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ThIS MONTh’S ThEME: TRUCKING SOFTWaRE
Freightliner Software Slow to Embrace,Quick to Ease Business Operations
By MaREK KRaSUSKI
Among the general population, there is an enduring
image that characterizes the trucking industry; the care-free driver rolling down the highway, arm out the window, listen-ing to his favourite tunes on the FM radio. It would seem those days are long gone. The advent of en-gine refinement, emission controls, communications devices, and freight broker software have ushered in a new era of sophistication. But appearances can be deceiving. While technol-ogy has played a leading role in advancing the in-dustry, it may be surprising to learn that the impetus to change often lags.
Despite the many bene-fits of trucking software programs, for example, there remains a reluctance to embrace this technol-ogy, even though its ability to streamline operations, assess the status of trucks, and generally provide a bird’s eye view of a car-rier’s daily activities yields substantial rewards.
“People are reluctant to change and employ tech-nology,” says Dara Nagra, representative for Avaal Technology Solutions, an industry leader that provides management software and technology education and consulting. He observes that most companies tend to operate in traditional ways and are comfortable working with outdated systems. It’s a sentiment reinforced by others like James May, Regional Manager for North America for the firm, Crimson Logic, a software
and business consulting enterprise that assists companies in expediting cross-border shipments. When the United States introduced the ACE mani-fest – Automated Commer-cial Environment – in 2007, James observed “there was a lot of push-back by the carrier industry. They did not want to comply with the regulations that were designed to improve bor-der safety.” The objections weren’t against border security per se - everyone was willing to participate in security enhancement after 9/11. The resistance mounted in response to the new demands placed on companies to ensure their cargo information ar-rived at the border before the trucks did.
Reluctance also stems from perceptions of afford-ability. Sixty-two percent of trucking companies are considered to be small, and many of those be-lieve freight border soft-ware systems are beyond their financial reach. That was the case a few years ago, but no longer, says Dara Nagra. “Five years ago a dispatch program could cost anywhere from between $50,000 and $100,000. Today the technology is affordable. Instead of selling software to big companies at huge margins, providers began to target the smaller com-panies by offering leas-ing arrangements with minimal monthly rates. Today, the smaller carriers can access programs for a few hundred dollars per month,” he says.
As both provider and educator, Dara sees firsthand the traditional mindsets encrusted in old ways of thinking. But he’s also witnessed the change behavioural change once his charges understand the software’s application and benefits to their business. “When they understand how the technology works
and how much money they will save, then they love it,” Dara says, sup-porting his claim by the 500 companies he says have purchased Avaal’s technology services in the last two years.
Technology laggards may have good reason to cast a critical eye on the professed benefits of software programs. It is, after all, evolutionary, and therefore takes time to reach optimal efficiency. Traditional software ser-vices had limitations – among them, the so-called siloing of information. Different programs were specific to different busi-ness functions. Dispatch programs, for example, were distinct and separate from accounting or fleet management programs and lacked integrating functions so that informa-tion in one department did not interface with another.
But many companies have overcome these lim-itations with programs that provide integrated management systems designed to streamline business activity. Freight management software can be tailored to the specific needs of each carrier, but all good ones share com-mon features.
Among them is a dis-patch program. In trad-itional settings, dispatch-ers are on hand to answer a flurry of phone orders from customers requesting deliveries which are then matched to drivers by dis-patchers. Dispatch soft-ware renders this onerous activity virtually obsolete with a function that tracks the location of every truck in a fleet. When a cus-tomer order is placed, it is matched to the nearest truck and automatically entered into the system. Head office has immediate accessibility to the status of trailers, trucks, drivers and customer orders.
Well-equipped software
programs also come with GPS tracking tools that monitor freight shipments on the road and at cross docks, and assesses the shortest route between delivery points. Updated information also keeps customers abreast of the status of their shipment. Gregg Rogge is Gen-eral Manager and Vice President of Clark Freight-ways, a British Colum-bia-based carrier with multiple tractors, trailers and distribution networks across the province. The software management tools he incorporated into the company some two years ago were provided by the Ontario-based Ac-cord Software. (See pro-file in this edition.) The company’s cross dock module, just one of several that reflects the various processes in the operation of a commercial carrier, monitors shipments and feeds the activity into the billing system. According to Greg, the cross dock function of the Accord sys-tem, known as Centreline TMS, provides multiple benefits.
“It keeps our customers informed about the status of their shipment, helps us to make adjustments to our business, and aids us in assessing driver per-formance.” This powerful monitoring tool records
the arrival, loading and departure times of drivers at cross dock locations.
Invoice and accounting tools are equally important functions that reduce the amount of labour spent manually entering finan-cial data. Good programs will provide functions by which invoices can be processed immediately. Account ing modules should include general ledger records, customer lists, account maintenance designs and reporting functions. Software pro-grams should also come equipped with fuel log in-struments that record fuel purchases and expendi-tures, as well as taxes, a particularly important function as taxes and toll rates vary between states in the U.S.
Some programs, like Accord’s Centreline TMS, are equipped with an auto rating function which cal-culates all freight variables – size, weight, distance, for example – and transmits in short order a delivery price. The assessing of shipping estimates by em-ployees forced to regularly consult manuals is virtu-ally eliminated.
Among computer as-sisted technologies are the services offered by a lim-ited number of firms like Crimson Logic whose sys-tems support traditional
dispatch software. These companies employ tech-nology to expedite cross-border shipments, through multiple services, for car-riers deterred by the oner-ous paperwork demanded by border authorities. For example, Crimson offers a web portal for compan-ies to enter details of their e-manifests that describe cargo shipments bound for the United States. By using the web portal, carri-ers receive notice, in short order, informing them of their clearance status. Crimson Logic’s consult-ing services also include filling out e-manifests on behalf of carriers and sub-mitting the information to customs brokers and border authorities.
Transportation compan-ies can expect to see an increase in the submis-sion of electronic data to border authorities as Canada gears up to mirror America’s ACE Manifest requirements. The ACI e-manifest program en-forced by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is now fully func-tional, though carriers have until the summer of 2012 to fully comply with the requirements, after which time the imple-mentation timeline will be complete and fines issued to carriers for non compliance.V
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RaND MCNally
Introduction of the Next Generation of TruckPC
San Diego, CA – Rand McNally today introduced signifi-
cant enhancements to its TruckPC mobile communi-cation system at the Truck-load Carriers’ Association Annual Convention. Truck-PC is a fully compliant elec-tronic on-board recorder (EOBR) that automatically tracks and manages Hours of Service, making it the solution of choice to enable companies to meet new
CSA requirements.TruckPC now provides
award-winning naviga-tion; enhanced behav-ior- and truck-monitoring systems; workflow; in-cab video training; 2-way com-munication; an improved and easy-to-use back-end monitoring system; and on-board scanning.
The new TruckPC up-grades include:
Fully integrated naviga-tion and truck tool fea-
tures from Rand McNally: Proprietary truck-specific routing, points of interest, road construction, turn by turn directions, and mile-age calculation capabilities are now fully integrated into the TruckPC.
Driver behavior mon-itoring: Enhanced warn-ings alert drivers to sharp curves, steep hills, speed limit changes, state boundaries, road construction, time zone
changes and on/off duty changes. Over Speed Limit Indicator changes with the designated speed limit for the road segment. All of these events can be re-ported back and analyzed.
Workflow: Step-by-step instructions customized for events such as pre-trip inspections, or custom-er service with location specific procedures. Work-flow enables a company to manage complex tasks with confirmation of com-pletion from the driver.
Performance Stabil-ity: Upgraded hardware with 1.6 GHz processor and solid-state hard drive eliminates moving parts,
enhancing the perform-ance stability of the unit. The latest Windows® em-bedded software ensures that this unit will be current as software technology evolves.
Mapping enhancements to FleetWatcher: The back-end monitoring and analy-sis tool now includes inter-active satellite mapping.
Visit www.RandMcNally.com/truckpc for more information.V
aTSSa TORONTO
Navistar Presents OnCommand at April MeetingBy BaRB WOODWaRD
John Hosie, Key Market Manager, Commer-cial Trucks for Navistar
Canada, Inc. presented Navistar’s OnCommand System which is one of the largest and most com-prehensive packages of support services in the industry. OnCommand helps customers achieve more efficient repairs and maintenance, better life-cycle value, and overall lower total cost of owner-ship ultimately giving cus-tomers increased visibility and better control of their business. The package in-
cludes three key compon-ents namely Knowledge, Education and Control.
The Knowledge module includes service where customers are provided with web-based service manuals, letters, circuit diagrams and VIN-specific data. Parts information is provided through web, print and CD-based parts catalogue with detailed illustrations and optional electronic ordering.
The Education module offers web-based vehicle systems training courses for self-maintainers.
The Control module is
divided in to five sectors which are the Repair Ad-vocate, the Service Part-ner, Fleet Charge, Main-tenance & Inventory Man-agement and the Parts Return Program.
The “Repair Advocate” is an integrated fleet re-pair management system empowered by Navistar parts and service support groups which is supported with individual case files for 100% visibility.
The “Service Partner” includes dealer provided maintenance and repairs providing expedited ser-vice to customers with
fixed hours of service labor for specific repairs across the dealer network.
“Fleet Charge” is a parts purchasing program with guaranteed consistent pricing and instant credit across the dealer network.
“Maintenance and Inven-tory Management” covers scalable fleet maintenance and inventory manage-ment software solutions for self-maintaining fleets and independent garages.
The “Parts Return Pro-gram” allows customers to return unused supplies and obsolete parts for full cash value payout.
For more information contact an International dealer or visit www.navis-tar.com.
The Annual Canadian Fleet Maintenance Semin-ar has been scheduled for May 9th, 10th and 11th, 2011. The new site at the Hilton Suites Conference Centre in Markham, Ontario was a great success last year and will be used again for the 2011 seminar. To book your trade booth contact Dave Ongaro at 905.957.7265 or for more information visit www.cfmsonline.com.
Sponsors for month-
ly meetings are always welcome. This is your company’s opportunity for a captive audience to present your products! Also, if you know a com-pany that would like to be-come a sponsor and they do sponsor a meeting, you will receive a discount off your annual membership dues.
Information and tickets for the Annual Golf tour-nament can be obtained through Brian Sibbald, Entertainment Chairman at 905.302.5470 or visit the ATS website at www.torontoats.com.V
ThIS MONTh’S ThEME: TRUCKING SOFTWaRE
Danatec’s TDG Handbook iPhone App Revolutionizes Industry
Calgary-based D a n a t e c Educational
Services Ltd. has always
been an industry lead-ing innovator and their latest creation, the TDG Handbook App for both the iPhone and iPad, is no different and is based on their best-selling TDG Handbook. “It’s really start-ing to take off”, says Mar-keting Specialist Warren Bailey, “We’ve had really great feedback on the App so far. Once our customers get their hands on it, they realize it’s just as conven-ient as our traditional TDG handbook in its ability to access important informa-
tion quickly.”The Danatec TDG Hand-
book App is a convenient way to access a summary of the material covered in their award winning TDG Training Programs. Users can utilize the App during a TDG training program and refer to it afterward for details about classifica-tion, shipping documents, labels, placards, contain-ers, special situations or reporting and emergency. There is also a section on requirements for trans-border shipments and a
glossary of TDG terms.Chris Plante, Danatec’s
Transportation of Danger-ous Goods Expert adds, “The Danatec TDG Hand-book has always been a winner in the Transporta-tion industry, both for the Driver and Shipper. For 2011, we now have the TDG Handbook available as an App, which makes this a convenient way to refer to information regarding clas-sification, labels, placards and documentation. I have this App on my iPad, it’s fast and very easy to use.”
With the ever increasing use of iPhone’s in the in-dustry as reference tools, not just communication devices, Danatec will con-tinue to develop App’s as their customers demand them. Danatec is currently in the process of releasing their WHMIS Handbook App this spring as well.
To purchase the TDG Handbook App f rom Danatec, search “Danatec” in iTunes, visit their web-site, www.Danatec.com or call 800.465.3366 for more information.V
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KENWORTh/CENTRE DU CaMION aMOS
New Val d’Or Parts & Service Facility
Val d’Or, Quebec - Centre du Camion Amos has opened
a new Kenworth parts and service facility in Val d’Or, Quebec, offering local fleets and truck operators easy access from Trans-Canada Quebec Route 117.
A member of the Ken-worth dealer network of more than 300 locations in the United States and Canada, Kenworth Val d’Or is located on a 2-acre site about one-half kilom-eter north of the Boulevard Tetrault (Quebec Route 117) and Rue de l’Hydro roundabout. Route 117 is a provincial highway within Quebec, between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border. It is the only direct route between southern Quebec and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
“We’re pleased to open this new location because it provides customers in Val d’Or and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region closer access to Kenworth parts and service. So far, customer response to the new location has been very positive,” said Alain Say-eur, General Manager of Centre du Camion Amos.
Val d’Or, which is French for valley of gold, is the commercial center of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, where mining and logging are the main indus-tries of the local economy. “Our new location serves a variety of customers –
logging companies, muck haulers, construction com-panies, and food hauling fleets,” Sayeur added.
Kenworth Val d’Or is located at 1771 rue de l’Hydro. The dealership is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Sat-urday. The phone number is 819.874.6471. In addi-tion to Alain Sayeur, key personnel include Daniel Dicaire, Parts Manager, and Dominic Sayeur, Ser-vice Manager.
The 10,000 square-foot dealership features six service bays, 650 square-foot parts department and comfortable driver’s lounge. The dealership of-fers full warranty service support for the PACCAR MX engine. “We offer fleet customers parts deliv-ery and remote mainten-ance service, plus we have emergency roadside as-sistance for fleets and truck operators,” Sayeur said.
The new facility is part of Kenworth’s constant commitment for superior service coverage as exem-plified by Kenworth and its dealer network receiv-ing the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates award for “Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Medium Duty Truck Dealer Ser-vice”.*
Kenworth Truck Com-pany is the manufacturer of The World’s Best(R) heavy and medium duty trucks.
Kenworth is an industry leader in providing fuel-saving technology solu-tions that help increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. The company’s dedication to the green fleet includes aerody-namic trucks, compressed and liquefied natural gas trucks, and medium duty diesel-electric hybrids. Kenworth is the only truck manufacturer to receive the Environmental Pro-tection Agency’s Clean Air Excellence award in recognition of its environ-mentally friendly products. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth, a PACCAR Company.
*Kenworth received the highest numerical score for medium-duty truck dealer service in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Medium Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study(SM). Study based on responses from 1,258 respondents measuring 8 manufacturers. Survey was of primary maintain-ers and owner operators and measures overall ser-vice quality of new (2009 model year) medium-duty (Class 5, 6, and 7) trucks (2009 model year). Pro-prietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in June-August 2010. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.V
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ROaD TODay TRUCK ShOW
Road Today Truck Show Coming to Brampton on May 28th & 29th
The 3rd Annual Road Today Truck Show will be held
at the Powerade Centre in Brampton on May 28th and 29th, 2011. The week-end multicultural event is free of charge and will include plenty of activ-ities. Included is an in-door trade show, outside display, Show & Shine Competition, road safety awareness including OPP rollover simulator, educa-tional seminars, motor-cycle drill performance, and truck roll over recov-ery display, kids and family entertainment, ethnic food stalls and lots more.
Prominent sponsors of the show include Selec-Trucks of Toronto, Ar-row Truck Sales, Diesel Truck Centre, ITS Trans-port, Kenworth Toronto, Peterbilt Ontario, Ontario Trucking News, Over the Road and Newcom Busi-ness Media to name a few.
The most beautiful and
powerful big trucks are also getting ready for this year’s Show and Shine
Competition at the Road Today Truck Show. The trucks will compete in
more than 10 categories and will be judged on, among other things, best
interior and best chrome. A team of independent judges will rigorously
inspect and score each truck. Awards include cash prizes and giveaways. The Show and Shine is spon-sored by Power DSYL and Fuel Lock.
Show sponsors and ex-hibitors will be offering additional prizes and dis-counts worth thousands of dollars. Entry and parking to the show is absolutely free. Visitors are encour-aged to pre-register on-line for quick access and qualify for a chance to win exciting prizes including an Apple iPhone, and a 42” LCD TV amongst other prizes. Ontario Trucking News is pleased to be one of the media sponsors and will be well represented at the show.
For more information about exhibiting oppor-tunities, please contact Manan Gupta, Show Man-ager at 905.487.1320 or email [email protected] or visit www.roadto-daytruckshow.com.V
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TEN aCRE TRUCK STOP
Fundraiser for Employees a Huge Success!By WENDy MORGaN-MCBRIDE
Belleville, Ontario - Saturday, April 16th, started out
with rain, wind gusts and cold weather, but that did not deter a special emergency fundraiser for the staff of Ten Acre Truck Stop in Belleville, Ontario. The truck stop is currently unable to serve food, due to a kitchen
fire on April 4th, which caused over $250,000 damage and has limited the business to the store/showers and washrooms only being available Mon-day through Friday from 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. This means almost 40 em-ployees have lost their income. The kitchen is scheduled to be up and running in two months.
In the meantime man-ager, Pam McPherson is attempting to obtain a portable kitchen with a limited menu to get most of the staff back to work, even if only with limited hours.
Wendy McBride founder of Memorial Highway in Heaven, (A Tribute for Truckers) along with Emi-ly Walker, a staff member
at the diesel bar of the Ten Acre Truck Stop organ-ized the event. The site was formed on Facebook which snowballed with people offering services, time, promotion and do-nations. Ralph Townsend who owns Herbert Fry Trucks cooked the dona-tion of burgers, hot dogs, sausages and fries. All food was free to partici-
pants by donating to the fund.
Raffle and auction dona-tions arrived before and during the event. Truck News, Belleville Inter-national, Pioneer, FREE Flow and others jumped in with gift cards, tickets, and other items. Not to be forgotten were Inter-national Truckload Ser-vices, Ontario Trucking News and TAW Account-ing’s Arlene Wannamaker all with cash donations.
The event was titled ap-propriately, “Locals Help-ing Locals” which was evident by Bradley’s DJ service who offered their services and Thompson Tents who provided the tents. Pam McPherson kindly offered the dining room so that the event could be moved inside. Tents were set up to go to and from the fry truck.
A live auction was held and Paul McComb came forward with his servi-ces for this part of the event with items such as a quilt, gift baskets and local favourite Hawkins Cheezies. A raffle table was set up with items from gas cards, spa treat-ments, water and gift bas-kets with winning tickets being drawn hourly.
The most surprising thing was that most of the volunteers were other staff who looked at it as helping their co-workers. They may be worried about their own lives but were most concerned with making sure their work family was taken care of not to mention it was a great way to relieve some stress while having a fun time. The devastat-
ing interruption in their lives was lessened by these people who they see every day and look forward to chatting with. Pat Mooney, one of the waitresses took the time the night before the event to bake cookies, tarts and other items to sell. At the end of the auction, she offered what was left to be auctioned off which turned into a huge bid-ding war. Believe me I got a taste and it was worth the war!
Avondale Flowers also donated corsages for the men and women who were affected by the fire to let them know that they community cares about them. Near the end of the day one of the owners of the Ten Acre Truck Stop arrived from Toronto and presented a $500.00 cheque for the fund. A total amount of $2,400.00 was raised with more coming. Our goal was to have $100.00 for each employee affected by the fire. We are a little short but feel that the goal will be met and exceeded.
So even though it was a gloomy, rotten day outside, it had sunshine underneath in the din-ing room of the Ten Acre Truck Stop with warm hearts that kept giving. The staff realized that they are appreciated more than they know and are not alone.
What a great day it was to be part of the trucking world. Thank you to all of the organizers, vol-unteers and companies who donated money and prizes. Well done and thank you!V
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Retiring the R Word…By JaCK lEE
As managers we all want to be in control. If not it
costs us money. Everything from operations expenses, to equipment, to labour and all costs from computers to fuel must be controlled. And those things we can’t control, we must manage around. Over the last two and a half years we have had to manage our busi-nesses around uncontrol-lable economic factors. Wherever we turned pun-dits were explaining the recession. In Canada we were not hit as hard as our friends in the US, but still we had some devastating effects. I hope you made it through.
Like many companies we had to adjust to the harsh realities of the economy. I always try to look on the positive side of any situation but it has been a challenging time for us and all of our six thousand plus clients. Now it seems there is an end in sight. I, for one, am pleased to announce we are retiring the “R Word.” And there are some good reasons for doing it too.
Whether you are in the construction, transport, earth-moving, marine, rail or other industries there are many positive indica-tors about the Canadian economy. Here are a few notes taken from recent reports and studies that give me good reason to think the worst is behind us in Canada.
Statistics Canada re-leased some numbers on employment showing Can-ada’s job creation in Janu-ary was more than four times the median forecast, pushing the Canadian dol-lar to its strongest level since May 2008 and add-ing to evidence the coun-try’s economic recovery may be accelerating. They report that employment rose by 69,200 and the labour force increased by 106,400. The jobless rate rose to 7.8 percent from December’s 7.6 percent, as more people sought
work. Economists forecast 7.6 percent unemployment and job growth of 15,000, according to the median estimates of 25 and 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Before we open our wal-lets we need more confi-dence in the economy and that is just what we are starting to see today. Mark Chandler, head of Canadian currency and rates strategy at Royal Bank of Canada’s RBS Capital’s Markets unit in Toronto says, “This adds confidence to the notion we are headed for a better year for growth and growth in the job market,” He adds, “There isn’t a lot of slack in the labour market in Can-ada, certainly on a relative basis to other countries.”
Canadian policy makers have been dealing with the impact of a strong cur-rency and a slowdown in growth of household and government spending that crimped the economic recovery in the second half of last year. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney stopped raising in-terest rates after September and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty scaled back plans to exit stimulus.
“The bank is very cau-tious but I think this should tip the scales a little bit for them,” said Dawn Desjar-dins, assistant chief econo-mist at RBC Capital Markets in Toronto, adding the cen-tral bank will still “need to see more” evidence before resuming rate increases.
I appreciate those edu-cated words, but more important is a strong show-ing of confidence from the business sector. You know those guys who put their money on the line and invest in Canada. Guys like Wal-Mart. On January 26, 2011 it was reported that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, will open 40 “supercent-res” in Canada by the end of January 2012, creating 9,200 construction and store jobs. Now that shows confidence.
As far as our business and our clients, we are
getting some positives back from eastern and western Canada. Dale Peters, our Regional Sales Manager for Ontario, reports that his clients are cautiously optimistic about this spring and summer. He says, “A couple of our construction clients have added new equipment.” Dale adds, “Many of our transport clients are seeing revenues
improve slightly with good prospects for the next few months.”
Statistics Canada reported that private companies boosted their payrolls by 22,700 during January and Public-Sector Employment increased by 26,400. Even more good reason to retire the “R Word.”
At 4Refuel we are work-ing with our clients to help
facilitate new growth in the upcoming months. We have always helped to mini-mize your fuel consump-tion with fuel management solutions for all industries. During the recession we helped you tighten your belts when cash flow was more important than ever. Oops, I used “The R Word.” I promise that won’t hap-pen again.
Jack Lee is the Executive Chairman and Founder of 4Refuel – the largest onsite fuel management company in Canada and a global leader in technol-ogy designed to help busi-nesses reduce their fuel expenses. Got a question about fuel? Ask the fuel expert by emailing Jack at AskTheFuelExpert @ 4Re-fuel.com.V
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lEGal MaTTERS
Annual “Random” Road Check Runs June 7th to 9th
By MaRK REyNOlDS
Yes, it’s that time o f year aga in! Road check is the
annual North American wide survey of Commer-cial Vehicles. This will run from June 7th through June 9th.
Road check is a “random” inspection of commercial vehicles. The reason it is meant to be random is so that the authorities can get some idea of how compli-ant the trucking industry is from one year to the next.
Officers will be operat-ing Inspection Stations 24 hours a day where pos-sible and staffing will be at its peak during these 3 days in order to ensure that as many vehicles and drivers as possible are inspected. Officers are instructed to randomly in-spect commercial vehicles and drivers. This means that officers are not to be looking specifically for vehicles that show signs of possible problems, but are to select vehicles based on “the next vehicle coming down the ramp” so that a true picture of the industry overall is shown through the statistics gathered. Once selected, a driver and his/her vehicle will receive a full mechanical and document inspection. At the end of these 3 days the statistics gathered such as out of service de-fects and log book infrac-tions will be tallied to see if the overall compliance across the continent as well as in separate juris-dictions has improved or declined.
Now having said that in-spections will be random, we all know that most officers that see a vehicle approaching in a condi-tion indicating that it may not have been properly
maintained will be difficult to resist, and some of the inspections conducted during Road Check will be based on the perceived condition of the vehicle. There are ways to avoid being selected for inspec-tion on a non random basis. Officers use different methods of determining which vehicles may be defective based upon their individual experience, but some are obvious to most of us.
Obvious damage to a vehicle is an indicator that the vehicle is not being maintained, even if the damage does not impact the safe operation of the vehicle. Although lights can blow at any time, it is often the fact that a
light is out that will at-tract the attention of an officer. When a number of lights are out, regardless of how insignificant they may seem, officers will pay attention to that vehicle. Tires are another indicator that a vehicle may have problems. If one tire has tread that is approach-ing the minimum depth, many officers will turn their attention elsewhere, but if a number of tires are in a borderline condition you may receive more attention that you are comfortable with, cracked or broken glass is also another indicator.
Any one of these defects may not be enough for an officer to select your vehicle outside of the “ran-
dom” process but in most cases it will cause the of-ficer to instinctively look for other problems. If your vehicle has minor defects that are obvious, the of-ficer at the scale head will likely signal your vehicle to stop, to allow the officer an opportunity for a closer look at the vehicle prior to allowing you to proceed. If the officers directs your vehicle to stop and your brakes look as though they may be out of adjustment, don’t be too surprised if you end up as an out of service statistic for Road Check.
Check your vehicle care-fully over the next few days. Be alert to problems that may attract undue attention. Given the ran-
dom selection of vehicles, you may be selected for an inspection regardless of your efforts, but it’s up to you whether you end up with a sticker indicat-ing that you passed the inspection, or whether you end up as an out of service statistic.
Mark Reynolds is a li-censed paralegal, for-mer truck driver, MTO enforcement officer, and provincial trainer and Enforcement coordin-ator. He can be reached at 416.221.6888 or by email at [email protected]
14 May 2011
ShEll ROTElla
Ultra ELC™ Top Shell Rotella Heavy-Duty Coolant
Shell Lubricants has introduced the re-vamped Shell Rote-
lla™ heavy-duty engine antifreeze/coolant prod-uct portfolio to Canada, led by Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™. The most techno-logically advanced cool-ant in the portfolio, Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ is an extended-life antifreeze/coolant for use in heavy-duty diesel, gasoline and natural gas-powered en-gines.
“Shell Rotella Ultra ELC is an improved perform-ance, next-generation, ex-tended-life engine coolant that is designed to meet the more severe oper-ating conditions of new emission-compliant en-gines,” said Stede Granger, Technical Manager, Shell Lubricants. “Shell Rote-lla Ultra ELC is the most technologically advanced coolant offered by the Shell Rotella™ brand.”
Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™
is joined in the line of heavy-duty coolants by Shell Rotella™ Fully For-mulated, which has re-placed Shell Diesel Ready Fully Formulated Cool-ant/Antifreeze, and Shell Rotella ELC®. Positioning a complete line of coolants under the Shell Rotella™ brand complements the Shell Rotella™ portfolio of heavy duty engine oils, which also offer high-per-formance protection for today’s heavy duty diesel engines. Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™, Shell Rotella ELC and Shell Rotella™ Fully Formulated are current-ly available in 3.78 liter bottles.
“The inclusion of Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ in the coolant portfolio for Can-ada is an important part of the continued growth and development of the Shell Rotella™ product line,” said Mark Reed, Global Brand Manager for Shell Rotella™. “This further
strengthens our position as technology leaders by providing a diverse line of coolants and engine oil products that are designed to meet the challenges of today’s and future heavy-duty engines.”
Unlike fully formulated coolants, extended life coolants (ELCs) are de-signed to go 965,606 on-h i g h w a y kilometers (and be-yond with p r o p e r monitor-ing) and h e l p t o p r o v i d e o v e r a l l reduction in cooling s y s t e m mainten-ance. ELCs also offer cooling system component protec-tion by helping to reduce water-pump failures, hard-
water-scale deposits and silicate gel (the green goo you often see). Under-standing the challenges faced by consumers, the Shell Rotella™ coolant product portfolio has been designed to help make maintenance needs easier.
An advanced coolant, Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™
is formulated to meet more severe
operational c o n d i -t ions o f modern , h o t t e r -r u n n i n g engines . T h i s i s p a r t i c u -larly im-p o r t a n t f o r n e w emission engines ,
especially those with EGR.
Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ is formulated to be an extended-life antifreeze/
coolant in the heavy-duty engines found in on- and off-highway vehicles, and in marine, farm, mining and construction equip-ment. The product does not contain nitrites, amines, phosphates (NAP), borates or silicates. Improvements compared to Shell Rotella ELC® antifreeze/coolant include enhanced oxida-tion control and corrosion protection of aluminum alloys and lead solder, as well as better elastomer compatibility with silicone seals. In addition to or-ganic additive technology corrosion inhibitors, Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ anti-freeze/coolant contains molybdate to provide ex-tra protection to cylinder liners found in heavy-duty applications. It will not require an initial charge or additional supplemental coolant additives (SCAs) in the future.
Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ antifreeze/coolant pro-
vides protection in light-duty engines, making it highly suitable for mixed fleets that include light-duty as well as heavy-duty gasoline and diesel engines. The product can provide protection for up to 12,000 hours or 965,606 kilometers in heavy-duty applications under normal operating conditions.
Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ antifreeze/coolant is avail-able in two formulations - a pre-diluted 50/50 and a concentrate. Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ antifreeze/coolant Pre-Diluted 50/50 is premixed and ready to use and requires no further dilution. Shell Rotella Ultra ELC™ antifreeze/coolant Concentrate should be diluted with water, prefer-ably with demineralized or de-ionized water, if possible.
For more information about Shell RotellaTM products visit www.Rote-lla.ca.V
May 2011 15
hEalTh INSURaNCE MaTTERS
How to Find a Quality Professional Advisor
By lINa DEMEDEIROS
Pick any kind of ad-visor whether it be a doctor, lawyer,
accountant or insurance advisor to help you make better decisions. They do what we cannot or would rather not do.
How do you find a quality
advisor and one that you can trust? Referrals help but might lead you astray because your situation is unique. For example, a doctor who specializes in heart disease would not be able to help you with a brain tumor. So remember the following critical points when looking for a quality advisor.
Chemistry: To start, you should always do business with someone you like. A good rapport makes tough advice easier to accept and follow. Without chemistry, there is a chance you will be less than satisfied.
Credentials: You may like
your advisor but the real question is, can they do the work? Although you’re paying them to perform a service, you want to get the best advice for your money. Living Benefits Specialists and Registered Health Underwriters have the highest qualifications to advise clients on what is really needed in order to protect the client from any financial disaster.
Generosity: Advisors can easily provide you with a very precious gift called information. They can use blogs, newsletters, flyers, and video. An advisor can-not build a reputation on
what they are going to do but only what they actually do for the client.
Trust: Blind chemistry, credentials and generosity, are the most essential and elusive types of qualities that establish trust. You can use the same selection process in picking any type of relationship from an em-ployer to a partner.
Another excellent tip is to ensure that he or she can quote the contract to you as well as explain the contract without referen-cing the contract. If they do reference the contract, this is an absolute giveaway. They must understand the dynamics of the contract to sell their product or
service.While many transport
companies today still elect coverage on behalf of their employees, they can only do so much. Al-though income varies as an independent business owner, management can-not accept the respon-sibility of whether or not the contract will pay or if the owner/operator is in any other type of situation where coverage was not purchased.
Independent business owners must take the in-itiative. All transport com-panies are listening to what the owner/operator wants and needs from fleet insurance companies
and brokers, lawyers and accountants. They aim to please the masses because everyone has a set of differ-ent priorities, goals and ob-jectives. Everyone shares the same priority of cash flow, but protecting it is unique to each individual.
So next time, whether you enroll in a corporate sponsored plan or pur-chase individual coverage consider these principles when on how to find a quality advisor.
For more information on this article or any other article, please contact our office at 1.800.236.5810 or 416.748.9992 or by visiting our website at www.lmd-financial.com.VaNNOUNCEMENT
Evans Cooling Systems Announces Strategic Alliance with Hydra Technologies
Sharon, Connecti-cut - Evans Cool-ing Systems, Inc.
(Evans) is pleased to an-nounce a strategic alliance with Hydra Technologies Limited (Hydratech), to manufacture and market Evans unique range of waterless engine coolants in the UK and Ireland.
Evans developed and patented waterless en-gine coolants to solve overheating problems in high performance appli-cations and heavy duty diesel trucks, and recently expanded into the sta-tionary engine industry. Evans coolants improve fuel economy, reduce maintenance costs, in-crease performance are environmentally friendly and never need replace-ment.
Hydratech (www.hy-dratech.co.uk) was estab-lished in 1998 and is the UK’s leading formulator and manufacturer of spe-cialist heat transfer fluids for the RAC, Geothermal and Solar sectors. Hy-dratech offers unrivalled technical knowledge of fluid thermodynamics and
heating & cooling system design. Whether the pri-ority is cost, thermal ef-ficiency, toxicity, environ-mental impact, corrosion resistance or a combina-tion of these, Hydratech has a fluid to suit.
Following the alliance Hydratech have formed Evans Cooling Systems UK (Evans UK) to market the waterless engine coolants throughout the UK and Ire-land. Evans UK will also be providing a full installation service of the Economax Engine Cooling System, which has at its heart the waterless coolants. For more information please visit www.evanscooling.uk.com
Evans and Hydratech will be working hard assist their customer’s efforts in reducing engine fuel con-sumption and minimizing CO2 emissions.
Evans Cooling Systems, Inc. headquartered in Sharon, CT, has focused on engine cooling and related areas for over 25 years. Evans is committed to maintaining a cleaner, safer environment, and continually seeks to im-
prove product choices for all major heavy duty engine users. For more information on Evans Cooling Systems, Inc. and Waterless Engine Cool-ants please visit www.evanscooling.com, or call .860.668.1114.V
16 May 2011
Historic 1st Tractor Donated to Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
Ann Arbor, MI and Walcott, IA, Apr 14, 2011 - Con-
way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., today announced it do-nated “Ole Number One”, a 1983 Ford CL 9000 cab-over tractor, to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum at a commemorative cere-mony held there Tuesday. Ole Number One was the company’s first tractor to go into service in the Midwest under the Con-way name.
The Con-way regional carriers were startups, with Con-way Central Express opening for business in June 1983. Ole Number One was the first in the original fleet of 50 trucks and 150 trailers that began service in the company’s initial net-
work of 11 service centers in nine Midwestern states. Today, Con-way Freight is a $3 billion company with more than 21,000 employ-ees, 290 service centers and a fleet of more than 8,600 tractors and 25,000 trailers across North America.
“Back in 1983, on the heels of deregulation of the trucking industry, no one knew how this idea to launch a new truck-ing company -- one that would focus exclusively on next-day freight service -- would turn out,” said David L. Miller, who started with Con-way Central Express (CCX) as an Operations Supervisor in Cincinnati in 1983, rising through the ranks to become President of the former CCX and COO of Con-way Freight
before retiring last year. “We’ve learned that it has become one of those rare success stories in trucking -- a startup that stayed true to its roots and grew into an industry leader.”
Miller attended the cere-mony along with Dick Heyob, an original driver sales representative who, like Miller, also started with the company in Cincinnati in 1983. Heyob was among the first drivers to pilot Ole Number One when the company opened its doors. Heyob still drives today for Con-way Freight out of its Cincinnati service center.
The tractor was retired in 1992 with over a half-million miles in service. It was then fully restored to showroom-new condi-tion by a team of Con-way
Freight mechanics based in Toledo, Ohio. The end result was a tribute to their skill and craftsmanship. In 1993 Ole Number One went on display in the main lobby of the company’s previous general office in Ann Arbor until Con-way Freight’s headquarters were re-located in 2009. At that time, the company began
to research locations where this important piece of his-tory could be preserved for future generations and shared with a larger audi-ence. The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum quickly rose to the top of the list.
“During our search we discovered that no other place in the United States was doing the remarkable
work of the Iowa 80 Truck-ing Museum to keep so many great reminders of our industry’s past alive,” added Miller.
“We are honored that Con-way Freight selected the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum as the new home for this historic truck,” said Dave Meier, Curator of Iowa 80 Trucking Museum.V
Iowa 80 Museum curator David Meier stands in front of Ole Number One.
May 2011 17
aTlaNTIC TRUCK ShOW
Atlantic Truck Show at Moncton Coliseum, June 10-11
Moncton, New Brunswick - The At lant ic
Truck Show (ATS) will be rolling into the Hub City on June 10-11th, 2011. The Moncton Coliseum will play host to Atlan-tic Canada’s largest and most inclusive trucking show. The 2011 edition promises to be an out-standing business op-
portunity and will ramp up your sales, as key decision makers in the transportation and logis-tics industry prepare to modernize their fleets and warehouses.
World economies are on the road to recov-ery and consumer con-fidence is rising. It is a well-known fact that the trucking industry is vital
to the North American economy and the indus-try continues to thrive, even during uncertain times. As the saying goes “If you got it, a trucker brought it.”
The ATS is the event where industry meets to find new products and to see the latest in commer-cial truck and transpor-tation equipment. Fleet
managers, truck buyers and distributors want to talk with your sales and technical staff face to face to plan their next purchase.
The ATS is the ideal venue to witness the launch of the newest and most innovative prod-ucts on the market that are paramount to the trucking and transporta-
tion industry, including trucks, trailers, engine components and parts manufacturers, as well as services catering to the heavy and medium duty truck industry.
There is Good News in the Industry as FTR As-sociates Report Indicates Huge Surge in Class 8 Truck Demand.
The forecaster’s March
North America Commer-cial Truck and Trailer Outlook report forecasts demand will jump more than 50% in 2011 making the Atlantic Truck Show the event that is in the right place, at the right time.
Vis i t www.at lant ic-truckshow.com for up-dates and all the exciting details!V
aNNOUNCEMENT
Ridewell Adds Design Engineer
Springfield, Missouri - Ridewell Suspen-sions is pleased to
announce the addition of Paul Bannick to the en-gineering team. Bannick graduated from the Mis-souri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S & T) in May 2010, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
As Design Engineer, he works primarily with trailer suspension products and air controls/pneumatics. “I’m excited to be launch-ing my career at Ridewell. It’s a great team environ-ment, and I look forward to developing products and expanding my engineering skills.” Bannick said.
Director of Engineering Bruce Barton is also opti-mistic about adding Ban-nick to the department. “I
believe Paul is going to be a great addition to the Ride-well engineering team.”
Ridewell manufactures suspensions for the truck, trailer, bus, and RV in-dustries. The company supplies the North Amer-ican community as well as many other countries worldwide.
For more information visit www.ridewellcorp.com.V
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18 May 2011
MaCK TRUCK INC.
Mack’s Continued Innovation & Investment
Louisville, Kentucky - At the recent 2011 Mid-America Truck-
ing Show (MATS), Kevin Flaherty, Mack senior vice president, U.S. and Canada, said that despite ongoing weakness in the construc-tion sector, the company is well-positioned for suc-cess.
“I’m proud to say that de-spite there being almost no Class 8 construction truck market last year, we man-aged to maintain our over-all North American market share, actually grow our U.S. share, and preserve or expand our leadership pos-itions in the segments of the market that are core to Mack,” Flaherty said. “The diversity of our business and our wide range of products, both highway and vocational, allows us to better weather storms in a particular segment, like the one we’re experiencing now in construction. While demand for vocational vehicles remains low, we’re encouraged by a number of factors. Despite extremely difficult economic times, we’ve continued to in-vest in our product range, and we’re announcing some key enhancements to our Mack Pinnacle model
highway truck series here at MATS this year. Cus-tomer response to MACK® ClearTech™ SCR trucks has been overwhelmingly posi-tive, particularly when it comes to fuel economy and performance. We sold out every slot we had for our new MACK® mDRIVE™ automated manual trans-mission almost as soon as we introduced it at MATS last year, and demand for that product continues to be very strong. Our dealers have continued to provide the kind of customer ser-vice and support that’s at the heart of Mack. In short, despite a rather large bump in the road right now in the construction segment, it’s clear that Mack’s future is bright.”
Flaherty said that Mack expects a Class 8 North American market this year in the range of 220,000 trucks, driven primarily by replacement demand and the average age of the existing U.S. fleet, which at eight years is the oldest since deregulation.
Last fall, the company opened a new 160,000 square-foot Mack Custom-er Center in Allentown, PA – a short drive away from the Mack Macungie As-
sembly Operations where all of the company’s trucks for North America and ex-port are built.
“The combination of these two facilities gives us a powerful tool for show-casing our history, cur-rent products and brand,” Flaherty said. “We’re proud to be part of the only heavy-duty truck manufacturing group building exclusively in the U.S. for the North American market. Every
truck we sell in the U.S. is built in the U.S. – that means a lot to us, we think it also matters to custom-ers, and we believe the kind of manufacturing jobs we offer are the kind we need to hold on to in this country.”
Dedicated to quality, reli-ability, and total customer satisfaction, Mack Trucks, Inc. has provided its cus-tomers with innovative transportation solutions
for more than a century. Today, Mack is one of North America’s largest produ-cers of heavy-duty trucks and MACK® trucks are sold and serviced through an extensive distribution network in more than 45 countries. Mack trucks and diesel engines sold in North America are assembled in the United States. Mack manufacturing locations are certified to the inter-nationally recognized ISO
9001 standard for quality and ISO 14001 standard for environmental man-agement systems. Mack is also a proud sponsor of Share the Road, an Amer-ican Trucking Associations’ public information cam-paign aimed at enhancing the safety of our nation’s roadways.
For more information about Mack, visit our web site at www.macktrucks.com.V
MaCK TRUCKS, INC.
Tri-State Truck Center Named 2010 Distributor Of The Year
Greensboro, North Carolina - April 18, 2011 - Mack
Trucks, Inc. named Tri-State Truck Center, Mem-phis, Tennessee, as its 2010 North American Dis-tributor of the Year.
Each year, Mack ac-knowledges the efforts and contributions of its dealer network by honoring high-performing North Amer-ican and International dis-tributors. Selection criteria include sales, facilities, personnel, service, parts,
general management, cus-tomer satisfaction and community service.
Tri-State Truck Center, Inc. was founded in 1945 by F.A. Maddox, Sr. and is now operated by Rod and Jim Maddox, the third generation of the Maddox family to run the busi-ness. It has six other full-service locations across Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, in addition to Memphis. Tri-State Truck Center currently has over 250 employees.
Mack also named 2010 winners for each of its U.S. regional sales divisions:
Northeast Region: Bal-lard Mack Sales & Service, Inc., Worcester, MA
Southeast Region: Tri-State Truck Center, Mem-phis, TN
Central Region: Wiegand Mack Sales & Service, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI
Southwest Region: Van-guard Truck Center of Houston, Houston, TX
Western Region: TEC of California, Fontana, CA
Canada Region: Redhead Equipment, Regina, Sas-katchewan
For the second consecu-
tive year, Vanguard Truck Center of Houston (part of the Vanguard Truck Group) was named North American Used Truck Dis-tributor of the Year. The Mack Leasing System North American Distribu-tor of the Year award went to Conway Beam Leasing, East Syracuse, New York.
“These businesses are on the front lines, serv-ing our customers every day, and exemplify Mack’s longstanding commitment to excellence in support and service,” said Kevin Flaherty, Mack Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada.V
This eye-catching MaCK® Pinnacle™ axle Back Sleeper is
being used by 2010 Distributor of the year Tri-State Truck
Center to spread the word about Mack’s fully EPa’10-
certified MP engines and ClearTech™ SCR technology
– delivering near-zero emissions and up to a 5 percent or
more fuel efficiency improvement over EPa’07 products.
May 2011 19
MaKING yOUR MIlES COUNT
Choosing a Trucking Company:Owner/Operator Fuel Costs?
By ROBERT D. SChEPER
As I explained in my first book there are two different
types of operators, lease operators and owner/operators. The definitions have nothing to do with the financing arrangements of the truck; it has to do with the business operating models. Simply put, lease operators get paid by the mile and owner/operators get paid percentage of the freight rate. The two busi-ness models are light years apart in risk and therefore have significantly different fuel cost issues.
Owner/operators (%) are
concerned with the net rate per mile and are exposed to freight rate fluctuations. They usually experience feasts and famines in some form.
Business science states “the higher the risk, the higher the rate of return”. Therefore, in theory, owner/operators should make more money than lease operators because they have much higher market risks. But theory is just… theory. Good pay-ing loads are not always dependent on being at the right place at the right time. It’s also dependent on the trucking company licensed on. Sometimes the com-pany doesn’t have access to good paying loads, or your power is assigned to serve other specific cus-tomers. Either way owner/operators are usually mar-ried to the trucking com-pany’s customer base.
Being exposed to fluctuat-ing freight rates, owner/
operators (by principle) should also be exposed to fluctuating fuel prices.
Therefore (by principle) 100% of invoiced fuel sur-charges should go directly to the operator. None of the fuel surcharge should be portioned off for the trucking company. Truck-ing companies have no fuel costs in an owner/operator contract. The customer (and industry) understands that the fuel surcharge is indexed to fuel prices. In principle having a load broker or trucking com-pany take a percentage of the fuel surcharge from an owner/operator is “theft” (however, not necessarily theft by Canadian law).
Currently the industry is split. Some respect the operator’s fuel surcharge portion and others do not. However, this inconsis-tency is not up for debate. The only reason some do is because some can! If more operators refused, fewer
companies would skim.Freight invoices should
always specifically list fuel surcharges so costs can be tracked net of fuel sur-charge (subtracting the fuel surcharge from the actual fuel costs). However, some customers don’t want to see the breakdown, they only want the bottom line (or so the industry says). To further complicate matters, most trucking companies own or use a related load brokering company and can hide a lot of informa-tion (if they want to). When no breakdown is provided how do you factor out the fuel surcharge which is obviously included? The answer right now is, you can’t!
This is just one of the many places where sci-entific business principles stop and blind trust begins. Owner/operators are at the mercy of the company
owner’s personal ethics. Without a universal stan-dard it’s nearly impos-sible to compare apples to apples scientifically.
It’s not just frustrating for owner/operators but for good companies as well. Ethical owners who are both transparent and supportive of their owner/operators see the “tricks of the trade” every day. They know how the un-ethical companies skin the industry professionals. In some cases it was the shafting of the operators that kept the unethical companies alive during 2009. It keeps freight prices unjustly low and clouds the judgement of good drivers from switching to good companies.
There is a three part solu-tion to this operator di-lemma: educating owner/operators, transparency of trucking companies and
sound personal ethics. Just as clarification, there is no such thing as business eth-ics! Everything is personal! Too often the term “busi-ness ethics” simply pro-vides verbal justification to flat out screwing someone.
The fuel costs for lease operators are an entirely different topic. It’s much more critical and much more controllable. Let’s take that up next month.
Robert D. Scheper oper-ates an accounting and consulting firm in Stein-bach, Manitoba. He has a Masters Degree in Busi-ness Administration and is the author of the Book “Making Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes” (now available on CD). You can find him at www.thrcon-sulting.ca and thrcon-sulting.blogspot.com or at 1.877.987.9787. You can e-mail him at [email protected]
20 May 2011
NEW PRODUCTS & SERvICES
KENWORTh TRUCKS
Kenworth T800 Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Louisville, Kentucky - Twenty-five years ago, the trucking
industry witnessed the birth of the Kenworth T800. Since then, Ken-worth has produced more than 235,000 Kenworth T800s for service through-out the United States and Canada.
Line all those T800s produced up end-to-end from Seattle, where the first T800 was built in 1986, and one would have to travel more than 1,300 miles. It wouldn’t be a boring drive either. Those lined-up T800s would be configured as line-haul tractors with day cabs or small to large sleepers; vocational trucks such as mixers, dump trucks and heavy haulers; tankers and even snow plows. And the list goes on.
As the truck model cele-brates its 25th anniver-sary, the T800 has become Kenworth’s all-time most diverse truck, and is still the company’s top seller in vocational markets. Introduced in 1986, a year after the revolutionary T600 – the industry’s first truly aerodynamic truck model – the Kenworth T800 quickly made a name for itself in vocational mar-kets, and as a more robust line-haul tractor.
“The T800’s calling card is its versatility to meet a variety of specifications and applications,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth assistant general manager for marketing and sales. “The sloped hood gives the T800 exceptional visibility and aerodynamics, while the set-back front axle gives a tight wheel cut for greater maneuverabil-ity. It can be spec’d with engines rated with a wide horsepower range, offers several radiators sizes up to 1,780 square inches for added cooling, and has a variety of rear axle ratings to meet specific customer applications re-quirements.”
One of the first to buy the new truck model was Allen Logging out of Forks, Wash. “It made a big im-pact on our operation,” recalled Gerry Lane, who serves as general man-ager for the company. “I remember when our first units came in. We would park them in a row right along our property off Highway 101. Others in the logging industry would pull over to look at the truck – they brought their cameras too. We started off with five T800s to haul wood chips, and you know, in the 25 years since that first purchase,
we’ve never bought an-other truck model.”
The T800 made a big im-pact on construction com-panies as well. Vecellio Contracting was just be-ginning operation in South Florida as the company acquired a road building/asphalt paving company. “With the acquisition of Ranger Construction, we inherited some Kenworth W900s in their fleet, but we wanted to take a fresh look at what truck would work best going forward for our operation and trade cycle,” recalled Michael Slade, president of Ranger, one of several construction com-panies under the Vecellio Contracting umbrella.
For many Kenworth dealers specializing in vocational sales, the T800
was and continues to be a staple in truck sales.
For Al Koenig, founder of Midwest Specialized Transportation, based in Rochester, Minn., the T800 was the go-to truck for the company. “We stan-dardized on that truck as soon as it was avail-able. We ran flat-beds, heavy haul and van trail-ers,” Koenig recalled. “The T800 gave us the added advantage of aerodynam-ics and the versatility of multiple configurations for our operations. We’d go with different sleeper sizes and day cabs for each segment in our operation. The three-piece bumper and split windshield were added features we really liked – there was a lot of wildlife to deal with and
the T800 was easy to re-pair. We also loved the re-sale value of the T800. We never had to trade them in. We always had grain haulers contacting us – we actually had a waiting list for buyers once we were ready to sell. That says a great deal about that truck.
“There is also histor-ical importance for that truck,” added Koenig, past president of the American
Truck Historical Society. “It was the continuous evolution of what we have today. It was a stepping stone for the rest of the industry when it came to features and attributes, such as the sloped hood for a vocational truck and the set back front axle.”
Vist Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.ken-worth.com, Kenworth, a PACCAR Company.V
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Brake Safe® Saves Time & Money
Brake Safe® is a sim-ple yet extremely accurate and ef-
fective means of providing a visual of air-brake stroke travel. Brake Safe® helps drivers & fleets comply with CSA 2010; Subpart C 393.53 “automatic brake adjusters & brake adjust-ment indicators”.
It is easily installed and
takes the guess work out of determining brake ad-justments. Brake Safe® totally eliminates the often difficult and always time consuming procedure of crawling under a power unit or trailer to perform the daily pre-trip inspec-tion measurements of brake adjustments.
Brake Safe® will save
you time and money. The Brake Safe® System is available in two universal formats: one fits all power unit steering and drive axles while a second fits all trailer axles.
Brake Safe® can be in-stalled on a brake chamber in 10 to 15 minutes using basic shop tools.
For further informa-
tion contact ESCO at 800.352.9852 or email at [email protected]
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERvICES
ShaW TRaCKING
HOS Software Increases Drivers’ Awareness of Fatigue
Mississauga, On-tario, April 15, 2011 - Shaw
Tracking, the leader in m o b i l e c o m m u n i c a -tions for the Canadian Transportation industry announces Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd. has shown a savings in 15 minutes per driver, per day, since rolling out Shaw Tracking’s Auto-mated Hours of Service application five months ago. In addition, Wal-lenstein reports savings
of five to six hours per month in administrative time with the elimination of paper logs.
“Automated Hours of Service through Shaw Tracking has increased our drivers’ awareness on the safety aspects of fatigue and the necessity of proper rest periods,” said Rob Hall, Transport Manager, Wallenstein Feed & Supply Inc.
Wal lenste in, an in-dependent feed manu-fac tu re r in Onta r io ,
runs 39 trucks with 60 full-time and part-time drivers. The company has also implemented Critical Event Reporting and Geofencing through Shaw Tracking’s hard-ware Mobile Comput-ing Platform, MCP100. Wallenstein has been taking advantage of the platform’s text-to-speech application to address driver distraction laws as load information is delivered by audio, as well as the GPS tracking
system which was able to direct a stranded driver’s coordinates to another truck this past winter.
“Shaw Tracking and Wallenstein are working together to continue to leverage and integrate new technologies driving to increase safety, com-pliance and their bottom line,” said Mike Ham, VP Shaw Tracking.
The Shaw Tracking Critical Event Reporting service is an automatic vehicle monitor that en-
ables safety and fleet managers to proactive-ly manage the behav-iour of drivers in real time. Since adapting the Critical Event Reporting service, Wallenstein has seen a dramatic decrease in hard braking. During the first month of use the system showed 27 hard brakes, and after a driver training meeting the fol-lowing month showed 12 hard brakes, a reduction of over 50 per cent.
S h a w T r a c k i n g ’ s
Geofencing application is an enhanced service for customers and busi-ness partners that noti-fies them of arrival and departure. If there are any health issues in cer-tain areas with carrying feed, Wallenstein is able to Geofence that area to verify whether there are, or at a previous time, any trucks within that area.
For more information about Shaw Tracking, please visit www.shaw-tracking.ca.V
KENWORTh TRUCK COMPaNy
New Line of Proprietary Seats for T700
Louisville, Ky., – Ken-worth Truck Com-pany announced
today that it will offer a new line of proprietary seats exclusively for the Kenworth T700.
The new Kenworth GT701, GT702, and GT703 seats offer a range of op-tions and features, in-cluding an advanced air suspension system that can automatically adjust to the weight of the driver – meeting the needs of
individual as well as team drivers. It also offers an adjustable shock that provides drivers with a full range of height ad-justments.
The seats come in vinyl, cloth or Ultraleather™, w i t h c o v -e r i n g s i n gray, black and red, and with options for match ing or contrasting
s t i tching. The cushions can be removed and replaced with-out changing the seat’s sus-
p e n s i o n s t ruc tu re . All GT700
series seats offer optional heating while t h e G T 7 0 3
adds the op-tion for cool-
ing with premium
leather covering. The GT703 also comes with an exclusive upper back adjustability feature that provides improved shoul-der and neck support over a wide range of recline angles.
“The Kenworth GT700 series seats are made to Kenworth specifications and provide drivers the ability to fine tune their ride experience, making the Kenworth T700 an even more compelling
choice for truck fleets and operators,” said Preston Feight, Kenworth chief en-gineer. “The driver seat is something truck fleets and operators can’t afford to ignore since it’s a critical component in helping drivers stay comfortable, alert and focused while driving.”
To learn more about the Kenworth GT700 series seats and the Kenworth T700, contact your local Kenworth dealer.V
BENDIx COMMERCIal vEhIClE SySTEMS llC
Bendix Launches Wingman® Advanced™
Elyria, Ohio – Ben-dix Commercial Vehicle Systems
LLC, the North American leader in the develop-ment and manufacture of leading-edge active safety and braking system technologies, recently launched Bendix® Wing-man® Advanced™ – A Collision Mitigation Tech-nology. The launch fulfills the next step in the com-pany’s safety technology road map.
Bendix Wingman Ad-vanced delivers adaptive cruise control with brak-ing features along with collision mitigation tech-nology. The system builds upon the company’s full-stability technology
– Bendix® ESP® – provid-ing fleets with a system that can help drivers in collisions, rollovers, and loss-of-control situations.
Using a radar sensor mounted to the front of the vehicle, Ben-dix Wingman Ad-vanced delivers both warnings and active interventions to help drivers mitigate rear-end collisions or, at least, help reduce their sever-ity. The system provides following distance and stationary object alerts which are always avail-able – whether or not cruise control is engaged. When drivers utilize the adaptive cruise control with braking feature, the
system will also actively intervene to help them maintain a safe following distance behind a forward vehicle by reducing throt-tle; engaging the engine
retarder; or, if necessary, applying the foundation brakes.
The collision mitigation feature of Bendix Wing-man Advanced provides additional interventions, whether or not cruise control is active, by alert-ing the driver and auto-matically applying the
brakes to help deceler-ate the vehicle when the system senses a rear-end collision may be immin-ent. About two-thirds of the available braking
power of the vehicle can be delivered through col-lision mitigation – com-pared to about one-third through adaptive cruise control with braking. The driver, of course, still maintains control and can add additional brak-ing or steering inputs to help avoid or minimize
the collision situation.Bendix Wingman Ad-
vanced Features Station-ary Object Alerts
The innovative station-ary object alert system
provides audib le and visual alerts to the driver when the vehicle is approach-ing a s ta t ionary metallic object, such as a car, steel drum,
or other metallic obstruc-tion blocking the lane of travel. The alert gives the driver up to three seconds before a potential impact, helping them respond to the impending threat. The warning, like all the alerts available with the system, does not turn off and is always available.
The Bendix Wingman Advanced system with stationary object alerts provides only warnings – the system will not de-celerate the vehicle upon approaching a metallic stationary object. The feature provides notifi-cations in a wide range of conditions – whether rain, snow, smoke, fog, or at night. Currently, only Bendix offers stationary object alerts as part of its adaptive cruise with brak-ing and collision mitiga-tion technologies.
For more information about the Wingman Ad-vanced system or any B e n d i x C o m m e r c i a l Vehicle systems visit www.bendix .com.V
22 May 2011
NEW PRODUCTS & SERvICES
hINO MOTORS CaNaDa, lTD.
Hino 195h Hybrid Makes Its Debut in Canada
Mi s s i s s a u g a , Ontario, April 7, 2011 – Hino
Motors Canada, Ltd . introduced its new 2012 Hino 195h Hybrid Class 5 truck chassis to Canada at the ExpoCam truck show in Montreal this month. The 195h Hybrid truck was previously un-veiled at the NTEA show in Indianapolis last month where it received rave reviews.
The Hino 195h utilizes advanced diesel-electric hybrid technology and Hino’s proven Selective Catalytic Reduction Sys-
tem to achieve major improvements in both fuel economy and engine exhaust emissions. The truck fully meets EPA2010 emission regulations, the most stringent in the world.
According to Eric Smith, Vice President of Sales for HMC, “The Hino 195h hy-brid will be the first of its kind for the Class 5 truck market in North America. It will be ideally suited to pick-up and delivery applications where low average speed allows the hybrid system to develop large efficiency gains.”
According to HMC, the hybrid is expected to ar-rive starting in December.NEW DIESEl-POWERED
COE
The newly designed cab and chassis will also be available in a Class 4 and Class 5 diesel en-gine only configuration starting September. All models are powered by Hino’s J05E Series en-gine producing 210hp and 440 lbs.-ft. of torque. The transmission is Aisin’s 6-speed fully automatic A465. Driver comfort is enhanced with a unique magnetic suspension seat
in a cab designed to ac-commodate drivers up to 6’6” tall. The Class 4 truck will be rated at 14,500lbs GVW while the larger Class 5 truck will be rated at 19,500lbs GVW.
Hino Motors Canada, Ltd., a Toyota Group Com-pany, assembles and dis-tributes light and medium duty commercial trucks in Canada. Hino is head-quartered in Mississauga, Ontario with assembly operations in Woodstock, Ontario. Service is provid-ed through its extensive coast-to-coast dealership network and is backed
by its industry leading customer care protec-tion program. For more
information, please visit us at www.hinocanada.com.V
Premium Ceramic Coated Exhaust Manifolds for Detroit Series 60By ShaWN UDy
American Fal ls , ID – Bully Dog is pleased to an-
nounce the availability of two new ceramic coated exhaust systems for De-troit Series 60 engines.
The engineering team at Bully Dog has spent con-siderable time analyzing
and flow testing various layouts for each mani-fold utilizing state of the art CAD design software. Each manifold is simulated and prototyped numerous times as they search for the design that produces the ultimate efficiencies. Two primary factors are incorporated in every de-
sign. First, to maximize the airflow by smoothing out the sharp corners of the stock manifolds and elim-inating any bottlenecks. Second, the engineers work to eliminate any known failure points in the stock manifold. The final result is an impressive piece that not only looks
great but is fine-tuned in every aspect to improve the performance of the engine.
Both new exhaust mani-folds work on the same model years of the Detroit Series 60 engines from ’95-’03. The high mount option (Part #85301) that is typ-ically found in Kenworth
and Peterbilt a pp l i ca -tions and wi l l re-place OEM manifolds #23519348 as well as # 2 3 5 1 1 9 7 8 . T h e l o w mount op-tion (Part # 8 5 3 0 0 )
t h a t is typically found
in Freightliner and West-ern Star applications will replace OEM #23532122.
The tolerances of these three-piece systems have been tightened to prevent leakage at the joints. A special metal alloy has also been used that is superior to the stock manifolds so that all three pieces ex-pand and contract at the same rate as the engine heats up and cools over the life of the manifold. Customers will notice a quicker turbo spool, a fuel economy improve-ment as well as add 30 additional hp to the rear wheels. Each manifold is finished with a high per-formance ceramic coating both inside and out; which improves air flow, as well as lowers exhaust temper-atures radiating off of the manifold by 300 degrees.
For more information about the Bully Dog mani-folds visit www.bullydog-bigrig.com.V
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TIRES & WhEElS
OlIvER RUBBER CaNaDa lTD
New Millenium Tire Joins Oliver Rubber Network
Brampton, Ontario. – Oliver Rubber Canada Limited
has announced that New Millenium Tire Centre will join their North Amer-ican network of Oliver elite retread licensees. The Brampton Ontario based tire dealer oper-ates six commercial tire locations in Canada with five locations in Surrey-British Columbia, Calgary and Edmonton-Alberta, Vaudreuil-Quebec, and Windsor-Ontario and will open an Oliver retread facility this spring/sum-mer to serve the Ontario market.
“New Millenium Tire Centre has developed a strong presence in the Ontario market and the addition of an Oliver pro-duction facility and the Oliver retread product portfolio will enhance their commercial offer-ing. We feel very fortun-ate they chose Oliver as
their retread partner”, said Steve Phillips, Oli-ver’s director of sales
The new retread facil-ity will incorporate the latest retread produc-tion equipment offered by Oliver. “We required a top tier retread product and process and felt that Oliver offered a broad and diverse line of innovative products that will serve our customer’s needs”, said Andy Dhugga, CEO of New Millenium Tire Centre.
Plans call for the new plant facility to be locat-ed next to the corporate headquarters in Brampton with production to begin this spring/summer.
Oliver Rubber Company has sold retread rub-ber products and equip-ment since 1912. The company, headquartered in Greenville, S.C., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Michelin North Amer-ica, Inc.V
NEW MIllENIUM TIRE CENTRE
National Sales & Service
Originally estab-lished in the year 2000 with one
service truck, New Mil-lenium Tire Centre strived to offer great service mar-ried up with optimal prices to all of our customers. By doing this we were able to secure direct buying with the largest tire manufac-tures in the world. At New Millenium Tire we are pleased to offer national account sales and service to many companies across Canada and the United States.
One year ago on March 1st we relocated to our Brampton facilities at 25 Clark Blvd. Our 30,000 square foot building sits on three acres of land which hosts a large inven-tory and service capabil-ities. We are open 7 days
a week with 24 hour road-side service in the GTA. We are the number one dealer of BF Goodrich and Han-kook tires in Ontario. We also carry Michelin, Yoko-hama, Continental, Gen-eral and Hercules tires. Our company slogan, “We Inflate Tires, Not Prices” holds true because we are committed to exceeding the expectations of our customers to the best of our ability with honesty and integrity.
We have a wide variety of tires from passenger, performance, medium truck, used truck, indus-trial and retread tires. Our services include National Account Sales & Service, Truck Alignment, Air Con-ditioning Service, Tire Bal-ancing and Tire Repair.
For more information
cal l 888.890.1888 or 905.452.0111 (local) or visit our website at www.milleniumtire.ca.
In keeping with the on-going expansion to our company, owners Andy, Kala, and Paul Dhugga are pleased to announce that we will be joining Oliver Rubber Company this year to open a retread plant.V
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TIRES & WhEElS
Owner/Operators Gain “Michelin Advantage”
Louisville, Kentucky - For the first time ever, owner/oper-
ators in the United States can enjoy the benefits of the popular MICHEL-IN® Advantage Program. Announced recently at the 2011 Mid-America
Trucking Show, Michel-in Americas Truck Tires (MATT) opens its program to even more small busi-nesses, helping even more trucking professionals with consistent program pricing, emergency road service (ERS), as well as
safety and maintenance training information.
Initially established for small fleets, the Advan-tage Program now in-cludes owner/operators. Michelin signed up new Advantage Program cus-tomers at its Mid-America Trucking Show booth and online at the Michelin Truck Tires website.
At home or on the road, the MICHELIN Advantage Program provides consist-ent program pricing on both new tire products and Michelin Retread Tech-nologies (MRT) retread products. Purchases can be made with any Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card.
Program members also have access to MICHEL-IN® ONCall™ emergency road service with no dis-patch fee. Using the any-time, any-day service by
calling 800.TIRE-911, cus-tomers can get their truck back on the road quickly, saving them crucial time and money.
Members receive unique access to the MICHELIN® Commercial Service Net-work™, which provides consistent service from Network dealers with highly trained technicians,
professional equipment, and casing management, all ensured by rigorous certification and audit standards.
The Advantage Program also supplies members with access to valuable re-sources on the Advantage Program website, which provides training informa-tion and maintenance tips
and techniques. Along with regular e-newsletter updates on news, product updates and promotions, new in 2011 are quarterly webcasts on important tire topics, such as CSA 2010, tire casing analysis and more, which members can view and also download to help them maintain safe truck operations.V
Goodyear’s fleetHQ Goes for “Gold”
Akron, Ohio, April 13, 2011 – In the trucking busi-
ness, where efficient cost-per-mile operating per-formance can lead straight to success, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has come up with a new “gold standard.”
The Gold Medall ion
Retread Tire Program is fleetHQ’s latest innova-tive service, offering cost-effective, quality retreaded tires for emergency road service from coast to coast. Gold Medallion re-treads meet the premium casing standards of large national fleets and are backed by the Goodyear
Retreaded Tire Limited Warranty.
Gold Medal l ion Re-treaded Tires are recog-nized for benefits, such as offering a quality, cost-effective alternative to new tires, meeting the premium retread specs of large national fleets by wheel position and provid-ing popular on-highway sizes and treads coast to coast through fleetHQ dealers.
To display authenticity, Gold Medallion retreads are branded with a “Gold” emblem on the side of the tread directly above the tire’s DOT number.
Gold Medal l ion re-treaded tires are avail-ab le throughout the United States and Canada through the fleetHQ net-work of servicing dealers.
The fleetHQ emergency road service program has no enrollment fees, no incidence fees for call-ing its toll free number (866-fleetHQ), and the price customers pay for tires on the road is the same as they pay at home.
It offers a portfolio of business solutions that include online informa-tion systems providing 24/7 access to services in progress, retread his-tory, repair data and tire purchase histories.
To learn more about the fleetHQ program, or to find the nearest author-ized dealer, go to www.fleetHQ.com.V
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alberta
BRooksNAPA Auto PArts
Box 1276,Brooks, AB T1R 1C1Tel: 403.501.5551Fax: 403.501.5665
Email: [email protected]: Brian Sieble
CalgaRytrActioN
329 – 72nd Ave. S.E., Unit 82,Calgary, AB, T2C 4X6Tel: 403.279.2870Fax: 403.279.4372
Email: [email protected]: Pat Joseph
EdMontontrActioN HeAd office18532 – 116th Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8Tel: 780.489.7555Fax: 780.481.0148
Email: [email protected]: Richard O’Brien
EdMonton noRtH WEsttrActioN
18051 – 111th AvenueEdmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2
Tel: 780.444.4334Fax: 780.444.7204
Email: [email protected]: Rob Dodds
EdMonton soutHtrActioN
3404 – 78th AvenueEdmonton South, AB, T6B 2X9
Tel: 780.465.8010Fax: 780.466.4627
EdsonNAPA Auto PArts 4657A
4833 – 2nd AvenueEdson, AB, T7E 1T8Tel: 780.712.4152Fax: 780.712.4212
Email: [email protected]: Kris Pero
foRt MCMuRRayPArAmouNt PArts iNc.
36 Riedel Street,Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1
Tel: 780.791.3000Fax: 780.790.0365
Email: [email protected]: Brent Usick
gRandE pRaiRiEtrActioN
#4 16101 – 101 Street,Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0P2
Tel: 780.538.3038Fax: 780.538.3398
Email: [email protected]: Harold Harmsen
HigH pRaiRiEHigH PrAirie truck & trAiler ltd
5309 – 53rd Avenue,High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0
Tel: 780.523.4777Fax: 780.523.4773
Contact: Crosby RichHinton
NAPA Auto PArts 4236A120 North Street
Hinton, AB, T7V 1S8Tel: 780.865.8800Fax: 780.865.7628
Email: [email protected]
alberta
lloydMinstERtruck ZoNe
5205 – 65th StreetLloydminster, AB, T9V 2E8
Tel: 780.875.7712Fax: 780.875.4039
Email: [email protected]: Peter Parkinson
MEdiCinE HatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.
2110 – 9th Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8
Tel: 403.526.2244Fax: 403.526.1074
Email: [email protected]: John Karamanos
pEaCE RiVERPeAce truck & trAiler ltd.
9103 – 75th StreetPeace River, AB, T8S 1T2
Tel: 780.624.8655Fax: 780.624.8592
Email: [email protected]: Rene Houle
REd dEERtrActioN
8045 Edgar Industrial Cr.Red Deer, AB, T4P 3R2
Tel: 403.342.7884Fax: 403.342.7377
Email: [email protected]: Ron Cain
RoCky Mountain HousENAPA #6260
4528F – 47th AvenueRocky Mtn House, AB, T4T 0A9
Tel: 403.845.2709Fax: 403.845.2786
Email: [email protected]: Dave Auld
WaBasCaPelicAN Automotive
2330 Pelican Business Park,Wabasca, AB T0G 2A0
Tel: 780.891.3600Fax: 780.891.3615
Contact: Shawn Molloy
british columbia
BuRns lakEPolAr PArk Automotive
831 Hwy 16 WestBurns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0
Tel: 250.692.7501Fax: 250.692.7985
Email: [email protected]: Keith Brown
CHilliWaCktrActioN truck PArts
25 – 43915 Industrial Way,Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4
Tel: 604.793.9611Fax: 604.793.9669
Contact: Dave Easson or Wayne Cromarty
foRt nElsontrActioN
cHr-Ack PArts & rePAirs4704 – 48th Avenue,
Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0Tel: 250.774.3273Fax: 250.774.3274
Email: [email protected]: John & Colleen Reynolds
british columbia
kaMloopsPiNeridge trAiler
& equiPmeNt ltd.1875 Kryczka Place,
Kamloops, BC, V1S 1S4Tel: 250.374.3100Fax: 250.374.0631Contact: Fred Daku
kEloWnaceNtrAl vAlley truck service
ltd105 Adams Road
Kelowna, BC, V1X 7R1Tel: 250.765.7738Fax: 250.765.7705
Email: [email protected]: Rick Viens
pRinCE gEoRgENAPA – Pg
564 – 2nd AvenuePrince George, BC, V2L 2Z9
Tel: 250.563.7778Fax: 250.563.4994
Email: [email protected]: Kevin Carter
quEsnElNAPA trActioN
1185 Hwy 97 NorthQuesnel, BC, V2J 2Y3
Tel: 250.991.0650Fax: 250.991.0620
Email: [email protected]: Nick Biller
sMitHERssmitHers PArts & service
3465 Victoria DriveSmithers, BC V0J 2N0
Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5038
Email: [email protected]: Dan Groot
squaMisHtritoN Auto & iNd. ltd.
1003 Industrial WaySquamish, BC, V0N 3G0
Tel: 604.892.5951Fax: 604.892.3986
Email: [email protected]: Mike Bothroyd
suRREytrAiliNe trAiler PArts ltd.
10304A – 120th Street,Surrey, BC V3V 4G1Tel: 604.582.4888Fax: 604.582.4880
Email: [email protected]: Steve Knowlan
tERRaCEBow vAlley mAcHiNe
5107 Keith AvenueTerrace, BC, V8G 1K8
Tel: 250.638.0099Email: [email protected]
Contact: Steve Leal
WilliaMs lakEwl forestry suPPlies ltd.
675 McKenzie AvenueWilliams Lake, BC, V2G 1N9
Tel: 250.392.6699Fax: 250.392.6644
Email: [email protected]: Tom Good
manitoba
BRandontrActioN BrANdoN
1940 Queen Avenue,Brandon, MB, R7B 0T1
Tel: 204.728.9573Email: [email protected]: Rick Blaine
WinnipEgtrActioN
200 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB, R2R 1V1
Tel: 204.956.9490Fax: 204.949.9493
Email: [email protected]: Louise Ross
n. W. territories
yElloWknifEdeltA mike HoldiNgs ltd.114 – 314 Old Airport Road
Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3T2Tel: 867.669.6272Fax: 867.669.6282
Email: [email protected]: Doug Moodie
ontario
trActioN oNtArio HeAd office
6895 Menway Court,Mississauga, ON L5S 1W2
Tel: 905.612.0032or 905.672.3288
Fax: 905.612.8572 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.uapinc.com
BanCRoftm&m gAs diesel & truck
PArts
27523 Highway 62 South,Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Tel: 613.332.5474Fax: 613.332.5998
BaRRiE255 Saunders Road,Barrie, ON L4N 9A3Tel: 705.792.1371Fax: 705.792.1591
Contact: Jason NelsonEmail: [email protected]
Boltonvisco iNdustriAl
1 Simpson Road,Bolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.857.2071Fax: 905.857.2070
CaMBRidgE1090 Fountain Street North,
Units 12 & 13,Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3
Tel: 519.653.3427Fax: 519.653.0608Contact: Jim Curley
Email: [email protected]
dRydEnd & s Auto
495 Government StreetP.O. Box 697
Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227Fax: 807.223.4245Contact: Dale Green
ontario
HaMilton30 Bancroft Street
Hamilton, ON L8E 2W5Tel: 905.561.0932Fax: 905.561.3280
Contact: Brian KinzelEmail: [email protected]
HanoVERJd truck PArts790 – 10th Street,
Hanover, ON N4N 1S2Tel: 519.364.1848Fax: 519.364.7738
Contact: Brad WedowEmail: [email protected]
kEnoRad & s Auto
1051 Railway Street,Kenora, ON P9N 3W8
Tel: 807.468.9894Fax: 807.468.8436Contact: Dale Green
Email: [email protected]
london2405 Scanlan Street,London, ON N5W 6G9
Tel: 519.455.3440Fax: 519.455.2812Contact: Derek Dutt
Email: [email protected]
MaidstonE3725 Webster Dr. RR #3Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0
Tel: 519.737.7995Fax: 519.737.7741
Mississauga5915 Atlantic Drive, Units 6 & 7
Mississauga, ON L4W 1S4Tel: 905.670.2868Fax: 905.670.9757
Contact: Doug PaddockEmail: [email protected]
nEW liskEaRdTracTion new Liskeard
437136 Hawn Drive,New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Tel: 705.647.8707 Fax: 705.647.9362
noRtH Bayservice 1 mufflers & more
2621 Trout Lake RoadNorth Bay, ON P1B 7S8
Tel : 705.497.0404Fax: 705.497.9543
sault stE. MaRiE380 Industrial Park Crescent,Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5Y8
Tel: 705.759.8042Fax: 705.759.2962
Contact: Maurice SaindonEmail: [email protected]
st. CatHaRinEsNick’s truck PArts
244 Dunkirk Road,St. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6
Tel: 905.687.7031Fax: 905.687.7129
sudBuRysudBury truck & trAiler iNc
510 Whissell Avenue,Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Cheryl Schroeder
ontario
tHundER BaytrActor trAiler service
64 Water Street South,Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3
Tel: 807.345.5882Fax: 807.345.1559Contact: Felice Meo
WHitBy1751 Wentworth St. W., Units 3-6,
Whitby, ON L1N 8R9Tel: 905.432.2785Fax: 905.571.5436
Contact: Paul MacLeanEmail: [email protected]
saskatcheWan
MEadoW lakEuNified Auto PArts iNc.
807-1st Avenue WestMeadow Lake, SK, S9X 1N2
Tel: 306.764.4220Fax: 306.236.3200
Email: [email protected]: Mark Krasicki
MoosE jaWgoldeN west trAiler &
equiPmeNt ltd.1802 Stadacona West
Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402Fax: 306.694.0607
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Tim Trafford
pRinCE alBERtuNified Auto PArts iNc.
365-36th Street WestPrince Albert, SK S6V 7L4
Tel: 306.764.4220Fax: 306.763.7988
Email: [email protected]: Mark Krasicki
REginatrActioN
405 Park StreetRegina, SK, S4N 5B2Tel: 306.721.8333Fax: 306.721.4446
Email: [email protected]: Max Devers
saskatoontrActioN
#2, 2915 Faithfull AvenueSaskatoon, SK, S7K 8E8
Tel: 306.244.9877Fax: 306.244.9878
Email: [email protected]: Jeff Stinson
sWift CuRREntBrAke & drive ltd.
1511 Cheadle Street WestSwift Current, SK S9H 5G4
Tel: 306.773.7293Fax: 306.773.5511
Email: [email protected]: Bruce Borden
Yukon
WHitEHoRsEPAcesetter trAdiNg co. ltd.
171 Industrial Road,Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5M7
Tel: 867.633.5908Fax: 867.456.2824
26 May 2011
alberta
EdMontonmccoy service ceNtre west
17303 – 114th Avenue,Edmonton, AB T5S 2R9
Tel: 780.453.8706Fax: 780.453.8758
Email: [email protected]: Darnell Jabs
mccoy service ceNtre soutH
3904 – 78th Avenue,Edmonton, AB T6B 2W4
Tel: 780.468.1471Fax: 780.440.1394
[email protected]: Ken Mitchell
gRandE pRaiRiEBrAdviN trAiler sAles ltd.
10920 – 87th Avenue,Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4
Tel: 780.539.6260Fax: 780.539.4247
Email: [email protected]: Brad Willsey
HigH pRaiRiEHigH PrAirie truck & trAiler
Box 1388,High Prairie, AB, T0G 1E0
Tel: 780.523.4777Fax: 780.523.4773
Contact: Crosby Rich
lloydMinstERtruck ZoNe
5205 – 65th Street,Lloydminster, AB, T9V 2E8
Tel: 780.875.7712Fax: 780.875.4039
Email: [email protected]: Peter Parkinson
MEdiCinE HatHydrAco iNdustries ltd.2110 – 9th Avenue S.W.,
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8Tel: 403.526.2244Fax: 403.526.1074
Email: [email protected]: John Karamanos
alberta
pEaCE RiVERPeAce truck & trAiler
9103 – 75th Street,Peace River, AB T8S 1T2
Tel: 780.624.8655Fax: 780.624.8592
Email: [email protected]: Rene Houle
REd dEERmccoy service ceNtre
4841 – 78th Street,Red Deer, AB, T4P 1N5
Tel: 403.343.8771Fax: 403.340.0888
[email protected]: Larry Ackerman
sundREPArtco truck PArts & service
Box 1187,West Road Industrial Park,
Sundre, AB T0M 1X0Tel: 403.638.3414Fax: 403.638.4232
Email: [email protected]: Daryl Peters or Scott
Lausen
british columbia
CHilliWaCklickmAN truck & trAiler
25, 43915 Industrial Way,Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A9
Tel: 604.793.9660Fax: 604.793.9620
[email protected]: Dave Easson or
Wayne Cromarty
foRt nElsoncHr-Ack PArts & rePAirs
4704 – 49th Avenue,Fort Nelson, BC, V0C 1R0
Tel: 250.774.3273Fax: 250.774.3274
Email: [email protected]:John & Colleen Reynolds
british columbia
pRinCE gEoRgEtotAl truck & equiPmeNt ltd.
9122 Rock Island Road,Prince George, BC V2N 5T4
Tel: 250.564.6763Email: [email protected]
Contact: Mark Forbes
sMitHERssmitHers PArts & service
3465 Victoria Drive,Smithers, BC V0J 2N0
Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5048
Email: [email protected]: Dan Groot
manitoba
BRandonrcB truck & trAiler ltd.
5600 Richmond Ave. E.,Brandon, MB, R7A 7L5
Tel: 204.727.9172Fax: 204.725.4702
Email: [email protected]: Rick Blaine
WinnipEgZiriNo’s Auto truck & trAiler
service ltd.3165 McGillivray Blvd.,Winnipeg MB, R3Y 1G5
Tel: 204.275.8038Fax: 204.275.7759
Email: [email protected]: Joe Zirino
ontario
BaRRiEsimcoe truck & trAiler ltd
630 Welham Road,Barrie, ON L4N 8Z8Tel: 705.728.8222Fax: 705.728.9855
BoltonBoltoN truck & trAiler
1 Simpson Road,Bolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.951.9111Fax: 905.951.9113
ontario
BRoCkVillEBrockville trActor-trAiler
mAiNteNANce3524 County Road 26, R.R. 2
Prescott, ON K08 1T0Tel: 613.925.2889Fax: 613.925.4933
CaistoR CEntERPyett sPriNg & AligNmeNt
9381 Silver Street, R.R. 2,Caistor Center, ON L0R 1E0
Tel: 905.957.7033Fax: 905.957.0808
CalEdoniaoN eidA truck & trAiler
634 Fourth Line,Caledonia, ON N3W 2B3
Tel: 905.765.5011
doWnsViEWNortH keele Auto,
truck & trAiler rePAir3915 Keele Street,
Downsview, ON M3J 1N6Tel: 416.638.5963Fax: 416.638.5964
EdEnvotH sAles & service10816 Plank Road 19,
Eden, ON N0J 1H0Tel: 519.866.3459Fax: 519.866.3572Contact: Frank Voth
EssExkeN lAPAiN & soN ltd2119 County Road 15,Essex, ON N8M 2X6Tel: 519.776.6473Fax: 519.776.6475
EtoBiCokEok tire truck rePAir
39 Shorncliffe Road,Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2
Tel: 416.236.1277Contact: Darryl Croft
goulais RiVERgoulAis river truck & trActor
90 Highway 552 East,Goulais River ON P0S 1E0
Tel: 705.649.4788Fax: 705.649.4754
ontario
HaMiltonBArtoN truck ceNtre ltd.
483-487 Rennie Street,Hamilton, ON L8H 3P6
Tel: 905.544.2626Fax: 905.544.0747
HanoVERHwy #4 truck service
R R #1, Hanover, ON N4N 3B8Tel: 519.369.5052Fax: 519.369.5961
HEaRstserge g & d rePAir iNc.
P O Box 1706, Hearst, ON P0L 1N0Tel: 705.362.5633Fax: 705.362.7960
HuntsVillEmuskokA truck ceNtre
88 Madill Church Road,Huntsville, ON P1H 2J2
Tel: 705.789.8600Toll Free Tel: 866.353.3009
Fax: 705.789.9584
kapuskasingPAreNt mecHANicAl services
53 Brunelle Road North,Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1
Tel: 705.335.3617Fax: 705.337.6880
longlaCrAy & doris truck PArts
106 Hamel Avenue,Longlac, ON P0T 2A0
Tel: 807.876.2687Fax: 807.876.2570
MississaugaB. ANdrews truck service
ceNtre ltd.6755 Columbus Road, Unit #2,
Mississauga, ON L5T 2G9Tel: 905.670.3384Fax: 905.670.5794
Contact: Boyd AndrewsEmail: [email protected]
ontario
nEW liskEaRdPioNeer sPriNg & AligNmeNt
260 Hawn Road., Box 1088,New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Tel: 705.647.8707Fax: 705.647.9362
oakVillEk.i.d. truck & trAiler service
1090 South Service Rd., Unit A,Oakville, ON L6J 2X8
Tel: 905.842.2942Fax: 905.338.5600
ottaWaottAwA trAiler rePAir iNc.
2020 Bantree Street,Ottawa, ON K1B 5A4Tel: 613.741.0878Fax: 613.741.0245
siMCoEwilsoN truck & trAiler
401 Queensway West,Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 5B3
Tel: 519.428.0501Fax: 519.428.4631
Contact: Duane or Lisa Wilson
sudBuRysudBury truck & trAiler
510 Whissell Avenue,Sudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Dennis Monticelli
VERnERmoBile mecHANicAl services
11769 Hwy 364, Box 309,Verner, ON P0H 2M0Tel: 705.594.1319Fax: 705.594.1548
saskatcheWan
saskatoonA-liNe frAme & AligNmeNt
3246 Millar Avenue,Saskatoon, SK, S7K 5Y2
Tel: 306.931.6612Fax: 306.931.6615
Email: [email protected]: Stan & Fred Neudorf
hEalThy lIvING
What Are We Really Eating?
By Brenda Ricker
When you walk through the grocery store,
it’s the front labels that get your attention. What would happen if you chose food by reading the ingredients instead of the front part of the label?
There are four categories of products most people know and probably will buy because of advertising or because they think that they are good for them. Check the ingredients to see if you can imagine a food with these ingredi-ents. Most foods contain essentially the same cheap ingredients namely refined carbohydrates, oil and/or sugar.
The first set of ingredients consists of unbleached enriched wheat flour, palm oil, liquid brown sugar, salt, malted barley flour, flour, yeast, hydrogenated soybean oil, vinegar, soy lecithin, color, artificial flavor and citric acid.
The second set of ingredi-ents consists of enriched wheat flour, vegetable oil shortening (vegetable, modified palm, modified
palm kernel), sugar, salt, glucose-fructose, malt flour, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, soya lecithin, soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid, amylase, protease, papain, yeast, and sour dough cul-ture.
The third set of ingredi-ents consists of rice, wheat gluten, sugar/glucose-fructose, defatted wheat
germ, salt, Malt (corn flour, malted barley), vitamins (thiamin, hydrochloride, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, D-Calcium Pantothenate) and iron.
The fourth set of ingredi-ents consists of wheat flour, sugar/glucose-fructose, corn starch, modified palm oil, canola oil, malt syrup, salt, modified milk ingredi-ents, glycerin, baking soda,
ammonium bicarbonate, soya lecithin, natural flavor, and sulphites.
Don’t all of these ingredi-ents just make your mouth water? It is very important to understand what the labels actually are telling you. Next month I will give you the answers to the four categories. Until then, be healthy! Email: [email protected]
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accounting, tax & bookkeePing
accounTs & records ManageMenT
Bookkeeping For YourBusiness & Personal Finances
Toll Free Tel: 888.644.2333
• • •iT’s aLL abouT nuMbers
1017 Jordan Road,Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0
Diagonally across from the730 Truck Stop
Tel: 613.340.8409Fax: 888.818.4964
Summer hours by appointment only
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souThwesT Tax consuLTing inc.In-Home Service Truckers Tax Saver
Tel: 800.642.2716Email: [email protected]: www.SouthwestTax.ca“Call for an In-Home Quote in
Ontario”
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TransporT FinanciaL services
Specializing in the trucking industry since 1974
Toll Free: 800.461.5970Email: [email protected]: www.tfsgroup.com
“We Make Trucking Less Taxing”
advocates & lobbYists
The Trucker’s voice
2 Cripple Creek Crescent,Stittsville, ON K2S 1T3
Tel: 613.831.1332Email: Peter_Turner@ thetruckersvoice.ca
Web: www.thetruckersvoice.ca
air brake trainingfor mechanics
FreinMeisTer group inc.6 Farnham Crescent,London, ON N6K 1K1
Tel: 519.641.6770Email: [email protected]: www.freinmeister.com
air conditioning & heating: sales &
service
aarden indusTries inc.26 Napier Court,
Utopia, ON L0M 1T0
Tel: 705.797.0041
Fax: 705.797.2469
• • •Manwin enTerprises inc.
15 Wanless Court,
Ayr, ON N0B 1E0
Toll Free: 888-823-7611
Tel: 519-624.4003
Fax: 519.624.5501
Email: [email protected]
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wiLson insTruMenTs LTd.43 Crowe Bay Heights, R.R. 2
Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0
Tel: 705.653.2403
Fax: 705.653-5560
Toll Free: 877.467.4440
www.wilsoninstrumentsltd.com
automated lubrication sYstems
beka Lube producTs inc.2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9
Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4
Toll Free Tel: 888.862.7461
Tel: 905.821.1050
Fax: 905.858.0597
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.beka-lube.com
“Technology you can rely on.”
automated lubrication sYstems
cpL sysTeMs canada inc.Corporate Office
8450 Lawson Road, Unit #5,
Milton, ON L9T 0J8
Tel: 905.875.1017
Fax: 905.875.2125
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.1760
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.cplsystems.com or
www.groeneveld-group.com
automated lubrication sYstems
FLo coMponenTs LTd.50 Admiral Blvd.,
Mississauga, ON L5T 2W1Tel: 905.671.2355Fax: 905.671.2358
Toll Free: 800.668.5458Email: [email protected]: www.flocomponents.com
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s.e.T.i. iMporTs inc.81 Tremaine Road
Milton, ON L9T 2W8Tel: 905.878.7161Fax: 905.878.7730
Email: [email protected]: www.autogreaser.com or
www.seti-imports.com
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Lubecore inTernaTionaL inc.7065 Twiss Road
Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0Tel: (905) 864-3110Fax: (905) 878-6935
Email: [email protected]: www.lubecore.com
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skF LubricaTion soLuTions
(A Division of SKF Canada Ltd.)5777 Coopers Avenue
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1R9Tel: 905.631.1821Fax; 905.631.1787
Toll Free: 800.207. 5823 (LUBE)Email: [email protected]
Web: www.skf.ca“Greasing on the Go!”
buildings - all steel Pre-engineered
a-Z TechnicaL buiLding
sysTeMs inc
299 Mill Road, Unit 1510,Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V9
Tel: 416.626.1794Toll Free Tel: 877.743.5888
Fax: 416.626.5512Email: [email protected]
Web: www.a-ztech.on.ca
cargo control Products
Mover’s equipMenT & suppLies
6176 Atlantic Drive,Mississauga, ON L4C 1W2
Tel: 905.670.4488Toll Free Tel: 800.668.3773
Fax: 905.670.2748Email: [email protected]
www.movers3.com
clutch Products
FiL-Mor auToMoTive & cLuTch producTs LTd.
81 Northline Road,Toronto, ON M4B 3E9
Tel: 416.759.2245Fax: 416.759-5890
Toll Free Tel: 1.800.677.9038A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive
clutches since 1980.Specializing in heavy duty & custom made clutches including our own.
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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 services
4130 Foxwood DriveBurlington, ON L7M 4L3
Tel: 905.973.9136Fax: 905.315.7427
[email protected], FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC,
Bonded Carrier, NAFTA, Customs Brokerage and SAPP.
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danaTec educaTionaL services LTd.
201-11450 29th Street SE,Calgary, AB T2Z 3V5
Toll Free: 800.465.3366Tel: 403.232.6950
Email: [email protected]: www.danatec.com
Changing the way you train since 1985. Canada’s leading TDG Training
& Services.
comPliance services
e&b saFeTy consuLTing
Travel Centre of America,535 Mill Street, Unit 104,Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.537.2002Fax: 519.537.7499
Email:[email protected]
Web: www.ebsafetyconsulting.comTaking the guesswork out of
compliance
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icc The coMpLiance cenTer inc.205 Matheson Blvd. East, Unit 7,
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Tel: 905.890.7228Fax: 905.890.7070
Toll Free: 888.977.4834sales@thecompliancecenter.comwww.thecompliancecenter.com
Dangerous Goods Supplies & Services
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inTegraTed Training resources
P.O. Box 402, 140 Market Drive,Milton, ON L9T 4Y9Tel: 905.693.0660Fax: 905.693.0332
Toll Free Tel: 888.812.0099info@integratedtrainingresources.cawww.integratedtrainingresources.ca
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Maggie’s essenTiaL services
Cell: 416.994.3588Fax: 905.846.1625
Email: [email protected]: www.TruckAdmin.com
IFTA, Road Taxes, Administration, Permits/Renewals
driver services, recruitment &
emPloYment
drakkar huMan resources
1131 Derry Road East,Mississauga, ON L5T 1P3
Tel: 905.795.1397Toll Free Tel: 877.372.5527
Fax: [email protected]
Web: www.drakkar.ca
driver training
e & b saFeTy consuLTing inc.Travel Centre of America,535 Mill Street, Unit 104,Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.537.2002Fax: 519.537.7499
[email protected]: www.ebsafetyconsulting.com
Taking the guesswork out of compliance
truck & trailer rePairs
drug & alcohol testing
drivercheck inc.1 Manley Street,
Ayr, Ontario N0B 1E0Tel: 519.632.9371
Toll Free Tel: 800.463.4310Fax: 519.632.9534
Email: [email protected]: www.drivercheck.ca
drivercheck inc.4888,72nd Avenue SE, 2nd Floor,
Calgary, AB T2C 3Z2Tel: 403.720.5848
Toll Free: 800.463.4310Email: [email protected]
Web: www.drivercheck.caWorried about substance misuse &
abuse in your workplace?
emergencY road services
eMergency road services oF canada inc.
3413 Wolfedale Road, Suite 5,Mississauga, ON L5C 1Z8
Tel: 905.277.2377Fax: 905.277.2378
Email: [email protected]: www.ersofcanada.com
factoring, finance & foreign exchange
J d FacTors
315 Matheson Blvd. East,Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8
Tel: 905.501.5000Toll Free Tel: 800.263.0664
Fax: 905.501.0395Email: [email protected]
28 May 2011
The Products & services directory is your direct route to professional companies serving your local trucking market across Canada.Include your company in the directory by contacting Barb Woodward by phone at 877.225.2232, fax at 613.476.5959, email at
[email protected] or mail at 259 Salmon Point Road, R.R. #1, Cherry Valley ON K0K 1P0. Visit us online at www.woodwardpublishing.com.
factoring, finance & foreign exchange
Liquid capiTaL
Liquid capiTaL MidwesT corp.176 Seacliff Drive West,Leamington, ON N8H3Y5
Tel: 519. 419.5044Toll Free Tel: 877.653.9426
Fax: 519.326.4047riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.comwww.liquidcapitalmidwest.com“Large Account Service” to small
fleet & start-up companies.
fasteners
MuLTi-Line FasTener suppLy co. LTd.
1100 Courtneypark Drive East,Unit 5,
Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7Tel: 905.677.5088Fax: 905.677.4917
Web: www.multilinefasteners.comServing Fastener Needs for Industrial,
Automotive & Maintenance Trades
filters
donaLdson coMpany
P O Box 1299Minneapolis, MN55440-1299 USATel: 952.887.3699Fax: 952.887.3716
Toll Free Tel: 800.374.1374Email: engineserviceparts@
donaldson.comWeb: www.donaldson-filters.com
fleet management & litigation suPPort
dws FLeeT ManageMenT services
21 Lake Street, Ste. 2101Wrentham, MA 02093-1214
Tel: 508.384.9021Cell: 508.397.7169Fax: 508.384.9010
Email: [email protected]: www.darrystuart.comWeb: www.ecmteam.com
Fleet Management & Litigation Support for the Trucking Industry.
fuel additives & lubricants
benneTTs power service
producTs
P.O. Box 51016, RPO Tyndall ParkWinnipeg, MB R2X 3C6
Tel: 204.694.1777Toll Free Tel: 877.778.4440
Fax: 204.633.0133Email: [email protected]
Web: www.powerservice.ca
insurance brokers
aLLen insurance group
P O Box 189, 45 Dominion Street,Warkworth, ON K0K 3K0
Toll Free Tel: 877.924.2632Fax: 705.924.3385
Email: [email protected]: www.alleninsurance.ca
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baird Macgregor insurance brokers Lp
825 Queen Street East,Toronto, ON M4M 1H8
Tel: 416.778.8000Toll Free Tel: 800.263.3030
Fax: [email protected]
www.bairdmacgregor.com
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baiZana insurance brokers
806 Greenbank RoadOttawa, ON K2J 1A2Tel: 613.825.5575Fax: 613.825.5624
Toll Free: 877.791.1682Email: [email protected]: www.baizanainsurance.com
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bryson & associaTes insurance brokers LTd.
Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.
Tol Free: 800.661.5196Fax: 905.426.4959
Email:[email protected]
www.bryson-insurance.com“For All Your Trucking Insurance
Needs”Transportation Insurance, Fleet
Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability
Insurance.“Same Day Quotes up to 10 units”
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canadian insurance brokers inc.1 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 415,
Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1Tel: 416.486.0951Fax: 416.489.5311
Email: [email protected]: www.cibi.ca
insurance brokers
daLTon TiMMis insurance group
35 Stone Church Road,
Ancaster, ON L9K 1S5
Tel: 905.648.3922
Tol Free Tel: 888.385.8466
Fax: 905.648.2640
Email [email protected]
Web: www.daltontimmis.com
The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.
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daLTon TiMMis insurance group
14-600 Crowfoot Cres., NW
Calgary, AB T3G 0B4
Tel: 403.241.2288
Tol Free Tel: 866.472.0721
Fax: 866.399.3177
Email [email protected]
Web: www.daltontimmis.com
The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.
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erb and erb
insurance brokers LTd.30 Queen Street North,
Kitchener, ON N2H 6N2
Tel: 519.579.4270
Fax: 519.741.1977
Toll Free: 800.265.2634
Email: [email protected] or
Website: www.erb-erb.com
What you want to protect the most..We protect the best!
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hub inTernaTionaL onTario LTd
33 Princess Street, Suite 501
Leamington, ON N8H 5C5Tel: 519.326.9339
Fax: 519.326.0128Toll Free Tel: 800.463.4700
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hubinternational.com
Transportation Insurance
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rainbow insurance brokers inc
958 Road 2 East
Kingsville, ON N9Y 2E4
Tel: 519.733.3268
Fax: 519.733.3282
Email: [email protected].
In Business since 1995
lifting equiPment & jacks
canada powerTrain
3833 Nashua Drive,Mississauga, ON L4V 1R3
Tel: 905.677.3522Toll Free Tel: 800.268.4809
Fax: 905.677.4618Email: [email protected]: www.cptparts.com
lubricants
wakeFieLd canada inc.3620 Lakeshore Blvd. West,
Toronto, ON M8W 1P2Tel: 416.252.5511 ext 4449Toll Free Tel: 800.268.5339
Fax: 416 [email protected]
Web: www.castrol.ca
Castrol HD creates products that deliver superior performance and greater reliability with the goal of
reducing customer operating costs.
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huTchinson FueLs
8 Loyalist Drive, Unit #2,Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
Tel: 613 475 3334Tol Free Tel: 800.465.0449
Fax: 613.475.4480
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Lucas oiL producTs
4060B Sladeview CrescentMississauga, ON L5L 5Y5
Toll Free Tel: 888.878.6973Fax: 905.814.9836
Email: [email protected]: www.lucasoil.ca
“Keep that Engine Alive!”
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noco LubricanTs coMpany
2 Bradpenn Road,Toronto, ON M8Z 5S9
Tel: 416.232.6626Toll Free Tel: 800.414.6626
Fax: 416.201.9880Email: [email protected]
Web: www.noco.ca
Best Service, Best Value, Best Quality
lubricants
rp oiL LiMiTed1111 Burns Street East, Unit 3,
Whitby, ON L1N 6A6Tel: 905.666.2313
Toll Free Tel: 800.335.6623Fax: 905.666.2761
Email: [email protected]
lubricants (sYnthetic)
sinwaL enTerprises inc5656 Bell Harbour Drive,
Mississauga, ON L5M 5J3Tel: 416.520.5527
Toll Free Tel: 866.326.7645Fax: 905.814.1802
Email: [email protected]: www.sinwal.com
oil furnace sales & service
de-on suppLy inc.R.R. #1, 1595 Lobsinger Road
St. Jacobs, ON N2J 4G8Toll Free Tel: 800.824.4115Toll Free Fax: 888.626.7843Email:[email protected]:www.deonsupply.com
on-board truck scales
vuLcan on-board scaLes#11-1642 Langan Ave.
Port Coquitlam BC V3C 1K5Ph: 604.944.1481Fax: 604.944.1482
Toll Free Tel: 800.663.0854Web: www.vulcanscales.com
Permits & services
730 perMiT servicesBox 755, 2085 Shanly Road,
Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0Tel: 613.657.1244
Toll Free Tel: 800.410.4754Fax: 613.657.1453
Email:[email protected]
Web: www.730permitservices.com
• • •c.u.T.c. inc.
1295 Carol Crescent,Laval, QC H7W 1G3Tel: 450.687.8294
Toll Free Tel: 866.927.8294Fax: 450.687.6963
Email: [email protected]
Pressure Washers
can-cLean pressure washers
6790 Davand Drive, Units 13 & 14Mississauga, ON L5T 2G5
Tel: 905.568.4868Fax: 905.565.8821
Toll free: 888.568.8001Email: [email protected]
Website: www.can-clean.com
rust control Products
corrosion conTroL coaTings LTd
106 Colborne Street,P.O. Box 1088
Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0Toll Free Tel: 800.934.7771Toll Free Fax: 800.563.8078
Email: [email protected]: www.cc-coatings.com
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krown corporaTe
35 Magnum Drive,Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0
Tel: 905.939.8750Fax: 905.939.8710
Toll Free Tel: 1.800.267.5744Email: [email protected]: www.krown.com
satellite tracking
peTro-viron inc.2 Taggart St., Unit 10Guelph, ON N1H 6H8Tel: (519) 837-2281Fax: (519) 763-9371
Email: [email protected]/pivot/
tarPs & tarPing sYstems
aero-kiT indusTries
5499 Harvester Road,Burlington, ON L7L 5V4
Tel: 905.335.2012Toll Free Tel: 800.465.8277
Fax: 905.335.8499Web: www.aero-kit.com“Keeping You Covered”
• • •
craMaro TarpauLin sysTeMs
206 Arvin Avenue,Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8
Tel: 905.662.2757Toll Free Tel: 800.565.8277
Fax: 905.662.4811Email: [email protected]: www.cramarotarps.com
Cramaro, for all your tarping needs.
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tarPs & tarPing sYstems
Trison Tarps130 Copernicus Blvd.,Brantford, ON N3P 1L9
Tel: 519.720.9464Toll Free Tel: 866.948.2777
Fax: 519.720.9468Email: [email protected]: www.trisontarps.ca
test equiPment-brakes, abs, lights
LiTe-check, LLc3102 East Trent Avenue
Spokane, WA, 92202Tel: 509.535.7512
Toll Free Tel: 800.343.8579Fax: 509.535.7680
Email: [email protected]
tire balancing
counTeracT baLancing beads13029 8th Line,
Georgetown, ON L7G 4S4Tel: 905.873.3339Fax: 905.873.3088
Toll Free Tel: 800.572.8952Email:
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Taabs inc.2801 2nd Avenue North, Unit #2
Lethbridge, AB T1H 6S2Toll Free: 888.553.3005
Fax: 403.394.9911Email: [email protected]
Website: www.taabs-int.com
tire & Wheelservice & equiPment
dureT eT Landry inc.2250 boul, Industriel,Laval, QC H7S 1P9Tel: 514.337.7777
Toll Free Tel: 800.663.0814Fax: 450.663.2688
Email: [email protected]
onTario oFFiceCorghi, ON
Tel: 416.902.4663Contact: Thierry Lefebvre
Web: www.duretlandry.com
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hoFMann baLancingTechniques LTd
6500 Millcreek Drive,Mississauga, ON L5N 2W6
Tel: 905.821.0799Fax: 905.821.2073
Toll Free Tel: 800.267.2185Email: [email protected] or
[email protected]: www.hofmann.ca
tire & Wheelservice & equiPment
hunTer engineering coMpany
112 York Street,Eden Mills, ON N0B 1P0
Tel: (905) 699-7991Email: [email protected]: www.hunter.com
toWing services
a Towing service LTd.185 Bartley Drive
Toronto, ON M4A 1E6Service GTA, Ontario and USA
Tel: 416.656.4000Fax: 416.656.3065
Toll Free Tel: 800.773.7952Email: [email protected]
Web: www.atowing.caA company you can count on!
• • •
abraM’s Towing“Service Across Ontario”
Tel: 416.398.2500Toll Free Tel: 888.667.5438
24 Hour Heavy TowingWeb: www.abrams.ca
• • •
acTion auToMoTive,Towing & recovery
P O Box 126,Trenton ON K8V 5R2Tel: 613.394.4924
Toll Free Tel: 800.551.6151Fax: 613.394.2428
Email: [email protected]: www.actiontowing.com“Meeting Your Service Needs in
Eastern Ontario”
• • •c.a. Towing
R.R. #2, 2485 Campbellville Road,Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0
Tel: 905.854.0169Toll Free Tel: 800.363.2209
Fax: 905.854.1282Email: [email protected]
• • •
gervais Towing & recovery
1485 Startop Road,Ottawa, ON K1B 3W5
Tel: 613.747.4666Toll Free Tel: 888.689.2170
Fax: 613.747.8323Email: [email protected]: www.gervaistowing.com
toWing services
gobbo Towing & recovery LTd.85 Pondhollow Drive,Sudbury, ON P3E 6C1
shop
5238 Hwy. 69 South,Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1
Tel: 705.523.2341Fax: 705.523.2817
Toll Free: 800.261.4252Email: [email protected]
• • •
hansen Towing & recovery
236 Rutherford Road South,Brampton, ON L6W 3J6
Tel: 905.453.7319Fax: 905.451.1534
Toll Free Tel: 800.876.7097Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hansentowing.com
• • •
k.b.w. Towing
KBW Truck Transfer Service1 Towns Road,
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1Tel: 416.255.4443
Toll Free Tel: 866.616.6379Fax: 416.252.2558
Email: [email protected] Heavy & Medium Towing, Flatbed
Specialists.
• • •
J p Towing service & sTorage LTd
11 Glen Scarlett Road,Toronto, ON M6N 1P5
Tel: 416.203.9300Toll Free Tel: 866.527.8225
Fax: 416.203.9303Email: [email protected]
Web: www.jptowing.com
• • •
paT rogers Towing
Kingston, Ontario24 Hour Emergency
ServiceToll Free Tel: 888.221.3672
Tel: 613.384.2572Web: www.PatTogersTowing.ca
trailer & container sales & service
sTorsTac
90 North Queen Street,Etobicoke, ON M8Z 2C9
Tel: 416.231.9100Fax: 416.231.7517
Email:[email protected]: www.storstac.com
trailer manufacturers
TiTan TraiLers
1129 Hwy #3, R R #3,Delhi, ON N4B 2W6Tel: 519.688.4826Fax: 519.688.6453
Email: [email protected]: www.titantrailers.com
trailer manufacturers
[ tankers ]
bedard Tankers inc.5785 Place Turcot
Montreal, QC H4C 1V9Tel: 514.937.1670Fax: 514.937.2190Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bedardtankers.comLeader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquified Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road
Tanker Trailers
• • •
TreMcar inc.790 Montrichard Ave.
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 5G4Tel: 450.347.7822Fax: 450.347.8372
Toll Free Tel: 800.363.2158Email: [email protected]
trailer sales, leasing, rentals &
service
ForT garry indusTries
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com/trailers
Proud distributors for Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more.
• • •
gTa TraiLer renTaLs inc.Head Office – 36 Cardico Drive,
Gormley, ON L0H 1G0Toll Free Tel; 866.482.5311
Fax: 905.888.6061Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gtatrailer.com
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sMarTway TraiLer renTaLs
2891 Sideroad 10,Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4
Tel: 905.775.6700Toll Free Tel: 888.747.7667
Fax: 905.775.7250Email: [email protected]: www.smartwaytrailers.ca
trailer sales, leasing, rentals &
service
TransiT TraiLer LTd.22217 Bloomfield Rd.,
R R #6, Chatham, ON N7M 5J6Tel: 519.354.9944
Toll Free Tel: 877.995.5999Fax: 519.354.9782
Email: [email protected]: www.transittrailer.com
transPortcomPanies
brian kurTZ Trucking LTd.R R #2 , Breslau, ON N0B 1M0
Tel: 519.836.5821Fax: 519.836.9396
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carMen TransporTaTion group
3700 Weston Road,Toronto, ON M9L 2Z4
Tel: 416.667.9700Fax: 416.667.8272
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.carmentransportationgroup.com
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erb group oF coMpanies
290 Hamilton Road,New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2
Tel: 519.662.2710Fax: 519.662.3316
Toll Free Tel: 800.665.2653Email: [email protected]: www.erbgroup.com
• • •
inTernaTionaL TruckLoad services inc.
107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450Belleville, ON K8N 5J1
Tel: 613.961.5144Toll Free Tel: 800.267.1888
Fax: 613.961.1255Toll Free Fax: 888.485.6487
Email: [email protected]: www.itstruck.ca
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sTar van sysTeMs
10 Kerivan Court,Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6
Toll Free: 800.263.4884Fax: 905.643.8700
transPortcomPanies
yanke group oF coMpanies
27 Automatic Road,Brampton, ON L6S 5N8
Tel: 905.791.1369 ext 3747Toll Free Tel: 800.373.6678
Fax: 905.791.1278Email: [email protected]
Web: www.yanke.ca
transPortation training
cenTenniaL coLLege
P.O. Box 631, Station A,Toronto, ON M1K 5E9
Tel: 416.289.5000 Ext 7606Email: dormiston@
centennialcollege.caWeb: www.centennialcollege.ca
Looking for a career?Apprenticeship Training: Truck,Coach
& Heavy Equipment Technicians.
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adanac Truck driver Training595 Middlefield Road, Unit 10,
Scarborough, ON M1V 3S2Tel: 416.754.2222
Toll Free Tel: 877.317.4222Contact: Wayne Campbell
Email: [email protected]
• • •coMMerciaL heavy equipMenT
Training2421 Cawthra Road,
Mississauga, ON L5A 2W7Tel: 416.456.2438
Toll Free Tel: 800.297.4322Fax: 905.281.9637
Contact: Gordon BrownEmail: [email protected]
Web: www.chet.ca
crossroads Training acadeMy49 Truman Rd., Barrie, ON L4N 8Y7
Tel: 705.719.2419Toll Free Tel: 866.446.0057
Fax: 705.719.2438Contact: Read Conley
[email protected] Diane Austin
crossroads Training acadeMy888 Walbridge Loyalist Road,
C.R.S. Bldg, Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5Tel: 613.389.6000
Toll Free Tel: 888.282.6605Contact: Robert Barclay
30 May 2011
transPortation training
crossroads Training acadeMy
1525 Centennial Drive,Kingston, ON K7P 2Y7
Tel: 613.389.6000Toll Free Tel: 888.282.6605
Contact: Robert Barclay
crossroads Training acadeMy
2020 Bantree Street,Ottawa, ON K1B 5A4Tel: 613.742.7499
Toll Free Tel: 866.529.1113Contact: Brian Adams or Erica KellyBrian@crossroadstrainingacademy.comwww.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
crossroads Truck Training acadeMy
10 Maple Street, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5
Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: 613.742.7899
Toll Free Tel: 866-529-1113Email: [email protected]
www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
danbro Truck Training
505 Kenora Ave., Bldg. #1, Unit #1,Hamilton, ON L8E 3P2Contact: Brent Nantais
Tel: 905.575.7606Toll Free Tel: 800.273.5867
Fax: [email protected]
equiTrain sysTeMs LTd.7384 Beards Lane, P.O. Box 1741,
Woodstock, ON N4S 0B1Tel: 519.537.7722
Toll Free Tel: 866.718.3993Fax: 519.537.3672 Contact: Melissa
Email: [email protected]: www.equitrain.ca
greaTer oTTawa Truck Training
5 Caesar Avenue,Ottawa, ON K2G 0A8Tel: 613.727.4688Fax: 613.727.5997
Contact: Shahram Dowlatshahigott@greaterottawatrucktraining.comwww.greaterottawatrucktraining.com
Jay’s proFessionaL Truck Training cenTre
589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11,Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6Contact: Jay or Chandrika
Tel: 416.299.9638Fax: 416.609.9814
Email: [email protected]: www.jaystrucktraining.ca
kiM richardson TransporTaTion speciaLisTs inc.
23 Industrial Drive,Caledonia, Ontario N3W 1H8
Tel: 905.765.3445Toll Free Tel: 800.771.8171
Fax: 905.765.1444Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson
Email: [email protected]: www.krway.com
Heavy equipment & forklift also available.
transPortation training
kiM richardson TransporTaTion speciaLisTs inc.634 Ireland Road,
Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 4K8Tel: 519.426.8260 ext. 232Toll Free Tel: 800.771.8171
Fax: 519.428.3112Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson
Email: [email protected]: www.krway.com
Heavy equipment & forklift also available.
kiM richardson TransporTaTion speciaLisTs inc.
120 Bill Martyn Parkway Street,Thomas, Ontario N5R 6A7
Tel: 905.765.3445Toll Free Tel: 800.771.8171
Fax: 905.765.1444Contact: Roxanne Wilkieson
Email: [email protected]: www.krway.com
Heavy equipment & forklift also available.
Modern Training onTario
308 Kenora Avenue,Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2Contact: Nick Korakas
Tel: 905.573.9675Toll Free Tel: 866.443.7483
Fax: 905.573.6425Email: [email protected]: www.moderntraining.com
norThern acadeMy oFTransporTaTion Training
25 Vagnini Court,Lively, ON P3Y 1K8
Contact: Kevin PattisonTel: 705.692.9222
Toll Free Tel: 800.719.9334Fax: 705.692.9256
Email: [email protected]: www.northernacademy.ca
norThsTar Truck driving schooL
1540 Matthew Brady Blvd.,Windsor ON N8S 3K6
Contact: Robert LabuteTel: 519.967.0444Fax: 519.967.0445
Email: [email protected]
onTario Truck driving schooL (chaThaM)
1005 Richmond Street,Chatham, ON N7M 5J5
Contact: Bill KentTel: 519.355.0077
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.4777Toll Free Fax: 866.800.6837Email: [email protected]
Web: www.otds.com
onTario Truck driving schooL (London)
427 Exeter Road,London, ON N6E 2Z3
Contact: Bill KentTel: 519.858.9338
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.4777Fax: 519.858.0920
Email: [email protected]: www.otds.com
Forklift & Heavy EquipmentTraining Available
transPortation training
onTario Truck driving schooL (niagara-on-The-Lake)
281 Queenston RoadNiagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
Contact: Bill Kent(Truck and Bus Course Info)Contact: Wayne Saunders(Heavy Equipment Info)
Tel: 905.685.1117Toll Free Tel: 800.263.4777
Fax: 905.641.0533Email: [email protected]
Web: www.otds.com
onTario Truck driving schooL (sarnia)
141 Mitton Street South,Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5
Contact: Bill KentTel: 519.332.8778
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.4777Toll Free Fax: 866.800.6837Email: [email protected]
Web: www.otds.com
onTario Truck driving schooL (windsor)
1333 College Avenue,Windsor, ON N9B 1M8
Contact: Bill KentTel: 519.258.0333
Toll Free Tel: 866.410.0333Fax: 519.258.9056
Email: [email protected]: www.otds.com
Forklift & Heavy EquipmentTraining Available
onTario Truck Training acadeMy (oshawa)
199 Wentworth Street East,Oshawa ON L1H 3V6
Contact: Dennis LagroisTel: 905.723.1237
Toll Free Tel: 800.753.2284Fax: 905.723.1245
Email: [email protected]: www.otta.ca
onTario Truck Training acadeMy (peTerborough)
365 Lansdowne Street East, Unit 3,Peterborough, ON K9L 2A3
Tel: 705.743.1888Toll Free Tel: 800.939.1463
Fax: 705.743.1875Email: [email protected]: www.otta.ca
robar Training speciaLisTs
701 Powerline Road,Brantford, ON N3R 7X3
Contact: Don RossTel: 519.770.3576
Toll Free Tel: 866.231.5885Fax: 519.770 4559
Email: [email protected]: www.robartraining.com
saFeTy Truck Training schooL LTd
4 Wilkinson Road, 2nd FloorBrampton, ON L6T 4M3
Contact: Yogan SockalingamTel: 905.793.9546Fax: 905.793.6426
Email: [email protected]: www.safetytruck.com
transPortation training
shaun-david Truck Training schooL
111 Sherwood Drive, Unit 14,Brantford, ON N3S 6J9Contact: David Nicholas
Tel: 519.720.9349Toll Free Tel: 866.550.5589
Fax: 519.720.9351Email: [email protected]: www.shaundavidtts.com
Tri-counTy Truck driver Training
480 Waydom Drive,Ayr, ON N0B 1E0
Contact: Richard WyniaTel: 519.653.1700
Toll Free Tel: 800.265.0400Fax: 519.653.2442
Email: [email protected]: www.tricountytruck.com
Truck Training schooLs associaTion oF onTario
27 William StreetSt. Catharines, ON L2R 5H9
Toll Free: 866.475.9436Fax: 905.704.1329
Web: www.ttsao.com
vaLLey driver Training
99 Cote Blvd.Hammer, ON P3P 1L9
Contact: Jamie FitchettTel: 705.897.8849Fax: 705.524.7067
truck & trailer rePairs
ForT garry indusTries
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com/parts/
Brake specialists, installations, safeties and a whole lot more.
• • •MTT repair services inc.
1868 Drew Road,Mississauga, ON L5S 1J6
Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: 905.677.2774
Email: [email protected]
truck customiZing
quaLiTy cusToM
12 Clarke Blvd.Brampton, ON L6W 1X3
Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627
Email: [email protected]: www.qualitycustom.ca
truck deliverY
acadian driveaway
11 Dansk Court,Toronto, ON M9W 5N6
Tel: 905.709.8131Toll Free Tel: 800.668.1879
Fax: 905.709.2527Email: [email protected]: www.adctoronto.com
truck equiPment
ForT garry indusTries
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com/equipment
Sales and NSM certified installations of snow plows, sanders, mixers,
dump bodies and more.
truck lighting & accessories
aLdo’s driveLine
475 Admiral Blvd., Unit #1,Mississauga, ON L5T 2N1
Tel: 905.670.9105Fax: 905.670.0618
Toll Free Tel: 800.899.0427Email: [email protected]
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groTe indusTries co.230 Travail Road,
Markham, ON L3S 3J1Tel: 905.209.9744
Toll Free Tel: 800.268.5612Fax: 905.209.9757
Toll Free Fax: 800.267.9024Email: [email protected]
Web: www.grote.com
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Techspan
3131Pepper Mill Court,Mississauga, ON L5L 4X6
Tel: 905.820.6150Toll Free Tel: 800.363.1588
Fax: 905.820.6142Email: [email protected]
Web: www.techspan.ca
truck Parts & suPPlies
discounT Truck parTs LTd.11633-156 Street,
Edmonton, AB T5M 3T8Tel: 780.454.5050
Toll Free: 800.661.5051Email: [email protected]: www.discountruckparts.com
Quality truck parts at discount prices.
truck Parts & suPPlies
manitoba
BRandonForT garry indusTries1440 Highland AvenueBrandon MB R7C 1A7
Tel: 204.571.5980Toll Free: 866.883.6120
Fax: 204.571.5982Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.comWinnipEg
ForT garry indusTries2525 Inskster Blvd.R.R. #2 Stn Main
Winnipeg MB R3C 2E6Tel: 204.632.8261
Toll Free: 800.282.8044Fax: 204.956.1786
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
saskatcheWan
REginaForT garry indusTries1523 Ross Avenue East
Regina, SK S4N 7E5Tel: 306.757.5606
Toll Free: 800.552.8044Fax: 306.781.7926
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
saskatoonForT garry indusTries
3455 Miners AvenueP.O. Box 1848
Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K9Tel: 306.242.3465
Toll Free: 800.772.4599Fax: 306.933.4850
Email:[email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
alberta
CalgaRyForT garry indusTries5350-72nd Avenue SECalgary, AB T2C 4X5Tel: 403.236.9712
Toll Free: 800.661.3126Fax: 403.236.7249
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
EdMontonForT garry indusTries16230-118th Avenue NW
Edmonton AB T5V 1C6Tel: 780.447.4422
Toll Free: 800.663.9366Fax: 780.447.3289
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.comgRandE pRaiRiE
ForT garry indusTries10610-82nd Avenue
Clairmont AB T0H 0W0Tel: 780.402.9864
Toll Free: 866.424.5479Fax: 780.402.8659
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.comgRandE pRaiRiE
ForT garry indusTries10610-82nd Avenue
Clairmont AB T0H 0W0Tel: 780.402.9864
Toll Free: 866.424.5479Fax: 780.402.8659
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
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truck Parts & suPPlies
alberta
lloydMinstERForT garry indusTries
5701-63rd AvenueLloydminster AB T9V 3B8
Tel: 780.875.9115Toll Free: 800.661.9709
Fax:780.875.1403Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
REd dEERForT garry indusTries
7947 Edgar Industrial DriveRed Deer, AB T4P 3R2
Tel: 403.343.1383Toll Free: 866.297.0022
Fax: 403.347.8275Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
ontario
MississaugaForT garry indusTries
731 Gana CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1P2
Tel: 905.564.5404Toll Free: 888.456.6567
Fax: 905.564.8455Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
tHundER BayForT garry indusTries
915 Walsh Street WestThunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5
Tel: 807.577.5724Toll Free: 800.465.5044
Fax: 807.475.9033Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
truck Parts & suPPlies
Levy sTeering cenTre LTd.1409 Shawson Drive
Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4
Tel: 905.564.1899
Fax: 905.564.1911
Toll Free: 800.565.5389
Web: www.levysteering.com
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shieLd Truck accessories
P.O. Box 281,
Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9
Tel: 519.765.2828
Toll Free Tel: 866.617.0201
Fax: 519.765.2821
www.shieldtruckaccessories.com
truck sales, leasing, Parts & service
gerry’s Truck cenTre
4049 Eastgate Cres.,
London, ON N6L 1B7
Tel: 519.652.2100
Toll Free Tel: 800.363.4380
Fax: 519.652.6593
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gerrystrucks.com
“Your Complete Transportation
Business Partner”
truck sales, leasing, Parts & service
irvine Truck cenTre
7537 Woodbine Avenue
Markham, ON L3R 2W1
Tel: 905.513.1500
Toll Free Tel: 877.468.7897
Fax: 905.752.0967
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.irvinetrucks.ca
• • •
Diesel Truck Parts Inc.
Morgan’s dieseL Truck parTs & service inc.
1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R.R. #1
Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0
Tel: 613.546.0431
Toll Free Tel: 800.267.0633
Fax: 613.546.4206
Web: www.morgan-diesel.com
truck tire sales & service
surgenor Truck cenTre
261 Binnington Court,
Kingston, ON K7M 9H2
Tel: 613.548.1100
Toll Free Tel: 877.548.1101
Fax: 613.548.4990
Email:[email protected]
Web: www.surgenortruck.com
truck tire sales & service
onTario regionaL oFFice520 Abilene Drive,
Mississauga, ON L5T 2H7Toll Free Tel: 800.465.0618
Tel: 905.564.5171Fax: 905.564.5175
Email: [email protected]: www.oktire.com
Over 100 Truck Tire Service Centres Across Canada
truck transmissions, differentials &
Pto’s
c & r TransMission service LTd13 Anderson Blvd.
Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4Tel: 905.642.4556Fax: 905.642.2293
Toll Free: [email protected]
We service clutchs also.
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canada powerTrain3833 Nashua Drive,
Mississauga, ON L4V 1R3Tel: 905.677.3522
Toll Free Tel: 800.268.4809Fax: 905.677.4618
Email: [email protected]: www.cptparts.com
truck transmissions, differentials &
Pto’s
canada-wide parTs disTribuTors LTd
1261A Shawson Drive, Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4
Tel: 905.564.3116Toll Free: 877.564.3116
Fax: 905.564.3119Email: customerservice@
canadawideparts.comWeb: www.canadawideparts.com
Canada’s leading supplier of Powertrain Components.
• • •
doMar TransMission LTd.130 Skyway Avenue,Toronto, ON M9W 4Y9
Tel: 416.675.2268Toll Free Tel: 800.387.4883
Email: [email protected] it comes to transmissions…
think DOMAR
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MascoT Truck parTs
475 Admiral Blvd., Unit #1Mississauga, ON L5T 2N1
Tel: 905.670.9100Fax: 905.670.0618
Toll Free Tel: 800.668.5560
truck Wash
Trans canada
auToMaTic Truck wash
Yellowhead Highway 16 West
South at Range Road 14
Lloydminster, AB T9V 3C2
Tel: 780.874.9274
Fax: 780.874.9275
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.tctw.ca
Home of the 8 Minute Semi Wash
and the Clean Ride Car Wash
truck Wire, cable & electrical accessories
Techspan
3131 Pepper Mill Court,
Mississauga, ON L5L 4X6
Tel: 905.820.6150
Toll Free Tel: 800.363.1588
Fax: 905.820.6142
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.techspan.ca
V
aNNOUNCEMENT
Manitoulin Transport Acquires Penner
Mississauga, On-tario, April 19, 2011 - Manitou-
lin Transport today an-nounced it has acquired the Less-than-Truckload (LTL) business of Penner International Inc., based in Steinbach, Manitoba.
Penner International has made the decision to focus on its Truckload business and has concluded an agreement with Manitou-lin Transport to purchase its LTL book of business.
The LTL business seg-ment operates through
seven terminals: Toron-to, Winnipeg, Edmon-ton, Calgary, and Surrey in Canada, and Minne-apolis, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota in the United States. The primary consolidation points are Winnipeg and
Minneapolis. The addi-tional freight to and from the U.S. will allow Mani-toulin to provide direct service coverage between Minneapolis and Win-nipeg, improving service times to all of Western Canada.V
vOlvO TRUCKS IN NORTh aMERICa
Volvo 2010 North American Dealers of the Year
Volvo Trucks in North America r e c e n t l y a n -
nounced its 2010 Dealers of the Year for the U.S. and Canada. The an-nual award honors each dealership’s entire organ-ization and its employees for overall accomplish-ment and performance. Selection criteria for the annual award includes outstanding performance in new truck and parts sales, growth in mar-ket share, penetration of Volvo engines, customer satisfaction index, and investment in facilities.
General Truck Sales of Muncie, Indiana was
named the U.S. Dealer of the Year for 2010. Steve Bassett has been dealer principal for 21 years. His father Larry purchased General Truck Sales in 1974. The dealership cur-rently has 47 employees and offers customers sales of new and used trucks, full parts and ser-vice departments, a paint and body shop, contract maintenance, and full-service lease and rental operations.
Expressway Trucks of Waterloo and Windsor, Ontario was named the Canada Dealer of the Year for 2010. Since acquiring the Waterloo dealership
in 1999, Dealer Principal Scott Lawson has grown Expressway Trucks into two new and used sales and service locations with a total of 36 mech-anical bays and 70 full
and part-time employees.“There’s no question
that General Truck Sales and Expressway Trucks have done an outstand-ing job in achieving ex-cellence while repre-
senting the values of the Volvo brand,” said Ron Huibers , Sen ior Vice President - Sales & Marketing. “Through a strong focus on pro-viding support to help
maximize uptime, both dealerships have truly exemplified the excellent quality and service that customers have come to expect from Volvo Trucks.”V
32 May 2011
advertisers bY Product or serviceProduct/service Page PublicationAir Conditioning Sales & Service
Wilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News
Automated Greasing SystemsLubecore International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,7,18SKF Canada Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
Diesel Performance ProductsPerformance Products (Bully Dog) . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emergency Road ServicesEmergency Road Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern & Western Trucking News
Employment OpportunitiesChallenger Motor Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsCustom Trux & Equipment Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking NewsDMR Truck Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking NewsDrive Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsGreat Canadian Truck Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10HWT Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Western Trucking NewsInternational Truckload Services Inc . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking NewsKindersley Transport Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ontario Trucking NewsLaidlaw Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ontario Trucking NewsMackie Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking NewsStar Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking NewsTraffic Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Eastern Trucking NewsTransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,47,48Travelers Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking NewsYour Advantage Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Ontario Trucking News
Exhaust Sales & ServiceA & A Truck Exahust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,21 Ontario Trucking News
Factoring & FinanceJ .D . Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Liquid Capital Midwest Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
Fuel AdditivesBennett’s Power Service Products . . . . . . . . . 7,48
Legal ServicesOTT Legal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario Trucking News
LubricantsCastrol/Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,20,47 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsLucas Oil Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Shell Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Permits & WaiversC .U .T .C . Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Satellite TrackingPetro-Viron Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News
Steering & Clutch ProductsLevy Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tarps Sales & ServiceTrison Tarps Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,14
Theft Prevention ProductsThe Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Trade ShowsAtlantic Trucking Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar . . . . . . . . . 12Fleet Safety Council Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Ontario Truck Driving Championships . . . . . . . . . 38Road Today Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trailer LeasingChecker Flag Leasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trailer RepairsBritannia Fleet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transport Refrigeration Sales, Service & PartsJonjo Transport Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trucking Software Accord Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ontario Trucking News
Truck Parts & AccessoriesTraction Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Truck Sales Arrow Truck Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking News
Truck TransmissionsCanada Wide Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ontario Trucking NewsDomar Transmission Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,18
Truck RepairsTruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Truck Tires & RepairsNew Millenium Tire Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Weigh Scales (On Board)Vulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
Wheel Balancing ProductsHunter Engineering Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ontario Trucking NewsTAABS International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
alPhabetical list of advertisersadvertiser Page Publication
AA & A Truck Exahust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,21 Ontario Trucking NewsAccord Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ontario Trucking NewsArrow Truck Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsAtlantic Trucking Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
BBennett’s Power Service Products . . . . . . . . . 7,48Brighton Speedway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ontario Trucking NewsBritannia Fleet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CC .U .T .C . Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Canada Wide Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ontario Trucking NewsCanadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar . . . . . . . . . 12Castrol/Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,20, 47 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsChallenger Motor Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Ontario Trucking NewsChecker Flag Leasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Custom Trux & Equipment Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ontario Trucking News
DDMR Truck Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking NewsDrive Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsDomar Transmission Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,18
EEmergency Road Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern & Western Trucking News
FFleet Safety Council Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
GGreat Canadian Truck Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
HHunter Engineering Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ontario Trucking NewsHWT Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Western Trucking News
IInternational Truckload Services Inc . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News
JJ .D . Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Jonjo Transport Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
KKindersley Transport Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Ontario Trucking News
LLaidlaw Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ontario Trucking NewsLevy Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Liquid Capital Midwest Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking NewsLubecore International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,7, 18Lucas Oil Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MMackie Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking News
NNew Millenium Tire Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
OOntario Truck Driving Championships . . . . . . . . . 38OTT Legal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario Trucking News
PPerformance Diesel (Bully Dog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Petro-Viron Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News
RRoad Today Truck Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SShell Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15SKF Canada Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking NewsStar Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News
TTAABS International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24The Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,47,48Traffic Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Eastern Trucking NewsTravelers Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking NewsTrison Tarps Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,14
VVulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
WWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ontario Trucking News
YYour Advantage Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Ontario Trucking News
May 2011 33
manitoba
aRBoRg
Petro cANAdA-Petro PAssHighway #7 & #68, Arborg, MB
Tel: 204.376.5593Fax: 204.376.5587
Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store & parking
BEausEjouRPetro cANAdA-Petro PAss
400 Park Avenue,Beausejour, MB
Tel: 204.268.2223Fax: 204.268.4749
Open 24-7, convenience store & parking
BRandonBrANdoN Husky trAvel ceNtre
1990-18th Street North,Brandon, MB R7C 1B3
Tel: 204.728.7387www.myhusky.ca
MoRRisPetro cANAdA-Petro PAss
217 Main Street,Morris, MB
Tel: 204.746.8967Fax: 204.746.6008
Open 24-7, full service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room,
convenience store, ATM & parking
pinE fallsPetro cANAdA-Petro PAss
Highway #11 & #304Pine Falls, MB
Tel: 204.367.8800Fax: 204.367.4037Open 24-7, Parking
tEulonPetro cANAdA-Petro PAss
Highway #7 & 5th Street,Teulon, MB
Tel: 204.886.2732Fax: 204.886.3612
Open 24-7, convenience store & parking
WinnipEgPetro cANAdA-Petro PAss
500 Oak Point Highway,Winnipeg, 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 PAss928 Marion Street,
Winnipeg, MBTel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288
Open 24-7, drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry
facilities, showers & parking
EstEVanestevAN Husky trAvel ceNtre
201- 4th Street,Estevan, SK S4A 0T5Tel: 306.634.3109www.myhusky.ca
saskatcheWan
REgina
Husky Bulk sAles210 North McDonald Street,
Regina, SK S4Z 1A5Tel: 306.721.6880www.myhusky.ca
regiNA Husky trAvel ceNtre1755 Prince of Wales Drive
Regina, SK S4Z 1A5Tel: 306.789.3477www.myhusky.ca
saskatoon
Petro cANAdA-Petro PAss402-51st Street East,
Saskatoon, SKTel: 306.934.6766Fax: 306.668.6110
Email: [email protected]’ lounge, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking
sWift CuRREntHusky trAvel ceNtre
1510 South Service Road West,(Trans Canada Hwy 1 West)Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1
Tel: 306.773.6444www.myhusky.ca
alberta
BonnyVillEcougAr fuels ltd.5602-54th AvenueBonnyville, AB
Tel: 780.826.3043Fax: 780.826.6353
Email: [email protected]
www.cougarfuelsltd.caConvenience store, cardlock and
showers.CalgaRy
caLgary husky TraveL cenTre
2525-32nd Avenue N.E.Calgary, AB T1Y 6B7Tel: 403.291.1233www.myhusky.ca
roAdkiNg trAvel ceNtre4949 Barlow Trail SE,Calgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6251Fax: 403.235.5095www.roadking.ca
EdMontonroAdkiNg trAvel ceNtre
strAtHcoNA iNc.26 Strathmoor Drive
Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6Tel 780-417-9400Fax 780-417-9449
alberta
lloydMinistERHANcock Petroleum
5904-44th Street,Lloydminster, AB T9V 1V6
Tel: 888.875.2495Fax: 780.875.2095
Convenience Store, Showers & Laundry Facilities
Husky trAvel ceNtre
5721-44th Street,Lloydminster, AB T9V 0B3
Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.ca
MEdiCinE HatHusky trAvel ceNtre
561-15th Street SW,Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2
Tel: 403.527.5561
Petro cANAdA cArd lock
Agcom Petroleum fuel sAles
1802-10 Avenue, S.W.Medicine Hat, AB
Tel: 403.527.6411Fax: 403.529.1660
Showers.
british columbia
CHilliWaCk
cHilliwAck Husky trAvel ceNtre
7620A Vedder Road,Chilliwack, BC V2R 4E8
Tel: 604.858.5113www.myhusky.ca
chiLLiwack peTro-pass
45461 Yale Road WestChilliwack, BC
Tel: 604.795.9421Fax: 604.792.8931
[email protected] Cardlock Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Convenience Store
open Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm (washrooms).
cool creek AgeNcies
7985 Lickman Road,Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9
Tel: 604.795.5335Fax: 604.794.5080
[email protected] Full service islands, driver’s lounge & game room, convenience store,
showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale
british columbia
CRaigEllaCHiEskyliNe truck stoP
5507 Trans Canada Hwy,Craigellachie, BC
Tel: 250.836.4949Fax: 250.836.4950
Email: [email protected] 24-7, full service islands, driver’s lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
dElta
husky TraveL cenTre
10128 Nordel Court,Delta, BC V4G 1J7Tel: 604.582.1433www.myhusky.ca
dElta
peTro canada
souThcoasT peTroLeuM LTd. 10178 Nordel Court,
Delta, BCTel: 604.581.3835Fax: 604.581.3850
[email protected], fax, photocopier, nearby Gov’t Scale, Restaurants & ATM
goldEn
JePsoN Petroleum ltd.Box 1408
Golden, BC V0A 1H0Tel: 250.344.6161Fax: 250.344.2232
Email: [email protected] 8am-5pm mon-fri, lubes & propane, 24hr Cardlock, regular,
diesel & diesel mark.
HopE
dogwood vAlley
Husky trAvel ceNtre
27052 Baker Road,Hope, 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
osoyoosHusky trAvel ceNtre
9206-97th Street,R.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2
Tel: 250.495.6443www.myhusky.ca
british columbia
siCaMousHusky 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 (6am-10pm), convenience store, showers, laundry
facilities, parking, photocopier, oil products, ATM and fax machine.
Western ontario
BEaMsVillE
BeAmsville relAy stAtioN4673 Ontario Street,
(Exit 64 off QEW)Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4
Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770
Email: [email protected] 24-7, restaurant, convenience
store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
BoWManVillE
fiftH wHeel truck stoP2475 South Service Road,
(Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road) Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1
Tel: 905.623.3604Fax: 905.623.7109
Open 24 hrs., Diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale,
gasoline (self service), ATM, propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco
fleetfuel Cardlock ,full service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ truck parking capacity, motel (smoking & non-
smoking),Bell Canada Internet Kiosk, Irving Cardlock.
doRCHEstER
fiftH wHeel truck stoP3305 Dorchester Road,
(Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London)Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0
Tel: 519.268.7319Fax: 519.268.2967
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, blue beacon truck wash, drug testing
centre, gasoline (self serve), ATM, take-out food, open roads chapel,
Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, full service fuel islands, restaurant, private
showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge, 150+ parking capacity, motel
(smoking & non-smoking), arcade room, convenience store.
dRuMBotrucker’s HAveNHwy 401, Exit 250,
806607 Oxford Road,Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628
Email: [email protected]
Western ontario
foRt ERiE
ultrAmAr1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW)
Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4Tel: 905.994.8293
Open 24 hrs, Restaurant, Toilet, Showers, Overnight Parking &
Truckers’ Lounge
gRiMsBy
fiftH wHeel truck stoP398 North Service Road,
(Exit 74, off QEW, E. of Hamilton)(Casablanca Blvd. Exit)Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8
Tel: 905.945.0300Fax: 905.945.1115
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, blue
beacon truck wash, ATM, drug testing centre, gasoline, Sunoco
Cardlock, full service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade
room,100+ parking capacity, chapel, motel (smoking & non- smoking) &
Irving Cardlock.
HaMilton
mArsHAll truck & trAiler rePAir & truck stoP
336 Kenora Avenue,Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2
Tel: 905.561.4712Fax: 905.561.7757
Email: [email protected]: www.marshalltruck.comOpen 24-7 for Cardlock fuelling,
open 7am-12am mon-fri, 7am-5pm 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.
london
flyiNg m truck stoP7340 Colonel Talbot Road,
London, ONTel: 519.652.2728Fax: 519.652.6554
Email: flyingmtruckstop.comOpen 24 hrs, 6 days, full service
islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet
services, showers, garage on premises & parking
34 May 2011
Welcome to our complimentary Truck STop DirecTory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination. For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at [email protected].
Western ontario
london
loNdoN Husky trAvel ceNtreHwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401)
Belmont, ONTel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.ca
Milton
fiftH wHeel truck stoP40 Chisolm Dr. (Hwy 401 Exit 320)
Milton, ON L9T 3G9Tel: 905.878.8441Fax: 905.878.9376
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, ATM, lube shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, full service
fuel islands, restaurant, showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, 100+ parkin, chapel, motel (smoking & non- smoking), &
lottery tickets.
piCkERing
Husky trAvel ceNtre200 Clements Road, Pickering, ON
Tel: 905.428.9700www.myhusky.ca
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,toilet, showers, truckers’ lounge & short-time parking
stonEy CREEkstoP 50 truck stoP
1310 South Service Road,(Exit QEW at Fifty Road)
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5C5Tel: 905.643.1151Fax: 905.643.8068
Open 24-7, full service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
tilBuRyPilot trAvel ceNtre
19325 County Road 42,Exit 56 off Hwy 401
Tilbury, OntarioTel: 519.682.1140Fax: 519.682.9221
Email:[email protected]
www.pilottravelcenters.comOpen 24-7, six pilot diesel lanes, six gasoline lanes & six ESSO Cardlock
lanes, subway restaurant, large convenience store, drivers’ lounge & game room, CAT scale, coin laundry,
ATM, six showers & 70+ parking available.
Western ontario
WindsoRwiNdsor Husky trAvel ceNtre
Tecumseh, ON (off Hwy 401 at Exit 14)
Tel: 519.737.6401www.myhusky.ca
WoodstoCk
ultrAmAr535 Mill Street,
(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.421.3144Open 24 hrs, restaurant,
convenience store, toilet, showers, truckers’ lounge & overnight parking
eastern ontario
aRnpRioR
ANtrim truck stoP580 White Lake Road,Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9
Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003
Toll Free: [email protected] 24-7, full service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, overnight parking, truckers’ lounge, CAT scale, garage service facilities, tire service, western star
truck dealer.
BEllEVillEultrAmAr
25 Bellevue Drive,(Hwy 401 Exit 538, rear of Ultramar
Service Station)Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5
Tel: 613.771.1755Open 24 hrs, lunch counter,
convenience store, toilets, showers, short-time parking & truckers’ lounge
CaRdinal
2085 Shanly Road,Exit 730 off Hwy 401Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0
Tel: 613.657.3019Open 24 hrs, restaurant,
convenience store, toilet, showers, overnight parking & truckers’ lounge
CoRnWall
fiftH wHeel truck stoP1901 McConnell Avenue,(Exit 792 off Hwy 401)Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6
Tel: 613.933.8363Fax: 613.932.3952
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, full-service fuel islands, convenience store at fuel bar, take-out food, CAT scale, Blue Beacon Truck Wash, propane, Sunoco Cardlock, restaurant, 200+
truck parking capacity, private showers, laundry facilities, drivers’ lounge & arcade room, Bell Canada Internet Kiosk, barber shop, ATM, drug testing centre, chapel, motel
(smoking & non-smoking), tire shop, lube shop, mechanic shop, Irving
Cardlock.
eastern ontario
dEsERonto
quick stoP
215 Hwy #49,Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0
Tel: 613.396.3043Fax: 613.396.1449
Open 6am-10pm, 7 days, full service islands, subway, convenience store,
parking & coffee drive-thru.
dunVEgan
esso-duNvegAN
1515 County Road #20,(Hwy 417 Exit 51)
Dunvegan, ONTel: 613.527.1026 or
613.627.2100Fax: 613.527.2726
Open 24-7, full service islands, restaurant (Tim Horton’s),
convenience store, showers, parking & ATM.
joyCEVillEkiNgstoN Husky truck stoP
Joyceville Road,(Hwy 401 Exit 632)
Joyceville, ONTel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca
kingstonesso-kiNgstoN
Hwy 401 Exit 611, Kingston, ONTel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162
Open 24-7
uLTraMar
1993 Hwy 15, Exit 623Kingston, ON K7L 4V3
Tel & Fax: 613.542.7971 Email: [email protected]
Open 24/7, Fast-Food, Convenience Store, ATM, Overnight Parking.
ottaWa
ultrAmAr
3199 Hawthorne Road,(Exit 110 off Hwy 417)
Behind Ultramar Service StationOttawa, ON K1G 3V8Tel: 613.248.9319
Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, toilet,
Truckers’ lounge, showers& short- ime parking
eastern ontario
spEnCERVillEANgelo’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 417Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Toll Free: 800.593.4372Tel: 613.525.2120Fax: 613.525.1595
Email: [email protected] 24-7 drivers’ lounge,
restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, internet services, showers & parking.
northern ontario
BRadfoRd
BrAdford Husky trAvel ceNtreHwy 400 & 88, Bradford, ON
Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca
HWy 144 @ 560awAtersHed cAr & truck stoP
Hwy 144 & 560a,Tel: 705.655.4911 or
705.523.4917Fax: 705.523.4160
nEW liskEaRdgilli’s truck stoP
Hwy #11 North, New Liskeard, ONTel: 705.647.1919Fax: 705.647.5610
Full service islands, restaurant, convenience store, showers &
parking.
noRtH BayBAytruck stoP
3060 Hwy 11 North, North Bay, ONTel: 705.474.8410Fax: 705.495.4076
Toll Free: 888.474.8410Email: [email protected]: www.transportmall.comOpen 24-7, full service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, parking & truck repairs within 2 km.
sudBuRy
sudBury Petro PAss3070 Regent Street, Sudbury, ON
Tel: 705.522.8701Fax: 705.522.4280
Open Mon-Fri. 6am-11pm,Sat. 8am-8pm & sun. 10am-9pm,
drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store (hot food, pizza,
chilli & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.
northern ontario
tiMMins
esso truck stoP
2154 Riverside Drive,
Timmins, ON
Tel: 705.268.3400
Fax: 705.267.7231
Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store, ATM & showers.
WauBausHEnEwAuBAusHeNe truck stoP
21 Quarry Road, Box 419,
Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0
Tel: 705.538.2900
Fax: 705.538.0452
Email: [email protected]
québec
MontREalirviNg 24
5918, Rue Notre Dame Est,
Montreal, QC H1N 2C5
Tel: 514.257.8626
Fax: 514.259.0910
Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store & laundry facilities.
neW brunsWick
aulaCAulAc Big stoP circle k
170 Aulac Road,
Aulac, NB E4L 2X2
Tel: 506.536.1339
Fax: 506.536.0579
Email: [email protected]
Open 24-7, full service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,
convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale.
gRand fallsPetro PAss
315 Ouellette Street,
Grand Falls, NB
Tel: 506.473.5575
Fax: 506.475.9816
Toll Free: 800.361.8322
Drivers’ lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, internet services, showers,
parking & CAT scale.
MonCton
Petro-cANAdA
Exit 450, 2600 Mountain Road,
Moncton, NB E1G 3T6
Tel: 506.859.6000
Fax: 506.859.6005
Open 24-7, convenience store, fast food, ATM’s & restrooms
neW brunsWick
pERtH-andoVER
toBique oNe stoP
Exit 115, Perth-Anover, 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 Road,Salisbury, 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 (irviNg)
415 Nevers Rd., Waasis, NB E3B 9E1Tel: 506.446.4444Fax: 506.446.4440
Open 24-7, full service & self service islands, drivers’ lounge & game
room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking
WoodstoCk
murrAy’s truck stoP
Exit 191, 198 Beardsley Road,Woodstock, NB
Tel: 506.328.2994Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148
email: [email protected]
www.murraystruckstop.caOpen 24-7, full service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire sales & service.
nova scotia
EnfiEldeNfield Big stoP (circle k)
6757 Hwy #2, Enfield, NS S2T 1C8Tel: 902.882.2522Fax: 902.883.1769
Open 24-7, full-service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant (6 am-
11pm), convenience store, showers & parking.
tRuRo HEigHtstruro HeigHts circle k
86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13,Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6
Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499
Open 24-7, self service islands, drivers’ lounge, restaurant,
convenience store, showers & parking.
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lE ThèME DU MOIS: lES SySTèMES DE FREINS ET lEURS PRODUITS SPéCIFIqUES
L’Industrie de Transport Se Prépare à Suivre de Nouveaux RèglementsPaR MaREK KRaSUSKI
En 2007 et 2010, l’industrie de trans-port a dû s’adapter
à des réductions strictes en les émissions de parti-cules solides de diesel et d’oxyde d’azote. Plus tard cette année de nouveaux réglements SPIF (Safe, Productive, Infrastructure Friendly) vont entrer en vi-gueur. Ces règlements exi-gent que toutes les roues des nouvelles remorques touchent la surface de la route pour assurer la dis-tribution de la charge et la repartir bien sur chaque essieu ce qui devra reduire les dégâts éventuels sur les routes d’Ontario. Mais il en y a encore! En 2012, de nouvelles normes de distance d’arrêt de freins pour véhicules commerci-aux seront mises en place. Cette initiative rendue obligatoire par le NHTSA (U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-tion) sera suivie par les autorités canadiennes de transport.
Lorsque ces nouveaux règlements seront mis en place, un camion et remorque typique qui voyagent à 100 kph devra compléter son arrêt avant 250 pieds. Les règlements en vigueur actuellement exigent un arrêt avant 355 pieds. Les paramètres suivants seront inclus dans ces règlements.
1. Un camion et re-morque equipés de deux ou trois essieux avec un poids maximum permis de 70,000 livres ou moins doit s’arrêter avant 250 pieds.
2. Un camion et re-morque equipés de trois essieux avec un poids maximum permis de plus de 70,000 livres doit s’arrêter avant 310 pieds.
3. Un camion equipé de quatre ou plus essieux avec un poids maximum permis de plus de 85,000 l ivres ou moins doit s’arrêter avant 250 pieds.
4. Un camion equipé de quatre ou plus essieux avec un poids maximum
permis de plus de 85,000 livres ou plus doit s’arrêter avant 310 pieds.
On espère que ces changements reduiront le nombre de collisions. Pensez que presque 30% d’accidents de camions commerciaux s’avèrent causés par une panne de freins. Selon le NHTSA américain des lois plus strictes et une applica-tion proactive policière promettent de sauver la vie à 227 personnes par an, d’eviter 300 bless-ures graves et de reduire les couts de dégâts à la propriété de presque 170 millions de dollars.
Les manufactur iers de f re ins se prépar-ent à conformer à ces nouvelles normes, qui ne s’appliquent qu’à de nouveaux camions, a v e c d e s i n -nov-
ations c o n c e p -t u e l l e s e t techniques. Il y a d’innombrables manu-facturiers qui viennent et vont suivant la marée des changements économ-iques, mais parmi la dizaine de manufactur-iers primaires, la plupart est prète à se conformer aux nouveaux règlements. On ne sait pas encore de combien le prix des nou-veaux camions s’élèvera pour compenser les couts de tambour à freins ou l’installation de freins à disc supplémentaires.
Un des plus anciens manufacturiers de freins, Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, a annoncé récem-ment son Eversure, frein à ressort qui utilise la tech-nologie No Touch, que la compagnie décrit comme la nouvelle génération de diaphrame double de frein à tambour. La compagnie chante les louanges de cette nouvelle conception comme le frein le plus
léger parmi ses concur-rents dans l’industrie et qui promet une meilleure durabilité et performance. Chaque frein est plus de 2 livres plus léger que les modèles d’avant, ce qui réduisent le poids de l’ensemble du camion et de la remorque d’entre 16 et 24 livres. Bendix dit que le poids plus léger con-fère la capacité de porter une charge augmentée et d’améliorer l’économie de carburant. En même temps, la resistance à la corrosion est améliorée, grace à l’application d’un revêtement protecteur. Toutes les configurations de Bendix - soit freins à tambour soit freins à disc – sont conformes à ou dépassent l’exigence de réduction de 30% immin-
e n t e , selon la
compagnie.Parmi les innovateurs
de l’industrie se trouve Express Brake Inter-national (EBI), une com-pagnie basée en Floride qui commence à envis-ager l’établissement d’un dépôt canadien de dis-tribution dans l’Ontario. EBI a développé et a déposé un brevêt pour un nouveau système de mâchoire de freins à air et un système de garniture de freins qu’on signale comme un alternatif at-trayant pour l’industrie de mâchoire de freins pour poids lourds. Selon le directeur de ventes ré-gionales de la compagnie, Scott Deslippe, on réalise une surface augmentée de freinage en éliminant les trous de rivet et les fuse-aux, ce qui résulte en une amélioration de l’usure de la garniture. « Nos pro-duits fournissent 100% de contact de surface, ce qui
représente un départ de la plupart des concurrenciers dont les mâchoires à rivets contribuent à la corrosion et la craquelure de la gar-niture, » dit-il. L’absence de trous de rivet sur la face de la mâchoire em-pèche l’usure inégale de la mâchoire et du tambour. Le website d‘EBI indique que le matériel d’acier inoxydable et la soudure du joint de mâchoire résul-tent en un produit plus solide et plus durable.
Le marché a vu un essor en l’installation de freins à disc - un produit supér-
i e u r , selon l’avis de la majorité, aux freins à tambour conventionnels, mais plus côuteux quant à l’achat et à l’entretien. On prédit que les freins à disc vont obtenir une part plus grande du mar-ché, non seulement à cause de leur capacité d’arrêt dans une distance plus courte, mais aussi parce qu’ils contribuent à une régénération de puissance améliorée dans les camions hybrides et une tendance générale dans l’harmonisation des plateformes de camions globalement.
En dépit de préférences pour des freins à disc ou à tambour, une critque com-mune mentionnée sou-vent par beaucoup de spé-cialistes dans l’industrie e s t l e m a n q u e t r è s répandu de diligence en ce qui concerne l’entretien des systèmes de freinage. Les experts prétendent
qu’un entretien de freins incorrect peut causer au moins l’usure inégale et accélère les coùts de réparations. Le pire qui puisse arriver c’est que des systèmes de freins mal entretenus risquent de causer des collisions.
Bob Blair, de la com-pagnie Lite-Check In-s p e c t i o n S o l u t i o n s basée a Washington, tire l’attention sur des pra-tiques courantes dans l’industrie qui fatiguent les systèmes de freins. Parmi elles se trouvent
le manque d’air règlé intro-
duit dans le tuyau du frein. M ê m e quand il y a deux p e r -s o n n e s qui véri-
f i e n t l e s freins
– l’un q u i
exerce de la pression
sur la pédale du frein et l’autre qui vérifie chaque frein – la quan-tité de pression reste généralement inconnue. Un conducteur peut appli-quer 60 livres de pression dans une application et 90 livres dans une au-tre. Une pression inégale cause usure inégale des machoires du frein et des pneus.
Puisant dans sa longue expérience en l’entretien des freins, Bob Blair a noté que les techniciens « ont l’habitude de prendre une ligne d’air qui requiert, par exemple, 180 livres de pression et l’utilisent pour un système qui exige normalement de 90 à 110 lpc. Il en résulte une pression excessive sur chaque composant, con-nection et soupape » Une autre pratique commune est la tendance à verifier chaque chambre de frein en essayant de l’écouter
s’il y a des fuites d’air dans un chantier ou un garage bruyant. Dans l’absence d’un outil de test fiable de fuite d’air, cette méthode ne peut pas mesurer la perte d’air avec précision et peut mener à une panne de freins ou à un freinage variable.
Blair conseille aussi d’être vigilant contre la combinaison de la pres-sion d’air au frein à ressort ou au frein d’urgence. Supposons que le frein à ressort prend 120 livres de pression, l’addition de 80 livres d’air de service ajoute 200 livres de pres-sion dont le résultat est une fatigue excessive sur tous les composants du système de freins.
Les autorités de transport au Canada et aux États-Unis auront des inspec-tions de systèmes de freins beaucoup plus strictes à la suite des nouveaux règlements. Les représent-ants de l’industrie, comme Bob Blair, encouragent déjà les conducteurs et les directeurs de flotte à prendre des initiatives d’une manière proactive pour assurer la conformité. L’alternatif sera de su-bir des coùts financiers punitifs.
« Si les systèmes de freins ne sont pas en bon état, on devra encourir non seulement un coùt elevé de réparations et une performance réduite des pneus, mais aussi les pénalités attachées aux infractions, avec le camion en question hors de service et le coùt sup-plémentaire d’un tech-nicien certifié, obligé de voyager jusqu’au camion pour faire les réparations nécessaires. »
Blair encourage les directeurs d’entretien à consulter les directives des organismes, tel que le Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA), pour s’assurer de la conformité aux normes et ainsi d’éviter des dépen-ses inutiles.V
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aNNONCE
Trailer Wizards Annonce la Nomination d’Un Nouveau Vice-Président, Canada Atlantique
Trailer Wizards a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de
Dave Skaarup au poste de vice-président, Canada At-lantique. Dave assumera la double responsabilité des ventes et opérations pour le secteur Canada atlantique et se rapportera directement à Doug Van-derspek, président de Trailer Wizards.
E n s e j o i g n a n t à l’équipe Trailer Wizards,
Dave apporte 25 an-nées d’expérience dans l’industrie. Il occupait récemment le poste de vice-président Opérations (transport intermodal et semi-remorques) chez Clarke Road Transport. Dave sera basé dans nos installations de Moncton et Halifax et travaillera à la croissance des activités de la compagnie dans l’ensemble du secteur Canada atlantique.
Dave est originaire de Perth Andover au New Brunswick. Il a fait des études en management à l’Université du Nou-veau-Brunswick ainsi qu’à l’Université Concordia. Il habite présentement à Halifax avec ses deux enfants. Dave est un pas-sionné de la moto et il ap-précie les activités de plein air, notamment le golf, la chasse et la pêche.
Trailer Wizards est le
pr incipal fournisseur canadien de solutions de location de semi-re-morques et d’entreposage. L’entreprise offre des pro-grammes d’entretien com-plets, l’assistance routière en tout temps (24/7) et possède les ressources nécessaires pour toujours livrer l’équipement requis par les clients au mo-ment où ils en ont le plus besoin. Grâce aux plus récentes technologies de
repérage satellite, elle est en mesure de réduire les coûts de la clientèle en as-surant une meilleure opti-misation du parc de semi-remorques. De plus, ses initiatives écologiques ont aussi un effet bénéfique sur les ressources de la clientèle et sur la planète. Avec plus de 25 centres Semi-remorques Wizards partout au Canada, elle a réalisé son rêve, celui d’offrir un «Service local...
à la grandeur du pays». Pour en savoir plus à pro-pos de Semi-remorques Wizards, y compris sur les types de semi-remorques, la disponibilité et les pro-grammes d’entretien, vis-itez notre site internet au www.trailerwizards.com pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements ainsi que nos coordon-nées à la grandeur du pays.V
MINISTèRE DES TRaNSPORTS DU qUéBEC [MTq]
Le Plus Important Projet De Réfection d’Un Pont Jamais Entrepris en Canada
Avancement Du Projet De Réfec-tion Du Pont Hon-
oré-Mercier : Deux Chan-tiers Qui Progressent Bien
Malgré les inspections du Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ), nous poursuivons le projet de réfection du pont Honoré-Mercier. Bien que ce soit très confondant, il importe de préciser que les inspec-tions entreprises depuis de nombreuses fins de semaine relèvent du MTQ, ainsi que la restriction im-posée aux camions depuis le début de l’année. Ce blogue étant administré par le fédéral (Les Ponts Jacques Cartier et Cham-plain Incorporée), nous dif-fusons toute l’information que nous recevons du MTQ dès que possible.
En ce qui a trait au projet de réfection du pont Hon-oré-Mercier, nous avons démarré deux chantiers importants qui progressent très bien. Tout d’abord du côté l’arrondissement de LaSalle, nous sommes en train de bâtir un pont tem-poraire, afin de dévier la circulation et d’isoler l’un des deux viaducs Monette qui sera entièrement re-construit cette année (le viaduc permettant l’accès au pont en direction de la Rive-Sud). La construc-
tion du pont temporaire avance bien et n’affecte pas la circulation. La con-struction de ce pont est une mesure de mitigation importante que nous avons mise en place pour limiter au maximum les inconvé-nients aux usagers de la route dans le cadre de la reconstruction du viaduc Monette. Lors de ces tra-vaux de reconstruction, l’ensemble de la circula-tion sera dévié sur ce pont temporaire, afin de main-tenir la circulation à deux voies vers la Rive-Sud et de fermer complètement le viaduc Monette pour le reconstruire.
Du côté de la Rive-Sud, nous sommes en train de finaliser la réfection de la bretelle La Prairie (rampe 2). Cette dernière rampe permettra de compléter la réfection de l’ensemble des approches au pont Honoré-Mercier du côté de la Rive-Sud. Les travaux sur cette bretelle progressent égale-ment très bien, puisque l’entrepreneur a développé un excellent rythme de travail depuis l’amorce de ces travaux en 2009. Deux grues sont à l’œuvre pré-sentement pour rempla-cer tout le tablier de cette rampe par de nouvelles dalles de béton.
Outre ces deux chantiers,
nos travaux dans le cadre du projet de réfection du pont Honoré-Mercier dev-raient principalement se faire sous le pont cette année. Nous amorçons d’importants renforts à la structure d’acier du pont, afin de pouvoir débuter le remplacement du tablier en 2012 et 2013. Le rem-placement du tablier du pont au-dessus du fleuve devrait ainsi se faire sur en-viron deux ans. Les princi-paux travaux dans le cadre de ce projet devraient ainsi s’achever après 2013. Le MTQ poursuit toutefois en parallèle ses travaux dans le secteur provincial du pont.
Ce blogue a été lancé au départ pour suivre le projet de réfection du pont qui devait s’avérer le prin-cipal défi au cours des prochaines années sur cet axe. Nous en profitons toutefois pour vous aviser des différentes fermetures du MTQ qui s’avèrent également un nouveau défi à relever parallèle-ment à ce grand chantier. Nous sommes toujours très préoccupés par le fait que nous désirons vous informer rapidement et régulièrement, toutefois veuillez noter que nous aurons toujours davantage d’information et la possi-
bilité d’avoir des réponses plus précises à vos ques-tions en ce qui a trait au projet de réfection du pont Honoré-Mercier plutôt qu’aux fermetures du MTQ dans leur secteur du pont. Pour vous informer con-cernant ces entraves, il demeure plus simple de contacter directement le Québec 511.VC.h. ExPRESS INC.
Le Nouveau Site Web de C.H. Express Inc. Révélé
Nous sommes fi-ers de vous in-former, que le
nouveau site Internet de C.H. Express Inc. a été grandement amélioré et mis en ligne depuis le 21 mars. Vous y retrouverez de multiples informa-tions et outils, tels que :
D e s i n f o r m a t i o n s pertinentes sur notre entreprise et les servi-ces multiples que nous offrons. Les différents types d ’équipements ainsi que leurs descrip-tions techniques et bien plus! Plusieurs infor-mations générales sur les provinces du Can-ada, des États-Unis et
du Mexique. Les temps de transit approximatifs entre les destinations, les fuseaux horaires et les codes régionaux.
Plusieurs outils et liens utiles tels que les nor-mes de charges, de di-mensions et d’arrimage, traduction, vérification de dédouanement, con-vers ion de mesures , temps d ’a t ten te aux frontières, etc. Le tout agrémenté de plusieurs photos, témoignages et animations et beaucoup plus.
Créé dans le but qu’il devienne un outil pra-t i que e t un suppor t essentiel pour la ges-
tion de votre transport, n’hésitez pas à le con-sulter et à l’ajouter à vos « Favoris ». Vous pou-vez, également, de fa-çon simple, contacter un membre de notre équipe directement pour obtenir un taux, de l’information sur votre compte, ouvrir un nouveau compte ou plus.
Rendez vous à www.chexpress inc .com et n’hésitez pas à nous transmettre vos com-mentaires. Bonne visite !
Pour plus de renseigne-ments contacter Cyn-thia Carpenter, Direc-trice Administrative à 450.348.2350.V
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again this year, Ontario Trucking News is one of the sponsors of former late-Model Class
driver andrew hennessy.
38 May 2011
OTN Goes to the Races
EMPlOyMENT
CENTRal ONTaRIO REGIONal TRUCK DRIvING ChaMPIONShIPS
26th Anniversary of CORTDC
Kitchener, Ontario - The Central On-tar io Reg ional
Truck Driving Champion-ships will be held June 11th this year, with the top placing drivers win-ning a spot in the provin-cial championships where they’ll vie for the oppor-tunity to represent Ontario at the nationals.
This year marks the
26th anniversary of the CORTDC, which will take place at Conestoga Col-lege’s Doon Campus with an awards ceremony to follow at the Kitchener Knights of Columbus Hall.
Participating drivers will have to complete a written test, a vehicle inspection and then navigate a chal-lenging obstacle course. C a t e g o r i e s i n c l u d e :
straight truck; single axle tractor, single axle trailer; single axle tractor, tan-dem axle trailer; tandem axle tractor, tandem axle trailer; and B-train.
Complete rules are avail-able at Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championships.
Organizers say the top four drivers in each cat-egory will move on to
the provincial champion-ships. Awards will also be presented for Grand Champion; Safety Award; Rookie of the Year; and the Team Award.
For more information, vis i t Central Ontario Regional Truck Driv-ing Championships or call Dennis Shantz at 519.664.4977 or Mick Say-er at 519.502.2319.V
NIaGaRa FallS BRIDGE COMMISSION [NFBC]
NFBC Unveils ExpressPass for Trucks, Buses
Le w i s t o n , N Y - The Niagara Falls Bridge Commis-
sion, operator of three of the four Niagara River bridges between Western New York and Southern Ontario, today unveiled the new ExpressPass for trucks crossing the Lewis ton-Queens ton Bridge that will help re-
duce wait times for all motorists.
The first commercial automatic crossing pass of its kind on a north-ern border bridge, the ExpressPass program is expected to serve 270 trucking companies using some 15,000 individual trucks and tractor-trailers that pay the one-way toll
into Canada at the Lewis-ton-Queenston Bridge.
The pass also works for tour buses cross-ing the Rainbow Bridge, which does not handle trucks, or at Queenston. The NFBC’s third bridge, the Whirlpool Bridge, is NEXUS only.
The ExpressPass for commercial vehicles util-izes two fully automated, unmanned toll booths. The driver pulls up to a booth and flashes the ExpressPass card – es-sentially a debit card – at the designated sensor. The system then de-ducts the appropriate amount of money from a pre-deposited account maintained by enrolled truckers, counts the pre-registered number of axles on the truck, and up- or down-charges for more or fewer axles as needed, to ensure a speedy, fair and accur-
ate transaction. There is a web-based account management sys tem that allows companies to manage their commercial account online.
“This is essentially a VIP line for truckers. We created the commercial ExpressPass system in-house and it is the first of its kind to be used on
the northern border,” said Victor Montalbo, NFBC manager of administra-tion and finance. “The response we received from those who helped us during the testing and pilot phase has been overwhelmingly positive because this system will help them better meet their budgetary needs and shipping deadlines.”
One of the truckers in-
volved in the pass’s use is Dave Bansmer, a driver for Cassens.
“The card works great. You put it out the win-dow, you don’t stop, the gate goes up and you just keep going. You’re not sitting in line and it speeds your time get-ting through,” said Bans-mer. “Before ExpressPass
there were times that I had to wait 10 minutes to cross the bridge. Now I get through quickly and I’m on my way.”
Benefits of having an ExpressPass commercial account:
•Tol l payments are prepaid using electronic cards that make crossing quick and easy while re-moving the need for cash and receipts.
•The system has been designed to utilize the latest technology and offer customers ease in account administration.
•Two toll lanes have been exclusively dedi-cated to ExpressPass cus-tomers at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge.
•Customers never have to worry about negative account balance with online automatic credit card replenishment.
•The ExpressPass is not battery driven and is bet-ter for the environment.
To start an Express-Pass Commercial ac-count interested par-ties can contact NFBC at 716.285.6322, ext. 4143 in the U.S . , or 905.354.5641, ext. 4143 in Canada. Initial regis-tration information can also be submitted on the NFBC websi te at www.niagrafallsbridges.com.V
alBERTa MOTOR TRaNSPORT aSSOCIaTION
Alberta’s Strategy for Labour Shortage
Alberta’s important position as the en-gine of Canada’s
economic growth means that it is vital that a pool of skilled labour be avail-able into the future. With the anticipated shortage of skilled workers looming, the province is developing an initiative to address the anticipated labour and skill shortages and protect
Alberta’s economic growth and prosperity.
AMTA is at the table speaking for the road trans-portation industry at the meetings attended by other Alberta industry sectors.
The initiative, called Building and Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce, is billed as Alberta’s com-prehensive labour force development strategy.
This strategy, identifies 17 government-led priority actions to ensure the prov-ince has more workers, better trained people and innovative workplaces. These government actions address labour force issues across several industry sectors. Individual govern-ment ministries are re-sponsible for implementing the priority actions that
fall under each ministry’s specific roles and man-dates.
To read about the initia-tive go to http://employ-ment.alberta.ca/BI/3282.html. To read the document which addresses transport and supply chain logistics go to http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/WIA/WIA-BETW_supply_chain_strategy.pdf.V
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aTlaNTIC CaNaDa OPPORTUNITIES aGENCy
Health Study Positive News for Trucking Industry
Di e p p e , N e w Brunswick, April 4, 2011 - The At-
lantic Canada Opportun-ities Agency, known as ACOA, recently approved funding for a three year project to research and study health issues in professional truck driv-ers but also enhancing driving performance.
Jean Marc Picard, Exec-utive Director of the At-lantic Provinces Trucking Association stated today, “This is excellent news for the trucking industry in Atlantic Canada. The APTA members realized the importance of this project immediately and gave their full support on the proposal from Université de Moncton (U de M) and the Collège Communautaire du Nou-veau Brunswick - Dieppe campus (CCNB)”.
This is a three year
project that will be man-aged at the U de M by Dr. Michel Johnson in conjunction with the CCNB. Also, a simulator will be purchased for the research, which will be available for trucking firms and their drivers.
Trucking companies are extremely challenged as it is with an aging workforce, rapidly evolv-ing skills requirements, employee turnover and not to mention high fuel costs, and legislative requirements.
“With the average age of drivers being around 52, the trucking industry is facing looming chal-lenges with regards to recruiting drivers but projects like these really demonstrate that we want to improve the life-style of our drivers.”
The funding will sup-port the creation and
staffing of a university-based research faci l-i ty in Moncton (U de M), along with a col-lege managed mobile research unit (CCNB) to travel throughout Atlan-tic Canada, in order to gather comprehensive industry-specific data from APTA’s membership regarding health and driving performance. The research data collected will be used to create a mathematical algorithm called the Healthy Driver Profile. This profile will be an invaluable tool to help our industry identify and address costs associ-ated with driver health issues.
In Canada, the truck-ing industry generates over $65 billion in rev-enues, and employs over 260,000 truckers nation-ally of which 20,000 are in Atlantic Canada.V
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DRIvE lOGISTICS
How Do You Fit In?By ERIC BIalKOWSKI
I have been in Human Resources for many years and at Drive
Logistics in Windsor, On-tario since its inception in 2004. People spend a large majority of their waking hours at work, especially professional truck drivers, and what they want is to be happy at work. It’s not to say that every day at
work is going to be joy-ous, we all have good days and bad days. What most people want when they reflect on their work lives is to be generally happy with the work they do and the company they work for. I believe that there are two primary components to a happy work life.
The first is passion for the work you do. Over the
years I have come to know many professional drivers and I have discovered that most professional driv-ers are very passionate about their careers. This is a very tough job and requires skill, intelligence, street smarts, patience, professionalism, strategic thinking, business acuity, the ability to make quick decisions, customer focus,
friendly personality, ability to be away from home for long periods of time, did I miss anything? Without a true passion for the work, people don’t last very long in this profession.
The second is to work for a company whose values are closely aligned with your own personal values. For example, my overall view of people is that 99%
of people want to do a great job and are not out to “screw the system”. I know that not everyone agrees with this position, but it’s my honest view-point. Once I worked for a company that expected me to appeal to every Workers’ Compensation claim that was made by an employee, even the claims that were clearly legitim-ate. I was not so happy going into work every day, within a year I was able to find another job with a company that was more aligned with my personal values.
You may be working for a company that doesn’t align with your personal values and are looking to make a change; in fact, you may have been jump-ing from one company to the next trying to find a company with a corporate culture that works for you. Since jumping can be very costly, below are four steps to help you understand a company’s corporate cul-ture before you the make an expensive move.
Step 1: Create a top 10 list of values important to you. Use this list to com-pare a company’s corpor-ate culture with your own values. Not every value is going to align perfectly, but you want to be “closely aligned”.
Step 2: Conduct an In-ternet search looking for clues to their corporate culture. Visit the Com-pany’s website, do they list a value statement, staff satisfaction surveys, or accredited awards such as the TCA’s Best Fleets to
Drive For. Google the com-pany for articles regarding charity work they have done, etc.
Step 3: Speak to current drivers. Current drivers have firsthand knowledge of what it’s like to drive for that company. Ask them questions such as; what’s it really like to work there? How are drivers treated? How are problems solved? What is your dispatch like? Don’t rely on just one driv-er’s opinion; they may have had an exceptionally good or bad experience. If you speak to a few drivers a truer picture will emerge.
Step 4: Interview the company. Arrive early for the interview and observe how people are treated by reception, how staff inter-act with each other, how they are dressed, etc. Are there plaques on the wall and what do they repre-sent. Most interviewers will ask, do you have any questions? This is a perfect time to be ready with ques-tions about their corporate culture. Ask open ended questions like, what is your process for solving prob-lems? How is your cor-porate culture statement integrated into day-to-day activities? What charities does your company sup-port and why? How are decisions communicated and so forth?
After reviewing the in-formation gathered you will be in a much better position to decide if this is a company that you would be happy at in the long run.
Eric Bialkowski is the V.P. Human Resources of Drive Logistics.V
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RETRaCTION
ERS Announcement
“On t a r i o T r u c k i n g News pub-
lished a press release in the April edition from Emergency Road Servi-ces that indicated Gerry Drouin was the new Sales Manager at Emer-
gency Road Services. This press release was printed in error as Mr. Drouin left the company a few months ago. We apologize for any in-convenience this error has caused Emergency Road Services.”V
ThE SaFETy TIP aDvISER
Beware of the Almighty Sun
By alvIS vIOlO
As we head into the summer, it’s a good time to
remind ourselves that be-yond having to prepare against other distractions on the road, drivers must also be aware of natural distractions such as the sun. Driving in the sun can obstruct your vision and cause limited sight. Without adequate protec-tion, the sun not only en-dangers a driver’s safety, it also creates a vision-health hazard that we need to be aware of.
The suspected cause of many motor vehicle ac-cidents is poor visibility due to sun glare. Neces-sary precautions should be taken by drivers to ensure their safety and the safety of others on the road. The following tips will help re-duce the dangers of driving on bright sunny days.
1 . Dr ive caut iously. Leave a proper distance to ensure ample reaction time.
2. Make it a habit to low-er your sun visors.
3. Make sure all the win-dows are clean. Clean win-dows will help cut down on the suns glare.
4. On bright sunny days, take an alternate route when possible, lined with trees or tall buildings in-stead of a route with ex-treme glare.
5. Do not look directly at the sun. Direct eye contact with the sun can bleach the eye’s retina and affect vision from five seconds to as long as thirty seconds.
6. Most importantly, wear sunglasses at all times. If you wear prescription eye glasses, have a set of pre-scription sun glasses made for you.
Not only is it important to wear sunglasses at all times, it is even more im-portant to wear a good pair of sun glasses. A good pair of sun glasses will have lenses that are polarized to reduce the sun’s glare. Polarized lenses utilize polarized filtering technol-ogy to diffuse and deflect concentrated light waves. Polarized lenses also pro-vide excellent protection by blocking the glare that can cause eyestrain and fatigue.
A good pair of sun glasses will also have lenses with
UV protection to shield the eyes from damage. Re-flected UV rays are believed to contribute to various eye diseases such as cataracts, macular degeneration and photokeratitis (sunburn of the eyes). A driver may also experience blurred vision, change in colour vision or difficulty seeing at night. Proper sun glasses are es-
pecially critical now as sci-entists point out the rapid deterioration of the Earth’s ozone layer and subse-quent increased amount of harmful UV rays.
As you can see, taking safety precautions while driving in the sun will not only help us to avoid un-wanted accidents, they will also help us to protect
one of our most valuable assets, our eyes. I don’t know about you, but the first thing I am going to do next week is to run out and buy myself a good (and cool) pair of sun glasses.
Drive safe, think positive and be prosperous.
Alvis Violo is the C.E.O. of Emergency Road Servi-ces Corporation., a coast
to coast bilingual road-side assistance company dedicated to the trucking industry in Canada and the U.S. For more informa-tion visit www.emergen-cyroadservices.com or call 877.377.2262. Please send your questions, feedback or comments about this column to [email protected]
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aNNOUNCEMENT
Trailer Wizards Announces New VP of Atlantic Canada
Trailer Wizards is p leased to an-nounce the ap-
pointment of Dave Skaarup as Vice President, Atlantic Canada. Dave will be re-porting directly to Doug Vanderspek, President of Trailer Wizards and will
be responsible for both sales and operations for the region.
Dave brings 25 years of industry experience to the Trailer Wizards team and most recently held the position of VP Oper-ations (Intermodal and
Van Division) for Clarke Road Transport. Dave will be working out of the existing Moncton and Hali-fax facilities and expanding the company’s services throughout Atlantic Can-ada. Dave is from Perth Andover, New Brunswick,
attended both the Uni-versity of New Brunswick and Concordia University for specialized manage-ment studies and currently resides in Halifax with his two children. An avid motorcyclist, Dave enjoys any activity that keeps him outdoors including golf, hunting and fishing.
Trailer Wizards is Can-ada’s leading provider of semi-trailer solutions for
lease, rent and storage. They offer full maintenance programs, 24/7 roadside assistance and have the resources to consistently deliver the equipment cus-tomers need, when they need it most. With the latest trailer tracking technology, their customers can reduce costs through better fleet optimization and Trailer Wizards’ green initiatives program also positively im-
pacts customers’ resources and the planet’s. With over 25 Trailer Wizards loca-tions across Canada they have made their vision of “local service nationwide” a reality.
To learn more about Trailer Wizards includ-ing; trailer types, avail-ability and maintenance programs, visit their new website at www.trailerwiz-ards.com.V
New, Feature-Rich C.H. Express Web Site
We are proud to announce that the new web
site for C.H. Express Inc. has been greatly improved and made available since March 21st. You will find a lot of information and tools such as the ones outlined below.
Information about our company and the vari-
ous services we offer. Technical description and more details about the variety of equipment we have available. Pertin-ent information about the provinces of Can-ada, United States and Mexico. The approximate transit time between des-tinations, time zones and area codes.
Several useful links and tools such as the size and weight limitations, cargo securement rules, etc. Translation, custom clearance verification, Metric/SAE conversions, border wait times and much more. All are fea-tured with several pic-tures, testimonials, ani-mations and a whole lot
more.Created to become a
practical tool and an es-sential support for the management of your transportation, feel free to view and add it to your “bookmarks”. You can also easily contact a member of our team dir-ectly for rates, informa-tion about your account,
open a new account and more.
G o t o w w w. c h e x -pressinc.com and don’t hesitate to send us your comments. Enjoy your visit!
For more in fo rma-t ion contact Cynthia C a r p e n t e r , A d m i n -is t rat ive Manager at 450.348.2350.V
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hIGhWay STaR
2011 Canadian Driver of the Year
Montreal, Quebec - On April 9th, 2011, Reg Dela-hunt, who drives for In-dependence Transpor-tation, was chosen as the 2011 highwayStar Canadian Driver of the Year award at the industry show ExpoCam 2011 in Montreal. The award was sponsored by highway-Star, Freightliner, Arvin Meritor and the Owner/Operators Business As-sociation of Canada.
Reg has been driving for
53 years, clocking over six million kilometres on the road while traveling through 44 states with the exception of Alaska and all across Canada. Reg’s family is involved in the trucking industry in one way or another. His daughter works as a dispatcher for an Ottawa transport company and his son drives his own truck down the highway.
Congratulations Reg on a job well done!V
TRaNSPORT FOR ChRIST
Be Strong In Your Faith
By ChaPlaIN lEN REIMER
We certainly live in an interest-ing time, no
lack of excitement, the ac-tivity in the eastern world is quite disconcerting. The Bible makes reference in there being too much tur-moil and unrest in the last days before Christ returns in power and in might.
It is fitting then that we make reference to a por-tion of scripture in which we are instructed to be strong in our faith. We find in Ephesians 6:10-18, how we are to dress spiritually. “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength. Put on the full armour of God so that you can stand the tactics of the Devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rul-ers, against authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. This is why you must take up the full armour of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and
having prepared every-thing, to take your stand. Stand therefore with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armour on your chest, and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish the flaming ar-rows of the evil one. Take
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word. With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and stay alert in this, with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.”
In these verses we are encouraged to be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.
God’s strength and power is available to followers of Jesus Christ, for those who with their heart believe in the name of Jesus. The strength is available to those that have faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. We hear people say, I believe in God, friends we must receive Him and put our trust in the Son of God.
No question, that we live in a difficult time, so that is why we must take up the full armour of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything to take a stand.
Remember, in Jesus Christ we are all winners. Those who do not want to be a winner, enjoy the fight!V
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traffic tEch incorporatEd
Welcome to Traffic Tech’s Specialized Division
At Traffic Tech, our goal is to stay purposefully cus-
tomer focused. We call it “Turn Key Logistics.” With one call, a singlededi-cated specialist is assigned to manage your specific transportation needs. This critical one-on-one atten-tion eliminatesthe endless department-to-department transfers and hand-offs.
Our specialists are avail-able 24/7 and are trained in coordinating multi-load shipments that demand different modes oftrans-portation. This includes all manner of tankers, flatbeds (step, double drop) and over-dimensional ship-ments.
We also realize that client access to target critical information at every given
moment is essential. Our proprietary,state-of-the-art, internet-based soft-ware allows our customers to both easily review ship-ment tracking data and generatehighly customiz-able reports.
Traffic Tech leverages the most advanced logistics management practices available and with our extensive knowledge in
the petroleum, chemical and specialized transport sectors, solutions are what we deliver. We have all the tools you need.
For more information contact Mario (Frank) Roy, Vice President, Specialized Division at 866.390.4307, by email at [email protected] or visit our web-site at www.traffictech.com.V
dEpartmEnt of transportation
Tolls Removed From Saint John Harbour Bridge
Fredericton, New Brunswick - Tolls were removed from
the Saint John Harbour Bridge at 4 p.m. on April 1st, 2011.
Transportation and Infra-structure Minister Claude Williams made the an-nouncement at the legisla-tive assembly.
The Depar tment o f Transportation takes over
maintenance and oper-ation of the bridge struc-ture from the Saint John Harbour Bridge Authority following the passage of Bill 14, An Act to Dissolve the Saint John Harbour Bridge Authority.
“I wish to thank the au-thority and, particularly, the staff for their profes-sionalism and dedica-tion during this transition
process,” Williams said. “Removing these tolls will ensure drivers in Saint John and throughout our province are treated fairly, and this important com-ponent of the Atlantic Gateway and Trade Cor-ridor can function more efficiently.”
The Saint John Harbour Bridge Authority was es-tablished by an act of the
New Brunswick legislative assembly in April 1962 to build, maintain and oper-ate a toll bridge across Saint John Harbour. The Saint John Harbour Bridge opened in August 1968.
“Today marks an import-ant moment in the history of the Saint John Harbour Bridge and will ensure it remains an essential part of Saint John’s and
New Brunswick’s trans-portation infrastructure for many decades to come,” Williams added. “Due to today’s weather system, motorists needed to exer-cise caution when driving through the toll plaza that evening and during this time of transition.”
Drivers who require refunds for their B-pass accounts may submit a
request by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to the Department of Trans-portation, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5H1. Drivers are asked to include their name, complete mailing address, telephone number, and transponder number or ac-count number. Refund re-quests must be submitted by May 14th, 2011.V
Brian Arnott, founder of Traffic Tech
EmploymEnt
KEnworth trucK company
Kenworth T700 with PACCAR MX Engine Named ATD Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year
Kenworth’s Most A e r o d y n a m i c Truck In Com-
pany History Teams With Low-Emission Engine To Capture Top Honor
Kirkland, Washington - April 18, 2011 - The aero-dynamic Kenworth T700 equipped with the low-emission PACCAR MX en-gine was named the 2011 Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year by the American Truck Dealers (ATD) at the recent annual ATD Convention and Expo in Phoenix.
“It’s a great honor for Kenworth Truck Company to receive the prestigious Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year award presented by the American Truck Dealers,” said Bill Kozek, Kenworth General Manager and PACCAR Vice President. “The Kenworth T700 with the PACCAR MX engine provides a winning combination that offers high performance, out-standing driver comfort, enhanced fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. We’re proud that the T700
and PACCAR MX engine are an important part of The World’s Best® product line.”
The winner was select-ed by a judging panel of journalists from leading truck publications in North America. Major judging criteria included innova-tion, design, driver and owner satisfaction, ease of maintenance, and safety.
The T700 is the latest evolution in Kenworth’s distinguished history of industry-leading, fuel-ef-ficient trucks. Designed through the extensive use of computational fluid dy-namics, Kenworth opti-mized the T700’s aerody-namic integration while carefully sculpting a dis-tinctive, eye-catching ap-pearance. As a result, the Kenworth T700 has the lowest aerodynamic drag of any Kenworth truck in company history, and has earned Environmental Protection Agency Smart-WaySM program certifica-tion. In addition to modern aerodynamic styling, the T700 has best in class
forward lighting and excel-lent serviceability features.
The Kenworth T700 tar-gets over the road and team driver operations with its excellent driv-er comfort features. The T700’s spacious, wide cab has nearly 30 inches be-tween the driver and pas-senger seats for conven-ient access to the 75-inch AERODYNE® sleeper and its soaring 8-foot cathedral ceiling. The roomy inter-ior provides an industry-leading, 60-plus cubic feet of storage space.
The T700’s ergonomic cab features modern dash styling, state-of-art multi-plexed instrumentation, and Kenworth Driver In-formation Center. To fur-ther enhance the award-winning T700, the new Kenworth NavPlus® - a PACCAR proprietary in-dash, PC-based system with true truck-specific navigation, vehicle data, hands-free phoning, audio controls, camera inputs, roadside assistance, and optional Internet access - will be available this year.
The PACCAR MX engine is available with a horse-power range of 380-hp to 485-hp and torque up to 1,750 lb-ft on selected Kenworth Class 8 models. This power range, com-bined with excellent fuel efficiency, high reliability and durability, lightweight design, and low cost of ownership, makes the PACCAR MX engine an ideal choice for Kenworth customers operating in many over-the-road, pick-up and delivery, and voca-
tional applications.The PACCAR MX engine
employs innovative high strength, yet lightweight components and premium material to achieve superi-or durability and power-to-weight performance. The technologically advanced design reduces in-cab noise levels significantly for a more comfortable driving environment.
The very low-emission PAC C A R M X e n g i n e achieves U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency
and California Air Resour-ces Board (CARB) certifica-tion, and meets the strin-gent emission standards of 0.2 grams per brake horsepower hour of NOx and 0.01 grams per brake horsepower hour of par-ticulate matter.
More information on the Kenworth T700 is avail-able at www.kenworth.com. More information on the PACCAR MX engine is available at the PACCAR engine website at www.paccarengines.com.V
MTA Assembles Western Canada’s First Road Knights Team
The Alberta Mo-tor Transport As-sociation (AMTA)
has assembled the West’s first team of road safe-ty ambassadors called the AMTA Road Knights Team. The team members were selected because of their collision-free driving record, commitment to safety and enthusiasm for the industry in which they have made their career.
AMTA Road Knights are professional transport drivers with flawless driv-ing records who meet with community groups to share their knowledge about how to safely share the road with trucks. Their mission is to make our
roadways safer by en-couraging all road users to be partners in safety. The team also works to increase awareness of trucking’s economic im-portance and to promote the industry as a viable
career choice.Over the next two years,
the AMTA Road Knights will appear at driving schools, business clubs, high schools, social clubs and other public venues.
The 2011-2012 AMTA
Road Knights are Robert Wells of Bison Transport, Calgary, Dennis Hokan-son of Trimac Transpor-tation, Edmonton, Craig Gavel of Bison Transport, Edmonton and Darwin Glenn Clark of Trimac
Transportation, Edmon-ton.
The selection panel in-cluded representatives from Alberta Transporta-tion, Workers’ Compensa-tion Board, Calgary Police Service, Corus Entertain-
ment, Today’s Trucking magazine, Truck West magazine and AMTA.
Team members wil l now undergo training to help them further prepare for their role as industry ambassadors.V
amta
Alcohol & Drugs in the Workplace: New Online Course
Did you know that Canadian health and safety regula-
tions stipulate that com-panies must be proactive in ensuring safety in the work-place? Training starts with a workplace’s frontline super-visors. Did you also know
that if your drivers cross the border and your supervisors have not completed alcohol and drug training the com-pany can be fined?
AMTA has new online courses that target three learner groups in the trans-portation industry. Alcohol
& Drugs in the Workplace for Supervisors of Regulated Drivers and Non-regulated Staff. This course focuses on understanding US DOT regulations and respon-sibilities.
Alcohol & Drugs in the Workplace for Supervisors
of Non-regulated Staff. This course focuses on safety with DOT references re-moved.
Alcohol & Drugs in the Workplace for Program Ad-ministrators, Designated Employer Representatives and Safety Managers. This
is an enhanced program, offering greater details on regulations, testing proced-ures, communicating with staff, etc.
Go to this link for pricing and enrolment information at www.amta.ca/Safety/Alcohol_Drugs.html.V
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