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The World of Vocational Trucks

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Welcome to Woodward Publishing Group’s (WPG) inaugural Vocational issue. From this point forward each issue will reach

out to our trucking brethren by addressing the many fleets, drivers and owner operators who work on, with, and in vocational vehicles of all types. We will strive to leave no stone or boulder unturned in our exploration of this dynamic market segment. From concrete mixers to dumps, logging trucks to delivery vehicles, mining equipment to snowplows, our goal is to highlight the vehicles, the issues, the challenges, and the opportunities in this exciting field.

But we can’t do it alone. We invite those of you involved in the vocational market to bring forward ideas, vehicle suggestions, and issues you feel impact this industry. Do you have your own triumphs or even tragedies in this field? Bring them to our attention so we can spread the word to others who will benefit from your experience and contribution.

Contact us and help shine some light on the voca-tional market: Contact Marek at marek@woodward-publishing.com, Halina at halina@woodwardpublish-ing.com or Mike Whalen at cem@Lweb.net.V

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THIS MONTH’S THEMEFuture of Trucking

TRACTION & TRUCKPRO LOCATIONS IN CANADA

VOCATIONAL TRUCKINGThe vehicles, issues, challenges, and opportunities in Vocational Trucking

TRUCK STOP DIRECTORYCanadian Truck Stop Locations & Services

TIRES & WHEELSTire & Wheel News & Technology

CAREERSCareers in the Trucking Industry

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THEME: FUTURE OF TRUCKING

Trucking’s Bright Future Builds on Proud Past

BY MAREK KRASUSKI

It’s hard to predict what the trucking industry will look like 10 or

20 years down the road, especially given the ac-celerated rate at which technology develops. But today’s challenges at least provide some direction toward which the industry is setting its sights.

Take safety for example. Today’s designers are put-ting in place new tech-nologies that minimize risk and cut costs. Vehicle to vehicle communica-tions systems are already in operation, essentially enabling two trucks driv-ing in tandem to com-municate with each other. These systems control both braking and accel-eration while the drivers steer. Advanced radar sensors can identify ob-stacles 800 feet in front of the first truck and will apply the brakes immedi-ately in both trucks to avert hazards. The radar sensors can detect ob-stacles much farther and faster than humans. It takes 1 to 2 seconds for drivers to react; by contrast the automated sensors will feed the information and apply brakes in just 1/100th of a second. A video display mounted on the windshield of the lead truck shows the view and distance of the unit follow-ing. The system reportedly saves fuel by placing the trucks closer together and reducing drag.

Beyond this will be driv-erless or autonomous trucks which are currently being tested by Freight-liner/Daimler, Volvo and Peterbilt. The biggest

attraction of driverless trucks is the solution to the chronic shortage of drivers, and the savings carriers will reap from sig-nificant labour cost reduc-tions. With an aging popu-lation, hours of service rules, and the reluctance of prospective recruits to spend long periods of time away from home, the au-tonomous truck could be a solution, but perhaps not a panacea. There are differ-ent levels of autonomous trucks with Level 4 being completely independent and requiring no driver. So far manufacturers in North America have been reluc-tant to produce a fully self driving vehicle. Instead, they opt for the Level 3 iteration, or limited self driving automation. This still requires a driver who can relinquish control of the vehicle to the tech-nology, but is expected to take back control when required.

Reluctance to embrace fully autonomous vehicles rises from the complexity of real life driving environ-ments. Software is not yet developed to the point of assessing all variables. A driver, for example, can more readily assess the risk of a child wandering into traffic than current software capabilities. But this too may change with more intuitive telematics.

So if fully autonomous trucks will not be available in the immediate future, what promise do semi-autonomous or Level 3 driverless trucks have to offer in the way of alleviat-ing the driver shortage if drivers are still required? At the very least they can make the profession more palatable for a more discriminating younger generation of potential recruits. Autonomous ve-hicles would make the job more attractive by re-ducing driving stress, and diminishing the monotony of long driving periods. Instead of attention con-stantly focused on the road, drivers could work

on laptops or read until they are required to re-take control of the truck. Studies have shown that drivers are more refreshed working in these condi-tions. Moreover, younger drivers may be attracted to the profession by the promise of safety which autonomous trucks are reported to deliver.

As technology gets smarter so do the bad boys of the world intent on perpetrating crime. Cyber attacks cost the global economy about $445 billion per year with transportation sitting in the crosshairs of assaults. Experts say that the var-iety of technologies used in trucking renders the industry more vulnerable. More stringent security protocols are required for an effective deterrent. These include training staff to be more security competent and conscious, employing centrally con-trolled antivirus programs, using recovery plans, and checking for vulnerabil-ities in security systems.

Interior cab designs are changing too with new seating systems, visibil-ity parameters, steering and driver connectivity. New design features will help attract a small but growing demographic to the industry - women. About 5 percent of truck-ers today are women, but proactive recruiting efforts and more liberal attitudes are making the industry more palatable to this group. Undoubtedly, women themselves will be agents of change in the industry as they demand more home time, safer parking facilities, more rest stops, safer and more ergonomic cabs.

There’s also talk in truck-ing circles about freight consolidation. In an effort to reduce transportation costs, shippers are look-ing at sharing warehouse space and trailer capacity for products slated for the same retail destinations. One analyst claims that

maximizing loads can re-duce distribution costs by up to 35 percent and take enough trucks off the road to reduce carbon emis-sions dramatically. This so-called “collaborative distribution” strategy is small comfort for carriers trying to carve out rev-enues in a competitive in-dustry, but the number of players vying for the same market share may dwindle as banks clamp down on inefficient carriers who, thus far, have been spared the axe, only because their equipment asset values have not been worth both-ering with.

Aerodynamic fairings and skirts today contrib-ute to overall fuel savings by up to 7 percent on vehicles travelling at 55 mph. Collectively they consist of a number of devices. Among them are heavy duty front bumpers, underbody treatments of cabs, devices to reduce gaps between tractor and trailer, and side under-body boxes that reduce drag by as much as 10 percent and are used to store equipment. Air roof deflectors and fairings over fuel tanks between steering and drive axles are important contribu-tors to the fuel reduction strategy. Future develop-ments are likely to in-clude superhydrophobic coatings that will reduce water and ice buildup on trailers. To date, aerody-namic devices have been largely aftermarket prod-ucts which have deterred owners from add-on costs to already expensive rigs, but they will soon become EOM options as well.

Research and develop-ment continues in the tire industry as manufacturers reduce tire contact with the road, accumulating fuel savings of about 6 percent. Jeffrey Parks and Harvey Brodsky of the Retread Tire Association in California outlined fu-ture advances. “New tire manufacturers are work-ing to bringing airless tires

of many different designs and  technologies to the market. For  current in-flatable tires the future is here now with better and more accurate tire  pres-sure monitoring systems and smart phone apps that can be used to monitor air pressure as frequently as desired.”

The tire retread industry is also adopting technolo-gies to improve product quality, Parks and Brodsky say. “We’re seeing daily advances  in rubber tech-nology, from chemical composition and fabrica-tion to the way we re-use and recycle our rubber resources. Our future with transportation depends on a larger awareness of retreading and recyc-ling if we hope to make a positive impact on our environment, and the re-treading industry is at the forefront of that surge. In addition, we’re also seeing advances in  non-destructive  tire and  cas-ing testing, shearography and x-ray technology. We envision a future where there will be even easier and more  efficient ways of analyzing and inspect-ing used tire casings for  preparation and ap-plication of retreading methods with the retread-ing industry, leading in its efforts to create more pub-lic and consumer aware-ness of not only truck tire retreading, but also a wider acceptance of pas-senger retreads.” Already the tire industry has come a long way with inflatable

tires and tire monitor-ing systems with smart phone apps that monitor pressure as frequently as desired.

Telematics is one seg-ment of the industry where advancements are likely to continue along an already accelerated trajectory. GPS satellite technology is capable of providing so much more information in real time than in the past. Electronic theft prevention tools, idling reports, fuel re-ports, cross dock modules that monitor freight ship-ments, tracking devices, and driving behaviour monitoring systems have vastly streamlined the information flow. Tele-matics is likely to become even more intuitive with complex logarithms able to predict the movement and direction of surround-ing pedestrians and vehi-cles, and to adjust vehicle speed accordingly. New mapping technology will anticipate inclines and valleys on roadways and adjust the truck’s behav-iour to suit the conditions. Vehicles, too, will be able to provide notifications in line with driver’s prefer-ence such as hotels and restaurants.

From tires to telematics, from creative recruiting to freight consolidation, and from fairings to forecast-ing, the industry will bear only slight resemblance to yesteryear with innova-tions about which previ-ous generations could hardly conceive.V

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck (www.

freightlinersupertruck.com) was unveiled at the 2015 Mid-

America Trucking Show (MATS)

4 MARCH 2016

RYDER

Shell & Ryder Collaborate on Natural Gas Vehicle

Miami, Florida - Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R),

a leader in commercial fleet management, dedi-cated transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced that Shell Oil Company - one of Amer-ica’s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas market-ers, and petrochemical manufacturers - signed an agreement for 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting oil and gas logistics oper-ations in Lafayette, Louisi-ana and Houston, Texas.

Shell has relied on Ryder for logistics solutions for more than 10 years. As Shell’s logistics provider, Ryder currently manages road transportation for Shell’s freight hauling ac-tivities across its U.S. ex-ploration and production (E&P) activities, including a dedicated fleet that dir-ectly supports its Gulf of

Mexico operations. The new 15 LNG fueled ve-hicles will replace Ryder diesel-powered vehicles in the existing fleet and will be serviced out of Ryder’s Lafayette, Louisi-ana facility, which is being engineered to meet the unique compliance re-quirements for natural gas. As part of this initiative, Ryder has signed a five-year fuel agreement with Shell which will provide LNG fuel for the dedicated natural gas fleet.

The Shell sea port and cross state routes are an application ideally suited for natural gas vehicles. Ryder worked with Shell to develop a customized truck specification that was weight-sensitive to maximize freight revenue, while assuring durability and operability in the field.

“We are excited to work with Ryder to transfer diesel vehicles to LNG. LNG can be a good choice

for truck owners and more are making the switch to LNG,” said Dan Flynn, Shell Vice President Logistics. “It is great to see Ryder’s drive for Shell LNG, a clean burning fuel that meets emissions regulations without the need for after treatment systems used in diesel engines. Ryder has been extremely responsive to our service needs, which makes us confident about our continued relationship. Ryder’s help was critical to provide the logistics expertise, knowledge, and know-how needed to en-sure that the fleet was operating at its best.”

“It has truly been a pleas-ure to have Shell as a loyal Ryder customer for more than 10 years,” said John Diez, President of Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions. “With Ryder as its dedicated transporta-tion partner, Shell can continue to count on hav-ing a reliable fleet ready

to maintain the excellent reputation they’ve worked very hard to earn. We are honored that Shell trusts Ryder to represent their brand on the road and with their customers, and that we can help them improve the sustainability and ef-ficiency of their fleet.”

Ryder Dedicated Trans-portation Solutions pro-vides companies with vehi-cles, maintenance, drivers, management and other value-added services. The oil and gas industry relies on Ryder to take costs and risks out of transportation and logistics, enabling customers to maximize uptime, keep supplies and goods moving, and bring costs down. This is all supported by a proven health and safety culture driven by experienced oil-field operators and health, safety, and environmental professionals. With more than 200 customers in the oil and gas sector, Ryder is

at the forefront of change as the industry finds new ways to streamline and optimize fleets and supply chains.

Ryder is the leader in nat-ural gas vehicle solutions for the commercial trans-portation industry, with more than 50 million miles of experience, 18 natural gas vehicle maintenance facilities, and more than 6,000 natural gas vehicle trained maintenance and support personnel. Ryder has deployed CNG and Li-quefied Natural Gas (LNG) vehicles into the fleets of

Ryder customers in Ari-zona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisi-ana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Quebec, Canada. The Company operates Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) fuel stations at its Fontana and Orange, Cali-fornia, service locations.

For more information about Ryder’s natural gas vehicle solutions visit www.ryder.com/en/solu-tions/alternative-fuels-solutions/natural-gas-solutions.aspx.V

MARCH 2016 5

IN THE NEWS

The Future of Truck ServiceBY MIKE WHALEN

“The indus t ry needs par ts availability, re-

duced wait-time, a high level of product support and service expertise.”

Today’s truck parts/ser-vice industry is domin-ated by large multi-branch independent distributors, their independent service providers, parts market-ing buying groups – plus original equipment dealer networks – all competing for the end user’s business.

At the beginning of or-ganized truck service, the truck dealers looked after the service needs of small fleets and owner operators, while large fleets usually had in-house service fa-cilities to reduce down time. All went to the OE dealer while the trucks were under warranty.

Truck-focused independ-ent parts distributors came into being as they offered a way for the truck owner

to access a multitude of parts and components not handled by their OE Truck Dealer, yet in demand for their truck’s application.

In order to keep the truck owner as a dealer account, the truck dealer arranged to buy parts and compon-ents, not available from their truck OEM, but from the independent distribu-tor. Plus, the Distributor carried the components that allowed the OE Dealer to service other makes of trucks. And the Distributor implemented a two-step pricing structure to allow the dealer, and other dis-tributors, to compete for the fleet and owner oper-ators business.

The independent dis-tributor built a major part of its business – up to 50% – on sales to OE dealers.

The offshoot of this was that the ‘captive’ truck dealer could service other OE truck brands as they now had access to the

necessary components found on their competitor’s trucks and trailers.

The proverbial fly in the ointment was that the OEM’s of the day sourced their drive train compon-ents, from engine to axles and wheel ends, from the major component manu-facturers the truck buyer specified.

And these component manufacturers also had independent distributors.

In the 60’s and through most of the 70’s the OE Dealer was the largest business segment of the independent heavy-duty truck parts distributor. The system worked well as long as the Independent Parts Distributor main-tained the two-step pricing discipline.

But, this was not to last.As the independent

distributor side grew in numbers, the competition for fleet business began to erode their fleet-direct

profit margins and the OE dealer needed to reduce selling prices to compete with, in fact, their supplier. It now became increas-ingly difficult for the OE dealer, buying from the Independent Distributor, to compete for the all-makes end-user business. On the independent side more and more distributors were consolidating and compet-ing with each other for the fleet and OE dealer busi-ness. Margins eroded and the OE dealers could not compete with the pricing offered the fleet by the growing independent side. After all, they were buying from their competitor.

To compete, the OEMs began to pressure their OE production suppliers for aftermarket programs that allowed them to offer com-petitive prices and compete successfully against the independent distributor. In fact, for a while, there was even pressure put

on production parts and component manufacturers to make a choice between selling to the OEM or the independent aftermarket.

To solve this problem OEMs negotiated full-line product offerings, that up ‘till then were only sold through the Independent Distributors, to now be offered to the OE Dealer by the parts manufacturer, either as a direct ship pro-gram or through their PDC.

Now the OE Dealer had access to the same parts lines distributed by the Independent.

This resulted in the more aggressive dealer groups taking fleet business away from the Independent side by introducing a business model that had them look-ing like an Independent Distributor that also sold trucks.

Their dealer business quickly disappeared now that the Independent Dis-tributor had the margin to

compete at the fleet level.While the OE Dealers

were gaining market share the Independent Distribu-tors began to consolidate to get volumes up and reduce acquisition costs.

Watch for Part 2, Where Are We Today? in the April Issue of this publication.V

6 MARCH 2016

History of Invoice Factoring in the Trucking IndustryBY BRUCE SAYER

Invoice Factoring has accompanied and sup-ported the long haul

trucking industry since its early days. Following World War II, expansion and improvement of high-way systems in the US and Canada made it possible for the trucking industry to become a vital part of North America’s supply chain network. With the resulting surge in over the road freight transpor-tation, US banks and in-dependent financial firms fully adopted factoring arrangements to suit the needs of trucking compan-ies. A boom in funding transportation companies had begun.

Throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s the trucking in-dustry continued to evolve as an essential industry. At the same time, partial de-regulation of the industry resulted in dramatically increasing the number of trucking companies in operation. Increased competition played havoc with volumes and freight rates while at the same time rising interest rates began to challenge truck-ing companies’ ability to secure financial backing. Factoring provided a dis-

tinct advantage over the restrictive covenants of a banking line of credit as it does not involve the same credit covenants. This pro-pelled Invoice Factoring even further forward as a viable cash flow solution, increasing its popularity as a well-established form of business financing.

One of the greatest ad-vantages and most attract-ive features of contem-porary invoice factoring is the continuous level of cash flow it generates into a business. Because increased cash is trig-gered by new invoices, the factoring system provides available financing which automatically adjusts to the company’s unique rate of business growth. Invoice Factoring is the only finance mechanism directly linked to a com-pany’s sales. The more invoices a company gen-erates, the more access it has to immediate cash.

Many of North America’s leading companies are avid users of this financial system and have been for decades. The factoring of invoices is used more than all other types of business financing combined. One of the largest users of invoice Factoring is the

transportation industry.Invoice Factoring Isn’t

a New Financing ProductThe practice of Invoice

factoring  dates as far back as 4,000 years to the Mesopotamia Em-pire. Later, the Romans adopted a similar financial structure by selling prom-issory notes at discounted prices. As Europe evolved and commerce began to thrive, invoice factoring was widely adopted in the clothing, import/export and manufacturing indus-tries. Factoring was first introduced to the Amer-icas around 1620 when the Pilgrims began to colonize North America. As the col-onies developed, factoring took its place as a prime source of financing.

A cotton grower in 18th Century America typical-ly sold their product to England and France. The cotton had to be grown, harvested, warehoused then shipped by sea to the European buyer. Payment would then have to make the long sea voyage back until it finally made it into the hands of the grower. If you think 30 to 60 days is a long time to wait for payment, imagine the diffi-culties a plantation owner would face having to wait

months for compensation. During those days, invoice factoring delivered an es-sential means of providing cash advances to the pro-ducer, finance the credit extended to the buyer and insure the credit strength of that buyer.

In today’s f inancing world,  factors provide an equally significant role in the movement of freight. Due to the daily capital investment needed to keep equipment mov-ing, trucking companies require a steady and reli-able cash flow solution. As the industry is plagued by numerous challenges, in-cluding slim margins and slow paying customers, banks are characteristic-ally reluctant to qualify transportation companies for sufficient credit. For this reason, Invoice fac-toring remains a primary source of funding to the trucking industry.

The Future of Invoice Factoring:

Invoice factoring has evolved over the centur-ies, yet remains relatively similar to its original form. The success of this finan-cial arrangement is based on the expediting of pay-ment on revenue already generated. Factoring isn’t

a loan; instead, it is the selling of your invoice receivables at a discount in exchange for immediate cash. This simple financial structure holds numerous benefits that favor the business owner: Immedi-ate payment on account receivables due, Profes-sional AR management is

included with the ser-vice, No Financial Ceiling; the more invoices you generate, the more funds you receive.

Invoice factoring has been around for centur-ies and will continue to provide financial support to the trucking industry for many more. As truck-ing is now a significant

niche market within the factoring space, industry specific factoring compan-ies have emerged provid-ing specialized services to trucking companies of all sizes. These indus-try specialists offer the most competitive rates, cash advances on loads in transit, equipment fi-nancing and discount fuel programs. As long as there are commercial trucks on the road to deliver freight and generate invoices, these specialized factoring companies will continue to service the industry.

For more information about  factoring your freight bills, visit www.accutraccapital.com.V

MARCH 2016 7

BUSINESS INSURANCE MATTERS

MAP 21 – Amendment to Title 49 of the U.S. Code

BY LINDA COLGAN

The intention (al-most four years ago) was to imple-

ment rulings that would weave in various statute components for the pro-tection of the general

public and shippers when moving freight through motor carriers, load brok-ers and freight forward-ers. This seemed like a lifetime ago, and in many ways it was.

It must be a considera-tion for any freight be-ing sub brokered to or from the States that the motor carrier, load brok-er or freight forwarder, be registered with the FMCSA for a “brokering” authority. As well, a sur-ety bond (property brok-ers bond) will be required to be filed in the amount of $75,000.

If a carrier is caught with a load that has been sub

brokered and the load broker does not have the proper authority, the civil penalty will be dramatic. The penalty of $10,000 per transaction can be enforced, regardless of the value of the freight to the carrier or freight forwarder.

These changes became law on October 1, 2013. For carriers who have started their operations after this date, it is im-portant that these laws be adhered to. This is the law to the property being moved in or out of the United States regardless of the frequency.

Linda has been a trans-

portation insurance Brok-er since 1986 and is cur-rently Senior Account

Executive with Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. Contact

Linda at 416.809.3103 or email lcolgan@bryson-insurance.ca.V

CANADIAN TRUCKING ALLIANCE [CTA]

Automatic Payment App Could Reduce Delays

An upcoming pi-lot project which would automatic-

ally collect border-cross-ing fees from commercial trucks travelling to the U.S. at the Peace Bridge will re-portedly reduce wait times by 6.5 percent.

According to the Buffalo News, the automated sys-tem would be used to col-lect the US$13.05 user fee that truck operators who do not have an annual user fee decal currently pay by hand at the border. The system - which could possibly take the form of a mobile app - is expected to reduce the backups of trucks on the Buffalo/Fort Erie, Ontario Bridge, of-ficials say.

CBP said the new auto-mated user fee collec-tion system will be imple-mented in a pilot project in Buffalo this year and will also eventually be tested

at border crossings in De-troit and El Paso, Texas, before being implemented nationwide in 2017.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security made the announcement in a document it sent to Con-gress accompanying Presi-dent Obama’s Fiscal 2017 budget proposal.

The manual collection of user fees is inefficient, the budget document said. “The current manual pro-cess results in increased wait times and fuel costs for carriers and loss of work hours for CBP. For example, at the Port of Buf-falo in FY 2015, approxi-mately 1,700 work hours were spent performing cash collections,” which took an average of 80 to 90 seconds per vehicle.

The system will be the latest of several major up-grades that Customs and Border Protection initiated

after a pre-clearance pilot project unveiled out-of-date technology at the Peace Bridge.

CBP has already up-graded its “outdated” radiation detectors and is moving to fix its slow internet connection, which slowed processing.V

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10 MARCH 2016

VOCATIONAL SECTION: SPECIAL REPORT

Tough Trucks a Lifeline for a Tough IndustryBY MAREK KRASUSKI

Northern Ontario’s e c o n o m y h a s undergone sub-

stantial diversification over the years through develop-ment and investment in education, healthcare and research. Hospitals have expanded; new schools such as the Northern On-tario School of Medicine and the School of Archi-tecture in Sudbury are cropping up and changing the demographic and eco-nomic complexion of the communities in which they participate. Research insti-tutes as well are contribut-ing to local economies and in some cases drawing worldwide attention to the region. Such was the case last fall when Arthur McDonald of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) shared in the Nobel Prize in Physics for his con-tribution to experiments demonstrating that neutri-nos change identities.

But for all the fanfare and initiatives success-fully implemented there is still substantial reliance on the North’s traditional economic engines, namely natural resource extraction like mining, logging and related activities.

Chuck Whyte could be fairly described as a trad-itionalist. He worked in the resource industries for decades, building a gravel hauling business which he sold recently. A true entrepreneur, Chuck Whyte purchased 50 dump trucks since opening his company in 1972. At one

time he employed 45 driv-ers plus office staff and maintenance workers. He began by hauling grav-el and later shifted into transporting nickel and copper ore for the mining industry in the Sudbury region. Whyte relied on Mack DM dump trucks for hauling. Between truck and trailer, also called a wagon, one load could haul 50 tonnes of ma-terial, sometimes through unforgiving terrain on iso-lated bush roads. Trucking in the vocational segment established Chuck Whyte & Son as a longstanding presence in hauling, but the industry brought with it as many challenges as rewards. Among them was the loss of skilled workers. Indeed, the suc-cess of mining in Northern Ontario for Chuck Whyte & Son also added to the company’s woes. Workers would hone their truck driving skills at his com-pany and soon move on to the mining conglomer-ates, lured by attractive pay packages and nickel bo-nuses. Squeezed by prices dictated by the mining companies to haul slurry, ore, sand and gravel, it was tough to compete with the high salaries promised by the mining companies.

There are many Chuck Whytes in Northern On-tario and beyond, strug-gling to build viable busi-nesses in the resource industry famous for its peaks and valleys. And while business acumen and hard work account for

their success, reliance on equipment to get the job done is equally important. Whyte relied on the Mack DM Series for heavy hauls. This was a modification of the R series which began production back in 1966. Trucks have come a long way since Chuck Whyte purchased his first in 1972. Mack’s Granite MHD Dump today bears scant resem-blance to the Dump models back in the day. Today’s Granite Dump is equipped with multiple features capable of handling the most punishing environ-ments on construction sites, in mining, and for-estry. Suitable for shorter runs, the Granite is known for durability with atten-tion to weight conserva-tion. It’s equipped with a lightweight Cummins ISL engine with 345 HP and maximum torque of 1,150 lb.-ft. To add comfort, this Dump’s galvanized steel cab is mounted on airbags and shocks to absorb the impact of rough surfaces. Axle configurations are available in axle forward and axle back models with single and tandem axle designs.

With its slick aerody-namic design and plush interior, Kenworth’s T880 hardly resembles the rough and tumble trucks of yes-teryear. A solid reputation for building work trucks for nine decades, Kenworth’s T880 boasts enhanced steering capability to navi-gate in tight spaces, ideally suited for construction sites, and narrow logging

roads. Adding to driver comfort is the air assisted hydraulic clutch which makes it easier for the driver to operate. A larger windshield and slopping dash and hood offer bet-ter driver visibility. The Paccar MX 13 engine that drives the T880 is built with high-strength lightweight components and delivers 500 hp and 1,850 lb-ft of torque. The T880 is built for dumps as well as tankers, mixers, tractors and heavy haulers.

Most recently Navistar, parent company to the International brand of trucks, unveiled in Feb-ruary three of four new trucks in the HX series at Las Vegas. These vo-cational vehicles replace the Paystar model and are backed by the unbridled confidence of its manufac-turer. “The launch of the HX Series is an opportunity

for International to recap-ture a leading position in the vocational market - a segment we previously led. The launch of the HX Series underscores our commitment to innova-tion, our dedication to uptime and our position as a leader within the in-dustry,” announced Troy Clarke, President and CEO, Navistar, Inc. Clarke added that each of the four mod-els will deliver “unmatched performance for the most punishing jobs while mak-ing operators more pro-ductive.”

The HX515, HX 615, HX620, and the HX520 are designed for primary vocations, including con-struction dump, and other applications. Noted for strength and ability, each model comes with bolted frame and cross members to maximize structural integrity and minimize vi-

bration. A modified single rail yields a weight savings of 13 percent, thereby al-lowing for heavier loads, and tow pins are rated for 150,000 lbs. for enhanced recovery towing.

Regardless of brand, to-day’s dump trucks gener-ally offer superior features and performance unheard of decades ago. This is not to say however that the work is any easier. For those itinerant entrepre-neurs like Chuck Whyte, there will always be the need for streamlining oper-ations, remaining competi-tive, hiring and retaining quality workers, and with-standing the pressures of the market.

The bright side is that the dump truck services indus-try is expected to perform strongly over the next five years. So for those strug-gling in this vocational segment, hang tough.V

International unveiled in February three of four new trucks in the HX series at World of

Concrete in Las Vegas.

WORLD OF CONCRETE

Las Vegas Hosts 44th Annual WOC

The Las Vegas Con-vent ion Cent re played host to the

2016 World of Concrete Symposium which took place February 2 to 5, 2016. The show is the only annual international event dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry industries.

Participants describe the event as the biggest and most informative show of its kind with a large offering of new products, cutting edge technologies, and a focus on indus-try education. The an-nual convention features special product and ac-tion areas that highlight

materials, equipment, seminars and truck offer-ings. Demolition products, tools, information as well as decorative concrete and masonry displays for commercial and residen-tial applications were also on hand.

Now in its 45th year, the World of Concrete sym-

posium boasts multiple benefits; among them, consolidation of all prod-uct/service information in one place at one time, the opportunity to build on industry relationships, at-tending courses to stay on the leading edge of the in-dustry, getting a firsthand look at the latest prod-

ucts operating under real world conditions, cap-italizing on new trends, and learning answers to perplexing questions from leading experts.

This year included new additions with precast products, coring ma-chines, pipe unloaders, septic tank equipment

and more. The World of Concrete owes much of its success to industry-leading features with over 55,000 concrete and ma-sonry professionals, 1,400 leading suppliers, 100-plus seminar and work-shops, and 70 teaching experts from around the world.V

MARCH 2016 11

VOCATIONAL

SPECIAL EASTERN REPORT:

Logging & Forest Product Hauling Trucks

BY GEORGE FULLERTON

Across the Atlantic Provinces one of the most common

venerable trucking sec-tors is logging and forest product hauling. In all four provinces moving forest products from harvest blocks to mills or shipping yards and ports continues to be a major chapter in our greater regional economy.

Forestry trucking is one of the most challenging in the transportation sec-tors because the operators have to travel primitive roads to reach the wood piles and chipper pads, and then travel the same primitive roads with max-imum loads until they hit public highways. The challenge requires unique and special talents in the driver seat, as well as specific high performing equipment to meet both in-woods demands and over the highway travel in any kind of weather conditions.

The equipment has to fit both short haul and long haul demands as it is not uncommon for forest product loads to be hauled four to five hours one way to reach mill, shipping ter-minal or Port destinations.

Tom McSorley, Sales Rep with Bayview Kenworth in Moncton, New Brunswick explained that Kenworth truck models going into log and chip hauling, typ-ically are the W900 and T800 models, with T880s gaining a lot of popularity for forestry applications since their introduction in 2013.

A typical spec starts with 1,460 pound rated front

axle, 46,000 pound rear axles and an eighteen speed manual transmis-sion. For power, require-ments are 500 to 600 horsepower. Kenworth will supply either the PAC-CAR MX13 or Cummins ISX15.

“Lot of customers seem more comfortable with the Cummins engine because they are familiar with Cummins, and they also think larger displacement will provide an advantage. On the other hand, the PACCAR engine will deliv-er lots of horsepower and some fuel economy com-pared to the Cummins,” commented McSorley, adding that just about every truck Bayview sells to forestry applications is ordered with a bunk.

The Kenworth T880 with the PACCAR MX-13 en-gine was named the 2015 Truck of the Year Award presented by the Amer-ican Truck Dealers. Phil Witherell with Peterbilt Atlantic in Fredericton, New Brunswick says that logging truck sales has been only average over the past eight months compared to the previous couple of years. “With the dollar exchange around 30%, operators are facing a significant increase in the cost of trucks since they are coming from the U.S. But we have a lot of inventory in our yards, and a portion of it went into our stock before the exchange rate peaked, so we have some deals. The forestry truckers will be shut down for spring road restrictions in the next couple months and we expect to see a lot of them come in through the door.”

Witherell explained that Peterbilt’s 367,567 and 389 models seem to be most popular with forestry customers and bunks are typically part of the pack-age, which in addition to providing driver comfort, also provides storage for gear and adds significantly to resale value.

Witherell shares high praise for the PACCAR

MX-13 engine (up to 500 horsepower and 1,850 lb-ft of torque) for its reli-ability and performance, noting that its power is comparable to their Cum-mins engine offering while providing better fuel econ-omy. He qualified that is difficult to compare fuel economy between en-gines and trucks in for-estry applications because of the varied and severe service conditions.

He said that while set back axle is nearly stan-dard for highway line haul applications, a good deal of their customers that work in forestry seem to be more comfortable with set forward axles, claiming better steering response and longer tire wear. At the end of the day, it is up to customer preference. “We can spec just about any truck you want - cabs, frames, en-gines, axles - it just de-pends what the customer wants and the buttons we push.”

Gilles Richard, Sales Manager at Lounsbury Truck Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick sells both Volvo and Mack trucks and indicated that 2015 had been a banner year for sales, including forestry applications. Lounsbury is well positioned with their present inventory.

Commenting on rising costs associated with the exchange rate, Gilles ex-plained, “We don’t like the current exchange rate, but we have certainly seen similar situations in the past, and we will work through this one as well.”

Gilles pointed out that their forestry customers typically go for the Volvo VNX model and a fewer for the VN 430 model. He said that while Cummins ISX engine is an option, most of their Volvo units sell with the Volvo D16 engine.

Bunk cabs are a little more popular with forestry customers, though day cabs hold a good portion of sales. “Heavy spec’d day cabs are in demand

for second lives in con-struction applications, so they have a good resale potential in our region,” said Gilles.

On Lounsbury’s Mack side of the business, the Titan is the heavy voca-tional model that fits the demand of forestry and logging applications.

“Mack enjoys a long and remarkable history as a strong, dependable and high performing truck. It is a robustly designed and constructed truck, right from the ground up. They have a very tight and well constructed cab. Close the door on a seven year old Mack and it feels just like a new one,” professed Gilles.

Mack is offered, solely, with an MP10 engine that is rated up to 600 horse-power and offers up to 2,060 lb-ft of torque.

Gilles said that the M dr ive HD automated manual transmission has been well received by customers in heavy haul business. He related that the automated transmis-sion minimizes drive line shock, reducing impacts on clutches, engines and other components. The transmission has also proven very reliable and cost effective.

International has re-cently launched the brand new HX series, which East Coast International, Marketing Manager Tania Arsenault, says replaces the former Paystar - heavy spec’d model. In past years, the Paystar and the International 9900 have been popular with forestry customers.

The HX series have set-forward and set-back front axle options. The truck will be available with Navistar N13 or with Cummins ISX15 engines. Arsenault said that trad-itionally Cummins seemed to have been the engine of choice for forestry ap-plications, matching with a 1,460 front axle with 46,000 rears, and an 18 speed manual transmis-sion. She added that East

Coast’s forestry custom-ers consistently opt for a small bunk, which she says offers storage, driver comfort and resale bene-fits.

Despite the jump in the exchange rate, Arsenault said the first quarter of 2016 has yielded higher than average sales for East Coast International overall.

Caleb Cook, Sales Man-ager with Valley Equip-ment in Hartland, New Brunswick, has a good number of forestry truck-ing contractors in their customer base. Valley sells both Western Star 4900 and Freightliner 122 models primarily for for-estry. Caleb pointed out that while a few custom-ers seem to jump back and forth between the two brand names oper-ators typically stick to their favorite. “When it comes to spec’ing a log-ging or chip hauling truck everyone falls pretty well off the same log. They want the DD16 engine, 18 speed manual and 46,000 rear ends with four way locks”.

While most forestry trucks are ordered with set forward front (1,460 rated) axles, Cook ac-knowledged that a num-ber of his chip haul cus-tomers opt for set-back axles to accommodate

fitting truck and trailer on dumpers and avoid having to unhook trailers for the dumping process.

Caleb said he sells very few day cabs, and that putting Webasto bunk heaters on the trucks, even day cabs, is very common. “Idling trucks to keep the cab or bunk warm has been shown to be very hard on engine emission control systems. The Webasto heaters cut the need to idle, and as a result the trucks work much better. While emis-sions controls systems are getting better all the time, having a separate heater is a positive step to keeping the emissions system working well and they also provide a sig-nificant fuel saving which is important for the truck owners.”

Caleb concluded by drawing attention to the distinction between the Freightliner alum-inum cab and Western Star steel cab. Aluminum cabs seem to last a little longer and have fewer corrosion issues. “Western Star is more of a custom, hand built truck. Both Freightliner and Western Star have their perform-ance points, and each has dedicated supporters. Our customers buy them and they work them equally hard.”V

12 MARCH 2016

VOCATIONAL

VOCATIONAL TRUCKS

Slow Season Gears Up for Gravel Truck TrainingBY GEORGE FULLERTON

The tail end of win-ter guarantees a slow season for

aggregate and asphalt haulers. On the other hand it is an active time for aggregate and con-struction site truckers to gain safety and first aid training. Increasingly, training is becoming a prerequisite to hiring on many projects involving government and major contracted projects. Con-tract truckers need to have worker compensa-tion coverage and safety training, including first aid and work place safety training.

The slow season for trucking is the opportune time to offer such pro-grams. The Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Asso-ciation (NSTSA) is mem-ber funded and directed organization which co-ordinates and provides health and safety pro-grams and certification for its membership. NSTSA partners with industry, clients and government to provide safety related services.

In addition to reducing the toll of workplace injur-ies and assisting members to maintain compliance with regulatory bodies, the Association aspires

to professionalize the im-age of the trucking sector by setting standards for safety and carrying out safety audits.

According to the Asso-ciation’s Executive Direc-tor, Linda Corkum, the association has scheduled a number of safety related courses through 2016.

Workplace Hazardous Material Information Sys-tem (WHMIS) training is high priority for 2016, reflecting the introduction of WHMIS 2015 which fea-tures changes to the pre-vious WHMIS standards. WHMIS 2015 incorporates the new Global Harmon-ized System (GHS) with new product symbols, new labels and new Safe-ty Data Sheets.

In February, NSTSA of-fered WHMIS 2015 Up-date for Trainers, and announced two day Train the Trainer Courses for WHMIS 2015 in locations yet to be announced.

Building Your (Provin-cial) Occupational Health & Safety Program course was scheduled for Febru-ary; Building Your (Feder-al) Occupational Health & Safety Program is sched-uled for delivery in March.

An Accident Investiga-tion Course will also be offered in March, along with a ‘Stop. Think. Act

Safely’ program. Course dates and locations will be announced. For addi-tional information contact http://nstsa.ca/contact/.

In addition to coordinat-ing training courses, the NSTSA also promotes safety awareness pro-grams. Linda Corkum explained that they have engaged dump truck operators to design and promote a program specif-ically directed to increase awareness and eliminate accidents that involve raised dump boxes con-tacting overhead power-lines. This type of accident has resulted in fatalities in recent years. Attention to this deadly serious workplace risk is com-municated by a some-what humorous illustra-tion through posters and decals saying ‘After you dump, put down the lid’.

Contacted in early Feb-ruary, Don Corr igan, Executive Director of the PEI Truckers Association, said that this past Febru-ary offered few employ-ment opportunities for aggregate haulers com-pared to 2015. “Last win-ter a good portion of our membership was running pretty hard from January 27 through to the end of February hauling snow for municipalities. It was a

good bit of extra employ-ment and they were work-ing their trucks around the clock in some cases. It was a rough winter, but this winter has started out less intense, but we are not done yet,” he said.

The PEI Truckers As-sociation offered a com-prehensive ser ies of training sessions for their membership in 2014, con-sisting of First Aid, WH-MIS and Transportation of Dangerous Goods. Corri-gan said the training ses-sions were well attended by their membership, and similar training will be offered in the spring of 2016.

“That sort of training is a positive thing for the association and for the in-dividual operators, giving them greater knowledge and a better understand-ing of the nature of the products they work with on a daily basis. It also provides a solid under-standing of First Aid and how they should act in an emergency. Corrigan said the Association plans to offer the three courses again next year, and it will upgrade existing certifica-tion while adding new en-trants and new operators.

Regarding workplace safety training, Corrigan said he has heard through

the grapevine that there will be requirements for workplace safety training for dump truck operators. Organizations such as road builders seem to be supporting more formal-ized safety programs for all sorts of contractors designated to larger pro-jects.

Doras Stennick, Presi-dent of the Southern New Brunswick Truckers As-sociation, will host a ser-ies of day long training sessions for members in March. The SNBTA rep-resents aggregate and asphalt truckers in eight counties of southwest-ern New Brunswick. The training sessions will be held at the Lions Hall in the Village of Geary, and will include First aid, WH-MIS and Work Area Traffic Control Awareness.

Certification in the three elements is required to allow truckers/drivers

to work on both Federal and provincially govern-ment funded construction projects in New Bruns-wick. The sessions will have classes of around twenty-five participants and will be presented by qualified instructors. For more details go to www.southernnbtruckers.ca/contact_information. Par-ticipation is open to all paid up members of the association.

The Sou thern New Brunswick Truckers As-sociation advocates for issues such as pay rates and workplace safety for members. The associa-tion also provides work safe NB group coverage for members who do not have their own independ-ent coverage.

The association also works with suppliers to provide product purchase incentives on parts, fuel and tires.V

EATON TRANSMISSIONS

Eaton Expands Fuller Advantage® Automated Transmissions for Vocational Applications

Cleveland, Ohio – Power manage-ment company

Eaton has expanded coverage of the Fuller Ad-vantage series automated overdrive models for use in vocational applica-tions. Initially launched in other applications in 2013, Fuller Advantage transmissions offer many benefits compared to the

UltraShift PLUS including reduced weight, increased efficiency and lower main-tenance costs.

Vehicle control is vital in a vocational application, so Fuller Advantage auto-mated overdrive models can be configured with op-tional Urge to Move, Creep Mode and Blended Pedal functionality for enhanced low-speed maneuver-

ability in situations such as backing into a loading dock or maneuvering in a construction job site.

The Precision Lubrica-tion system represents one of the key features in Fuller Advantage trans-missions. The system re-duces the oil churn energy losses found in traditional transmissions by nearly 33 percent. With less heat

being generated, Fuller Advantage transmissions do not require a trans-mission fluid cooler and corresponding lines and fittings. The result is less preventative maintenance is required while engine fans cycle less, further reducing horsepower de-mand.

An oil level sight glass allows for routine oil

checks to be performed at a fraction of the time typically required, and the precision lube system uses only 16 pints of oil which is nearly half the amount used in traditional transmissions.

Additional weight sav-ings have been achieved by replacing cast iron with aluminum for the shift bar housing (manual models),

auxiliary section cover and range cylinder.

All Eaton Fuller Advan-tage Series transmissions are supported by Eaton’s Roadranger network that includes more than 200 drivetrain professionals throughout North Amer-ica.

For more information visit www.eaton.com/roadrangerV

MARCH 2016 13

VOCATIONAL

NAVISTAR INC.

International Truck Launches HX™ SeriesNew Class 8 Vocational Models Drive International Truck’s Re-Entry to the Construction and Concrete Market

Las Vegas, Nevada – On February 1st, International Truck

launched the Internation-al¨ HX™ Series, a new line of Class 8 premium voca-tional trucks designed to deliver the strength and endurance required for the severe service indus-try. This is the first all-new vehicle introduced by International Truck since 2010.

“The launch of the HX Series is an opportunity for International to recap-ture a leading position in the vocational market – a segment we previously led,” said Troy Clarke, President and CEO, Navis-tar, Inc. “The launch of the HX Series underscores our commitment to in-novation, our dedication to uptime and our pos-ition as a leader within the industry.”

The new truck series was unveiled at the World of Concrete trade show and will replace the Inter-national¨ PayStar¨ model.

“The design of our new HX Series is based on in-depth discussions with leading users of severe service applications,” said Bill Kozek, Presi-dent, Truck and Parts, Navistar, Inc. “Each of the four models in the series has been engineered to deliver unmatched per-formance for the most punishing jobs, while making operators more productive.”

International is taking orders for this vehicle immediately. The first ve-hicles will be delivered this spring.

FULL RANGE OF

APPLICATIONS

Four HX Series mod-els will be offered, with both set-forward and set-back front axle models in either short or long hood, depending on the application. Three models were unveiled at World of Concrete:

The HX515 is a 115” BBC Set-forward Axle Straight Truck with primary voca-tions including concrete mixer, construction dump, refuse/roll-off and crane.

The HX615 is a 115” BBC Set-back Axle Truck or Tractor with primary voca-tions including construc-tion dump, concrete mixer, platform stake/crane and refuse/roll-off.

The HX620 is a 120” BBC Set-back Axle Truck or Tractor with primary voca-tions including heavy haul tractor, construction dump and platform stake/crane.

The fourth model, the HX520, is a 120” BBC Set-forward Axle Truck or Tractor with primary voca-tions including heavy haul tractor, construction dump and platform stake/crane. It will be formally unveiled at Truck World in Toronto in April.

The HX515 and the HX615 models are pow-ered by Navistar¨ N13 en-gines, while the HX520 and HX620 models offer the Cummins¨ ISX15 en-gine.

Each model in the HX Series delivers on four key principles of design: max-imum strength and dur-ability, driver productivity, bold styling and superior uptime.

“The HX Series combines aggressive styling, un-stoppable capability and driver-centric features to appeal to vocational truck owners in a whole new way,” said Denny Moon-ey, Senior Vice President, Global Product Develop-ment, Navistar, Inc. “All you need to do is get be-hind the wheel of this truck and you will see that this is a major step forward in design, all with the driver in mind.”STRENGTH & DURABILITY

Each model has a huck-bolted frame and cross members, which produce superior clamping force to minimize vibration and

maximize structural in-tegrity.

An available industry-leading 12.5” x .5” single rail delivers 3.5 million RBM at 13% less weight than a 10” rail, allowing room for a heavier load.

The industry’s only dedi-cated vocational alum-inum cab offers better durability than steel.

The three-piece Metton hood is stronger and light-er than fiberglass and is designed to resist crack-ing.

Doors feature stainless steel piano hinges for su-perior strength.

The industry’s strong-est tow pin is rated at 150,000Êlbs. for extreme recovery towing.

DRIVER PRODUCTIVITY

The maneuverability and visibility of each truck in the HX Series is best-in-class.

A 40-degree wheel cut on both right and left turns allows for improved man-euverability, while angled fenders provide greater wheel clearance to help power through challen-ging grounds.

The hood’s low angle makes for the industry’s best front forward visibil-ity, and the larger rear window compared to the company’s prior model allows for superior rear visibility.

The HX Series is equipped with the all-new Driver-First™ Cab Air Suspension, designed with 52” springs to produce a supremely comfortable and quiet ride reducing driver stress and improving productivity.

For faster and more con-venient access, the HX Series hood has an assist mechanism requiring little effort to open.

BOLD & AGGRESSIVE

STYLING

Hoods and grilles across the entire lineup are de-signed to look great and stand out on the road and at the worksite.

Customers will have op-tions for bright finishes.

The interior was ergo-nomically designed to of-fer more room for driver comfort and productivity.

The contoured door han-dles add hip room and storage space.

The central console is angled for easy reach to controls.

There is easy access to cup holders and the over-head console.

The standard tilt/tele-scoping steering column adjusts to accommodate any size driver.

Gauges are designed and positioned to deliver optimal visibility and vital information at a glance.

LED lighting is standard throughout, as are air con-ditioning, power windows and power locks.

INDUSTRY-LEADING

UPTIME

Consistent with the International mission, the HX Series has been tested and validated to provide industry-leading uptime, with the sort of durability and endurance that customers demand.

At the Navistar Proving Grounds in Indiana, the HX Series was subjected to accelerated life test-ing, which simulates 10 years of wear and tear and vibration in extreme duty cycles.

Vehicles underwent staggered bumps testing, which generated torsion-al twist in the chassis, to ensure suspension com-ponents were stabilized and equalized.

Each model was also subjected to severe duty

ditch event, in which a fully loaded vehicle is run through four ditch events that are 12” in depth.

For more information on the HX Series or to locate a dealer, visit Inter-nationalTrucks.com/HX-Series.

ABOUT NAVISTAR

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce Inter-national¨ brand commer-cial and military trucks, proprietary diesel en-gines, and IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses. An affiliate also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. An-other affiliate offers finan-cing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com.V

14 MARCH 2016

VOCATIONAL

SECURITY – “A BIRDSEYE VIEW”

Truck Yard Security Basics

BY MIKE GRABOVICA

Cargo theft is a 5 billion dollar a year problem and costs

half the Canadian popu-lation more than double its health care bill. How could we let this problem get this far out of control? There are various answers to this question depending on who you ask, but if law alone is not enough to stop this problem from developing, what can the trucking community do to protect itself?

The following are char-acteristics of a yard that

is “ripe for picking”. If your facility resembles anything as described below, this article should be a wakeup call, as you are probably being targeted right now! Here are the top four rea-sons why, and where, truck yard vulnerabilities lead to cargo theft.

Gate Control: No matter how safe you think your neighborhood is, you will rarely leave your home’s front door unlocked. It’s not that you feel like you will be robbed immediate-ly, it’s just that unknown visitors should knock be-fore entering. Truck yards with unattended gates are not much safer than yards with no gates at all. Driv-ing though a gate requires little effort for most trucks, especially if stolen and attached to a trailer full of hot goods. Make sure you have eyes on your gate at all times and that every-one knows you do too.

Lighting: Thieves run

from light like insects. The very thought of having someone even potentially recognize them is enough to have them reconsider their theft attempt. Since there are hundreds of dark parking lots to choose from in the GTA alone – the risk of stealing from a well-lit yard is deemed un-necessary to most bandits.

Camera Coverage: Out-door night vision HD cam-eras used to cost tens of thousands of dollars just a decade ago. Sur-veillance technology has come down significantly in price over the years, and for as long as you have someone to watch them in real-time, cameras are a great investment. Not only will you detect and deter trespassers, but you will also save a bundle on “trailer mystery dam-age”. Link your cameras to your dispatch room TV for maximum benefit, especially on those busy

days. Visibility is key and reduces your chance of theft immensely.

Speakers: Having a 300-watt stadium voice can be both empowering and fun – while extremely frighten-ing to trespassers! If you ever want to see a person break the world record for the 100-meter dash, install massive loudspeak-ers, connect them to your dispatcher microphone, and yell “Get the *#!@ off my property!” Not only will

you potentially deafen the once-brave soul, but you will also get to keep your expensive cargo. Loud-speakers are also a great way to remind drivers that slippers are not allowed, and that PPE rules apply. Diligent safety personnel can also use loudspeakers to remind drivers to com-plete their circle checks.

With over 500 trailer loads stolen last year, 2016 is poised to be an-other record year for cargo

theft. The majority of car-riers forecast expansion and additional need for secured parking spaces. To prevent being victim-ized, make sure that the parking facility you choose for your inventory consid-ers security as their top priority.

For more in fo rma-tion, give us a call at 888.414.6712, email us at info@birdseye.ca, or visit our website at www.birdseye.ca.V

ISUZU COMMERCIAL TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.

Isuzu Celebrates Record-Breaking 2015

Anaheim, Califor-nia - Isuzu Com-mercial Truck of

America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low cab forward trucks, is pleased to announce that it shattered two long-standing sales records in 2015 - for the highest parts sales and for sales of Isuzu commercial trucks.

Isuzu dealers retailed 20,725 Isuzu trucks to customers in 2015 - a rec-ord for Isuzu trucks in the United States. This record included a whopping 10.5 percent gain in Isuzu N-Series sales versus 2014.

This outpaced Isuzu’s competitive set in Class 3 through 5 commercial vehicles. Calendar-year registrations of Class 3 through 5 vehicles through October 2015, the latest month for which figures are available, were up only 5 percent, less than half the N-Series pace.

Meanwhile, Isuzu sold 5.5 percent more parts in the U.S. than it did in 2014, representing the most parts ever sold. “After celebrating the 30th an-niversary of Isuzu trucks here in 2014, what better

way to start our fourth decade in the United States market than with record-breaking sales?” asked Shaun C. Skinner, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America.

“Thanks to the strength of our product, the loyalty of our customers and the dedication of our dealers, we expect to be setting more records for many years to come,” Skinner said.

For more information, call 866.441.9638 or visit www.isuzucv.com.V

MARCH 2016 15

KEEPING YOUR VEHICLES CLEAN

Facts of Washing Trucks – Water Usage

BY JACK JACKSON

For this month of washing informa-tion, let us discuss

the effects of water on washing. There are many variables to look at when

washing a vehicle that most do not consider. I would estimate that by far, most washing of trucks and trailers is done by hand. Many feel this is the most economical way to wash. It only requires a hose, a bucket and a brush. Maybe there can be a pressure washer to remove the heavy grime or for the lazy that don’t want to scrub.

There are many factors for washing that you may not have considered for the cost and use of water.

Example 1 is using 100

feet of hose: ½” hose @ 40PSI = 6 gallons per minute, ¾” hose @ 40PSI = 18 gallons per minute. Do you know what size hose you are using in your wash bay?

Example 2 is 100 feet of hose at 30 minutes of washing: ½” hose @ 40PSI = 180 gallons of water, ¾” hose @ 40PSI = 540 gallons of water. Do you know how long your team is using the water to wash?

Example 3 is cost per wash - Toronto water @ $3.20 per cubic metre (264 gallons): ½” hose @ 40PSI

= 180 gallons of water = $2.18 cost of water per wash, ¾” hose @ 40PSI = 540 gallons of water = $6.55 cost of water per wash.

Now add labour, chem-icals and materials to the cost per wash and it can

become much more than first thought or planned.

There are many auto-mated methods that can reduce the cost per wash, cost of water usage and amount of labor required. All these automated meth-ods also ensure a quality

wash every time.Jack Jackson is President

of Awash Systems Corp. Email: jjackson@awashy-stems.com or call 1-800- 265-7405. Visit our website www.awashsystems.com. North America’s leader in Fleet Washing Solutions.V

CANADIAN TRUCKING ALLIANCE [CTA]

Feds Commitment to e-Logs

The Canadian Truck-ing Alliance (CTA) says officials from

Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s office have con-firmed media reports sug-gesting the new govern-ment is moving forward to replace current require-ments for truck drivers to complete paper log books with a mandate that trucks be equipped with Elec-tronic Logging Devices (ELDs) as the standard mechanism for monitor-ing, auditing and enforcing compliance with national hours of service regula-tions.

In addition, it was con-firmed that a new manu-facturing standard will be introduced to require that all new heavy trucks sold in Canada be equipped with an Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system.

CTA, which is a federa-tion of the provincial truck-ing associations, repre-senting over 4,500 truck-ing companies nationally, welcomes confirmation of both initiatives.

ELDs are devices used to track, collect and record data on a truck driver’s hours of service. The fed-eral hours of service regu-lation, which is designed to combat driver fatigue, is arguably the most import-ant element of the National

Safety Code for Trucks. ESC systems help protect against truck rollovers and other loss of control incidents by automatic-ally engaging the engine retarder and applying a truck’s brakes even before the driver is aware of the need for increased stability.

While Transport Canada cannot give a firm date for introduction of the regu-lations at this time, it is expected to align imple-mentation as closely as possible to the timetable for similar measures in the U.S. - late 2017 or early 2018.

Now that it has the com-mitment of the federal gov-ernment, the industry is calling upon the provinces to implement an identical ELD mandate for those trucking operations that come under provincial juris-diction. Under the Canadian constitution the federal government has jurisdiction over extra-provincial truck-ing operations (i.e., those that cross provincial and/or international borders) while the provincial governments are responsible for intra-provincial trucking oper-ations (those that operate solely within a province).V

16 MARCH 2016

CROSS BORDER SERVICES

The Importance of Safety Inspections

BY DAWN TRUELL

In the Transportation Industry we have all been told about the

importance of conducting our safety inspections, pre-trip and post-trip. These safety inspections are mandatory for both our driver logs for the MTO and DOT require-ments, as well as those of us who are part of the C-TPAT, FAST, PIP and CSA Programs. But are we all actually doing this every single day prior to every single load that we deliver? Somewhere I think the importance of safety has been lost.

Recently an innocent passenger vehicle driving along the highway 400 near King City, Ontario, January 27, 2015, 9:20 AM, was struck by two flying loose commercial truck tires. The gentle-man driving that vehicle was killed when the two tires hit the windshield shattering it to bits and collapsing the roof of his vehicle. Unfortunately the truck driver, carrying a load of lumber, con-tinued for 2 kilometers before stopping to real-

ize what had just hap-pened. The 69-year-old, Paul Koenderman, from Burlington, Ontario, for-mer CEO of Aecon Group Inc., was airlifted to a Toronto hospital where he died from his injuries sustained when the two 200 lb. truck tires came loose from the commer-cial truck body and hit his GMC Yukon.

The amount of truck tires coming loose from the truck bodies whilst driving has increased from 2010, and in fact just last year in 2015 there were 127 incidents of these detached wheels, just in Ontario. With the new Operation Wheel Check that was launched in Ontario in December 2015, the requirements are getting more strict and to enforce this ac-tion the fines are getting steeper, ranging from $2,000 for minor infrac-tions to $50,000 for wheel separation. Daily inspec-tions are an absolute liability law by the MTO which requires compan-ies to do specific special-ized training for the tech-nicians that are involved in the wheel installations.

Ministry enforcement with on-road inspections by specially trained police officers has become the norm and their eyes are peeled for those oper-ators failing to do their proper inspections. Just since December 2015 there have been 1,800 trucks and 10,000 wheels inspected by the ministry.

Cutting corners for truck safety inspections seems like a good time-saving idea when one is in a hurry to make a shipment as time is money in our JIT (just in time) era. How-ever, we must remember that lives are far more im-portant here than monet-ary gains. After all, what are we working for every-day? Money to support

our lives and our families! Think about everyone else’s families out there that we could potentially be putting in danger by not performing our daily pre-trip and post-trip in-spections properly.

It shouldn’t have to take someone’s life to remind us how important these safety inspections truly are. The trucking com-

pany involved in this un-fortunate accident stated that their last inspection on this truck was done January 22 and that their standard practice is to only inspect the trucks once per week; accord-ing to MTO standards you must inspect your truck daily for safety of the vehicle, including its tires.

Please conduct your daily safety inspections and help save lives.

For further informa-tion regarding Safety & Secur i ty Tra in ing, C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, TTP & CSA, please contact Dawn Truell, Cross Bor-der Services at www.crossborderservices.ca or email dawntruell@gmail.com.V

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ASK THE AXLE EXPERT

Maintenance Crucial for Safety & Efficiency

BY RUDY WOSING

Proper axle mainten-ance is crucial for a reliable and safe

vehicle. A trailer running 24/7 will take its toll on any part of a truck from the glove box to bolts and bearings. While there are a lot of factors to axle wear and tear, the fact remains that it is crucial to properly look after your axles and running gear to ensure years of safe and efficient hauling. Most of the time the most import-

ant things turn out to be the most simple. The first thing that can be done is the easiest and quickest which is a visual inspec-tion. Take a look at your suspension and axles for any visible damage or strange wear patterns. You would be surprised what you can find even if the vehicle is running just as good as ever.

If an obvious problem is spotted make sure to tighten, repair or replace any parts to the OEM specification. After all, who knows how to take better care of your expen-sive gear than the men and women that made them in the first place?

For things like oil lu-bricated wheel ends, the oil should be changed at least every 100,000 miles or once a year which-ever comes first. The oil level should also be in-spected every drive, a quick job that could save

you big headaches down the road, and remember to always allow a few minutes after adding the oil so it can settle to the required level of 500 ml.

Even though most truck or trailer manufacturers align the axles prior to delivery, it is highly rec-ommended that the align-

ment is checked regularly.Here are a few tips to

keep your rig running well and you safely. Do not exceed the capacity of your truck’s running gear, it will seriously degrade the life of components and you might end up running on completely worn parts in the time

it would have taken for them to be just halfway through their life cycle. It is also very important to make sure the ride height is correct. If the hitch is too high or too low the axles may be unevenly loaded and can result in improper weight distri-bution.

And remember, every mechanical component needs to be inspected regularly.

For more information please call 519.650.0303, or send an email to rwos-ing@imtcorporation.com or visit our website at www.imtcorporat ion.com.V

ANNOUNCEMENT

Tremcar Offers Services to All Tank Trademarks!

Tremcar Inc. opened several service cen-tres across Canada

and the USA. It is import-ant to know that Tremcar offers tank services, parts and pieces, certification and maintenance to all tank trademarks!

When we opened our new service centre in Ed-monton people posed the

question, do you only ser-vice Tremcar Units? The answer is no. Our person-nel are trained to work with all types of tanks, especially those circulat-ing in the area. Whether it is petroleum, chemical, dry bulk, crude or milk tanks - a Tremcar or not, we have the expertise to service you.

Tremcar also has a con-siderable leasing and used tank fleet inventory in which not all tanks are Tremcars. Considering the company takes trade-ins, we do not discriminate the tank origins!

To better serve you, Trem-car has two service centres situated in the province of Québec; Saint-Jean-sur-

Richelieu and Lévis, two service centres in Ontario; London and Toronto, two service centres in Sas-katchewan; Saskatoon and Weyburn and one service centre in Edmonton, Al-berta. In the United States, Tremcar tank service oper-ations are offered in Haver-hill, Massachusetts and in Strasburg, Ohio.V

18 MARCH 2016

FLEET MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT

The Impact of a Plunging Canadian Dollar on Fleet Maintenance

BY ROB MACKAY

Due to the falling price of oil and natural resour-

ces, the value of the Can-adian dollar continues to drop compared to its U.S. counterpart. With so much of the Canadian economy dependent on oil and nat-ural resources, the impact will be felt across all in-dustry sectors. Experts also say we should not assume

that the price of oil is going to change any time soon while OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers square off for control of the global energy market.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

While the global economy is struggling, the econ-omy of our largest trading partner, the United States, has actually grown over the past 12 months and is expected to lead the world in growth again this year. Companies geared to tap into this market should see an increase of opportun-ities as Canadian exports to the U.S. become cheaper.

Domestically, Canadian-made products and servi-ces should become more competitive. However, while the cost of fuel stays low, the cost of parts, and pretty much everything else will remain high.

HOW WILL FLEET

MAINTENANCE BE

IMPACTED?

As an operator of a com-mercial fleet of vehicles, you are still obligated by the department of transporta-tion and your insurance company to prove due dili-gence on driver safety and your fleet maintenance.

In fact, with the recent Walmart lawsuit, some U.S. lawmakers are pushing for even more regulation and reporting requirements. If this comes to pass, Canada will have little choice but to follow suit, resulting in even more administration and paperwork for your fleet and driver safety staff.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

How you manage your fleet during slow times can be critical. Don’t make any rash plans without good information and a solid fleet management plan. Monitor your fleet manage-

ment procedures closely. Look for opportunities to streamline and accomplish more with less.

Invest in tools in your shop that can save you time and money in the long run. Fleet maintenance soft-ware is a tool that can help save time and money. In fact, the best time to imple-ment fleet maintenance software is during slow times when operational changes are more easily managed.

Watch your costs, es-pecially parts. Almost all parts carry some form of warranty, even if is only 30 days. It is estimated that .5% of all part warranty claims are missed because they are not tracked. Most of these are low cost items that accumulate over time and can bleed you slowly of your money. However, without fleet maintenance

software, tracking parts warranty using a fleet maintenance spreadsheet or your accounting pack-ages can be difficult and time consuming.

Protect your investment. If you need to remove units from active-service, per-form not only an out-of-service maintenance, but schedule periodic inspec-tions, and compile a list of back-in-service mainten-ance tasks. Keeping good records of units coming in and out of service will

mean fewer questions from DOT and insurance aud-itors.

Finally, if you need help with your fleet manage-ment plan, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Rob MacKay is President of Fleet Harmony Inc., Can-ada’s first and only fleet maintenance software for the Cloud.

C o n t a c t R o b a t 844 .527 .6669 , ema i l robertm@fleetharmony.com or visit www.fleetharmony.com.V

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BREAKING 11

Quick Draw Tarpaulin Systems Exceeds Expectations

We have been p u l l i n g a n aluminum flat-

bed trailer covered with a Quick Draw Tarpaulin System for approximately three years. The mod-ular design is of premium quality and is very easy to operate. The tensioning mechanism is arguably the best in the industry.

The durability of the Quick Draw Tarpaulin Sys-tem has exceeded our ex-pectations-withstanding multiple, punishing tests of all sorts of situations. To this day it has a ‘like-new’ condition and has required minimal main-tenance. Many systems

exceed a life expectancy of 10-years.

Quick Draw Tarpaulin Systems offer laser print-ing capabilities that turn any trailer into an afford-able and effective roll-ing billboard, providing a revenue-generating op-portunity with which to capitalize.

When the time came for us to select a supplier for our Breaking11 rig, with-out hesitation we turned to Quick Draw Tarpaulin Systems.

In working with the aerodynamic concept of our tractor/trailer, the staff at Quick Draw Tar-paulin Systems thought

outside the box and bent over backwards to pro-duce a system that varied in height with a significant arch at the top. The system also opens in the middle, which when mounted to our low-ride trailer pro-

vides us with the ability to transport freight with a height of as much as 108”.

The contour of our trac-tor/trailer, primarily the arched roof of our tarp system, will contribute to our overall fuel savings by

0.3 to 0.5 mpg.Features of the Quick

Draw Tarpaulin System include:

- Modular Construction- Track & Wheel Design- Front Tensioning- High-strength Aerody-

namic Headboard- Self Sealing - Requires

No Bungee Cords or Cables

- Rear Brace & Bow De-sign

- Diverse Tie Down Accommodations.V

VOLVO TRUCKS

Volvo New Battery-Powered Parking Cooler

Volvo Trucks North America on Febru-ary 18 introduced

a battery-powered park-ing cooler as a factory-installed option for its VNM 630, VNL 630, VNL 670, VNL 730 and VNL 780 sleeper models. The battery-powered parking cooler allows drivers to keep the cab and sleep-er comfortable without idling the engine, provid-

ing the most environment-ally friendly and efficient solution for maintaining comfort while parked.

Power comes from the combined energy of the truck starting batteries paired with four AGM deep cycle batteries located in the in-frame battery box. The Volvo parking cooler is TMC approved and rated to keep the sleeper com-fortable at 74 degrees

Fahrenheit for up to 10 hours, even during the heat of the day. The system is ideal for long haul driv-ers who run their trucks at least six hours, then park for their required break. Smart energy man-agement software is also included and protects the engine’s starting batteries from being run down.

The Volvo parking cooler is operated by an auto-matic thermostat that controls both the air con-ditioning and heat if the truck is equipped with the optional cab parking heat-er. The thermostat allows the driver to simply set one temperature plus the fan speed to maintain optimal cab comfort. And, as a factory-installed option, the Volvo battery-powered parking cooler is fully in-tegrated with the sleeper duct work. For service and maintenance require-ments, the parking cooler and its components are easily accessible through convenient service panels.

The Volvo battery-pow-ered parking cooler is factory installed at Volvo’s New River Valley plant,

Dublin, Virginia, where all Volvo truck models for North America are as-sembled, and is covered by a three-year warranty.

A Volvo VNL 670 model equipped with the new battery-powered park-ing cooler will be on dis-play in Volvo booth No.

1410 at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2016 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technol-ogy Exhibition, which is taking place February 26 to March 4 at the Music City Center in Nash-ville, Tennessee. Addi-tional information may

also be found at www.volvotrucks.us.com, or by visiting your local Volvo Trucks dealer.

For more in fo rma-tion, please visit www.volvogroup.com or www.volvogroup.mobi if you are using your mobile phone.V

Volvo Trucks North America on February 18 introduced

a battery-powered parking cooler as a factory-installed

option, providing the most environmentally friendly and

efficient solution for maintaining comfort while parked. The

parking cooler is available on Volvo VNM 630, VNL 630, VNL

670, VNL 730 and VNL 780 sleeper models.

POLARIS TRANSPORTATION GROUP

Introducing Polaris Priority Plus

Polaris Transpor-ta t ion Group is p l e a s e d t o a n -

nounce the addition of a new premium LTL service offering - Priority Plus. This service provides guaran-teed delivery by noon the next day from the Greater Toronto Area, to Chicago and New York City. This latest offering paired with their overnight, end of day service, is the next step in providing Polaris cus-tomers with a full suite of transit time options.

EVP and COO Dave Cox

states, “We’ve been adding key members to our team to facilitate greater growth and heightened service with our Cross Border LTL activity. This enhanced service has been running in a test mode for weeks. We are very comfortable guaranteeing the Polaris Priority Plus LTL Service on these two lanes…and there are more lanes to come!”

Now, Polaris custom-ers have greater choice and flexibility with these popular Cross Border des-

tinations. Dave Cox adds, “We’ve been running over-night on these lanes since we started over 20 years ago. Recently, we’ve made significant improvements our customers can benefit from. We’re excited to offer Chicago and New York City as the inaugural lanes with our Polaris Priority Plus LTL Service”.

For further details con-tact a Polaris Transpor-tation Group customer care representative to-day! 800.409.2269 extn. 1710.V

20 MARCH 2016

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

STABILITY PADS

Stability Pads Maximize Comfort & Safety

Whether you’re c a m p i n g o r o p e r a t i n g

heavy equipment you can now, quite literally, level the field with extra safe and efficient Stabil-ity Pads.

When it comes to safety don’t settle for mediocrity. Instead, opt for the best, most advanced and most reliable solutions. That’s precisely what we offer you with our state-of-the-art RV Lev-eling Pads, Crane Outrigger Pads and Jack Pads.

K e e p i n g i n mind the safety and comfort of our traditional clients, RV enthusiasts, we have engineered ad-vanced RV Leveling Pads, Crane Outrigger Pads and Jack Pads, each noted for reliability and the provision of robust solutions that offer peace of mind, now as much for heavy equipment oper-ators as for our traditional camper client base.

Given the 21st century demand for safety and comfort, we discarded wooden plates and other substandard products in favor of powerful, high-quality load RV Leveling Pads, Crane Outrigger Pads and Jack Pads de-signed to address multiple needs. Stability Pads sta-bilize ground conditions, prevent the sticking of

jacks and outriggers, and increase the stability and safety of any excursion or project.

In order to avoid com-mon problems associ-ated with conventional pads, we have built our premium pads with a high strength UHMWPE material. The result is a durable product

with an easy to

clean non-stick, scent free surface that is resistant to corrosion and chemicals.

Comfort-friendly, with excellent noise and vibra-tion absorption proper-ties, Stability Pads de-liver super compression strength with only 15% of the weight of steel pads and the capacity of compressive loads up to one million pounds and 15,000 pounds per square foot. These pads are also lightweight without com-promising strength, while flexible enough to bend but not break even under extreme loads.

Additional features and benefits include: max-imum performance in

subzero temperatures and more cost efficient than steel or aluminum, reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs, and safer than wood-based pads.

We have also designed our Crane Outrigger Pads to be multi-purpose and suitable for Bucket Trucks, Mobile Cranes, Off Road High-lift Jack Trailer Jacks, Truck Mounted Cranes, RV Jacks Industrial and All-terrain Cranes, Aer-ial Lifts, as well as mo-

tor home mod-els such as RVs, Camping Trailers, Stabilizer Jacks and Truck Camp-

ers.S tab i l i t y Pads

are also great sup-porting devices on uneven ground surfaces and used at events such as music festivals.

As you can see, we spared no effort to bring you the best and most advanced solutions for your comfort; stability and safety, which together stand alongside max-imum enjoyment. And to make them absolutely perfect, we’ve made them affordable as well.

Get ready to bring your comfort and safety into the 21st century.

Call us at 403.720.6229 or email Quinn Cook, quinnc@stabilitypads.com and we will send you a quote within 24 hours.V

RAM MOUNTS

Ruggedized iOS Device Cases

Las Vegas, Nevada (Consumer Elec-tronics Show - CES

2016) - On January 6th, 2016, RAM Mounts intro-duced the availability of IntelliSkin™ for the entire lineup of current Apple tablets and phones from the iPhone 6 to the iPad Pro.

Intel l iSkin is a pro-tective device case that

features an integrated power connector com-patible with any GDS™ charging dock.

The line of IntelliSkin for iOS will be available for iPhone 6/6s, iPhone 6+/6s+, iPad Air, iPad Mini and iPad Pro.

Learn more about RAM Mounts and GDS technol-ogy at www.rammount.com.V

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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

TIRES & WHEELS

Looking Ahead to Smarter and Better RoadsBY JEFFREY PARKS

According to an article in Auto-motive News this

month, the US Army will be running a test convoy of at least 4 autonomous, self-driving trucks down Interstate 69 in Michigan this summer. The vehicles will be transmitting their location and speed to road-side transponders, which will communicate back to the rigs with road and traf-fic condition information.

This is just one in a ser-ies of studies and tech advancements which are exploring the viability of driverless trucks and smaller vehicles on our highway systems.

When we think of our trucking industry as a family, of women and men who make a living by pilot-ing cargo from one end of the continent to another in order to pay their bills and raise their children, this kind of news can be unsettling. The inevitabil-ity of driverless vehicles seems assured with major investments from Google, Mercedes Benz, Uber and many other companies exploring the best way to get safe, autonomous vehicles systematized and on the road.

The future, as they say, is inevitable, and the way we project our ideas forward is by trial and error. But there

isn’t much room for error when we’re talking about vehicles that run along-side us on the roadways, with no human pilot to make critical decisions in dangerous situations. We can easily imagine smart roads with intelligent ve-hicles on closed tracks, but it’s harder to wrap our minds around sharing the lanes in a world of random roads with pilotless cars and trucks.

Twenty years from now we’ll be living in a time where such a thing may be commonplace, but the first steps to achieving that goal may be rocky ones. We have tracked ve-hicles, trains, mass transit,

subways, etc. all capable of transporting goods across country, yet we still need the immediacy of a wheeled trucking system that is standard, reliable and a benefit to an econ-omy that must provide jobs to our citizens.

Should we fear a future where the trucking indus-try has to accommodate a new set of road rules, based on the need to keep pace with technology? Probably not, yet the next few years will see a vast increase in the building of such a future.

We’re looking forward to changes in our road surfaces themselves. De-velopment is advancing

rapidly on photovoltaic pavement, which can col-lect solar energy to feed back into its system. We see applications in the works using this tech-nology not just on roads, but also on parking lots, foot paths, driveways, city streets.

The last days of long stretches of passive as-phalt may be upon us. Why have thousands of miles of non-reactive road surfaces when we could be outfit-ting them with smart, solar powered road markings? Why not enable roads that provide automatic char-ging of electric vehicles, or surfaces that can react to weather conditions and

protect from frost and melt ice and snow?

Speculating about our transportation future re-minds me of the quote by playwright George Ber-nard Shaw who said, “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’”

At RTA, our eyes are on the future of tire retread-ing, repair and our rubber industries. If you give us a call at 831-646-5269, or email us at info@re-treadtire.org, we will be glad to research and share any information about your future with retreads and how they can benefit your trucking business.V

DANA HOLDING CORPORATION

Help Owners Optimize Tire Performance

Maumee, Ohio – Dana Hold-ing Corporation

(NYSE: DAN) has published a new white paper for the commercial-trucking industry that presents opti-mized tire pressure as a solution to prevent blow-outs and other tire events, improve fuel economy, and reduce operating costs.

Titled “Optimized Tire-Pressure Management,” the paper is free and may be downloaded at danacv.com/optimizedtirepres-sure.

Authored by Jason Sid-ders, Engineering Man-ager for advanced chassis control systems at Dana, it describes the benefits of an optimized tire-pressure management system that not only monitors pressure for all tires on a linehaul tractor, but has the capabil-ity to automatically adjust that pressure, inflating or deflating as needed for optimal driving conditions.

The paper also describes the advantages and dis-advantages of currently available tire-pressure monitoring systems. Re-cently proposed Phase 2 standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) and Nation-al Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) support the need for more technological options to help manufacturers further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel efficiency, including systems such as Dana’s optimized tire-pressure technology. These agen-cies specifically identify the need for optimized tire pressure in order to maximize the efficiency of low-rolling-resistance tires and also recognize the benefits of automatic tire inflation versus monitor-only systems.

Dana has been a long-standing leader in tire-pressure optimization, with decades of experience engineering tire-pressure management technol-ogy for the U.S. military. Building on this exper-tise, Dana’s tire-pressure optimization system over-comes the significant chal-lenges that other systems for linehaul trucks do not currently address.

Dana’s system elimin-ates dependence on the malfunction indicator lamp to alert the driver to po-tential problems, freeing

the driver from making judgment calls that could affect safety and efficiency. Additionally, drivers can spend more time on the road and less time stop-ping to check the pressure of each tire. The system will adjust tire pressure as needed and record each occurrence, alerting maintenance personnel to examine seemingly minor issues and address larger problems before a major failure occurs.

Available in 2017, Dana’s system is optimized for use with 6x4, 6x2, and 4x2 configurations. The first integrated system of its kind, the technology will be installed at the OEM level and is compatible with J1587 and J1939 SAE communication protocols.

Overall savings will vary from fleet to fleet depending on a variety of factors, including the number of miles driven annually and truck configuration, along with average fuel prices, service expenses, and tire-replacement costs.

Visitors to the Technol-ogy & Maintenance Coun-cil’s 2016 Annual Meeting, which takes place Feb. 29 through March 3 in Nash-

ville, Tennessee, can get a printed copy of this white

paper and learn more about Dana’s optimized

tire-pressure management system in booth 710.V

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ACCOUNTING, TAX & BOOKKEEPING

Account & RecoRds MAnAgeMentBookkeeping For Your

Business & Personal FinancesToll Free: 888.644.2333

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FBc“Canada’s Small Business Tax

Specialist”™“Year-Round Tax Planning, Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping. We come to You – We’ll meet you at a time and place convenient

to you.”Toll Free: 800.265.1002

fbc@fbc.cawww.fbc.ca

AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING: SALES & SERVICE

niAgARA seRvice & supply ltd.150 South Service Road

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 3H6Toll Free: 800.268.5076

Tel: 905.573.3101sales@niagaraservice.com

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Wilson instRuMents ltd.43 Crowe Bay Heights, R. R. 2

Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0Tel: 705.653.2403Fax: 705.653.5560

WilsonInstruments@sympatico.cawww.wilsoninstrumentsltd.com

AUTOMATED LUBRICATION SYSTEMS

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

2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4Toll Free: 888.862.7461

Tel: 905.821.1050Fax: 905.858.0597

info@beka-lube.comwww.beka-lube.com

AUTOMATED LUBRICATION SYSTEMS

Flo coMponents ltd.“For Total Lube Solutions,

Go With the FLO!”

50 Admiral Blvd.Mississauga, ON L5T 2W1

Tel: 905.671.2355Toll Free: 800.668.5458

Fax: 905.671.2358sales@flocomponents.com www.flocomponents.com

Components by:

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s.e.t.i. inc.Service, Experience, Technology,

Innovation!

386 Steeles Avenue East, Unit 2Milton, ON L9T 1Y4Tel: 905.878.7161

info@seti-imports.comwww.autogreaser.com orwww.seti-imports.com

AXLES

iMt coRpoRAtionThrough Ingersoll Axles, we design,

engineer and manufacture a complete line of versatile, lightweight and superior performing axle and braking systems as

well as suspensions and specialty tools for a one stop shop for our customers in the

global transportation industry.And we pioneered Smart Steer™ Axle

technology – the only self-steering axle that combines unmatched stability,

customization, braking and load-carrying capabilities.

5 Cherry Blossom Road, Suite 1Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7

Tel: 519.650.0303Fax: 519.485.2163

cwanklin@imtcorporation.comwww.imtcorporation.com

CHROME ACCESSORIES

RoAdking chRoMe & detAilingLocated in the Roadking

Truck Stop Calgary95¢ Nut Covers • Custom Orders

SHOWROOM OPEN 7 DAYS

4949 Barlow Tr. S.E.Calgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.276.7555

www.roadkingchrome.com

CLEANING & DETAILING

Road King Chrome & Detailing

RoAdking chRoMe & detAilingInterior Cab/Sleeper Cleaning

On-Site • Mobile • Polishes & SuppliesLocated in the Roadking

Truck Stop CalgaryOPEN 7 DAYS

4949 Barlow Tr. S.E.Calgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.276.7555

www.roadkingchrome.com

CLUTCH PRODUCTS

clutch distRiBution centRe inc.Specializing in all types of new and reman

clutches, clutch components, new and used flywheel exchanges, and flywheel grinding. Pick up and delivery within the

GTA available upon request. Fast and friendly service since 1986. Mention this

ad for a discount.81 Northline Road

Toronto, ON M4B 3E9Tel: 416.745.9220

Alt. Tel: 416.742.0003Fax: 416.759.5890

Carlo@cdcparts.comwww.cdcparts.com

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Fil-MoR AutoMotive & clutch pRoducts ltd.

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

Torque Master Clutches.81 Northline Road

Toronto, ON M4B 3E9Toll Free: 800.677.9038

Tel: 416.759.2245Fax: 416.759.5890

pmorale@filmorautomotive.comwww.filmorautomotive.com

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Resurfacing all types of flywheels and repairing lugs. A good line of clutch related

components including clutch brakes, clutch forks, drive lugs, release bearings,

pilot bushings/bearings, master/slave cylinders, flywheels and alignment tools.

COMPLIANCE SERVICES

cRoss BoRdeR seRvicesC-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC, MC, DOT,

CVOR, NEXUS, Bonding, Training Programs & Seminars.

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

Burlington, ON L7M 4A3Tel: 905.973.9136

crossborderservices@cogeco.netwww.crossborderservices.org

www.c-tpat-certified.com

COMPLIANCE SERVICES

dAnAtec educAtionAl seRvices ltd.“Changing the way you train since 1985. Canada’s leading provider of TDG Training

& Services”

201-11450 29th Street SECalgary, AB T2Z 3V5

Toll Free: 800.465.3366Tel: 403.232.6950Fax: 403.232.6952info@danatec.comwww.danatec.com

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itR cAnAdA inc.P. O. Box 402, 140 Market Drive

Milton, ON L9T 4Y9Toll Free: 888.812.0099

Tel: 905.693.0660Fax: 905.693.0332

clientservices@itrcanada.comwww.itrcanada.com

DPF CLEANING

dpF cleAning speciAlistsClean and Care of your DPF is our only

business with replacement of popular part numbers.

5325 Outer DriveWindsor, ON N9A 6J3

Toll Free: 877.373.2580Tel: 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

kee huMAn ResouRces“Your Goals Are Our Priority.”

6760 Davand Drive, Unit 9Mississauga, ON L5T 2L9Toll Free: 800.661.0377

Tel: 905.670.3426Fax: 905.670.3436

ea@keehumanresources.comwww.keehumanresources.com

E-CIGARETTES

king’s vApe shopStarter Kits • E-Juice • Supplies • “Kick

Your Ash”Located in the Roadking

Truck Stop CalgaryVAPE SHOP OPEN 7 DAYS

4949 Barlow Tr. S.E.Calgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.276.7555

www.roadkingchrome.com

FACTORING, FINANCE & FOREIGN EXCHANGE

AccutRAc cApitAl solutions inc.“Accutrac provides cash flow solutions

structured specifically for the freight and trucking industry. We’ve made factoring easy to understand and affordable with one low cost, all in. Qualification is easy

and funding is available same day.”

74 Mississaga Street EastOrillia, ON L3V 1V5

Toll Free: 866.531.2615Toll Free Fax: 866.531.2651Bruce@accutraccapital.comwww.AccutracCapital.com

• • •

execucoR FinAnciAl liMitedWe are one of the oldest lease brokerage firms in Canada. We have been providing

financial solutions that work for businesses, large and small, from Coast to

Coast since 1983.

2 Director Court, Unit 102Woodbridge, ON L4L 3Z5Toll Free: 888.393.2826

Tel: 416.498.5017 ext 213Toll Free Fax: 877.498.6165eric.knight@execucor.com

www.execucor.com

FACTORING, FINANCE & FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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.“Same-day and weekend funding,

customized personal service, equipment

leasing.”

176 Seacliff Drive West

Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5

Toll Free: 877.653.9426

Tel: 519.419.5044

Fax: 855.295.6605

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 1A7

Toll Free: 800.363.0639

Tel: 416.750.4610

Other Tel: 905.405.1275

Fax: 905.405.0616

tfeeney@feeneyhardware.com

www.feeneyhardware.com

• • •

Multi-line FAsteneR

supply co. ltd.“Serving fastener needs for Industrial,

Automotive & Maintenance Trades.”

1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5

Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7

Tel: 905.677.5088

Fax: 905.677.4917

brendachu@multilinefasteners.com

www.multilinefasteners.com

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 613.476.2247, fax at 613.476.9967

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

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FUEL ADDITIVES & LUBRICANTS

Bennetts poWeR seRvice

pRoducts

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

Tel: 204.694.1777Fax: 204.633.0133

gbennett@powerservice.cawww.powerservice.ca

FUEL & 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.

3162 Thunderbird Cres.Burnaby, BC V5A 3G4

Tel: 604.420.4331Fax: 604.420.4137

Mobil1BC@bluewatergroup.cawww.bluewatergroup.ca

FUEL FIRED HEATERS

polAR MoBility

(cliMAte contRol systeMs)Fuel Fired Heaters for pick-up trucks to

Class 8 Trucks. We can help with your Environmental Responsibility, increase your profits by decreasing your Carbon Footprint and

reduce Fuel & Maintenance Costs.

7860-62 Street S.E.,Calgary, AB T2C 5K2

Toll Free: 800.309.8155Tel Calgary: 403.279.3633

Tel Edmonton: 780.465.5068Tel Red Deer: 403.340.3166

info@polarmobility.comwww.polarmobility.com

FUEL UPGRADERS & ENHANCERS

xp3 cAnAdA

(d.B.A. RepstAR Agencies inc.)Xp3 is an all-in-one, multi-functional fuel

upgrader with a 25 yearproven track record, upgrading over 4 billion litres of fuel globally every year.

363-63 Goulet StreetWinnipeg, MB R2H 0G1Toll Free: 800.507.4107

Tel: 204.800.1313Toll Free Fax: 800.905.6942

Sales@Xp3Canada.cominfo.Xp3Canada.com

INSURANCE BROKERS

BAiRd MAcgRegoR insuRAnce BRokeRs lp

At Baird MacGregor you are under our shield of protection. We are known

throughout the business community for our commitment to acountabilty, consistency, innovation and excellence in all that we

do. We have specialized in providing cost-effective insurance and unique risk

management solutions since 1979.825 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.

“It’s not what you pay: it’s what your GET for what you pay.

Transportation, Logistics, Cargo, Fleet Safety Management Services & Bonds.”

Toll Free: 800.661.5196Tel: 905.426.8787Fax: 905.426.4959

dbundock@brysoninsurance.cawww.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

• • •

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

• • •

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

INSURANCE BROKERS

Jones deslAuRieRs insuRAnce MAnAgeMent inc.

Transportation InsuranceBroker/Advisor™

2375 Skymark AvenueMississauga, ON L4W 1Y6Toll Free: 877.232.9996

Tel: 416.240.5695Fax: 416.259.7178

donnyc@jdimi.comwww.jdimi.com

neWMAn insuRAnceProviding innovative insurance solutions &

unparalleled risk management support.Talk to one of Newman’s dedicated

Transportation Insurance Specialists to get the right coverage at a

competitive price.62 Dundas Street WestBelleville, ON K8P 1A3

Toll Free: 800.653.1924Tel: 613.968.6705Fax: 613.968.9437

info@newmaninsurance.cawww.newmaninsurance.ca

• • •

pAlMeR AtlAntic insuRAnce ltd.One of Canada’s leading Trucking

Insurance and Risk Services Brokers, specializing in coverage for local and long

haul fleets and owner-operators. Check out our website to learn more about how

we can help you today!538 Main Street, Unit 1Hartland, NB E7P 2N5

Toll Free: 800.267.8006Tel: 506.375.7500Fax: 506.375.4232

jpalmer@palmeratlantic.cawww.palmeratlantic.ca

• • •

sAlvAtoRe insuRAnceBRokeRs ltd.

“It takes knowledge & experience to keep a truck on the road. Use our experience to

help drive your company to success.Call one of our trucking insurance

specialists today.” 1 Pinehill Drive, Suite 2

Lower Sackville, NS B4C 1N4Toll Free: 866.865.0025

Tel: 902.865.0025Fax: 902.865.5343

christinas@salvatoreinsurance.cawww.salvatoreinsurance.ca

• • •

the cg & B gRoup,pARt oF ARthuR J. gAllAgheR

cAnAdA liMitedPackage 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

Rp oil liMitedRP Oil Limited is a distributor of

automotive and industrial lubricants. As an independently owned and operated

company we’ve been aggressively servicing southern and central Ontario for

over 40 years giving us the experience and know-how to keep your vehicle running

smoothly.

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

Toll Free: 800.335.6623Tel: 905.666.2313Fax: 905.666.2761

larryharris@rpoil.comwww.rpoil.com

• • •

totAl cAnAdA inc.220, av Lafleur

Lasalle, QC H8R 4C7Toll Free: 800.463.3955

Tel: 514.595.7579Fax: 514.367.5767

www.total-canada.ca

ON-BOARD TRUCK SCALES

#11-1642 Langan AvenuePort Coquitlam, BC V3C 1K5

Toll Free: 800.663.0854Tel: 604.944.1481Fax: 604.944.1482www.vulcanscales.

OUTRIGGER PADS

stABility pAdsWe are committed to offering quality RV

stabilizer jack pads, crane outrigger pads and multi-functional stability pads while ensuring everyone access to a safe and

affordable product.We offer solutions for avid RV’ers and

campers, heavy equipment owners and operators looking to improve the safety and stability of any project or endeavor.

B105, 2634 – 45th AvenueCalgary, AB T2B 3M1

Tel: 403.720.6229Fax: 403. 720.6226

quinnc@stabilitypads.comwww.stabilitypads.com

PERMITS & LICENCINGDRUG COLLECTION

730 peRMit seRvices inc.Established in 1992, our experts have

detailed knowledge of the filing systems for permits, accounting and audits.

CARDINALBox 755, 2085 Shanly Road

Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0Toll Free: 800.410.4754

Tel: 613.657.1244Fax: 613.657.1453

info@730permitservices.com

MISSISSAUGA6885 Davand Drive, Unit #4Mississauga, ON L5T 1J5

Tel: 905.670.2208Fax: 905.670.0208

mdeyo@730permitservices.com

WOODSTOCK535 Mill Street

Woodstock, ON N4S 0A9Tel: 519.537.8658Fax: 519.537.7956

jgoff@730permitservices.comwww.730permitservices.com

PERMITS & SERVICES

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

V

REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

polAR MoBility (kingtec)Affordable refrigeration alternative for the Small to Medium Business. Proven Grade

Materials and Technology with Nation Wide Coverage.

7860-62 Street S.E.,Calgary, AB T2C 5K2

Toll Free: 800.309.8155Tel Calgary: 403.279.3633

Tel Edmonton: 780.465.5068Tel Red Deer: 403.340.3166

info@polarmobility.comwww.polarmobility.com

RUST PREVENTIVE PRODUCTS

kRoWn coRpoRAte“Krown offers a superior line of rust

inhibiting products and body maintenance programs to help keep your trucks on

the road.”

35 Magnum DriveSchomberg, ON L0G 1T0Toll Free: 800.267.5744

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

SATELLITE RADIO

siRius xM cAnAdA inc.Double the Savings with 3 Months Free +

$100.00 Mail-in Rebate.

400-135 Liberty Street

Toronto, ON M6K 1A7

Toll Free: 888.539.7474

truckingchannel@siriusxm.ca

www.siriusxm.ca/rebate100

TARPS & TARPING SYSTEMS

loAd coveRing solutions ltd.“Keeping You Covered”

5499 Harvester Road

Burlington, ON L7L 5V4

Toll Free: 800.465.8277

Tel: 905.335.2012

Fax: 905.335.8499

www.loadcoveringsolutions.com

• • •

quick dRAW tARpAulin systeMs

“Quick Draw Tarpaulin Systems are a

premium quality rolling tarp system for

flatbed trucks & trailers, serving the

trucking industry for over 20 years.“

4975 8th Concession Road, RR 3

Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0

Toll Free: 800.266.8277

Tel: 519.737.6169

Fax: 519.737.6205

sales-qd@quickdrawtarps.com

www.quickdrawtarps.com

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS

polAR MoBility (doRAn)The Doran Tire Pressure Monitoring

System continuously monitors tire

pressure and temperature data with

simple installation, programming and

operation. It has a multiple built-in alert

setting which provides warnings against

FastLeak™ events, driving on low tire

pressures and high temperatures.

7860-62 Street S.E.,

Calgary, AB T2C 5K2

Toll Free: 800.309.8155

Tel Calgary: 403.279.3633

Tel Edmonton: 780.465.5068

Tel Red Deer: 403.340.3166

info@polarmobility.com

www.polarmobility.com

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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: 416.656.3065carole@atowing.cawww.atowing.ca

• • •

ABRAMs toWing“Service Across Ontario”24 Hour Heavy Towing

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

• • •

Action AutoMotive,toWing & RecoveRy

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

assist you while on the road.”

P. O. Box 126Trenton ON K8V 5R2

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

www.actiontowingtrenton.ca

• • •

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

shop

5238 Hwy. 69 SouthSudbury, ON P3E 4N1

Toll Free: 800.261.4252Tel: 705.523.2341Fax: 705.523.2817

gobbotowing@bellnet.ca

• • •

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

Flatbed Specialists.

1 Towns RoadEtobicoke, 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 1V9

Tel: 514.937.1670

Fax: 514.937.2190

administration@bedardtankers.com

www.bedardtankers.com

TRAILER SALES, LEASING, RENTALS & SERVICE

FoRt gARRy industRies

Proud distributors of Lode-King, Midland

Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing,

Landoll, Float King and more.

trailers@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com/trailers

• • •

sMARtWAy tRAileR RentAls

2891 Sideroad 10

Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4

Toll Free: 888.747.7667

Tel: 905.775.6700

Fax: 905.775.7250

info@smartwaytrailers.ca

www.smartwaytrailers.ca

• • •

tRAnscouRt tAnk leAsing

Toll Free: 866.934.5744

Contacts:

ONTARIO & EASTERN CANADATony Jelicic

tjelicic@transcourt.com

WESTERN CANADAKevin Quick

kquick@transcourt.com

TRANSPORT COMPANIES

cARMen tRAnspoRtAtion gRoup

3700 Weston Road

Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4

Toll Free: 866.857.5166

Tel: 416.667.9700

Fax: 416.667.8272

info@carmentransportationgroup.com

www.carmentransportationgroup.com

TRANSPORT COMPANIES

the RosedAle gRoup“As a transportation & warehousing

service provider since 1969, The Rosedale Group, has a proud history of meeting

the industry-specific requirements of our customers. We, as a company, have a

fundamental belief that our people make the difference in how we consistently deliver total customer satisfaction.”

6845 Invader CrescentMississauga, ON L5T 2B7Toll Free: 855.721.3962

Tel: 905.670.0057 ext 4612Fax: 844.314.5953

recruiting@rosedale.cawww.rosedalegroup.ca

• • •

tRAnsx liMited“The strength & commitment of our people provides TransX with the ability to respond effectively & creatively to the needs of our customers & an everchanging economy, & is the primary reason why, year after year, TransX has one of the best performance

records in the industry.”7459 McLean Road

Guelph, ON N1H 6H9Toll Free: 877.787.2679careers@drivetransx.ca

www.drivetransx.ca

• • •

xAn systeMs inc.We are a family owned transportation business specializing in temperature

controlled and dry freight loads established in and successfully growing

since 2003.16700 Bayview Avenue, Unit 214

Newmarket, ON L3X1W1Tel: 647.933.2765Fax: 647.933.2764

www.xansystems.com

• • •

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 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.

TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIRS

M.t.t. RepAiR seRvices inc.A family-owned & operated business

that has been providing quality repairs & services since 1975.

We operate out of a 14,000 sq. ft. building with 11 bays including a truck & trailer

paint bay & 2 sand-blasting bays.We are also an accredited vehicle

inspection station that allows us to conduct annual safety inspection to all of

your trailers.1868 Drew Road

Mississauga, ON L5S 1J6Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: 905.677.2774info@mttrepair.comwww.mttrepair.com

TRUCK CUSTOMIZING

quAlity collision centReQuality Collision Centre has been providing

superior collision & body work for heavy trucks, trailers & cars since 1979.

When you bring your vehicle in to Quality Collision Centre, you can be assured of timely turnaround, expert repairs &

complete satisfaction.12 Clarke Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6W 1X3Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627

info@qualitycollision.cawww.qualitycollision.ca

TRUCK DELIVERY

AcAdiAn dRiveAWAy185 Carrier Drive

Toronto, ON M9W 5N5Toll Free: 800.668.1879

Tel: 416.679.1977Fax: 416.679.1988

info@AcadianDriveaway.cawww.AcadianDriveaway.ca

• • •

dRive stAR shuttle

systeMs ltd.1625 Stone Church Road East

Hamilton, ON L8W 3Y5Tel: 289.285.3022Fax: 289.285.3026

Toll Free Fax: 866.425.4440sales@drive-star.comwww.drive-star.com

TRUCK EQUIPMENT

FoRt gARRy industRiesSales and NSM certified installation of

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

truckequip@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com/equipment

TRUCK EXHAUST SALES & SERVICE

A & A exhAust systeMsA one-stop total exhaust and emission

solution provider. Our products, services and manufacturing abilities enable us to provide our customers with the highest standards in exhaust parts and services.

480 Grays RoadHamilton, ON L8E 2Z4

Toll Free: 800.461.2495Tel: 905.578.4303Fax: 905.578.4381

terrya@aaexhaust.comwww.aaexhaust.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 RoadMississauga, ON L6T 1M1Toll Free: 800.385.8801

Tel: 905.670.0100Fax: 905.670.8128

mitch@totalexhaust.comwww.totalexhaust.com

TRUCK LIGHTING & ACCESSORIES

gRote industRies, co.Known for innovation, ethical business practices, and a strong commitment to providing quality products and service, Grote Industries is one of the world’s

leading manufacturers and marketers of vehicle lighting and safety systems.

230 Travail RoadMarkham, ON L3S 3J1Toll Free: 800.268.5612

Tel: 905.209.9744Toll Free Fax: 800.267.9024

Fax: 905.209.9757mark.paul@grote.com

www.grote.com

• • •

sWs sAFety WARning systeMsCanada’s Go-To Manufacturer, for Amber Beacons, Minibars, Traffic Directors and Backup Alarms for the past 45+ years. Exellent prices with the industry’s best

warranties.

7695 Blackburn Parkway,Niagara Falls, ON L2H 0A6Toll Free: 877.357.0222

Tel: 905.357.0222Fax: 905.357.9122

sales@swscanada.comwww.swscanada.com

TRUCK PARTS & SUPPLIES

ALBERTA

CALGARYFoRt gARRy industRies5350-72nd Avenue SECalgary, AB T2C 4X5

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

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

Tel: 780.447.4422Fax: 780.447.3289edmonton@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

GRANDE PRAIRIEFoRt gARRy industRies

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

Tel: 780.402.9864Fax: 780.402.8659

grandeprairie@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

LLOYDMINSTERFoRt gARRy industRies

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

Tel: 780.875.9115Fax: 780.875.1403

lloydminster@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

RED DEERFoRt gARRy industRies

170 Queens DriveRed Deer, AB T4P 0R5

Toll Free: 866.297.0022Tel: 403.343.1383Fax: 403.347.8275reddeer@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

MANITOBA

BRANDONFoRt gARRy industRies1440 Highland AvenueBrandon, MB R7C 1A7

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

www.fgiltd.com

WINNIPEGFoRt gARRy industRies

2525 Inkster Blvd.Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6Toll Free: 800.282.8044

Tel: 204.632.8261Fax: 204.956.1786winnipeg@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

ONTARIO

MISSISSAUGAFoRt gARRy industRies

731 Gana CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1P2Toll Free: 888.456.6567

Tel: 905.564.5404Fax: 905.564.8455

mississauga@fgiltd.cawww.fgiltd.com

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TRUCK PARTS & SUPPLIES

ONTARIO

SUDBURYFoRt gARRy industRies

Toll Free: 866.328.7725

Tel: 705.222.1042

sudbury@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

THUNDER BAYFoRt gARRy industRies

915 Walsh Street West

Thunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5

Toll Free: 800.465.5044

Tel: 807.577.5724

Fax: 807.475.9033

thunderbay@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

ALBERTASASKATCHEWAN

REGINAFoRt gARRy industRies

1523 Ross Avenue East

Regina, SK S4N 7E5

Toll Free: 800.552.8044

Tel: 306.757.5606

Fax: 306.781.7926

regina@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

SASKATOONFoRt gARRy industRies

3455 Miners Avenue

Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K9

Toll Free: 800.772.4599

Tel: 306.242.3465

Fax: 306.933.4850

saskatoon@fgiltd.ca

www.fgiltd.com

TRUCK PARTS & SUPPLIES

MAxiMuM poWeRtRAinWe specialize in rebuilding ALL makes of High Quality Differentials, Transmissions,Mid-Range and Steering Gears. We offer competitive price on all units sold. We have ALL ratios and models in stock!

Fast, Honest and Reliable Service!We pick up and deliver!

575 Keele StreetToronto, ON M6N 3E4

Tel: 647.629.8035Fax: 289.752.4565

maximumpowertrain@gmail.comwww.maximumpowertrain.com

• • •

MiniMizeRMinimizer has been in business for over 30 years. If it’s on/in a heavy duty truck and

can be made of polymers, Minimizer is the brand most trusted.

We have the only lifetime guarantee in the industry with products proven where it

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TRUCK SALES, LEASING, PARTS & SERVICE

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Partner.”4049 Eastgate Cres.London, ON N6L 1B7

Toll Free: 800.363.4380Tel: 519.652.2100Fax: 519.652.6593

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TRUCK SALES, LEASING, PARTS & SERVICE

suRgenoR tRuck gRoup

Eastern Ontario / Western Quebec’s largest

group of independent truck dealerships, has

built a reputation as durable as the brands

that we sell and lease. The Surgenor Truck

Group includes two Truck Centres, one in

Ottawa, & one in Kingston, as well as five

service affiliates (Belleville, Pembroke,

Gatineau, & 2 in Cornwall) providing regularly

scheduled maintenance as well as on-call

24/7 for roadside assistance, & parts

delivery.

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www.surgenortruck.com

TRUCK TIRE SALES & SERVICE

Benson tiRe

The largest Goodyear dealer in Ontario,

offering over 15 locations equipped with

24 hour emergency service vehicles to

handle all of your tire needs.

700 Education Road

Cornwall, ON K6H 2W8

Toll Free: 866.623.6766

Tel: 613.933.1700

Fax: 905.689.3381

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www.bensontire.com

TRUCK TIRE SALES & SERVICE

ontARio RegionAl oFFice

Over 100 Truck Tire Service

Centres Across Canada.

520 Abilene Drive

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Toll Free: 800.465.0618

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LHardy@oktire.com

www.oktire.com

TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS &

PTO’S

c & R tRAnsMission

seRvice ltd.Your Complete Driveline Service Center.

Authorized Allison Overhaul & Maintenance

Dealer. Large Inventory of the Most Popular

Clutches, Transmissions & Differentials.

Factory-Trained Rebuilders & 9 Service

Bays.

13 Anderson Blvd.

Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4

Toll Free: 888.297.0682

Tel: 905.642.4556

Fax: 905.642.2293

manager@crtransmission.com

www.crtransmission.com

TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS, DIFFERENTIALS &

PTO’S

ALBERTA

CALGARY7170 Blackfoot Trail SECalgary, AB T2H 2M1

Toll Free: 800.661.1378Tel: 403.252.3880Fax: 403.252.6308

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.gearcentre.com

EDMONTON14811-116th Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5M 3E8Toll Free: 800.661.8825

Tel: 780.452.6933Fax: 780.455.8612

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.gearcentre.com

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ONTARIO

MISSISSAUGA#3, 7337 Pacific Circle

Mississauga, ON L5T 1V1Toll Free: 844.564.8998

Tel: 905.564.8998Fax: 905.564.5449

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.gearcentre.com

NEW BRUNSWICK

MONCTONUnit 5, 191 Henri Dunant Street

Moncton, NB E1E 1E4Toll Free: 844.701.GEAR

Tel: 506.855.GEARFax: 506.859.GEAR

sales@gearcentregroup.comwww.gearcentre.com

TRUCK WASH SYSTEMS

AWAsh systeMs coRp.Automatic Wash Systems & Water

Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements.

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

Tel: 905.662.2662Fax: 888.407.9498

info@awashsystems.comwww.awashsystems.com

USED OIL FURNACE SALES & SERVICE

de-on supply inc.DSI is the world’s largest distributor and service provider for CLEAN BURN, the largest selling used oil furnace / boiler

manufacturer.CLEAN BURN stands head and

shoulders above the competition, due to its innovative technology and quality

manufacturing.R.R.#1, 1595 Lobsinger Line

Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8Toll Free: 800.824.4115

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

VEHICLE DELIVERY

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

16693 Old Hwy 2Trenton, ON K8V 5R5

Toll Free: 888.992.9676Tel: 613.392.9676

sales@compassvehicledelivery.comwww.compassvehicledelivery.com

FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS

Freightliner Inspiration Truck Wins 2015 GOOD DESIGN Award

Portland, Oregon - The Freightliner In-spiration Truck - the

first licensed autonomous commercial truck to drive on a public highway in the United States - has won a prestigious GOOD DESIGN™ award.

Founded in Chicago and organized by The Chi-cago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and De-sign in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design

and Urban Studies, GOOD DESIGN is one of the old-est and most recognized programs for design ex-cellence.

The Freightliner Inspira-tion Truck was one of several thousand submis-sions from the world’s leading manufacturers and industrial and graphic design firms. For the 2015 awards, more than 900 new products and graphic designs were selected from over 38 countries

and representing some of the world’s most visionary companies.

“The unveiling of the Freightliner Inspiration Truck was not only a triumph in technology breakthroughs, but also an impressive achievement in design,” said Mary Auf-demberg, Director of Prod-uct Marketing for Freight-liner Trucks. “The GOOD DESIGN award is a great recognition for the many people who contributed

to taking this truck from concept to reality.”

Unveiled in May 2015 at the Hoover Dam, the Freightliner Inspiration Truck is a realistic vision of the future in truck-ing. It combines the latest technological develop-ments already deployed in today’s on-highway trucks with new breakthroughs in safety and connectivity.

For more information go to www.FreightlinerIn-spiration.com.V

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MEILLEURES ET PIRES ROUTES

Un exposé sur les routes du CanadaPAR MAREK KRASUSKI

Le gouvernement canadien, sous la direction du premier

ministre Justin Trudeau, a promit de doubler ses investissements en infra-structure afin de moderni-ser le pays et d’améliorer l’économie. Les inves-tissements monteront des 65 milliards de dollars actuels à 125 milliards au cours des dix prochaines années. Une partie de ces fonds sera investie dans la construction de routes, ponts, voies de transport, ports, et passages front-aliers. Selon le premier ministre, «  le gouverne-ment a la responsabilité d’agir de manière décisive et pour le bien public. La croissance économique de Canada a été possible grâce à des projets de construction ambitieux. Nous devons en lancer des nouveaux si nous voulons transformer nos systèmes de transports et de transit, créer des communautés plus agréables à vivre, et s’assurer que nous nous adaptions au réchauffe-ment climatique. »

Ceci est une bonne nou-velle pour le secteur du transport, notamment pour les conducteurs com-merciaux qui doivent em-prunter à la fois les meil-leures routes dans ce pays et des autoroutes sorties tout droit de l’enfer, et qui sont tristement connues pour leurs mauvaises conditions de conduite, mauvaise visibilité, et dan-gerosité.

Selon Transport Can-ada, quelqu’un au Canada meurt toutes les quatre heures dans des acci-dents routiers ; la majorité d’entre eux sur des routes où la limite de vitesse dépasse 60 km/heure. Définir les «  meilleures  » et «  pires  » routes n’est pas facile. Les autoroutes comme la 401, par exem-ple, sont bien entretenues, plates, et droites, mais ont mauvaise réputation pour leur nombre élevé d’accidents. Le tronçon autoroutier reliant London à la frontière est surnom-

mé « l’allée du carnage » en raison des nombreux accidents mortels et carambolages, surtout causés par des plaques de verglas invisibles. D’autres tronçons peuvent être angoissants pour les con-ducteurs en raison des vents forts et des bour-rasques de neige dans des zones proches de grandes étendues d’eau ou à forte densité de circulation de camions. Des segments de la QEW, notamment près de la péninsule du Niagara, peuvent être dan-gereux à cause de vents forts et de fortes tombées de neige.

En direction du Nord, l ’autoroute 69 a subi d’énormes améliorations, et elle contient désormais quatre voies clairement démarquées pour la plu-part du chemin allant à Sudbury. Certains seg-ments sont encore en construction, alors les conducteurs sont priés de ralentir en approchant des segments en question. L’autoroute 144 allant vers le Nord de Sudbury à Timmins a acquis une mauvaise réputation pour ses virages serrés flan-qués de rochers, ses voies étroites, et son manque d’accotements. Un agent du MTO a insisté qu’elle répond à toutes les exi-gences gouvernement-ales, mais quiconque a conduit dessus en con-nait bien les dangers. Le tronçon de 80 kilomètres liant le hameau de Gog-ama à l’autoroute 101 a été considérablement amélioré ces dernières années. Le goudron neuf et les quelques voies de dépassement rendent la traversée de cette région sauvage beaucoup plus agréable et sécuritaire.

Le portrait n’est pas aussi flatteur pour la ville de Timmins, par contre, selon la liste de la CAA, (Association canadienne des automobilistes), sur les 10 pires routes de 2015. Timmins était première sur la liste, parce qu’elle comprend trois des pires routes en Ontario, quoique

les routes en question, Boulevard Algonquin Est, Boulevard Algonquin Ouest, et Riverside Drive (une extension de Algon-quin), soient des routes municipales et non des autoroutes. Inversement, plusieurs des sections sur la 144 Sud allant de Gogama à Cartier, au nord de Sudbury, sont depuis plusieurs mois l’objet de de travaux. Les conditions de surface peuvent être ici dangereuses.

Beaucoup de requêtes ont été faites auprès du gouvernement fédéral et celui de l’Ontario pour élargir l’autoroute 17 de Ottawa à North Bay, en raison des nombreuses collisions mortelles et de la densification de la circulation de camions le long de ce tronçon de la transcanadienne. Plus à l’ouest, entre St. Marie et Wawa, cette même auto-route est connue autant pour ses panoramas époustouflants donnant sur le lac Supérieur que pour ses violentes tem-pêtes hivernales.

E n S a s k a t c h e w a n , l’autoroute 354 près de la communauté de Dilke s’est distinguée en 2015 par sa réputation de pire route de la province. Elle a acquis cette sombre re-nommée en raison de ses routes étroites, lézardées, truffées de nids de poules, mal signalisées, dépour-vues d’accotements con-venables, et donc bien dangereuses.

La route provinciale 280 a remporté la médaille d’or en 2015 dans le palmarès des pires routes du CAA dans la province du Mani-toba. Cette route est pour-tant considérée comme une bouée de sauvetage pour les habitants du nord de la province. D’autres sources cons idèrent qu’une certaine section de l’autoroute 11 dans l’est du Manitoba est pr-esque aussi mauvaise. Un tronçon de 50 kilomètres entre le Lac du Bonnet et Traverse Bay est dan-gereuse aussi, ayant eu 5 collisions mortelles à son

compte en 2014.L’autoroute 63 en Alberta

allant à Fort McMurray et desservant l’industrie des sables bitumineux présente un cocktail de verglas et tempêtes de neige menaçants pour les conducteurs. Les rapports indiquent que l’ingrédient fatal est l’impatience des conducteurs, pressés de quitter la circulation indus-trielle lente et chargée de machines et d’équipement lourd. Les tentatives de dépassement sur cette autoroute à deux voies ont causées d’innombrables collisions frontales, à tel point que les ouvriers travaillant dans les sables bitumineux, du moins jusqu’aux plus récentes vagues de licenciement, refusaient de conduire sur l’autoroute durant les jours de changements de quarts. Vingt-deux per-sonnes sont mortes sur cette autoroute et plus de 250 ont été blessées. Il y a actuellement des travaux en cours pour doubler les voies sur la 63.

Les autoroutes de la Colombie-Britannique, avec leurs cols, terrains accidentés, et influences océaniques peuvent être hardies pour les non-initiés. L’autoroute Co-quihalla allant de Hope à Merritt relie la partie inférieure de la Colombie-Britannique continentale à la vallée de l’Okanagan. Emprunter les passages de montagne rend la con-duite très risquée à cause des chutes de neiges des sommets. Le défi est dif-férent sur l’autoroute 3 allant de Hope à Princeton ou les bocages, virages et le manque de rambardes peuvent angoisser les conducteurs. Une autre route allant vers l’intérieur de la province, qui était d’ailleurs la seule avant la construction de la Co-quihalla, est l’autoroute 1, célèbre en raison de ses éboulements et de ses chemins raides qui forcent les camions à grimper les collines à train d’escargot.

La route allant de Tibbit à Contwoyto est connue

comme étant l’une des routes les plus danger-euses au monde. Mesur-ant quelques 600 kilo-mètres, cette route hiver-nale est construite surtout sur des lacs gelés, ce qui représente un vrai danger pour les tracteurs-remor-queurs, certains desquels sont tombés à travers la glace. Dans le climat en plein réchauffement d’aujourd’hui, les routes d’hivers du Canada, qui ont servi d’artères vitales pour l ’acheminement d’approvisionnements pour les communautés isolées au nord, sont forte-ment menacées. Suite à la récente conférence sur le climat à Paris, les dirigeants autochtones font pression sur les gou-vernements pour qu’ils s’attaquent au problème des chemins de glace périlleux, qui ne sont plus capables de supporter le poids des camions comme ils l’étaient jadis. Tandis que les chemins de glace deviennent une chose du passé, les communautés autochtones font pression sur les gouvernements pour des infrastructures de transport plus perma-nentes. Charlie Angus, député pour la circon-scription de Timmins-James Bay, affirme que le gouvernement va devoir se charger dans les meil-leurs délais d’établir un réseau routier reliant les communautés éloignées maintenant que le ré-chauffement climatique a fait de cette affaire une priorité.

Selon la CAA, l’autoroute 40, qui longe la côte nord du St. Laurent au Québec a été identifiée comme l’une des pires autoroutes du pays, surtout en raison de son état de délabre-ment, qui est tellement grave que certaines sec-tions de la route se sont effondrées.

L’est du Canada a lui aussi beaucoup de mau-vaises routes, notamment la Nouvelle-Écosse qui compte 3 des 10 pires routes de la région At-lantique du Canada. Les

routes en question sont Gillis Point Road, dans la région de Washabuck Centre, Marble Mountain Road, dans la région de River Denys, and Terra-dore Lane dans la région de Hammonds Plains. Aucune route de l’Île du Prince Édouard n’a figuré dans le classement des pires routes de la CAA, mais il en est autrement pour Terre-Neuve. Plu-sieurs des routes à Terre-Neuve présentent des nids de poules et des ornières boueuses. La route 480, aussi connue sous le nom du « sentier des caribous » près de Burgeo, est en haut de la liste des pires routes de la province. La route 434 est classée sixième pire route de la région atlantique du Canada. Le Nouveau-Brunswick n’a pas été épargné par la CAA non plus. Charters Settlement Road a été classé deuxième pire route de la région atlantique du Canada.  La route 616 à Keswick Ridge et la route 105 à Mactaquac est aussi citée comme l’une des pires routes de la région.

Plus de 900,000 kilo-mètres de routes e t d’autoroutes fournissent un réseau de transport reliant les unes aux au-tres les villes de ce pays. Il n’est pas surprenant que certains tronçons de ce gigantesque réseau se délabrent. Selon le Conseil des ministres respons-ables des transports et de la sécurité routière, la dé-densification de la circula-tion et l’amélioration des conditions routières et autoroutières pourraient prévenir autant que 250 morts et 16,000 blessures non-mortelles par année. La CAA participer à une initiative pour exercer de la pression sur les gou-vernements pour qu’ils améliorent les routes et autoroutes dont la CAA estime qu’ils sont dégra-dés.

Bien qu’il y ait encore beaucoup d’améliorations nécessaires à effectuer sur les routes canadiennes, il

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y a déjà eu beaucoup de progrès. Les 30 dernières années ont vu beaucoup d’améliorations des sur-faces routières et des mesures de sécurité, ce qui s’est traduit par des gains de confort et de

sureté pour les conduc-teurs. Plus d’autoroutes comprennent désormais quatre voies (l’autoroute 69 est un bon exemple), souvent avec des terres-pleins pour réduire les collisions frontales. Des voies supplémentaires ont été ajoutées à plu-

sieurs autoroutes à voies doubles pour permettre des dépassements plus sécuritaires. Transport Canada affirme que plus de rambardes ont été ajoutées sur les virages pour empêcher les con-ducteurs de virer hors des autoroutes, ainsi que des

accotements pavés pour réduire le risque de perte de contrôle du véhicule. Des bandes rugueuses - ces bandes ondulées sur le côté des voies auto-routières - font vibrer les véhicules quand ils roulent dessus, alertant ainsi les conducteurs fa-

tigués ou inattentifs qu’ils s’apprêtent à quitter la route. Le remplacement de carrefours sur les autoroutes par des ronds-points a aussi réduit le nombre de collisions de 60 à 70 pourcent, affirme Transport Canada.

Bien que le Canada

multiplie ses améliorations d’infrastructure, les Cana-diens devraient se souven-ir qu’ils sont responsables de leur propre bien-être, et de celui des autres, et qu’ils doivent conduire de manière responsable et en tenant compte des condi-tions routières.V

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TRANSCORE LINK LOGISTICS

Les volumes de frets canadiens de TransCore ont vu leur première augmentation en quatre mois

Toronto, Ontario - Suivant le déclin des volumes de

chargements durant les quatre derniers mois, les volumes de chargements de TransCore Link Logis-tics pour les chargements canadiens et transfront-aliers ont amorcé une reprise en janvier 2016. Les volumes en glisse-ment mensuel ont été de 12  pour  cent supér-ieur à ceux de décem-bre dernier. Malgré cela, en comparaison avec le même mois l’an passé, les volumes de charge-

ments sont en baisse de 28 pour cent comparés à janvier 2015.

Tendance : L’indice des prix de frets a démontré des hauts et des bas con-sécutifs durant le mois de janvier pour les trois der-nières années. Comparé à décembre de l’année dernière, janvier 2016 a été supérieur à décem-bre 2015?; janvier 2015 a été inférieur à décem-bre 2014, une année qui a battu des records, et janvier 2014 a été supér-ieur à décembre 2013.

Les chargements trans-

frontaliers  partant du C a n a d a o n t b a i s s é de  18  pour cent, tandis que les chargements en-trant au Canada ont chuté de  33  pour cent en glis-sement annuel. Ces vol-umes ont compté en moy-enne pour 72  pour  cent du total des données pré-sentées par les clients de Loadlink établis au Canada.

Les volumes de charge-ments  intra-Canada  ont représenté 23  pour  cent des volumes totaux et ont baissé de 25 pour cent en glissement annuel.

Les équipements af-fichés  étaient inférieurs à ceux affichés en dé-cembre 2015, ce qui a restreint la capacité de 5 pour cent en glissement mensuel?; cependant, ces affichages étaient supér-ieurs en glissement an-nuel, de 28 pour cent en comparaison avec janvier 2015. Le ratio des équi-pements à acheminer a connu une légère baisse, passant de 3,73 au mois de décembre 2015 à 3,18. En glissement annuel, ce ratio a augmenté par rapport à celui de 1,79

en janvier 2015, ce qui représente une variation de 78 pour cent.

L’indice de fret canadien de TransCore mesure avec précision les mouvements de fret et d’équipements d’environ 5?500  entre-prises de camionnage et courtiers de fret au Can-ada, et comprend toutes les données nationales, transfrontalières et inte-rétatiques présentées par les clients de Loadlink.

Les taux au comptant d’endroits spécifiques relatifs au chargement de camions peuvent être

accédés depuis l’outil de classement des charges de camions Rate Index de TransCore, et les don-nées historiques en temps réel des chargements des camions et des volumes de chargement, ainsi que les ratios d’endroits spé-cifiques, peuvent être accédés depuis le Posting Index de TransCore.

Vous trouverez plus d’informations sur Tran-sCore L ink Logis t ics sur le site  www.trans-core.ca,  @loadlink sur Twitter, sur  YouTube  et sur LinkedIn.V

GOUVERNEMENT DE L’ÎLE-DU-PRINCE-ÉDOUARD

Le gouvernement cherche à contrer l’érosion de la chaussée à Souris

Le gouvernement provincial a récem-ment présenté au

consei l municipal de Souris les plans de tra-vaux qui permettraient de protéger la chaussée de l’érosion causée par la mer, a annoncé Paula Big-gar, ministre des Trans-ports, de l’Infrastructure et de l’Énergie.

« La chaussée de Souris est un tronçon essentiel de notre réseau routier; c’est pourquoi le gou-vernement propose de prendre des mesures écoresponsables pour la protéger, de dire la min-istre Biggar. Ces précau-tions sont d’autant plus importantes pour nos infrastructures essen-tielles compte tenu des changements climatiques qui augmentent la fré-

quence des tempêtes vio-lentes. »

Les mesures proposées pour contrer l’érosion comprennent la construc-tion d’un mur de 220 mètres. Le mur serait fait de pruche, un bois qui of-fre une résistance natur-elle à la pourriture, puis recouvert d’une couche de grès. Le système de dunes adjacent ne serait pas directement touché par la construction du mur.

Les plans ont été conçus avec l’appui d’experts en la matière, dont un océan-ographe qui connaît bien le mouvement du sable et de l’eau dans la région de Souris.

Selon la ministre Big-gar, les travaux proposés permettront d’atténuer les répercussions des

tempêtes et des change-ments climatiques sur l’une des voies principales

menant vers l’est de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, et ce, d’une manière financière-

ment responsable.Avec l’appui de la col-

lectivité, la construction

de l’ouvrage longitud-inal pourrait commencer avant le printemps.V

POLARIS TRANSPORTATION GROUP

Lancement de Polaris Priorité Plus

La société Polaris Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Group est heureuse

d’annoncer l’ajout d’un nouveau service garanti de transport de chargements partiels (LTL) - Priorité Plus. Ce service procure la livrai-son garantie avant midi le lendemain à partir de la région métropolitaine de Toronto à destination de Chicago et New York. Cette toute nouvelle offre de Polaris, combinée à son service de livraison le lendemain et à son service

de livraison en fin de la journée, est l’étape de plus qui procure aux clients de Polaris un choix complet de temps de transit.

Dave Cox, vice-pré-sident exécutif et chef de l’Exploitation, déclare  : «Nous avons ajouté des membres importants à notre équipe pour faciliter une croissance plus rapide et un service amélioré dans notre secteur du transport de chargements partiels. Ce service accru fait l’objet de tests depuis des se-

maines. Nous sommes désormais parfaitement en mesure de garantir le service Priorité Plus de Po-laris sur ces deux trajets... et nous avons l’intention d’ajouter d’autres trajets à notre offre!»

Désormais, les clients de Polaris ont plus de choix et de souplesse pour ces des-tinations transfrontalières. Dave Cox ajoute  : «Nous faisons la livraison le lend-emain sur ces trajets depuis la fondation de notre entre-prise, il y a plus de 20 ans.

Nous avons récemment apporté d’importantes améliorations dont nos clients pourront profiter. Nous sommes très fiers de proposer Chicago et New York parmi les trajets in-auguraux de notre service de transport de charge-ments partiels Priorité Plus de Polaris.»

Pour plus d’information, communiquez avec le Ser-vice à la clientèle de Polaris Transportation Group dès aujourd’hui à 800.409.2269, poste 1710.V

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ALBERTA

BONNYVILLEcougAR Fuels ltd.5602 – 54th Avenue

Bonnyville, ABTel: 780.826.3043Fax: 780.826.6353

brentm@cougarfuelsltd.cawww.cougarfuelsltd.ca

Convenience store, cardlock & showers.

CALGARY

cAlgARy husky tRAvel centRe

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

RoAdking tRAvel centRe

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

LEDUC

nisku tRuck stop

Suite 201 – 8020 Sparrow DriveLeduc, AB T9E 7G3Tel: 780.986.7867Fax: 780.986.7898

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

ATM, convenience store, showers, scale.

LLOYDMINSTER

husky tRAvel centRe

5721 – 44th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 0B3

Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.ca

MEDICINE HAT

husky tRAvel centRe

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

Tel: 403.527.5561

petRo cAnAdA cARd lock

AgCom Petroleum Fuel Sales1802 – 10 Avenue, SW

Medicine Hat, ABTel: 403.527.6411Fax: 403.529.1660

Showers.

ALBERTA

SHERWOOD PARK

RoAdking tRAvel centRe stRAthconA inc.

26 Strathmoor DriveSherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6

Tel: 780.417.9400Fax: 780.417.9449

STRATHMORE

stRAthMoRe husky tRAvel centRe

436 Ridge RoadStrathmore, AB T1P 1B5

Tel: 403.934.3522Fax: 403.934.3555

Email: hk7969@popmail.huskyenergy.com

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

ATM, convenience store, showers.

BRITISh COLUMBIA

CHILLIWACK

chilliWAck husky tRAvel centRe7620A Vedder Road

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

chilliWAck petRo – pAss45461 Yale Road West

Chilliwack, BCTel: 604.795.9421Fax: 604.792.8931

chilliwack@southcoastpetro.caCommercial cardlock open 24hrs, 7 days,

convenience store open Mon – Fri, 8 am – 5 pm (washrooms).

cool cReek Agencies7985 Lickman Road

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9Tel: 604.795.5335Fax: 604.794.5080

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

facilities, parking & CAT scale

DELTA

petRo cAnAdA

southcoAst petRoleuM ltd.10178 Nordel Court, Delta, BC

Tel: 604.581.3835Fax: 604.581.3850

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

restaurant & ATM.

BRITISh COLUMBIA

GOLDEN

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

Tel: 250.344.6161Fax: 250.344.2232

ladine@jepsonpetro.comOpen 8 am – 5 pm Mon – Fri, lubes &

propane, 24hr cardlock, regular, diesel & diesel mark.

HOPE

dogWood vAlley husky seRvices

27051 Baker RoadHope, BC V0X 1L3Tel: 604.869.9443www.myhusky.ca

Flood hope husky tRAvel centRe

61850 Flood – Hope RoadR.R. #2, Hope, BC V0X 1L2

Tel: 604.869.9214www.myhusky.ca

OSOYOOS

husky tRAvel centRe

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

Tel: 250.495.6443www.myhusky.ca

SICAMOUS

husky tRAvel centRe

1340 Trans Canada Hwy.Sicamous, BC V0G 2V0

Tel: 250.836.4675Fax: 280.836.2230

Contact: Shelley Arvandelwww.myhusky.ca

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

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

MANITOBA

BRANDON

BRAndon husky tRAvel centRe

1990 – 18th Street NorthBrandon, MB R7C 1B3

Tel: 204.728.7387www.myhusky.ca

MANITOBA

MORRIS

MoRRis husky

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

morrismohawk@yahoo.caWeb: www.myhusky.ca

Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant Mon. – Fri. 6am – 1pm, Sat. & Sun. 7 am – 11pm,

cardlock, ATM, convenience store with lottery, showers.

WINNIPEG

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

500 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB

Tel: 204.949.7292Fax: 204.949.7295

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

showers & parking.

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

928 Marion Street,Winnipeg, MB

Tel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288

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

showers & parking

NEW BRUNSWICK

AULACAulAc Big stop ciRcle k

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

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

showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale.

XEDMUNDSTON

edMundston tRuck stop

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

Tel: 506.737.2010Fax: 506.737.2015

georges@etruckstop.cawww.edmundstontruckstop.comOpen 24/7 365 days, full service islands,

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

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

ATM, fax & photocopier.

NEW BRUNSWICK

GRAND FALLS

petRo pAss

315 Ouellette StreetGrand Falls, NB

Tel: 506.473.5575Fax: 506.475.9816

Toll Free: 800.361.8322guypass@nb.sympatico.ca

Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, internet services, showers, parking & CAT scale.

MONCTON

petRo cAnAdA

Exit 450, 2600 Mountain RoadMoncton, NB E1G 3T6

Tel: 506.859.6000Fax: 506.859.6005

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

PERTH – ANDOVER

toBique one stop

Exit 115, Perth – Andover, NBTel: 506.273.9682Fax: 506.273.9682

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

satellite TV, convenience store, showers, laundry, parking & free high-speed internet.

SALISBURY

sAlisBuRy Big stop

2986 Fredericton RoadSalisbury, NB E4J 2G1

Tel: 506.372.3333Fax: 506.372.0083

Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale

WAASISlincoln Big stop ciRcle k

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

Driver Fax: 506.446.4455bigstop_bluecanoe@yahoo.ca

Open 24-7, Irving FP Solution I – 24, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store,

showers, laundry facilities, free overnight parking.

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

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.com

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

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

truck dealer.

BELLEVILLE

10 AcRe tRuck stop

902 Wallbridge Loyalist RoadBelleville, ON K8N 5A2

Tel: 613.966.7017Fax: 613.962.4495 or Office at

613.966.4740jtombs@gmail.comwww.10acre.com

Restaurant & 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.

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.

30 MARCH 2016

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 613.476.2247 or email Barb at barb@woodwardpublishing.com.

30 MARCH 2016

ONTARIO, EASTERN

DESERONTO

quick stop215 Hwy #49

Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0Tel: 613.396.3043Fax: 613.396.1449

Open 6 am – 10pm, 7 days, Subway, convenience store & parking.

DUNVEGAN

esso – dunvegAn1515 County Road #20,

(Hwy 417 Exit 51)Dunvegan, ON

Tel: 613.527.1026 or613.627.2100

Fax: 613.527.2726Open 24-7, full-service islands, restaurant (Tim Horton’s), convenience store, parking

& ATM.

JOYCEVILLE

kingston husky tRuck stopJoyceville Road,

(Hwy 401 Exit 632)Joyceville, ON

Tel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca

KINGSTON

esso – kingstonHwy 401 Exit 611

Kingston, ONTel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162

Open 24-7

OTTAWA

ultRAMAR3199 Hawthorne Road,(Exit 110 off Hwy 417)

Behind Ultramar Service StationOttawa, ON K1G 3V8Tel: 613.248.9319

Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, washrooms, drivers’ lounge, showers

& short-time parking

ONTARIO, EASTERN

SPENCERVILLE

Angelo’s tRuck stop2025 County Road 44

Spencerville, ON K0E 1X0Tel: 613.925.5158Fax: 613.925.5158

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

CAT scale.

VANKLEEK HILL

heRB’s tRAvel plAzA21160 Service Road,Exit 27 off Hwy 417

Vankleek Hill, 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 centReHwy 400 & 88Bradford, ON

Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca

NAIRN CENTREJeReMy’s tRuck stop &countRy RestAuRAnt220 Highway 17 West

Nairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0Tel: 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.ca

ONTARIO, WESTERN

DRUMBOtRuckeR’s hAvenHwy 401, Exit 250,

806607 Oxford Road,Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0

Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628

amdroit1990@hotmail.comFORT ERIE

ultRAMAR1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW)

Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4Tel: 905.994.8293

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

lounge.

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 kitcheneR120 Conestoga College Blvd.

Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6Tel: 519.748.5550Fax: 519.748.9656

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

scale.

LEAMINGTON

Johnny’s gAs BAR448 Talbot Street West

Leamington, ON N8H 4H6Tel: 519.326.5231Fax: 519.322.0189

inbox@johnnysgasbar.comwww.johnnysgasbar.ca

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

exhaust fluid and coloured fuel.

ONTARIO, WESTERN

LONDON

Flying M tRuck stop7340 Colonel Talbot Road

London, ONTel: 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

PORT HOPE

ultRAMAR2211 County Road 28

(Hwy 401 Exit 464)Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4

Tel: 905.885.4600Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience

store, washrooms, showers, drivers’ lounge & short-time parking.

WINDSOR

WindsoR husky tRAvel centReHwy 401 Exit 14, Tecumseh, ON

Tel: 519.737.6401www.myhusky.caWOODSTOCK

ultRAMAR535 Mill Street

(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6

Tel: 519.421.3144Open 24 hrs, restaurant, convenience store,

washrooms, showers, drivers’ lounge & overnight parking.

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 0T5

Tel: 306.634.3109

www.myhusky.ca

REGINA

husky Bulk sAles

210 North McDonald Street

Regina, SK S4N 5W3

Tel: 306.721.6880

www.myhusky.ca

ReginA husky tRAvel centRe

1755 Prince of Wales Drive

Regina, SK S4Z 1A5

Tel: 306.789.3477

www.myhusky.ca

SASKATOON

petRo cAnAdA – petRo pAss

402 – 51st Street East

Saskatoon, SK

Tel: 306.934.6766

Fax: 306.668.6110

rainbow@sasktel.net

Drivers’ lounge, convenience store, laundry

facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking.

SWIFT CURRENT

husky tRAvel centRe

1510 South Service Road West

(Trans Canada Hwy 1 West)

Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1

Tel: 306.773.6444

www.myhusky.ca

MARCH 2016 31

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Accounting, Tax & BookkeepingFBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Chrome & DetailingRoad King Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Western Trucking News

Clutch ProductsFil-Mor Automotive & Clutch Products Ltd . . . .16 Ontario Trucking News

Diesel Performance ProductsDiesel Spec Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

DrivetrainsGear Centre Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Eastern & Western Trucking News

Employment OpportunitiesCarmen Transportation Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Ontario Trucking NewsCity of Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Ontario Trucking NewsEmpire Transportation Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Ontario Trucking NewsJ-Line Transport Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Ontario Trucking News Laidlaw Carriers Van GP Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Eastern Trucking NewsRyder Logistics Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Ontario Trucking NewsThe Rosedale Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42TransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTriangle Freight Services Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Western Trucking NewsTVM Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Ontario Trucking NewsWilson Truck Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Ontario Trucking NewsXan Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Ontario Trucking News

Factoring & FinanceAccutrac Capital Solutions Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 7J D Factors Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 43

Fleet Maintenance SoftwareFleet Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Eastern Trucking News

Fuel AdditivesBennetts Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Fuel Economy ProductsAir Tabs LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Western Trucking News

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Heating Products Sales & ServiceWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Ontario Trucking News

Insurance BrokersBryson & Assoc . Insurance Brokers Ltd . . . . . . .1 Ontario Trucking NewsNewman Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Ontario Trucking News

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Pressure WashersKarcher Canada Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Refrigeration SystemsPolar Mobility Research Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Western Trucking News

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Truck Parts & AccessoriesMinimizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Traction Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Ontario & Western Trucking News

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32 MARCH 2016

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Aside from famous seers like Nostra-damus, few of us

have crystal balls to il-luminate the future. But we can make calculat-ed predictions based on the past. Innovations in trucking have been noth-ing short of momentous, bringing us to the point that self driving trucks are already under develop-ment. In looking into their own crystal balls, here is what some drivers had to say about the future of trucking.

MARTIN WHITTEN drives for Laidlaw based in Sudbury: “There will be newer technologies and a younger driver force as a lot of veteran drivers will retire or move onto other things. Driving won’t get any easier either. The driv-ing public are taking more chances and doing silly things. We will carry on doing what we are doing. There may be driverless trucks but I can’t see that coming anytime soon. There’s just too much in the way of safety to take a chance on solely auto-matic driverless trucks.”

JOHN TRAYNOR drives for Gardewine: “Everyone is worried about automatic logs. I was an owner oper-ator for almost 20 years. Many O/Os are thinking that the implementation of electronic logs is going to eliminate the owner operators. As far as mak-ing money in the future is concerned, they will be able to continue to make money, like today, as long as they run their business-es efficiently and manage their time properly. There’s lots of money to be made, and today big companies are practically offering the keys to the city to get driv-ers on board.”

JEFF DALE is a former Owner Operator: “Who knows what trucking will look like in 20 years’ time. When I started as a much younger man trucks were pretty straightforward machines. Today, with telematics, aerodynamic fairings, tire monitoring systems and self driving trucks on the radar, it’s hard to predict what truck-ing will look like when my grandchildren are old enough to drive. Regu-lations today are pretty overwhelming as well and they restrict the movement of drivers too much. If this keeps up I’m not sure if anyone will want the job if overregulation continues.”

MIKE MCDONOUGH is a retired driver: “Driving was much simpler in my day. There are so many regulations today that overburden the driver, so the driver shortage comes as no surprise to me. The pace of technology seems to be progressing so fast that it’s hard to predict what trucking will look like 20 years from now."

• • •

If you have any questions or concerns, contact me at marek@woodwardpublish-ing.com. If you would like to voice your opinion about the question of the month please send me an email.V

From the

Driver’s SeatBY: MAREK KRASUSKImarek@woodwardpublishing .com

Future of Trucking

Somerset Township, Pennsylvania turned to Mack Trucks when they needed a uniquely

spec’d snow plow. Working together, Mack responded with a powerful, all-wheel-drive

Mack Granite model built to tackle winter’s toughest challenges.

MACK TRUCKS

Somerset Township Wins Battle Against Winter with Mack

Greensboro, North Carolina - In its n e v e r - e n d i n g

battle against Old Man Winter, Somerset Town-ship, Pennsylvania just gained a major advantage: a unique Mack® Granite® snow plow model outfitted with all-wheel drive that can handle nearly any-thing winter can throw at it. The truck is the latest demonstration of Mack’s application excellence.

“Application excellence describes how Mack works closely with our custom-ers to engineer products that not only meet their needs, but also boost their productivity and perform-ance,” said Curtis Dorwart, Mack Vocational Products Marketing Manager. “It’s something we’ve been doing for over a century.”

Located just over an hour southeast of Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania, Somerset Township maintains 123 miles of roads that must be plowed after each snowstorm. The Town-ship needed a truck that could handle the hills, twists and turns of its roads in addition to the snow, but wasn’t finding any solutions.

While Mack Granite models typically come in any number of more typ-ical configurations, Som-erset Township required something more exotic. Originally built as a 4x2, the Township spec’d a factory-installed all-wheel drive system and 11-foot front snow plow, along with an aluminum dump body and salt spreader. The Granite model is pow-ered by a Mack MP8® en-gine with 455 horsepower.

This unique configura-tion is standard fare for

the Township, which has five similarly spec’d trucks from other manufacturers. But when the time came to order their next truck, the options were limited.

“When we began the process of ordering a new truck, it quickly became clear that we wouldn’t be able to do what we had in the past,” said Randy Beistel, Somerset Town-ship Supervisor. “Mack stepped up to the plate. We worked closely with our local Mack dealer, Legacy Truck Center, and we built the truck we needed.”

Legacy Truck Center Sales Associate Kent Lal-ley worked closely with the Township and was able to take their desired specs and quickly develop a solution through Mack’s Customer Adaptation Cen-ter (CAC), which handles assembling custom spec’d

Mack models.“Despite all of the unique

features on this truck, it went together rather easily,” said Lalley. “The pre-build assistance and production turn-around time from Mack’s CAC was impressive.”

Somerset Township took delivery of their Mack Granite model in late 2015, and the truck is now in service and receiving rave reviews.

“The Granite’s sloped hood gives our drivers much better visibility com-

pared to the competitor trucks, said Beistel. “The drivers also tell us the performance and power is awesome.”

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

MARCH 2016 33

WOMEN IN TRUCKING

What is the Value of the Women in Trucking Association?

BY ELLEN VOIE

Margaret Mead o n c e s a i d , “Never doubt

that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Women In Trucking As-sociation (WIT) started with a small group of thoughtful, committed cit-izens who were focused on increasing the percentage of women employed in the trucking industry. In the eight years since its inception, the organization is successfully moving its mission forward.

For many women, the need for a dedicated or-ganization to attract fe-male drivers, mechanics, safety directors, leaders, and more makes sense. Others scratch their heads and ask why we need “spe-cial treatment” for women in the trucking industry.

All we’re asking for is a level playing field.

According to the depart-ment of labor, women comprise 44 percent of full-time workers in the labor force. Women make up 52 percent of management in all occupations.

However, in the trucking industry, only six percent of the driver population is comprised of women. Additionally, women make up only 21 percent of trans-portation, storage and dis-tribution managers, and 18 percent of supervisors of transportation and ma-terial handling workers.

Recently, we released our WIT Index which tracked both female board mem-bers and female executives at the fifteen publicly traded trucking companies. Ten of these companies had NO women executives and seven had no women serving on their boards of directors. Compare this to the 19 percent of director positions held by women outside of the industry.

If you feel these numbers are unacceptable, then I urge you to join Women In Trucking and support our efforts to increase the per-centage of female drivers, supervisors, directors, and executives.

How are we accomplish-ing this mission? The first

step is to measure the cur-rent state of the industry. The University of Memphis, under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Ivey, is complet-ing a survey of the top 100 for hire and private carriers and recording the percent-age of female drivers and managers. We’ll release this information later this year.

Our second goal is to ad-dress reasons why women aren’t fairly represented in these roles. We’ve con-ducted extensive research on what women look for in a company as well as what they want in a career. We’ve released our driver recruiting guide, which explains what women look for in an ad and what val-ues attract women to a company, as well as where to find potential female drivers.

For drivers, we have

made significant strides in truck cab design and ergonomics through the efforts of Ryder and the truck manufacturers. From seats, to steps to the dash and the sleeper berth, changes are being made to accommodate a greater range of body shapes and sizes.

Safety is an area of concern for all drivers, but more appreciably for women who might be more vulnerable on the road. We’ve challenged manufacturers to include safety alarms in the cab to alert a sleeping driver of an intruder. We also teach women (and men) techniques to stay safe in a truck stop and on the road. We work with the truck stop industry to cre-ate a safer environment for all drivers. Our anti-harassment employment

guide provides carriers with a resource to address harassment between driv-ers in team or training situations.

To attract women into leadership roles, we arm companies with facts and data regarding hiring, promoting, and retaining women in management. Becoming aware of un-conscious bias in hiring and promoting women occurs in male dominated environments by both men and women. For example, studies have shown that women are often promoted based on their accomplish-ments and men are often promoted for their poten-tial. Education is the tool to address these concerns and Women In Trucking Association’s goal is to be the resource to increase diversity and attract more women.

Our biggest challenge is the image the industry has of being too masculine for women. We’re breaking that stereotype with our Girl Scout (Guide) Trans-portation patch, children’s activity book, and school appropriate literature.

Women In Trucking is not an association for women; it’s a group of men and women who care ABOUT more diversity in trans-portation.

If you are a member, we thank you for your support. If you haven’t joined yet, we invite you to visit www.womenintrucking.org and join us, this small group of thoughtful, committed citizens who are changing the world!

Ellen Voie CAE, is Presi-dent/CEO of Women In Trucking and can be reached at Ellen@Women-InTrucking.org.V

Join us for the largest celebration of Women Behind the

Wheel at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY.

Save the date and plan on becoming a part of history as

the Women In Trucking Association recognizes the years of

service of professional female drivers. There will be music,

refreshments, prizes, goodie bags and the big event of the

day, a photo of all women drivers.

34 MARCH 2016

CAREERS

ALBERTA

BROOKSnApA Auto pARts

99 – 7th Street EastBrooks, AB T1R 1C1Tel: 403.501.5551

CALGARYtRAction cAlgARy

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

EDMONTONtRAction heAd oFFice

18532 – 116th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5S 2W8

Tel: 780.489.7555EDMONTON NORTH WEST

tRAction

18051 – 111th AvenueEdmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2

Tel: 780.444.4334EDMONTON SOUTH

tRAction

3404 – 78th AvenueEdmonton South, AB T6B 2X9

Tel: 780.465.8010EDSON

nApA Auto pARts 4657A4833 – 2nd AvenueEdson, AB T7E 1T8Tel: 780.712.4152

FORT MCMURRAYpARAMount pARts inc.

36 Riedel StreetFort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1

Tel: 780.791.3000GRANDE PRAIRIE

tRAction

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

Tel: 780.538.3038HIGH PRAIRIE

high pRAiRie tRuck &tRAileR ltd.

5309 – 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 WestHigh Prairie, AB T0G 1E0Toll Free: 877.523.4754

Tel: 780.523.4777HINTON

nApA Auto pARts 4236A120 North Street

Hinton, AB, T7V 1S8Tel: 780.865.8800LLOYDMINSTERtRuck zone inc.

5205 – 65th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 2E8

Tel: 780.875.7712MEDICINE HAT

hydRAco industRies ltd.2111 – 9th Avenue S.W.

Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8Tel: 403.526.2244

ALBERTA

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)7 West Road Industrial Park,

Sundre, AB 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 3A4Tel: 604.793.9611

COURTENAYtAuRus heAvy duty

ventuRes ltd

2703A Kilpatrick AvenueCourtenay, BC V9N 6P4

Tel: 250.871.

FORT NELSONnApA Auto pARts

5320 – 49th AvenueFt Nelson, BC V0C 1R0

Tel: 250.774.2783

BRITISh COLUMBIA

KAMLOOPSpReMiuM tRuck & tRAileR

1875 Kryczka PlaceKamloops, BC V1S 1S4

Tel: 250.374.3100

KELOWNAcentRAl vAlley tRuck

seRvice ltd.105 Adams Road

Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1Tel: 250.765.7738

PORT MCNEILLnoRth islAnd pAciFic

pARts & sAles ltd.470 Pioneer Hill Drive

Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0Tel: 888.956.4401

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 BRAndon

1940 Queens 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

pARts

27523 Highway 62 SouthBancroft, ON K0L 1C0

Tel: 613.332.5474BARRIE

visco industRiAl (BARRie inc.)255 Saunders RoadBarrie, ON L4N 9A3Tel: 705.792.1371

BOLTONvisco industRiAl

1 Simpson RoadBolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.857.2071

CAMBRIDGEtRAction cAMBRidge

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

Tel: 519.653.3427DRYDEN

d & s Auto

459 Government StreetDryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227

HAMILTONtRAction

30 Bancroft StreetHamilton, ON L8E 2W5

Tel: 905.561.0932KENORA

d & s Auto

1051 Railway StreetKenora, ON P9N 3W8

Tel: 807.468.9894LONDONtRAction

2405 Scanlan StreetLondon, ON N5W 6G9

Tel: 519.455.3440MARKHAM

tRAction

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

Tel: 905.771.7331

ONTARIO

MISSISSAUGAtRAction

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

Tel: 905.670.2868

MITCHELLBuRchill tRuck & tRAileR

equipMent

(571344 ontARio inc.)Hwy 8 East

Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0Tel: 519.348.4774

NEW LISKEARDpioneeR diesel 2008 ltd.

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 South Water StreetThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3

Tel: 807.345.5882

WHITBYtRAction

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

WINDSORtRAction

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

Tel: 519.737.7995

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, SK S0E 1E0

Tel: 306.862.9881

PRINCE ALBERTuniFied Auto pARts inc.

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

Tel: 306.764.4220

REGINAtRAction ReginA

405 Park StreetRegina, SK S4N 5B2Tel: 306.721.8333

SASKATOONtRAction sAskAtoon

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

YORKTONtRAction yoRkton

537 Broadway Street EastYorkton, SK S3N 2W7

Tel: 306.782.4313

WEYBURNsoutheRn industRiAl

& tRuck ltd

300 Hwy13 South Service Rd.Crossroads Industrial Park

Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7Tel: 306.842.2422

YUKON

WHITEHORSEpAcesetteR tRAding co. ltd.

126 Industrial RoadWhitehorse, YT Y1A 2T9

Tel: 867.393.3902

35 MARCH 2016

Traction Locations

www.traction.ca

ALBERTA

DRUMHELLERdRuM diesel

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

Tel: 403.823.7966

EDMONTONtRuck zone inc.

15816 – 111th Avenue NWEdmonton, AB T5M 2R8

Tel: 780.451.0225

FORT MCMURRAYMoBsteR MechAnicAl inc.

306 Mackay CrescentFort McMurray, AB T9H 4E4

Tel: 780.743.5566

FORT SASKATCHEWANFoRt tRuck seRvice centRe

(ApplecARt logistics inc.)11401-85 Avenue Unit #11

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

LA CRETEschellenBeRg heAvy equipMent

10704-99 StreetLa Crete, AB T0H 2H0

Tel: 780.928.3406

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 SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 8M9

Tel: 403.526.2244

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

TWO HILLStWo hills Auto & industRiAl

supply ltd.4909 55th Avenue

Two Hills, AB T0B 4K0Tel: 780.657.3304

BRITISh COLUMBIA

CHILLIWACKlickMAn tRuck & tRAileR

pARts & seRvice ltd.Bay 31 – 43915 Industrial Way

Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4Toll Free: 877.772.6255

Tel: 604.793.9660

FORT NELSONgeARheAds tRuck RepAiR

5204 46th AvenueFort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0

250.774.4327

KELOWNAcentRAl vAlley tRuck seRvices

105 Adams RoadKelowna, BC V1X 7R1

Tel: 250.765.7738

PRINCE GEORGEtotAl tRuck ltd.

9122 Rock Island RoadPrince George, BC V2N 5T4

Tel: 250.564.6763

SMITHERSsMitheRs pARts & seRvice

(2005) ltd.3465 Victoria Drive

Smithers, BC V0J 2N0Tel: 250.847.4287

MANITOBA

BRANDONtotAl WoRks tRuck equipMent

501 Middleton AvenueBrandon, MB R7C 1A8

Tel: 204.728.3821

DAUPHINA.R.J. heAvy tRuck & tRAileR

RepAiR

107053 PTH 20Dauphin, MB R7N 2V3

204.638.0711

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

NEW BRUNSWICK

ST-JACQUESl.c.d. entRepRise ltée

460 Chemin Mont FarlagneSaint-Jacques, NB E7B 2X1

506.736.6310

SUSSEX McgiBBon diesel ltd.

11 Jones CourtSussex, NB E4E 2S2

506.433.4814

TRACADIE-SHEILABoudReAu développeMent

2000 ltée

2778 Rue PrincipaleTracadie-Sheila, NB E1X 1G5

506.394.2000

NOVA SCOTIA

DIGBYFleetline pARts & seRvice ltd.

211 Conway Road, Hwy 303Digby, NS B0V 1A0

902.245.5833HEBBVILLE

MAilMAns’ tRuck-pRocentRe ltd.

15321 Highway 3Hebbville, NS B4V 6X4

902.530.3580NEW GLASGOW

RoBBy’s tRActoR tRAileR seRvices ltd.

4852 Plymouth RoadNew Glasgow, NS B2H 5C5

902.396.5585TRURO

t&R tRuck RepAiR liMited

102 Blakeney DriveTruro, NS B2N 6Z1Tel: 902.895.0857

ONTARIO

BOLTONBolton tRuck & tRAileR

1 Simpson RoadBolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.951.9111

BOURGETJ.B. MoBile MechAnic inc

1891 Chemin Russell Road Bourget, ON K0A 1E0

Tel: 613.487.4171BRADFORDsMARtWAy

3475 Hwy 88, RR 1Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4

Tel: 905.775.6700BRAMPTON

pgl tRuck centRe ltd.110 Rutherford Road South

Brampton, ON L6W 3J5905.451.8115CALEDONIA

oneidA tRuck & tRAileR

634 Fourth LineCaledonia, ON N3W 2B3Toll Free: 800.654.6454

Tel: 905.765.5011CAMBRIDGE

coMBined Auto & tRuck RepAiR

201 Pinebush Road,Cambridge, ON N1R 7H8

Tel: 519.523.1413COURTLAND

heRc’s tRuck seRvice

& RepAiR ltd.50 County Road 13

Courtland, ON N0J 1E0Tel: 519.544.5766 or 519.842.3321

DOWNSVIEWnoRth keele Auto tRuck

& cAR RepAiR centRe ltd.3915 Keele Street

Downsview, ON M3J 1N6Tel: 416.638.5963

ELMIRAthuR heAvy tRuck & tRAileR RepAiR

270 Arthur Street NorthElmira, ON N3B 2Z5Tel: 519.669.8420

ONTARIO

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: 416.236.1277GOULAIS RIVER

goulAis RiveR tRuck

& tRActoR ltd.90 Highway 552 East

Goulais River, ON P0S 1E0Tel: 705.649.4788

HAMILTONBARton tRuck centRe ltd.

483 Rennie StreetHamilton, ON L8H 3P6

Tel: 905.544.2626HANOVER

hWy #4 tRuck seRvice ltd.402143 Grey Road 4, RR 1

Hanover, ON N4N 3B8Tel: 519.369.5052

HEARSTseRge g & d RepAiR inc.

214 Highway 11 EastHearst, ON P0L 1N0Tel: 705.362.5633KAPUSKASING

pARent MechAnicAl

53 Brunelle Road NorthKapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1

Tel: 705.335.3617KEENE

keene tRuck inc.15 McCallum PlaceKeene, ON K0L 2G0Tel: 705.295.4444MISSISSAUGA

quickFix tRuck tRAileR RepAiRs

6191 Atlantic DriveMississauga, ON L5T 1N7

Tel: 905.696.6888NEW LISKEARD

pioneeR diesel 2008 ltd.437136 Hawn Drive

New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0Tel: 705.647.8707

OAKVILLEk.i.d. tRuck & tRAileR seRvice

1090 South Service Road East, Unit A

Oakville, ON L6J 2X8Toll Free: 800.265.6291

Tel: 905.842.2942OSHAWA

quAlity tRuck RepAiR inc.840 Colonel Sam Drive,Oshawa, ON L1H 8A9

Tel: 905.721.2788SUDBURY

sudBuRy tRuck & tRAileR centRe inc.

510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3

Toll Free: 800.461.4023Tel: 705.673.3613

ONTARIO

THUNDER BAYtRActoR tRAileR seRvice

64 South WaterThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3

Tel: 807.345.5882

VERNERMoBile MechAnicAl seRvices

11769 Hwy 64Verner, ON P0H 2M0

Tel: 705.594.1319

P.E.I.

SUMMERSIDEpAlMeR AutoMotive

& tRuck centRe

3979, Read Drive, Route 1ASummerside, PE C1N 4J8

Richard Palmer902.436.6838

QUÉBEC

ALMAsuspension tuRcotte AlMA inc.

970 Avenue BombardierAlma, QC G8B 2V8

418.668.4501

AMOSAtelieR kgM inc.671 Avenue du ParcAmos, QC J9T 4M1

819.732.8105

ANJOUles pRos du cAMion

7887 Rue Grenache, Porte 39Anjou, QC H1J 1C4

514.643.3037

BAIE-COMEAUéquipeMents industRiels Bdl

(BAie-coMeAu) inc.27 Rue William Dobell

Baie-Comeau, QC G4Z 1T6418.296.3334

BOUCHERVILLERessoRts Rive-sud ltée

1570C Boulevard MontarvilleBoucherville, QC J4B 5Y3

450.641.1304

CHAMBLYAtelieR spéciAlisé ges inc.

3000 Boulevard IndustrielChambly, QC J3L 4X3

514.815.3114

CHICOUTIMIcentRe du cAMion pRo-cAM

sAguenAy inc.160 Rue des Routiers

Chicoutimi, QC G7H 5B1418.693.0123

DANVILLEseRvices MécAniques R.s.c.

1436 Route 116Danville, QC J0A 1A0

819.839.2444

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINIcentRe de pièces industRielles

MistAssini

280 Rue de QuenDolbeau-Mistassini, QC G8L 5N1

418.276.1212

QUÉBEC

DORVALcAMion & ReMoRque h.k. inc.

11255 A Côte de LiesseDorval, QC H3P 1B1

514.633.0909

LASALLERessoRts lAsAlle inc.

2051 Rue LapierreLaSalle, QC H8N 1B1

514.365.8176

LAURIER-STATIONAtelieR génytech inc.

125 Rue OlivierLaurier-Station, QC G0S 1N0

418.728.4242

LAVALRessoRts industRiels inc./

centRe de cAMion c.t. cAM inc.3850 Boulevard Leman

Laval, QC H7E 1A1450.661.5157

LES COTEAUXpotvin MécAnik inc.329 Montée du Comté

Les Coteaux, QC J7X 1A8450.267.0166

LÉVISRock division MécAnique

90 rue Jacques-NauLévis, QC G6V 9J4

418.833.9494

MANIWAKI RessoRts gendRon

259 Boulevard DesjardinsManiwaki, QC J9E 2E4

819.449.1611

MATAGAMIseRvices R.M. 2000 inc.

3125-A Boul. Industriel, C.P 1000Matagami, QC J0Y 2A0

819.739.2000

MONT JOLIgARAge tgB/cF

1000 Rue Piché, C.P. 742 Mont Joli, QC G5H 3Z2

418.775.9484

MONT-LAURIERles AtelieRs de RépARAtion

B & R ltée

354 Boulevard des Ruisseaux Mont-Laurier, QC J9L 0H6

819.623.2457

MONT-SAINT-HILAIREMARick diesel inc.849 Chemin Benoît

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC J3G 4S6Tel : 450.714.0633

MONTRÉALRessoRts MontRéAl-noRd ltée

8065 Henri-Bourassa EstMontréal, QC H1E 2Z3

514.643.1121—

RessoRts univeRsel inc.11500 55ème AvenueMontréal, QC H1E 2K1

514.648.0820

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QUÉBEC

NOTRE-DAME-DU-BON-CONSEILReMBec

1500 Chemin Quatre-SaisonsNotre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil,

QC J0C 1A0819.336.5285

QUÉBECdRolet RessoRts inc.1275 Rue de l’Ancienne

CartoucherieQuébec, QC G1N 1X8

418.687QUÉBEC

edgAR BlondeAu inc.2490 Avenue Dalton

Québec, QC G1P 3X1800.463.4762418.651.6880

QUÉBECsuspension illiMitée inc.

1000 Avenue GaliboisQuébec, QC G1M 3M7

418.681.2226RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP

gARAge tgB/cF640 Boulevard Armand ThériaultRivière-du-Loup, QC G5R 1V2

418.868.0320ROUYN-NORANDA

centRe du RessoRt lAMARche inc

600 Boulevard Teminscamingue,C.P. 1082

Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9Y 0G4819.764.ROCK (3271)819.762.NAPA (0955)

QUÉBEC

SAINT-ANDRÉ-AVELLINgARAge Benoit tRudeAu inc.

157 Route 321 SudSt-André-Avellin, QC J0V 1W0

819.983.1260SAINT-EUSTACHERessoRts JuteAu inc

216 Rue Poirier #6Saint-Eustache, QC J7R 6B1

450.472.2340

SAINT-GEORGESkevin Busque inc.3200 95ième Rue

St-Georges, QC G6A 1K8418.226.0721

SAINT-JANVIERRessoRts MiRABel inc.

14210 Boulevard Curé LabelleSaint-Janvier, QC J7J 1B1

450.434.4111

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEUAtelieR de souduRe et

suspension st-JeAn inc.795 Ch. du Grand-Bernier Nord

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,QC J3B 8H7

450.349.5893

SAINT-LAURENTsAint-lAuRent suspensions inc.

1142 Rue St-AmourSt-Laurent, QC H4S 1J2

514.336.1910

QUÉBEC

SAINT-ROMUALDRessoRts d’Auto et cAMion

Rock inc.2090 5ième Rue Centre Industriel

St-Romuald, QC G6W 5M6418.834.1010

SALLABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELDMécAMoBile inc. 623 Rue Gaétan

Sallaberry-de-Valleyfield,QC J6S 0A7

450.371.5921

SENNETERREgARAge AlAin BeRnieR

112 Route 113 NordSenneterre, QC J0Y 2M0

819.737.4275

SEPT-ÎLEScentRe du cAMion pelletieR

(sept-Îles) inc.374 Avenue Jolliet

Sept-Îles, QC G4R 2B2418.962.5225

SOREL-TRACYMécAnique généRAle Mpc

Rive-sud inc.300 Monseigneur Desranleau

Sorel-Tracy, QC J3P 7Y6450.742.2764

QUÉBEC

STANSTEAD-ESTMécAnique et souduRe MF inc.

270 Chemin McIntyreStanstead-Est, QC J0B 3E0

819.876.7997 TROIS-RIVIÈRESgARAge M. st-yves

8560 Boulevard ParentTrois-Rivières, QC G9A 5E1

819.374.1122

VAUDREUIL-DORIONMécAMoBile inc.

950 Rue Valois, Suite 160, Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC J7V 8P2

450.218.0790

YAMACHICHEgARAge M. st-yves

211 Rue St-AnneYamachiche, QC G0X 3L0

819.296.2122

SASKATChEWAN

BATTLEFORDFinning

391 Yellowhead AlleyBattleford, SK S0M 0E0

Tel: 306.445.6151

ESTEVANFinning

Hwy 39 EastEstevan, SK S4A 2A6

Tel: 306.634.3311

SASKATChEWAN

HUMBOLDTpRAiRie diesel inc.

210 8th AvenueHumboldt, SK S0K 2A0

l: 306.682.2900

MOOSE JAWgolden West tRAileR &

equipMent ltd.1802 Stadacona Street West

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402

REGINAFinning

2360 Pasqua StreetRegina, SK S4P 3A8Tel: 306.545.3311

SASKATOONA-line FRAMe & AlignMent

seRvices ltd.3246 Millar Avenue

Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Y2Tel: 306.931.6612

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Ag-line inteRnAtionAl liMited

103-3240 Idylwyld Drive NorthSaskatoon, SK S7L 5Y7

Tel: 306.933.1115—

Finning

3502 11th Street WestSaskatoon, SK S7M 1K7

Tel: 306.382.3550

SASKATChEWAN

SWIFT CURRENT

Finning

2635 North Service Road West

Swift Current, SK S9H 5L4

306.773.3240

TISDALE

Finning

Highway 3 West

Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0

Tel: 306.873.2613

WEYBURN

southeRn industRiAl

& tRuck ltd.300 Hwy 13 South Service Road

Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7

Tel: 306.842.2422

YORKTON

tRuckpRo yoRkton

Hwy 10 East

Yorkton, SK S3N 2X3

Tel: 306.782.4313

YUKON

WHITEHORSE

kulAn MechAnicAl

7 Laberge Road

Whitehorse, YK Y1A 5Z3

Tel: 867.393.4581

MACK TRUCKS

Born Ready to Serve as “Official Hauler of NASCAR”

Daytona Beach, Florida - Mack T r u c k s a n d

NASCAR on February 16 announced a multi-year agreement designating Mack as the “Official Hauler of NASCAR®.” M a ck m ade the an-n o u n c e m e n t d u r i n g NASCAR’s DAYTONA 500 media day event. As part of the agreement, Mack provided a fleet of custom-designed Mack® Pinnacle™ sleeper mod-els spec’d to answer the challenges of the gruel-ing NASCAR schedule.

“Mack and NASCAR are two fundamentally American brands, and we

couldn’t be more excited to join forces and serve as the ‘Official Hauler of NASCAR,’” said John Walsh, Mack Vice Presi-dent of Marketing. “This partnership enables us to get Mack, our trucks and our technology in front of millions of NASCAR fans, a significant number of whom are part of the transportation industry.”

Throughout the 36-race, 10-month long season, NASCAR haul-ers travel thousands of miles between race lo-cations, delivering tons of critical technology and equipment to help ensure a successful race

weekend. NASCAR’s fleet of Mack Pinnacle models embarked on its inaug-ural journey to NASCAR’s season-opening race, the DAYTONA 500, at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.

“ T h e M a c k Tr u c k s brand has been a part of American culture for more than a century and is globally recognized for manufacturing a best-in-class product,” said Steve Phelps, NASCAR Execu-tive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “The custom-designed Pinnacle models are mas-terfully engineered and we are proud that they

will lead the NASCAR convoy to the track each race weekend.”

With its legendary Mack toughness, the Mack Pin-nacle sleeper model is built for any challenge the open road can throw at it. Each of NASCAR’s custom-spec’d Pinnacle models is equipped with Mack’s 13-liter MP8® engine that delivers 505 horsepower. The trucks are also outfitted with the game-changing Mack mDRIVE™ automated manual t ransmission that helps boost fuel ef-ficiency and productiv-ity without sacrificing performance. The Pin-

nacle model , l ike al l Mack trucks sold in North America, is built in the U.S.A.

The fleet is also armed with Mack GuardDog® Connect, a telematics system that brings the right blend of technology and people together to maximize uptime. Acting as an onboard pit crew, GuardDog Connect pro-actively monitors critical fault codes that could shut a truck down.

When a potential issue is detected, GuardDog Connect automatically notifies Mack OneCall™ agents at the 24/7 Mack Uptime Center, as well as

the driver and designated fleet contact. An action plan for repairs, a check for available parts at the nearest service center and detailed repair in-structions are also com-pleted all while the truck is still on the road.

Support for the fleet of Pinnacle models will be led by Transource Truck & Trailer Center, a Mack dealer with seven loca-tions across North Caro-lina. Mack partnered with Transource in providing the trucks.

For more information about Mack, visit our website at www.mack-trucks.com.V

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LANDSTAR

Landstar Among TCA’s Top 20 Best Fleets

For the fifth consecu-tive year, Landstar is among the “Top 20

Best Fleets to Drive For” according to the latest sur-vey conducted by Truck-load Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge.

The nomination pro-cess began in 2015, with transportation companies evaluated in a variety of categories including pro-fessional development op-

portunities, career path/advancement opportun-ities, annual turnover rate and their fleet safety re-cord.

TCA and CarriersEdge interviewed nominees’ r ep resen ta t i ves and executives about their company’s direct ion, policies and programs. Those comments were compared to a selection of each fleet’s drivers or

owner-operators surveyed and then incorporated into the fleet’s final score.

“Landstar’s owner-oper-ators help make Landstar an industry leader by pro-viding excellence in safety and service. We are proud that the owner-operators leased to Landstar feel they have freedom, op-portunity and the support services they need to suc-cessfully run their own businesses,” said Landstar Executive Vice President of Capacity Development Rocco Davanzo.

This is the eighth year of the survey which is open to all U.S. and Can-adian fleets that operate 10 or more trucks. To be considered, fleets must be nominated by one of their drivers, either a com-pany driver or an owner-

operator.The 20 finalists will be

divided by size and two

overall winners will be announced during TCA’s Annua l Conven t ion ,

March 6-9 at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.V

ANNOUNCEMENT

Mack Receives Prestigious Award

Greensboro, North Carolina – Superior Carriers, a division

of Superior Bulk Logistics, awarded Mack Trucks its President’s Supplier Ex-cellence Award, the only external award given by the company on an annual basis.

Superior Carriers based in Oak Brook, Illinois, of-fers bulk transportation services to the NAFTA re-gion by providing hazard-ous and non-hazardous liquid and dry bulk logistics management services and the transportation of vari-ous products ranging from commodity chemicals to volatile missile propel-lants.

Each year, Superior Carri-ers chooses one supplier to recognize, and Mack was selected for going above and beyond in terms of service levels in multiple areas including profession-al sales advice, technical assistance, operational field support, strategy part-

nership planning and so-cial media collaboration.

“We are pleased to rec-ognize Mack Trucks as a top vendor of choice, and we look forward to many more years ahead of our mutually beneficial relationship,” said Brian Nowak, President of Su-perior Carriers.

Superior Carriers also credits the outstanding support of M&K Truck Cen-ters and the Mack dealer network as instrumental in the overall success of the fleet.

Superior Carriers oper-ates 700 tractors, includ-ing more than 200 Mack® Pinnacle™ sleeper mod-els, many of which are equipped with the Mack mDRIVE™ automated manual transmission to help boost fuel efficiency and productivity without sacrificing performance. The Pinnacle model, like all Mack trucks sold in North America, is built in the U.S.A.

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

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HEALTHY TRUCKER

The Future of Health in Trucking

BY ANDREA MORLEY

In recent years, health and fitness have moved up on everyone’s prior-

ity lists, including in the world of trucking. People are now seeing the effects of years of poor nutrition and exercise habits, and are starting to educate themselves about better food choices and how to make them. As we know, this is especially important in trucking where many drivers tend to lead an inactive lifestyle, fueling themselves with fast, con-venient foods due to their long hours on the road.

We have already wit-nessed countless drivers take control of their health, trading pounds and pill bottles for muscles and a clean bill of health. Fleets have caught on to the trend too, implementing driver wellness programs, host-ing driver meetings and delivering healthy options, and offering support and encouragement to those looking to get healthy. Truck stops have start-ed carrying a variety of healthy snacks, including nuts, protein bars, and yogurt, and more meals

with vegetables and lean protein.

The problem? Many driv-ers are still uneducated in the area of nutrition and fitness, and many simply don’t realize how import-ant it is that they make a change. It’s not exactly their fault, though, as truck stops are still packed with unhealthy food, and it tends to be cheaper and arguably better tasting than the healthier options. Fitness centers in truck stops are rare, and many drivers aren’t comfortable working out beside their truck in a truck stop park-ing lot.

This simply isn’t good enough. If we don’t keep progressing and health in the industry remains un-changed, we can expect drivers to continue to die far too early. Fleets will continue to pay the price of drivers being unhappy and unhealthy, with staff taking more sick days and being at risk of losing their license. Families of driv-ers will continue to suffer emotionally and financially as their loved ones fall ill, lose income, and lose their lives before their time. We also know this lifestyle can compromise their safety behind the wheel, which is the ultimate risk to the driver, fleet, supply chain, and public.

With that being said, we’re still seeing change, and we can expect that things will only get better as time passes.

Here’s what we can do to help the industry continue

to get healthier: Drivers can first, and most importantly, educate themselves. This includes learning more about the state of their own health by asking questions at their next doctor’s ap-pointment, and learning more about healthy eating and exercises they can do on the road. Then, they must make the choice to change on an individual

level, and set an example for their coworkers and younger drivers. They can also encourage truck stops to stock even more healthy foods at affordable prices by “voting with their dollars” and buying the healthy options that are available.

Fleets can continue to support drivers and staff by implementing wellness

programs and commit-tees. This can even include sourcing group discounts on nation-wide gym mem-berships and fitness equip-ment they can take in the truck. They can also incor-porate health & wellness education into their orien-tation process to ensure all new hires have knowledge and support around how to stay healthy on the road.

Finally, truck stops can continue looking into ways to keep drivers happy, healthy, and fed. Anything from offering healthy op-tions to areas designated for working out will con-tribute to healthier, hap-pier, and ultimately safer drivers.

Now ask yourself, are you going to be a part of the change?V

Cruciferous are a family of vegetables that include

cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli,

brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables. They

are high in vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple

nutrients and phytochemicals.

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TRANSPORT FOR CHRIST

Why the Cross?BY CHAPLAIN LEN REIMER

The cross is said to be an execution de-vice, a very brutal

procedure. So why would Jesus have ended up there?

He met six different jur-ies in one night because they had trouble finding a reason to crucify Him. Finally, they found an ac-cusation that would stick, “Do You claim to be the Son of God”? To which Jesus responded and said, “YES.” That was considered blasphemy punishable by death.

He never claimed to be a religious leader or some special man of God. Instead He claimed to BE GOD. He had come to this world for various reasons. Some of them were to help and heal people, but the very special reason was to pay for sins, and that meant He had to go by the way of the cross and pay for our sins.

The cross tells us sin has been “crossed out” and

dealt with. The cross tells us what a Holy God thinks about our sinful nature, and it had to be judged. Some-one had to be punished for our sin. It was either to be us or a substitute. The cross gave us our substitute: Jesus Christ who died in our place.

Somewhat like going into the court room and saying to the judge, “I’ll take the charge of the accused.” While on the cross Jesus said, “Father forgive them because they know not what they are doing”, (Luke 2:34). The Roman army officer realized that some-thing extraordinary had happened and said, “Truly this was the son of God!” (Mark15:39).

We can attend church regularly, yet if we refuse to accept the cross, we will be shut out of heaven. You and I cannot get to heaven except through the door shaped like a cross. Have a blessed Easter.V

HEALTH & FITNESS

The Hidden Benefits of Family MealsBY DR. GEORGE I. TRAITSES

Sitting down to the table for a family meal isn’t what

it used to be, and evi-dence suggests the conse-quences are frightening, and not just from a nutri-tional perspective. In fact, children are significantly more likely to engage in a variety of unhealthy be-haviors when the family meal isn’t a regular occur-rence in their home.

Here are just some of the benefits you can provide your children by ensur-ing your family comes together regularly at the dinner table, according to the American College of Pediatricians:

Less Sex / Drugs / Al-cohol: OK, let’s start with the big ones. Children / teens who participate in regular family meals are less likely to use drugs, alcohol and nicotine, and less likely to engage in sexual activity. They’re

also less likely to have friends who participate in the above risky behaviors. Now aren’t those great reasons to make sure the family gets together at the dinner table as often as possible?

Academics: Teens who enjoy frequent family din-ners (at least three times a week) are more likely to achieve better grades in school compared to teens who sit down for a family meal two times or less per week.

Communication: Family meals provide an oppor-tunity for conversation / communication, enhan-cing language develop-ment and vocabulary, while allowing for discus-sion and debate, which can improve family rela-tions and foster critical thinking / speaking skills.

Structure: Who wouldn’t feel great knowing that on most days they can come together with their family

at a set place and time? Family meals give chil-dren structure, making them feel secure and safe, while allowing parents to monitor and address their children’s moods in a consistent environment.

Less Stress: Research suggests frequent family meals reduce emotional stress and contribute to

higher overall satisfac-tion with life compared to teens who experience fewer family meals.

Heard Enough? In our hectic, technology-driv-en world, families have plenty of times to do things apart (or at least disengaged from one an-other). Make family meals a priority – as you can

tell from the above list of benefits, it is well worth the effort. Talk to your chiropractor for more information.

For more information on health and safety please visit www.toy-ourhealth.com and the Ontar io Chiropract ic Association web site at www.chiropractic.on.ca

or call 877.327.2273. Dr. George I. Traitses of In-finite Health practices traditional chiropractic, advanced nutrition and anti-aging therapy and has been serving the Toronto and Markham communities since 1981. You can reach him at 416.499.5656 or www.infinite-health.com.V

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HEALTHY LIVING

How Are You Progressing With Making Meals In Your Slow Cooker?

BY BRENDA RICKER

Making most of your own meals will do many

things for you. Not only will it save you money but will improve your health. Here are some of the health benefits:

Good nutrients to help build a healthy body. Much less fat, reducing the de-sire to have a sleep after you eat at a truck stop or fast food outlet. Adding seeds, nuts and grains will make your digestive track work much better with eliminations. Eating raw vegetables and fruit will give you enzymes to help with good digestion, thus eliminating heart burn. Good food gives you good energy. Drinking water and tea helps flush your system, ridding your body of unwanted toxins.

It makes good sense to try making your own meals.

Probably you haven’t noticed the price of good produce, but believe me, when you see the price of a cauliflower at $7.00 or a couple of chicken breasts at $13.00, it should stop you in your tracks. Seeing these prices can make a person who is trying to eat a healthy, wholesome

diet feel discouraged and frustrated.

Instead of expensive pro-duce, opt for items such as broccoli, cabbage and brussel sprouts. Swap your baby carrots with large bagged carrots; you can find a deal for $1.99 per 5 lbs. You can also get a bag of 3 lb onions for as little as $1.69 which gives you about 8 onions – more than a weeks’ worth.

Fruit – apples, grapefruits, oranges, and bananas – are relatively inexpensive year round and remain your best value. Berries always seem expensive, fresh berries are on for $2.50 per 200g. No deal there. If you choose to use canned, make sure you run your veggies under water to rinse out the excess sodium that is used for preserving.

As for seeds like chia, or nuts, almond and hazelnut, prices are at an all-time high. Replace these with alternatives such as pea-nuts, sunflower, pumpkin or flax hearts or seeds to reduce the cost while maintaining similar nutri-tional value. Add them to your oatmeal, or mix into your yogurt. They have that same crunchy nutty flavour but at a much lower price.

Meat is at an all-time high. A number of substi-tutes in place of meat can reduce your consumption. Pulses are part of the leg-ume family and refer to a family of dried items such as beans, lentils and chick-peas. Pulses are a great

source of protein and fibre, and are low in fat. An easy way to incorporate pulses are replacing half of your meat with them, or opting for more vegetarian meals throughout the week.

Another great way to reduce cost is minimize waste. Keep the stems of

your broccoli and the ends of your celery and make homemade stock. Plan your meals ahead of time, make a list, it sounds old fashioned but eliminates mindless shopping while strolling the aisles. This way you know what you are getting to purchase and

may be less likely to stray from that list. If your pro-duce begins to look wilted or unappetizing, throw it in a stir-fry or add it to a stew or soup. The best before dates are more of an indicator of quality and not necessarily safety.

Be grateful for our lush

availability of international foods and be kind to your wallet.

If you have some ideas about cooking in your truck, please let me know and I can share it in the column. I can be reached at health_you_deserve@yahoo.ca.V

Legumes are a family of dried items such as beans, lentils

and chickpeas. They are a great source of protein and fibre,

and are low in fat.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Trying To Pull A Fast One? Think Again!

BY JAYCEN OLAVARIO

I have heard this a few times in court: “I’m here for my friend because

he/she is sick and can-not attend”. To which the Prosecutor will often reply: “Did your friend give you any instructions on how he/she would like you to proceed?” Some do have instructions to ask for a new date, which may or may not be granted by the Justice of the Peace at his discretion. Some also have instructions to resolve the matter and these are the ones I tend to believe to be telling the truth about the “friend is sick” excuse.

The Court and the Pros-ecutor don’t always have

the time or the resources to verify the excuses given to them - new job, sick, family emergency, can’t take a day off, etc. The court will more often than not give the at-tendee the benefit of the doubt and proceed without the defendant present or adjourn the matter. That’s all fine and dandy. If you are a friend of the defendant and he/she cannot attend for whatever reason, the court will hear you out.

We all know that we must not lie in court, that mak-ing false claims and false statements can get us in trouble. As I said, it is hard to determine who is lying or not about their excuses for not being able to attend Traffic Court and the Court does not always have the time and resources to verify the excuses. Luckily for the Court they have the police officers on their side. No, the officers will not make a call to verify the excuse nor will they go to the defend-ant’s house or workplace to verify the excuse either. Sometimes, the Court just gets a break.

Not too long ago, in one of the Ontario Provincial Offences Courts, a “friend” of a defendant who was fighting a Speeding ticket appeared in Court for the matter. I don’t know the rate of speed but I would assume that it was in the higher range. He checked in and talked with the Pros-ecutor about a possible resolution. After failing to work out a resolution with the Prosecutor, he asked for a new date so the “sick with flu” defendant could attend. This was put on record in front of the Jus-tice. He gave his name on record and asked for a new date for his friend. Meanwhile, the officer who charged the defendant was in the body of the Court, listening and looking at the defendant’s “friend” intently as he spoke in front of the Justice. The adjourn-ment was granted.

The defendant’s friend went out of the courtroom with the officer follow-ing him. I think you all know where this is go-ing. The officer confronted

“the friend,” verified his identification and guess what? The “friend” was not a friend after all but the Defendant himself. The officer recognized him and listened to him lie in front of the Justice. He had been charged with two counts of

Obstructing Justice and one count of Personating with Intent. Oh, and by the way, he still needs to deal with the speeding ticket.

So there you go…Learn from the mistakes of this guy. He already tried to pull a fast one on the road

speeding and got caught. He then also tried to pull a fast one in Court and was once again caught, by the same officer no less. Think Again!

If you want a link to this story, email me at jaycen@ottlegal.com.V

PHILLIPS INDUSTRIES

Cold Weather Air Line Failures

Santa Fe Springs, California - The De-cember issue of the

Phillips Industries monthly newsletter, Qwik Tech Tips, tackles cold weather related air line failures. Phillips ex-plains the causes of these failures, how safety is im-pacted, and the associated damage to the air lines. The newsletter offers solutions and ideas to minimize the problems.

If temperatures are too cold and drop below a coiled air line’s working temperature, the air lines can lose their ability to stretch, as well as to recoil. Without this stretching ca-pability, force is applied to the gladhands and can sep-arate or even completely pull away, causing loss of air pressure to the braking system. Additionally, inflex-ibility in air lines causes

kinking which can block air flow to the braking system.

The December issue of the Qwik Tech Tips, along with

all archived issues, can be viewed and downloaded at www.phillipsqwiktechtips.com.V

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