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In the wake of the recent international conference on climate
change and the clarion calls for immediate sig-nificant and measurable action, thoughts turn to the rise in carbon levels – the scourge allegedly responsible for assaults on the environment. I say “allegedly” since it is hard to imagine that our self-serving interests could completely blind us to the devastation that some say might threaten our very existence. Others, though, are not so sure.
In fact, there are con-stituencies of dissent with-in the discourse of climate change that challenge the prevailing ethos of a planet doomed to higher temper-atures, drought, flood, and … well, Armageddon. A geologist acquaintance of mine scoffs at the majority opinion makers who at-tribute temperature rises to Green House Gas emis-sions. “These increases are cyclical and have been happening repeatedly over thousands of years,” he protests.
He isn’t alone. In the days leading up to the Copen-hagen conference on the environment, a scandal erupted in climate-change circles. Scientists from the University of East Anglia in England were accused of manipulating data to prove that global warming was taking place. The Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the university also admitted to getting rid of a lot of raw research data from which other scientists could check the accuracy of their methodology and findings. This prompted Professor Ian Plimer of Adelaide and Melbourne Universities to strike out against climate
change proponents. “The climate comrades are try-ing to keep the gravy train going. Governments are also keen on putting their hands as deep as possible into our pockets.”
Like my geologist friend, Plimer, himself a geology professor, attributes rising temperatures not to man-made greenhouse gases but to natural changes such as volcanic eruptions, the shifting of the earth’s orbit, and cosmic radia-tion. The good professor goes on to say that “carbon dioxide levels have been up to 1000 times higher in the past, so CO2 cannot be driving global warming now.” To reduce temper-atures, he suggests that governments should find ways to minimize changes in the Earth’s orbit, ocean currents and the explo-sions of supernovae in space. Quite a demand and one he himself does not seem to address. None-theless, Plimer’s views can be ranked alongside an increasing chorus of climate change naysayers who are backed by some inconvenient events that challenge the majority opinion on global warming and climate change.
According to a recent National Post article, the polar ice caps in the arctic are making a comeback, and the British press is pre-dicting a period of global cooling that will last for 20 to 30 years based on citations by some of the world’s most respected climatologists. In fact, the US National Snow and Ice data Centre has reported a 26 percent increase in the Arctic summer sea ice since 2007.
Does all this good news corroborate professor Plimer’s assertion that climate change is a con-venient ruse for the gov-ernment to dig deeper into our bank accounts? If so, the trucking industry has paid handsomely; first by investing millions in tech-nologies that have elimin-ated more than 90 percent
of diesel particulate matter and hydrocarbon emis-sions, and second by the seemingly endless modi-fications to reach optimal efficiency such as aerody-namic fairings, side skirts, engine programming and the like.
But the argument against the call for sweeping re-forms is only half the story. The other half is encapsu-lated, most recently, in the gloomy forecasts that emerged from the inter-national climate change summit in Copenhagen last December.
Hopes were dashed that world leaders would agree to a global emis-sions threshold that would peak in 2020, after which there would be a continual decline in the output of greenhouse gases in order to restrain temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius. In its place were vague refer-ences, prompted mainly by China with a nod of ap-proval from India, to emis-sions that should peak “as soon as possible.” To make matters worse, the long term goal of 50% re-ductions by 2050 was also removed from proposed plan of action.
The only way a 2C target can be achieved is for emissions to peak no later than 2020 with subsequent cuts each year of at least 4 per cent. To achieve this requires a dramatic reduc-tion in the cutting down of rainforests, according to Dr. Rachel Warren of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. Even if these targets were agreed upon and strategies employed to reach them, the cost would spike well into the trillions of dol-lars, costing everyone on the planet about $200 per year. With the failure of an overarching target by the world’s decision makers at Copenhagen, environ-mentalists are bracing us for an uncertain future. Temperatures have risen by 0.74C over pre-indus-trial levels and carbon already in the atmosphere
guarantees another.5C increase. Higher temper-atures mean less ice and snow, extreme weather, and rising sea levels of up to a meter that will see millions in the world flooded.
As anti-climate forces undermined definitive pro-posals at the Copenhagen Summit, domestic indus-tries in the developed na-tions continued to shoulder much of the responsibility in reducing the carbon footprint.
(There is some moral force to this argument, however. Canada, after all, is one of the largest consumers of energy per capita on the planet, and it is the developed na-tions who have gained
the most in the pursuit of wealth. Is it fair to now expect poorer countries to shoulder the burden in equal measure and curtail their own growth because of environmental prob-lems caused mainly by the richer nations of the world?)
The domestic transporta-tion industry is a case in point. Millions continue to be invested in new tech-nologies that will reduce carbon emissions, the re-sults of which, unfortu-nately, will constitute only a trickle against a flood of resistance to substan-tive change. Nonetheless, some comfort can be taken from the fact that at least we’re shouldering our own responsibility. According to
some estimates the whole-sale reduction of diesel particulates and nitrous oxides will be reduced by 110,000 tons per year, along with 2.6 million tons of smog-causing nitrogen oxide emissions from the atmosphere. Over 20,000 children will be saved from the onset of acute bron-chitis each year, and an estimated 8,300 premature deaths will be prevented. Projections also reveal a precipitous reduction in asthma and respiratory problems as well as lost work days and fewer hos-pital visits owing to these anti-pollution measures.
If these projections are remotely accurate, then isn’t the effort worth the cost?V
Waste disposal sites across municipalities are examples of efforts of separate dispose
and recycle debris. recycling programs help save millions of trees annually. environmental
accountability is crucial, some experts say, to reverse damaging climate patterns.
February 2010 5
ThIS MONTh’S TheMe: GOING GreeN
Climate Change: Fact or Farce?
NeW PrODuCTS & ServICeS
by bLaKe WyNDLOW
Over two years ago my grand-son showed me
a video clip on YouTube. A motor was shown run-ning on Hydrogen. There are presently over 16,000 video clips on YouTube showing this technology and growing daily.
I grew up around en-gines, cars, lawn mowers, 18 wheelers and even heavy equipment. All of them had engines that ran on gas or diesel. I can remember many times people came in the shop with gizmo’s for better mileage. Some worked, yet had drawbacks, but most didn’t work at all. The idea was to atomize water, but the problem was incom-plete combustion, so rust became a problem, even though mileage did in-crease somewhat. Today we know they were on the right track, they just didn’t go far enough.
That problem (not go-ing far enough) still exists today with Hydrogen. To-day there is an on-board, on-demand, system to split water, H2O (liquid), into HHO (a gas). It can be used with most fuels and power plants; mobile or stationary. Now we know you can’t blow up water!
Yet, Hydrogen is about 10 times more explosive than diesel and about 4 times more than gasoline. Oxy-gen promotes combus-tion, but people know that most blows out the pipe as un- burned emissions and wasted energy.
Introducing HHO to the fuel allows for a more complete combustion, ergo, much fewer emis-sions, engines lasts long-er, are smoother running, has more torque, and the biggie, Lower fuel costs! Manufacturers are adver-tising 10 to 30% improve-ment, but some truckers are reporting even higher savings.
Some are also reporting problems. In Canada there is some legitimate con-cern about freeze up as almost all manufacturers have made no provision for this. There are thou-sands of people world-wide building HHO gen-erators. Many work, but most have problems from inexperience or lack of knowledge. Many are not even aware of the kind of problems they can have. Among them are: Wrong or poor quality materials, incorrect installs, heating issues, and so on.
To my knowledge, the only manufacturer that
has taken account of providing a system for all weather conditions is Trucking4Green (conflict of interest declared, as we distribute for Canada). Overheating is the other worry, which again has been handled by Truck-ing4green technology.
In 2009 I met with Mr. Paul , the owner and Manufacturer of the Green Titan, www.trucking-4green.com and the prin-cipals of Supreme HHO (Trucking4Green’s sup-port team), When I asked these impressive people why they were using an exotic metal while every-one else I’d read about, viewed, spoke to, heard of, was using stainless steel, they answered “Be-cause we don’t want any call-backs!”
What makes Green Titan series different than most hydrogen on demand sys-tems is that these systems use titanium as electrodes to produce hydrogen in-stead of stainless steel. A major down side of using stainless steel is the fact that the waste water produced from a stainless steel system contains a known Cancer causing toxin called Hexavalent Chromium.
This waste water can not
be dumped on the ground, or even down the toilet. It should be carefully con-tained, and then taken to your nearest hazardous waste site to dispose of properly. Stainless steel systems require routine flushing and cleaning, whereas titanium based hydrogen on demand sys-tems do not.
Mr. Paul of trucking-4green.com and developer of the Green Titan Hydro-gen on Demand system(s) thought he would be retir-
ing at the age of 62,after driving trucks for 40 years, but when he came across the hydrogen on demand technology a few years ago he felt as though he had been given a new life.
After many successes and setbacks, Mr. Paul’s stubborn nature persisted in the advancement of the hydrogen on demand technology. He made it a mission to help his fellow truckers by developing an advanced Hydrogen on
Demand system for the everyday trucker. Today he still chuckles at the fact that one can reduce maintenance costs, les-son their carbon footprint, and save money at the pump, just by using water to supplement their fuel! Some even think that this is amazing!
For more information please call the Canadian Distributor: B D Enter-prises (877) 898-1733, or visit and inquire at Truck-ing4green.comV
Joliet, IL. - Hendrick-son Bumper and Trim announces its light-
weight AERO CLAD® bumper is now available as a production option on the International® ProStar® tractor. Com-posed of stainless clad aluminum, AERO CLAD is a fixed mount bumper maximizing style, dur-ability, ground clearance and weight savings for this vehicle.
Made by bonding high strength, corrosion re-sistant stainless steel to lightweight aluminum then polishing to a bright mirror finish, AERO CLAD
bumpers offer a durable, lightweight and environ-mentally friendly alterna-tive to chrome plating. Utilizing state of the art metal
Forming and a d v a n c e d m a t e r i -als, AERO CLAD for P r o S t a r provides up to 2.75” of improved g r o u n d clearances, making it ideal for voca-tional applications. Backed by a 5-year limited
corrosion warranty, the bright mirror finish is 10 times thicker than chrome and resists corrosion, peel- ing, cracking,
pi t t ing and fading.P r o v e n o n
International 9200, 9400, 9900i and Wo r k S t a r
models, AERO CLAD for ProStar is the perfect choice for truckers trying to improve durability in on / off highway applications while giving their fleet a distinctive look that will set them apart from
the pack.For additional informa-
tion on Hendrickson’s AERO CLAD bumpers, v i s i t www.hendr ick-son-intl.com or contact Hendrickson
Bumper and Trim, Joliet, IL 800-356-6737.
Hendrickson, a Boler company, is a premier, global manufacturer and supplier of truck, trac-tor, bus and recreational vehicle suspensions and heavy-duty springs; trail-er suspensions, controls and nonintegrated axles;
truck and trailer lift axles, and bumpers and trim components to the com-mercial transportation industry. Hendrickson, based in Itasca, Ill., USA, continues to meet the needs of the transporta-tion industry after more than 95 years.V
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GreeN TITaN hyDrOGeN ON DeMaND
Advanced Hydrogen On-Demand System for Average Trucker
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by NOrM WeST
Your Diesel Powered Trucks Equipped with a Diesel Par-
ticulate Filter (DPF) may need to have the DPF cleaned.
Some over-the-road trucks have sufficient run time on them to warrant the cleaning of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). Cleaning is recommended for long haul applications or highway trucks between 320,000 and 400,000 kms (200,000 and 250,000 miles). City delivery trucks, buses, heavy construction vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks and diesel pick up trucks should have the DPF cleaned at least annually or approximately 80,000 kms (50,000 miles).
Keeping your DPF clean at scheduled intervals will prevent loss of revenue. Revenue loss occurs in three ways. Firstly there may be a loss of fuel econ-omy as the filter gradually fills with ash which reduces engine efficiency. Then there is “road-side” break-down. Once the DPF is plugged with ash it doesn’t allow sufficient air-flow to operate the vehicle. The third way is engine component failure which means the component will need to be repaired or replaced.
Continuous scheduled cleaning will greatly re-duce the potential build up of ash and ash plugs in
the filter media. Ash is a by-product of burned-off soot. Ash that does not escape through the filter, deposits onto the filter cav-ity sidewalls. This ash build up eventually hardens into “ash plugs” that cannot be removed.
By cleaning the DPF regu-larly, it will help maintain predictable fuel consump-tion. When the filter media builds up with ash, fuel economy is reduced due to increased back pressure and decreased engine ef-ficiency.
Prevent equipment fail-ure caused by increased backpressure loss of horse-power. Getting into the pedal or dropping a gear on an incline are two com-mon ways to overcome the power loss. Both reactions stress driveline compon-ents to potentially fail. In most cases these failures occur at the most inoppor-tune times and away from home.
The regeneration pro-gram, for the most part, performs an excellent re-moval of soot from the DPF. The regeneration is only for soot removal, it will not remove ash. Ash is a by-product of soot removal or burn-off. The regeneration program is designed to work with a filter that has maintained the designed air flow. If the filter is partially plugged with ash, how efficient is the regeneration? A filter
can melt if extreme heat is applied for long periods of time. This could occur with a partially plugged DPF.
The best way to keep your DPF in good work-ing order is to develop a maintenance schedule for
your DPF. To help reduce down-time and support the life of your drive train components check the mileage on your vehicle. If it’s between 320,000 to 400,000 kms (highway applications) or 80,000
kms (city applications) it may need cleaning. Other scheduled maintenance to be performed concur-rent with DPF cleaning are things like annual certifica-tions and regular vehicle downtime to remove and
clean the DPF.For more information
contact us at 1-877-373-2580 or by email at [email protected] or visit our website at www.dpfcleaningspecial-ists.com.V
February 2010 7
Good News for Fleet Owners, Maintenance Managers & Owner Operators
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Elyria, Ohio – Jan. 19, 2010 – Bendix Spicer Foundation
Brake LLC announced today that it now offers three new service tool kits for fleet and repair facilities servicing Ben-dix® ADB22X™-equipped commercial vehicles.
The tool kits – manu-factured by Ken-Tool, the leading manufacturer of tire service tool kits – were specifically de-
veloped based upon re-quired service normally related to vehicle age, accumulated miles, and vocation. Made in the U.S., the tool kits offer service technicians the ability to match the tool kit to the level of service a vehicle may require.
“The new tool kits con-tinue the Bendix tradition of superior product sup-port,” said Aaron Sch-wass, director of foun-
dation brakes at Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake. “Nearly 200,000 Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes from Bendix Spicer Foun-dation Brake are now in use on North American highways and that num-ber is constantly growing. Partnering with Ken-Tool enables our customers to have easy access to the tools needed to keep their trucks on the road.”
Three new tool kits are
available: The Tappet and Boot Replacement Tool Kit; Guide Pin/Pin Boot Service Tool Kit; and the Complete Kit. Aftermarket distributors who place an order by Feb. 8, 2010, will receive a one-time discount of up to 50 per-cent off the total kit order. All pre-ordered tools will ship no later than April 15, 2010.
Bendix® air disc brakes have experienced a 30
percent year-over-year growth in units sold in each of the past three years . An es t imated 200,000 Bendix air disc brakes are now in use on North American highways on tractors, trucks, and trailers from all six of the major truck OEMs. Incor-porating the robust de-sign developed by parent company Knorr-Bremse, Bendix air disc brakes are proven to significantly
reduce stopping distances for commercial vehicles; virtually eliminate brake fade with no degradation of stopping power; en-able a passenger car-like feel; and permit straight, stable stops due to high brake efficiency and low hysteresis.
For more information about Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes, please visit www.foundationbrakes.com.V
Kirkland, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company now
offers the Hendrickson PRIMAAX(R) EX sus-pension for vocational applications with the Kenworth T800, W900 and C500 models.
T h e H e n d r i c k s o n PRIMAAX EX is a pre-mium heavy-duty air suspension designed for the rigorous demands of vocational, severe service and heavy haul applications. The new suspension is designed to enhance stability, dur-ability, reliability and
h a n d -
l i n g . Key fea-tures include higher rol l s t i f f -ness; optimized suspen-sion geometry for in-creased roll stability and expanded applications; re-designed U-beam as-sembly, air spring, torque
rod brack-et, and frame bracket for enhanced robustness and dur-abi l i ty ; increased l i f t
capacity; and no-lube, heavy duty bushings
for reduced
mainten-
ance.“Kenworth continues
to expand its suspen-sion offering with quality
p r o d -ucts to
help
meet c u s -
t o m e r
requirements in demand-ing vocational applica-tions,” said Jason Skoog, Kenworth director of marketing planning and research.
Kenworth offers the Hendrickson PRIMAAX EX in tandem configura-tions rated at 46,000 lbs. and 52,000 lbs., and in a tridem configuration rated at 69,000 lbs.
For more information, contact your Kenworth dealer or the Hendrick-son Truck Systems Group at 630-910-2800 or visit www.hendrickson-intl.com.V
Kirkland, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company is ex-
panding its industry-leading product line with the introduction of the Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engine for the Kenworth T800 short hood and W900S models. Now available for order, Kenworth’s natural gas models are focused on vocational, municipal, and pickup and delivery applications.
The ISL G engine oper-a tes on e i ther com-pressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG), both of which are cost effective, low car-
bon, and low emissions fuels. Rated at 320 hp and 1,000 lb-ft of torque, the ISL G is 2010 compliant with a maintenance-f r e e , t h r e e - w a y catalyst and does not require the use of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) or a diesel part iculate f i l ter (DPF) . CNG and LNG fuel tanks can be configured to suit customer applications and range requirements. Kenworth T800 short hood and W900S natural gas trucks, which use Al-lison transmissions, may qualify for a U.S. federal
tax credit of up to
$32,000 and for state and federal
grant funding.“The ISL G Kenworth
T800 short hood and W900S models provide
an excellent, low-emission solut ion combined with out-standing efficiency, h o r s e p o w e r a n d
torque,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth assistant general manager for mar-keting and sales. “ K e n w o r t h ’ s green product of-
fering, which also includes T800 liquefied natural gas vehicles with the Westport GX engine, medium duty diesel-elec-tric hybrids and aerody-
namic trucks, continues to lead the trucking in-dustry in North Amer-ica.” In 2009, Kenworth became the first truck manufacturer to receive the Environmental Pro-tection Agency’s Clean Air Excellence award in recognition of its en-vironmentally friendly products.
Fo r more in fo rma-tion on Kenworth CNG or LNG trucks, contact your Kenworth dealer. For more information a b o u t t h e C u m m i n s Westport ISL G engine, visit cumminswestport.com.V
8 February 2010
beNDIx SPICer FOuNDaTION braKe
Bendix® ADB22X™ Air Disc Brake Tool Kits Now Available
KeNWOrTh TruCK COMPaNy
Hendrickson Suspension Available on T800, W900 & C500
KeNWOrTh TruCK COMPaNy
Cummins EPA 2010 Compliance Westport ISL G Engine
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 6, 2010: Cantec
Systems Ltd. is excited to announce that it has been appointed Master Dis-tributor for Gigavac high performance relays and other contactor products for the Canadian market-place.
Gigavac LLC, is a USA based manufacturer of high quality/performance relays and are backed by an engineering team that has over 60 years experi-ence in the relay business. Gigavac can accommo-date special applications with rapid prototyping
and short lead times.Gigavac is pleased to
introduce the GX and MX Series of hermetic-ally sealed, high current relays. Designed to meet MIL-PFR-6106, these high quality switches per-form in the most hos-tile environments, in applications including military vehicles, elec-tric vehicles, mining, off-road construction and aerospace. Contactors are available from 50A to 600A+ continuous duty, in voltages from 12V and 24VDC to 750VDC.
Technical highlights of products include:
• Hermetic Seal: de-signed to meet IP67 water immersion, UL1604 Class I & II, Div 2 and Class III in hazardous locations, SAE J1171 external ignition protection and ISO8846
flammable gas igni-
tion• Operating temperature
range -55? C to +85?C (-67?F to +185?F) and up to 130?C in special cases
• 20G Shock and 15G vibration, relays can be mounted in any direction/
position• V e r y
h i g h i n -rush and
overload capabilities. 2000+A depending on product type.
• High Efficiency Dual DC Coil – very low coil power (0.045A at 24Vdc) with no EMI emissions
• Built in coil suppres-sion
• Options include aux-iliary contact, current sensing, and voltage sensing and time delay feature
Chris De Guerre, Busi-ness Development Man-ager, Cantec Systems
commented “Cantec believes that the line of Gigavac products are
value-added and syner-
gistic to our overall power products business in that we can now offer our cus-tomers a technologically advanced line of relay an contactor products, which are market competitive with direct cross over replacement to many cur-rent relay and contactor manufacturers.”
For all Gigavac product information, technical assistance, pricing and availability please con-tact Cantec Systems Ltd. at (613) 725 3704 or by e-mail at [email protected] or by visiting their web site at cantec-systems.com. V
January, 2010 – LITE-CHECK LLC is offer-ing a refurbishment
and upgrade program for all 910B and INSPECTOR 910B trailer testers sold since their introduction. This offering upgrades all versions to today’s IN-SPECTOR 910B standard, and includes a 6-month warranty.
Any version of 910B may be upgraded, working or
not. As the original case is retained, units must be in original, unmodified con-dition. Switches, gauges, lights, and all other elec-trical and mechanical ele-ments are refurbished or replaced as necessary.
Feature enhance-ments for most units include:
• Long-range FM style remote with very fast response to user in-
puts• “One But-
ton ABS” test
and inspec-tion system fea-
turing a built-in multi-vendor fault-code library and manufacturer specific repair guidance for trailer
ABS systems• Enhanced low cur-
rent draw sensitivity for automated fault identifi-cation with LED’s
Since its introduction in 1996, the LITE-CHECK 910B trailer tester has been the first choice for shops and mobile service
trucks looking for fast and high-quality testing and troubleshooting. Dust off your old tester and get the power and functionality of an INSPECTOR 910B for a fraction of the cost of a brand new tester.
For more information contact LITE-CHECK at 800-343-8579 or 509-535-7512 or visit them on-line at www.lite-check.com.V
Renton, Wash. — TRP™ Aftermarket Parts is introducing
the TRP™ Aftermarket Parts spring brake cham-ber manufactured for use in all Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks, trailers and buses.
“The TRP spring brake chamber is available from TRP authorized Ken-worth and Peterbilt parts and service distributors, throughout North America and is the first of a series of aftermarket products available for all make of trucks, trailers and buses,” said Everett Seymoure, brand manager for TRP. “TRP will continue to roll
out products this year and into 2010.”
“Choosing the right re-placement part is one of the most important deci-sions vehicle operators can make for their busi-ness, and their peace of mind,” Seymoure said. “That’s why the spring brake chamber was care-fully tested and selected for high performance and reliability before receiv-ing the TRP stamp of ap-proval.”
Bob Broerman, owner and president of New Bremen, Ohio-based Go Bucks Trucking, said he’s been pleased with the per-
formance and quality of his new TRP spring brake chambers.
Broerman’s company operates a fleet of 12 Kenworth T800 dump trucks, including four units equipped with conveyor bodies.
“We have a pretty long life cycle on our trucks; it’s about 10 to 15 years before we get something new,” Broerman said. “So, we rely on quality parts to keep our trucks operating in top shape.”
Go Bucks Trucking hauls about a quarter million ton of aggregate annu-ally from local stone and
gravel quarries for more than 100 area contractors. The aggregate is used in a variety of projects, includ-ing the construction of driveways, foundations, drainages, and septic drain fields.
“Our trucks have to be in top shape because contractors rely on us to make timely deliveries,” Broerman said. ”Often, we have 30 to 45-minute delivery windows we have to make. We can’t afford to have brake failures slow us down. And we certainly can’t have one of our trucks filled with ag-gregate roll away. That’s
something we’ve seen happen to other com-panies, particularly when they run their trucks with inferior quality parking brakes.”
Broerman said he trusts TRP spring brakes since they are manufactured in North America and fea-ture several high-quality components that make them superior, depend-able products that last longer than lesser quality spring brakes. Features include:
Epoxy-coated s tee l power springs for longer life and highly resistant to corrosion from road salts,
chemicals and other con-taminants.
Highly polished chrome-plated internal push rod prevents internal seal wear.
10-gauge reinforced stud mounting hous-ing provides exceptional strength.
Stroke indicator helps the operator determine accurate ly when the brakes need adjustment or replacement.
Heavy duty, synthetic rubber diaphragms pro-vide high resistance to abrasion and contamin-ants found in pressurized air.V
February 2010 9
CaNTeC SySTeMS
Canadian Master Distributor for Gigavac Relays
LITe-CheCK LLC
New Trailer Tester Refurbishment & Upgrade Program
TrP™ aFTerMarKeT ParTS
TRP Debuts with New Spring Brake Chamber
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Columbus, Ind. (Jan. 8, 2010) – Cum-mins Inc. received
certification from the Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) for its 2010 Heavy-Duty big-bore ISX15 and Midrange ISB6.7, ISC8.3 and ISL9 engines. Certification of these engines means that the Cummins 2010 engine line-up for on-highway applications meets the near zero emissions levels required for all engines manufactured in 2010.
The new EPA regula-tions, which took effect Jan. 1, 2010, are the most stringent emissions regu-lations in the world, with Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions levels of 0.2 grams and 0.01 grams per brake-horsepower-hour, respectively.
“Receiving the formal certificates is an import-ant step in the process as we enter 2010 with customer-ready products,” said Jim Kelly, President, Engine Business. “This confirms that customers can be confident in the technology choice we’ve made to meet the new, more stringent emissions standards.”
Cummins will utilize Se-lective Catalytic Reduc-tion (SCR) technology to meet the EPA 2010 near-zero emissions standards. Cummins committed to using SCR technology be-cause of a step change in performance which provides a significant in-crease in efficiency and durability. “Our decision to use SCR technology has given us the ability to provide customers with the most fuel efficient en-gines for on-highway ap-plications. We expect to see at least 5 percent fuel economy improvement for the ISX15 and up to 3 percent improvement for the Midrange products,” Kelly said. Cummins EPA 2010 engines will include an enhanced cooled EGR system and a single VGT ™ Turbocharger. The ISX15, ISL9, and ISC8.3 feature
the Cummins XPI fuel system, and the ISB6.7 features an improved High Pressure Common Rail (HPCR) fuel system. The new SCR catalyst is included along with the Cummins Particulate Filter, first introduced in 2007, in the Cummins After treatment System. Incorporating SCR tech-nology will also require the use of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) at an average rate of 2 percent of diesel fuel consumption. DEF is currently available at numerous retail locations throughout the United States and Canada includ-ing all Cummins distribu-tor locations.
With the introduction
of the new EPA 2010 en-gines, Cummins maintains engine availability across a broad range of on-high-way applications. The Heavy-Duty ISX15 offers fuel economy leadership for the heavy-duty Class 8 truck market along with better performance and better reliability compared to today’s industry-leading ISX. And, the Midrange ISB6.7, ISC8.3, and the ISL9 are designed for and available in a wide variety of applications, including the medium-duty truck, school bus, fire and emer-gency and recreational vehicle markets.
To best serve custom-ers in the vocational and less-than-truckload mar-
kets, the Cummins ISX11.9 will be introduced later in 2010. The ISX11.9 is on target for limited produc-tion in mid-2010 with full production commencing in late summer of 2010. Cummins will submit ne-cessary documentation for EPA 2010 certification for the ISX11.9 later this year, prior to introduction to the marketplace.
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corpora-tion of complementary business units that de-sign, manufacture, distrib-ute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solu-tions and electrical power
generation systems. Head-quartered in Columbus, Indiana (USA), Cummins serves customers in ap-proximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor
locations and approxi-mately 5,200 dealer loca-tions. Cummins reported net income of $755 million on sales of $14.3 billion in 2008. Press releases can be found on the Web at cum-mins.com or everytime.cummins.com.V
10 February 2010
CuMMINS INC.
Cummins Receives EPA 2010 Certification
by PeTer DuDLey
De p e n d i n g o n where you stand on the issue, you
are either going to love or hate the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) that is coming to Ontario on July 1, 2010.
This new value added tax will shift some of the tax burden from business to consumers. More than 140 countries already use some type of HST.
In Ontario the combined provincial sales tax and the federal GST will be 13 per cent.
Many businesses have jumped on the pro-HST bandwagon because they will be able to deduct all of the sales tax, not just the GST.
“This is the benefit for the trucking industry,” said Niels Veldhuis, dir-ector of fiscal studies, Fraser Institute, in a tele-
phone interview.“Right now, if you buy a
new truck, you pay sales tax on that truck. After (the introduction of the HST) the company will get a credit for all the sales tax it paid on the truck. It makes sense to wait until the HST is implemented (before making big purchases),” said Mr. Veldhuis.
He believes the prov-ince will see a significant increase in investment as a result of the HST.
“ M o r e i n v e s t m e n t means more business development, more eco-nomic activity, which is obviously good for the trucking industry,” said Mr. Veldhuis.
Mr. Veldhuis points to a University of Toronto study that showed that new investment in At-lantic Canada (which introduced the HST in
1997) rose significantly after harmonization of the provincial and federal taxes.
Several businesses and industry groups have come together to form the Smart Taxation Alli-ance, as a way to voice support for the HST and other tax reforms in the province.
“The HST will ease the amount of administration the industry has to deal with under the current system,” said Karen Ren-kema, director of govern-ment relations, Ontario Road Builders Associa-tion in a telephone inter-view.
She gave an example of a truck doing winter road maintenance. Under the current system, if the truck uses virgin sand, there is no PST on that load, but if it uses a mix-ture of salt and sand, then
both the PST and GST have to be paid.
She says the new HST will bring more clarity and fairness to the tax system.
In fact, the HST is only one part of tax changes announced by the prov-incial government.
“It is important to note that the HST is only one part of a broader compre-hensive tax package that also includes $4.5 bil-lion in tax relief for busi-nesses over three years,” said a spokesperson with the Ministry of Revenue. “These business tax relief measures include a re-duction in the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate to 10 per cent and the small business CIT rate to 4.5 per cent.”
These measures are ex-pected to save the trans-portation and warehous-ing sector $595 million
annually once the tax relief measures are fully phased in, according to the ministry.
This tax relief and in-vestment is expected to create jobs down the line as well. A report out of the University of Calgary estimates Ontario will create 591,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
While much of the news about the HST has pleased many people in corporate Ontario, others are not so impressed.
Public opinion polls show that Ontarians are strongly against the new tax because it will take money directly from their pockets.
“We are going to have to pay taxes on things that we have never had to pay taxes on before,” said MPP Gilles Bisson (NDP – Timmins – James Bay).
If you are a driver who likes to surf the Internet at truck stops or work out at a local gym, expect to pay eight per cent more than you do now.
Even the pro-business Conservative Party says the HST is the wrong tax for Ontario.
“We have no problem with the simplification of the tax structure,” said Revenue and Government Accountability critic, Lisa MacLeod (Con – Nepean-Carleton). “The problem with this tax is it gouges consumers. It targets the middle class as well as seniors.”
A spokesperson with the Ministry of Revenue says the government is providing broad-based personal income tax re-lief; meaning 93 per cent of Ontario taxpayers will pay less personal income tax in the future.V
Toronto, ON – Ar-row Truck Sales, Inc., North Amer-
ica’s leading source of pre-owned, over-the-road heavy-duty trucks, has named Vikas Gupta its 2009 top retail sales as-sociate.
Gupta earned this distinc-tion by personally selling over 200 trucks between Dec.1, 2008 and November 30, 2009. He is now a mem-ber of Arrow’s exclusive President’s Club. Since its inception, he has won this prestigious award five out of six years.
“Vikas is a consummate professional,” said Adam Davy, Arrow’s Toronto Branch Manager. “His complete dedication to our industry and custom-ers, as well as his desire to improve and learn some-thing new everyday is truly inspiring. He’s definitely raised the bar for our entire sales team.”
Now in his sixth year with Arrow, Gupta explained the key to his success is
driven by three principles: preparation, presentation and professionalism. “I approach each day as if it were a road map,” said Gupta. “I carefully plan out my day and implement strategies that will help my customers find trucks and other equipment that meet their business objectives. I’m not here to just sell them a truck, I’m here to help them become more profitable – be it working with an owner-operator or fleet.”
Gupta’s tireless efforts have paid off in a big way – in terms of his own career advancement, as well as the respect he’s earned from literally hundreds of customers –
in particular, Arrow’s Can-adian East Indian custom-ers. But perhaps Gupta’s greatest personal satisfac-tion is knowing that nearly 75% of his truck sales come from repeat customers or customer referrals.
But there’s much more about Vikas Gupta than just
selling trucks. In addition to having a Computer Engin-eering background and be-ing licensed in residential and commercial real es-tate, he and his brother co-host a local trucking radio show and also publish a monthly, full-color maga-zine called Road Today, while hosting a web site of the same name. Gupta is also involved in industry organizations such as The Toronto Transportation Club.
And his sales success has not gone unnoticed by Arrow’s top management. Last year, Gupta accom-panied Frank Oliveira, Vice President of Arrow Truck Sales Canada Ltd., on a trip to the Middle East to develop export business with fleet representatives from several countries. “We felt the trip forged some good relationships and are already receiving positive feedback and inquiries about our inventory,” said Gupta
“Vikas is also helping
us develop business in and around Vancouver,” said Oliveira. “There is a fairly large East Indian population in the Vancou-ver area and he has been instrumental in helping us reach out to this important customer base.”
“I’d say time manage-ment skills and a competi-tive spirit are key to my sales success – these are the things that drive me to improve sales strategies and learn as much as I can about our product,” explained Gupta. “In the
world of sales, the learn-ing process never really ends - and you must always respect your customer.”
For more information on new and used trucks please call (800) 794-8627 or visit www.arrowtruck.com.V
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eDITOrIaL
The New HST – What is your opinion?
arrOW TruCK SaLeS
Vikas Gupta Top Retail Sales Associate for North America
by LINa DeMeDeIrOS
Tradit ional ly we have approached financial planning
as the money you earn. You pay income taxes, pay off debts and then pay your living expenses. Whatever was left over was to address savings and any other needs.
The problem is that we are taking money from our living expenses in or-der to add to our savings.
If 25% of your income was left after taxes and debts, you would cover everything else that was necessary such as new appliances or a small vacation.
The solution is focusing on where 75% of your income is going. In trans-portation it generally is used for a truck lease or credit line, insurance costs, fuel etc. however, you will find that at least 15-20% of your income could actually address some other f inancial needs.
Today, the average consumer has 9 banking products from 2 banking institutions. Many finan-cial needs are not met as a result of cash flow which is being utilized to
address so many other expenses at different in-terest rates. Here is an example of how money was managed before.
With a cash manage-ment program in 6 years and 4months, you could be debt free by utilizing a low interest management
program as long as you own a home.
To actually pay off $189, 600 of debt (mortgage, credit cards) as shown in the example we have freed up $2,430 of cash flow. The cost is only $592.00/mth.
Today, the average Can-
adian has $10-$15,000 of credit card debt with in-terest rates varying from 10-19% interest. Each time that you attempt to resolve this short term debt another expense arises.
By focusing on your gross income we can
help you reduce taxes and debt that is robbing you of your extra cash that can be used for a vacation, fund your retirement or simply have emergency cash. By simply using a cash management pro-gram, it streamlines your payments and frees up more cash.
If you would like to free up your cash flow, get out of debt today. Call us today and free yourself from the burden. We offer representatives all over Canada.
When you think of your cash flow what is your biggest frustration?
For more information contact Lina M. Deme-deiros at (800) 236-5810, by email at [email protected]
Managing Money Before; Costly & ineffiCient
amount interest Payment Monthly($) rates % term amount $
Mortgage 180,000 6.00 15 yrs. 1,630
Car Loan 12,000 6.00 48 mos. 350
Credit Cards 2,600 20.00 24 mos. 250
Line of Credit 6,500 8.00 36 mos. 200
Savings account 8,000 2.50
Chequing account 3,500 0.25
Net Income Combined 6,391.00
expense (NOT including debt payments) 3,575.00
by DaWN TrueLL
Hello again all. The Governments on both sides of our
borders, Canada and the U.S.A. have been really cracking down on border related issues and crim-inal offenses. If you have noticed when crossing the borders between the U.S.A. and Canada this past year you have seen longer line ups, longer wait times, secondary screenings, vehicle inspections, etc. It is because the govern-ments are cracking down at all border points due to the increased illegal activities.
While I have been out on the road these last few months working with government issues across Canada and in Alaska, I have wondered what our world is coming to
and what are we to ex-pect tomorrow. It seems that our major drug traf-ficking in Canada occurs in/out Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. Unfortunately it appears that our trucking indus-try is being hit the most for these occurrences. There are thousands of great honest truck drivers across Canada whom we know and trust. It is those few bad apples that have given us a bad name. Of course we are not just talking about truck drivers here. These criminals can be the people next door we see walking their dogs; we just don’t know. Where this hurts us the most is when doing cross border business.
As you all know, since the new government in the U.S.A. has taken over, their initiative is to bring home to the U.S.A. all Trade making our daily business profitabil i ty dwindle. We need to keep our business going cross border and most import-antly across Canada. Our staff members need to
be trained better on the “how to’s” and the “what to look for’s” regarding Security and Trust. The extent of the drug traf-ficking, child abductions, murders, illegal activities all inclusive, has gone up. There are many factors in this puzzle and leaves one to feel rather uneasy at times. Having seen and experienced some of these incidents first hand, I can truly tell you that I re-turned with this “wow what has this world come to” attitude.
I am a Christian and be-lieve that all of us can fix this by educating ourselves on the “going’s” on and the preventative measures that we can all take to gain back the security and trust that we all once had and experienced.
The following are some recent events that have taken place that have af-fected the Canada/US Borders.
U.S. Customs and Bor-der Protection officers at ports of entry along the California/ Mexico bor-der seized almost 2,900
pounds of narcotics val-ued at $2.2 million, cap-tured 13 fugitives, and stopped the illegal entry of 417 persons over the busy holiday weekend. The largest seizure occurred at the San Ysidro border on Sunday at about 1:30 p.m., after a detector dog alerted to the back wall of a motor-home pulled by a Ford F-350 pickup as it and the two female occupants waited in line to be inspected. Officers subsequently discovered 78 wrapped packages of marijuana in the rear wall of the motor home weighing 1,764 pounds, valued at more than $1 million. CBSA confirmed the deportation of Samuel
Martin Luin November 9, 2009. The Edmonton resident was convicted of 17 offences including sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm and assaulting a peace officer while incarcerated.
On Sunday December 6th, 2009, shortly after 3:30AM, a male suspect, Eric Shawn Carty shot and killed Kirk Matthews who was outside his home.
A Canada wide warrant was issued on Michel Ber-geron for, murder, gang-sterism, drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder.
Banks Singh Chadi is wanted via warrant on a related incident for con-spiracy to traffic a substan-
tial quantity of heroin.The RCMP are after Clau-
dine Bishop who is wanted in Quebec and Ontario for a variety of offences including armed robbery, fraud over $5000 and abandonment of a baby in Montreal. Border Services Officers in Sarnia, Ontario, prevented 50 kilograms of cocaine from reaching Canadian streets.
These are only a few incidents that have oc-curred. Now you can see the problem created at our borders because of these criminals.
For more information on cross border issues, con-tact Dawn Truell at [email protected]
12 February 2010
heaLTh INSuraNCe MaTTerS
A Greener Pocket Book - Free up Cash for 2010
CrOSS bOrDer ServICeS
Governments on Both Sides of Border Cracking Down
NeW PrODuCTS & ServICeS
In today’s economy if a Canadian got it, a truck likely brought it,
but what we don’t realize are the costs associated with bringing us those much needed goods. What we need to have though are common goals that make it more affordable to continue to meet the higher demands of today.
Sometimes spend-ing now can have serious saving con-sequences down the road quite similar to sav-ing for your retirement as y o u w o u l d an RRSP. Why not invest in an anti-idling device for your truck in a similar investment plan? No more need-less idling and wasting pre-cious fuel means
more money in your pock-et as well as keeping up with the latest environ-mental regulations.
Federal and provincial regulations are sweeping North America. Diesel fuel prices continue to increase, therefore the need to reduce idling is more important than ever. Maintenance costs keep
increasing.
Driving a truck isn’t just a lifestyle, it’s a rolling business. Whether you have one truck or a large fleet, the most important components to keeping your business healthy are minimizing fuel costs, maintenance costs, and avoiding fines.
Webasto and Indel B, both provide the per-fect solution in helping
to achieve your
truck’s fuel sav-ings goal in that they will both save
you the much needed money you need in today’s harsh economy.
D i d y o u k n o w t h e average re-turn on your i n v e s t m e n t for a Webasto
bunk heater is less than three
months?Our most popular
TSL17 uses as little as one gallon of fuel in a 20 hour period and provides im-
mediate heat making cold nights more comfortable for drivers while saving
fuel from engine-off operations.
Indel-B, Sleep-ing Well - is
the f i rs t true aux-iliary 12v air condi-tioning no-idle system that exchanges the hottest air in the upper sleeper to cold air, effect-ively cooling the sleeper. Advances in compact/light weight 12Vdc air conditioning systems like Indel B has made battery powered solutions a very cost effective and efficient
alternative to APU’s.When you combine an
Indel B with a Webasto bunk heater you’d have a year round anti-idling cost effect- ive program
w i t h the saving
going directly into your pocket.
All Webasto and Indel B products qualify for the Ontario rebate program! For more information call Gary at (705) 653-2403 or visit his website at www.wilsoninstrumentsltd.com.
Stop idling - start sav-ingV
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WILSON INSTruMeNTS (WebaSTO)
Invest In an Anti-Idling Device for Your Truck
14 February 2010
Kirkland, Wash. – Truck fleets with their own main-
tenance shops are under increasing pressure to maximize mechanic and technician productivity and minimize parts inven-tories, particularly in the current challenging econ-omy. By accomplishing these objectives, compan-ies stand a better chance of gaining a competitive advantage and boosting profitability.
“Gathering and sort-ing through a myriad of information to achieve those objectives, while still directing day-to-day operations, remains one of the biggest challenges facing fleet maintenance directors and shop super-visors,” said John Wisdom, director of customer sys-tems for Kenworth Pre-mierCare® Connect.
A robust system should provide the same func-tions offered by Ken-worth PremierCare Con-nect, which is available through Kenworth deal-ers. It should allow users to establish automated parts reorder process and help track costs through American Trucking Asso-ciations vehicle mainten-ance reporting standards (VMRS) codes, Wisdom said. The Kenworth Pre-mierCare Connect system can track work histories on specific units, enabling mechanics to more ac-curately diagnose issues and avoid costly repeat or unnecessary repairs. The system also tracks war-ranty periods and recalls, so that companies can recover reimbursements from manufacturers or suppliers quickly.
Unlike the Kenworth PremierCare Connect sys-tem, most maintenance programs are offered as stand-alone software, which may require users to make expensive up-grades to their comput-ers or existing networks, Wisdom said. Required upgrades may add a sig-nificant delay to the imple-mentation process. While
providers of such software are starting to offer hosted solutions, users should consider how much ex-perience they have in of-fering those hosted solu-tions.
Experienced providers often offer training op-tions and extensive online user manuals that allow employees to train at their own pace, he added. For example, Kenworth Pre-mierCare Connect offers an online library of more than 60 training videos for users. With the video library, employees can be trained to step in for co-workers who leave or go on vacation. Wisdom said companies should also find out how much application and technical support they will receive after system installation and activation. Kenworth offers both application and technical support services as part of the program’s monthly fee. With Pre-mierCare Connect, that support is enhanced by Kenworth’s extensive dealer network.
F l e e t m a i n t e n a n c e software should be scal-able, allowing users to add functions that make sense for their mainten-ance shops, Wisdom said. Kenworth PremierCare Connect has a module that lets mechanics or techni-cians scan in work orders so that managers can re-view their time on and off the job to the nearest minute. PremierCare Con-nect has a mileage upload module to retrieve vehicle mileage readings from fleet management systems from providers, such as Qualcomm or PeopleNet. Connect provides option-al tethered or portable bar code scanners and a bar code label printer for shops to track parts in-ventory by scanning data into the computer instead of manually inputting the information.
Based on the success-ful experiences of Ken-worth PremierCare Con-nect users, Wisdom offers these top 10 ways a fleet
maintenance program with add-on features can help fleet managers and shop supervisors manage costs in their shops and boost profitability for their companies:
Fleet maintenance soft-ware should allow users to create maintenance schedules so that shop supervisors and fleet man-agers can coordinate re-pairs and routine mainten-ance. This helps work to be completed on time and minimizes vehicle time spent in the shop.
This function reduces on-hand inventory and inventory shrinkage by helping shops maintain an accurate physical inven-tory. Once shops complete an accurate physical parts count, users can maintain that accuracy by tracking when parts arrive and when they are taken out of inventory and issued to specific work orders. By adding optional tethered or portable bar code scan-ners and bar code label printer, shops can further automate this process, noted Wisdom.
Managers can control parts costs with a fleet maintenance manage-ment software to elimin-ate duplicate orders, track special parts orders, or compare a part’s current cost to its cost when last ordered. With a robust system like Kenworth Pre-mierCare Connect, man-agers can see who created the purchase order and which supplier was used so that they can identify and correct any potential issues before their com-panies are billed. If the maintenance manage-ment system is connected to a parts supplier, like PremierCare Connect, the parts supplier may offer special rebates for pur-chases made through that system.
Systems like Kenworth PremierCare Connect of-fer minimum/maximum settings that allow users to maintain a steady sup-ply of parts critical to the company’s everyday
operations. It also helps users control parts inven-tory costs. The automated system can be set to al-ways keep any number of critical parts in shop inventory. When a part is issued to a work order, the system places an order with the shop’s dealer to replenish the stock to the pre-determined level. The system can be set to re-quire approval for parts or-ders when the number of parts in inventory reaches a certain level. The system can also suggest a reorder quantity based on past ordering patterns.
The system should come preloaded with the Amer-ican Trucking Associa-tions VMRS codes. This al-lows managers to quickly compare and analyze the cost of parts by compon-ent or repair type, such as brakes, engine or air con-ditioning, said Wisdom.
Look for a fleet mainten-ance management pro-gram that offers reports and interactive screens providing managers fast and easy analysis. Reports and interactive screens in the Kenworth Premier-Care Connect system help managers investigate cost details of internal repair work orders and ana-lyze 12-month equipment costs. Managers can view work order histories, as well as labor and parts histories.
Managers can take con-trol of one of their top vehicle expenses by com-paring fuel costs from different suppliers for the same vehicle, noted Wisdom. Kenworth Pre-mierCare Connect offers an optional feature that enables managers to cap-ture fuel costs by fuel type. The feature can produce reports showing cost-per-mile based on vehicle mileage readings, and list fuel purchases by state or province to assist in fuel tax reporting.
The mileage tracking add-on feature allows users to upload vehicle mileage readings from a fleet or fuel management
system provider, said Wis-dom. The feature improves the accuracy of mileage-dependent reports, such as “maintenance due” and “cost per reading”, because it eliminates the need to manually enter mileage data and pro-vides more timely updates. These updates give a shop greater flexibility in sched-uling maintenance for the company’s vehicles. It also helps fleets avoid costly downtime since prevent-ive maintenance services and mandatory inspec-tions are kept current.
By adding this feature to a fleet maintenance management program, service technicians can scan in work orders and managers can compare actual job times with esti-mated completion times. Since the work orders are scanned instead of manually entered into the system, managers can more accurately monitor productivity and address issues that slow shop operations. This feature allows managers to mon-itor shop work at a macro level, while looking for ex-ceptions. The system then allows them to dig down further and examine those exceptions on a micro level — job-by-job or time entry-by-time entry.
The accounting inter-operability add-on feature increases user productiv-ity by eliminating double entry from the work order into a third-party account-ing package, such as In-tuit QuickBooks® or Sage Software’s Peachtree®. According to a recent study conducted by the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield, England, the average error rate for key-board entry was between 12 and 24 percent, de-pending on the typing skill of the person entering the data. This feature can sig-nificantly reduce manual input errors.
Many providers of fleet maintenance programs offer interactive demos on their Web sites to
help managers with the process of selection and comparison. Programs like Kenworth Premier-Care Connect, (www.ken-worthconnect.com) go a step further, Wisdom said. They offer no-obligation, free consultation and ac-cess to a more extensive demonstration that allow managers to try out the system to be sure it works properly for them.
Generally, program pro-viders offer several op-tions ranging from a basic system designed for fleets of 20 or more vehicles, or repair shops with three or more service technicians, to an enterprise system designed for large com-panies. Besides most of the functions and add-on features mentioned, en-terprise systems may in-clude the ability to support multiple business units, real-time shop activity monitoring, and the ability for mechanics to scan in work orders.
Once they have nar-rowed their options, fleet managers or shop super-visors should then contact the providers for addition-al consultation on pricing. “The cost of a fleet main-tenance management pro-gram really depends on a variety of things, includ-ing what functions your company operation needs, number of mechanics and technicians in your main-tenance shop, and number of trucks in your fleet,” Wisdom said. “Selecting the right fleet maintenance management program with the right features for your company’s operation is key to realizing the sys-tem’s full potential.”
Kenworth believes that Kenworth PremierCare customer support pro-grams contributed to Ken-worth receiving the 2009 J.D. Power and Associ-ates award for “Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Heavy Duty Dealer Service.”
Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.ken-worth.com. Kenworth. A PACCAR Company.V
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10 Ways Fleet Maintenance Software Helps Manage Costs
Tiger Tool Inter-national is a Can-adian owned pri-
vate corporation with a factory in Abbotsford, Brit-ish Columbia and a ware-house in Sumas, Washing-ton. Tiger Tool manufac-tures and sells Canadian made heavy duty tools that are micro-targeted for specific driveline and brake applications on heavy duty trucks.
Driveline tools include heavy duty universal joint pullers, yoke pullers and bearing cup installers. For work on wheel studs, the company offers a manual installer, remover, and a hydraulic set up that per-forms either function. For servicing steering boxes there is a set of pitman arm pullers and spreaders. Brake jobs get accom-plished with slack pullers for Gunite, Brunner, Bendix and Haldex brakes, as well as presses for brake clevis and slack adjuster pins.
With today’s dwindling economy and reduced job force, independent and fleet owned repair shops are saving money and improving safety by em-ploying job specific tools for driveline, brake hub, and steering mechanism
repair on Class 7 buses and trucks and Class 8 big rigs.
“These job specific tools make the job go faster, easier and safer,” says Jack Hannin, a truck mechanic for Minerick Logging of Channing, Michigan. “We did four U-joint jobs this week and it only took me 90 minutes per job, where-as without the Tiger Tool puller it would have taken me 8-9 hours per job.”
More than saving money in the shop, such efficiency translates into keeping trucks on the road making money for their owners.
“Our trucks earn about $700 per load, so keeping them operational is abso-lutely essential,” continues Hannin. “These specialized tools more than justify their cost.”
Mechanics also avoid errors that could render a vehicle unsafe down the road or possibly jeopardize the shop worker.
“I stay away from cable pullers because I’ve heard some horror stories about those, and we used to use some makeshift creations to do these jobs. Luck-ily no one got hurt,” says Hanninen. “I know that specialized pullers like
the Tiger Tools allow you to save money without sacrificing safety, so I don’t worry now.”
Tiger Tool International is offering, for a limited time, up to 70% off on all online orders.
To learn more about Tiger Tool International’s spe-cialized tools or to place an order, visit www.tigertool.com.V
by MarK reyNOLDS
Often I am con-tacted by defend-ants that are un-
sure of whether or not they should contest their char-ges because they feel that they are guilty of the of-fence for which they have been charged. Whether a person is guilty or not guilty is something that is
really determined by the evidence that the prosecu-tor intends to use in order to obtain a conviction. This evidence is, for the most part, supplied by the police officer that lays the charge.
When a defendant does not have evidence to con-tradict the evidence of the officer, all is not neces-sarily lost. In this case, if the matter proceeds to trial, the defendant, or the defendant’s representative would employ what is referred to as a technical defence. This is a defence that in essence challenges the prosecution’s evidence in a manner that raises
a reasonable doubt in the mind of the Justice regarding the guilt of the defendant. This may be as simple as conducting a trial where that officer and prosecutor fail to prove an essential element of an offence.
An example of this would be a trial conducted some time ago by a colleague of mine regarding a charge where a truck had lost a wheel on the highway. The prosecution was not of a mind to come to a resolution that was satis-factory to the defendant. There was no evidence that the defendant could provide to prove that the
wheel did not become detached, so the trial was based on a technical de-fence. During this trial the officer giving evidence on the stand consistently referred to the wheel as a tire. As the charge section of the Highway Traffic Act in this case specifically speaks to a wheel, and also specifically exempts a tire, my colleague was able to point out that the offence with which the de-fendant had been charged had not been made out and the Justice dismissed the charge. This was a simple error on the part of both the officer and the prosecutor. Whether the
defendant had lost a wheel or not is irrelevant in this case because regardless of whether the Justice be-lieved that a wheel had be-come detached or not, the decision must be based on the evidence provided at trial.
You may have heard of someone winning a case on a technicality. The case referred to above is a prime example of this. There are many technic-alities that can result in a defendant being found not guilty. Not all are success-ful, however one never knows until you try.
As always my advice to persons charged with
an offence is to always seek legal advice prior to making any decisions as to whether or not to contest the offence. In al-most every case there is a free consultation provided prior to hiring a paralegal to represent you. The im-pacts on your insurance and your licence are too great to simply plead guilty to an alleged offence.
Mark Reynolds is a for-mer truck driver, MTO enforcement officer, and provincial trainer and En-forcement coordinator and can be reached at (416) 221 6888 or [email protected]
16 February 2010
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The HTL1 is the fourth Continental truck tire verified
by SmartWay as a low rolling resistance tire. Continental also meets environmental commit-ments as a SmartWay Shipper Partner
Fort Mill, South Carolina, December 16, 2009. The A fourth commercial truck tire from Continental Tire North America, Inc. (“Con-tinental”) — the HTL1® super single trailer tire—has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay® Transport Partnership list of verified technologies for tires.
Continental’s HTL1® (Heavy Trailer Long-Haul) is a super single tire that replaces duals on highway or regional trailer axle fitments. The HTL1® fea-
tures 13/32” tread depth, which minimizes irregu-lar wear and maximizes fuel efficiency, and an advanced fuel efficient compound. A unique fea-ture of the HTL1® is its pyramid stone bumper/ejection system which re-duces stone retention and casing penetrations.
Based upon data pro-vided by tire manufactur-ers and EPA testing and research, EPA determined that certain tire models can provide a reduction in NOx emissions and an estimated fuel savings of 3 percent or greater, relative to the “best selling” new tires for line haul trucks, when used on all three axles. The EPA’s Smart-Way® Transport Partner-ship recently verified that that the HTL1 meets these qualifications for low roll-
ing resistance.Continental’s HTL1®
is the fourth of its com-mercial truck tires to be verified by the EPA fo r l ow rolling resist-ance . The comple te line-up of S m a r t -W a y ® verified t i r e s f r o m C o n -tinental covers all three t r u c k axles and now in-cludes the Continental HSL2® in the steer position; the Continental HDL® Eco Plus in the
drive position; and the Continental HTL® Eco Plus
and Continental HTL1® for the trailer position.
As a result of this ver i f icat ion by
the EPA, the HTL1® is now
capable of m e e t i n g the needs of com-mercial t r u c k f l e e t s who are i n t e r -ested in the fuel efficient tires en-gineered by Con-
t inental , as well as
ach iev ing weight sav-
ings with a super single fit-
ment.
Continental is not only a manufacturer of verified tires, but also demon-strates its commitment to the SmartWay® Transport Partnership as a shipper of goods and materials. Continental first joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership in June 2008 as a Shipper Partner, com-mitting to reduce its en-vironmental impacts from ground freight transporta-tion. In joining the partner-ship, Continental agreed to use the Freight Logistics Environmental and Energy Tracking (FLEET) Perform-ance Model for Shippers to quantify its environmental performance level. In only its first year of participa-tion, Continental exceeded its goal of compliance and achieved a FLEET score of 1.14 out of a maximum of 1.25.V
Greenville, S.C. (Jan. 8, 2010) – Michel-in Americas Truck
Tires has launched a new, enhanced online truck tire dealer locator. In addition to Michelin truck tire deal-er and service provider locations, the redesigned locator at locator.michel-intruck.com now offers additional information about the area surround-ing those locations, in-cluding traffic updates, road construction alerts, restaurants, hotels and the weather.
“Our goal for the new dealer locator is to make it easy for truckers to plan their trips,” said Marc La-ferriere, vice president of marketing, Michelin Americas Truck Tires. “With this tool, truckers will be able to see not only the locations of Michelin
tire dealers, retread shops or service providers along their way, but also where they might want to eat or sleep, and what the weather will be like.”
In addition to maps, street views and directions to any service provider or truck stop location, the new locator will provide detailed information about the type of assistance of-fered by each service pro-vider, along with local hotels and restaurants. The locator is also enabled to provide current traffic conditions, accident infor-mation, road construction and the weather for each service provider’s sur-rounding area. It will also be available on the Span-ish and French versions of the Michelin truck tire web site.
Michelin is embracing
newer technologies that help make information more accessible to truck-ing customers. Michelin Tire dealer and service provider locations can also be found using the Google Maps mobile appli-cation. An icon at the top of the dealer locator site explains the easy process for using this feature.
D e d i c a t e d t o t h e improvement of sustain-able mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bi-cycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles and the space shuttle. The com-pany also publishes travel guides, hotel and restau-rant guides, maps and road atlases. Headquar-tered in Greenville, S.C.,
Michelin North America (www.michelintruck.com)
employs more than 21,500 and operates 18 major
manufacturing plants in 17 locations.V
18 February 2010
EPA SmartWay Verifies Continental’s Super Single
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Are owner oper-ators and small fleets overlooking
an important cost sav-ings advantage enjoyed by the big fleets? They are if they aren’t retreading their tires.
Truck tire retreading has become so popular that owner operators and trucking fleets today pur-chase millions of retreads annually.
It is estimated that those retread purchases result in more than a $3 billion dollar annual savings for the trucking industry.
Even with those savings there are too many owner-operators who will say, “I can’t run on caps because I have to travel through the desert. I can’t run on caps because I carry too much weight. I can’t run on caps because they come apart and damage my equip-ment.
What they are really say-ing is, “I don’t want a piece of the $3 billion pie be-
cause I don’t know how to maintain my tires like the fleets do.”
Fleets can’t afford to have their equipment torn apart by failed tires anymore than an owner operator can. With just-in-time freight and guaranteed delivery times, they can’t afford en route failures anymore than owner operators can. Fleets have to carry those same heavy payloads and travel through the desert and other hot regions of the country just like owner operators do.
Fleet managers know that with today’s technol-ogy retreads don’t come apart. If a tire fails and throws alligators all over the highway they know it is most likely caused by a casing failure. The wire embedded in the rubber is a clear indication that it is not a result of a retread failure. Retreads don’t put wire in the rubber they put on a tire.
Fleet managers know
that the air pressure gauge and the consistent use of it is their best insurance against en route failures. They also know that strin-gent casing inspection standards and a good re-tread supplier are keys to their success.
A good rule for owner operators to follow is, “Don’t buy your retreads on the road from a vendor who knows he won’t see you again. The TRIB Re-tread Tire Buyers Guide is a good source of the names of top quality retreaders in North America. It can be accessed by going to www.retread.org/Guide/.
Establish a relation-ship with a local retread supplier who knows you will be back home on the weekend to confront him with any tire problems you might experience during the week.
In those instances when you do have to make a road purchase because a tire fails and you are
away from home, don’t buy the cheapest retread you can get. Insist on the best quality retread avail-able. Inquire with the local truckers about who offers the best quality retreaded tires in their area. Again, the TRIB Retread Tire Buy-ers Guide can help.
Most important, remem-ber tires must be main-tained. Whether you are running on new tires or retreads, consistent air pressure maintenance is the most important factor in a successful tire pro-gram. Buy a good air gauge and use it.
You already know how tough it is to make a buck in this competitive indus-try. You also know that
tires fall only behind fuel in the cost of operating your truck. So why give up your piece of the $3 billion dollar pie? If you maintain your retreads properly, they will run as well for you as they do for the big fleets. And you will keep more money in your pocket!
For more information, including a free “Reput-able Retreading” CD/DVD packet, please send an email to [email protected] with your complete mailing address, including country, or call 888-473-8732 toll free from anywhere in North America.V
On e h u n d r e d percent of the hour/mi leage
performance of new pre-mium OTR tires is being equalled by top qual-ity Retreaders who are members of the Tire Re-tread & Repair Informa-tion Bureau (TRIB).
A new premium OTR tire can cost as much as $ 25.000 USD and more for one of the larger sizes. Because these tires are mainly used in the mining and heavy construction industries they are sub-jected to extremely heavy use and their original life can be short.
Giant OTR Tires have to carry up to 100 tons each! One Dump truck has 6 tires mounted.
However, thanks to continually improved technology now being utilized by top quality OTR Retreaders world-wide, the same tire that cost $ 25.000 USD and more when new can be retreaded for about 30% to 40% less and can be put back into full service, thereby saving a signifi-cant amount of money for
the user, as well making a great contribution to the environment.
Savings Made By OTR Retreading To the En-vironment
When the life of an OTR tire comes to an end it poses a very serious dis-posal problem. By re-treading the tire for an additional life this prob-lem can be put off until the second life of the tire is over. As long as giant OTR tires continue to be retreaded, the problem of disposal can be delayed. Think of a juggler – there is always one ball up in the air. The same con-cept holds true for tires that are retreaded. As long as an equal number of tires, from the largest giant OTR to the smallest car sizes, continue to be retreaded, the disposal problem of tires at the end of their useful lives can be put off indefin-itely.
A TRIB retreader mem-ber in Germany, the Rösler Group, routinely achieves 100% of the hour / mileage performances as new premium brand
tires (Michelin, Bridg-estone, Goodyear) with tires retreaded using their top quality retreading process.
Other TRIB members in other parts of the world who retread giant OTR tires are also able to achieve similar results.
The tire industry ex-pects another global OTR tire shortage will come in 2012 and the retread industry will be ready. Retreads on a premium brand casing are definite-ly a better solution than buying more expensive and less environmentally friendly new tires.
Thanks to the efforts of today’s top quality retreaders, the users of tires - from the largest to the smallest - are able to benefit from the eco-nomic and environmental benefits made possible by retreading.
For the names and loca-tions of other TRIB top quality retreaders who retread OTR tires as well as all other sizes, please send an email to [email protected] or call +831-372-1917.V
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by JaCK Lee
Over the years h a r s h w i n t e r weather has crip-
pled fuel supplies bringing industry to a grinding halt. While most companies scrambled to locate fuel during these crises, other companies didn’t even feel the pinch. The reason? They had a Fuel Strategy that assured fuel supply and reliable delivery 24/7, 365 days a year.
What’s a fuel strategy? It’s a plan for getting the fuel you need when you need it. It’s also a system that manages fuel consumption and helps cut the cost of refuelling. A really robust fuel strategy also includes information technology that helps you manage and train your staff to track fuel use, improve efficiency and manage your fuel invest-ment for a measurable return.
But the most important part of a fuel strategy, is making sure you get the fuel. And that’s easier said than done. Most regional fuel crises don’t make the news, but that doesn’t make them less real or less painful. How can you en-sure you don’t run dry?
Over the next few months one thing for certain: there will be the usual seasonal disruptions of fuel supply. When and where they will hit is unknown, but we do know that thousands of companies will feel the pinch if their fuel comes from one of the major oil companies. The reality, their ability to supply fuel to the market is affected by weather and seasonal emergencies that will can halt production of fuel. It happens every year. Whether it’s a fire at a refinery or severe weather conditions closing ports, roads and rail, all indus-tries are affected. And if it’s your fuel supplier that goes down, your supply goes down too. So what is the solution?
Most businesses get their fuel from one of the big oil companies. For decades they have been drilling, refining and delivering fuel, however their com-mitment to delivering fuel doesn’t always keep up with demand. Fuel crises are a fact life. They start in the Fall and – if the weather is bad – continue into Win-ter. Card-locks run dry, cli-ents are put on allocation, fuel gets hard to find. So, who can you depend on? Can your business afford to be on a waiting list with thousands of other com-panies? Do you send your drivers out to hunt for fuel at card locks? Many busi-nesses have experienced this – if you haven’t yet, you can be sure you will.
If you ask these businesses what is was like, those who went it alone will tell you it was touch and go. No fuel means no deliveries, products spoil, goods are held up and no one pays. But among businesses that had a fuel management partner, the story is very different.
Some independent fuel suppliers can guarantee fuel, even in a fuel crisis.
This may seem hard to believe, but let’s look at using an independent fuel supplier as the key to a new Fuel Strategy. There are a lot of suppliers out there. But first, before you jump to choosing a sup-plier in your area, check their track record. All are not created equal. Be sure to check their perform-ance during periods of fuel shortage. Some will rely, just like you, on one of the big oil companies as their fuel supplier, while others have strategic agreements in place with a number of refineries. This means that if one refinery is closed or fuel inventories run low, they go elsewhere. An-other key point is to check into the refuelling network the company has working for them. For instance if fuel supplies are cut in your region, does your fuel sup-plier have the alliances and resources to bring fuel in from hundreds, even thou-sands of miles away? This includes a transportation network and dedicated people who are committed to getting the fuel you need
as quickly as possible. When a fuel crisis hits your supplier must have a strong support system to guarantee fuel delivery. If they say, “We’ll do our best,” that just isn’t good enough.
Once you have decided on a supplier who will guarantee delivery, no mat-ter what, there are other factors to consider when choosing an effective Fuel Solution. Some suppli-ers offer on site delivery made directly to each vehicle and piece of equip-ment. This saves time and money and eliminates risks to the environment. On site fuel delivery can be done where each drop of fuel pumped is calculated along with the positive identification of each piece of equipment. This data is delivered via email to your desktop so you can see where the most fuel is
being consumed allowing you to manage fuel costs. All fuel suppliers will calcu-late the amount of fuel they have delivered along with price, however only some have kept up with technol-ogy and can give you fuel consumption and operat-ing data. This is referred to as Advanced Mobile Asset Management Technol-ogy. Included is informa-tion technology that tracks
things like m i l e s
traveled, average speed
and engine operating data. With this information in hand you can compare each piece of equipment’s performance and train your operators so you can maximize efficiencies and cut your fuel costs.
But let’s go back to our original point about having the fuel you need, when you
need it. The right fuel sup-plier should have a team of professionals available for you as consultants to help you plan and prepare for your refuelling needs, regardless of the time of year. Fuel delivery should be guaranteed. Fuel is an asset that can be man-aged to determine a real return on investment, but only when you have the right information, data and professional advice.
Good luck this winter. It will be a challenge with
a changing economy and winter weather
conditions put-ting pressure on
you and your team.Jack Lee is the President
and CEO of 4Refuel Inc, The Leader in Fuel Man-agement. If you have any questions or com-ments about this article Jack can be reached at (604) 513-0386 or on line: [email protected]
20 February 2010
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D’abord en 2002, il y a eu la réduction de la récirculation
du gaz d’échappement. Ensuite en 2007
on a placé des limites sur les émissions de particules de diesel et maintenant en 2010, l’industrie de transportation a survécu le facteur le plus influen-tiel dans le marché des véhicules commerciaux en accueillant et respectant une réduction dramatique des oxydes d’azote (NOx), exigée par le EPA (En-vironnement Protection Agency). La plupart des manufacturiers ont ac-cepté ce défi monumental de conformité, dont les normes exigent une dim-inution de 99% de la géné-ration de suie – particules de diesel – et des oxydes d’azote.
Dans une proclamation de confiance d’entreprise, Volvo a déclaré « En 2007, nous avons nettoyé l’air,... en 2010 nous allons le polir. ». Cette déclaration se base sur le fait d’être le premier manufacturier de moteurs lourds diesel certifié pour 2010 par le EPA et le California Air Resources Board, l’agence d’État de protection de l’environnement connue pour sa politique régula-toire rigoureuse.
Volvo, comme la plu-part de sa concurrence, a adopté la méthode SCR, ( Selective Catalytic Reduc-tion) pour répondre aux règlements de 2010. Les normes de 2010 exigent une réduction d’oxydes d’azote de1.5 grammes par puissance de frein à 0.2 grammes par puis-sance de frein, tout en gardant une émission de particules de 0.1 grammes par puissance de frein. SCR est déjà une technolo-gie accepté en Europe, ce qui a aidé son adoption en Amérique de Nord. Le processus SCR permet au moteur de fonctionner à une température optimale
et assure une meilleure puissance, une économie de carburant et une moin-dre génération de parti-cules, qui, selon Volvo, est le choix préferé pour s’adapter aux nouveaux règlements de réduction d’émissions.
« La technologie des émissions des camions Volvo pour EPA 2010 accomplit plus que la réduction des émissions d’oxydes d’azote et des particules à des niveaux de près de zéro. Par son utilisation de la technolo-gie SCR pour réduire les NOx, Volvo a réussi à améliorer la comsom-mation de carburants et à réduire les émissions du gaz à l’effet de serre, le gaz carbonique. » a déclaré, Jim McNamara, directeur des rapports mé-diatiques. M.McNamara a ajouté que l’adoption de cette technologie aide dans l’élimination du ré-chauffement de la planète et réduit la dépendence du pétrole importé.
PACCAR qui vend les marques de camions Kenworth, Peterbilt et DAF s’est uni avec la ma-jorité en choisissant la technologie SCR et on a reconnu sa supériorité dans la conception des produits aérodynamiques. La confiance dans le choix de cette technologie est basée sur une expéri-ence préalable. Plus de 100.000 moteurs PACCAR équipés de SCR sont déjà en service partout dans le monde. Cummins, égale-ment, a décidé de choisir la chambre SCR, et a noté une réduction de 5% de consommation de carbur-ant en comparaison avec ses produits de 2007.
Contraire à cette tend-ance d’adopter le SCR est Navistar, le seul manu-facturier qui a choisi d’adopter la technologie EGR (Exhaust Gas Re-circulation) pour adhérer aux nouvelles normes d’émission 2010. La com-pagnie maintient que la
solution EGR n’a pas beso-in d’équipement rajouté après le traitement initial, ne requiert pas de forma-tion spéciale chez les tech-niciens pour l’entretien et le service, et que les coûts d’opération sont moindres que ceux exigés par la technologie SCR. Les mé-thodes de combustion, par exemple, la combustion à température basse ont la réputation de produire moins d’économie que celles employées par les moteurs SCR. Mais selon le website Navistar, « EGR est le système de réduc-tion d’émissions le plus utilisé dans la manufac-ture de moteurs à essence et à diesel. Le système EGR est basé sur la recircula-tion d’une partie des gaz d’échappement du moteur aux cylindres du moteur oû certains des polluants sont soumis à la combus-tion. » Le résultat est un procéssus de combustion plus lent et moins chaud qui réduit le taux de géné-ration des NOx. En plus Navistar voit la solution SCR comme une approche temporaire qui
transfère du manufac-turier au client la respon-sabilité de la conformité aux normes nouvelles. Le conducteur doit s’assurer que le véhicule garde toujours un certain niveau d’urée pour que le moteur tourne sans intérruption. Selon la compagnie, cer-tains manufacturiers en Europe qui ont déjà in-corporé les solutions SCR prédisent qu’un système EGR avancé fournira des solutions d’émissions à l’avenir. On a peur aussi que le coût d’urée pour le système SCR ne devienne plus cher que le diesel une fois qu’on commence à en faire une demande plus ample.
En dépit des inconvé-nients, du coût au client et de la complexité des opé-rations, associés avec SCR par les partisans d’EGR, les concurrents de Navistar choisissent la solution SCR.
Le service et l’entretien du camion equipé de SCR exige l’injection d’une DEF(Diesel Exhaust Fluid) dans l’ écoulement de l’échappement oû une réaction produit du gaz nitrogène et de la vapeur, qui tous les deux se déga-gent dans l’atmosphère sans nocivité. En plus les camions SCR sont sujets à des nettoyages fréquents des filtres de particules de diesel et auront besoin de turbocompresseurs, de catalysateurs et de systèmes de stockage et de distribution, ce qui entraine aussi un service et un entretien supplé-mentaire.
Le traitement supplémen-taire de l’infrastructure né-cessaire à l’entretien de la technologie SCR ouvre des occasions lucratives. Une infrastructure compréhen-sive d’urée fournira des revenus potentiels pour les fournisseurs, les dis-tributeurs et les détaillants de fluide d’échappement diesel, selon une étude par David Zhao, cher-cheur analytique chez Sul-livan Automotive Practice. Cette étude préconise des nettoyages fréquents des filtres de particules de
diesel aussi bien que le service et le maintien de beaucoup d’autres filtres et détecteurs. Beaucoup de ces appareils nouveaux ne dureront la vie des camions ce qui veut dire que les possibilités aprés-marché vont augmenter pour les manufacturiers et les fournisseurs de ces rajouts dans le marché de la rechange.
Selon M. Zhao, on peut s’attendre à tirer un profit considérable de cette situ-ation au moins pendant les premières années avant la maturation de l’industrie d’après-marché. «Les revenus de l’après-mar-ché des véhicules com-merciaux, qui résulteront de certains aspects du service et de l’entretien de camions conformes à EPA 2010 seront de l’ordre de $1,252 millions en 2010 de $ 2.64 millions à la fin de 2009.
Quand on laisse à coté les opinions sur les deux technologies concurrentes et les opportunités com-merciales différentes que chacune présente, on peut apprécier les bénéfices réelles qui vont résulter de la réduction importante des particules de diesel
et des oxydes d’azote. L’adoption de ces tech-nologies réduira le volume de particules –de suie – par 110,000 tonnes par an et éliminera de l’atmosphere 2.600,000 tonnes d’oxydes d’azote – la cause princi-pale de smog. On évitera la présence de la bronchite aigûe chez 20,000 en-fants par an, ce qui repré-sente un taux de mortalité prématurée de 8,300. On projette aussi une diminu-tion sensible de l’asthme et des problèmes respira-toires, pour ne pas parler d’absences au travail et de visites à l’hôpital évitées par ces mèmes démarches anti-polluantes.
Il est d’mportance pri-mordiale qu’on continue à faire d’énormes progrès dans la tâche de libérer notre planète des tox-ines qui menacent notre existence mème et qui en causent le réchauffement. Les mesures de contrôle des émissions adoptés pour l’industrie de trans-portation ont peut-être l’air minuscule en com-paraison avec le grandeur du problème, mais, com-me toujours et partout, il faut commencer avec un premier pas.V
Haldex Guelph On-tario est heureux d’annoncer notre
relocalisation le 01 Févier 2010 a 500 Pinebush Road, Unit A, Cambridge ON. N1T 0A5 télé: 1-519-621-6722 fax: 1-519-621-3924.
Ce sevice moderne de 35,500 pieds carrés est conçu pour incorporer le Siege Social et le Centre de Distrubution Cana-diens, situés du côté sud du Route 401 à la sortie de la route Townline Exit, Cambridge, l’intenéraire de camions le plus occupé
au Canada.Notre nouvelle facilité
sera évidente de la Route 401 juste 5 kilométres à l’ouest du courent extér-ieur.
Nous restons à la même adresse de World Wide Web, www.haldex.com en plus notre email reste le même [email protected]. Notre numéro de téléphone pour le Service Clientele ne changera pas 1-800-267-9247.
Haldex en brefH a l d e x f o u r n i t à
l’ensemble de l’industrie
automobile des solutions novatrices exclusives dans des secteurs bien précis. Nous mettons l’accent sur les produits relatifs à la sécurité, au respect de l’environnement et à la dynamique des véhicules.
La sociétéLa société Haldex, dont
le siège social se trouve à Stockholm, en Suède, est cotée à la bourse de Stockholm. Haldex bénéfi-cie d’un chiffre d’affaires annuel de 8 milliards de SEK et d’un effectif de 4700 personnes.V
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Une étude entre-p r i s e p a r u n manufac tur ie r
majeur de composants a conclu que la graissage incorrecte est respons-able de 53% des pannes de palier, une cause ma-jeure d’immobilisation d’équipement et de coûts d’entretien importants. La majorité de pannes résulte de la contamina-tion des bagues par la poussière, la saleté, et l’humidité; des quantités insuffisantes de graisse appliquée aux bagues; ou le surgraissage des pivots clefs. Les coûts directs qui résultent d’un grais-sage insuffisant peuvent inclure: le remplacement des bagues; le travail pour réparer ou remplacer les bagues; l’immobilisation et son effet sur le service à la clientèle; ou la perte du temps sur la route et le coût de location d’un camion de remplace-ment. En plus, il y a des problèmes de protec-tion de l’environnement : la contamination de la graisse et la quantité de
paliers endommagés dans les sites d’enfouissement.
Un ALS (automatic lu-brication système) est trés utile pour éviter ces in-convénients.. Un système distribue de petites quan-tités exactes de graisse à des intervals fréquents pendant l’opération de l’équipement ce qui en maintient la quantité correcte dans le palier constamment. En mème temps ce système fournit un anneau étanche de lubrifiant pour empêcher les saletés et les contam-inants d’entrer dans le palier.
FLO Components de Mis-sissauga, ON fournit des systèmes ALS en utilisant des composants de chez Lincoln Industrial depuis plus de 30 ans. Selon Gab-riel Lopez, Spécialiste de Marketing chez FLO, « un ALS a plusieurs avantages et peut vous offrir des économies importantes et des profits et une pro-ductivité augmentés. Le mieux, c’est que nos sys-tèmes utilisent la graisse ordinaire NLG1 #2, alors,
il n’est pas nécessaire d’acheter et de stocker une graisse spéciale plus chère simplement pour le système de graissage ce qui respecte mieux l’environnement. »
U n A L S réduit le t e m p s
d’immobilisation impré-vu et les coûts du travail comparé à la méthode traditionnelle de graissage manuel point par point. Il y a moins de répara-tions et moins de piéces de rechange à stocker. Le système automatique protège non seulement votre investissement en équipement mais aussi l’environnement en pro-longeant la vie des points
d’usage ctitique.Et la graisse elle-mème?
Est-ce que la graisse EP2 ou la graisse liquide est préférable pour respect-er l’environnement? Les ALS comme celui de FLO qui utilisent la graisse NLG1 #2 forment un an-
neau de graisse élastique qui protège le pal-ier et empêche
la péné-tration de l ’humidi té et d e s contaminants. Cet anneau de graisse ne dégoutte pas à température élevée et il résiste à l’eau, et empéche les embruns de la route de réduire sa capacité de protection. La graisse li-quide utilisée par d’autres manufacturiers d’ALS n’a pas cet effet d’étancheté
et ne résiste pas à l’eau de la même façon. En plus, le mouvement et la vibra-tion accélèrent l’expulsion de la graisse liquide de l’intérieur du palier.
La consistence épaisse de la graisse prolonge les conditions optimales de la lubrification à l’intérieur du palier. Ceci réduit la consommation de graisse et fournit une efficacité d’energie, une bonne économie financière et un respect des ressources e n v i r o n n e m e n t a l e s . L’expérience a démontré que les systèmes qui utili-sent la graisse liquide ont besoin de trois fois la quantité que les ALS.
Pendant la chaleur de l’été, les systèmes à la graisse liquide ont tend-ance à laisser dégoutter le lubrifiant, ce qui salit le véhicule. La poussière et la saleté empirent la situation. Ce n’est pas seulement le véhicule qui est sale mais aussi le park-ing et les baies de charge-ment qui sont contaminés de graisse liquide. Les apparences à part, il y a
la question de sécurité (le danger de glissades) pour ne pas parler des problèmes de respect de l’environnement. C’est pour ces raisons que beau-coup de flottes de camions choisissent la solution de la graisse #2 pour la lubri-fication.
Finalement la capacité porteur de la graisse #2 est très supérieure à celle de la graisse liquide.C’est une qualité très importante pour empêcher l’usage prématuré. Les paliers à grandes charges se trou-vent souvent par exemple dans les grues, les palans, les bennes, et les camions spéciaux. En ce qui con-cerne l’environnement, la longévité des paliers et des autres composants implique moins de sites d’enfouissements.
Pour Total Lube Solu-tions, allez avec le FLO! Pour plus d’information contactez nous 1-800-668-5458 ou contactez nous à [email protected] ou visitez notre site web www.flocompon-ents.com.V
Pour diffusion im-médiate: M. Dom-in ic J . Taddeo ,
président du consei l d’administration de TICO Canada Intermodal Equip-ment Solutions Inc. et M. David L. Hahn, Président et chef de la direction de la British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries) sont heureux d’annoncer le plus important achat unique de tracteurs de manœuvre au Canada.
Les tracteurs TICO ser-viront au nouveau ser-vice de remorques sans tracteur récemment mis en place par BC Ferries par l’intermédiaire de leur division de services commerciaux. Cette nou-velle initiative s’inscrit
dans la vision de M. Hahn d’apporter une valeur ajoutée supplémentaire aux services des clients de BC Ferries. Cette di-versification aidera M. Hahn dans sa poursuite constante d’augmenter l’utilisation des actifs pour la BC Ferries en générant d e s r e v e n u s a c c r u s non-traditionnels et des sources de profits.
M. Taddeo a déclaré: ‘’Je suis très heureux que TICO Canada ait été choi-sie pour faire partie inté-grante de cette nouvelle et passionnante société commerciale. Cette trans-action confirme certaine-ment que les tracteurs de manœuvre TICO sont une solution alternative nova-
trice et créative face aux autres marques existantes sur le marché canadien. ”
Aidan S. Bolger, pré-sident et directeur-général de TICO Canada, a dé-claré qu’il sentait que « le facteur le plus important dans la décision d’achat du tracteur de manœuvre TICO était sa réputation d’avoir le plus bas coût d’utilisation en Amérique du Nord aujourd’hui”. Ceci est basé sur plus de 26 ans d’expertise opérationnelle du fabricant et de son expérience à titre du plus important propriétaire et exploitant de plus de 1500 tracteurs TICO dans les ports de Houston Texas jusqu’au New Jersey.
M. Hahn a déclaré que
«TICO a été choisie pour s’associer à BC Ferries, suite à un audit préalable rigoureux de ses produits et de son expérience opé-rationnelle via le proces-sus d’examen RFP dirigé par les départements d’approvisionnement et de transport de BC Fer-ries. M. Amar Johal, Vice-président des ventes commerciales chez BC Ferries a la responsabilité globale de cette nouvelle entreprise dont la gestion opérationnelle est dirigée par le capitaine David Badior.
TICO Canada est le dis-tributeur exclusif, au Can-ada, des solutions novatri-ces de matériel intermodal fabriquées à l’usine TICO
de Ridgeland, en Caroline du Sud. BC Ferries est l’un des plus importants opé-rateurs de traversiers au monde, avec des revenus annuels de plus de 650 millions de dollars.
Pour de plus amples informations sur TICO Canada Intermodal Equip-ment Solutions, veuillez
contacter Aidan S. Bolger au 905 267 0207 ou [email protected].
Pour de plus amples in-formations sur BC Ferries veuillez contacter Debor-ah Marshall, Directrice des relations publiques, BC Ferries au (250) 978-1267 ou [email protected]
22 February 2010
Le SySTèMe De GraISSaGe auTOMaTIque De FLO COMPONeNTS
Augmenter le ROI de Votre Camion Tout en Protégeant l’Environnement
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SeCTION FraNçaISe
Columbus, Ind. (8 janvier 2010) – Cummins Inc. a
reçu sa certification de l’EPA (Environment Pro-tection Agency) pour ses moteurs lourds à grand cal ibre ISX15 et ses moteurs Moyens ISB6.7, ISC8 et ISL9 de 2010. La certification de ces moteurs signifie que la ligne de moteurs 2010 de Cummins pour les ap-plications sur route se conforme aux niveaux d ’ é m i s s i o n s q u a s i -zéro exigés pour tous les moteurs produits en 2010.
Les nouveaux règle-ments, mis en place le 1 janvier 2010, sont les règlements sur les émis-sions les plus strictes du
monde, avec des niveaux d ’émiss ions de NOx (oxydes d’azote) de 0.2 grammes par puissance de frein et de PM (par-ticulate matter) de 0.01 grammes par puissance de frein.
« Recevoir les certifi-cats formels représente une étape importante du processus au moment de commencer l’an 2010 avec des produits prêts pour le marché, » a dé-claré Jim Kelly, Directeur d’Affaires Moteurs. « Ceci confirme que les clients peuvent avoir confiance dans notre choix de tech-nologie pour conformer aux nouvelles normes d’émissions plus strictes qu’avant.
Cummins va utiliser la
technologie SCR (Select-ive Catalytic Reduction) pour conformer aux nou-velles normes d’émissions quasi – zéro. Cummins a choisi la technologie SCR à cause d’une amélior-ation de performance importante d’efficacité et de durabilité.. « notre décision d’utiliser la tech-nologie SCR nous a donné la possibilité d’ offrir à nos clients les moteurs les plus économiqes de carburant pour les ap-plications sur route. Nous prévoyons une économie de carburant d’au moins 5% pour les moteurs ISX15 et plus, et jusqu’à 3% d’amélioration pour les produits moyens. » a dit M. Kelly. Les moteurs Cummins EPA2010 in-
clueront un système EGR (Exhaust Gas Recircula-tion) refroidi amélioré et un seul turbochargeur VMT. Le ISX15, ISL9 et ISC8.3 ont le système de carburant Cummins XPI et le ISB6.7 a un système de carburant HPCR (High Pressure Common Rail) amélioré. Le nouveau catalyste SCR est incor-poré avec le Cummins Particulate Filter, presenté pour la première fois en 2007 dans le système après - traitement Cum-mins. L’incorporation de la technologie SCR exigera aussi l’utilisation de DEF ( Diesel Exhaust Fluid) à un taux moyen de 2 pour cent de la con-sommation de carburant diesel. DEF est actuelle-
ment disponible chez de nombreux détaillants au Canada et aux États Unis y compris les centres de distribution Cummins.
La présentation des nou-veaux moteurs EPA 2010, garantit la disponibilité des moteurs Cummins pour toute une gamme pour les applications sur route.. Le moteur lourd ISX15 offre la meilleure économie pour le mar-ché des camions lourds Classe 8 accompagnée d’une performance meil-leure que les premiers ISX sur le marché actuel.. Et, les Moyens ISB6.7, ISC8.3 et le ISL9 sont con-çus pour et disponibles dans une grande variété d’applications, y compris les marchés du camion
moyen, de l’ autobus sco-laire et des véhicules de pompiers, d’urgence et de recréation.
Pour mieux servir nos clients des marchés « fac-ultatifs et de petites char-ges », le ISX11.9 Cummins sera présenté plus tard en 2010. On en prévoit une production limitée au milieu de 2010 et une pleine production à la fin de l’été 2010. Cummins présentera sa demande de certification EPA 2010 pour le ISX11.9 plus tard cette année, avant l’introduction du véhicule sur le marché.
Pour des communi-qués de presse veuillez v is i ter cummins.com ou everytime.cummins.com.V
Comme tous les chargements trans-portés sur la route
ont une valeur d’au moins 50 000 $, les camions sont une cible naturelle pour les voleurs.
Selon l’Ontario Truck-ing Association (OTA) et Statistique Canada, des marchandises et de l’équipement totalisant une valeur de plus d’un milliard de dollars sont volés au Canada chaque année.
Auparavant, les voleurs n’étaient intéressés que par la marchandise, selon Dave Da Silva, directeur de comptes commerciaux pour Repérage Boomer-ang/LoJack. Cependant, Boomerang constate que la tendance se modifie et, maintenant, l’équipement de transport est volé en même temps que les marchandises qu’il trans-porte.
« Maintenant, les vo-leurs ont des entrepôts clandestins dans lesquels ils remplacent les plaques de numéro de série de l ’équipement pour le
revendre », indique M. Da Silva.
Avant, les voleurs em-portaient la marchan-dise et abandonnaient l’équipement sur un ter-rain vague ou dans un secteur industriel où il était finalement retrouvé. De nos jours, les voleurs réalisent que l’équipement a autant de valeur que la marchandise.
Compte tenu de ces chif-fres et des tendances, les entreprises spécialisées dans la technologie ten-tent de capitaliser sur les problèmes de contrôle des vols et de sécurité de l’industrie en présentant de nouveaux appareils de repérage et de communi-cation.
« On ne peut simplement se rendre chez un conces-sionnaire et remplacer un camion, comme c’est impossible de remplacer rapidement une cargaison de produits destinée aux consommateurs valant des millions de dollars. Il faut que les entreprises de camionnage se penchent non seulement sur la for-
mation des chauffeurs, le contrôle des pertes et la manutention des produits, mais également sur la protection de leurs biens, explique M. Da Silva.
C’est un sujet qui a été évité pendant de nom-breuses années, mais maintenant le problème s’accentue en raison des préoccupations des com-pagnies d’assurances, indique-t-il.
Nous avons vu, au cours des dernières années, des assureurs abandonner des entreprises de camion-nage qui avaient trop de réclamations pour vol. ». Selon M. Da Silva, plutôt que de taire le problème, il faut prendre le contrôle des biens.
Repérage Boomerang met sur le marché un sys-tème de récupération de biens qui utilise la télé-communication cellulaire pour repérer un camion ou des marchandises volés partout en Amérique du Nord.
« Le client peut commu-niquer avec notre centre de sécurité en tout temps
et nous aviser de la situa-tion. Le bien sera mis sous surveillance jusqu’à ce que la police locale arrive pour le récupérer. Le processus nous prend en moyenne quelques heures », ex-plique M. Da Silva.
Un des avantages de la technologie cellulaire par rapport à la technique des satellites pour le repérage est qu’elle permet de repérer l’équipement ou la marchandise sous la terre. « Nous avons local-isé des chargeurs à direc-tion différentielle dans des garages, des unités d’entreposage, des entre-pôts et des conteneurs. » déclare M. Da Silva.
Le système de repérage Boomerang se compose d’un système matériel complètement dissimulé de la taille d’un paquet de cigarettes, qui peut être caché à différents endroits sur un camion routier moyen.
« Le système Boomerang ne requiert pas d’antenne visible et peut être installé n’importe où, devenant ainsi le produit de repérage
le mieux dissimulé et le plus efficace sur le marché à l’heure actuelle », déclare M. Da Silva.
Il explique en outre qu’un système de sécurité que tout le monde connaît ne fonctionnera pas et que Repérage Boomerang ne travaille qu’avec une ou deux personnes d’un parc pour installer le système de sécurité. Elles sont les seules à savoir ce qui se passe et où le système se trouvera.
C e p e n d a n t , s i u n e entreprise de transport utilise aussi le système de
repérage de marchandises Boomerang, elle devra jouer un plus grand rôle dans la mise en place du système, car la décision d’utiliser l’appareil pour les marchandises expédiées sera celle de son service des opérations.
« Le système de repérage de marchandises Boom-erang, muni d’une pile indépendante qui durera jusqu’à 20 jours, peut être dissimulé dans les marchandises, lesquelles pourront être repérées et protégées », explique M. Da Silva.V
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bOOMeraNG TraCKING
Nouveau système de récupération de cargaison
CuMMINS INC.
Cummins Reçoit la Certification EPA 2010 pour ses Moteurs Lourds et Moyens
Manitoba
brandonRCB TRuCk & TRaileR lTd.
5600 Richmond Ave. E.Brandon, MB, R7A 7L5
Tel: 204.727.4850Fax: 204.254.4702
Email: [email protected]: Rick Blaine
winnipegTRaCTion
200 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB, R2R 1V1
Tel: 204.956.9490Fax: 204.949.9493
Email: [email protected]: Louise Ross
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 St.Regina, 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 St. W.
Swift Current, SK S9H 5G4Tel: 306.773.7293Fax: 306.773.5511
Email: [email protected]: Bruce Borden
alberta
brooksnaPa auTo PaRTs
Box 1276Brooks, AB T1R 1C1Tel: 403.501.5551Fax: 403.501.5665
Email: [email protected]: Brian Sieble
calgaryTRaCTion
Unit #82-5329-72nd Ave. S.E.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
Email: [email protected]: Kevin Johnson
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.10012 Centennial Drive
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4A2Tel: 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
hintonnaPa auTo PaRTs 4236a
120 North StreetHinton, AB, T7V 1S8Tel: 780.865.8800Fax: 780.865.7628
Email: [email protected]: Gord Ireland
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: 780.624.8566Fax: 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
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
fort nelsonTRaCTion
CHR-ACK Ventures4704-48th Avenue,
Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0Tel: 250.774.3273Fax: 250.774.3274
Email: [email protected]: John & Colleen Reynolds
kamloopsPineRidGe TRaileR
& equiPmenT lTd.1875 Kryczka Place,
Kamloops, BC, V1S 1S4Tel: 250.374.3100Fax: 250.374.0631Contact: Fred Daku
britiSh coluMbia
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
quesnelG & n HoldinGs lTd.
1185 Hwy 97 NorthQuesnel, BC, V2J 2Y3
Tel: 250.991.0650Fax: 250.991.0620
Email: [email protected]: Nick Biller
rosedaleRidGeline Hd PaRTs lTd.
9880 McGrath RoadRosedale, BC V0X 1X0
Tel: 604.794.7078Fax: 604.794.0099
Email: [email protected]: Joel Fast
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: 250.641.8885Email: [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
nw territorieS
yellowknifedelTa mike HoldinGs lTd.114-314 Old Airport RoadYellowknife, NT, X1A 3T2
Tel: 867.669.6272Fax: 867.669.6282
Email: [email protected]: Doug Moodie
ontario
mississaugaTRaCTion 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]
bellevillequinTe TRuCk & TRaileR PaRTs
280 Jamison Bone Road, Belleville ON K8N 5B5
Tel: 613.966.6070Fax: 613.966.0720
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 St.P.O. Box 697
Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227Fax: 807.223.4245Contact: Dale Green
hamilton30 Bancroft Street
Hamilton, ON L8E 2W5Tel: 905.561.0932Fax: 905.561.3280
Contact: Brian KinzelEmail: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
ontario
hanoverJd TRuCk PaRTs
790 - 10th Street,Hanover, ON N4N 1S2
Tel: 519.364.1848Fax: 519.364.7738
Contact: Brad WedowEmail: [email protected]
kenoraD & S Auto
1051 Railway St.Kenora, ON P9N 3W8
Tel: 807.468.9894Fax: 807.468.8436Contact: Dale Green
Email: [email protected]
london2405 Scanlan Street,
London, ON N5W 6G9Tel: 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]
north bayseRviCe 1 muffleRs & moRe
2621 Trout Lake RdNorth Bay, ON P1B 7S8Tel : (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
whitby1751 Wentworth Street West,
Units 3-6,Whitby, ON L1N 8R9Tel: 905.432.2785Fax: 905.571.5436
Contact: Paul MacLeanEmail: [email protected]
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manitoba
BRandonRCB TRuCk & TRaileR lTd.
5600 Richmond Ave. E.Brandon, MB, R7A 7L5
Tel: 204.727.4850Fax: 204.254.4702
Email: [email protected]: Rick Blaine
saskatchewan
saskatoona-line fRame & aliGnmenT
3246 Millar AvenueSaskatoon, SK, S7K 5Y2
Tel: 306.931.6612Fax: 306.931.6615
Email: [email protected]: Stan & Fred Neudorf
alberta
CalgaRysouTH side fRame &
aliGnmenT ComPany lTd.433 – 58th Avenue SE,Calgary, AB T2H 0P5Tel: 403.253.2337
edMontonmCCoy seRviCe CenTRe WesT
17303-114th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5S 2R9
Tel: 780.453.8706Fax: 780.453.8758
Email: [email protected]: Darnell Jabs
mCCoy seRviCe CenTRe souTH
3904-78th AvenueEdmonton, AB T6B 2W4
Tel: 780.468.1471Fax: 780-780.440.1394
[email protected]: Ken Mitchell
alberta
gRande pRaiRieBRadvin TRaileR sales lTd.
10920-87th AvenueGrande 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 1E0Tel: 780.523.4777Fax: 780.523.4773
Email: [email protected]: Crosby Rich
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
9103-75th StreetPeace River, AB T8S 1T2
Tel: 780.624.8566Fax: 780.624.8592
Email: [email protected]: Rene Houle
Red deeRmCCoy seRviCe CenTRe
4841-78th StreetRed Deer, AB, T4P 1N5
Tel: 403.343.8771Fax: 403.340.0888
[email protected]: Larry Ackerman
alberta
sundRePaRTCo TRuCk PaRTs & seRviCe
Box 1187West Road Industrial Park
Sundre, AB T0M 1X0Tel: 403.638.3414Fax: 403.638.4232
Email: [email protected]: Andy Peters or Scott Lausen
british columbia
ChilliWaCkliCkman TRuCk & TRaileR
25, 43915 Industrial WayChilliwack, BC V2R 3A9
Tel: 604.793.9660Fax: 604.793.9620
[email protected]: Dave Easson or
Wayne Cromarty
foRt nelsonCHR-aCk venTuRes lTd.
4704-49th AvenueFort Nelson, BC, V0C 1R0
Tel: 250.774.3273Fax: 250.774.3274
Email: [email protected]:John & Colleen Reynolds
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 DriveSmithers, BC V0J 2N0
Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5038
Email: [email protected]: Dan Groot
british columbia
suRReya-1 Paul’s TRaileR RePaiR
19415-94th AvenueSurrey, BC V4N 4E6Tel: 604.882.8627
Email: [email protected]: Brent Cross
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
BReslaudelTa sPRinG & CHassis
232 Woolwich Street,Breslau, ON N0B 1M0
Tel: 519.648.2119
CaistoR CenteRPyeTT sPRinG & aliGnmenT
9381 Silver Street, R.R. 2,Caistor Center, ON L0R 1E0
Tel: 905.957.7033Fax: 905.957.0808
Caledoniaoneida TRuCk & TRaileR
634 Fourth Line,Caledonia, ON N3W 2B3
Tel: 905.765.5011
doWnsvieWnoRTH keele auTo,
TRuCk & TRaileR RePaiR
3915 Keele Street,Downsview, ON M3J 1N6
Tel: 416.638.5963Fax: 416.638.5964
ontario
edenvoTH sales & seRviCe
10816 Plank Road 19,Eden, ON N0J 1H0Tel: 519.866.3459Fax: 519.866.3572Contact: Frank Voth
essexken laPain & son lTd
2119 County Road 15,Essex, ON N8M 2X6Tel: 519.776.6473Fax: 519.776.6475
goulais RiveRGoulais RiveR TRuCk & TRaCToR
90 Highway 552 East,Goulais River ON P0S 1E0
Tel: 705.649.4788Fax: 705.649.4754
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: 705.789.8600Fax: 705.789.9584Toll: 866.353.3009
ontario
kapuskasingPaRenT meCHaniCal seRviCes
53 Brunell 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
neW liskeaRdPioneeR sPRinG & aliGnmenT
260 Hawn Rd., P O 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 5A4
Tel: 613.741.0878
Fax: 613.741.0245
sudBuRysudBuRy TRuCk & TRaileR
510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Dennis Monticelli
veRneRmoBile meCHaniCal seRviCes
11769 Hwy 364, P O Box 309,Verner, ON P0H 2M0Tel: 705.594.1319Fax: 705.594.1548
by LINDa COLGaN
It is inevitable and well voiced in trade pub-lications, marketing
news alerts, periodicals, by Insurance Brokers, loss prevention representatives and underwriters that we will see rate increases in 2010.
As stated in my previous article, along with many factors that affect insur-ance some of the control of the rate consideration does
not solely lie within the ra-dius, vehicles, frequency/severity of losses and freight. Rate consideration can also be affected by the scoring of management and the controls enforced that focus on due diligence and best practises. What lies within the content of the employee or owner operator agreement? Is management enforcing what is outlined within this contract agreement?
Is the policy written and just being signed – or is management truly aware of the content within this agreement?
When a driver is hired, how much time and educa-tion is invested before put-ting the driver on the road? Are the drivers files in such order that should they be subpoenaed to court that both the transporta-tion firm and insurance company having utmost
confidence that the plain-tiffs stance is weakened in their accusations – or will these documents provide the third party with strong ground to implicate the defendant?
With respect to owner operators, does WSIB apply? For many reasons it should. As a conten-tious insurance purchaser discussions should have already taken place with your Broker on how this
directly affects your insur-ance programme. When a loss happens, it’s too late then to remedy.
What are your public profiles saying about the company and the drivers? The CVOR and Safetstat are documents that clearly lend evidence to the activ-ity and violations of a com-pany. High violation rates certainly don’t contribute to the overall reduction of safety and compliance
scoring. If management is reviewing, educating and taking a pro active stance this lends confidence and strength to the overall as-sessment for insurance purposes.
Linda Colgan is a Trans-portation Advisor with The Safety Group, A mem-ber of the JDIMI Group of Companies. Call me at 416-809-3103 or send an email to [email protected]
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buSINeSS INSuraNCe MaTTerS
Insurance Premiums & Management Control
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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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: 519.641.6770Fax: 519.641.6046
Email: [email protected]: www.freinmeister.com
air conditioning & heating: sales &
service
Hammond aiR CondiTioninG lTd.125 Samnah CrescentIngersoll, ON N5C 3J7
Tel: 519.485.5961Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hammondac.com
air conditioning & heating: sales &
service
Wilson insTRumenTs lTd. 43 Crowe Bay Heights,
R.R. 32, Box 9,Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0
Tel: 705.653.2403Fax: 705.653-5560
Email:[email protected]
aluminium Polishing
CalifoRnia sunsHine
aluminium PolisHinG888B Wallbridge-Loyalist Road,
Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5Tel: 613.336.1496 or
613.967.6211Web:
www.CaliforniaSunshine01.webs.com“Get the Shine you Deserve”
automated lubrication systems
Beka luBe PRoduCTs inC.2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9,Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4
Toll Free Tel: 888.862.7461Tel: 905.821.1050Fax: 905.858.0597
Email: [email protected]: www.beka-lube.com
“Technology you can rely on.”
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CPl sysTems Canada inC.Corporate Office
8450 Lawson Road, Unit #5,Milton, ON L9T 0J8Tel: 905.875.1017Fax: 905.875.2125
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.1760Email: [email protected]: www.cplsystems.com orwww.groeneveld-group.com
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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
automated lubrication systems
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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skf luBRiCaTion soluTions(A Division of SKF Canada Ltd.)4380 South Service Road, #17
Burlington, ON L7L 5Y6Tel: 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 inC299 Mill Rd. Unit 1510
Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V9Tel: 416.626.1794
Toll Free Tel: 877.743.5888Fax: 416.626.5512
Email: [email protected]: www.a-ztech.on.ca
cargo control Products
moveR’s equiPmenT & suPPlies6176 Atlantic Drive
Mississauga, ON L4C 1W2Tel: 905.670.4488
Toll Free Tel: 800.668.3773Fax: 905.670.2748
Email: [email protected]
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: 1.800.677.9038Fil-Mor Automotive is a proud
Canadian remanufacturer of qualityHeavy Duty & automotive clutches
since 1980.Fil-Mor Automotive specialize in
heavy duty & custom made clutches including our own
clutch Products
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.
collection agencies
CRedimax assoCiaTes inC.824 Victoria Street North,Kitchener, ON N2B 3C1
Call: Vielka YoungTel: 519.578.8800 Ext: 229
Toll Free: 800.579.0220 Ext: 229Fax: 519.578.8131
Email: [email protected]: www.credimax.ca
Overdue Accounts Collected throughout Canada & USA since
1980
comPliance services
e&B safeTy ConsulTinGTravel 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. E., Unit 7,
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Tel: 905.890.7228Fax: 905.890.7070
Toll Free: 888.977.4834Email:
www.thecompliancecenter.comDangerous Goods Supplies &
Services
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inTeGRaTed TRaininG ResouRCesP O Box 402, 8230 Lawson Road,
Milton, ON L9T 4Y9Tel: 905.693.0660Fax: 905.693.0332
Toll Free Tel: 888.812.0099info@integratedtrainingresources.cawww.integratedtrainingresources.ca
comPliance services
TRansPoRTaTion safeTy & ComPlianCe soluTions
120 Vintage CrescentKitchener, ON N2P 1L2
Tel: 519.748.4420mike@transportationsafetycs.cawww.transportationsafetycs.ca
Safety Training Offers Profits
consultants: transPortation
sTaTeside TRansPoRTaTion ConsulTanTs inC.
6705 Tomken Road, Suite 219,Mississauga, ON L5T 2J6
Toll Free Tel: 800.401.9138 Ext. 1Toll Free Fax: 888.795.2258
With over 30 years experience in the Transportation & Insurance Industry!
driver leasing
uniTed dRiveR seRviCes inC.170 Brockport Drive, Suite 203A
Etobicoke, ON M9W 5C8Tel: 416.675.2141Fax: 416.675.9643
Toll Free Tel: 800.682.7024Email: [email protected]
Web: www.uds.ca
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: 905.795.1391Email:
[email protected]: www.drakkar.ca
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TPi dRiveR seRviCes
1090 Dundas St. E., Suite 203,Mississauga, ON L4Y 2B8
Tel: 905.566.0922Toll Free Tel: 888.650.4874
Fax: 905.566.0925Web: www.tpipersonnel.com
driver training
e & B safeTy ConsulTinG inC.Travel Centre of America,
535 Mill Street, Unit 104,
Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.537.2002
Fax: 519.537.7499
Email:
Web: www.ebsafetyconsulting.com
Taking the guesswork out of
compliance
truck & trailer rePairs
drug & alcohol testing
dRiveRCHeCk inC.1 Manley Street,
Ayr, Ontario N0B 1E0
Tel: 519.632.9371
Toll Free Tel: 800.463.4310
Fax: 519.632.9534
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.drivercheck.ca
Worried 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: 905.277.2377
Fax: 905.277.2378
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ersofcanada.com
Factoring, Finance & Foreign exchange
J d faCToRs
5975 Whittle Road, #110
Mississauga, ON L4Z 3N1
Tel: 905.501.5000
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.0664
Fax: 905.501.0395
Email: [email protected]
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The Products & services directory is your direct route to professional companies serving your local trucking market across Canada.Include your company in the directory by contacting Barb Woodward by phone at 877.225.2232, fax at 613.476.5959, 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: 519.326.4047Email: riacobelli@liquidcapitalcorp.
comWeb: www.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@
mail.donaldson.comWeb: www.donaldson.com
Financial adviser
BakkaR finanCial limiTed
132 Franciscus StreetR.R.#1 Waterloo,ON N2J 4G8
Tel: 519.885.1449Cell: 519.497.8073
Email: [email protected]“The Financial Help for Truckers”
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
Fuel solutions Provider
4Refuel Canada lTd.231 Oak Park Blvd.,
Oakville, ON L6H 7S8Tel: 905.501.0922
Toll Free Tel: 888.473.3835Fax: 905.257.2580
Web: www.4refuel.com
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: 416.778.4492Email:
[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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CoWan insuRanCe GRouP
705 Fountain St. N., P.O. Box 1510Cambridge, ON N1R 5T2
Tel: 519.578.6030Toll Free Tel: 877.578.6030
Ext. 41378Email: [email protected]
www.cowangroup.ca/transport
insurance brokers
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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dalTon Timmis insuRanCe GRouP
35 Stone Church Road,Ancaster, ON L9K 1S5
Tel: 905.648.3922Tol Free Tel: 888.385.8466
Fax: 905.648.2640Email [email protected]: www.daltontimmis.comThe Perfect Fit for your trucking
insurance needs.
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dalTon Timmis insuRanCe GRouP
14-600 Crowfoot Cres., NWCalgary, AB T3G 0B4
Tel: 403.241.2288Tol Free Tel: 866.472.0721
Fax: 866.399.3177Email [email protected]: www.daltontimmis.comThe Perfect Fit for your trucking
insurance needs.
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eRB & eRB
insuRanCe BRokeRs lTd.30 Queen Street North,Kitchener, ON N2H 6N2
Tel: 519.579.4270Fax: 519.741.1977
Toll Free: 800.265.2634Email: [email protected] or
[email protected]: www.erb-erb.com
What you want to protect the most..We protect the best!
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THe HallmaRk GRouP
4 Lansing Square, Suite 100,Toronto, ON M2J 5A2
Tel: 416.492.4070Toll Free Tel: 800.492.4070
Fax: 416.492.4321Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hallmarkins.com
insurance brokers
HuB inTeRnaTional onTaRio lTd
33 Princess Street, Suite 501Leamington, ON N8H 5C5
Tel: 519.326.9339Fax: 519.326.0128
Toll Free Tel: 800.463.4700Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hubinternational.comTransportation Insurance
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HuBBaRd insuRanCe BRokeRs
Transportation Insurance Specialists
135 Matheson Blvd. W., Suite 202,Mississauga, ON L5R 3L1
Tel: 905.712.4668Toll Free Tel: 800.900.2009
Fax: 905.712.3586Email:
[email protected] or www.hubbardinsurance.com/
transport.htmlService with a “Passion for
Excellence”. No Excuses. Just Superior Performance.
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lmd insuRanCe & WealTH manaGemenT
200 Matheson Blvd., Ste 100Mississauga, ON L5R 3L7
Tel: 416.748.9992Toll Free Tel: 800.236.5810
Fax: 416.748.9994Email: [email protected]
“Your Transportation Specialists”
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RainBoW insuRanCe BRokeRs inC
958 Road 2 EastKingsville, ON N9Y 2E4
Tel: 519.733.3268Fax: 519.733.3282
Email: [email protected]
kingsway general insurance
authorized brokers
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
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: 416 252.7315Email:
[email protected]: 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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RP oil limiTed
1111 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)
flyin’ fisCH synTHeTiC luBes244 Margaret Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 4J5Tel: 519.571.9640
Email:[email protected]:www.flyinfisch.ca
Holger Fischer B.A., Bus. Dip.Independent AMSOIL Dealer
#1157508The First in Synthetics
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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
mortgages
THe moRTGaGe CenTRe9 Holland Street West,Bradford, ON L3Z 2B9
Tel: 905.669.9864Fax: 905.669.0054
idirect MortgAges inc. Lic.#10584 An Independent Agent for The
Mortgage Centre Network “The mortgage agency to the
transportation industry.”
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
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Permits & services
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]
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Preventative maintenance
Products
PRo-ma PeRfoRmanCe PRoduCTs6370 Concession #6 SouthAmherstburg, ON N9V 2Y8
Tel: 519.796.5919Toll Free Tel: 866.284.7851
Fax: 519.736.9436Email: [email protected]
www.promaperformanceproducts.com
Pressure washers
Can-Clean PRessuRe WasHeRs6790 Davand Drive, Units 13 & 14
Mississauga, ON L5T 2G5Tel: 905.568.4868Fax: 905.565.8821
Toll free: 888.568.8001Email: [email protected]
Website: www.can-clean.com
rust control Products
CoRRosion ConTRol CoaTinGs lTd106 Colborne Street,
P.O. Box 1088,Waterloo, ON N0G 2V0
Toll Free Tel: 800.937.7771Toll Free Fax: 800.563.8078
Email: [email protected]: www.cc-coatings.com
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kRoWn CoRPoRaTe245 Creditstone RoadConcord, ON L4K 1N6
Tel: 905.738.6191Fax: 905.738.6190
Toll Free Tel: 1.800.267.5744Email: [email protected]: www.krown.com
staFFing
maiZis & milleR
109-5405 Eglinton Ave. W.Etobicoke, ON M9C 5K6
Tel: 416.620.5111Toll Free Tel: 888.620.5111
Fax: [email protected] or
www.mechanicshub.com“North America’s largest recruiter for the Heavy Truck & Equipment
Industries”.
tarPs & tarPing systems
aeRo-kiT indusTRies5499 Harvester Road,
Burlington, ON L7L 5V4Tel: 905.335.2012
Toll Free Tel: 800.465.8277Fax: 905.335.8499
Web: www.aero-kit.com“Keeping You Covered”
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CRamaRo TaRPaulin sysTems206 Arvin Avenue,
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8Tel: 905.662.2757
Toll Free Tel: 800.565.8277Fax: 905.662.4811
Email: [email protected]: www.cramarotarps.com
“Cramaro, for all your tarping needs.
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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:
tire saFety:indicators
skiddd WHeel indiCaToRP.O. Box 129,
Starbuck, MB R0G 2P0Tel: 204.735.3029Fax: 204.735.2206
Email: [email protected]: www.glowskiddd.com
A Safety Feature That Saves You Time & Money!
tire & wheelservice & equiPment
duReT eT landRy inC.2250 boul, Industriel,
Laval, QC H7S 1P9
Tel: 514.337.7777
Toll Free Tel: 800.663.0814
Fax: 450.663.2688
Email: [email protected]
onTaRio offiCe
Corghi, ON
Tel: 416.902.4663
Contact: Thierry Lefebvre
Web: www.duretlandry.com
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Hofmann BalanCinG
TeCHniques lTd
6500 Millcreek Drive,
Mississauga, ON L5N 2W6
Tel: 905.821.0799
Fax: 905.821.2073
Toll Free Tel: 800.267.2185
Email: [email protected] or
Web: www.hofmann.ca
towing services
a ToWinG seRviCe lTd.89 Sunrise Avenue,
GTA, Ontario and USA
Tel: 416.656.4000
Fax: 416.656.3065
Toll Free Tel: 800.773.7952
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.atowing.ca
Your Complete Towing Service!
• • •aBC ToWinG & sToRaGe
4421 Harvester Road
Burlington, ON L7L 4X1
Tel: 905.631.8248
Fax: 905.631.8175
Toll Free: 866.337-0688
Web: www.abctowing.ca
Heavy Towing, Recovery & Spill Clean-ups.
Your Absolute Best Choice!
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aBRam’s ToWinG
“Service Across Ontario”
Tel: 416.398.2500
Toll Free Tel: 888.667.5438
24 Hour Heavy Towing
Web: www.abrams.ca
towing services
aCTion ToWinG & ReCoveRy
P O Box 126,Trenton ON K8V 5R2
Tel: 613.394.4924Toll Free Tel: 800.551.6151
Fax: 613.394.2428Email: [email protected]
Web: www.actiontowing.comTerminals in Bowmanville & Belleville
• • •aCTive Heavy ToWinG & ReCoveRy
1764 Victoria Street North,Kitchener, ON N2B 3E5
Tel: 519.742.8080Toll Free Tel: 800.433.3858
Fax: 519.745.5512Email: [email protected]: www.activetowing.caSince 1967 24 Hour ServiceKitchener, Cambridge, Guelph
• • •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]
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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
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GoBBo ToWinG & ReCoveRy lTd.85 Pondhollow Drive,Sudbury, ON P3E 6C1
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: 905.459.1011Fax: 905.451.1534
Toll Free Tel: 800.876.7097Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hansentowing.com
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k.B.W. ToWinG 1 Towns Road,
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1Tel: 416.255.4443
Toll Free Tel: 866.616.6379Fax: 416.252.2558
Email: [email protected] Flatbed Specialists, Heavy & Medium
Towing
towing services
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
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PaT RoGeRs ToWinG
Kingston, Ontario24 Hour Emergency ServiceToll Free Tel: 888.221.7988
Tel: 613.384.2572Web: www.truckdown.com
• • •R. GoWan ToWinG
3188 Swansea CrescentOttawa, ON K1G 3W4
Tel: 613.738.0342Fax: 613.738.0342
Toll Free: [email protected]
Serving the commerical trucking needs in Ottawa and Gatineau.
trailer manuFacturers
TiTan TRaileRs
1129 Hwy #3,R R #3, Delhi, ON N4B 2W6
Tel: 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
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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.
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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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PRovinCial TRaileR RenTals
1611 Britannia Road EastMississauga, ON L4W 1S5
Tel: 905.670.7077Toll Free Tel: 800.563.4182
Fax: 905.670.7312Email: [email protected]: www.provincialtrailers.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
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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
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WaBasH Canada
1715 Britannia Road East,Mississauga, ON L4W 2A3
Tel: 905.795.1133Toll Free Tel: 888.275.2691
Fax: 905.795.1510Email: [email protected]
Web: www.wabashcanada.ca
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transPort comPanies
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
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THe Camlane GRouP inC.Transportation & Logistics
10 Patterson Road,Barrie, ON L4N 5P4Tel: 705.792.0236
Toll Free Tel: 888.246.1523Fax: 705.792.0787
Email: [email protected]: www.camlane.ca
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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
adanaC TRuCk dRiveR TRaininG
595 Middlefield Road, Unit 10,Scarborough, ON M1V 3S2
Tel: 416.754.2222Toll Free Tel: 877.317.4222
Contact: Rob CampbellEmail: [email protected]
transPortation training
CommeRCial Heavy equiPmenT
TRaininG
2421 Cawthra Road,Mississauga, ON L5A 2W7
Tel: 416.456.2438Toll Free Tel: 800.297.4322
Fax: 905.281.9637Contact: Gordon BrownEmail: [email protected]
Web: www.chet.caCRossRoads TRaininG aCademy
49 Truman RoadBarrie, ON L4N 8Y7Tel: 705.719.2419
Toll Free Tel: 866.446.0057Fax: 705.719.2438
Contact: Read Conley or Diane Austin
or [email protected] [email protected]
www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
CRossRoads TRaininG aCademy
888 Walbridge Loyalist Rd., C.R.S. Bldg, Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5
Tel: 613.389.6000Toll Free Tel: 888.282.6605
Contact: Robert BarclayCRossRoads TRaininG aCademy
1525 Centennial Drive,Kingston, ON K7P 2Y7
Tel: 613.389.6000Toll Free Tel: 888.282.6605
Contact: Robert BarclayCRossRoads TRaininG aCademy
1402-C Star Top Road,Ottawa, ON K1B 4V7Tel: 613.742.7499
Toll Free Tel: 866.529.1113Contact: Brian Adams or Erica Kelly
Email: Brian@ crossroadstrainingacademy.com
www.crossroadstrainingacademy.comCRossRoads TRuCk TRaininG
aCademy
10 Maple StreetSmiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5
Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: 613.742.7899
Toll Free Tel: 866-529-1113Email: [email protected]
Web: 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.714976 Oxford Road 4
Box 22082Woodstock, ON N4S 8Y4Contact: Dave Williams
Tel: 519.537.3300Toll Free Tel: 866.718.3993
Fax: 519.421.7135Email: [email protected]: www.equitrain.ca
transPortation training
GReaTeR oTTaWa TRuCk TRaininG5 Caesar Avenue
Ottawa, ON K2G 0A8Tel: 613.727.4688Fax: 613.727.5997
Contact: Shahram DowlatshahiEmail: gott@
greaterottawatrucktraining.comwww.greaterottawatrucktraining.
comJay’s PRofessional TRuCk
TRaininG CenTRe589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11,
Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6Contact: Jay or Chandrika
Tel: 416.299.9638Fax: 416.609.9814
Email: [email protected]: www.jaystrucktraining.ca
modeRn TRaininG onTaRio308 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 of
TRansPoRTaTion TRaininG25 Vagnini Court,
Lively, ON P3Y 1K8Contact: Kevin Pattison
Tel: 705.692.9222Toll Free Tel: 800.719.9334
Fax: 705.692.9256Email: [email protected]
Web: www.northernacademy.canoRTHsTaR TRuCk dRivinG sCHool
1540 Matthew Brady Blvd.,Windsor ON N8S 3K6
Contact: Robert LabuteTel: 519.967.0444Fax: 519.967.0445
Email: [email protected].
comnoRTHWesTeRn TRansPoRT
TRaininG195 East Gore Street,
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 3R2Contact: Terry BurkeTel: 807.622.1152Fax: 807.622.1255
www.northwesternworldwide.comonTaRio 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.comonTaRio TRuCk dRivinG sCHool
(london)427 Exeter Road,
London, ON N6E 2Z3Contact: 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: 905.685.1117 Toll Free Tel: 800.263.4777
Fax: 905.641.0533Email: [email protected]
Web: www.otds.comonTaRio TRuCk dRivinG sCHool
(saRnia)141 Mitton Street South,
Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5Contact: Bill KentTel: 519.332.8778
Toll Free Tel: 800.263.4777Toll Free Fax: 866.800.6837Email: [email protected]
Web: www.otds.comonTaRio 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
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
2411 Eagle Street North,Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7Contact: Richard Wynia
Tel: 519.653.1700Toll Free Tel: 800.265.0400
Fax: 519.653.2442Email: [email protected]: www.tricountytruck.com
TRuCk TRaininG sCHools assoCiaTion of onTaRio
27 William StreetSt. Catharines, ON L2R 5H9
Tel: 905.704.1105Fax: 905.704.1329
Web: www.ttsao.com
valley dRiveR TRaininG
3140 Hwy 69 North, Unit 12,Val-Caron ON P3N 1G3Contact: Jamie Fitchett
Tel: 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.
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G.Z.easy moBile seRviCe TRuCk & TRaileR RePaiRs
3170 Kirwin Avenue, Suite 1210,Mississauga ON L5A 3R1
Tel: 647-201-1526Email: [email protected] hour Mobile Repair Service,
Monday to Thursday, 5 ton full shop mobile unit, on-site all general
repairs, battery chargers/boosts, mobile welding, service on scales, serving GTA area, fully licensed,
professional mechanic.
• • •2130062 onTaRio inC.
o/a G9 TRuCk & TRaileR RePaiR
492 Mountainash Road,Brampton, ON L6R 0K9
Tel: 416.454.5592Fax: 905.216.1636
truck & trailer rePairs
neW TeCH moBile seRviCes inC.6749 Second Line, R.R. #4 Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0
Tel: 705.333.2411Fax: 905.936.2411
[email protected]“Your one stop mobile shop”
• • •mTT RePaiR seRviCes inC.
1868 Drew RoadMississauga, ON L5S 1J6
Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: 905.677.2774
Email: [email protected]
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oRillia PRemieR TRuCk & TRaileR RePaiR inC.
300 Matchedash St. S.Orillia,ON L4V 4X3Tel:705.327.9998Fax: 705.327.9709
Email: [email protected]“We specialize in all makes & models
of trucks & trailers.”
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suPPly line TRaileR seRviCe lTd.1257 Eglinton Avenue East,Mississauga, ON L4W 1K7
Tel: 905.624.3100Fax: 905.624.3199
Email: [email protected]: www.supplylinetrailer.comTailgate, Pintle Hook, Roller Floor
Installations & Trailer Modifications
truck customizing
qualiTy CusTom12 Clarke Blvd.
Brampton, ON L6W 1X3Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627
Email: [email protected]: www.qualitycustom.ca
truck delivery
aCadian dRiveaWay8131 Yonge Street, Ste 207,
Thornhill, ON L3T 2C6Tel: 905.709.8131
Toll Free Tel: 800.668.1879Fax: 905.709.2527
Email: [email protected]: www.adctoronto.com
truck equiPment
foRT GaRRy indusTRiesEmail: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com/equipmentSales and NSM certified installations
of snow plows, sanders, mixers, dump bodies and more.
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truck lighting & accessories
aldo’s dRiveline
475 Admiral Blvd., Unit #1Mississauga, 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]
or [email protected]: www.techspan.biz/ta
truck Parts & suPPlies
manitoba
BRandonfoRT GaRRy indusTRies
1440 Highland AvenueBrandon MB R7C 1A7
Tel: 204.571.5980Toll Free: 866.883.6120
Fax: 204.571.5982Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
truck Parts & suPPlies
manitoba
WinnipegfoRT GaRRy indusTRies
2525 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 indusTRies
1523 Ross Avenue EastRegina, 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 indusTRies
5350-72nd Avenue SECalgary, AB T2C 4X5Tel: 403.236.9712
Toll Free: 800.661.3126Fax: 403.236.7249
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
edMontonfoRT GaRRy indusTRies
16230-118th Avenue NWEdmonton AB T5V 1C6
Tel: 780.447.4422Toll Free: 800.663.9366
Fax: 780.447.3289Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
truck Parts & suPPlies
alberta
gRande pRaiRiefoRT GaRRy indusTRies
10610-82nd AvenueClairmont AB T0H 0W0
Tel: 780.402.9864Toll Free: 866.424.5479
Fax: 780.402.8659Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fgiltd.com
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 indusTRies915 Walsh Street West
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5Tel: 807.577.5724
Toll Free: 800.465.5044Fax: 807.475.9033
Email: [email protected]: www.fgiltd.com
• • •levy sTeeRinG CenTRe lTd.
1409 Shawson DriveMississauga, ON L4W 1C4
Tel: 905.564.1899Fax: 905.564.1911
Toll Free: [email protected]: www.levysteering.com
truck Parts & suPPlies
sHield TRuCk aCCessoRies
P.O. Box 281,Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9Tel: 519.765.2828
Toll Free Tel: 866.617.0201Fax: 519.765.2821
truck route & iFta soFtware
PRomiles Canada inC.18 Hunt Street,
Bowmanville, ON L1C 0A4Tel: 905.697.4111
Toll: 888.736.4537 (888 Rd Miles)Email: [email protected]: www.promilescanada.com
“More Miles for your Money!”
• • •
GeRRy’s TRuCk CenTRe
4049 Eastgate Cres.,London, ON N6L 1B7Tel: 519.652.2100
Toll Free Tel: 800.363.4380Fax: 519.652.6593
Email: [email protected]: www.gerrystrucks.com“Your Complete Transportation
Business Partner”
truck sales, leasing, Parts & service
iRvine TRuCk CenTRe
7537 Woodbine AvenueMarkham, ON L3R 2W1
Tel: 905.513.1500Toll Free Tel: 877.468.7897
Fax: 905.752.0967Email: [email protected]
Web: www.irvinetrucks.ca
truck sales, leasing, Parts & service
suRGenoR TRuCk CenTRe261 Binnington Court,Kingston, ON K7M 9H2
Tel: 613.548.1100Toll Free Tel: 877.548.1101
Fax: 613.548.4990Email:[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 lTd.13 Anderson Blvd.
Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4Tel: 905.642.4556Fax: 905.642.2293
Toll Free: 888.297.0682Email:
[email protected] service clutches 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
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 wire, cable & electrical accessories
TeCHsPan
3131Pepper Mill Court,Mississauga, ON L5L 4X6
Tel: 905.820.6150Toll Free Tel: 800.363.1588
Fax: 905.820.6142Email: [email protected]
or [email protected]: www.techspan.biz/ta
waiver & Pardon services
123 PaRdon me
P.O. Box 30216, 123 Rexdale Blvd.,Etobicoke, ON M9W 0B1
Tel: 647.895.3322Email: [email protected]: www.123pardonme.com
Stay on the move… apply for your waiver or pardon TODAY!
by breNDa rICKer
By weight the aver-age human body is almost three
quarters water. The most abundant nutrient, water is essential for all body functions. Without it life would not exist.
Water helps to con-trol body temperature,
cushion and lubricate internal organs, flushes out toxins and metabolic wastes through kidneys, promote healthy bowel movements, and makes up approximately 90 per-cent of your blood – which works to transport oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
These processes occur
on such a subconscious level that it’s easy to take water for granted. How-ever, the signs of de-hydration are vast and increasing your water intake can have a huge impact on your state of wellness.
Dehydration means that your body does not have
the amount of fluid it re-quires. Technically, a per-son is not dehydrated until they have lost 10 percent of their body fluid.
Many symptoms will arise, however, long be-fore that with as little as a one percent reduction. There are many causes of dehydration includ-
ing not drinking enough, diarrhea, vomiting, a diet to high in salt, and sweat-ing. If you are not get-ting enough water, your body’s natural response is to trigger thirst.
The problem is that many of us have confused thirst with hunger pains and often will choose
food rather than what our bodies are trying to lead us to.
So, how do we deter-mine how much to drink? The answer will be in the March issue.
If you have a health question you can contact Brenda at: [email protected]
30 February 2010
heaLThy LIvING
Water Is Essential To All Bodily Functions
by rOberT SChePer
If every “bad” trucking company were forced to replace 5% of their
“good drivers” with “bad” their chance of even short term survival may be total-ly eliminated, regardless of the quality and perform-ance of the office staff. Trucking company’s most valuable assets are not their terminals or yards, it’s not their infrastructure,
management, or mes-saging system… it’s their drivers!
Thirty five years ago everyone would have scoffed at squandering an article on the obvious, but not in 2010. In the past three decades industry standard has slowly re-duced drivers to a number and a person to blame. With over twenty years in the industry I have seen it sink from as high as “impressive” to routine backstabbing (from both trucking companies and drivers). In good times even the crooks are forced to scatter bread crumb tok-ens, yet during a recession scoundrels openly display
their values as standard industry practices.
Decades ago it was com-mon for drivers to: inform company sales crew of new freight opportunities, solve routine shipper re-ceiver problems before they reached the office, provided the primary form of driver recruiting and if a pay error occurred in their favor to return the cash. This behavior was fueled by mutual respect. But today there is too little respect for drivers and the attitude is shot right back. Companies herd drivers like cattle, some for reproduction and others for slaughter, only giving lip service to their
importance at company functions and banners over doorways.
One of the most blatant examples of cattle driv-ing was when the On-tario Trucking Association members unanimously passed the speed limiter law (ok, wrote it while arm twisting liberal votes). It reflected the mindset of all OTA members, “level the playing field” by legislating career limitations to ALL drivers. No mutual trust, no synergy, no respect, no options. No wonder driv-ers view their employers on a scale ranging from: suspicious to contempt.
It’s also no wonder OTA companies would be fight-
ing off the teamsters. It’s logical to assume that a bully behind closed lob-bing doors will be a bully towards individual drivers and operators paycheck after paycheck. It would also be logical that what-ever initiated the team-sters charge on Challenger is probably evident in ALL OTA members.
Personally, I’m not ad-vocating unions for the entire trucking industry. Too often the process just replaces one system of bullying for another. A much better alternative to bullying is for all drivers to be educated about qual-ity employment options, squeezing out the bad
companies by standard-izing company behavior and contracts. It may be difficult in a recession but now is the time drivers need to define quality ca-reer options.
Robert 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 thrconsult-ing.blogspot.com or at 1-877-987-9787. You can e-mail him at [email protected]
alPhabetical list oF advertisersAdvertiser PAge PublicAtion
A4 Refuel Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27A&A Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking News Allen Insurance Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
BBlue Water Bridge Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ontario Trucking News
CC.U.T.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking NewsCanadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar . . . . . . . . 36 Ontario Trucking NewsCastrol/Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,37 Ontario Trucking News
DDPF Cleaning Specialitsts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking News
EEmergency Road Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 40 Western & Eastern Trucking News
FFlo Components Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking News
JJ.D. Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KKindersley Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,40 Ontario & Western Trucking News
LLevy Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,20 Ontario Trucking News
N Navistar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
OOntario Truck Training Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ontario Trucking News
SShell Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Stateside Transportation Consultants Inc.. . . . . . 34
TThe Wheel Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ontario Trucking NewsTiger Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTrison Tarps Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,8
VVulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
WWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario Trucking News
YYour Advantage Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News
advertisers by Product or serviceProduct/service PAge PublicAtion
Automatic Lubrication SystemsFlo Components Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking News
Border CrossingsBlue Water Bridge Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ontario Trucking News
Compliance ServicesC.U.T.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking News
Diesel Additives & Enhancement ProductsBennett’s Power Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DPF CleaningDPF Cleaning Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking News
Driver TrainingOntario Truck Training Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ontario Trucking News
Emergency Road ServicesEmergency Road Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 40 Western & Eastern Trucking News
Employment OpportunitiesKindersley Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,40 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsYour Advantage Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News
Exhaust Sales & Repairs A&A Truck Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ontario Trucking News
Factoring & FinanceJ.D. Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,20 Ontario Trucking News
Fuel Solutions Provider4 Refuel Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Heating Sales & ServiceWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ontario Trucking News
InsuranceAllen Insurance Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
LubricantsCastrol/Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 37 Ontario Trucking NewsLucas Oil Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Steering & Clutch ProductsLevy Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tarp Sales & ServiceTrison Tarps Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,12
ToolsTiger Tool International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Trade ShowsCanadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar . . . . . . . . 36 Ontario Trucking News
Transportation ConsultantsStateside Transportation Consultants Inc.. . . . . . 34
Truck PartsTraction Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking & Western Trucking News
Truck RepairsTruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking & Western Trucking News
Weigh Scales (On Board)Vulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
Wheel MaintenanceThe Wheel Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ontario Trucking News
February 2010 31
MaKING yOur MILeS COuNT
Speed Limiters & the Value of Drivers
manitoba
aRBoRg
PeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
Highway #7 & #68Arborg, MB
Tel: 204.376.5593Fax: 204.376.5587
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Drivers’ Lounge & Game Room, Convenience Store
& Parking
BRandonBRandon Husky TRavel CenTRe
1990-18th Street NorthBrandon, MB R7C 1B3
Tel: 204.728.7387www.myhusky.ca
BeausejouRPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
400 Park AvenueBeausejour, MB
Tel: 204.268.2223Fax: 204.268.4749Open 24 hrs, 7 days,
Convenience Store & Parking
MoRRisPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
217 Main StreetMorris, MB
Tel: 204.746.8967Fax: 204.746.6008
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Drivers’ Lounge & Game Room, Convenience Store, ATM
Machine & Parking
pine fallsPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
Highway #11 & #304Pine Falls, MB
Tel: 204.367.8800Fax: 204.367.4037
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Parking
teulonPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
Highway #7 & 5th StreetTeulon, MB
Tel: 204.886.2732Fax: 204.886.3612Open 24 hrs, 7 days,
Convenience Store & Parking
WinnipegPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
500 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB
Tel: 204.949.7292Fax: 204.949.7295
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Drivers’ Lounge & Game Room, Convenience Store, Laundry Facilities, ATM Machine,
Showers & ParkingPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
928 Marion StreetWinnipeg, MB
Tel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288
Open 24–7, Drivers’ Lounge & Game Room, Convenience Store, Laundry
Facilities, Showers & Parking
saskatchewan
estevan
esTevan Husky TRavel CenTRe
201-4th StreetEstevan, SK S4A 0T5Tel: 306.634.3109www.myhusky.ca
ReginaHusky Bulk sales
210 North McDonald St.Regina, SK S4N 5W3Tel: 306.721.6880www.myhusky.ca
ReGina Husky TRavel CenTRe
1755 Prince of Wales DriveRegina, SK S4Z 1A5Tel: 306.789.3477www.myhusky.ca
saskatoonPeTRo Canada–PeTRo Pass
402-51st Street EastSaskatoon, SK
Tel: 306.934.6766Fax: 306.668.6110
Email: [email protected]’ Lounge, Convenience Store,
Laundry Facilities, ATM Machine, Showers, Scale and 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
CalgaRyCalGaRy Husky TRavel CenTRe
2525-32nd Ave. N.E.Calgary, AB T1Y 6B7Tel: 403.291.1233www.myhusky.ca
lloydMinisteRHanCoCk PeTRoleum
5904-44th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 1V6
Tel: 888.875.2495Fax: 780.875.2095
Convenience Store, Showers, and Laundry Facilities
Husky TRavel CenTRe
5721-44th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 0B3
Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.ca
MediCine hatHusky TRavel CenTRe
561-15th Street SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2
Tel: 403.527.5561www.myhusky.ca
alberta
MediCine hat
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 RoadChilliwack, BC V2R 4E8
Tel: 604.858.5113www.myhusky.ca
Cool CReek aGenCies
7985 Lickman RoadChilliwack, 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
and CAT Scale
CRaigellaChieskyline TRuCk sToP
5507 Trans Canada HwyCraigellachie, BC
Tel: 250.836.4949Fax: 250.836.4950
Email: [email protected] 24 hrs, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Driver’s Lounge & Game Room, Restaurant, Convenience Store, Laundry Facilities, ATM Machine, Showers & Parking
delta
Husky TRavel CenTRe
10128 Nordel CourtDelta, BC V4G 1J7Tel: 604.582.1433www.myhusky.ca
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
british columbia
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 and Diesel Mark.
hope
doGWood valley
Husky TRavel CenTRe
27052 Baker RoadHope, BC V0X 1L3Tel: 604.869.9443www.myhusky.ca
flood HoPe Husky TRavel CenTRe
61850 Flood–Hope RoadR.R. #2, Hope, BC V0X 1L2
Tel: 604.869.9214www.myhusky.ca
osoyoosHusky TRavel CenTRe
9206-97th StreetR.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2
Tel: 250.495.6443www.myhusky.ca
western ontario
BeaMsville
Beamsville Relay sTaTion
4673 Ontario Street(Exit 64 off QEW)
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770
Email: [email protected] 24 hours, 7 days, Restaurant,
Convenience Store, Laundry Facilities, ATM, Showers & Parking
BoWManville
fifTH WHeel TRuCk sToP
2475 South Service Road(Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road)
Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1Tel: 905.623.3604Fax: 905.623.7109
Open 24 Hrs, Diesel Fuel, Convenience Store, CAT Scale, Gasoline (Self Service), ATM,
Propane, Convenience Store at Fuel Bar, Sunoco Fleetfuel Cardlock ,Full
Service Fuel Islands, Restaurant, Private Showers, Laundry Facilities,
Drivers’ Lounge & Arcade Room, 100+ Truck Parking Capacity, Motel (smoking & non),Bell Canada Internet
Kiosk, Irving Cardlock.
western ontario
doRChesteRfifTH WHeel TRuCk sToP
3305 Dorchester Road(Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London)
Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0Tel: 519.268.7319Fax: 519.268.2967
Open 24 Hrs, Diesel Fuel, Convenience Store, CAT Scale, Blue Beacon Truck Wash, Drug Testing Centre, Gasoline (Self Serve), ATM, Take-out food, Open Roads Chapel,
Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, Full Service Fuel Islands, Restaurant,
Private Showers, Laundry Facilities, Drivers’ Lounge, 150+ Parking
Capacity, Motel (smoking & non), Arcade Room, Convenience Store.
dRuMBoTRuCkeR’s Haven
Hwy 401, Exit 250,806607 Oxford Road,Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
Tel: 519.463.5088Fax: 519.463.5628
Email: [email protected]
foRt eRie
ulTRamaR
1637 Pettit Road (Exit 5 off QEW)Fort Erie, ON L2A 5M4
Tel: 905.994.8293Open 24 Hrs, Restaurant, Toilet, Showers, Overnight Parking &
Truckers’ Lounge
gRiMsBy
fifTH WHeel TRuCk sToP
398 North Service Road(Exit 74, off QEW, E. of Hamilton)
(Casablanca Blvd. Exit)Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8
Tel: 905.945.0300Fax: 905.945.1115
Open 24 Hrs, Diesel Fuel, Convenience Store, CAT Scale, Blue
Beacon Truck Wash, ATM, Drug Testing Centre, Gasoline, Sunoco
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 AvenueHamilton, ON L8E 2W2
Tel: 905.561.4712Fax: 905.561.7757
Email: [email protected]: www.marshalltruck.com
Open 24 Hrs 7 Days for cardlock fuelling, Open 7am–12am Mon–Fri, 7am–5pm Sat, closed Sunday, Full Service Islands, Drivers’ Lounge, Restaurant, Showers and Parking
western ontario
kitCheneR
PeTRo–Pass kiTCHeneR
120 Conestoga College Blvd.Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6
Tel: 519.748.5550Fax: 519.748.9656
Drivers’ Lounge & Game Room, Convenience Store, Laundry
Facilities, Showers & CAT Scale.
london
flyinG m TRuCk sToP
7340 Colonel Talbot RoadLondon, ON
Tel: 519.652.2728Fax: 519.652.6554
Email: flyingmtruckstop.comOpen 24 hours, 6 days, Full Service Islands, Drivers’ Lounge, Restaurant, Convenience Store, ATM Machine, Internet Services, Showers, Garage
on premises & Parking
london Husky TRavel CenTRe
Hwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401)Belmont, ON
Tel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.ca
Milton
fifTH WHeel TRuCk sToP
40 Chisolm Drive(Exit 320 off Hwy 401)
Milton, ON L9T 3G9Tel: 905.878.8441Fax: 905.878.9376
Open 24 Hrs, Diesel Fuel, Convenience Store, CAT Scale, Blue
Beacon Truck Wash, ATM, Lube Shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, Full
Service Fuel Islands, Restaurant, Showers, Laundry Facilities, Drivers’
Lounge & Arcade Room, 100+ Parking Capacity, Chapel, Motel
(smoking & non), and Lottery Tickets.
niagaRa-on-the-lake
Husky TRavel CenTRe
615 York Road (off QEW at Exit 38)Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Tel: 905.684.1128www.myhusky.ca
piCkeRingHusky TRavel CenTRe
200 Clements RoadPickering, ON
Tel: 905.428.9700www.myhusky.ca
32 February 2010
Welcome to our NEW, 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
poRt hope
ulTRamaR
2211 County Road 28(Exit 464 off Hwy 401
Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4Tel: 905.885.4600
Open 24 hours, Lunch Counter, Convenience Store,Toilet, Showers,
Truckers’ Lounge & Short Time Parking
saRniasaRnia seRviCe CenTRe (esso)
5906 Oil Heritage RoadWyoming, ON N0N 1T0
Tel: 519.845.3249Fax: 519.845.0687
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 hours, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Restaurant, Convenience
Store, Laundry Facilities, ATM Machine, Showers & Parking
tilBuRy18 WHeeleR TRuCk sToP
Exits 56 or 63 off Hwy 401Tilbury, Ontario
Tel: 519.682.3235Fax: 519.682.1736
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, Restaurant, Convenience Store,
Laundry Facilities, ATM Machine,Showers & Parking
PiloT TRavel CenTRe
19325 County Rd. 42Exit 56 off Hwy 401
Tilbury, OntarioTel: 519.682.1140Fax: 519.682.9221
Email:[email protected]
www.pilottravelcenters.comOpen 24 hours, 7 days
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 Machine, Six Showers
& 70+ Parking available.
WoodstoCkulTRamaR
535 Mill Street,(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)
Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6Tel: 519.421.3144
Open 24 hours, Restaurant, Convenience Store, Toilet,
Showers, Truckers’ Lounge &Overnight Parking
WindsoRWindsoR Husky TRavel CenTRe
Tecumseh, ON(off Hwy 401 at Exit 14)
Tel: 519.737.6401www.myhusky.ca
eastern ontario
aRnpRioR
anTRim TRuCk sToP580 White Lake RoadArnprior, ON K7S 3G9
Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003
Toll Free: [email protected]
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, 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
730 TRuCk sToP2085 Shanly Road
Exit 730 off Hwy 401Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0
Tel: 613.657.3019Open 24 hours, Restaurant,
Convenience Store, Toilet, Showers, Overnight Parking & Truckers’
Lounge
CoRnWallfifTH WHeel TRuCk sToP1901 McConnell Avenue(Exit 792 off Hwy 401)Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6
Tel: 613.933.8363Fax: 613.932.3952
Open 24 hours, Diesel Fuel, Convenience Store, CAT Scale, Blue Beacon Truck Wash, Barber Shop,
ATM, Drug Testing Centre, Gasoline (Full Service), Mechanic Shop,
Propane, Take-out food, Sunoco Cardlock, Full Service Fuel Islands,
Restaurant, Private Showers, Laundry Facilities, Drivers’ Lounge & Arcade Room, 200+ Truck Parking Capacity,
Chapel, Motel (smoking & non), Tire Shop, Lube Shop, Bell Canada
Internet Kiosk, Convenience Store at Fuel Bar, Irving Cardlock.
deseRontoquiCk sToP
215 Hwy #49Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0
Tel: 613.396.3043Fax: 613.396.1449
Open 6am–10pm, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Subway,
Convenience Store, Parking and Coffee Drive-thru.
eastern ontario
dunvegan
esso–dunveGan1515 County Road #20
(Exit 51 at Hwy 417)Dunvegan, ON
Tel: 613.527.1026 or 613.627.2100
Fax: 613.527.2726Open 24 hours, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Restaurant (Tim Horton’s),
Convenience Store, Showers, Parking & ATM.
joyCevillekinGsTon Husky TRuCk sToP
Joyceville Rd. & 401(Exit 632 off 401)
Joyceville, ONTel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca
kingstonesso–kinGsTon
Exit 611 off Hwy 401Kingston, ON
Tel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162Open 24 hrs, 7 days,
ottaWaulTRamaR
3199 Hawthorne Road(Exit 110 off Hwy 417)
Behind Ultramar Service StationOttawa, ON K1G 3V8Tel: 613.248.9319
Open 24 hours, Lunch Counter, Convenience Store, Toilet,
Truckers’ Lounge, Showers& Short Time Parking
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 hillHeRB’s TRavel PlaZa21160 Service RoadExit 27 off Hwy 417
Vankleek Hill, OntarioToll Free: 800.593.4372
Tel: 613.525.2120Fax: 613.525.1595
Email: [email protected] 24 hours, 7 days Drivers’
Lounge, Restaurant, Convenience Store, Laundry Facilities, ATM
Machine, Internet Services, Showers & Parking available.
northern ontario
BRadfoRd
BRadfoRd Husky TRavel CenTRe
Hwy 400 & 88Bradford, ON
Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca
dRiftWooddRifTWood TRuCk sToP
Corner of Hwy 11 & Hwy 655Timmins, ON
Tel: 705.272.6161Fax: 705.272.6111
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant, Convenience Store, Petro Pass Card Lock, ATM Internet
Services & Parking
hWy 144 @ 560aWaTeRsHed CaR & TRuCk sToP
Hwy 144 & 560aTel: 705.655.4911 or
705.523.4917Fax: 705.523.4160
Email:[email protected]
neW liskeaRdGilli’s TRuCk sToP
Hwy #11 NorthNew Liskeard, ONTel: 705.647.1919Fax: 705.647.5610
Full Service Islands, Restaurant, Convenience Store, Showers &
Parking.
neW liskeaRd Husky
TRavel CenTRe
Hwy 11 NorthNew Liskeard, ONTel: 705.647.6300www.myhusky.ca
noRth BayBayTRuCk sToP
3060 Hwy 11 NorthNorth Bay, ON
Tel: 705.474.8410Fax: 705.495.4076
Toll Free: 888.474.8410Email: [email protected]: www.transportmall.com
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Restaurant, Convenience Store, Showers, Parking & Truck
Rairs within 2 km.
sudBuRy
sudBuRy PeTRo Pass
3070 Regent StreetSudbury, 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 hrs, 7 days, Restaurant, Convenience Store, ATM Machine &
Showers.
WauBasheneWauBasHene TRuCk sToP
21 Quarry Road, Box 419
Waubashene, ON L0K 2L0
Tel: 705.538.2400
Fax: 705.538.0452
Email: [email protected]
québec
MontReal iRvinG 24
5918, Rue Notre Dame Est,
Montreal, QC H1N 2C5
Tel: 514.257.8626
Fax: 514.259.0910
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Restaurant, Convenience Store and 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 hrs, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Drivers’ Lounge, Restaurant,
Convenience Store, Showers, Laundry Facilities, Parking & CAT
Scale.
fouR fallssPRinGWaTeR TRuCk sToP
2539 Route 130
Four Falls, NB E3Z 2H3
Tel: 506.273.3682
Open 12 hrs, 6 days, Full Service Islands, Restaurant, Convenience
Store, Laundry Facilities, ATM Machine, Showers & Parking.
gRand falls
PeTRo 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.
new brunswick
peRth–andoveR
ToBique one sToPExit 115,
Perth–Anover, NBTel: 506.273.9682Fax: 506.273.9682
Open 24 hours, 7 days, full service islands, drivers’ lounge with large screen, satellite TV, convenience
store, showers, laundry, parking & FREE high-speed internet.
salisBuRy
salisBuRy BiG sToP2986 Fredericton RoadSalisbury, NB E4J 2G1
Tel: 506.372.3333Fax: 506.372.0083
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Drivers’ Lounge & Game Room, Restaurant,
Convenience Store, Showers, Laundry Facilities, Parking & CAT
Scale
WaasislinColn BiG sToP (iRvinG)
415 Nevers RoadWaasis, NB E3B 9E1Tel: 506.446.4444Fax: 506.446.4440
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Full Service & Self Service Islands, Drivers’
Lounge & Game Room, Restaurant, Convenience Store, Showers,
Laundry Facilities, Parking
WoodstoCk
muRRay’s TRuCk sToPExit 191, 198 Beardsley Road
Woodstock, NBTel: 506.328.2994
Driver’s Fax: [email protected]
www.murraystruckstop.caOpen 24 hrs, 7 days, 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 hrs, 7 days, Full Service Islands, Drivers’ Lounge, Restaurant (6am–11pm), Convenience Store,
Showers and Parking.
tRuRo heightsTRuRo HeiGHTs CiRCle k
86 Connector RoadExit 13 off Hwy 102
Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499
Open 24 hrs, 7 days, Self Service Islands, Drivers’ Lounge, Restaurant,
Convenience Store, Showers & Parking.
February 2010 33
by aLvIS vIOLO
Last month a motor-ist named Peter Morano was driv-
ing in Aurora, Illinois, when his windshield was struck by an explosion of snow and ice. As a semi-trailer drove under an underpass, a large block of ice flew off the trailer roof and torpedoed into Morano’s windshield. Morano stated “There was blood everywhere, pouring from my head, nose and my eye. I was scared that I was losing so much blood that I was going to die.”
Morano’s nose was smashed and broken in
several pieces and re-quired a two hour sur-gery to be reconstructed. The orbital, which is the bone section below his left eye socket, was also shattered. Several tiny shards of glass flew into his left eye and tore his iris. Surgeons said his vi-sion may be permanently damaged.
If you ask most fleet managers, they will agree that the accumulation of snow and ice on trailer roofs, which could weigh as much as two tonnes, is a major safety issue. These same fleet man-agers will probably also admit that the snow and ice also contribute to weight limit violations and a decrease in fuel economy.
Although these fleet managers acknowledge the problem, in a study conducted last year by the American Transpor-tation Research Institute
(ATRI), 54% of respond-ents reported they rarely or never remove accumu-lated snow or ice. It is interesting to note that in the same study, 35% of respondents admitted to an experience of snow or ice causing personal in-jury or property damage to another motorist.
Until recently, there were no laws in Canada or the U.S. requiring the removal of snow or ice from vehicles, but things are starting to change. In Canada, Quebec has passed a law that states, “no person… when driv-ing a vehicle, (will) allow snow, ice or any other substance to fall from the vehicle onto a public highway.” Last year, the governor of New Jersey, signed a law that sets fines for vehicles with dangerous accumula-tions of snow. The New Jersey law is believed to be the first of its kind in
the U.S.The fact that only one
province and one state have passed laws should not give us a false sense that all the other prov-inces and states do not penal ize dr ivers and companies who cause personal injury or prop-erty damage from falling snow or ice. The majority of jurisdictions prefer to throw the book at driv-ers after the snow or ice has fallen. In serious ac-cidents, authorities can broadly interpret other regulations governing commercial vehicles to increase the penalty. Once you cause an ac-cident, rules covering pre-trip inspections, size and weights, and cargo securement can apply.
So how do most com-panies remove the snow or ice? One of the lowest cost solutions is to send a driver or employee up on the roof to clear the snow or ice. The problem
is, occupational health and safety legislation in both Canada and the U.S. prohibit workers from climbing on trailer tops without approved fall protection equipment. What this means is that sending an employee up on a trailer roof is not only dangerous, it is most probably illegal.
If anyone is looking for a possible solution, Emergency Road Ser-vices of Canada (E.R.S. Canada) may have that solution. E.R.S. Canada has set up a network of service providers across Canada and the U.S. that are ready to remove the snow and ice from trail-er roofs. On average, E.R.S. Canada will have a service provider at your trailer within one hour. You can have the snow and ice removed quickly and you will avoid pos-sible personal injuries to your own employees. The individual service
providers also have their own insurance in case of personal injury.
Regardless of how you choose to solve the prob-lem, please keep in mind the lives of others on our roads as your deci-sions could be a matter of life or death. Keep in mind Peter Morano’s wife who states, “Pete could have been killed, and that keeps going through my head”.
Drive safe, think posi-tive and be prosperous.
Alvis Violo is the CEO of Emergency Road Services Of Canada Inc., a coast to coast national road-side assistance company dedicated to the trucking industry in Canada. For more information visit www.ersofcanada.com or call 1-877-377-2262. Please send your ques-tions, feedback or com-ments about this column to [email protected]
by ChaPLIN LeN reIMer
February is heart month, it is also Valentines month.
Many of you take advan-tage, and send some-one you love or are close to a special message, a card, box of chocolates, or maybe even a rose. We do that because we care.
The bible has much to say about the heart. We find the following in Ezek-iel 36:26, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
From our heart comes our response to God. Apart from the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit, our hearts are extremely deceitful (Proverb. 17:9). David prayed that God would cleanse him from the ravages of his sin and purify his heart (Ps. 51:10). God’s greatest desire is that His people love Him with all their hearts (Deut. 6:5). Jesus said we are blessed if our hearts are pure (Matt. 5:8).
Sin hardens the heart (Matt. 13:4, 19). The more sin we allow to pass over our hearts and through our lives, the more resistant we become to a word from God. The sin of unforgive-ness stiffens our hearts. We cannot continue to resist the prompting of the Holy Spirit without be-coming hardened against Him. Exposing ourselves to evil and ungodly influ-ences desensitizes us to
God and His word. Over time, our hearts become like stone unreceptive to a fresh word from God. We become anesthetized to sin.
Has your heart grown hard toward God? Do you feel as though nothing could soften it? God has a solution. He will separ-ate you from the influ-ences that are destroy-ing you (Ezek. 36:24). He will cleanse you from all filthiness and remove everything that has taken His place in your affec-tions (Ezek. 36:25). He will remove your heart of stone and replace it with a heart of flesh, tender toward God and His Word. If your love for God is not what it should be, ask Him to renew your heart and restore your devotion to Him.
Please, take a mo-ment to consider these truths.V
34 February 2010
The SaFeTy TIP aDvISer
Clear Your Roof Tops, It’s a Matter of Life & Death
TraNSPOrT FOr ChrIST
A Heart of Flesh
by KeLLy LIeSe POTvIN
Can I hire you as a driver service? Then you can write
off everything!But wait! Before uttering
these words to someone who is probably still a friend at this point in time, consid-er the consequences.
Revenue Canada has strict policies regarding this very issue. The only em-ployer who can hire ‘con-tractors’ without referring to the ‘criteria list’ is the government. We all know friends who have contracts with the government. The majority of them only sup-ply their knowledge. No personal equipment such as trucks, computers, or
tools is used. Not the same for the real world.
I found myself in this particular dilemma about 10 years ago when I had hired someone as a driver service. When he quit he took me to the Labour Board. He stated he was hired as an employee, not as a driver service and that I had told him I would be making deductions. I was then assessed and charged $400.00 in what would’ve been the employer’s share of CPP and EI. It could
have been so much worse. However, due to principle, I fought it all the way to the Tax Court of Canada. On decision day the Judge was quite kind, stating he was impressed with my documentation and presentation, but couldn’t do a thing for me. I had to meet at least ‘three of the four criteria’ to hire a driver service. I wasn’t even close, meeting only one of the requirements. If I had won, it would’ve been preced-ent setting. But, I had my
day in court. I fought for a principle that didn’t cost me anymore than the ori-ginal $400.00. I can only imagine how much it cost taxpayers in the end for the lawyer CRA used to fight “ill ole me.”
The Main Criteria for a Driver Service are:
1. Does the worker [driv-er service] provide his/her own tools and equip-ment?
2: Does the worker act-ively promote his services to other businesses?
3: Is there a chance for profit or loss?
4: Can the worker supply his own employees?
In other words if you hire a friend to drive your truck and pay him on the table you must make all the rel-evant deductions for both your friend and your com-pany. These may include CPP, EI, WSIB and Income Tax. You can not claim him as a driver service. The only other alternative is to pay him cash, which is illegal.V
by PeTer TurNer
We were con-tacted in April of last year by
a person that stated that the Ministry of Transpor-tation Ontario (MTO) ran him out business in 2007. This peaked our interest, so I asked him to become a member and send us any and all information to back up his claim. I was sent a some paperwork which lead to me spending a weekend in North Bay, On-tario going over hundreds of papers. It was true the MTO had actually run this 25 year old company out of business!
In April 2007 the MTO changed the way they cal-culate the Carrier Vehicle Safety Rating (CVOR). The transition is gradual over a two year blending pro-cess. This new formula was intended to make our roads safer although we have not seen any proof of this.
So hold on to your seat as I lead you through this unbelievable true story. In November 2007 this carrier was sent a notice that their licence was be-
ing suspended because they had gone over the 100% threshold giving them an unsatisfactory rating although before the new formula it was at the 65% threshold giving them a satisfactory rating. This was issued at the discretion of the Ontario Deputy Registrar of Mo-tor Vehicles, Mr. Beatty. Is this not within the two year window? The carrier was granted a Show Cause Hearing in December 2007 at which time the facts were presented along with errors in their calculations and bending mixture were discussed. In January 2008 they were notified that the Suspension and Seizure Order would stand effect-ive January 29, 2008.
At this time the Carrier appealed to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) of Ontario, which was re-ceived by LAT on the 25th of January. When an ap-peal is filed the Suspension and Seizure Order cannot be enforced until all ap-peals have been exhaust-ed. Surprisingly on January 30th two enforcement agents arrived to carry out
the Suspension and Seizer Order. The owner told them of the appeal and requested they call their Legal Department. They continued to remove the plates from the trucks stat-ing “that’s not their job”. The owner then called
the North Bay office but only got their automated service. On the following day, January 31st, an MTO agent came back with a cardboard box filled with plates they seized the day before and said “sorry about that” and left.
The carrier was finally given a hearing date with LAT. The LAT is a court of law and is as they say, “less formal”. The Clerk or judge at this hearing is a real lawyer and Small Court Judge in Sudbury Ontario. Again, the Suspension and Seizure Order was upheld. Now this carrier is millions of dollars in debt without customers, no income and no drivers because he was unable to pay them or fight for his rights.
Well this brings us back to the beginning of this story where The Truckers’ Voice has joined forces with this carrier.
On November 24, 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario we filed a $20,000,000 (twenty million dollar) law suit Court File No. 09-46941. Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident, which is why we will be posting most of the court docu-ments on our web site for you to see. Let us know if you have experienced something similar. It’s time for the MTO to be account-able for their actions.
For more information contact Pete Turner at The Trucker’s Voice at 613-831-1332 or visit his website at www.thetruck-ersvoice.ca.V
36 February 2010
IT’S aLL abOuT NuMberS
Revenue Canada’s Criteria for a Driver Service
The TruCKerS’ vOICe
MTO – Abuse, Blunder & Arrogance
EmploymEnt
FEbruary 2010 37
Along the busiest stretch of road in Canada, (Ontario’s
Highway 401, between the Quebec and U.S. borders over 50% of the rest stops have been closed.) The reason we are told is for re-development. Now, we all know this work is not being done.
The new hours of service rules are hard enough to follow, so now is the time to show concern on the drivers’ behalf. Future plans for these sites are good but what do we do NOW?
An interview was con-ducted at the 10 Acres Truck Stop in Belleville, Ontario, for some firsthand opinions from those dir-ectly affected, the drivers.
I asked the important question: “With the lack of truck rest areas in Ontario and the rest of Canada, what are your options
dealing with the lack of spaces to shut your rig down when you need to?”
• • •
Scott Thompson, owner-operator of Independence Transportation has four trucks and trailers on the road.
“With fewer and fewer places to park, all of the Provincial Governments need to get involved. This situation is now getting critical and soon very dan-gerous. Rest stops and truck stops take up a very large piece of land, property taxes which are not cheap. The governments at all levels should make these parcels of land property tax exempt or at least reduce the taxes by 50%.”
• • •
George Chambers, driver for Choice Reefers Systems out of Belleville, Ontario.
“It is very difficult to find a place not only to rest but
to find a good place to eat as well. With the number of drivers eating in their trucks, restaurants have had to increase their prices to pay the property taxes on the parking areas.”
“A lot of drivers don’t want to go into truck stops be-cause there are the dangers of load theft and the parking areas are not maintained very well.”
“The Government across Canada has to do some-thing now not in the future. Drivers have to adhere to the new Hours of Service rules and regulations that they have brought into play.”
• • •
Kerry Little hauls for CBC Bulk out of Woodbridge, Ontario.
Kerry realizes and under-stands the problems along the highway 401 area. He spends a lot of time in northern Ontario where at the best of times, rest stops
are very far apart.“Trips are becoming hard
to plan due to fuel stops along the way not just rest stops. As Kerry put it, every-one is forgetting an import-ant factor; winter is coming, which brings storms and closed highways. When a highway is closed where are the Police going to put all the truck traffic? Right now not only do the govern-ments need to get involved but the police need to be consulted regarding both temporary rest stops and should have emergency stops readily available for winter weather.”
• • •
Kevin Graham, driver for Thomson Transport out of Toronto, Ontario.
“…transport companies are going to have to get more involved. They can get started by planning trips and appointment times to assist drivers, so that down time
intervals can be stretched to meet the extra distance be-tween rest stops. Transport companies can also pres-sure the different govern-ments through the trucking associations they belong to. After all, transport compan-ies are also responsible for adhering to the new hours of service rules and regula-tions.”
• • •
We would like to wel-come your concerns. Got a question for the monthly edition and want to know how others feel? Want to add your feedback on this question or give answers to fix the problems to these questions raised? Please submit your suggestions, comments and/or ques-tions with a current photo to [email protected]. I will gladly go out and find the answer, publish the solution or ask the questions.V
Salt Lake City, Utah a n d Wi n n i p e g , Manitoba - MPRI,
an L-3 Communications company and global pro-vider of vehicle and mari-time simulation products, training and services, and Bison Transport, one of Canada’s largest provid-ers of truckload trans-portation, announced to-day that their joint effort to integrate simulation technology into Bison’s driver training program has been recognized by The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). TCA named Bison the grand prize winner of its presti-gious 2005 National Fleet Safety Award for Bison’s commitment to overall safety on and off highway. Since the implementa-tion of MPRI simulators in 2002, Bison’s annual accumulated safe driving miles for their fleet of 800 trucks have increased by nearly 50 percent, while greater fuel efficiency re-sulted in annual savings of $1,120,000.
“There is no greater tes-tament to the success of our simulators than the qualitative and quantita-
tive results that Bison Transport has seen in its customized training program,” said Stewart Wallace, general manager and senior vice president at MPRI. “Bison’s program has captured the full po-tential of our technol-ogy and translated that into safety standards that deliver cost efficiencies and, most importantly, the safety of their drivers and the motoring public. We are excited to be a part of that success and to work with Bison to continue this trend.”
Bison won the safety award in the category of companies operating more than 25 million miles annually, and was se-lected from 18 division winners in the Nation-al Fleet Safety Division Awards announced in January. The award was presented to Rob Pen-ner, vice president, oper-ations of Bison Transport at TCA’s annual confer-ence in March. Bison is the first Canadian truck-ing company to utilize stationary and full motion simulators into its training program.
Bison uses MPRI’s full suite of state-of-the-art driver simulators to ex-pose drivers to a broad range of driving scenarios designed to strengthen and refine safety skills over the road. MPRI driver training simulators, which include the Mark III and TranSim VS models, are aimed at transforming safer driving techniques into greater profitability for companies. The simula-tors feature leading-edge software for clear visuals across three screens for a 180- to 360-degree field of vision, precision motion platforms for a realistic feel, steering that provides real-time feedback to aug-ment muscle memory in maneuver techniques, and a fully operational cab/dashboard with true-to-life instrument panel, gauges and other fea-tures.
“For Bison, the protec-tion of our people, our en-vironment and those we share the roads with is of critical importance,” said Don Streuber, president and CEO at Bison Trans-port. “Our investment in technology and in the
people who deliver our programs and our cus-tomers’ freight clearly demonstrates that safety is our collective respon-sibility, not just that of our drivers. We foster a culture of continuous learning for all, and our skills de-velopment program using simulation is the focal point of our road safety program. We have seen an 83 percent improvement
in meantime between incidents after simulator training for preventable accidents — these results speak for themselves.”
Drivers are applauding Bison’s use of simulators as well. Said one Bison driver, “With the instruc-tion I received on the simulator, I have mark-edly improved my driving skills. The “seven second rule” training course was
invaluable in helping me better gauge the time I need to come to a com-plete stop in any scen-ario. When the situation presented itself in reality, I instantly assessed the situation and reacted to avoid hitting a truck that spun toward me in on-coming traffic. Because of the training, I was a wit-ness to the accident – not a participant.”V
peterbilt at 2010 mid-america trucking ShowDEnton, texas – peterbilt motors Company announced today that it will participate in
the 2010 mid-america trucking Show march 25-27 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in
louisville, Kentucky, u.S.a.
“the mid-america trucking Show offers an excellent forum to showcase new peterbilt
truck models, paCCar engines, and new services from paCCar Financial and paCCar
parts for 2010,” said bill Jackson, peterbilt General manager.
paCCar is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of
high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, peterbilt and DaF
nameplates. It also provides financial services and information technology and distributes
truck parts related to its principal business.V
bISon tranSport
Bison Receives National Fleet Safety Award from TCA
From the
Driver’s Seatby: Carl mCbrIDE
Where are Truckers Going to Park?
September 21, 2009 – With the “econ-omy blues” going
around like the flu these days, Navistar has pro-vided a remedy for the truck market. The com-pany launched its pro-prietary value parts line PΛRTSMΛRT® in Feb-ruary 2009 through the International® and IC Bus dealership network. PΛRTSMΛRT is an All-Makes solution, backed by a one-year parts replace-ment warranty and built to International aftermarket quality standards.
PΛRTSMΛRT offers a wide range of products in-cluding belts, hoses, brake components, lighting, rotating electrics, seals, maintenance, and much more. Based on customer demand, new products are regularly added to the lineup. PΛRTSMΛRT prod-ucts are sourced through trusted suppliers and meet or exceed industry standard test results. The PΛRTSMΛRT program to date has a warranty rate of less than 1%.
For an Owner-Operator, whose truck is the vehicle to their future, maintaining it is a key component of keeping their business running. PΛRTSMΛRT products are competitively priced at approximately 20% less than OE prices, giving customers eco-nomic relief and reducing operating costs when they need it most. This product is easily the lowest cost road to uptime.
Dealerships across the US, Canada, and Mex-
ico have welcomed the value line into their busi-nesses. Traditionally of-fering premium products, International dealerships now have an opportun-ity to provide additional cost-effective solutions to their customers, without sacrificing quality. Many locations are celebrating the new product line and have made PΛRTSMΛRT a focus during customer events, such as dealer-ship grand openings, an-niversaries, and training seminars.
International dealerships have also been finding new areas of growth and opportunity through the PΛRTSMΛRT brand. Out-side Sales Representa-tives are establishing new relationships with customers who would have otherwise been un-able to afford traditional OE products offered at International dealerships. “These tough economic times can be humbling, even for a salesperson, when you are used to sell-ing only premium parts”, said one Outside Sales Representative we spoke to recently. “PΛRTSMΛRT gave us a chance to step out of the box and realize that there are great quality parts out there, for less. I’ve met customers who could hardly upkeep their fleets before PΛRTSMΛRT, and now their business can keep on moving.”
Many In ternat ional dealerships across the US have been finding success in reselling PΛRTSMΛRT products through the in-
dependent repair facilities network. This additional branch of business reaches a price-conscious custom-er base that has historic-ally avoided OEM dealers. Kevin Coleman, Director of Parts Operations at McCandless Truck Center in Colorado says that the independent repair facili-ties network is his dealer-ship’s “biggest opportunity for new business.” Cole-man has been gaining traction in PΛRTSMΛRT sales by setting up con-signment inventories. He adds, “Having price-point products that are backed by a one-year parts re-placement warranty gives us the perfect opportunity to capitalize on the in-dependent repair facilities segment.” As most dealers have already placed an initial PΛRTSMΛRT order, independent repair facili-ties consignment is one way to increase brand awareness, sales and in-ventory turns on existing stock.
According to Greg Baze, Bus Marketing Segment Manager for Navistar, the product lines available and the IC dealer’s abil-ity to understand the bus customer has allowed the PΛRTSMΛRT brand to grow in the bus mar-ket, as well. Baze notes that at IC Bus dealerships, Outside Sales Representa-tives are taking the parts straight to their customers and carrying them into bus garages all over their AORs. This approach has been well received and even practiced at trade shows. An Illinois-based IC Bus dealer has laid out PΛRTSMΛRT products at trade shows giving tech-nicians and directors a chance to touch and feel the quality of the parts. Top selling product lines for the bus market include brakes components, light-ing, wiper blades, belts,
hoses, seals, and rotating electrics. “Having been the customer myself for a long time, the P?RTSM?RT products are in line with what’s important for a typical bus maintenance manager,” says Baze.
Several Internation-a l dea le r sh ips have even decided to create PΛRTSMΛRT-themed mov-ing advertisements through truck wrap implementa-tions. Malcolm Pierson of Westrux International in Montebello, California, was excited to share his newly wrapped truck to the Navistar PΛRTSMΛRT team, noting that his deliv-ery truck would be cruis-ing throughout the Inland Empire and LA metro area. “The truck wrap is an easy way for everyone on the California roads to get introduced to P?RTSM?RT and they’ll know where to find it too!” said Pierson in an interview.
Customers can eas-i ly view PΛRTSMΛRT products at participat-ing International and IC Bus dealerships on www.partsmartparts.com. The website features the en-tire product line and is updated regularly with new products. A down-
loadable parts catalog will soon be available with images, part numbers, in-dustry part numbers, and descriptions. Users can even check out news feeds through the online social network site Twitter and see the PΛRTSMΛRT mas-cot “PΛRTSMΛRT Charlie” at the 2009 Mid America Truck Show on YouTube. Customers can also regis-ter on the site to receive free products, coupons, and updates.
Many of the PΛRTSMΛRT advertisements carry sim-ple messages that acknow-ledge the “silliness” of paying too much for truck parts. The PΛRTSMΛRT brand targets both cur-rent customers and also calls upon those who shy away from OEM products. A prime target market is the owners of off-war-ranty trucks and third or fourth owners. Navistar has been reaching end customers through vari-ous media such as print, radio, television, and the Internet and continues to promote through the dealer network. Market-ing support, such as point of sale materials and col-lateral, is provided to the dealer network by the
Navistar Parts Market-ing team. Promotions for PΛRTSMΛRT products are available through Navis-tar’s marketing and sales program on the myEDGE Virtual Parts Counter at www.virtualpartscounter.com.
The Navistar PΛRTSMΛRT team is dedicated to grow-ing the brand and ac-commodating customer needs. Requests for new products are always wel-comed. The Navistar Prod-uct Teams work diligently with suppliers to ensure quality products that meet customer needs. Product questions and suggestions can be sent to [email protected].
The PΛRTSMΛRT brand is well-synchronized with the state of the economy and has proven to be an added value to the bot-tom line of businesses across numerous indus-tries. PΛRTSMΛRT parts are competitively priced and are sourced through trusted suppliers that ad-here to industry standard testing. Backed by a one-year parts replacement warranty, customers have nothing to lose with this All-Makes solution to the “economy blues”.V
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