.

Expand the scope of road fatalities and the picture is no less grim. Since 9/11 in which over 3000 people were killed in the twin tower bombings, 450,000 Americans have lost their lives in traffic fatalities. Worldwide, nearly 1.2 mil-lion people die on roads each year, according to Vision Zero, a Swedish in-itiative that also advocates for accident free transpor-tation systems. Indeed, thanks to partial measures introduced by the Swedish government, accidents in that country continue to decline amid higher traffic counts.

Accidents, whether in Northern Ontario, across the country or across the world, may require a pol-itical consciousness that makes road safety a pri-ority, but the evidence shows there are measures we can take right away as responsible drivers. The first would be putting down that cell phone.V

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Living Water

By chaplaiN leN reimer

In Israel, a land that f requent ly exper i -enced drought, people

were keenly aware of water sources and water quality. Springs and riv-

ers that ran all year were few, so the land relied on cisterns to catch and store the winter rains and wells to tap underground water tables.

In Jewish culture, “dead water” referred to stand-ing and stored water. “Liv-ing water”, referred to moving water as in riv-ers, springs, and rainfall. Such water was precious because it was fresh. Be-cause it came directly from God, it was used for ritual washings. The distinction between “dead” and “liv-

ing” water explains why the woman of Samaria was so perplexed when Jesus offered her living water. Samaria has no river. If Jacob had to dig a well there, how could Jesus offer superior water?

Jesus mentioned liv-ing water in Jerusalem at the autumn festival of shelters. The festival, which fell during a dry time of year, included an emphasis on water. In this setting, Jesus stepped forward and made an ex-travagant claim: Anyone

looking for living water should come to him and drink. Jesus is the source of living water; he came directly from God and brought divine renewal.

So it was after a hard day of travelling that He stops at a well where He meets a Samaritan woman, who was looking for some

drinking water. So Jesus who had sat down by the well asked her for a drink. Due to their culture she was shocked by a man requesting water from a woman. Jesus of course had a more important thing in mind, He knew her past and that it was not pretty. So He offered

her living water, meaning He was going to forgive and forget her past. She ran back into town to tell her friends whom she had met, and that He of-fered her forgiveness of her past.

Friends, that offer is still there today, for all of us.V

mack Trucks

New VP Named

Greensboro, North Carolina - Mack Trucks named

Kent Thompson Regional Vice President for the U.S. Southwest Region. Thompson’s responsibil-ities will include driv-ing sales and increasing market share and profit-ability in the region.

“Kent ’s many years of sales experience, as well as his knowledge of the trucking industry,

will benefit Mack custom-ers in the southwestern U.S.,” said Stephen Roy, President of Mack Trucks North American Sales and Marketing. “I’m pleased to welcome him to this new role.”

Thompson has served as District Sales Manager in the Southwest Region for the past eight years. Prior to that position, Thomp-son was a sales manager and national sales trainer

for Nissan Diesel America. He began his career in truck sales with Houston Mack in 1997.

Thompson has a bach-elor’s degree in business administration from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He will con-tinue to be based in Dallas, Texas.

For more information about Mack, visit our web-site at www.macktrucks.com.V

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Trucking Industry Has a Big HeartBy elleN VOie

Walk through a trade show and see what

big hearts are in the truck-ing industry.

Anyone who thinks the trucking industry has an image problem needs to step up to the challenge and help change it. In fact, at the recent Great

American Trucking Show (GATS), there were many opportunities to see how much positive change pro-fessional drivers and those who support them initiate.

You might have heard about the ALS (amyo-tropic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) Ice Bucket Challenge. Cari Baylor of Baylor Truck-

ing hosted the challenge during the three days of the truck show. The ice and water were quite a contrast to the one hun-dred plus temperatures in Dallas that week. Many drivers and company and vendor representatives took the challenge and were drenched under the bucket’s cold contents.

Women In Trucking (WIT) Association’s Linda Caffee, who serves on the WIT board of directors along with other members of the Trucking Solutions Group of which she is a member, accepted the challenge. Drivers are always the first to jump in when they see a need, and Linda and her peers are no exception.

I accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as well, but for very personal rea-sons. In 1979, I lost my mother to Lou Gehrig’s disease when it was a very rare, little known about, and a very misunderstood affliction. She was 45 years old when she experienced the first symptoms, which she succumbed to a short eight months later.

You can watch the chal-lenge on the Women In Trucking Association YouTube Channel here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC57ga-kh34jS2f0WBLEM8_eg).

ALS wasn’t the only dis-ease being highlighted at GATS. At the Truck-ing Solut ions Group booth, there was a blood drive as well as a booth to recruit bone marrow donors.  Again, I had a personal relationship with cancer of the blood (leukemia), as my mater-nal grandmother died of this disease when I was a young child. I decided to submit to the testing and become a registered bone marrow donor. It was a simple swab in the mouth and, if and when I become a match, the procedure is less invasive than you might imagine.

Since we’re on the topic of health, the Healthy Trucking Association in conjunction with OraSure Technologies was offer-ing free tests for hepatitis C virus. A quick prick to the finger was all it took to learn if you carried the virus. Drivers have a five time higher incidence of hepatitis C and many were surprised to learn they car-ried this virus after being tested.

Bob Perry of Rolling Strong was also at the Healthy Trucking Asso-ciation booth to share exercise and fitness advice with drivers looking for a way to feel better through a healthier lifestyle.

Despite the focus on fit-ness and health, there were other groups at GATS whose goal is to create positive change in the

trucking industry. The Truckers Against Traffick-ing organization featured their new trailer named the Freedom Drivers Pro-ject. Inside the unit visitors can learn about the traf-ficking industry and how to identify victims through videos and hands-on ex-hibits.

If you’ve attended many truck shows, you’ve prob-ably met Chaplain Joe Hunter and his wife Jan who founded Truckstop Ministries more than three decades ago. Joe was a former over the road driver who felt led to share his faith with other drivers.

For those who ventured outside in the truck lot, you might have seen Bob Hataway’s TransAlive USA Coach. Bob is another former professional driver who saw a need to help his fellow drivers who suf-fered from an accident or illness while on the road. TransAlive USA is another non-profit organization dedicated to the trucking industry and is depend-ent on the generosity of donors who support the mission.

There are many veterans who have become profes-sional drivers as well, and the Wreaths Across Amer-ica program joins the two. The trucking industry has been influential in ensur-ing the wreaths for fallen soldiers arrive in time to be placed on the graves so families can honor them during the Christmas sea-son.

The trucking industry employs some of the most generous, commun-ity minded people in the world and this is evident at any trade show or confer-ence. Every organization dedicated to improving the lives of the driver popula-tion and those who sup-port them deserves big thanks for their efforts.

The next time some-one tells you the trucking industry has an image problem, tell them to walk through a trade show and see what a great group it really is.V

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alberta

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

CalgarytrActioN

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

EdmontontrActioN HeAd office18532 – 116th Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8Tel: 780.489.7555

Edmonton north WEsttrActioN

18051 – 111th AvenueEdmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2

Tel: 780.444.4334

Edmonton southtrActioN

3404 – 78th AvenueEdmonton South, AB T6B 2X9

Tel: 780.465.8010

EdsonNAPA Auto PArts 4657A

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

Fort mCmurrayPArAmouNt PArts iNc.

36 Riedel StreetFort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1

Tel: 780.791.3000

grandE PrairiEtrActioN

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

Tel: 780.538.3038

high PrairiEHigH PrAirie truck

& trAiler ltd.5309 – 53rd Avenue,

Hwy 2 WestHigh Prairie, AB T0G 1E0

Tel: 780.523.4777Toll Free: 877.523.4754

hintonNAPA Auto PArts 4236A

120 North StreetHinton, AB, T7V 1S8Tel: 780.865.8800

lloydminstErtruck ZoNe iNc.

5205 – 65th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 2E8

Tel: 780.875.7712

alberta

mEdiCinE hatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.2111 – 9th Avenue S.W.

Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8Tel: 403.526.2244

PEaCE rivErPeAce truck & trAiler ltd.

9103 – 75th StreetPeace River, AB T8S 1T2

Tel: 780.624.8655

rEd dEErtrActioN

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

Tel: 403.342.7884

roCKy mountain housENAPA #6260

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

Tel: 403.845.2709

sundrEsAfAri mANufActuriNg iNc.

(PArtco truck PArts)20 West Road Industrial Park

Sundre, Alberta T0M 1X0Toll Free: 800.372.7826

Tel : 403.638.3414

WabasCaPelicAN Automotive

2330 Pelican Business ParkWabasca, AB T0G 2A0

Tel: 780.891.3600

british cOlumbia

burns laKEPolAr PArk Automotive

831 Hwy 16 WestBurns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

Tel: 250.692.7501

ChEtWyndgeAr-o-rAmA suPPly ltd.

4876 North Access RoadChetwynd, BC V0C 1J0

Tel: 250.788.2255

ChilliWaCKlickmAN truck & trAiler

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

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4Toll Free: 877.772.6255

Tel: 604.793.9660

CourtEnaytAurus HeAvy duty

veNtures ltd2703A Kilpatrick AvenueCourtenay, BC V9N 6P4

Tel: 250.871.1191

british cOlumbia

Fort nElsoncHr-Ack PArts & rePAirs

4704 – 48th AvenueFort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0

Tel: 250.774.3273

KamlooPsPiNeridge trAiler

& equiPmeNt ltd.1875 Kryczka Place

Kamloops, BC V1S 1S4Tel: 250.374.3100

KEloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck

service ltd.105 Adams Road

Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1Tel: 250.765.7738

PrinCE gEorgENAPA – Pg

564 – 2nd AvenuePrince George, BC V2L 2Z9

Tel: 250.563.7778

quEsnElNAPA trActioN

1185 Hwy 97 NorthQuesnel, BC V2J 2Y3Tel: 250.991.0650

smithErssmitHers PArts & service

3465 Victoria DriveSmithers, BC V0J 2N0

Tel: 250.847.4287

squamishtritoN Auto & iNd. ltd.

1003 Industrial WaySquamish, BC V0N 3G0

Tel: 604.892.5951

surrEytrAiliNe trAiler PArts ltd.

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

tErraCEBow vAlley mAcHiNe

5107 Keith AvenueTerrace, BC V8G 1K8Tel: 250.638.0099

Williams laKEwl forestry suPPlies ltd.

675 McKenzie AvenueWilliams Lake, BC V2G 1N9

Tel: 250.392.6699

manitOba

brandontrActioN

1940 Queen AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 0T1

Tel: 204.728.9573

manitOba

WinniPEgtrActioN

200 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB R2R 1V1

Tel: 204.956.9490

n. w. territOries

yElloWKniFEtrActioN yellowkNife

114 – 314 Old Airport RoadYellowknife, NT X1A 3T2

Tel: 867.669.6272

OntariO

banCroFtm&m gAs diesel & truck

PArts27523 Highway 62 South

Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0Tel: 613.332.5474

barriEvisco iNdustriAl (BArrie iNc.)

255 Saunders RoadBarrie, ON L4N 9A3Tel: 705.792.1371

boltonvisco iNdustriAl1 Simpson Road

Bolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.857.2071

CambridgEtrActioN cAmBridge

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

Tel: 519.653.3427

drydEnd & s Auto

459 Government StreetDryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227

hamiltontrActioN

30 Bancroft StreetHamilton, ON L8E 2W5

Tel: 905.561.0932

hanovErJd truck PArts790 – 10th Street

Hanover, ON N4N 1S2Tel: 519.364.1848

KEnorad & s Auto

1051 Railway StreetKenora, ON P9N 3W8

Tel: 807.468.9894

londontrActioN

2405 Scanlan StreetLondon, ON N5W 6G9

Tel: 519.455.3440

OntariO

maidstonEtrActioN

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

Tel: 519.737.7995

marKhamtrActioN

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

Tel: 905.771.7331

mississaugatrActioN

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

Tel: 905.670.2868

mitChElltrActioN mitcHell

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

Hwy 8 EastMitchell, Ontario N0K 1N0

Tel: 519.348.4774

nEW lisKEardtrActioN

437136 Hawn DriveNew Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0

Tel: 705.647.8707

north bayservice 1 mufflers & more

400 D Kirkpatrick StreetNorth Bay, ON P1B 8G5

Tel: 705.497.0404

ottaWatrActioN ottAwA (605)

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

Toll Free: 800.396.2664Tel: 613.742.1209

sault stE. mariEtrActioN

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

Tel: 705.759.8042

st. CatharinEsNick’s truck PArts

244 Dunkirk RoadSt. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6

Tel: 905.687.7031

sudburysudBury truck & trAiler iNc.

510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3

Tel: 705.673.3613

thundEr baytrActor trAiler service

64 Water Street SouthThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3

Tel: 807.345.5882

OntariO

WhitbytrActioN

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

saskatchewan

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

Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1Y4Tel: 306.236.4800

moosE JaWgoldeN west trAiler &

equiPmeNt ltd.1802 Stadacona Street West

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402

niPaWinPArAmouNt PArts (NiPAwiN) iNc.

811 Nipawin Road EastNipawin, Saskatchewan

S0E 1E0Tel : 306.862.9881

PrinCE albErtuNified Auto PArts iNc.

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

Tel: 306.764.4220

rEginatrActioN

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

sasKatoontrActioN

2815 Faithfull AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 8E8

Tel: 306.244.9877

sWiFt CurrEntBrAke & drive ltd.

1511 Cheadle Street WestSwift Current, SK S9H 5G4

Tel: 306.773.7293

WEyburnsoutHerN iNdustriAl

& truck ltd300 Hwy 13 South Service Road

Crossroads Industrial ParkWeyburn, SK S4H 2K7

Tel: 306.842.2422

YukOn

WhitEhorsEPAcesetter trAdiNg co. ltd.

126 Industrial RoadWhitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2T9

Tel: 867.393.3902

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alberta

drumhEllErdrum diesel

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

Tel: 403.823.7966

Edmontontruck ZoNe iNc.

15816 – 111th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5M 2R8

Tel: 780.451.0225

Fort sasKatChEWantruckPro fort sAskAtcHewAN

(APPlecArt logistics)11401-85 Avenue Unit #13

Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0A9Tel: 780.998.5030

grandE PrairiEBrAdviN trAiler sAles ltd.

10920 – 87th AvenueGrande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4

Toll Free: 800.665.0509Tel: 780.539.6260

high PrairiEHigH PrAirie truck &

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

High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0Toll Free: 877.523.4754

Tel: 780.523.4777

lloydminstErtruck ZoNe iNc.5205 – 65th Street

Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8Toll Free: 800.707.9209

Tel: 780.875.7712

mEdiCinE hatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.

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

Tel: 403.526.2244

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alberta

PEaCE rivErPeAce truck & trAiler ltd.

9103 – 75th StreetPeace River, AB T8S 1T2

Tel: 780.624.8655

sundrEPArtco truck PArts & service

20 West Road Industrial ParkSundre, AB T0M 1X0

Toll Free: 800.372.7826Tel: 403.638.3414

tabErgeerAert mecHANicAl service

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

british cOlumbia

ChilliWaCKlickmAN truck & trAiler

PArts & services ltd.25 – 43915 Industrial Way

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A9Toll Free: 877.772.6255

Tel: 604.793.9660

dEltawAlker HeAvy duty ltd.101 – 7063 Venture Street

Delta, BC V4G 1H8Tel: 604.940.9545

KEloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck services

105 Adams RoadKelowna, BC V1X 7R1

Tel: 250.765.7738

PrinCE gEorgEtotAl truck & equiPmeNt ltd.

9122 Rock Island RoadPrince George, BC V2N 5T4

Tel: 250.564.6763

smithErssmitHers PArts & service

3465 Victoria DriveSmithers, BC V0J 2N0

Tel: 250.847.4287

manitOba

brandonrcB truck & trAiler rePAir

5600 Richmond Ave EastBrandon MB R7A 7L5

Tel: 204.729.9172

nEEPaWat.i.c. PArts & service

220 Hwy 5 NorthNeepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Tel: 204.476.3809

WinniPEgdAB’s rePAir ltd.2126 Logan Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R2R 0J2Tel: 204.694.2390

OntariO

boltonBoltoN truck & trAiler

1 Simpson RoadBolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.951.9111

bramPtonwestmArk truck ceNtre iNc.

85 Devon RoadBrampton, ON L6T 5A4

Tel: 905.791.7655

OntariO

CalEdoniaoNeidA truck & trAiler

634 Fourth LineCaledonia, ON N3W 2B3Toll Free: 800.654.6454

Tel: 905.765.5011

CourtlandheRc’s tRuck seRvice

& RepAiR ltd.50 County Road 3,

Courtland, ON N0J 1E0Tel: 519.424.3402

doWnsviEWNortH keele Auto, truck & trAiler rePAir ceNtre ltd.

3915 Keele StreetDownsview, ON M3J 1N6

Tel: 416.638.5963

EdEnvotH sAles & service iNc.

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

ElmiratHur HeAvy truck & trAiler

rePAir270 Arthur Street North

Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5Tel: 519.669.8420

EssExkeN lAPAiN & soNs ltd

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

EtobiCoKEok tire truck rePAir

39 Shorncliffe RoadEtobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2Toll Free: 800.661.6681

Tel: 416.236.1277

goulais rivErgoulAis river truck

& trActor ltd.90 Highway 552 East

Goulais River ON P0S 1E0Tel: 705.649.4788

hamiltonBArtoN truck ceNtre ltd.

483-487 Rennie StreetHamilton, ON L8H 3P6

Tel: 905.544.2626

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

Hanover, ON N4N 3B8Tel: 519.369.5052

hanovErserge g & d rePAir iNc.

214 Highway 11 EastHearst, ON P0L 1N0Tel: 705.362.5633

OntariO

KaPusKasingPAreNt mecHANicAl services

53 Brunelle Road NorthKapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1

Tel: 705.335.3617

mississaugaquickfix truck trAiler rePAirs

6191 Atlantic DriveMississauga, ON L5T 1N7

Tel: 905.696.6888

nEW lisKEardPioNeer sPriNg & AligNmeNt

437136 Hawn DriveNew Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0

Tel: 705.647.8707oaKvillE

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

Oakville, ON L6J 2X8Toll Free: 800.265.6291

Tel: 905.842.2942

OntariO

oshaWaquAlity truck rePAir iNc.

840 Colonel Sam Drive,Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9

Tel: 905.721.2788

sudburysudBury truck & trAiler

ceNtre iNc.510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3

Toll Free: 800.461.4023Tel: 705.673.3613

thundEr baytrActor trAiler service

64 Water Street SouthThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3

Tel: 807.345.5882

vErnErmoBile mecHANicAl services

11769 Hwy 64Verner, ON P0H 2M0Tel: 705.594.1319

saskatchewan

moosE JaWgoldeN west trAiler

equiPmeNt ltd.1802 Stadacona Street West

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402

sasKatoonA-liNe frAme & AligNmeNt

3246 Millar AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2

Tel: 306.931.6612

WEyburnsoutHerN iNdustriAl

& truck ltd.300 Hwy 13 South Service Road

Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7Tel: 306.842.2422

yorKtontruck ProZ iNc.

Hwy 10 EastYorkton, SK S3N 2X3Tel: 306.782.4313

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TmTa suDBury

New Season Begins With Unique PresentationBy marek krasuski

The Sudbury Chapter of the Transporta-tion Maintenance

and Technology Associa-tion (TMTA) held its first meeting of the new season at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel on September 11th, during which time TMTA President, Stew-art McBain welcomed in-dustry participants back after a summer that most agreed did not exist. Fol-lowing dinner, Safety Officer Mike Hamel ap-prised participants of the tightening restrictions and consequences involved in drug use. Some shippers, he said, today are asking for random drug tests on drivers, explaining that the use of marijuana, for example, can be detected from 4 to 7 days after use, and that cocaine can be detected up to 90 days through the testing of hair follicles where trace ele-ments of the drug remain.

Later, TMTA representa-tives discussed the success of the annual summer golf tournament and the $700 in collected proceeds which are earmarked for the Ontario Medical Mo-bile Eye Care Clinic, com-monly known as the CNIB Eye Van. This vehicle takes its full suite of medical eye care services and person-nel to remote communities in Northern Ontario. Thirty towns and villages lacking specialists and eye care facilities benefit from a team of ophthalmologists and nurses, supported by an army of volunteers,

who make the annual trek each year, traveling some 6,000 kilometres across Ontario’s hinter-land and serving more than 5,000 patients. The Medical Mobile Eye Care Unit is more than a bare-bones facility on wheels. It contains everything you would expect to see in any ophthalmologist’s of-fice. The van is a custom made transport truck with an attached 48-foot trailer comprised of a waiting room, vision screening area, and physician’s examination room. Flood lamps, instrument stands, surgical instruments and lasers are all onboard to assist ophthalmologists in performing minor surgical repairs.

TMTA officers informed the audience that this year’s Trade Show will be held on November 13th, one month earlier than usual shows held in December. Calls for widespread participation across the industry spec-trum were announced. Calls were also made for applicants for the Appren-ticeship Awards. This year, winners will receive $200, $400 and $600 dispensa-tions for Levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Levels 1 and 2 in the Parts division will receive $200 and $400 respectively.

The first sponsor for this season was Cambrian Col-lege which introduced to members the Little Big Rig, an 18-month long project which exemplified the Col-lege’s unique learning pro-

gram for students in the skills training division as they first stripped a vehicle down and rebuilt it from the chassis up. This 1993 diesel F250 Super Cab first debuted at the local high school in Espanola. A total of 32 students from three programs - welding fabri-cation, heavy equipment, and automotive - collabor-ated in the rebuilding pro-

cess, an initiative designed to develop critical think-ing and problem solving skills, noted the project’s Lead, and professor, Bob Huzij. Huzij described the project as an effective way to heighten interest in a trades education for pro-spective post secondary students. “The Little Big Rig will be driven to other events to stimulate young

people into considering a career in the automotive trades at Cambrian,” he concluded.

The Sudbury TMTA is a group of fleet maintenance professionals actively run-ning light, medium, and heavy fleets in the province of Ontario and operating across Canada and the U.S. It holds monthly meetings on the second Thursday of

each month from Septem-ber to June at the award winning Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Sponsors are encouraged to support the monthly dinner meetings. These are unique oppor-tunities to engage in one place with transportation fleet maintenance and distributors from Sudbury, Timmins, North Bay and Manitoulin Island.V

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healThy Trucker

Energy Drinks: What You Need To Know!

By melODie champiON chc, aaDp

In recent years energy drinks have been gain-ing popularity at an

alarming rate. The de-licious combination of sugar, caffeine and taurine (an amino acid that when combined with caffeine is thought to improve mental performance) along with the promises they deliver make them almost impos-sible for many people,

including our commercial drivers, to resist. Why not give this drink a try when you are feeling sleepy and need to continue driving for a few more hours? I have found numerous rea-sons why you need to put the can back in the cooler and reach for a healthier alternative.

There have been many studies proving the dan-gers of highly caffeinated drinks since the arrival of the ever popular Red Bull in the late 1990s. Armed with solid statistics, Health Canada has had to adjust their regulations in an attempt to protect con-sumers. The concern was these drinks were previ-ously labeled as “natural health products” which allowed the labeling to be brief and the contents to

be less than healthy with no limit to the amount of caffeine they contained; some are loaded with as much as 300 milligrams per drink. With the up-dated regulations there is a limit of 180 milligrams of caffeine per can or sin-gle serve bottle, which is equivalent to an 8 ounce filter drip coffee.

While Health Canada is doing what they can to protect consumers we must also put responsibil-ity on ourselves to know the risks. Moderate use of caffeine has been shown to improve mental alert-ness and can be effective in keeping our drivers awake on the road; how-ever misuse can be detri-mental in driver safety. When large amounts of caffeine are consumed

a driver can experience negative and sometimes deadly results. Consuming two or more energy drinks may result in “caffeine intoxication” which can cause symptoms such as irregular or rapid heart-beat, nervousness, in-somnia, increased heart rate, muscle twitching, irritability, and anxiety, to only name a few. In the transportation industry our number one concern is the safety of our drivers and those around them. An irritable and anxious driver can become an ag-gressive driver and that is a situation we would all like to avoid! These drinks are also typically consumed as a remedy for fatigue and lack of sleep. The biggest problem with this is once the effects of

the caffeine and combina-tion of other ingredients wear off, the individual is left feeling worse off than before.

Of course the best op-tion is to never resort to energy drinks when your energy tank is empty, but I understand that is not always realistic. If you are already consuming them on a regular basis, try replacing them with a small coffee to keep with-

drawal symptoms at bay. Next time you’re looking for a quick energy boost, you may want to consider healthier alternatives such as having a green tea, get-ting a good night’s sleep, eating nutrient-rich meals, or taking a break and going for a brisk walk. Even opening your win-dow and letting in some fresh fall air can wake you up and help you feel revived!V

BOlT express

Bolt on Inc. 5000 List 4th Straight Year

Bolt Express, a time critical transporta-tion company ser-

vicing the United States, Canada and Mexico, has again been recognized on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500|5000 List of America’s fastest-growing private

companies. This will be four years in a row that Bolt Express has been included on the list, while growing at a rate of 68% over that time.

“Only a tiny fraction of the nation’s compan-ies have demonstrated

such remarkably consist-ent high growth. This achievement truly puts Bolt Express in rarefied company. ” sa id Er ic Schurenberg, President and Editor-in-Chief, Inc. Magazine.

“Our team maintains a controlled growth strat-egy where ensuring an overwhelmingly positive experience for our cus-tomers, drivers and em-ployees is the top priority. Our ability to preserve the Bolt culture and our commitment to quality is what makes this type of recognition so special,” Guy Sanderson, CEO, Bolt Express.

Headquartered in To-ledo, Ohio, Bolt Express was founded in 2001. Bolt Express offers their cus-tomers a one call solution for time critical ground and air freight transpor-tation services. For more information, visit www.bolt-express.com.V

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The cOmplaceNcy cOach

How Well Do You Know Your Company?

By Bruce OuTriDge

We watch tele-vision to view the world, we

listen to the radio to hear about our city, but how do we learn about our neighbourhood? For me, I love to walk and try to do so every morning. Not only do I love the outdoors, but I live next to a beautiful park where I can enjoy nature and meet other folks going about their daily walks. Over t ime you get to know people you meet along the way and you realize the richness of the neighbourhood you live in. It gives you a deeper connection to the place you live. So what if you did the same thing with your company?

How well do you know your company? We all hear things from other drivers, from customers, and of course the com-pany itself. How much of that is true, hearsay, or downright crap? If you only know your com-pany’s hourly communi-cations, ads, or other people’s perceptions, then you may be get-ting a false view of the company.

So how do you get past the fluff and get to know

the people that you work with on a daily basis? The biggest trick is get-ting to know them slow-ly, and both parties need to put in the effort. Hope-fully you work in a place that has an open door policy, or so they say. How many of us use that policy to our advantage? Many think that means you only show up in the office when there is a problem to be discussed. That policy can also be used to learn more about your colleagues. When I was a Supervisor of a fleet I was often out to see other departments and vendors in person. Sure, we could have communicated via email or phone, but that per-sonal connection would have been lost. By going to see people in their environment you make a tighter connection to the people you work with. How many of you know the people in the dis-patch department? How many of you know the people in the safety de-partment? How many of you have met the person that handles your state-ments and pays items? Asking to visit or sit in on these departments can give you a new under-standing of the people you work with.

You may be ask ing why you would want to do this. Why do you care about who is in the safety department or who works in dispatch? Well, if you don’t care then you are not taking your career seriously. If you have a problem with payroll or a statement isn’t it always easier to get in to see someone if they know who you are.

Do you want to know if that safety person knows anything about safety since they are evaluat-ing you? Would it help to know the type of en-vironment dispatchers work in every day so that you can understand why they may not be in the best of moods? Do you want to know if that person that handles your pay cheque every week is organized or not?

After I dispatched I re-member I had a deeper respect for the dispatch department. I remember having an administra-tion person that kept losing my trip envelope. It helped me to improve my own process so that I got paid in a timely fashion at one company. It may be easier to do this at small companies over large ones, but it is worth trying. You will be glad you did, and if done properly you will create a better connection with your team members.

About the AuthorBruce Outridge is a

transportation consult-ant with over 30 years of experience and au-thor of the books Driven to Drive, and Running

By The Mile. To learn more about Bruce and

his products and services please visit his website

at www.outridgeenter-prises.ca.V

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pilOT FlyiNg J

More Than 50 Medal of Honour Recipients Thanked

Knoxville, Tennes-see – Pilot Flying J, the largest oper-

ator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, is giving away a year of free coffee and commemorative travel mugs to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients at the Medal of Honor Knoxville Convention.

As a Hero Sponsor for this year’s convention, Pilot Flying J is offering the free coffee in order to continue to show its support of and apprecia-

tion for the United States military and the Medal of Honor recipients.

“As an Army veteran myself, I understand and appreciate the sacrifices these heroes have made,” said Jim Haslam, Pilot Corporation Founder and Chairman. “Free coffee is a unique way Pilot Fly-ing J can show the Medal of Honor recipients our gratitude for their brave actions.”

Pilot Flying J frequently implements new pro-grams to improve the

driving and working ex-perience for veteran driv-ers. Last September, Pilot Flying J gave free gas to nearly 1,600 veterans, active soldiers and their families for Operation Tank Full of Love. The Knoxville-headquartered company also has cele-brated Veteran’s Day by offering free services for professional drivers who are veterans and offers favorable employment provisions for those in the military.

“It’s a privilege to be

able to give back to our service men and women,” Haslam said. “They do so much for our country, and Pilot Flying J is proud to be able to do something for them.”

Each year the Society holds its annual conven-tion in a different city in the U.S. Knoxville, Ten-nessee has been selected to hold this year’s conven-tion September 10 - 13, 2014.

For more information on Pilot Flying J, visit www.pilotflyingj.com.V

healThy liViNg

Redefining the Body - Part I

By BreNDa ricker

The first item we are going to talk about is sugar. There are

three substances that keep you going back for more. All the fast food outlets, manufacturers of packaged quick foods and your taste buds know this and your body keeps ask-ing for more.

Sugar, salt and fat - think about it! For instance, fast foods basically contain all three items with the ex-ceptions of salads. Check the soft drinks which are laden with sugar. Sugar makes everything taste good and masks different unpleasant tastes. When

you read the labels sugar is in everything.

I am not asking you to give up your sweeten-ers as we are just going to change from simple refined white sugar to whole unrefined sugars. We need sugar to make food taste good and for energy. Add these whole sugars to your diet as they have not been refined. They still have all their trace minerals and it takes the body longer to process since they are complex.

Good unrefined sugars are raw cane, maple syr-up, molasses and agave. Brown sugar does not count as it is refined sugar crystals covered with mo-lasses. Don’t forget the good sugars in vegetables and fruit. Remember that complex sugars are good for you.

Simply changing sugars will make a huge differ-ence in a short time. You may say ‘I use artificial

sweeteners in coffee or tea, or drink diet pop.’ I am sorry to say that as-partame makes you crave

more and it actually in-creases weight. You want to stay as close to nature as you can.

Email me for 146 rea-sons why sugar destroys your health.

On YouTube take a look

at “Food Matters.” I can be reached at health_you_deserve@yahoo .ca.V

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The main discus-sion around the trucking industry

today is fuel savings. From skirts on your trail-ers to air tabs and air foils on your truck. Saving fuel is the most import-ant issue concerning the transport industry today. Drivers I have spoken to that do the western run; have reported saving up to 1,000 liters per trip. This amounts to a very large dollar savings by year end.

My question to drivers this month is…

“How do you feel about all of the new fuel savings devices being used on trucks and trailers?”

Rob Knight drives for Laidlaw Transport based in Woodstock, Ontario: “More technical informa-tion and training must be given, DEF reduces our carbon foot print but does not save fuel. Drivers like me who haul heavy all the time need more help to save fuel.”

heRizK ouRczaReK is a broker for Vars Transport Inc. based in Maxville, Ontario and hauls fuel for MacEwen Fuel Transport: “We need all of the fuel savings devices we can put on our trucks. The best fuel saver is to drive 100 kilometers per hour. Com-mon sense on how we drive is very important.”

andRei niKoRKin drives for NRG Transport based in Beaconsfield, Quebec: “Most company drivers like me don’t care about fuel savings. We are paid to deliver our loads and that is it. If companies want us to save fuel then they need to train us how to do it.”

MaRio coRRea drives for Young Systems Trans-port based in Mississauga, Ontario: “The best fuel savings device is common sense and driver under 100 km per hour. Most com-panies do not train their drivers how to save fuel.”

• • •If you have any ideas or

question you would like to see discussed, please feel free to contact me, carl@woodwardpublish-ing.com or phone Carl McBride at 877.225.2232, ext. 304.V

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