Shipping Product by Road through our Trucking Infrastructure

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Jean-Marc Picard

Executive Director Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

APTA’s Role

Advocacy Group for the Commercial Trucking Industry in Atlantic Canada

Provide guidance to our members on different issues

Provide different services to our members

Develop Communication/Marketing Strategies for our industry

Work with Government to improve the industry

Voice of Commercial trucking to the media

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Trucking Industry facts

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• $60B in revenues in Canada • Trans-border shipments represent 50% of that $60B • For every $1 million of revenue generated by a trucking

company, it creates 6.8 full time jobs • 20 million tons/day of freight moves by road in Atlantic

Canada • 3 of the largest trucking firms in Canada are based in NB. • Trucking in NB employs of 20,000 people. • We contribute $1.2 Billion to GDP.

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24 hours • Delivery of medical supplies to the affected area will cease. • Hospitals will run out of basic supplies • Service stations will begin to run out of fuel • Postal services will cease within one day • Food shortage will begin to develop • Auto fuel availability and delivery will be impacted and could lead to price increase.

2-3 days • Food shortage will escalate, creating consumer panic. • Supplies of essentials such as bottled water, milk, meats will disappear. • ATM’s will run out of money • Service stations will completely run out of fuel • Garbage will start pilling up • Container ships will idle in ports and rail transport will be disrupted as well.

1st week • Automobile travel will cease due to no fuel • Hospitals will begin to exhaust oxygen supply.

2nd week • Clean water supply will began to run out

Carbon Pricing ◦ The impacts on Trucking, Carbon tax versus Cap and Trade

Government should have a long term infrastructure funding strategy ◦ i.e. NS Tolls

Telematics telematics could do everything from automatically slowing a truck down when it approaches a

blind curve to diagnosing vehicle issues remotely for preventative maintenance. All of these technologies will decrease the number of truck accidents on the road, reduce fuel burned by idling vehicles, reduce insurance costs, address distracted driving etc.

Cameras on trucks

Government need to eliminate Red tape and Trade barriers ◦ Weight and dimension harmonization

Trucking firms looking beyond freight rates to generate profits. ◦ fuel efficiencies (technology)

◦ Changing/improving shipping trends

◦ Addressing disruptions in supply chains

◦ Utilizing existing data

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One truck can eliminate up to 40 tons

of CO2/year

Single wide tires: 5 to 10% fuel reduction –

eliminating 10 tons of CO2/year

Auxiliary power unit:

5% fuel reduction –

eliminating 9 tons of

CO2/year

One Long combination vehicle: eliminates approx. 80,000 litres of fuel a

year - saving 176 tons of CO2/year

Boat tails: 5% fuel reduction - eliminating 9

tons of CO2/year.

Side skirts: 6% fuel reduction - eliminating 10

tons of CO2/year.

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Border thickening even more with Trump

Globalization (re-negotiation of NAFTA)

Sustainability concerns ◦ Fuel efficiencies to alternative fuels

Urban development ◦ Congestion

Economic stability ◦ Trump effect

Government influence ◦ Barriers for improvements

Corporate social responsibility ◦ environment

Labor force ◦ Shortage of drivers

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