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tHeMe: HeatIng systeMs
Evolving Technologies Dominate Industry
by MareK KrasusKI
The ratcheting-up of environment-al and efficiency
standards continues to provide manufacturer’s with the incentive for the refinement of products and services. The latest demand for fuel efficiency regulations came from the Obama Administra-tion last August in an an-nouncement calling for a 23 percent reduction in fuel consumption of big rigs and tighter standards for multiple vehicle sizes. Considering that over 30 percent of a truck’s idling time is devoted to keeping the cab warm, it comes as no surprise that heating systems manufacturers are proactive in design improvements.
The race to harness lar-ger portions of market share, traditionally domin-ated by a select few, has included small manufac-turers, particularly from China, intent on compet-ing with more reputable firms with the promise of low pricing on products that mimicked those of the industry’s standard bearers. But inferior de-signs modelled on premier systems posed significant challenges to securing the trust of distributors. As it stands, only a select few manufacturers continue to control the lion’s share of the heating systems mar-ket. Espar and Webasto, both German-based com-panies with a century-long reputation, along with Teleflex, a global leader in advanced auxiliary heat-ers, are among those with robust sales, extensive distribution networks, and reputations for innovation.
Espar’s most popular heater for the Class 8 truck market is the Airtronic D2
Bunk Heater. It runs ondiesel fuel, draws less
than 1 amp per hour of power from a 12-volt bat-tery, and is capable of producing 7,500 BTUs per hour, more than enough, experts concur, to keep most sleepers warm. The Airtronic D2 bunk heater, says John Dennehy, Es-par’s Vice President of Marketing and Communi-cations, “reduces operat-ing costs through fuel savings, less engine wear and extended mainten-ance intervals, and pro-vides better comfort for the driver by maintaining heat levels, eliminating vi-bration and engine noise, as well as improving air quality.” The savings are considerable. According to Dennehy’s assessment, an idling truck based on a conservative idle-time estimate of 1,200 hours per year emits over 13 tonnes of carbon dioxide (C02). Running under the same parameters, the Air-tronic heater emits just.55 tonnes per year, thus re-ducing harmful emissions and improving air quality by 96 percent.
The D2 is matched in popularity by the larger D4 and Hydronic 5, the latter a coolant system that provides three cru-cial functions: it preheats the engine, preheats the cab and bunk, and, nota-bly, preheats the fuel. Espar’s coolant heaters provide heat out-puts that range between 5,500 and 120,000 BTUs, ideal for quickly raising operating tem-peratures of class 8 engines in a short time. The company’s products comply with emission and anti-idling regulations imposed by many US states and Can-adian provinces, and were the first to be approved by the California Air Re-source Board (CARB), the standard bearer and most rigorous enforcer of emis-sion reductions.
Compliance with regula-tory agencies is laudable, but the effectiveness of these efforts is dimin-ished by a patchwork of municipal regulations and enforcement policies that lack cohesion and fail to tackle greenhouse gas emissions through har-monized anti-idling pro-grams. Notes Gary Wilson of Wilson Instruments, a supplier and service rep-resentative for Webasto, Espar, and Sleeping Well Air Conditioners: “There are no broad based fed-eral, provincial or state laws that are consistently enforced across North America. It’s wonderful to talk about going green, but laws need to be the same in all jurisdictions and widely enforced.”
Meanwhile, Webasto, which continues to run alongside Espar’s popu-larity, has received high marks for quality and product range. It was awarded the Frost & Sul-livan Anti-Idling Systems technology Innovation Leadership of the Year Award and for five years was voted as the num-ber one producer of air conditioning and heating systems for commercial vehicles by a group of German magazines. Fea-tured among its family of
coolant heaters are the TSL 17 which preheats engines in Class 3 to 8 vehicles within two hours, the Thermo 90 ST that also provides heat in the sleeper, and the DBW 2010.
Teleflex Canada also supplies both air and
coolant heaters to deal-ers, service organizations and the manufacturers of trucks, buses, off road and military vehicles. Under the brand name Proheat, Teleflex features the Pro-heat X45 coolant heater for cold weather starts. The unit comes with an onboard control panel that displays heater status and an optional timer for cab heat. The com-pany says its reliability has been proven even in extreme temperature conditions. The air heater, also under the Proheat banner, is available in 2 and 4 kilowatt models and is equipped with a digital remote panel that provides for precise con-trol from anywhere inside the cab.
Both air and coolant heating systems are a wel-come alternative to former expensive and polluting practices of idling trucks all night to keep driver and engine warm. Cool-ant and air heaters serve different functions. Air heaters usually installed under the bunk draw fuel from the diesel tank. This burns in a heat exchanger which then circulates air in the compartment until it reaches the designat-
e d t e m -perature.C o n -
versely, coolant heaters preheat engines and keep them warm in frigid temperatures. Ex-perts caution that trucks running in cold climates without the benefit of coolant heaters will see an escalated deterioration of the vehicle. In the absence
of engine heaters, more power is drawn from bat-teries and the continuous friction of starting vehicles in cold weather acceler-ates wear and tear. Cool-ant heaters, considered more elaborate and there-fore more expensive, can also heat cabs as long as temperatures are not too severe. But by far, the most efficient way of heat-ing interiors is by forced air as it’s easier to heat air than radiating heat from coolant lines.
In spite of the domin-ance of established manu-facturers there is still room for innovative competitors to gain some measure of market share, particularly in an efficiency-obsessed world that courts technol-ogy advancements. One such company is estab-lishing a name for itself in the development of aux-iliary power units (APU). Enermotion is success-fully doing what engine manufacturing companies have been working at for some time: harnessing waste heat recovery from combustion engines. This specialist in alternative power systems for trans-portation applications
has undergone an ex-
tensive research and de-velopment process, and is poised to introduce the product into the mar-ket in the next 12 to 18 months, following further modifications. The heating and cooling unit, named the Hybrid Power and Energy Recovery (Hyper) storage system, chan-nels the high grade heat from diesel engines which pressurizes the system to drive the refrigeration and heat cycles. The unit is comparable in size to conventional diesel APUs, contains no moving parts, and can store 5 kilowatts of energy within an hour – enough, the company says, for ten hours of heat-ing and cooling without burning fuel. If successful, the Hyper could reverse the diminishing popular-ity of conventional APUs which, until now, have been criticized for their weight, expense, main-tenance problems, and carbon footprint.
Advancements in heat-ing designs, like those underway in new legis-la t ion , aerodynamic improvements, engine modifications and tire technologies, will likely continue in the drive to improve fuel economy and reduce environmental impact.V
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Advanced Engineering Designs Offer Idle Reduction Solutions For Multiple Applications
Webasto Product North Amer-i c a , I n c . i s
helping to build a sustain-able future for the truck-ing and transportation industry. Their industry leading success has been achieved with innova-tions that lower emis-sions and fuel consump-tion through products that were designed using unique idle reduction technology.
In order to maintain comfort while not driv-ing, trucks typically idle engines to provide a comfortable temperature. Therefore, every day mil-lions of idling engines produce large amounts of unnecessary emissions and waste fuel. Webasto excels at offering smart and affordable engine-off heating and cooling solutions for one of the global trucking industry’s most costly and com-plex issues: unnecessary idling.
Webasto’s advanced engineering designs of-fer two unique engine-off heating solutions: coolant heating and air heating. Coolant heaters pre-heat the engine, eliminate cold starts and provide supple-mental warmth to the cab’s interior. Depending on the size of the engine, coolant volume, and geo-graphic region, an ap-propriately sized coolant heater can be used to heat almost any engine. To this end, Webasto of-fers coolant heater mod-els from 17,000 btu/h all the way to 120,000 btu/h for both general and industry-specific ap-plications on all vehicle types.
The company has for example delivered en-hanced per formance solutions for mixer and refuse trucks operating in cold weather environ-ments. By combining ef-ficient cooling heating
technology with an Arctic Fox Hydraliner system, both the engine and hy-draulic fluid tanks are preheated immediately before the truck goes into service. This system offers significant fuel sav-ings and emission reduc-tions by eliminating the need to idle the vehicle prior to use. It also en-sures that the engine and hydraulic system are at the optimal temperature before starting.
HOW It WOrKs
To preheat the engine, the Webasto Thermo 90ST Fuel Operated Cool-ant heater is connected in line with the coolant sys-tem of the vehicle. This heater can be controlled manually or activated automatically with a pro-grammable timer (usu-ally about 1 hour prior to using the vehicle) to ac-commodate any vehicles service schedule. Upon activation the Thermo 90ST begins to heat cool-ant in a heat exchanger and a high efficiency cool-ant pump circulates hot coolant throughout the engine, preheating it in advance of starting and effectively providing a true warm start for the engine and eliminating the need for “warm up.”
To preheat the hydraulic system, an Arctic Fox Hy-draliner heat exchanger is installed in the hydraulic tank of the vehicle. The Hydraliner is also con-nected to the cooling system loop and uses hot coolant that is cir-culated by the Thermo 90ST heater to preheat the hydraulic fluid simul-taneously as the engine is preheated.
When the driver arrives to put the truck into ser-vice, easy startup occurs with a preheated engine and hydraulic systems are fully operational due to the warm hydraulic fluid. Effectively this eliminates
the need for idling the vehicle, thereby offering significant fuel savings, and reducing wear and tear on the engine and hydraulic systems.
Fuel Savings and Per-formance Improvements
Depending on how a fleet operates, fuel sav-ings and performance i m p r o v e m e n t s can be signif i-cant. This system eliminates the need to idle the vehicles, saving up to 1 gallon of fuel per idling hour per vehicle.
The testimonial of a fleet in Denver, CO demonstrates the benefits they accrued by incorpor-ating this system. Bran-nan Sand and Gravel in-stalled the Thermo 90ST/Hydraliner on 70 mixer
trucks. Brannan tracks KPI (Key Performance Indicators) and one of the values they measured was the
t i m e lapse between driver clock-in and readiness for load transport, in-cluding the time it took to heat the vehicle. Prior to installing this system the elapsed time was 45 minutes per vehicle due
to the need to bring the engine and hydraulic systems up to operating temperature before to loading. The Webasto solution effectively re-
duced this time per-iod to 15 minutes
per vehicle and effectively pro-duced 30 min-utes more “pro-duction” time for each of the
70 trucks, lead-ing to a significant
increase in perform-ance. Also, by elimin-
ating an average of 30 minutes of idling time per vehicle across the fleet, they are able to poten-tially reduce fuel con-sumption from idling by up to 35 gallons per day. Calculating this fuel sav-ings across the number of cold weather operating
days in a season clearly demonstrates the signifi-cance of this fuel savings.
Standing alongside We-basto’s product range of coolant heating systems are air heaters which provide direct and almost immediate heat for the cab’s bunk area. The Air Top 2000 ST heater is the most popular fuel oper-ated air heater, with mil-lions in use world-wide.
With its state of the art idle reduction technology for engine-off cooling, concepts such as We-basto’s “BlueCool” cold energy storage provide driver comfort regardless of ambient temperature. BlueCool bunk cooling systems deliver incred-ibly efficient output and maximize cost savings. During the truck’s oper-ation, the thermal storage unit is frozen and cold thermal energy is stored in a patented graphic matrix. This cold thermal energy is then transferred to an air handler in the bunk via a coolant loop, when the engine is off. Temperature control dials operate 4 small fans and deliver cool air into the bunk, even when outside temperatures are above 90°F. During the cooling cycle the BlueCool Truck unit uses no fuel and does not create any emissions. The unit runs entirely in-dependent of the Trucks A/C system and no pre-ventative maintenance is required. The system continues to re-charge itself while the truck is being driven and requires no interaction during this period.
Founded in 1901, We-basto has provided en-gine-off comfort and en-vironmental solutions to the global transportation industry for over 75 years, rising to the challenge to become green long before it was cool to do so.V
8 DeceMber 2011
Tallman Truck Centre Expands Dealership Network into Oshawaby MareK KrasusKI
Since 1973 when Ta l l m a n Tr u c k Centre began sell-
ing the complete line of International trucks, the company held steadfast to its first priority: Customer service. That commit-ment has over the decades underscored Tallman’s steady rise to prominence as a premier sales and service representative of International’s brand – a product line ranging from small delivery trucks to tandem dump trucks through to Heavy Duty on-road tractors. This ex-tensive product line is sup-ported in equal measure by a service package that includes DPF cleaning, frame straightening, parts, as well as leasing and finance options.
With a view to broader geographic representa-tion, Tallman has estab-lished dealerships in Belle-ville, Brockville, Cornwall,
Kemptville, Kingston, East Ottawa and West Ottawa – multiple locations com-prising a corporate family dedicated to a consistent level of service and wide product choice.
More recently, Tall-
man’s continuing efforts to extend customer reach come with the addition of its eighth dealership, scheduled for opening on March 1, 2012, in Oshawa. Tallman secured a site at 787 Bloor Street West, strategically located near the Thickson and Steven-son exits off Highway 401 for easy access. This new dealership will bring to five the number of locations along the 401 corridor and enable Tallman to provide unmatched service for customers travelling along Canada’s busiest shipping route, Hwy. 401, between Toronto and Montreal.
In keeping with the com-pany tradition of selling and servicing trucks in state-of-the-art facilities, the Oshawa Centre will feature 3,600 square feet of office and showroom space, and 11,000 square feet of service area spread among ten new bays. Tall-man’s Territory Sales Man-
ager, Andy Gaber, will oversee operations as the dealership’s new Gen-eral Manager. Andy, who brings to the position a unique blend of industry experience, both in sales and as a licensed service
technician, explains the benefits of the building’s footprint.
“This site will have a diagnostic bay exclusively for the purpose of trouble-shooting problems on to-day’s complex trucks. It will also include a rapid lube bay to service cus-tomers within a quick 45-minute timeline com-pared to longer waits of two to three hours,” he said. All truck makes and models will be serviced.
Tallman is also investing heavily in the installation of an alignment system from the Hunter Engineer-ing Company, an accur-ate laser technology that yields multiple benefits such as aligning all drive, steer, trailer and lift-axle wheels, thereby reducing tire wear and improving fuel economy.
Collectively, the Osh-awa site will house 20 employees, ten of whom will provide diagnostic,
technical, and mechan-ical services; others will represent the sales and parts functions of the dealership, extending the same level of service that has distinguished Tallman Truck Centre Limited as
the recipient of the Cir-cle of Excellence Award, International’s highest honour bestowed upon the company for 13 con-secutive years.
International has been accompanied by other industry-sector members who have also honoured Tallman’s performance standards. Last May, the Truck Centre received the Employer of the Year Award from the North Grenville Chamber’s Sa-lute to Excellence. Recipi-ents are acknowledged for: creating supportive employee environments, exceeding employment and safety standards, demonstrating integrity and excellent communica-tions skills, participating in community affairs, and exhibiting outstanding leadership qualities.
Earlier in 2011, recog-nition of Tallman’s best practices was reaffirmed by SGS Canada, the lead-ing inspection, verifica-tion, testing and certifi-
cation company. SGS granted ISO 9001:2008 Certification Status to the Kemptville Truck Centre, one of Tallman’s seven dealerships, based on its successful execution of eight management prin-ciples: customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process ap-proach, system approach, continual improvement, fact-based decision mak-ing, and mutually benefi-cial supplier relationships. Certification was granted after a rigorous audit of all aspects of the loca-tion’s new and used truck sales, leasing, rentals, service, body shop and part’s operation to ensure that the high standards set by ISO 9001:2008 were fully met. Tallman Truck Centre was also awarded the prestigious Canada’s 50 Best Managed Award for the second year in a row. Tallman Truck Centre Limited is proud to an-nounce that once again it has earned the high-
est level of achievement in the aforementioned prestigious 2011 Circle of Excellence recognition program. The Circle of Ex-cellence program was es-tablished to honour those International dealerships that achieve the highest level of performance in terms of operating and fi-nancial standards, market representation, and most importantly, customer satisfaction
W h e n t h e O s h aw a dealership opens in March 2012, expect to receive the same level of commitment to sales and service found in all of Tallman’s seven dealerships, as well as its four associate stores with locations in Pem-broke, Arnprior, Alfred and Napanee. As Gen-eral Manager Andy Gaber notes, “expanding our operations enhances our commitment to customer service, to the Navistar/International family, and to the local communities we serve.”V
andy gaber, general Manager of new Oshawa location (Left) and richard shortt, VP
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December 2011 13
MaKIng yOur MILes cOunt
Choosing a Trucking Company: Highest Pay
by rObert scHePer
The financial top 10% of operators don’t all work for
the same company, yet some companies have a significant portion of the top 10%.
Conversely, there are some companies who have a disproportionate number of their operators mired in financial crisis or flow through bank-ruptcy. Some receivers could easily provide group discounts for certain com-panies.
Some of the problems have to do with the “birds of a feather” syndrome, or the adage “good drivers drive for good companies and bad drivers for bad”. There will always be a certain amount of truth in that tendency. How-ever, let’s leave the ex-treme situations alone for awhile and pick apart the rest of the industry mix.
Choosing a trucking company requires more than just a look at the financial contract, which usually represents about 60% of the input in the final choice. When a well informed operator choos-es a company, they will consider a wide range of factors. Unfortunately, even the range of factors can vary. One could argue it’s impossible comparing apples to apples; at best maybe fruit to fruit.
There is one general observation when com-paring contracts: “The better the contract pays, the less important pay will become,” or “the worse the contract, the more im-portant money is”. For the majority of operators (and there are obvious excep-tions) once the basic fi-
nancial needs are covered the non-financial factors become critical. This em-ployment phenomenon is evident in virtually all society. It’s linked to “you get what you pay for” or “there’s no such thing as the perfect job”.
Once the basic neces-sities are met (and the term basic can vary con-siderably) the remain-der of the decision tends to focus on quality of life issues: home time, physical requirements, comfort/stress, personnel issues etc.
Sometimes quality of life issues may even trump basic necessities, but not very often. Some oper-ators can arrange their basic necessities to such
a low threshold that they can enjoy quality of life issues and still remain solvent (usually with the help of an inheritance, a spouse with a $60k+ in-come, or a fortunate lotto 649 pick).
What appears to be un-fortunate is when a high basic necessity operator has a cup of coffee with a low necessity oper-ator. Most friends do not share “all relevant finan-cial information” with their buddy, and choices are based on perception alone. This “uninformed operator” is missing some critical information and crisis is about to occur.
Operating a business such as a highway tractor under contract requires
all relevant information and a firm grasp of the necessary sacrifices. Most choices are “handmade”, customized to each oper-ator, especially when some necessary sacrifi-ces are deal breakers. I’ve talked to some operators who refuse to drive in the mountains, in Quebec, in the US, on the East Coast, California, go in bond, pull a refer, tarp in cold weather, wait for paper-work, enter the trailer. And on it goes. With each restriction they reduce their opportunities.
But not all sacrifices are voluntary. Many are pres-sured into making them by the company, resorting to threats or bribery to get things done. It’s a fine
line, a line that is drawn differently.
Some operators focus too much on the cash. They sacrifice all for that extra $1000 of revenue. They may have a strong bank account but at an expense many are not willing to pay. Finances are one of the poorest indicators of success (but that’s another story).
If the majority of your quality-of-life deal break-ers are honored and your basic necessities are met (along with a reasonable return), count yourself blessed, hunker down, stay out of trouble and ig-nore the color of the grass across the fence.
A successful operator must factor in all indus-
try risks and personal sacrifices into their busi-ness model. If the com-pany requires you to risk or sacrifice too much… walk away! When enough operators vote with their feet the industry will have to take notice.
Robert D Scheper oper-ates an accounting and consulting firm in Stein-bach, Manitoba. He has a Masters Degree in Busi-ness Administration and is the author of the Book “Making Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes” (now available on CD). You can find him at www.thrcon-sulting.ca and thrconsult-ing.blogspot.com or at 877.987.9787. You can e-mail him at [email protected]
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aMerIcan trucKIng assOcIatIOn [ata]
Cautious Optimism Underscores 2012 Forecastsby MareK KrasusKI
Industry representa-tives turned their in-terest to the All Eyes
on the Economy panel at the American Truck-ing Association’s annual conference in October where experts delivered cautiously optimistic fore-casts for the year ahead. The Association’s chief economist, Bob Costello, said that though the in-dustry is facing softening demand, ongoing lim-ited capacity should make improvements to rev-enue-per-mile possible.
In more specific terms, performance levels in some sectors of the trans-portation industry devi-ate significantly from the overall forecast. For ex-ample, data shows that sales for Class 8 trucks in September were 56 per-cent higher than from the same month a year ago, prompting Eric Starks, president of the transpor-tation research firm, FTR Associates, to comment that “given the level of order activity, it appears truckers are not very con-cerned about a slowing economy.” Others agree, reinforcing the prediction that sales will continue
to surge despite modest gains in the economy.
Long time sales man-ager for Kenworth, John Sheridan, says “truck sales should grow as much as 100 percent for 2012,” thus extending a steady growth cycle which began after the precipitous 2008 economic slump.
Strong sales, experts say, are key to offset-ting diminishing financial returns for those who hang onto older models. High mileage trucks not only yield lower trade-in values, but also inflate operating expenses. Re-search shows that rigs over 500,000 miles have significantly higher main-tenance costs, running at 15 cents per mile, com-pared to newer units with costs averaging a much lower 5 cents per mile. Trailer sales as well are expected to follow a simi-lar growth trajectory. Ac-cording to CK Commercial Vehicle Research, overall demand for new trailers in 2012 indicates a solid increase over 2011, an expectation prompted by the need of fleets to add capacity.
Meanwhile, industry ex-perts are calming fears
that new fuel efficiency standards, introduced by the Obama Administra-tion and scheduled for implementation alongside 2014 builds, will hurt sales volumes. Though the cost of new trucks is expected to add another $6,000 to the sales ticket, the ex-pense will be absorbed, within one year, by larger fuel savings.
Where the industry is expected to shoulder a particularly onerous bu-rden, however, is in the shortage of drivers. The anticipated hours of ser-vice (HOS) regulations and worries over CSA (Compliance, Safety, Ac-countability), a program spearheaded by the Fed-eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, have con-tributed to a driver turn-over of 79 percent among U.S. carriers, a disturbing trend that underscores Bob Costello’s prediction that we will be witnessing “the worst driver short-age the industry has ever seen.”
Economic growth will fluctuate between 2.25 and 2.5 percent, says the U.S Chamber of Com-merce; a step forward, to be sure, but not enough to
create new jobs. Increased freight volumes, another signpost indicating eco-nomic performance, rep-resent small gains for the overall economy, but measurably higher bene-fits for carriers, particu-larly larger companies. By successfully securing relationships with large shippers, the big carriers have seen increases of over 9 percent, compared to smaller firms whose modest gains trailed at 3.2 percent.
Fuel prices, another principal determinant of economic growth, remain uncertain. Crude oil fell recently to $75 per barrel and edged up to $86 from
a previous high of $113 in the spring. Moderating price fluctuations will de-pend largely on Europe’s ability to get its economic house in order and by supply and demand fac-tors. For example, some American states are intro-ducing ultra-low-sulfur heating oil, the equivalent to ULSD diesel fuel. Ris-ing demand will likely lead to higher fuel costs. Discussions at the ATA’s annual conference also focused on harnessing oil reserves closer to home in order to combat higher fuel prices. These include using new technologies to access large quantities of natural gas, extracting oil
from newly discovered oil sources in North Dakota, and securing larger import volumes from Alberta’s oil sands.
Despite the uncertain-ties rising from antici-pated slow growth in the economy, cautious opti-mism prevailed at the ATA’s conference in Dal-las, Texas. In his opening address, ATA President and CEO, Bill Graves, set the tenor of discussions by describing a brighter future for on-road com-mercial transportation. “The economy will re-cover, and when it does the trucking is going to be one of the first-in-line beneficiaries.”V
busIness Insurance Matters
Accident Insurance While Travelling in Michiganby LInDa cOLgan
Going over the bor-der seems like a seamless task
unless of course you are talking about insurance and the law. Michigan is the one State that is clos-est to our interpretation
of no fault insurance. Currently $500 is the max-imum amount that can be collected for property damage from an at-fault party, with limited excep-tions.
A simple question, but one that is rarely asked or expressed when changing insurance companies is: what happens if I have a loss and I am not at fault in the state of Michigan? How will my Insurer han-dle the loss? Am I respon-sible for the deductible?
This is important. It is also imperative that, when comparing renewal quotations between two or more Insurers, how
each company responds to a loss in Michigan.
What is your f inan-cial expectation when it comes to the deductible? The margin may not be so broad between insurance quotations once past loss experience and exposure in that State has been reviewed.
If you are unsure, I urge you to ask your Broker.
Linda Colgan has been an Insurance Broker in the transportation industry since 1986 and currently is a Transportation Insur-ance Advisor with JDIMI. To contact Linda call 416-809-3103 or email [email protected]
DeceMber 2011 15
tHe saFety tIP aDVIser
Making Sure You Get Heat When You Need It!
by aLVIs VIOLO
With the winter season upon us, it sounds
like a good time to refresh our memories on how to prepare our heating systems. If you haven’t already done so, most of us will begin turning on our heating systems to break the morning chill in our homes and vehicles. This article is designed to help you do a quick and easy safety inspection of your home to prepare for starting the gas furnace or heating system for the first time this season. Although most of these safety tips apply to our homes, some
can apply to our vehicles as well.
HeatIng systeM
saFety PrecautIOns!
One of the first things you must check each time you prepare your heat-ing system for the winter ahead, are your homes safety systems! This in-cludes: Testing the power supply in your carbon monoxide detector, test-ing your smoke and fire detectors, checking the condition and charge of all fire extinguishers, clearing all combustible materi-
als away from furnaces and heating systems, and having your annual family meeting to discuss your fire drill plans. These five simple steps will ensure that your home and fam-ilies are prepared in case of a heating system issue or fire emergency.basIc Furnace HeatIng
systeM InsPectIOn!
After you’re sure your home is prepared for any safety hazards that may arise, perform a quick walk-around inspection of your home heating sys-
tem. As you look at the unit, you are simply try-ing to discover obvious issues that should be ad-dressed before the initial start-up. Be sure to: Clear a one-metre area around the furnace of all clutter and combustibles, look for loose side panels or cracks in the metal, check for water or rust streaks on the top or sides, gently grab the flue and duct-ing to see if it is loose or broken, and look for loose or frayed wires that may be visible. Finally, if the furnace filter has not been replaced in the last 15 days, remove and replace the filter after you write the date onto the edge.
start tHe gas
Furnace HeatIng
systeM!
Initial start-up is best done on a day when you don’t actually need the heat. This will give you lots of time to repair or correct anything that may
be needed. To begin: Turn your thermostat to the heat position, set the tem-perature to a setting that is higher than the cur-rent temperature in the home, and listen for the furnace to start up within 30-seconds to 3 minutes.
Be aware that when the heating system starts for the first time of the season, you will likely hear small crackling sounds from the system and duct ex-panding and contracting, and may also smell a foul odor for the first few hours. This is generally soot, dust or cobwebs that need to be cleaned off from the long summer period when the heating system was not being used.trOubLesHOOtIng FOr
Furnace FaILure!
If your heating system doesn’t start within a few moments you may need to call your local HVAC company to service the equipment or get your
furnace manual and at-tempt some of the simple troubleshooting steps that may be suggested for your specific model.
As always, if you ever smell natural gas, open the windows and leave the home immediately! Never turn on or off any electrical items and call 911 and your local utility company to check the home immediately!
Drive safe, think positive and be prosperous.
Alvis Violo is the C.E.O. of Emergency Road Ser-vices Corporation, a coast to coast bilingual road-side assistance company dedicated to the trucking industry in Canada and the U.S.
For more information, v i s i t www.emergen-cyroadservices.com or call 877.377.2262. Please send your questions, feedback or comments about this column to [email protected]
16 DeceMber 2011
18 DeceMber 2011
LegaL Matters
Giving Clients the Straight Goods
by MarK reynOLDs
Traffic ticket agen-cies are in the business of mak-
ing a profit the same as any other business. The difference, however, is that in this business, the person selling the service is not in a position to make unrealistic prom-ises. I often have potential
clients asking me to tell them exactly how their matter will turn out or to give a guarantee re-garding the outcome of their case. I don’t give guarantees when it comes to the result of a matter before the court. I usu-ally have a pretty good idea how a matter will turn out, and most of the time I’m right. That being said, I have been in this business long enough to know that prosecutors are all different, with different approaches to different matters, and just because I can get a certain resolu-
tion in one court is no guarantee that I will get the same resolution in another.
When it comes to mat-ters proceeding to trial, one Justice of the Peace, or Judge, may rule in one way, and one in another. Although I usually have a good idea what the chances of success are at trial, I have lost trials that I should have won, and won trials that I should have lost. The thing to remember is that we are dealing with human be-ings and each one thinks differently and takes a
unique approach to each case.
The problem here is that in an effort to be competi-tive, and make the “sale”, some traffic ticket agen-cies will make predictions and give guarantees.
There was once a very well known traffic ticket agency that used to ad-vertise “We Win or It’s Free”. This was of course a marketing ploy, and the “free” part of this guaran-tee was of course subject to a number of conditions, and seldom did anyone have their matter repre-sented for no cost.
When you have been charged with an offence, especially in the case of a truck driver who may have their livelihood on the line, it’s easy for a paralegal to paint a rosy picture of the outcome in order to make the sale.
Beware of unrealistic predictions when retain-ing a paralegal or law-yer to represent you in court. If you have doubts about the guarantee or prediction being offered by someone that you are considering hiring to rep-resent you, get a second opinion. The person you
hire should be able to describe the approach they will be taking to ad-dress your matter, and may offer some degree of the prospects of success, without guaranteeing the outcome.
I guess the thing to re-member is the old saying “if it sounds too good to be true it likely is”.
Mark Reynolds is a for-mer truck driver, MTO enforcement officer, prov-incial trainer and Enforce-ment coordinator and can be reached at (416) 221 6888 or [email protected]
MannIng InnOVatIOn aWarD
Northerner Receives Prestigious Innovation Awardby MareK KrasusKI
Mark Morin of Restoule, ON is a happy man.
On October 16th the small business owner was one o f a se lec t number of Canadians to be p resented the prestigious Manning In-novation Award for his patented aerodynamic Vortex Splash Guards. Morin said the $10,000 prize was a thrill, but the
real prize came from the excitement generated from the product’s design features and benefits to users. “The honour we are getting from the growing awareness of this technology is really the big thing. This goes a long way in helping us to bring about some meas-ure of positive change,” he said.
As with many innova-tions the splash guard
was developed to im-prove an existing tech-nology that was found wanting. It was origin-ally inspired by Morin’s mother who, driving in the car with her husband, suggested that he put his invention skills to the task of designing a mud flap that would reduce the volume of spray – an idea prompted by the experience of follow-ing a truck one wet and
stormy day. Soon after, Morin says, “he was cut-ting pieces of cardboard, applying a blow dryer and spray bottles to the testing process and came up with this incredible design.”
The flaps are made of impact-modified plastic materials that withstand cold weather conditions and decrease drag and frictional heat, thanks mainly to the addition of
slats through which air and spray are quickly released as they pass downward onto the road surface. The design – think of window blinds – thus reduces the dead airspace that accumu-lates behind a conven-tional solid flap, said to be the root cause of drag that negatively impacts fuel economy and accel-erates wear and tear on brakes and tires. Product tests demonstrate that Vortex Splash Guards reduce fuel consumption by up to one percent –
enough to save an aver-age operator hundreds of dollars per year and as-sist fleets and manufac-turers in meeting tighter standards of fuel effi-ciencies and greenhouse gas emissions.
Morin has partnered with Canadian Tire and several American manu-facturers to produce and market the product. The flaps are available in three sizes and fit all cars, l ight and heavy duty trucks. To date, sa les to d is t r ibutors total over 15,000 pairs of
splash guards.Mark Morin
was one o f ten winners presented the
a w a r d i n C a l g a r y before an audience o f s e v -
eral hun-dred leaders
in business, government a n d a c a -demia.
M o r e i n -f o r m a t i o n is avai lab le on the com-p a n y w e b -site: vortexs-plashguards.caV
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neW PrODucts & serVIces
Kenworth Adds Neway ADZ Rear Air Suspension For Heavy & Severe Duty Applications
Kirkland, Wash., – K e n w o r t h has added the
Neway® ADZ rear air suspension from SAF-Hol-land for heavy duty and severe duty applications.
The ADZ suspension is for typical heavy duty applications, such as construction trucks, log-gers, and fire apparatus and emergency vehicles. The suspension also is for severe-duty applica-tions where heavy vertical loads, high gross com-bination weights, high torque drive trains, high center of gravity loads, and significant off-road travel are expected.
Available in 23,000- and 26,000-lb. capacities per
axle, the Neway ADZ is engineered for independ-ent single suspension mounting that allows for single, tandem or tridem axle truck or tractor ap-plications.
The ADZ series, which replaces the AD series suspension for over-the-road applications, incorporates a sim-plified light weight V-rod construction that replaces the traditional track and torque rods. A new integral lower con-trol arm module provides improved roll stability for high center of gravity load vehicles. The ADZ series also offers a sig-nificant weight savings in a typical installation
of approximately 250 lbs. per axle compared to the Neway AD.
“Kenworth is offering the Neway A D Z series sus-pension in b o t h
2 3 K and 26K per axle versions for the Kenworth C500, T440, T470, T800 and W900,”
said Alan Fennimore, Kenworth vocational marketing manager. “The ADZ is a nice addition to the Kenworth vocational product line with im-proved handling f o r tough challen-
g e s on the
road and significant
weight sav-ings, which provides an
opportunity to increase payload and improve operating efficiency.”
Contact your Kenworth dealer for more details.
Kenworth Truck Com-pany is the manufactur-er of The World’s Best® heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth is an
industry leader in pro-viding fuel-saving tech-nology solutions that help increase fuel effi-ciency and reduce emis-
sions. The company’s dedication to the green fleet includes aerody-namic trucks, compressed and liquefied natural gas trucks, and medium duty diesel-electric hybrids. Kenworth is the only truck manufacturer to receive
the Environmental Pro-tection Agency’s Clean Air Excellence award in recognition of its en-vironmentally friendly products. In addition, the fuel-efficient Kenworth T700 equipped with the low-emission PACCAR MX engine was named the 2011 Heavy Duty Com-mercial Truck of the Year by the American Truck Dealers. Kenworth is also the recipient of the 2011 J.D. Power and Associ-ates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Heavy Duty Truck Deal-er Service. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth. A PACCAR Company.V
Cummins ISX11.9 engine with REPTO Now Available
Kirkland, Wash., - Kenworth Now Offers the Cum-
mins ISX11.9 engine with Rear Engine Power Take-Off (REPTO) for Selected Vocational Applications
“The use of the Cummins ISX11.9 with REPTO can help eliminate the need for a front-mounted or transmission-mounted power take-off, and sim-plifies charge air cooler and radiator design re-quirements,” said Alan Fennimore, Kenworth vo-cational marketing man-
ager. “This latest product option for the Kenworth T800 and W900S models, is especially well-suited for vocational applications such as concrete ready mix, construction, crane and cherry picker, mining and oil well field service, refuse hauler and packer, and wrecker service.”
The Cummins ISX11.9 with REPTO is capable of 466 lb-ft of continuous torque and a maximum rating of 520 lb-ft of torque when used for intermittent load applications. During
intermittent operation, the average load may not ex-ceed the continuous rat-ing, and full throttle operation may not exceed 60 minutes without interruption.
Contact your Ken-worth dealer for more details.
Kenworth Truck Com-pany is the manufac-turer of The World’s Best® heavy and m e d i u m d u t y trucks. Kenworth is an industry leader in pro-viding fuel-saving tech-
nology solu- t ions that help increase fuel ef-ficiency and reduce emis-sions. The company’s dedication to the green
fleet includes aero-dynamic trucks, compressed and li-quefied natural gas trucks, and medium duty diesel-electric hybrids. Kenworth
is the only truck manu-facturer to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Excel-lence award in recogni-tion of its environment-ally friendly products. In
addition, the fuel-efficient Kenworth T700 equipped with the low-emission PACCAR MX engine was named the 2011 Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year by the Amer-ican Truck Dealers. Ken-worth is also the recipient of the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Heavy Duty Truck Dealer Service. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth. A PAC-CAR Company.V
Ridewell Releases New Disc Brake Axle
Springfield, MO – Ridewell is pleased to announce the
release of a new disc brake version of the Ridewell brand axle. This new axle is available with Wabco PAN 22 air disc brakes,
and has the following features: 5” diameter axle,. 59” wall (.75” available), parallel spindle, hub pi-loted, 11.25” diameter bolt circle, long stud for aluminum wheels, an axle beam rating of 23,000 lbs.
with 59” wall & 25,000 lbs. with 75” wall.
Standard 71.5” and 77.5” track disc b r a k e s a x l e s w i l l b e
stocked a n d avail-
a b l e for immediate deliv-
ery. Custom track widths are available.
Ridewell manufactures suspensions for the truck, trailer, bus, and RV in-dustries. The company supplies the North Amer-ican community and many other countries world-wide.
For more in fo rma-tion contact Ridewell Corporation, P.O. Box 4586, Springfield, MO 65808, 800.641.4122, Fax: 417.833.4560, or visit www.ridewellcorp.comV
20 DeceMber 2011
eDItOrIaL
Log Haul Driving: A Rough Roadby MareK KrasusKI
Though the sun was shining on this c loudless ear ly
September afternoon and the mood of the people around me was generally buoyant, such was not the case for two older, husky guys battling with a flat tire on a 48-foot log trailer. Their grunts and groans and expletives peppered their exchange that focused on the task at hand – a tire extrac-tion and, eventually, its successful replacement. I couldn’t help wondering what they would have done at this isolated truck stop in northern Ontario had the trailer weight been multiplied by the addition of logs drawn from the bush – a common site in these parts. It was a tough day for Owner Operator Alain Roy who, despite his rising frus-tration, took the time to share some thoughts with me. “It’s hard to make a living when you get paid $80 an hour and have to pay $150 an hour for re-pairs at shops in the area,” he said.
His complaints are typ-ical of the growing chor-
us of woes that log haul truckers rail about in a niche industry freighted with myriad challenges. Ontario has about 100,000 kilometers of forest ac-cess roads, most of them maintained by the indus-try. Some are well trav-elled throughways with gravel or hard top sur-faces, but many are little more than spindly lanes that snake and rise over miles of rugged granite, descend through bogs and swampy lowlands, and turn sharply around water bodies. Independents in the log haul industry are members of a dwindling profession whose bene-fits are increasingly out-weighed by debilitating costs. An investment in a tractor is not enough. In order to stay solvent and work year round, the purchase of a log trailer, chip trailer and flatdeck is required.
Most get paid only after delivering a load, and if the truck breaks down or runs into other problems such as an accident with roaming wildlife, owners are on their own. Log haulers also have to con-tend with load allowance
restrictions on Ontario highways. Limits are ap-plied in order to minimize damage to pavement caused by heavy load-bearing vehicles during annual thaw periods and high moisture conditions. The effect of these restric-tions is partly mitigated by an additional 10 per-cent allowance during the freeze-up period when road surfaces become
more resistant to weight pressure. Log haul drivers also face restricted access to some logging roads when the spring thaw renders them impassable. According to a Report entitled, Transportation Of Raw Forest Products in Northern Ontario By Trucks, the reduced load period during the thaw may require more than two trips to carry the same
payload, a seasonal reality which typically results in the temporary suspension of operations.
Recent developments are likely to cause even more headaches for the remaining itinerant driv-ers who persist in their problem-riddled profes-sion. In June of this year the Ontario Government reduced funding to the Public Access Road Pro-
gram. Since its inception in 2005, the initiative pro-vided a $75 million an-nual payment to the forest sector for the construc-tion and maintenance of public access roads through rural and north-ern Ontario. According to the Ontario Forest Indus-tries Association, the 36 percent funding reduction “will definitely hurt small operators and contractors who are invaluable to [the forestry] sector.”
Log hauling is no small feat, especially in Ontario where the transportation costs of raw forest prod-ucts are, in recent years, reported to be 80 percent higher than in eastern Canada. Multiple chal-lenges - soaring fuel costs, a 50 percent insurance surcharge over and above normal highway trucks, reduced funding for road maintenance, higher re-pair bills, huge capital investments, safety risks both on-road and off-road, and long hours – are forcing many to opt out and seek work in other in-dustry sectors with more forgiving conditions. As one seasoned log hauler pensively noted, most drivers would rather in-vest in a dump trailer and haul gravel or consider other lines of work.V
DeceMber 2011 21
tIres & WHeeLs
Tire Inflation System™ by PSI
Troy, Mich. – Meritor, Inc. (NYSE:MTOR) and Pressure Sys-
tems International (PSI) demonstrated a four man-hour retrofit of the Meritor Tire Inflation System™ (MTIS) by PSI during their Annual Fleet Technology Event.
Fleets often spec new trailers with MTIS by PSI when they learn how it can lower their operating costs by improving fuel economy, reducing tire wear and cutting main-tenance costs. Existing trailers can be outfitted with MTIS by fleet main-tenance personnel or an external source, such as Velociti, Inc., which part-ners with Meritor and PSI to retrofit the system on trailers operating in North America. As fleet owners begin to better understand the cost benefits associ-ated with using MTIS, they are retrofitting their fleets with this product. Cur-rently, Werner Enterprises, a transportation and logis-tics company headquar-tered in Omaha, Neb., is retrofitting MTIS on more than 24,000 trailers.
The MTIS retrofit began at 7:30 a.m. CT on a tan-dem flatbed trailer parked at the PSI facility. Working alone, Kevin Allen, techni-cian, Velociti, completed the task by 11:30 a.m. CT as the PSI plant tour concluded.
“We explain to fleets that MTIS can be easily retrofitted to existing trail-ers in less than four man hours, typically by two men working two hours each,” said Frank Sonzala, executive vice president, PSI. “Based on our 18 years of experience, we predicted the trailer could be completely outfitted with MTIS within the four-hour time frame. No other system can be installed as fast and as easily.”
MTIS by PSI, the market leader in automatic tire inflation systems, keeps
tires properly inflated, improving tire mainten-ance management, in-creasing trailer up-time and bottom line Return On Investment. MTIS by PSI is a simple design which can be installed on any type of trailer including: van, liquid tank, logger, flat bed, chassis, live-stock, platform, drop frame, d u m p , deep drop, doubles, dry bulk, r e e f e r , a u t o t r a n s -p o r t e r and mil-itary.
The sys-tem adds life to tires, increases fuel efficiency, im-proves safety, maximizes
recap potential, and keeps trailers on the road, ultim-ately delivering loads on time. It is a truly automatic system with constant air pressure available when needed. The patented rotary union is the only
moving part in the en-tire system, significantly reducing maintenance, and the patented Ther-mALERT™ option noti-fies drivers of excessive wheel end heat. MTIS with ThermALERT accounts for nearly half of PSI’s
production.For more infor-mation about
Pressure Sys-tems Inter-
nat iona l visit their website psi-atis.com
Merit-or, Inc. is a lead-
ing global supplier of
d r i v e t r a i n , mobility, brak-
ing and a f te r -market solutions for
commercial vehicle and industrial markets. With more than a 100-year leg-acy of providing innova-tive products that offer superior performance, efficiency and reliabil-ity, the company serves
commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defence, spe-cialty and aftermarket customers in more than 70 countries. For import-ant information, visit the company’s web site at meritor.com.V
22 DeceMber 2011
The Ford Phaetonby WenDy MOrgan-McbrIDe
“He r e c o m e s Santa Claus” or, at least
his sleigh. Have you ever had a car that reminds y o u o f a song? Well
here’s one that might. This 1938 Ford Phaeton has that effect, especially with its sleek lines, large baggage area and seating capacity, not to mention the red paint job. Just take off the roof and you have a place for Santa’s bag of toys with room to spare for his elves too. The only things missing are the eight tiny reindeer, but you won’t need them with the 350 engine packed under the hood.
Red Thompson of Belle-ville, Ontario, the owner of this awesome car, him-self is a reminder of a thin-ner Santa. Red has owned this car for over 18 yrs, but it took him 10 yrs to bring this vintage vehicle up to its pristine condition. But it was so well worth it on so many levels. When he purchased the Phaeton for $300.00, it still donned
the Washington blue and black theme and some of the mohair seats, but was little more than a frame with wheels and engine than a car. His two sons, then eight and ten years old, jumped into the pro-ject with both feet. Since
Red was a trucker, now retired, this
was a great way to spend qual-
i t y d a d
time.The family
sat down and drafted a plan.
T h e y d i s -cussed de-sign, the de-
construction and re-construction as
well as the paint color. The boys then went to work. While the eight year old tore out the interior, his older brother cut off the roof, making it into a convertible. Red laughed, recalling, “we did all the work except the paint job. I never knew what I would come home to, but the boys stayed busy with the project.”
This machine comes equipped with a 350 hp engine and automatic transmission. The chas-sis has been modified from the 1938 model to a mustang 8-inch Ford rear. The dashboard has been re-furbished along with
the steering wheel and dials, and the beige leath-er seats mimic the original mohair of luxury and com-fort. It presently has 6,000 miles on it, leaving plenty of life left to make anyone happy. Red also replaced the running boards and had the one piece hard-top roof custom built to complete the project. This car’s value has been es-timated at $ 38,000.00, but Red says he would sell it for $32,500.00 if the
right buyer c o m e s along.
When Ford pro-duced the Phaeton in the years 1932-1938, they were considered a lux-ury vehicle. The Ford V8 models are still con-sidered valued collectibles and a tremendous buy for the money. The cast iron flat powered the engine to reach at least 78 mph. Streamlining began in 1933 with larger wheel bases and horse power increasing up to 85, mak-ing these cars even sleek-er. The early V8 brought changes to Ford standards with all steel body designs in 1937. The open models were the most desirable standards of the 1930’s. Unfortunately some V8 experts say open models were grossly overpriced, making for less invest-ment potential which in turn brought the produc-tion and purchase volume of the 1938 models down to around 2,700.
Specifications for the 1938 models consisted of wheelbases of 112”, weights of 2,337-3,020 lbs. and prices ranging from $425.00-$900.00.
The engines were sv V8x @ 136.0 cid and a choice of 60 or 85 HP.
The transmission leaf spring suspension re-mained, but the front spring was moved ahead of the axle to add inter-ior space. The body was lowered and new “Centre-Poise” seating improved comfort. They took on a more modern appearance with the grille pushed for-ward and became visually more prominent thanks to the addition of integrated fenders. The introduc-tion of fully framed wind-shields, waterproof top, and new truck back design increased its popularity. Another major change was the replacement of wire wheels with pressed steel “artillery” solid wheels, and a new dash with recessed controls for safety.
When I asked what Mr. Thomp-son’s favour i te thing was about his car, he said, “although I say I only drive it for special occasions, those could be any times that make me feel special. It drives nice, so during the good weather I drive it as much as pos-sible.”
H e a l s o o w n s three other works-in-progress; a 1969 Camaro and 2 1934 Ford coupes. The Phaeton has gained a well deserved reputa-tion as a real head turner. It even caused an accident when a group of Chinese tourist taking pic-tures became dis-tracted.
Now, wouldn’t you enjoy Santa driving up with your pre-sents in this little sleigh? Or better yet - waking up to
find it under t h e tree.
M a y you all e n j o y the sea-son and m a k e m a n y j o y o u s memories with your friends and family. My wish is that you all have a safe holiday whether you are out on the road or staying home. Drop
me a line and let me know how I am doing, what you want to see, or if you have a Cool Ride you would like featured in this column. [email protected]
24 DeceMber 2011
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Recoveries Lead to Discovery of Stolen Vehicles & Dismantling of Chop Shops
Montreal, QC - N o v e m b e r 1 0 t h , 2 0 1 1
- Boomerang Tracking Inc., Canada’s leader in stolen vehicle recovery, has recently helped law enforcement to dismantle two chop shops thanks to the recoveries of stolen vehicles equipped with their recognized anti-theft system. These operations led to the discovery of sev-eral other stolen vehicles and goods estimated at over $1.5 million as well
as 6 arrests.A Theft Can Happen
Even in a Place Believed to be Safe
It all started at 3:49 a.m. when the Boomerang/LoJack Security Central received an alarm from a 2003 GMC Sierra 3500 equipped with a recovery device. The owner was automatically notified and indicated that the vehicle should be in the com-pany’s parking lot and that no one had access to that area. Less than 30
minutes later, the client confirmed to the Security Central that the GMC had disappeared. In the mean-time, acting proactively, the tracking team was immediately dispatched as the signal of the recovery device showed that the vehicle was in motion. They located the vehicle in a barn and immedi-ately informed local police who arrived shortly after to the site with a search warrant. What was their surprise when they found
not only the GMC Sierra, but also another 2004 GMC Sierra belonging to the client, which was not equipped with the track-ing system, and 13 other stolen vehicles as well as many other vehicle parts. All estimated at over $300,000.
a MILLIOn DOLLars
recOVery
Upon arriving at her workplace, a business-woman was shocked to see that not only one but two of her Freightliner Sterlings, including their articulated mobile crane, a trailer and a soffit boards had disappeared. She immediately contacted Boomerang/LoJack Secur-ity Central who dispatched its tracking team. The team quickly located the device’s signal which was coming from a chop shop. The local police arrived in the area with a search warrant and found the client’s two trucks, two 53-foot trailers, three con-tainers filled with stolen merchandise and sev-eral other vehicles also stolen. The value of the
seized goods exceeds the sum of $1 million dollars according to the major crimes investigator of the Sûreté du Québec who’s conducting the investiga-tion. Police have arrested three individuals and three days after this operation, investigators were still working on the inven-tory and on the value of the recovered goods. The businesswoman was ex-tremely pleased with the efficiency and the speed of the recovery. She de-clared: “I was told that the SQ and Boomerang were on the scene early in the morning. Without you, we would not have our vehicles back and the suspects would still be running free. Again, thank you! “
tHe best antI-tHeFt
sOLutIOn
These recoveries high-light the added value of the tracking systems offered by Boomerang LoJack as a useful tool for law enforcement authorities. “Not only do these systems can quickly find stolen vehicles, often before they are damaged, but also lead to the discovery and dismantlement of chop shops run by organized crime networks. Coupled with our association with police forces, Boomerang Tracking/LoJack provides the best recovery solution for vehicle owner, “says Michael Lendick, Nation-al Security Director and Law Enforcement Liaison for Boomerang Tracking. Since its foundation in
1995, Boomerang Track-ing has recovered more than 7,140 vehicles, worth more than 350 million dol-lars, including incidentals. It also allowed the police to conduct more than 500 arrests over the past five years
abOut bOOMerang
tracKIng Inc.
Founded in 1995, Boom-erang Tracking Inc. has become a technological leader in tracking stolen p r o p e r t y a n d o f f e r s a seamless solution to the ever-growing con-cern for the protection and recovery of stolen vehicles and other valu-able assets in Canada. In 2004, Boomerang became a wholly owned subsidi-ary of LoJack Corpora-tion (NASDAQ:LOJN), the company that invented the stolen vehicle recov-ery market 25 years ago and today remains the undisputed global leader in tracking and recovering valuable mobile assets in more than 30 countries worldwide. The tracking technology is used by in-surance companies world-wide. Since 1986, LoJack has recovered more than 300,000 vehicles worth a total value of nearly $4 billion.
For further information or to schedule an inter-view with Michael Lend-ick, please contact: Greg-ory Bronner, Manager, Marketing & Communi-cations, 514.234.8722, 877.777.8722 ext. 5513 or [email protected]
DeceMber 2011 25
Les Pneus
L’Industrie de Pneus Commerciale Cherche à Améliorer la Conception et les Propriétés des Pneus pour CamionsPar MareK KrasusKI
En août de cette an-née, Le président Obama a présen-
té de nouvelles normes d’efficacité qui imposerai-ent une meilleure per-formance sur les camions qui seront construits pen-dant 2014 et ensuite. Si ces normes sont garanties par la loi, il y aura un niveau d’insistance supérieur en ce qui concerne la neces-sité d’equiper les camions
commerciaux de pneus efficaces en carburant, avec moins de résistance en marche.
Par contre les manufac-turiers n’attendent pas des réglements gouvernmen-taux pour s’y conformer, mais, au contraire, le désir d’augmenter leur part du marché avec de meilleurs produits qui offrent plus de performance, de durabilité et de l’efficacité est ce qui dirige l’innovation.
Plus tôt cette année, Modern Tire Dealer a publié aux concession-aires indépendents, les résultats d’un sondage qui comptait les marques des pneus à camions selon les critères de qualité et de durabilité. Ceux qui ont répondu à ce sondage ont choisi Michelin comme meilleur avec un rating de 4.5 points sur une echelle de 5.0.
Michelin, en effet, a récemment reçu beaucoup
d’attention pour son pro-grès dans le domaine de conception de nouveaux produits. En septembre dernier, True Blue Book lui a accordé sa desig-nation ‘value added’ qui ajoute $1,200 à la valeur d’un camion d’occasion muni de Michelin X One Singles. La compagnie promet que le X One offre une économie de carbur-ant de 4 à 10 pourcent et représente une part du
marché toujours crois-sante comme ces pneus simples à empreinte large, aussi connus sous le nom de ‘super singles’, rempla-cent les assemblages nor-maux de pneus doubles à carcasse radiale sur les essieux de camion et de remorque. Un seul ‘super single’ peut allèger le poids de l’essieu de 200 livres, selon la compagnie.
Malgré ses avantages multiples, le ‘super single’ a rencontré de la resist-ance. Les conducteurs qui habitent des régions lointains, oû on ne trou-ve qu’avec diificulté des magasins et des inven-taires, sont déjà fatigués de pneus à plat. Un con-ducteur peut arriver à la maison plus ou moins facilement, s’il le camion est equipé de pneus à deux essieux mais c’est une option indisponible aux camions munis de ‘sin-gles’. Quand-même, les
‘super singles’ ne vont pas disparaître, selon Larry Hardy, Directeur National de Truck et Speciality Tires chez OK Tire. « L’ avan-tage le plus important des ‘super singles’ est d’avoir une moindre résistance en marche, trait qui devient de plus en plus appré-cié aux États Unis. » Le pneu, à profil discret, a une empreinte à la fois large et étroite mais assure la même quantité de caou-tchouc touchant la surface de la route que les doubles conventionnels.
Dans le sondage déjà ment ionné, Michel in a aussi gagné le max-imum de points comme la marque qui offre le plus de rechapements et cette réputation est renforcée par l’addition de l’XZA+Evertread qui a remplacé l’XZA pneu de direction qui peut être rechapé plusiers fois. Michelin promet que non seulement à ce pneu la même capacité d’economiser le carbur-ant que l’XZA3, mais il garantit que l’Evertread prolonge la vie du pneu et sa capacité de kilo-métrage de 30 pourcent de plus que les pneus de la concurrence. La com-pagnie s’engage à tenir sa promesse en payant ses clients deux fois la différence entre le prix de ses pneus et ceux de la concurrence, si la per-formance de l’Evertread n’atteint pas son but. Les propriétaires et les flottes ont droit à trois rechape-ments de chapes Evert-read. Un double composé pour lechapes et de mul-tiples composé de caou-tchouc empêchent l’usure, maximisent l’efficacité du carburant et prolongent la vie du pneu.
Les clients n’ont pas été toujours fidèles à la marque des fabricants nord-américains. Pendant les années récentes, les concurrenciers d’outre-
mer ont pris 70 pourcent de part de marché en of-frant des importations de meilleur marché. Mais la demande est tombée abruptement à cause de plaintes de la résistance en marche, de la durabi-lité, des rechapements limités et du poids ajouté excessif. Dans le sondage fait par Modern Truck Tire, on note un déclin en importations qui montre que les marques chinoises atteignaient seulement 2.8 sur une échelle de 5 points et les pneus faits en Inde en marquaient moins.
Il y a quelques années que Goodyear, qui comp-tait troisième dans le sondage qui mesurait les perceptions des conces-sonaires de la qualité des pneus, a reçu des accol-ades parce que c’était la première compagnie au monde à installer un en-duit étanche aux camions commerciaux. Installé dans la couronne du pneu, le produit avec la marque DuraSeal Technologie est une gelée qui s’applique autour d’un clou et qui scelle la crevaison éven-tuelle jusqu’à un quart de pouce sans avoir besoin d’autre réparation. La compagnie dit que les en-duits étanches appliqués après-vente sont moins efficaces et sont plus dif-ficile à appliquer.
Sous le nom Fuel Max Technology, Goodyear promet des pneus qui contribuent à l’efficacité du carburant et des re-chapements en intégrant des composés à froid au procès de fabrication. Ce manufacturier trés connu continue à réduire la résis-tance en marche sur tous ses pneus avec des styles de chape à épaule fermée. Les styles à épaule ouverte qui offre une meilleure performance ne donnent pas un niveau d’efficacité d’economie de carbur-ant, selon le directeur de marketing chez Goodyear,
Donn Kramer. Les styles à épaule ouverte sont plus susceptibles à l’usure iné-gale, ce qui réduit la vie des chapes.
Goodyear a récemment commencé un programme de service aux flottes qui s’appelle ‘fleetHQ’ et qui offre l’assistance rou-tière 24/7, accompagnée d’autres avantages tels un programme pour flottes avec des prix nationaux, un centre de solutions avec accès aux techni-ciens de service de 2000 endroits, une fonction en ligne qui surveille la condition des pneus et des photos de pneus rem-placés lors d’un appel de service.
Les clefs à l’ efficacité du carburant - la pro-fondeur de l’échape, le style de l’échape et les composants - sont tous appuyés par les chapes elles-mêmes. La construc-tion de l’échape détermine combien de fois un pneu peut être rechapé, facteur crucial pour les flottes qui essayent de minmiser les coûts des opérations. Les experts prédisent que la construction de l’échape evoluera en même temps que les améliorations aux styles d’échape et des composants dans un effort soutenu de produire un super-pneu avec la moin-dre résistance en marche.
Cette année Bridgestone, qui a gagné la deuxième place dans le sondage pour la qualité générale, a lancé une campagne pour prolonger la vie des échapes et augmenter le nombre de rechapements. La compagnie cite des témoignages de flottes dont certains disent qu’ils ont prolongé la vie des pneus de deux ans et ont augmenté les rechape-ments par un facteur de deux.
General Tire, sur la sur-veillance de la compagnie mère Continental Tire, a lancé cette année la sig-
nature populaire Grabber dans une ligne de pneus moyens. On espère que le succès de Grabber pour les camions légers rece-vra des accolades pour la bonne traction et la durabilité de ses applica-tions dans la construction des pneus moyens. On ne recommendent pas l’emploi des ces pneus pour les longues distan-ces. La nouvelle marque donné par Continental Tires à sa ligne de pneus moyens inclut non seule-ment Grabber mais aussi le General RT, un pneu de remorque régional dis-ponible en deux tailles et le General RA un pneu ré-gional à toutes positions, conçu pour les fonctions de livraison.
Continental, qui a gagné la huitième place dans le sondage avec 3.6 points, a aussi présenté des lignes de produits nouveaux.
P e n d a n t q u e l e s maufacturiers continu-ent d’avancer les tech-nologies, en cherchant à trouver un équilibre parfait entre le poids, la résistance en marche et la durabilité, on peut s’attendre à voir encore plus d’améliorations qui tiennent compte de la diminution des réserves de caoutchouc. Larry Hardy de chez OK note « parce que la demande pour le caoutchouc natu-rel dévance les réserves, les manufacturiers vont se concentrer sur la combin-aison juste des éléments qui, étant donné la dim-inution des volumes de caoutchouc, produiront des pneus de qualité qui résistent au surchauffage, offre des styles de chape durables et ont la capacité de maintenir la pression d’air. » Certainement, ce sont de grands défis, mais les manufacturiers ont déjà fait leurs preuves et on peut s’attendre à ce qu’ils soient toujours à la hauteur.V
sectIOn FrançaIse
26 DeceMber 2011
HeaLtH Insurance Matters
Year End Tips to Balancing Expensesby LIna DeMeDeIrOs
As an owner oper-ator, a small busi-ness owner, your
first priority should be bal-ancing your expenses.
Throughout 2011, we have provided valuable tips to maximize profitability. After purchasing that truck and securing contracts, be sure to factor in truck in-surance and fuel expenses, but leave enough for a personal income.
Here are a few year-end suggestions to maximize coverage and reduce the risk of income loss.
Tip #1: In the absence of coverage extended by a spouse’s benefit program, protect your income from
accident and sickness loss by purchasing extended health care insurance and drug coverage as an al-ternative to WSIB.
Tip #2: Only buy business overhead if you intend to park the truck. You pur-chased the truck to gener-ate income. A portion of that should be invested in additional loss of income coverage for both accident and sickness.
Tip #3: If you are an in-corporated owner operator with pre-existing medical conditions, and would like to get reimbursed for these expenses, purchase a per-sonal health care spending plan or health & welfare trust. This enables you to
write off your health care costs as an expense and retrieve part of that ex-pense in accordance with the income tax act.
Tip #4: Pay yourself first! Do this by setting up an investment account with automatic withdrawal pro-visions of, say, $50, $100 or $150.00. At year’s end you’ll be happy you did so. Your financial advisor can help you set up an account.
Tip #5: Always purchase investments from a trusted and knowledgeable ad-visor. If something goes wrong at least you can hold the advisor account-able.
Tip #6: If you decide to purchase coverage from
a leasing company for your truck payment, think again. Read the definition of disability. If they will not finance the truck for you without this optional insurance, you know what to do.
Tip #7: Protect your most valuable assets, your family, from loss incurred by death. Leaving a widow and children with an un-paid line of credit, mort-gage, or lease is not only sad, but places an onerous burden on their shoulders. Protect your truck, home and your family with life insurance.
Tip #8: Critical Illness coverage complements disability. In order to col-
lect a critical illness benefit, the condition must be life threatening. Not all forms of cancer or heart condi-tions or other illnesses covered by a policy will pay the lump sum. Your priority should be to insure your income from loss due to accident and illness.
Tip #9: Assess your finan-cial situation with the help of an advisor or banking consultant. More money is lost in interest, but there are opportunities for you to reduce debt load with the right advice. Our office works with both Debt and Bankruptcy in Trustee and with banking consultants to help you. The consulta-tion is free.
Tip #10: Buying accident-only coverage affords only a false sense of security. This coverage is limited to specific occurrences such as a fall or broken bones.
This upcoming New Year, place accident and sick-ness insurance on your list of resolutions. You can live without many things but not without an income.
For more information on this article or any others, please contact our of-fice directly via email at [email protected] or 800.236.5810.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Lina M. Demedeiros, RHU, Living Benefits Spe-cialistV
ats suDbury
Experts Address Multiple Topicsby MareK KrasusKI
The Sudbury Chapter of the Automotive Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Service (ATS) held its third monthly meeting of the new season on November 10, 2011. This month’s event featured a selec-tion of topics delivered by experts in their respective fields. ATS Vice President, Mike Hamel, opened the proceedings of the well-attended gathering with suggestions for winter safety preparation on On-tario roads.
Following the usual tasty dinner by the host-ing establishment, the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Dave Kluss out-lined changes to inspec-tion procedures scheduled over the next two years. These will include adjust-ments to existing prac-tices regarding clutches, engine mounts, starters, accessory drive belts, air-brakes, steering and pres-sure gauges.
In a following presenta-tion that underscored the breadth of topic range, Moe Blais from the Min-istry of Training, Colleges and Universities apprised the audience of advances the provincial government
has introduced to the ap-prenticeship system over the past 10 years. Contrary to popular perceptions, training programs in the industrial sector are com-petency-based rather than time-based. The industry-driven standards shift the responsibility to the em-ployer who determines when an apprentice has successfully completed a training program and is fully capable of journey-man status.
C o m p e t e n c y - b a s e d training, and the oppor-tunity it holds for a shorter completion timelines, was established to address the critical shortage of trades people in Ontario and reflects the government’s ambitious mandate to have the best educated trade force in the world; a strong rhetorical plat-form, to be sure, but one that is supported by at-tractive and measurable incentives. Topping the list, for example, are huge increases in tax credits. Previously, employers could claim up to $5,000 per year for three years. Today, employers are en-titled to annual tax credits for apprenctice training of $10,000 per year for a total
of four years. As well, the Ontario government is taking on the lion’s share of trade school costs. Stu-dents receive a $1000 trade school grant after completion of the first year of training, another one thousand dollars after year two, and a comple-tion bonus of $2000 at the end of training. Employ-ers, too, benefit from a $1000 completion bonus. Additional allowances are provided to students who study away from home.
The concluding presen-tation was given by repre-sentatives of the evening’s sponsor, Regional Spring. The Sudbury-based com-pany specializes in sus-pension maintenance on large commercial vehicles. General Manager, Wes Govier, gave an over-view of the suspension and spring industry in which he highlighted the three typical designs of air springs, also known as air bags, and the safety features of each. The vast
majority of air bags, he said, are equipped with 2-ply applications, though some exceptions include 4-ply applications. Govier addressed the multiple problems associated with air bag breakdown along with maintenance and operational practices that reduce breakdown risk. Govier also drew attention to the challenges pre-sented by the trend toward air ride suspension sys-tems on front axles.
The evening’s roster of
public talks concluded with ATS Vice President, Mike Hamel, announcing the annual ATS sponsored trade show at the How-ard Johnson Plaza Hotel on December 8, 2011. The Sudbury Chapter of the ATS holds monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month and encourages industry participants to sponsor meetings and present their products and services to an engaged audience of professionals.V
atssa tOrOntO
Mack Canada & Customer Careby barb WOODWarD
As usual , Mack Canada hosted the November
meeting. This year, Mike Gomes of Mack Canada made a presentation on the “soft” products Mack dealers now have avail-able for aftermarket sup-port. The development and evolution of the full customer care experience, namely through the MV Select, the Mack One Call line, the MV Assist, Mack Leasing and Quick Care programs, are tools the
company has put in place to answer the evolving needs of their customers. More information is avail-able at your nearest Mack dealer or on the company website: www.mackcan-ada.com.
The December meeting will again be promoting the “Toys for Tots” and “Food Drive,” so please be as generous as you can. Don’t forget the teenagers when selecting gifts. Bring all donations unwrapped so that age groups and delivery schedules can
be determined for needy families in the area.
Information and tickets for the Annual Ladies Night (February 25th, 2012) can be obtained through Brian Sibbald, Entertainment Chairman, at 1-905-302-5470, or by visiting the ATS website: www.torontoats.com. Arden and the Tour-ists are back with a 6-piece band with both slow and fast dances. Sponsorship is always welcome with a cash donation and/or prize.
Sponsors for month-
ly meetings are always welcome. This is your company’s opportunity for a captive audience to present your products! If you know a company that would like to become a sponsor and does so, you will receive a discount off your annual membership dues. Meetings are held at the Paradise Banquet Hall located on Jane Street just below the 407. It is held at 6pm on the second Thurs-day of each month from September through to and including June.V
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Toll Free: 888.644.2333
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tRuckeRsBooks softwARe
Cut your Bookkeeping & Tax Services costs. Easy-to-use spreadsheet Bookkeeping
Management System Software for Truckers. No bookkeeping
experience needed. Save up to $600.00 per year in service fees.
Toll Free: 888.456.6504Tel: 905.305.6696
www.truckersbooks.com
air brake trainingfor Mechanics
fReinMeisteR gRoup inc.6 Farnham CrescentLondon, ON N6K 1K1
Tel: [email protected]
air conditioning & heating: sales & service
AARden industRies inc.26 Napier Court
Utopia, ON L0M 1T0Tel: 705.797.0041Fax: 705.797.2469
• • •MAnwin enteRpRises inc.
15 Wanless CourtAyr, ON N0B 1E0
Toll Free: 888.823.7611Tel: 519.624.4003Fax: [email protected]
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wilson instRuMents ltd.43 Crowe Bay Heights, R.R. 2
Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0Toll Free: 877.467.4440
Tel: 705.653.2403Fax: 705.653.5560
autoMated lubrication systeMs
BekA luBe pRoducts inc.“Technology you can rely on.”
2830 Argentia Road, Unit 9Mississauga, ON L5N 8G4Toll Free: 888.862.7461
Tel: 905.821.1050Fax: 905.858.0597
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luBecoRe inteRnAtionAl inc.7065 Twiss Road
Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0Tel: 905.864.3110Fax: [email protected]
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s.e.t.i. iMpoRts inc.81 Tremaine Road
Milton, ON L9T 2W8Tel: 905.878.7161Fax: 905.878.7730
[email protected] orwww.seti-imports.com
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skf luBRicAtion solutions
(A Division of SKF Canada Ltd.)“Greasing on the Go!”5777 Coopers Avenue
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1R9Toll Free: 800.207. 5823 (LUBE)
Tel: 905.631.1821Fax; [email protected]
www.skf.ca
buildings - all steelpre-engineered
A-Z technicAl Building
systeMs inc
299 Mill Road, Unit 1510,Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V9Toll Free: 877.743.5888
Tel: 416.626.1794Fax: 416.626.5512
buildings - all steelpre-engineered
noRsteel Buildings liMited
Supplying Steel Buildings across Canada and around the world.
1405 Denison Street Markham, ON L3R 5V2Toll Free: 866.822.4022
Tel: 905.477.0057Fax: [email protected]
cargo control products
MoveR’s equipMent & supplies
6176 Atlantic Drive,Mississauga, ON L4C 1W2Toll Free: 800.668.3773
Tel: 905.670.4488Fax: [email protected]
clutch products
fil-MoR AutoMotive & clutch pRoducts ltd.
A proud Canadian remanufacturer of quality Heavy Duty & automotive
clutches since 1980.Specializing in heavy duty &
custom made clutches including our own.
81 Northline RoadToronto, ON M4B 3E9
Toll Free: 800.677.9038Tel: 416.759.2245Fax: 416.759.5890
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Resurfacing all types of flywheels and repairing lugs. A good line of clutch related components including clutch brakes, clutch
forks, drive lugs, release bearings, pilot bushings/bearings, master/slave cylinders, flywheels and
alignment tools.
coMpliance services
cRoss BoRdeR seRvices
C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, SCAC, Bonded Carrier, NAFTA, Customs
Brokerage and SAPP.4130 Foxwood Drive
Burlington, ON L7M 4L3Tel: 905.973.9136Fax: 905.315.7427
coMpliance services
dAnAtec educAtionAl seRvices ltd.
Changing the way you train since 1985. Canada’s leading TDG
Training & Services.201-11450 29th Street SE
Calgary, AB T2Z 3V5Toll Free: 800.465.3366
Tel: [email protected]
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e & B sAfety consulting
Taking the guesswork out of compliance.
Travel Centre of America,535 Mill Street, Unit 104,Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.537.2002Fax: 519.537.7499
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icc the coMpliAnce centeR inc.Dangerous Goods Supplies &
Services.205 Matheson Blvd. East, Unit 7
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 888.977.4834
Tel: 905.890.7228Fax: 905.890.7070
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integRAted tRAining ResouRces
P. O. Box 402, 140 Market DriveMilton, ON L9T 4Y9
Toll Free: 888.812.0099Tel: 905.693.0660Fax: 905.693.0332
info@integratedtrainingresources.cawww.integratedtrainingresources.ca
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MAggie’s essentiAl seRvices
IFTA, Road Taxes, Administration, Permits/Renewals.Cell: 416.994.3588Fax: 905.846.1625
dpf cleaning
dpf cleAning speciAlists
Clean and Care of your DPF is our only business with replacement of
popular part numbers.5325 Outer Drive
Windsor, ON N9A 6J3Toll Free Tel: 877.373.2580
Tel: 519.737.6005Fax: 519.737.0005
com
driver services, recruitMent & eMployMent
dRAkkAR huMAn ResouRces
1131 Derry Road EastMississauga, ON L5T 1P3Toll Free: 877.372.5527
Tel: 905.795.1397Fax: 905.795.1391
driver training
e & B sAfety consulting inc.Taking the guesswork out of
compliance.Travel Centre of America,535 Mill Street, Unit 104,Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.537.2002Fax: 519.537.7499
drug & alcohol testing
dRiveRcheck inc.Worried about substance misuse &
abuse in your workplace?1 Manley Street,Ayr, ON N0B 1E0
Toll Free: 800.463.4310Tel: 519.632.9371Fax: 519.632.9534
[email protected] inc.
Worried about substance misuse & abuse in your workplace?
4888,72nd Avenue SE, 2nd FloorCalgary, AB T2C 3Z2
Toll Free: 800.463.4310Tel: 403.720.5848
eMergency road services
eMeRgency RoAd seRvices coRpoRAtion
3413 Wolfedale Road, Suite 5Mississauga, ON L5C 1Z8Toll Free: 877.377.2262
Tel: 905.277.2377Fax: 905.277.2378
factoring, finance & foreign exchange
J d fActoRs315 Matheson Blvd. EastMississauga, ON L4Z 1X8Toll Free: 800.263.0664
Tel: 905.501.5000Fax: 905.501.0395
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liquid cApitAl Midwest coRp.“Large Account Service” to small
fleet & start-up companies.”176 Seacliff Drive West,
Leamington, ON N8H 3Y5Toll Free: 877.653.9426
Tel: 519. 419.5044Fax: 519.326.4047
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MoRtgAge AlliAnce MAxiMuM Results (Reg: 10224)
Contact: Norm Williams An Independently Owned &
Operated Franchise of the MAC Network. debt consolidation.
mortgages. Will consider self-employed individuals.
1165 Franklin Blvd., Unit 1Cambridge, ON N1R 8E1Toll Free: 877.904.9222
www.findthebestmortgage.ca
fasteners
Multi-line fAsteneR supply co. ltd.
“Serving fastener needs for Industrial, Automotive &
Maintenance Trades.”1100 Courtney Park Dr. E., Unit 5,
Mississauga, ON L5T 1L7Tel: 905.677.5088Fax: 905.677.4917
www.multilinefasteners.com
28 December 2011
The Products & services directory is your direct route to professional companies serving your local trucking market across canada.Include your company in the directory by contacting barb Woodward by phone at 877.225.2232, fax at 613.476.5959
or email at [email protected]. Visit us online at www.woodwardpublishing.com.
Filters
DonalDson Company
P. O. Box 1299Minneapolis, MN 55440-1299
Toll Free: 800.374.1374Tel: 952.887.3699Fax: 952.887.3716
www.donaldson-filters.com
Fleet management & litigation support
DWs Fleet management serviCes
Fleet Management & Litigation Support for the Trucking Industry.
21 Lake Street, Ste. 2101Wrentham, MA 02093-1214
Tel: 508.384.9021Cell: 508.397.7169Fax: 508.384.9010
www.ecmteam.com
Fuel additives & lubricants
Bennetts poWer serviCe
proDuCts
P. O. Box 51016, RPO Tyndall ParkWinnipeg, MB R2X 3C6Toll Free: 877.778.4440
Tel: 204.694.1777Fax: 204.633.0133
insurance brokers
BairD maCgregor insuranCe Brokers lp
825 Queen Street East,Toronto, ON M4M 1H8
Toll Free: 800.263.3030Tel: 416.778.8000Fax: 416.778.4492
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Baizana insuranCe Brokers
806 Greenbank RoadOttawa, ON K2J 1A2
Toll Free: 877.791.1682Tel: 613.825.5575Fax: 613.825.5624
insurance brokers
Bryson & assoCiates insuranCe Brokers ltD.
Bryson Insurance & Financial Services Ltd.
“For All Your Trucking Insurance Needs. Transportation Insurance,
Fleet Safety Management Services, Bonds, Health, Drug, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance. Same Day
Quotes up to 10 units.”Toll Free: 800.661.5196
Fax: [email protected]
www.bryson-insurance.com
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CanaDian insuranCe Brokers inC.1 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 415
Toronto, ON M4P 3Z1Tel: 416.486.0951Fax: 416.489.5311
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Dalton timmis insuranCe group
The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.
35 Stone Church Road,Ancaster, ON L9K 1S5
Toll Free: 888.385.8466Tel: 905.648.3922Fax: 905.648.2640
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Dalton timmis insuranCe group
The Perfect Fit for your trucking insurance needs.
14-600 Crowfoot Cres., NWCalgary, AB T3G 0B4
Toll Free: 866.472.0721Tel: 403.241.2288Fax: 866.399.3177
erB anD erB
insuranCe Brokers ltD.What you want to protect the most.
We protect the best!30 Queen Street NorthKitchener, ON N2H 6N2Toll Free: 800.265.2634
Tel: 519.579.4270Fax: 519.741.1977
[email protected] or [email protected]
insurance brokers
HuB international ontario ltD
Transportation Insurance33 Princess Street, Suite 501
Leamington, ON N8H 5C5
Toll Free: 800.463.4700
Tel: 519.326.9339
Fax: 519.326.0128
www.hubinternational.com
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rainBoW insuranCe Brokers inC
958 Road 2 East
Kingsville, ON N9Y 2E4
Tel: 519.733.3268
Fax: 519.733.3282
Email: [email protected]
www.rainbowinsurancebrokers.comIn Business since 1995
liFting equipment & jacks
CanaDa poWertrain
3833 Nashua Drive
Mississauga, ON L4V 1R3
Toll Free: 800.268.4809
Tel: 905.677.3522
Fax: 905.677.4618
www.cptparts.com
lubricants
HutCHinson Fuels
8 Loyalist Drive, Unit #2
Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
Toll Free: 800.465.0449
Tel: 613.475.3334
Fax: 613.475.4480
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luCas oil proDuCts
“Keep that Engine Alive!”4060B Sladeview Crescent
Mississauga, ON L5L 5Y5
Toll Free: 888.878.6973
Fax: 905.814.9836
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lucasoil.ca
lubricants
noCo luBriCants CompanyBest Service, Best Value,
Best Quality2 Bradpenn Road
Toronto, ON M8Z 5S9Toll Free: 800.414.6626
Tel: 416.232.6626Fax: [email protected]
www.noco.ca
Best Services, Best Value, Best Quality
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rp oil limiteD
1111 Burns Street East, Unit 3Whitby, ON L1N 6A6
Toll Free: 800.335.6623Tel: 905.666.2313Fax: 905.666.2761
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WakeFielD CanaDa inC.Castrol HD creates products that deliver superior performance and greater reliability with the goal of
reducing customer operating costs.3620 Lakeshore Blvd. West
Toronto, ON M8W 1P2Toll Free: 800.268.5339
Tel: 416.252.5511 ext 4449Fax: 416.252.7315
lubricants (synthetic)
sinWal enterprises inC
5656 Bell Harbour DriveMississauga, ON L5M 5J3Toll Free: 866.326.7645
Tel: 416.520.5527Fax: 905.814.1802
oil Furnace sales& service
De-on supply inC.1595 Lobsinger Line, R.R. #1
Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8Toll Free: 800.824.4115
Fax: [email protected]
on-board truck scales
vulCan on-BoarD sCales
#11-1642 Langan Ave.Port Coquitlam BC V3C 1K5
Toll Free: 800.663.0854Tel: 604.944.1481Fax: 604.944.1482
www.vulcanscales.com
permits & services
730 permit serviCes
Box 755, 2085 Shanly RoadCardinal, ON K0E 1E0
Toll Free: 800.410.4754Tel: 613.657.1244Fax: 613.657.1453
• • •C.u.t.C. inC.
1295 Carol CrescentLaval, QC H7W 1G3
Toll Free: 866.927.8294Tel: 450.687.8294Fax: 450.687.6963
pressure Washers
Can-Clean pressure WasHers
6790 Davand Drive, Units 13 & 14Mississauga, ON L5T 2G5Toll Free: 888.568.8001
Tel: 905.568.4868Fax: 905.565.8821
rust control products
Corrosion Control Coatings ltD
Exclusive Canadian distributor of Tectyl ® industrial corrosion control
products.106 Colborne Street
P. O. Box 1088Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0Toll Free: 800.934.7771
Fax: [email protected]
www.cc-coatings.com
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kroWn Corporate
35 Magnum DriveSchomberg, ON L0G 1T0Toll Free: 800.267.5744
Tel: 905.939.8750Fax: [email protected]
satellite tracking
petro-viron inC.2 Taggart St., Unit 10Guelph, ON N1H 6H8Tel: 519.837.2281Fax: 519.763.9371
[email protected]/pivot/
tarps & tarping systems
Cramaro tarpaulin systemsCramaro, for all your tarping needs.
206 Arvin AvenueStoney Creek, ON L8E 2L8Toll Free: 800.565.8277
Tel: 905.662.2757Fax: 905.662.4811
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loaD Covering solutions ltD.“Keeping You Covered”5499 Harvester Road,
Burlington, ON L7L 5V4Toll Free: 800.465.8277
Tel: 905.335.2012Fax: 905.335.8499
www.loadcoveringsolutions.com
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trison tarps
130 Copernicus Blvd.Brantford, ON N3P 1L9
Toll Freel: 866.948.2777Tel: 519.720.9464Fax: [email protected]
test equipment-brakes, abs, lights
lite-CHeCk, llC3102 East Trent Avenue
Spokane, WA, 92202Toll Free: 800.343.8579
Tel: 509.535.7512Fax: 509.535.7680
tire balancing
CounteraCt BalanCing BeaDs
13029 8th LineGeorgetown, ON L7G 4S4Toll Free: 800.572.8952
Tel: 905.873.3339Fax: 905.873.3088
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tire balancing
tAABs inc.2801 2nd Avenue North, Unit #2
Lethbridge, AB T1H 6S2Toll Free: 888.553.3005
Fax: [email protected]
tire & Wheelservice & equipMent
duRet et lAndRy inc.2250 Industrial Blvd.Laval, QC H7S 1P9
Toll Free: 800.663.0814Tel: 514.337.7777Fax: 450.663.2688
[email protected] office
Corghi, ONContact: Terry Lefebvre
Tel: 416.902.5663www.CorghiCanada.com
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hofMAnn BAlAncing
techniques ltd
6500 Millcreek DriveMississauga, ON L5N 2W6Toll Free: 800.267.2185
Tel: 905.821.0799Fax: 905.821.2073
[email protected] [email protected]
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hunteR engineeRing coMpAny112 York Street
Eden Mills, ON N0B 1P0Tel: 905.699.7991
toWing services
A towing seRvice ltd.Servicing GTA, Ontario and USAA company you can count on!
185 Bartley DriveToronto, ON M4A 1E6
Toll Free: 800.773.7952Tel: 416.656.4000Fax: [email protected]
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ABRAMs towing“Service Across Ontario”24 Hour Heavy Towing
Toll Free Tel: 888.667.5438Tel: 416.398.2500www.abrams.ca
toWing services
Action AutoMotive,towing & RecoveRy
“Meeting Your Service Needs in Eastern Ontario”
P. O. Box 126,Trenton ON K8V 5R2
Toll Free: 800.551.6151Tel: 613.394.4924Fax: [email protected]
www.actiontowing.com
• • •c.A. towing
R.R. #2, 2485 Campbellville RoadCampbellville, ON L0P 1B0
Toll Free: 800.363.2209Tel: 905.854.0169Fax: 905.854.1282
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geRvAis towing & RecoveRy
1485 Startop RoadOttawa, ON K1B 3W5
Toll Free: 888.689.2170Tel: 613.747.4666Fax: 613.747.8323
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goBBo towing & RecoveRy ltd.85 Pondhollow DriveSudbury, ON P3E 6C1
shop
5238 Hwy. 69 South,Sudbury, ON P3E 4N1
Toll Free: 800.261.4252Tel: 705.523.2341Fax: 705.523.2817
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hAnsen towing & RecoveRy
236 Rutherford Road SouthBrampton, ON L6W 3J6Toll Free: 800.876.7097
Tel: 905.453.7319Fax: 905.451.1534
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J p towing seRvice & stoRAge ltd
11 Glen Scarlett Road,Toronto, ON M6N 1P5
Toll Free: 866.527.8225Tel: 416.203.9300Fax: 416.203.9303
toWing services
k.B.w. towingKBW Truck Transfer ServiceHeavy & Medium Towing,
Flatbed Specialists.1 Towns Road
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A1Toll Free: 866.616.6379
Tel: 416.255.4443Fax: 416.252.2558
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pAt RogeRs towing24 Hour Emergency Service
Kingston, ONToll Free: 888.221.3672
Tel: 613.384.2572PatRogersTowing.com
trailer Manufacturers
titAn tRAileRs1129 Hwy #3, R R #3Delhi, ON N4B 2W6Tel: 519.688.4826Fax: 519.688.6453
trailer Manufacturers[ tankers ]
BedARd tAnkeRs inc.Leader in Dry Bulk, Liquid, Liquified Compressed Gas & Cryogenic Road
Tanker Trailers.5785 Place Turcot
Montreal, QC H4C 1V9Tel: 514.937.1670Fax: 514.937.2190
trailer sales, leasing, rentals & service
foRt gARRy industRiesProud distributors for Lode-King, Midland Manufacturing, Arctic Manufacturing, Landoll, CMIC Container Chassis and more.
[email protected]/trailers
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gtA tRAileR RentAls inc.Head Office – 36 Cardico Drive
Gormley, ON L0H 1G0Toll Free: 866.482.5311
Fax: [email protected]
www.gtatrailer.com
trailer sales, leasing, rentals & service
sMARtwAy tRAileR RentAls
2891 Sideroad 10Bradford, ON L3Z 2A4
Toll Free: 888.747.7667Tel: 905.775.6700Fax: 905.775.7250
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tRAnsit tRAileR ltd.22217 Bloomfield Rd.
R R #6, Chatham, ON N7M 5J6Toll Free: 877.995.5999
Tel: 519.354.9944Fax: 519.354.9782
transportcoMpanies
BRiAn kuRtZ tRucking ltd.R R #2
Breslau, ON N0B 1M0Tel: 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
www.carmentransportationgroup.com
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eRB gRoup of coMpAniesRefrigerated Transportation
Specialists290 Hamilton Road,
New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2Toll Free: 800.665.2653
Tel: 519.662.2710Fax: [email protected]
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inteRnAtionAl tRuckloAd seRvices inc.
107 Bellevue Drive, Box 1450Belleville, ON K8N 5J1
Toll Free: 800.267.1888Tel: 613.961.5144
Fax: 613.961.1255 or 888.485.6487
transportcoMpanies
stAR vAn systeMs
10 Kerivan Court,Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P6
Toll Free: 800.263.4884Fax: 905.643.8700
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yAnke gRoup of coMpAnies
27 Automatic Road,Brampton, ON L6S 5N8Toll Free: 800.373.6678
Tel: 905.791.1369 ext 3747Fax: [email protected]
www.yanke.ca
transportation training
centenniAl collegeLooking for a career?
Apprenticeship Training: Truck, Coach & Heavy Equipment
Technicians.P. O. Box 631, Station A,Toronto, ON M1K 5E9
Tel: 416.289.5000 Ext 7606dormiston@centennialcollege.
cawww.centennialcollege.ca
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coMMeRciAl heAvy equipMent
tRAiningContact: Gordon Brown
2421 Cawthra RoadMississauga, ON L5A 2W7Toll Free: 800.297.4322
Tel: 416.456.2438Fax: [email protected]
www.chet.cacRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMy
Contact: Read Conley or Diane Austin
49 Truman Rd.Barrie, ON L4N 8Y7
Toll Free: 866.446.0057Tel: 705.719.2419Fax: 705.719.2438
[email protected]@crossroadstrainingacademy.com or [email protected]
transportation training
cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMyContact: Robert Barclay
888 Wallbridge Loyalist RoadC.R.S. Bldg,
Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5Toll Free: 888.282.6605
Tel: 613.771.1495Fax: 613.771.1495
cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMyContact: Robert Barclay1525 Centennial DriveKingston, ON K7P 2Y7
Toll Free: 888.282.6605Tel: 613.389.6000Fax: 613.389.1998
cRossRoAds tRAining AcAdeMyContact: Brian Adams or Erica Kelly
2020 Bantree Street,Ottawa, ON K1B 5A4
Toll Free: 866.529.1113Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: 613.742.7899
Brian@crossroadstrainingacademy.comwww.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
cRossRoAds tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy
10 Maple Street,Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1Z5Toll Free: 866.529.1113
Tel: 613.742.7499Fax: [email protected]
www.crossroadstrainingacademy.com
dAnBRo tRuck tRAiningContact: Brent Nantais
505 Kenora Ave., Bldg. #1, Unit #1Hamilton, ON L8E 3P2
Toll Free: 800.273.5867Tel: 905.575.7606Fax: 905.388.6699
[email protected] tRuck dRiving school
Contact: Thiru Mahalingam850 Tapscott Road, Unit 9,Scarborough, ON M1Z 1N4
Tel: 416.291.9075Fax: 416.291.1144
gReAteR ottAwA tRuck tRAiningContact: Shahram Dowlatshahi
5 Caesar Avenue,Ottawa, ON K2G 0A8Tel: 613.727.4688Fax: 613.727.5997
gott@greaterottawatrucktraining.comwww.greaterottawatrucktraining.com
JAy’s pRofessionAl tRuck tRAining centRe
Contact: Jay or Chandrika589 Middlefield Road, Unit 11,
Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y6Tel: 416.299.9638Fax: 416.609.9814
kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.
Contact: Roxanne WilkiesonHeavy equipment & forklift also
available.172 Argyle Street N., Upper Level
Caledonia, ON N3W 2J2Toll Free: 800.771.8171
Tel: 905.765.3445Fax: 905.765.1444
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transportation training
kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.
Contact: Roxanne WilkiesonHeavy equipment & forklift also
available.634 Ireland Road
Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K8Toll Free: 800.771.8171
Tel: 519.426.8260 ext. 232Fax: 519.428.3112
kiM RichARdson tRAnspoRtAtion speciAlists inc.
Contact: Roxanne WilkiesonHeavy equipment & forklift also
available.120 Bill Martyn ParkwaySt. Thomas, ON N5R 6A7Toll Free: 800.771.8171
Tel: 905.765.3445Fax: 905.765.1444
ModeRn tRAining ontARio
Contact: Nick Korakas308 Kenora Avenue,
Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2Toll Free: 866.443.7483
Tel: 905.573.9675Fax: 905.573.6425
noRtheRn AcAdeMy of
tRAnspoRtAtion tRAining
Contact: Kevin Pattison25 Vagnini Court,
Lively, ON P3Y 1K8Toll Free: 800.719.9334
Tel: 705.692.9222Fax: 705.692.9256
noRthstAR tRuck dRiving school
Contact: Robert Labute5044 Walker Road
Windsor, ON, N9A 6J3Tel: 519.737.0444Fax: 519.737.0445
northstartruck@bellnet.cawww.northstartruckdrivingschool.comontARio tRuck dRiving school
(chAthAM)Contact: Bill Kent
1005 Richmond Street,Chatham, ON N7M 5J5Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 519.355.0077Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.comontARio tRuck dRiving school
(london)Contact: Bill Kent
Forklift & Heavy EquipmentTraining Available427 Exeter Road,
London, ON N6E 2Z3Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 519.858.9338Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.com
transportation training
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (niAgARA-on-the-lAke)
Contact: Bill Kent(Truck and Bus Course Info)Contact: Wayne Saunders(Heavy Equipment Info)281 Queenston Road
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0Toll Free: 800.263.4777
Tel: 905.685.1117Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.comontARio tRuck dRiving school
(oldcAstle)Contact: Bill Kent2155 Fasan Drive,
Oldcastle, ON, N0R 1L0Toll Free: 866.410.0333
Tel: 519.258.0333Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.comontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy
(oshAwA)Contact: Dennis Lagrois
199 Wentworth Street EastOshawa ON L1H 3V6
Toll Free: 800.753.2284Tel: 905.723.1237Fax: 905.723.1245
ontARio tRuck dRiving school (owen sound)
Contact: Admissions Officer1051 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H8Toll Free: 1.800.263.4777
Tel: 519.376.0444Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.comontARio tRuck dRiving school
(sARniA)Contact: Bill Kent
141 Mitton Street South,Sarnia, ON N7T 3C5
Toll Free: 800.263.4777Tel: 519.332.8778Fax: [email protected]
www.otds.comontARio tRuck tRAining AcAdeMy
(peteRBoRough)Contact: Dennis Langrois
365 Lansdowne Street East, Unit 3Peterborough, ON K9L 2A3
Toll Free: 800.939.1463Tel: 705.743.1888Fax: 705.743.1875
sAfety tRuck tRAining school ltd
Contact: Yogan Sockalingam4 Wilkinson Road, 2nd Floor
Brampton, ON L6T 4M3Tel: 905.793.9546Fax: 905.793.6426
transportation training
shAun-dAvid tRuck tRAining school
Contact: David Nicholas10 Spalding Drive
Brantford, ON N3T 6B8Toll Free: 866.550.5589
Tel: 519.720.9349Fax: 519.720.9351
[email protected] tRuck dRiveR
tRAining
Contact: Richard Wynia480 Waydom DriveAyr, ON N0B 1E0
Toll Free: 800.265.0400Tel: 519.653.1700Fax: 519.622.4002
[email protected] dRiveR tRAining
Contact: Jamie Fitchett99 Cote Blvd.
Hanmer, ON P3P 1L9Tel: 705.969.8848Fax: 705.969.3584
truck & trailer repairs
foRt gARRy industRiesBrake specialists, installations, safeties and a whole lot more.
[email protected]/parts/
• • •Mtt RepAiR seRvices inc.
1868 Drew RoadMississauga, ON L5S 1J6
Tel: 905.677.2771Fax: [email protected]
truck custoMiZing
quAlity custoM
12 Clarke Blvd.Brampton, ON L6W 1X3
Tel: 905.451.8550Fax: 905.451.7627
truck delivery
AcAdiAn dRiveAwAy
11 Dansk Court,Toronto, ON M9W 5N6
Toll Free: 800.668.1879Tel: 905.709.8131Fax: 905.709.2527
truck equipMent
foRt gARRy industRies
Sales and NSM certified installation of snow plows, sanders, mixers,
dump bodies and more.
www.fgiltd.com/equipment
truck exhaust systeMs
texis tRuck exhAust
“Diesel Performance Specialisits”
1850 Gage Court
Mississauga, ON L5S 1S2
Toll Free: 800.267.4740
Tel: 905.795.2838
Fax: 905.678.3030
www.texisexhaust.com
truck lighting & accessories
gRote industRies co.230 Travail Road,
Markham, ON L3S 3J1
Toll Free Tel: 800.268.5612
Tel: 905.209.9744
Fax: 905.209.9757 or
800.267.9024
www.grote.com.
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techspAn
3131 Pepper Mill Court,
Mississauga, ON L5L 4X6
Toll Free Tel: 800.363.1588
Tel: 905.820.6150
Fax: 905.820.6142
www.techspan.ca
truck parts & supplies
discount tRuck pARts ltd.Quality truck parts at
discount prices.
11633-156 Street
Edmonton, AB T5M 3T8
Toll Free: 800.661.5051
Tel: 780.454.5050
www.discountruckparts.com
truck parts & supplies
Manitoba
BRandonfoRt gARRy industRies1440 Highland Avenue,Brandon, MB R7C 1A7
Toll Free: 866.883.6120Tel: 204.571.5980Fax: [email protected]
www.fgiltd.comWinnipeg
foRt gARRy industRies2525 Inskster Blvd.,R.R. #2 Stn Main,
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E6Toll Free: 800.282.8044
Tel: 204.632.8261Fax: [email protected]
www.fgiltd.com
saskatcheWan
ReginafoRt gARRy industRies1523 Ross Avenue East,
Regina, SK S4N 7E5Toll Free: 800.552.8044
Tel: 306.757.5606Fax: [email protected]
foRt gARRy industRies3455 Miners Avenue
P. O. Box 1848Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K9Toll Free: 800.772.4599
Tel: 306.242.3465Fax: 306.933.4850
alberta
CalgaRyfoRt gARRy industRies5350-72nd Avenue S.E.Calgary, AB T2C 4X5
Toll Free: 800.661.3126Tel: 403.236.9712Fax: [email protected]
foRt gARRy industRies16230-118th Avenue N.W.Edmonton, AB T5V 1C6Toll Free: 800.663.9366
Tel: 780.447.4422Fax: [email protected]
www.fgiltd.comgRande pRaiRie
foRt gARRy industRies10610-82nd Avenue
Clairmont, AB T0H 0W0Toll Free: 866.424.5479
Tel: 780.402.9864Fax: 780.402.8659
lloydMinsteRfoRt gARRy industRies
5701-63rd Avenue,Lloydminster, AB T9V 3B8Toll Free: 800.661.9709
Tel: 780.875.9115Fax: 780.875.1403
truck parts & supplies
alberta
Red deeRfoRt gARRy industRies
7947 Edgar Industrial Drive,Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2
Toll Free: 866.297.0022Tel: 403.343.1383Fax: [email protected]
ontario
MississaugafoRt gARRy industRies
731 Gana CourtMississauga, ON L5S 1P2Toll Free: 888.456.6567
Tel: 905.564.5404Fax: 905.564.8455
tHundeR BayfoRt gARRy industRies
915 Walsh Street West,Thunder Bay, ON P7E 4X5Toll Free: 800.465.5044
Tel: 807.577.5724Fax: 807.475.9033
• • •levy steeRing centRe ltd.
1409 Shawson DriveMississauga, ON L4W 1C4Toll Free: 800.565.5389
Tel: 905.564.1899Fax: 905.564.1911
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shield tRuck AccessoRies
P. O. Box 281Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9
Toll Free: 866.617.0201Tel: 519.765.2828Fax: 519.765.2821
truck sales, leasing, parts & service
geRRy’s tRuck centRe
“Your Complete Transportation Business Partner”
4049 Eastgate Cres.,London, ON N6L 1B7
Toll Free: 800.363.4380Tel: 519.652.2100Fax: 519.652.6593
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truck sales, leasing, parts & service
Diesel Truck Parts Inc.MoRgAn’s diesel tRuck pARts &
seRvice inc.Toll Free: 800.267.0633
1248 McAdoo’s Lane, R.R. #1Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0
Tel: 613.546.0431Fax: 613.546.4206
www.morgan-diesel.com
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suRgenoR tRuck centRe
261 Binnington Court,Kingston, ON K7M 9H2Toll Free: 877.548.1101
Tel: 613.548.1100Fax: 613.548.4990
truck tire sales & service
ontARio RegionAl office
Over 100 Truck Tire Service Centres
Across Canada
520 Abilene Drive,
Mississauga, ON L5T 2H7
Toll Free: 800.465.0618
Tel: 905.564.5171
Fax: 905.564.5175
www.oktire.com
truck transMissions, differentials &
pto’s
c & R tRAnsMission seRvice ltd.We service clutches also.
13 Anderson Blvd.Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4Toll Free: 888.297.0682
Tel: 905.642.4556Fax: 905.642.2293
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cAnAdA poweRtRAin
3833 Nashua Drive,Mississauga, ON L4V 1R3Toll Free: 800.268.4809
Tel: 905.677.3522Fax: 905.677.4618
[email protected]: www.cptparts.com
truck transMissions, differentials &
pto’s
cAnAdA-wide pARts
distRiButoRs ltd
Canada’s leading supplier of
Powertrain Components.
1261A Shawson Drive,
Mississauga, ON L4W 1C4
Toll Free: 877.564.3116
Tel: 905.564.3116
Fax: 905.564.3119
customerservice@
canadawideparts.com
www.canadawideparts.com
truck Wash systeMs
AwAsh systeMs coRp.Automatic Wash Systems and
Water Treatment Recycling Systems customized to your requirements.2810 Matheson Blvd. E., 2nd Floor,
Mississauga, ON L2T 2B9Tel: 905.624.7227
Toll Free: [email protected]
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tRAns cAnAdA
AutoMAtic tRuck wAshHome of the 8 Minute Semi Wash
and the Clean Ride Car WashYellowhead Highway 16 West
South at Range Road 14Lloydminster, AB T9V 3C2
Tel: 780.874.9274Fax: 780.874.9275
truck Wire, cable & electrical accessories
techspAn
3131 Pepper Mill Court,
Mississauga, ON L5L 4X6
Toll Free: 800.363.1588
Tel: 905.820.6150
Fax: 905.820.6142
www.techspan.ca
KeePIng yOur VeHIcLes cLean
Vehicle Washing and Road Salt: What happens?by JacK JacKsOn
It has been a long strug-gle to prevent salt from corroding important
components on trucks and trailers. But what does this really mean in terms of life expectancy?
According to a recent survey of the bus indus-try across North America, some surprising results emerged. The majority of respondents, fully 81 percent, encountered salt on their roads; 19% did not encounter any salt on their roads. The contrast in vehicle lifespan is equally surprising. The average retirement age for buses exposed to salt is 14.1 years, compared to just 18.3 years for buses free from salt exposure. That’s an average of almost 25% longer life for a bus!
Similarly, washing and eliminating salt from vehicles can also extend the life of your fleet by 25 percent. Washing works, both for extending vehicle life and presenting a clean corporate image while driving the nation’s high-ways.
How you wash and elim-inate salt depends on the methods you are willing to invest in. Does the mobile spray company in your yard remove that fine film of salt that is beginning to oxidize on your metal? It is bet-ter than nothing, but falls far short of the preferred method. For example, most of the time the back door of a trailer is not accessible and so the most visible part of the truck stuck in traffic is the dirtiest!
Here’s a summary of con-ventional wash methods: Public Wash – professional companies you drive to that use a variety of meth-ods; Touchless – slightly better than the mobile company, but still leaves a film; Brush – mechanical or by hand that removes film. These methods, however, do not factor in the costs in fuel, time, and the expense of a driver dispatched to perform these tasks.
Alternatively, your own wash bay may be the an-swer. This provides the freedom to assess your own needs, determine the cost and type of equipment
required to present the preferred image of your company and extend the life of your trucks.
It’s not as expensive as you may think to have a wash bay or convert an area to an automatic wash
facility. Water restrictions and costs are minimized with low-cost water recycle systems.
In a recent meeting with a large truck company, the Operations Manager com-mented: “Years ago we
washed every week, now it’s once a month. Our trailers are now lasting five years less. I guarantee the owner didn’t put the sav-ings aside from less wash-ing to buy more trailers.”
How do you wash your
trucks today? Can you do better? For more informa-tion contact Jack Jackson, President of Awash Sys-tems Corp. 1 800 265 7405 or www.awashsystems.com to help solve your washing issues.V
HeaLtHy LIVIng
Butter is Better: Part IIby brenDa rIcKer
In last month’s col-umn I made the case for choosing butter
instead of low-cal alterna-tives like margarine and vegetable spreads. Given the entrenched views against butter consump-tion, I’ll continue to ad-vocate for its use despite these mistaken, though well intended, opinions to the contrary. As I previ-ously stated, it pays to get your butter from a cow that has been fed properly. Butter also has small, but equal, amounts of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, the so-called essential fatty acids.
Glycospingolipids
These are a special cat-egory of fatty acids that protect against gastro-intestinal infections, es-pecially in the very young and the elderly. Children, therefore, should not drink skim or low fat milk as they do have higher rates of diarrhea.
CholesterolDespite all of the mis-
information you may have heard, cholesterol is need-ed to maintain intestinal health. It is also required for brain and nervous system development in the young. Again, this emphasizes the need for cholesterol-rich foods for children. Human breast
milk is extremely high in saturated fat and chol-esterol.
Standing in direct op-position to all of these healthful properties stands margarine and assorted “vegetable oil spreads.” While these may be cheap-er, you’d never eat them again if you knew how they were made.
All margarines are made from assorted vegetable oils that have been heated to extremely high tem-peratures. This ensures that the oils will become rancid. After that, a nickel catalyst is added, along with hydrogen atoms, to solidify it. Nickel is a toxic
heavy metal and trace amounts always remain in the finished product. Finally, deodorants and colorings are added to remove margarine’s hor-rible smell (from the ran-cid oils) and unappetizing grey color.
And if that is not enough, during the solidification process harmful trans-fatty acids are created which are carcinogenic and mutagenic.
The third and final in-stallment on butter will be featured in next month’s column.
I can be reached at: [email protected]
32 DeceMber 2011
tItan traILers
New Trailer Sub-Assembly Facility in Tillsonburg, Ontario
Delhi, ON – Titan Trailers, a North American leader
in custom-built smooth-side aluminum trailers used in scrap, waste, recycling, forestry and aggregate applications, has announced plans to expand its manufactur-ing capacity with a new
sub-assembly in nearby Tillsonburg, Ontario.
Titan is best known as the originator of light-weight extruded alum-inum smoothside trailer bodies which provide increased load capacity and improved fuel ef-ficiency for transporting heavy-duty materials.
The manufacturer’s head office location in Delhi, Ontario, was previously expanded in 2007 with the addition of a 32,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art “green” facility to house its trailer finishing and engineering operations.
Earlier this year, Titan had plans to build a new
sub-assembly and parts facility when an existing property in Tillsonburg became available for pur-chase.
The new facility will be used primarily to re-ceive our warehouse run-ning gear components such as axles, tires and suspension parts, which
will be assembled to or-der onsite. The running gear sub-assemblies will then be transferred to the Delhi location to be paired with their trailer bodies. The Tillsonburg site will also complete the installation of the moving floors for Titan’s self-unloading trailers,
receiving and assem-bling components from Keith® Walking Floor®. Kloepfer estimates that, when the facility is fully operational, it will cre-ate 10 new positions, as well as a number of employees who will be relocating from the Delhi location.V
aDVErtISErS bY ProDUct or SErVIcEProduct/service Page Publication
Automated Greasing SystemsLubecore International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,7,25SKF Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
Cigar Sales Mohawk Trading Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ontario Trucking News
Diesel Performance ProductsPerformance Products (Bully Dog) . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Emergency Road ServicesEmergency Road Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 37 Eastern & Western Trucking News
Employment OpportunitiesDrive Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking NewsEdge Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Western Trucking NewsInternational Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsMackie Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking NewsStar Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsSTI Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking NewsTransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 44Your Advantage Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ontario Trucking News
Factoring & FinanceJ.D. Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking News
Heating Sales & ServiceSN Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ontario Trucking NewsWajax Power Systems (Webasto) . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9 Ontario Trucking NewsWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking News
InsuranceJonesDesLauriers Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ontario Trucking News
LubricantsCastrol/Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,41 Ontario Trucking NewsImperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Lucas Oil Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Permits & WaiversC.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Satellite TrackingPetro-Viron Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ontario Trucking News
Steering & Clutch ProductsLevy Steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tarps Sales & ServiceTrison Tarps Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,14
Theft Prevention ProductsThe Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TiresBenson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News
Trailer Mfgrs, Sales & Service (Tankers)Hutchinson Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern Trucking NewsTremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 5
Truck Parts & AccessoriesCanada Wide Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking NewsDiscount Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsTraction Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Truck RepairsTruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Truck Sales & ServiceTallman Truck Centre Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,11 Ontario Trucking News
Tuning ServicesMoneysworth Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ontario Trucking News
Truck StopsFlying J (Shell) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario & Western Trucking News
Weigh Scales (On Board)Vulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
Wheel Balancing ProductsHunter Engineering Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ontario Trucking NewsTAABS International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
alPhabEtIcal lISt of aDVErtISErSadvertiser Page Publication
BBenson Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ontario Trucking News
CC.U.T.C. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Canada Wide Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking NewsCastrol/Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,41 Ontario Trucking News
DDiscount Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Western Trucking NewsDrive Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Ontario Trucking News
EEdge Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Western Trucking NewsEmergency Road Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 & 37 Eastern & Western Trucking News
FFLI Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsFlying J Truck Stops (Shell) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ontario & Western Trucking News
HHunter Engineering Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ontario Trucking NewsHutchinson Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Eastern Trucking News
IImperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43International Truckload Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking News
JJ.D. Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3JonesDesLauriers Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ontario Trucking News
LLevy Steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Liquid Capital Midwest Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking NewsLubecore International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,7, 25Lucas Oil Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MMackie Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ontario Trucking NewsMoneysworth Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ontario Trucking NewsMohawk Trading Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ontario Trucking News
PPerformance Diesel (Bully Dog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Petro-Viron Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ontario Trucking News
SSKF Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario Trucking NewsSN Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ontario Trucking NewsStar Van Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ontario Trucking NewsSTI Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News
TTAABS International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Tallman Truck Centre Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,11 Ontario Trucking NewsThe Fuel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Traction Truck Parts & TruckPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ontario & Western Trucking NewsTransX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 44Tremcar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 5Trison Tarps Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,14
VVulcan On-Board Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Western & Eastern Trucking News
WWajax Power Systems (Webasto) . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9 Ontario Trucking NewsWilson Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ontario Trucking News
YYour Advantage Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ontario Trucking News
DeceMber 2011 33
albErta
BonnyvilleCougar Fuels ltd.5602-54th AvenueBonnyville, AB
Tel: 780.826.3043Fax: 780.826.6353
Email:[email protected]
www.cougarfuelsltd.caConvenience store, cardlock and
showers.
CalgaRyCalgary Husky travel Centre
2525-32nd Avenue NECalgary, AB T1Y 6B7Tel: 403.291.1233www.myhusky.ca
roadking travel Centre4949 Barlow Trail SECalgary, AB T2B 3B5Tel: 403.569.6251Fax: 403.235.5095www.roadking.ca
edMontonroadking travel Centre
stratHCona inC.26 Strathmoor Drive
Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2B6Tel: 780.417.9400Fax: 780.417.9449
leduCnisku truCk stop
Suite 201 - 8020 Sparrow DriveLeduc, AB T9E 7G3Tel: 780.986.7867Fax: 780.986.7898
Web: www.myhusky.caOpen 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store,
showers, scale.
lloydMinisteRHanCoCk petroleum
5904-44th StreetLloydminster, AB T9V 1V6
Tel: 888.875.2495Fax: 780.875.2095
Convenience store, showers & laundry facilities
Husky travel Centre5721-44th Street
Lloydminster, AB T9V 0B3Tel: 780.872.7089www.myhusky.ca
MediCine HatHusky travel Centre
561-15th Street SWMedicine Hat, AB T1A 4W2
Tel: 403.527.5561
petro Canada Card loCkagCom petroleum Fuel sales
1802-10 Avenue, SWMedicine Hat, AB
Tel: 403.527.6411Fax: 403.529.1660
Showers.
albErta
stRatHMoRestratHmore Husky travel
Centre436 Ridge Road
Strathmore, AB T1P 1B5Tel: 403.934.3522Fax: 403.934.3555
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.myhusky.caOpen 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant, cardlock, ATM, convenience store,
showers.
brItISh colUmbIa
CHilliWaCK
CHilliwaCk Husky travel Centre7620A Vedder Road
Chilliwack, BC V2R 4E8Tel: 604.858.5113www.myhusky.ca
CHilliwaCk petro-pass45461 Yale Road West
Chilliwack, BCTel: 604.795.9421Fax: 604.792.8931
[email protected] cardlock open 24hrs, 7 days, convenience store open
Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm (washrooms).
Cool Creek agenCies7985 Lickman Road
Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9Tel: 604.795.5335Fax: 604.794.5080
[email protected] service islands, driver’s lounge & game room, convenience store, showers, laundry facilities, parking
& CAT scaledelta
Husky travel Centre10128 Nordel CourtDelta, BC V4G 1J7Tel: 604.582.1433www.myhusky.ca
delta
petro Canada
soutHCoast petroleum ltd. 10178 Nordel Court
Delta, BCTel: 604.581.3835Fax: 604.581.3850
[email protected], fax, photocopier, nearby gov’t scale, restaurant & ATM.
brItISh colUmbIa
golden
Jepson petroleum ltd.Box 1408
Golden, BC V0A 1H0
Tel: 250.344.6161
Fax: 250.344.2232
Email: [email protected] 8am-5pm mon-fri, lubes & propane, 24hr cardlock, regular,
diesel & diesel mark.
Hope
dogwood valley
Husky travel Centre
27052 Baker Road
Hope, BC V0X 1L3
Tel: 604.869.9443
www.myhusky.ca
Flood Hope Husky travel Centre
61850 Flood-Hope Road
R.R. #2, Hope, BC V0X 1L2
Tel: 604.869.9214
www.myhusky.ca
MeRRittwagons west travel plaza
3999 Airport Road
Merritt, BC V1K 1R2
Tel: 250.378.2100
Fax: 250.378.6060Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant,
convenience store, showers, TV with cable, Greyhound.
osoyoos
Husky travel Centre
9206-97th Street
R.R. #2, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V2
Tel: 250.495.6443
www.myhusky.ca
siCaMous
Husky travel Centre
1340 Trans Canada Hwy.
Sicamous, BC V0G 2V0
Tel: 250.836.4675
Fax: 280.836.2230
Contact: Shelley Arvandel
www.myhusky.caOpen 24-7, restaurant (6am-10pm), convenience store,
showers, laundry facilities, parking, photocopier, oil products, ATM and
fax machine.
manItoba
BRandon
Brandon Husky travel Centre
1990-18th Street NorthBrandon, MB R7C 1B3
Tel: 204.728.7387www.myhusky.ca
MoRRis
morris Husky
Hwy 75 South, Box 989Morris, MB R0G 1K0Tel: 204.746.8999Fax: 204.746.2611
Email: [email protected]: www.myhusky.ca
Open 24 hours, 7 days, restaurant Mon. – Fri. 6am-11pm, Sat. &
Sun. – 7am-11pm, cardlock, ATM, convenience store with
lottery, showers.
petro Canada-petro pass
217 Main StreetMorris, MB
Tel: 204.746.8967Fax: 204.746.6008
Open 24-7, full service islands, drivers’ lounge & game room,
convenience store, ATM & parking
Winnipegpetro Canada-petro pass
500 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB
Tel: 204.949.7292Fax: 204.949.7295
Open 24-7, driver’s lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
petro Canada-petro pass
928 Marion Street,Winnipeg, MB
Tel: 204.949.7280Fax: 204.949.7288
Open 24-7, driver’s lounge & game room, convenience store, laundry
facilities, showers & parking
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aulaCaulaC Big stop CirCle k
170 Aulac RoadAulac, NB E4L 2X2Tel: 506.536.1339Fax: 506.536.0579
Email: [email protected] 24-7, full service islands,
driver s lounge, restaurant, convenience store, showers,
laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale.
nEw brUnSwIck
gRand fallspetro pass
315 Ouellette StreetGrand Falls, NB
Tel: 506.473.5575Fax: 506.475.9816
Toll Free: [email protected]
Driver’s lounge & game room, convenience store, showers,
laundry facilities, internet services, showers, parking & CAT scale.
MonCton
petro-CanadaExit 450, 2600 Mountain Road
Moncton, NB E1G 3T6Tel: 506.859.6000Fax: 506.859.6005
Open 24-7, convenience store, fast food, ATM & washrooms.
peRtH-andoveR
toBique one stopExit 115, Perth-Andover, NB
Tel: 506.273.9682Fax: 506.273.9682
Open 24-7, full service islands, driver’s lounge with large screen,
restaurant, 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 24-7, driver’s lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience
store, showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale
WaasislinColn Big stop CirCle k
415 Nevers Rd.Waasis, NB E3B 9E1Tel: 506.446.4444
Driver Fax: [email protected] 24-7, Irving FP Solution
I-24, driver’s lounge, restaurant, convenience store,showers,laundry
facilities, free over night parking.
WoodstoCKmurray’s truCk stop
Exit 191, 198 Beardsley RoadWoodstock, NB
Tel: 506.328.2994Driver’s Fax: 506.325.2148
email: [email protected]
www.murraystruckstop.caOpen 24-7, full service islands, driver’s lounge & game room, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, laundry facilities, parking & CAT scale & tire sales & service.
noVa ScotIa
enfieldenField Big stop (CirCle k)
6757 Hwy #2 Enfield, NS S2T 1C8Tel: 902.882.2522Fax: 902.883.1769
Open 24-7, full-service islands, driver’s lounge, restaurant
(6 am-11pm), convenience store, showers & parking.tRuRo HeigHts
truro HeigHts CirCle k86 Connector Rd., Hwy 102 Exit 13,
Truro Heights, NS B2N 5B6Tel: 902.897.0333Fax: 902.897.0499
Open 24-7, self service islands, driver’s lounge, restaurant,
convenience store, showers & parking.
ontarIo, EaStErn
aRnpRioR
antrim truCk stop580 White Lake Road,Arnprior, ON K7S 3G9
Tel: 613.623.3003Fax: 613.623.1003
Toll Free: [email protected]
Open 24-7, full service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, overnight parking, driver’s 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, washrooms, showers, short-time parking &
driver’s loungeCaRdinal
2085 Shanly Rd., Exit 730 Hwy 401Cardinal, ON K0C 1E0
Tel: 613.657.3019Open 24 hrs, restaurant,
convenience store,washrooms, showers, overnight parking &
driver’s lounge.CoRnWall
FiFtH wHeel truCk stop1901 McConnell Avenue(Exit 792 off Hwy 401)Cornwall, ON K6H 5R6
Tel: 613.933.8363Fax: 613.932.3952
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, full-service fuel islands, convenience store at fuel bar, take-out food, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, propane, Sunoco Cardlock, restaurant, 200+
truck parking capacity, private showers, laundry facilities, driver’s lounge & arcade room, Bell Canada internet kiosk, barber shop, ATM, drug testing centre, chapel, motel
(smoking & non-smoking), tire shop, lube shop, mechanic shop, Irving
cardlock.
34 DeceMber 2011
Welcome to our complimentary Truck STop DirecTory. We want to help truckers and travellers find the nearest truck stop on route to their destination. For details on how you can list your truck stop, call Barb Woodward at 877.225.2232 or email Barb at [email protected].
ontarIo, EaStErn
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 & coffee drive-thru.
dunvegan
esso-dunvegan
1515 County Road #20,(Hwy 417 Exit 51)
Dunvegan, ONTel: 613.527.1026 or
613.627.2100Fax: 613.527.2726
Open 24-7, full service islands, restaurant (Tim Horton’s),
convenience store, showers, parking & ATM.
JoyCevillekingston Husky truCk stop
Joyceville Road(Hwy 401 Exit 632)
Joyceville, ONTel: 613.542.3468www.myhusky.ca
Kingstonesso-kingston
Hwy 401 Exit 611Kingston, ON
Tel: 613.384.8888Fax: 613.634.3162
Open 24-7
ultramar
1993 Hwy 15, Exit 623Kingston, ON K7L 4V3
Tel & Fax: 613.542.7971 Email: [email protected]
Open 24/7, fast-food, convenience store, ATM, overnight parking.
ottaWa
ultramar
3199 Hawthorne Road,(Exit 110 off Hwy 417)
Behind Ultramar Service StationOttawa, ON K1G 3V8Tel: 613.248.9319
Open 24 hrs, lunch counter, convenience store, toilet,driver’s lounge, showers
& short-time parking
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spenCeRvilleangelo’s truCk stop2025 County Road 44
Spencerville, ON K0E 1X0Tel: 613.925.5158Fax: 613.925.5158
Open 7 days, game room, restaurant, convenience store, showers, parking & CAT scale.
vanKleeK Hill
HerB’s travel plaza21160 Service Road,Exit 27 off Hwy 417
Vankleek Hill, OntarioToll Free: 800.593.4372
Tel: 613.525.2120Fax: 613.525.1595
Email: [email protected] 24-7 driver’s lounge,
restaurant, convenience store, laundry facilities, ATM, internet services, showers & parking.
ontarIo, northErn
BRadfoRd
BradFord Husky travel CentreHwy 400 & 88Bradford, ON
Tel: 905.775.5794www.myhusky.ca
HWy 144 @ 560awatersHed Car & truCk stop
Hwy 144 & 560ATel: 705.655.4911 or
705.523.4917Fax: 705.523.4160
naiRn CentReJeremy’s truCk stop &
Country restaurant220 Highway 17 West
Nairn Centre, ON P0M 2L0Tel: 705.869.4100Fax: 705.869.6796
noRtH BayBaytruCk stop
3060 Hwy 11 North North Bay, ON
Tel: 705.474.8410Fax: 705.495.4076
Toll Free: 888.474.8410Email: [email protected]: www.transportmall.com
Open 24-7, full service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
showers, parking & truck repairs within 2 km.
sudBuRy
sudBury petro pass3070 Regent Street
Sudbury, ONTel: 705.522.8701Fax: 705.522.4280
Open Mon-Fri. 6am-11pm,Sat. 8am-8pm & sun. 10am-9pm,
driver’s lounge & game room, convenience store (hot food, pizza,
chilli & soup), laundry facilities, showers & parking.
ontarIo, northErn
tiMMins
esso truCk stop2154 Riverside Drive
Timmins, ONTel: 705.268.3400Fax: 705.267.7231
[email protected] 24-7, restaurant, convenience
store, ATM & showers.WauBausHene
wauBausHene truCk stop21 Quarry Road, Box 419,
Waubaushene, ON L0K 2L0Tel: 705.538.2900Fax: 705.538.0452
Email: [email protected]
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BeaMsville
Beamsville relay station4673 Ontario Street,
(Exit 64 off QEW)Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4
Tel: 905.563.8816Fax: 905.563.4770
Email: [email protected] 24-7, restaurant, convenience
store, laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
BoWManville
FiFtH wHeel truCk stop2475 South Service Road,
(Exit 431, Hwy 401, Waverly Road) Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1
Tel: 905.623.3604Fax: 905.623.7109
Open 24 hrs., diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, gasoline (self service), ATM,
propane, convenience store at fuel bar, Sunoco fleet fuel cardlock ,full
service fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities,
driver’s lounge & arcade room, 100+ truck parking capacity, motel
(smoking & non-smoking),Bell Canada internet kiosk, Irving
cardlock.
doRCHesteR
FiFtH wHeel truCk stop3305 Dorchester Road,
(Exit 199, Hwy 401, East of London)Dorchester, ON N0L 1G0
Tel: 519.268.7319Fax: 519.268.2967
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, blue beacon truck wash, drug testing centre, gasoline (self serve), ATM, take-out food, open roads chapel,
Sunoco & Irving Cardlock, full service fuel islands, restaurant,
private showers, laundry facilities, driver’s lounge, 150+ parking capacity, motel (smoking & non-smoking), arcade room,
convenience store.
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dRuMBotruCker’s Haven
Hwy 401, Exit 250,
806607 Oxford Road,
Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
Tel: 519.463.5088
Fax: 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,
washrooms, showers, overnight parking & driver’s 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: 905.945.0300
Fax: 905.945.1115Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel,
convenience store, CAT scale, Blue Beacon truck wash, ATM, drug
testing centre, gasoline, Sunoco & Irving cardlock, full service
fuel islands, restaurant, private showers, laundry facilities, driver’s
lounge & arcade room,100+ parking capacity, chapel, motel
(smoking & non- smoking).
HaMilton
marsHall truCk & trailer repair & truCk stop
336 Kenora Avenue
Hamilton, ON L8E 2W2
Tel: 905.561.4712
Fax: 905.561.7757
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.marshalltruck.comOpen 24-7 for cardlock, open
7am-12am mon-fri, 7am-5pm Sat, closed Sunday, full service islands,
driver’s lounge, restaurant, showers & parking
KitCHeneR
petro-pass kitCHener
120 Conestoga College Blvd.
Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6
Tel: 519.748.5550
Fax: 519.748.9656Driver’s lounge & game room,
convenience store, laundry facilities, showers & CAT scale.
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london
Flying m truCk stop7340 Colonel Talbot Road
London, ONTel: 519.652.2728Fax: 519.652.6554
Email: flyingmtruckstop.comOpen 24 hrs, 6 days, full service
islands, driver’s lounge, restaurant, convenience store, ATM, internet
services, showers, garage on premises & parking
london
london Husky travel CentreHwy 401 & 74 (Exit 195 off 401)
Belmont, ONTel: 519.644.0200www.myhusky.ca
Milton
FiFtH wHeel truCk stop40 Chisolm Dr. (Hwy 401 Exit 320)
Milton, ON L9T 3G9Tel: 905.878.8441Fax: 905.878.9376
Open 24 hrs, diesel fuel, convenience store, CAT scale, Blue
Beacon truck wash, ATM, lube shop, Sunoco & Irving Cardlock,
full service fuel islands, restaurant, showers, laundry facilities, driver’s
lounge & arcade room, 100+ parkin, chapel, motel (smoking & non- smoking), & lottery tickets.
piCKeRing
Husky travel Centre200 Clements Road
Pickering, ONTel: 905.428.9700www.myhusky.ca
poRt Hope
ultramar2211 County Road 28
(Hwy 401 Exit 464)Port Hope, ON L1A 3W4
Tel: 905.885.4600Open 24 hrs, lunch counter,
convenience store,toilet, showers, driver’s lounge
& short-time parking
stoney CReeKstop 50 truCk stop
1310 South Service Road(Exit QEW at Fifty Road)
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5C5Tel: 905.643.1151Fax: 905.643.8068
Open 24-7, full service islands, restaurant, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers & parking
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WindsoRwindsor Husky travel Centre
Tecumseh, ON (off Hwy 401 at Exit 14)
Tel: 519.737.6401www.myhusky.caWoodstoCK
ultramar535 Mill Street
(Hwy 401 Exit 230 on TA site)Woodstock, ON N4S 7V6
Tel: 519.421.3144Open 24 hrs, restaurant,
convenience store, washrooms,showers, driver’s lounge &
overnight parking.
QUébEc
MontRealirving 24
5918, Rue Notre Dame EstMontreal, QC H1N 2C5
Tel: 514.257.8626Fax: 514.259.0910
Open 24-7, restaurant, convenience store & laundry facilities.
SaSkatchEwan
estevanestevan Husky travel Centre
201- 4th St. Estevan, SK S4A 0T5Tel: 306.634.3109www.myhusky.ca
Regina
Husky Bulk sales210 North McDonald Street
Regina, SK S4N 5W3Tel: 306.721.6880www.myhusky.ca
regina Husky travel Centre1755 Prince of Wales Drive
Regina, SK S4Z 1A5Tel: 306.789.3477www.myhusky.casasKatoon
petro Canada-petro pass402-51st Street East
Saskatoon, SKTel: 306.934.6766Fax: 306.668.6110
Email: [email protected]’s lounge, convenience store,
laundry facilities, ATM, showers, scale & parking
sWift CuRRentHusky travel Centre
1510 South Service Road West(Trans Canada Hwy 1 West)Swift Current, SK S9H 3T1
Tel: 306.773.6444www.myhusky.ca
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BRooKsnapa auto parts
Box 1276 Brooks, AB T1R 1C1Tel: 403.501.5551Fax: 403.501.5665
Contact: Brian SiebleEmail: [email protected]
CalgaRytraCtion
329 - 72nd Ave. S.E., Unit 82Calgary, AB T2C 4X6Tel: 403.279.2870Fax: 403.279.4372Contact: Pat Joseph
Email: [email protected]
traCtion Head oFFiCe18532 - 116th Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5S 2W8Tel: 780.489.7555Fax: 780.481.0148
Contact: Ken O’BrienEmail: [email protected]
edMonton noRtH WesttraCtion
18051 - 111th AvenueEdmonton NW, AB T5S 2P2
Tel: 780.444.4334Fax: 780.444.7204Contact: Rob Dodds
Email: [email protected] soutH
traCtion3404 - 78th Avenue
Edmonton South, AB T6B 2X9Tel: 780.465.8010Fax: 780.466.4627
edsonnapa auto parts 4657a
4833 - 2nd AvenueEdson, AB T7E 1T8Tel: 780.712.4152Fax: 780.712.4212Contact: Kris Pero
Email: [email protected] MCMuRRay
paramount parts inC.36 Riedel Street
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3E1Tel: 780.791.3000Fax: 780.790.0365Contact: Brent Usick
Email: [email protected] pRaiRie
traCtion#4 16101 - 101st Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0P2Tel: 780.538.3038Fax: 780.538.3398
Contact: Harold HarmsenEmail: [email protected]
HigH pRaiRieHigH prairie truCk
& trailer ltd.5309 - 53rd Avenue
High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0Tel: 780.523.4777Fax: 780.523.4773
Contact: Crosby RichHinton
napa auto parts 4236a120 North Street
Hinton, AB, T7V 1S8Tel: 780.865.8800Fax: 780.865.7628
Email: [email protected]
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lloydMinsteRtruCk zone inC.5205 - 65th Street
Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8Tel: 780.875.7712Fax: 780.875.4039
Contact: Peter ParkinsonEmail: [email protected]
MediCine HatHydraCo industries ltd.
2111 - 9th Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8
Tel: 403.526.2244Fax: 403.526.1074
Contact: John KaramanosEmail: [email protected]
peaCe RiveRpeaCe truCk & trailer ltd.
9103 - 75th StreetP.O. Box 7647
Peace River, AB T8S 1T2Tel: 780.624.8655Fax: 780.624.8592Contact: Rene Houle
Email: [email protected] deeRtraCtion
8045 Edgar Industrial Cr.Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2
Tel: 403.342.7884Fax: 403.342.7377Contact: Ron Cain
Email: [email protected] Mountain House
napa #62604528F - 47th Avenue
Rocky Mtn House, AB T4T 0A9Tel: 403.845.2709Fax: 403.845.2786Contact: Dave Auld
Email: [email protected]
peliCan automotive2330 Pelican Business Park
Wabasca, AB T0G 2A0Tel: 780.891.3600Fax: 780.891.3615
Contact: Shawn Molloy
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BuRns laKepolar park automotive
831 Hwy 16 WestBurns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
Tel: 250.692.7501Fax: 250.692.7985
Contact: Keith BrownEmail: [email protected]
CHilliWaCKliCkman truCk & trailer parts & serviCes ltd.
Bay 26 - 43915 Industrial WayChilliwack, BC V2R 3A4Toll Free: 877.772.6255
Tel: 604.793.9660Fax: 604.793.9620
Contact: Dave Easson or Wayne Cromarty
[email protected] nelson
CHr-aCk parts & repairs4704 - 48th Avenue
Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0Tel: 250.774.3273Fax: 250.774.3274
Contact: John & Colleen ReynoldsEmail: [email protected]
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KaMloopspineridge trailer& equipment ltd.
1875 Kryczka PlaceKamloops, BC V1S 1S4
Tel: 250.374.3100Fax: 250.374.0631Contact: Fred Daku
KeloWnaCentral valley truCk
serviCe ltd.105 Adams Road
Kelowna, BC V1X 7R1Tel: 250.765.7738Fax: 250.765.7705Contact: Rick Viens
Email: [email protected]
pRinCe geoRgenapa - pg
564 - 2nd AvenuePrince George, BC V2L 2Z9
Tel: 250.563.7778Fax: 250.563.4994
Contact: Kevin CarterEmail: [email protected]
quesnelnapa traCtion
1185 Hwy 97 NorthQuesnel, BC V2J 2Y3Tel: 250.991.0650Fax: 250.991.0620Contact: Nick Biller
Email: [email protected]
sMitHeRssmitHers parts & serviCe
3465 Victoria DriveP.O. Box 3910
Smithers, BC V0J 2N0Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5038Contact: Dan Groot
Email: [email protected]
squaMisHtriton auto & ind. ltd.
1003 Industrial WaySquamish, BC V0N 3G0
Tel: 604.892.5951Fax: 604.892.3986
Contact: Mike BothroydEmail: [email protected]
suRReytrailine trailer parts ltd.
10304A - 120th StreetSurrey, BC V3V 4G1Tel: 604.582.4888Fax: 604.582.4880
Contact: Steve KnowlanEmail: [email protected]
teRRaCeBow valley maCHine
5107 Keith AvenueTerrace, BC V8G 1K8Tel: 250.638.0099Contact: Steve Leal
Email: [email protected]
WilliaMs laKewl Forestry supplies ltd.
675 McKenzie AvenueWilliams Lake, BC V2G 1N9
Tel: 250.392.6699Fax: 250.392.6644Contact: Tom Good
Email: [email protected]
manItoba
BRandontraCtion
1940 Queen AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 0T1
Tel: 204.728.9573Contact: Rick Blaine
Email: [email protected]
WinnipegtraCtion
200 Oak Point HighwayWinnipeg, MB R2R 1V1
Tel: 204.956.9490Fax: 204.949.9493
Contact: Louise RossEmail: [email protected]
n. w. tErrItorIES
yelloWKnifedelta mike Holdings ltd.114 - 314 Old Airport Road
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T2Tel: 867.669.6272Fax: 867.669.6282
Contact: Doug MoodieEmail: [email protected]
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BanCRoftm&m gas diesel & truCk parts
27523 Highway 62 SouthBancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Tel: 613.332.5474Fax: 613.332.5998
BaRRietraCtion Barrie (633)
255 Saunders RoadBarrie, ON L4N 9A3Tel: 705.792.1371Fax: 705.792.1591
Contact: Jason NelsonEmail: [email protected]
BoltonvisCo industrial
1 Simpson RoadBolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.857.2071Fax: 905.857.2070
Contact: Mike Roome
CaMBRidgetraCtion CamBridge (634)
1090 Fountain St. N., Units 12 & 13Cambridge, ON N3E 1A3
Tel: 519.653.3427Fax: 519.653.0608Contact: Jim Curley
Email: [email protected]
dRydend & s auto
459 Government StreetP.O. Box 697
Dryden, ON P8N 2Z3Tel: 807.223.3227Fax: 807.223.4245Contact: Dale Green
HaMiltontraCtion
30 Bancroft StreetHamilton, ON L8E 2W5
Tel: 905.561.0932Fax: 905.561.3280
Contact: Brian KinzelEmail: [email protected]
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HanoveRJd truCk parts790 - 10th Street
Hanover, ON N4N 1S2Tel: 519.364.1848Fax: 519.364.7738
Contact: Brad WedowEmail: [email protected]
KenoRad & s auto
1051 Railway StreetKenora, ON P9N 3W8
Tel: 807.468.9894Fax: 807.468.8436Contact: Dale Green
Email: [email protected]
2405 Scanlan StreetLondon, ON N5W 6G9
Tel: 519.455.3440Fax: 519.455.2812Contact: Derek Dutt
Email: [email protected]
traCtion 3725 Webster Dr., R.R. #3Maidstone, ON N0R 1K0
Tel: 519.737.7995Fax: 519.737.7741
MaRKHaMtraCtion
498 Markland Street, Unit 4Markham, ON L6C 1Z6
Tel: 905.888.0800Fax: 905.888.6800Mississauga
traCtion 5915 Atlantic Drive, Units 6 & 7
Mississauga, ON L4W 1S4Tel: 905.670.2868Fax: 905.670.9757
Contact: Doug PaddockEmail: [email protected]
neW lisKeaRdtraCtion
437136 Hawn DriveNew Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Tel: 705.647.8707Fax: 705.647.9362
noRtH BayserviCe 1 muFFlers & more
2621 Trout Lake RoadNorth Bay, ON P1B 7S8
Tel : 705.497.0404Fax: 705.497.9543
sault ste. MaRietraCtion
380 Industrial Park CrescentSault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5Y8
Tel: 705.759.8042Fax: 705.759.2962
Contact: Maurice SaindonEmail: [email protected]
st. CatHaRinesniCk’s truCk parts
244 Dunkirk RoadSt. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6
Tel: 905.687.7031Fax: 905.687.7129
sudBuRysudBury truCk & trailer inC.
510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Cheryl Schroeder
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tHundeR BaytraCtor trailer serviCe
64 Water Street SouthThunder Bay, ON P7B 6T3
Tel: 807.345.5882Fax: 807.345.1559Contact: Felice Meo
WHitBytraCtion
1751 Wentworth St. W., Units 3-6Whitby, ON L1N 8R9Tel: 905.432.2785Fax: 905.571.5436
Contact: Paul MacLeanEmail: [email protected]
SaSkatchEwan
MeadoW laKeuniFied auto parts inC.
807 - 1st Avenue WestMeadow Lake, SK S9X 1N2
Tel: 306.764.4220Fax: 306.763.7988
Contact: Mark KrasickiEmail: [email protected]
Moose JaWgolden west trailer &
equipment ltd.1802 Stadacona West
Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4N8Tel: 306.692.7402Fax: 306.694.0607
Contact: Brent CampbellEmail: [email protected]
pRinCe alBeRtuniFied auto parts inC.
365 - 36th Street West, Unit 7Prince Albert, SK S6V 7L4
Tel: 306.764.4220Fax: 306.763.7988
Contact: Mark KrasickiEmail: [email protected]
ReginatraCtion
405 Park St. Regina, SK S4N 5B2Tel: 306.721.8333Fax: 306.721.4446
Contact: Max DeversEmail: [email protected]
sasKatoontraCtion
#2 - 2915 Faithfull AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7K 8E8
Tel: 306.244.9877Fax: 306.244.9878
Contact: Nathan PoundEmail: [email protected]
sWift CuRRentBrake & drive ltd.
1511 Cheadle Street WestSwift Current, SK S9H 5G4
Tel: 306.773.7293Fax: 306.773.5511
Contact: Bruce BordenEmail: [email protected]
WeyBuRnsoutHern industrial & truCk ltd
300 Hwy 13 South Service RoadCrossroads Industrial Park
Weyburn, SK S4H 2K7Tel: 306.842.2422Fax: 306.842.6264
YUkon
WHiteHoRsepaCesetter trading Co. ltd.
171 Industrial RoadWhitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5M7
Tel: 867.633.5908Fax: 867.456.2824
36 DeceMber 2011
crOss bOrDer serVIces
Canada Borders Tightened Up
by DaWn trueLL
If you have travelled recently across bor-ders entering back into
Canada, you may have no-
ticed increased delays as well as increased second-ary inspections. Whether you are driving a car, van, pickup truck, bus, motor home or truck, chances are that you will be pulled over for secondary screen-ing. The reasons are quite simple: there have been numerous drug and al-cohol seizures over this past year, now coming to a close.
On the evening of Nov-
ember 2, at the High-way 55 border crossing, while CBSA officers were searching a passenger vehicle, 16 kg of cocaine were discovered in the spare wheel; the estimated resale value of these drugs is $2 million. This cache was hidden on the inside of the spare tire wheel that was mounted under the vehicle.
On October 31, 2011 a 60 year old man arrived
at the Peace Bridge bor-der point in Fort Erie and declared a shotgun for a duck hunting trip. When he was referred to second-ary screening in order to register his shotgun and verify his declaration, his vehicle was examined; border officers discovered 198 bottles of liquor and 25 cases of beer hidden throughout the vehicle, concealed under blankets and in a truck storage box.
Over this past year CBSA has performed 1,864 drug seizures, valuing $150 million, and 553 seizures of alcohol in the Southern Ontario Region alone. Of-ficers have seized a total of 3,045 litres of liquor, 582 litres of wine and 2,889 litres of beer.
Under the CBSA guide-lines, all goods entering Canada must be reported to the CBSA border guards. Failure to report all goods
may lead to penalty action up to and including seiz-ure of the goods. Smug-gling, undervaluation and other Customs Act con-traventions may also lead to prosecution in a court of law.
For further informa-tion please contact Dawn Truell, President, Cross Border Services, at: www.crossborderservices.org, [email protected]
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edMonton nortHwest spring & maCHine
15816 - 111th AvenueEdmonton, AB T5M 2R8
Tel: 780.451.0225Fax: 780.452.3499
Contact: Jason Shesky
gRande pRaiRieBradvin trailer sales ltd.
10920 - 87th AvenueGrande Prairie, AB T8V 8K4
Toll Free: 800.665.0509Tel: 780.539.6260Fax: 780.539.4247
Contact: Brad Willsey Email: [email protected]
HigH pRaiRieHigH prairie truCk &
trailer ltd.5309 - 53rd Avenue, Hwy 2 West
P.O. Box 1388High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0Toll Free: 877.523.4754
Tel: 780.523.4777Fax: 780.523.4773
Contact: Crosby Rich
lloydMinsteRtruCk zone inC.5205 - 65th Street
Lloydminster, AB T9V 2E8Toll Free: 800.707.9209
Tel: 780.875.7712Fax: 780.875.4039
Contact: Peter ParkinsonEmail: [email protected]
MediCine HatHydraCo industries ltd.
2111 - 9th Avenue S.W.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G8
Tel: 403.526.2244Fax: 403.526.1074
Contact: John Karamanos Email: [email protected]
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peaCe RiveRpeaCe truCk & trailer ltd.
9103 - 75th Street
P.O. Box 7647
Peace River, AB T8S 1T2
Tel: 780.624.8655
Fax: 780.624.8592
Contact: Rene Houle
Email: [email protected]
sundRepartCo truCk parts & serviCe
20 West Road Industrial Park
Box 1187
Sundre, AB T0M 1X0
Toll Free: 800.372.7826
Tel: 403.638.3414
Fax: 403.638.4232
Contact: Daryl Peters or Scott
Lausen
Email: [email protected]
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CHilliWaCKliCkman truCk & trailer parts & serviCes ltd.
Bay 26 - 43915 Industrial Way
Chilliwack, BC V2R 3A4
Toll Free: 877.772.6255
Tel: 604.793.9660
Fax: 604.793.9620
Contact: Dave Easson or Wayne
Cromarty
Email: lickmantruckandtrailer@
shaw.ca
pRinCe geoRgetotal truCk & equipment ltd.
9122 Rock Island Road
Prince George, BC V2N 5T4
Tel: 250.564.6763
Fax: 250.564.6761
Contact: Mark Forbes
Email: [email protected]
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sMitHeRssmitHers parts & serviCe
3465 Victoria DriveP.O. Box 3910
Smithers, BC V0J 2N0Tel: 250.847.4287Fax: 250.847.5048Contact: Dan Groot
Email: [email protected]
manItoba
BRandonrCB truCk & trailer ltd.
5600 Richmond Ave. E.Brandon, MB R7A 7L5
Tel: 204.727.9172Fax: 204.725.4702Contact: Rick Blaine
Email: [email protected]
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BaRRiesimCoe truCk & trailer ltd.
630 Welham RoadBarrie, ON L4N 8Z8
Toll Free: 888.738.1400Tel: 705.728.8222Fax: 705.728.9855
Contact: R.K. (Ken) BastienBolton
Bolton truCk & trailer1 Simpson Road
Bolton, ON L7E 1E4Tel: 905.951.9111Fax: 905.951.9113
Contact: Angelo ViscoBRaMpton
westmark truCk Centre inC.85 Devon Road
Brampton, ON L6T 5A4Tel: 905.791.7655Fax: 905.791.1014Contact: Stephen To
Caledoniaoneida truCk & trailer
634 Fourth LineCaledonia, ON N3W 2B3Toll Free: 800.654.6454
Tel: 905.765.5011Contact: Tom Snyder Jr
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doWnsvieWnortH keele auto, truCk & trailer repair Centre ltd.
3915 Keele StreetDownsview, ON M3J 1N6
Tel: 416.638.5963Fax: 416.638.5964
Contact: Sam Schuster
edenvotH sales & serviCe inC.
10816 Plank Road 19Eden, ON N0J 1H0Tel: 519.866.3459Fax: 519.866.3572Contact: Frank Voth
essexken lapain & sons ltd.
2119 County Road 15, R.R. #2Essex, ON N8M 2X6Tel: 519.776.6473Fax: 519.776.6475
Contact: Tony Lapain
etoBiCoKeok tire truCk repair
39 Shorncliffe RoadEtobicoke, ON M8Z 5K2Toll Free: 800.661.6681
Tel: 416.236.1277Contact: Darryl Croft
goulais RiveRgoulais river truCk
& traCtor ltd.90 Highway 552 East
Goulais River ON P0S 1E0Tel: 705.649.4788Fax: 705.649.4754
Contact: Darcy Leveille
HaMiltonBarton truCk Centre ltd.
483-487 Rennie StreetHamilton, ON L8H 3P6
Tel: 905.544.2626Fax: 905.544.0747
Contact: Ralph Pagliuso
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HanoveRHwy #4 truCk serviCe ltd.402143 Grey Road 4, R.R. #1
Hanover, ON N4N 3B8Tel: 519.369.5052Fax: 519.369.5961
Contact: Doug HammondHeaRst
serge g & d repair inC.214 Highway 11 East
P.O. Box 1706Hearst, ON P0L 1N0Tel: 705.362.5633Fax: 705.362.7960Contact: Serge Roy
KapusKasingparent meCHaniCal serviCes
53 Brunelle Road NorthKapuskasing, ON P5N 2M1
Tel: 705.335.3617Fax: 705.337.6880
Contact: Roger Parent
longlaCray & doris truCk parts
106 Hamel AvenueLonglac, ON P0T 2A0
Tel: 807.876.2687Fax: 807.876.2570Contact: Ray Bolduc
MississaugaB. andrews truCk serviCe
Centre ltd.6755 Columbus Road, Unit #2
Mississauga, ON L5T 2G9Tel: 905.670.3384Fax: 905.670.5794
Contact: Boyd AndrewsEmail: [email protected]
neW lisKeaRdpioneer spring & alignment
260 Hawn Road, Box 1088,New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
Tel: 705.647.8707Fax: 705.647.9362
Contact: Dan LachapelleFax: 613.925.4933
Contact: George Thorne
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oaKvillek.i.d. truCk & trailer serviCe
1090 South Service Road East Unit A
Oakville, ON L6J 2X8Toll Free: 800.265.6291
Tel: 905.842.2942Fax: 905.338.5600
Contact: Michael Dwhytie
pResCottBroCkville traCtor-trailer
maintenanCe3524 County Road 26, R.R. #2
Prescott, ON K0E 1T0Tel: 613.925.2889
siMCoewilson truCk & trailer
401 Queensway WestSimcoe, Ontario N3Y 5B3
Tel: 519.428.0501Fax: 519.428.4631
Contact: Duane or Lisa Wilson
sudBuRysudBury truCk & trailer
Centre inC.510 Whissell AvenueSudbury, ON P3B 2Z3
Toll Free: 800.461.4023Tel: 705.673.3613Fax: 705.673.4411
Contact: Dennis Monticelli
veRneRmoBile meCHaniCal serviCes
11769 Hwy 64Verner, ON P0H 2M0Tel: 705.594.1319Fax: 705.594.1548
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Christmas Thoughtsof a Truckers WifeBy Anje Madill, Bloomfield, OntarioTwas the night before Christmas,
And I was alone;Awaiting my trucker,
To make it back home.The stockings were hung,
The gifts have been wrapped;As I wait for my trucker,
By the window I sat.Never a Christmas,
Has this trucker missed;Oh please make it home,
This is all that I wish.As I watch all the lights,
Of the traffic go by;I think of our kids,And let out a sigh.
When morning comes,Will my trucker be here?
To share with us all,The Christmas cheer.My eyes do not blink,
To my chair I am bound;As I look for my trucker,To come rolling down.Then out of no where,
Bright lights have appeared;Then the sound of the jakes,
It’s my trucker, he’s here.He pushes to make it,Each year this I find;
But some aren’t as lucky,To roll in on time.
To all of the truckers,Who can’t make it home;Please keep this in mind,
As you roll down the road.You are cared for and missed,
When you are away;You are prayed for and thought of,
Each and every day.Merry Christmas my friends,
And happy holidays;To you and your loved ones,
Whether home or away.
transPOrt FOr cHrIst
Why We Have Christmasby Len reIMer
For many, Christmas is a time of giving; for some it becomes
a time of creating debt by spending more than we have. Our Bible gives us interesting information regarding the events of the first Christmas.
The book of Matthew in chapter 1, verses 18 – 25, presents how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary was pledged (engaged) to marry Joseph, but before they came together she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. This meant that Mary and Joseph had not had an intimate relationship. God caused Mary to become pregnant this way since Jesus was the Son of God and perfect.
Because Joseph, her hus-band, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public dis-grace, he had planned to quietly divorce her. But as
Joseph ruminated on the significance of the act, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said; “Joseph, son of David, don`t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her is from the Holy Spirit. She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That is because he will save his people from their sins.”
All of this took place in order to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Imman-uel” - which means, “God with us.”
When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him to do and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not make love to her until she gave birth to a son whom he named Jesus in ac-cordance with the angel’s demand.
These verses describe accurately how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. Mary became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit, and not by any hu-man relationship. In order for Jesus to be the son of God, Mary`s pregnancy had to be from God. His reason for coming was to save mankind from sin.
Jesus spent a number of years ministering to man-kind. He healed many sick and broken hearted people and finally gave His own life on the cross for us. His desire is for mankind to be saved and spend eternity in heaven, not hell. Scrip-ture assures us that both are real and certain.
So friends, please con-sider Christmas and how and why it first happened. Eternity is definite; des-tination is your choice. Our desire is that many will make the right choice.
We do wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a suc-cessful New Year.V
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Here we are! De-cember has ar-rived. Christmas
comes but once a year so allow me to take the time to wish everyone a safe and joyous Christmas. Happy holidays to all.
There are many different ways to keep the inside of a truck warm in winter and cool in summer. Our question this month is twofold:
“Should all trucks have an APU installed in order to stop unnecessary idling during driver downtime or when they are in the back sleeping?” And secondly, “Should the industry be looking for a possible solar powered unit to do this job given that saving fuel is such an important issue?”
Off we go to Ultra Com-mercial Pipeline just off the Highway 401 in Belle-ville, Ontario to find some answers.
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Charles Mayes drives for Highway Freight Sys-tems out of Brampton, Ontario. “I have an APU in my truck so I don’t really think about heating and cooling the inside of the cab. I do not like seeing trucks at rest stops idling needlessly. This is a waste of fuel and increases air pollution. If it is possible, a solar powered APU would be an improvement for our trucks.”
laurien Godbout drives for Giberson out of Miramichi, New Bruns-wick. “There is an APU in my truck, so I don’t really think about it too often. There are certain cold days in winter when it is necessary to run the truck to help the APU and keep the motor warm so that it will start in the mor-ning. Any new ideas and improvements in APU’s would help save fuel costs and, yes, a solar powered APU would be welcome.”
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danny arenburG drives for Eassons Trans-port out of Berwick, Nova Scotia. “Truckers need to stop idling long hours. This is a waste of fuel, an increase in pollution, and over the long term dam-ages motors. APU’s should be in every truck; new designs such as a solar unit would be very helpful to truckers everywhere.”
Paul aukstaits drives for Organic Resource Management out of To-ronto, Ontario. “More fleet owners and operators should have to put APU’s in their trucks. Fleet man-agers and owner oper-ators need to learn more on how APU’s save money on fuel and the mainten-ance of their trucks. More improvements need to be made to APU’s to keep their purchase price down. Solar power needs to be looked at and brought into the industry.”
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If you have any comments or questions you would like to get asked about, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]
From the
Driver’s Seatby: carL McbrIDe
APU & Solar
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Highway 63: Canada’s Largest Infrastructure ChallengeBy Marek krasuski
A small stretch of h i g h w a y r u n -n ing some 55
kilometres from Fort Mc-Murray north to the hamlet of Fort Mackay has gained a reputation for traffic jams approximating those of Los Angeles. It stretches the imagination to think that a ribbon of pavement pass-ing through boreal forest, aspen parkland and farm-land could measure up to the freeways of America’s second most populous city. But highway 63, the main artery leading to the oil sands has, in recent years, lived up to its status as a congested traffic night-mare.
Each morning a stream of trucks, SUVs, cars and buses spills out of Fort McMurray and heads north to the oils sands. In more carefree times the same passage allowed drivers to focus their attention on wildlife ambling across the road, or to watch the
northern lights if driving at night. But those days are gone, since replaced by frenetic traffic movements that come with explosive development. To illustrate, in 2004, 41,000 vehicles crossed the Athabasca Bridge along Highway 63 every day. In 2010, that number swelled to 55,000 vehicles.
The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is the epi-centre of oil sands employ-ees who make the daily north-bound trek to work on the lone highway over-burdened by too much use. The municipality, along with the provincial and national governments, have invested heavily to keep abreast of the de-mand for infrastructure improvements. Industry also plays a pivotal role. The Oil Sands Develop-ment Group’s (OSDG) Transportation Commit-tee spearheads many of the initiatives required to meet the region’s transportation
challenges. Over $ 1billion has been invested in the twinning of the highway, and a new bridge over the Athabasca River is expected to be completed this year. Other upgrades include two new inter-changes with completion dates in 2012.
Wood Buffalo parachuted from Mexico a Planning Director to help transform the region’s traffic woes into a model of sustainable development. An ambi-tious transportation strat-egy underway would see the introduction of light rail, municipal incentives for carpooling, and dedi-cated bus lanes to ferry workers to and from the Athabasca Deposit, the largest of the province’s three fields.
If successful, the reduc-tion of traffic conges-tion would dramatically improve conditions for commercial truckers. In-deed, according to the Athabasca Regional Issues
Working Group (RIWG), a consortium of oil sands developers, transporting super loads of equipment currently takes up to five days along a 400-kilom-eter stretch of the highway from Edmonton to Fort McMurray. Not surprising, considering some pieces of equipment are so huge that they appear to envelope and dwarf the tractors and 24-axle trailers that ferry
them through the province.The valiant measures
to reduce traffic conges-tion, partly through the introduction of public transit choices, may be a bit premature. Alterna-tive transportation works only if people are willing relinquish their attach-ment to the familiar and embrace something new. In the rugged outback of oil sands country, that might
be a stretch. Albertans love their trucks. Even the mayor of Wood Buffalo, a staunch advocate of public transit, hasn’t given up her car yet. Nor are her fellow Albertans likely to do so anytime soon.
Instead, more roads and wider highways, a prefer-ence shared by 78 percent of survey respondents, is likely to dominate the de-velopment agenda.V
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Heating Up Your Bottom Line
by bruce OutrIDge
Winter is coming, and since this is Canada there
is no getting away from it unless you go on vacation. Winter is part of life here and can be costly to those unaware of the conditions expected on the roadways. This is where the non pro-fessional owner operator gets into trouble. Recall the news from Buffalo last year that reported the high number of storms, some of which trapped drivers on highways. The same thing happened on the 402 near Sarnia. The highway got shut down due to bad weather.
As a professional driver this is part of the territory, but there are things you can do and should do to protect your business and bottom line as an owner operator. I realize that you can’t predict the behavior of Mother Nature who, on the drop of a dime, can turn the world upside down. But you can do your own due diligence. I often see drivers who do not plan for trips, make no money, drive aimlessly and wonder why they get stuck, or get into wrecks due to bad weather. I am not talking about a little
rain, or a few snowflakes; I am talking about Mother Nature’s best work. What can you, as an Owner Operator, do to keep your-self out of harm’s way? The secret - planning!
Always keep your op-tions open on how you will make your delivery safely. Idling in the middle of a closed highway will do nothing for the bottom line of your business. You are better off to be in a safe lo-cation such as a truck stop or motel than on the high-way in a snow storm that has closed the road while you watch your fuel gauge drop trying to keep warm and wondering if you will have enough to continue. Consider also the risks of causing an accident due to poor road conditions, or getting stuck in the spot you’re sitting in? We all laugh at the four wheelers that don’t plan when they get on the road, but how many of us drivers do the same things?
On my last road trip with my wife we were on a winter vacation and were returning home from the South. Watch-ing the weather we knew we were going to pos-sibly run into horrendous weather at some point as we approached the Great Lakes. Evaluating our choices, I decided to take a longer route home, but one that kept our options open almost all the way to the border. We came up through West Virginia instead, monitoring the weather throughout, and making the decision to
come back through Wind-sor, Ontario. Being famil-iar with the road helped us as Interstate 90 was closed due to a major storm. We had bare roads all the way until we hit London, On-tario, but at this time were close enough to get home. Had we stuck with our original plan, we would have headed straight into the storm, left with no alternative but to endure horrendous conditions on the interstate in Erie, Pennsylvania.
It is your duty as a pro-fessional driver to properly plan for trips and operate as safely as possible. It is also your duty as an Owner Operator to pro-tect your bottom line by running efficiently, saving resources, and making decisions on how to best keep your business out of trouble. Drive Safe!
Bruce Outr idge is a business and leadership consultant. His program called the OS Program helps owner operators run successful businesses. For more information please visit his website at www.outridge.ca.V
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