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Wilson’s renews long-time contractAfter 72 years of service, Wilson’s Truck Lines Limited has renewed a 10-yeartransportation contract with Metro Ontario, owner of the former A&P stores.

The Wilson’s–A&P relationship dates back to 1937, when the grandfather ofcurrent Wilson’s chairman and CEO James Wilson bought a truck to help thefarmers who leased his land north of Toronto transport their crops to stores inthe GTA. The partnership evolved and endured over the years as A&P purchasedDominion, Miracle Food Mart, and The Barn stores. Then in 2005, Quebec-basedgrocery retailer Metro Inc. acquired A&P and all its banners, converting them,with the exception of Food Basics, to Metro stores.

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TECH TALKA simple solution for yard management

PITCHING INMemorial scholarship honours industry veteran

CUSTOMER CONNECTIONMaple Lodge Farms – ALL IN THE FAMILY

INTERMODAL INSIGHTSRough sailing for Canadian ports

TRAVEL TIPSNew Zealand and Hong Kong – natural and man-made wonders

INDUSTRY NOTESMacKinnon Transport acquires Walker Group of companies

and much more!

72 YEARSAND COUNTING

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The strong bond forged more than sevendecades ago continues under the new own-ership. “Wilson’s flexibility is unlimited, andit has the agility and knowledge to adapt tothe new Metro Ontario service format, saysWilson. “It is this attitude that has allowed usto achieve 72 years of service commitment.”

As the dedicated carrier for the MetroOntario/Food Basics stores, Wilson’s makesabout 1400 deliveries from Toronto and 250from Ottawa each week. The carrier’s fleetof 675 trailers, both dry and reefer, suppliedby Trailcon Leasing, and its 225 tractors log23 million kilometres a year on daily deliver-ies extending from Windsor to Quebec, andnorth to Thunder Bay. Although it’s dedi-cated to Metro for outbound distribution,Wilson’s brings back full loads from a varietyof companies to the Metro warehouses so that it’s not running empty miles. “Ultimately, the goal is to gain efficienciesand reduce our environmental impact, andto do that, you have to reduce the numberof empty miles that you run,” says MarcMousseau, executive vice-president andgeneral manager of Wilson’s.

A sister company, Specialized Motor Express (SMX), provides transportationservices for other customers, primarily suppliers to the food industry, as well.

As times changed, so did Wilson’s, making major investments in technology to increase its operational efficiencies. All its tractors, for example, are equipped with a state-of-the-art GPS tracking systemthat complements the carrier’s dispatch operating system. “It gives us the ability toproperly map out our routes, and monitorour driver and tractor performance and utilization,” explains Mousseau.

The company also recently purchased anautomated fuel system that determines fuelallotments, and provides mileage and otherreports. “It can even tell us how much fuel isleft in our tanks, allowing us to better planthe delivery of our fuel and minimize our inventory,” he says.

In fact, “the entire operation is fully integrated, from fuel supply to routing, to

dispatch and to actual activity on the unit,”notes Mousseau. “We can pull off reports,and monitor and ensure efficiencies relatedto anything in the operation. That allows usto be more competitive and provide betterservice.” After all, he adds, “whatever metrics we can pull out at the end of theday allows our customer to evaluate our performance, and together we can look athow we can improve on efficiencies.”

It’s a formula that has worked for 72 years– and counting.

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Travel Tips ..........................8-9

Industry Notes................10-11

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Boys & Their Toys.................14

Frank Says ..........................14

Calendar of Events ...............15

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72 years – and counting: Wilson’s renews long-time contract

James Wilson

Marc Mousseau


If you like to read editorials that make youfeel warm and fuzzy and proud to be Cana-dian, this would be a good time to stopreading and turn the page.

I have wanted to weigh in on this subjectfor a long time, but many of my friends andcolleagues have said that all I will accom-plish by putting my views in writing is tomake others think that I am a bigot and thatI don’t love our “new Canada.” The truth is Iam not a bigot, which I have shown clearlyby my actions over many years. However, Ido not love this new dynamic in which in-creasing numbers of visible – and very vocal– minorities lobby to impose their customsand beliefs on the rest of us.

Let’s consider two cases before the courtsin which “new/visible-minority Canadians”are suing employers and/or the Toronto Police for simply doing their jobs. In the caseof Metropolitan Police officer Michael Shaw,he made the mistake of stopping CanadaPost fill-in letter carrier Ronald Phipps in aposh Toronto neighbourhood. Phipps, whois black, decided that he had been a victimof racial profiling and took his case to theHuman Rights Tribunal. In a ruling in June2009, the adjudicator agreed. To make a longstory short, Phipps is bringing forth a law-suit against the police chief, the entire force,and perhaps even you for reading this editorial. He claims he has suffered griev-ously, and told the Toronto Star that he hastrouble sleeping, has lost weight, and is“teased mercilessly” by co-workers.

Fast forward to Deepinder Loomba, whois suing Home Depot, where he worked as asecurity guard and was directed by assistantmanager Brian Busch to either wear a hardhat or vacate the construction area. Loombawas wearing a turban, refused to wear ahard hat, and now recalls that he was threatened to be fired as opposed to fined,which is what happens when the Ministryof Labour witnesses such an infraction. His suit states that he has – wait for it – “suffered from headaches and insomnia.”Hmm…We’re sensing a theme here. Acheque from Home Depot for $40,000 will

make Loomba’s headaches and insomniadisappear, but for all of us who employ folkslike him, our headaches have just begun.

In yet another example of reason runamuck, Brampton MP Ruby Dhalla intro-duced Bill C-428: An Act to Amend the OldAge Security Act (residency requirements),in June. Dr. Dhalla aims to reduce the resi-dency requirement so that all immigrant sen-iors can receive OAS benefits after living herefor just three years instead of 10. If this Bill ispassed, it means that immigrants already liv-ing here can bring over their parents, installthem in their basement apartment, and, ascant three years later, Mom and Dad willbe eligible to collect OAS benefits for therest of their lives, despite having contributedabsolutely nothing to our country.

In our great industry, we are now“blessed” with a new lobby group–the IndianTrucking Association (ITA). Representingthe ITA are Najib Iqbul, general secretary,and Jatiner Jaswal, executive director. Withtrue tribal mentality, the ITA is demandingthat the Ministry of Transportation publishimportant communications in Punjabi aswell as English. OK gang, fasten your seat-belts. It gets even better: the ITA wants “fiveto 10” Punjabi-speaking officers in Ontarioin the next 10 years. At this point, I snappedmy bolt and put pen to paper.

Canadians, we should now convey clearlyto all new Canadians and to our MPs, MPPs,law enforcement offices, MTO, judges, andanyone involved in writing or enforcing ourlaws and regulations that they need to injectbut one word to measure whether the request of a new Canadian or minority iswarranted. That word is “reasonable.”

For example:■ If you ride a motorcycle in Canada, you

must wear a helmet for your own protec-tion. If you refuse, you are not issued a motorcycle license. A reasonable solution.

■ If you are a woman who has no rights inyour native land, but you refuse to lift yourburqa in Canada for your driver’s licensephotograph, your license is denied. A rea-sonable solution.

■ If you are an immigrant from India at-tending high school, and you denounceCanadian society for embracing Christmas,Easter and even Valentine’s Day, and insteadwant to celebrate Diwali, a Hindu holiday,so you should. Grab the family and off toIndia you go to celebrate for as long as youwant. A reasonable solution.

■ If you don’t want to wear a hard hat ona worksite because it impinges on your reli-gious freedom, you need to sign a waiverstating that, in the event of a head injury,you, and you alone, will bear the cost of thatinjury, and there will be no lawsuits filedagainst any party, regardless of the cause. Areasonable solution.

■ If you are a senior who wants to immi-grate to Canada and draw OAS benefits,fine. You can get whatever you’re entitled to,based on what you have contributed to ourtax system during the years you have livedin Canada. A reasonable solution.

In 2008, my wife and I visited parts of theworld that some only dream about. We wentto Egypt to see the pyramids, and later toDubai. Both Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are Muslim countries, and some oftheir customs are very different. For example,if a westerner is being served in a store or arestaurant in Dubai, and a UAE citizen enters,both tradition and the law mandate that theArab resident is served prior to any foreigner.Now for some westerners, particularly oursouthern neighbours, I’m sure this wouldbe an issue. For me, there’s a reasonable solution: if I don’t like it, I need not visit thereagain. After all, it is their country. As the saying goes: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

Canada grew and prospered for over 100years with immigrants who were thrilled tobe here; all they wanted was to assimilateand become Canadians. This new wave ofimmigrants, by contrast, wants us to changeour customs and traditions so that they canretain theirs. This is not right, and unless westand up and say “enough is enough,” the in-sanity will continue. As far as I’m concerned,their demands are beyond reasonable.

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ReasonableEditorial

By Alan Boughton, President, Trailcon Leasing Inc.

BEYOND


I have been in the transportation businessfor 17 years, and one of the most demandingtasks I have encountered is managing and maintaining the fleet, accurately andconsistently.

We have all attended seminars on the latest and greatest technology, from GPStracking to RFID, but often find that the solutions don’t meet our current busi-ness requirements.

I often wondered: why couldn’t there be asolution that’s as easy as “drag and drop?”

Fortunately, that’s no longer just wishfulthinking – we now have a yard-managementenvironment that uses “drag and drop” tech-nology powered by G&C Software SolutionsCorp.’s Unit Management System (UMS).

Trailcon Leasing piloted UMS Basic twoyears ago, using a ruggedized mobile tablet(F5) from Motion Computing.

The marriage between Trailcon’s existingmaintenance decision software (EMDECS)and UMS reaped immediate benefits, andwas further enhanced by the multiple pe-ripherals of the Motion F5 tablet. UMS wasquickly and smoothly integrated into ourdaily operations and reporting structures.

The transition from Trailcon’s manualsystem to UMS was so advantageous to theFleet and Service personnel that they added

the UMS shunting module last fall to bettercontrol yard moves. Trailcon took it a stepfurther earlier this year with the rollout ofthe UMS Smart Yard Check (SYC) to furtherautomate our yard processes.

G&C will be piloting its latest solution,Real Time Mobile Inspection (RTMI), atTrailcon later this year. This new softwarewill automate the manual inspectionprocess of trailer release and return.

By integrating G&C products withEMDECS, Trailcon knows the what, where,and when – in real time – of all of its assetsfor any of its locations.

As a result, turnaround times have beenshortened considerably, and preventativemaintenance scheduling can be flagged bythe system in real time, allowing the fleetmanager to coordinate the mobile repairorder via the wireless solution.

G&C realizes that quick re-turn on investment is a mustwhen a company is choosing a yard-management solution.Consequently, it develops sys-tems that are simple to use,have self-explanatory screens,and show only what the userneeds to see at each point of theprocess. G&C can achieve thisbecause it understands thetrucking business, and makesuse of the best technology avail-able. Drag and drop, tip of theday, color-coding statuses, andscheduled reports are just a fewexamples of the user-friendlyand time-saving features builtinto its yard-management solu-tions. Another feature thatmakes the systems so effectiveis their ability to provide fieldinformation online to any userwith access to a browser- enabled device.

After a full day of moves inthe yard, fully customizablemanagement and operational

reports can be generated on demand or on a scheduled basis, and delivered via e-mail in PDF, Excel, Word, and otherformats.

The G&C solution integrates with yourcurrent system. Integration methods vary,but can be via web services, file loads, orother formats compatible with your operat-ing system. For more information, visitwww.gcso2.com.


TECHTALK

A simple solution for yard managementBy Stuart Innes, I.T. Manager, Trailcon Leasing Inc.

Przemek Chmielewski, Trailcon’s shunt driver, creates a shunt order using the mobile tablet.



The untimely death of Gordon Dennis, director of distribution for the Ontario/West Region for Molson Canada, at the ageof 58, has prompted his family, employer,and associates to establish a memorialscholarship in his honour.

Donors contributed $21,500 towards theGordon Dennis Memorial Endowment forExcellence in Supply Chain Management atConestoga College, Kitchener, Ont. Match-ing funds of at least that amount will comefrom the Ontario Trust for Student Support.

Dennis built a 30-year career in the trans-portation sector, and was renowned for hisinsights and innovations in the area of supply-chain management.

This endowment will permit the presen-

tation of the first $1,000 scholarship awardthis fall to a deserving second-year studentfrom the Business Administration – Materi-als and Operations Management programwho has achieved in the first year of programstudies an overall academic standing of atleast 70 per cent, who meets the financial

needs require-ment, and whois intent on pur-suing a career insupply-chainmanagement.

In addition toMolson Canada,

scholarship contributions came fromTrailcon Leasing Inc., Challenger MotorFreight Inc., The Sherway Group, LabattBreweries of Canada, Sleeman BreweriesLtd., and Motive Media.

PITCHINGMemorial scholarship honours industry veteran

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Pulling for charityORBIS Canada’s Kids Sight Program cameout the winner when the charity, with sup-port from FedEx Canada, brought together17 teams of 20 members to see who couldpull a FedEx cargo plane the fastest in itsORBIS Pull for Sight fundraiser.

The Kids’ Sight Program benefits blindand visually impaired children in develop-ing countries.

Trailcon Leasing supported the cause witha donation to the “Top Guns” team, whosemembers included Becky Wedgewood,daughter of Trailcon vice-president JimWedgewood; and Jay Wedgewood, Trailconmobile mechanic and Jim Wedgewood’s son.

The Top Guns team included Becky Wedgewood (top row, 2nd from left), daughter of Trailconvice-president Jim Wedgewood; and Jay Wedgewood (bottom row, far right), Trailcon mobilemechanic and son of Jim Wedgewood.

AT THE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY(l to r): Kathy Cartan, president, Motive Media;Gene Moser, president, Challenger Motor Freight;Jeff Ryan, director, corporate affairs, LabattBreweries of Canada; Cathy Noonan, chief supplychain officer, Molson Canada; Dr. John Tibbits,president, Conestoga College; Todd Dennis,fleet manager, Cargill Ltd. (and brother of GordonDennis); Paul Rockett, president, The SherwayGroup; Mike Krell, senior account manager,Trailcon Leasing Inc.; André Beaudry, vice-president, external relations, Conestoga College.

Donors contributed $21,500 towards theGordon Dennis Memorial Endowment forExcellence in Supply Chain Managementat Conestoga College.

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At a time when multi-national conglomer-ates are gobbling up independents at analarming rate, it is refreshing to see a family-owned business that has achieved interna-tional success, and continues to invest inits future. Welcome to Maple Lodge Farms,the largest independent poultry processorin Canada.

The company’s roots reachback to 1834, when the Mayfamily settled in the village of Norval, Ont., just west ofToronto. Since then, genera-tions of the family have farmedand raised livestock on thesame property where MapleLodge’s corporate headquar-ters now sits.

As the family grew, so didtheir farm. But as The GreatDepression took its toll,Lawrence May set out tomake extra money by sellingeggs door-to-door from theback of his truck. His sons,Jack and Bob, eventuallyjoined their father on hisroute. Several years later, they took the busi-ness in a new direction by growing broilerchickens. They added a cooler to the truckand began offering their customers home-grown, dressed chicken direct from the family farm. By 1955, Maple Lodge Farmswas established as a company, and Jack andBob May had laid the foundation for a Canadian success story.

From its humble origins, the MapleLodge Farms Group has grown to supply awide variety of chicken products to Canadaand the world. With some 2,200 employees,it operates processing facilities in Brampton,Ont., St. Francois, N.B., and Virginia, and afully cooked plant in Etobicoke, Ont. Its Ontario operations also include hatcheries,feed mills, and a modern laboratory thatsupports the processing facilities and ensures product safety.

Also in the company’s stable is a fleet of 24 straight trucks, 35 tractors, and 66

trailers that it uses to make deliveries fromWindsor to the Quebec border, and north tobeyond Timmons. Since 2002, Maple Lodgehas leased its trailers from Trailcon. “Wehave partnered with Trailcon because oftheir great rates, reliable service, and flexi-bility,” says Carol Gardin, marketing andcommunications manager at Maple Lodge.

“With the safety, quality, and freshness ofour foods being paramount, it is essentialthat our reefers are reliable and maintain aconstant cool tempera-ture. The trailers all haveexternally attached refrig-eration units, with insu-lated floors, walls, and roofsto keep the loads cooledduring transport. Tempera-ture consistency is key, asfluctuations can cause foodto spoil, which ultimatelycauses quality issues andposes food-safety hazards.”

Food safety is a top priority for MapleLodge. In April, the company launched aninnovative food-processing technology,called High Pressure Protection (HPP), forits deli products. HPP uses ordinary water– no chemicals – at extraordinary pressureto inactivate pathogens such as Listeria,

Salmonella, and E.coli, providing an impor-tant extra measure of food protection without affecting the taste, texture, or appearance of the food.

Throughout its dramatic growth curve,Maple Lodge has remained true to the phi-losophy that guided founder Lawrence May:to deliver the best-quality chicken products

at the best possible price. As a 100% family-owned and -operated business – brothersJack and Bob still oversee the company as

co-chairmen – Maple Lodge“has a strong commitmentand a personal and vestedinterest in providing cus-tomers with the best-qualityproducts,” explains Gardin.

While building on the val-ues of its past, Maple Lodgelooks to the future, aimingto “maintain our current sta-tus as Canada’s largest inde-pendent poultry processor,

become the consumer’s preferred poultrybrand, and continue to grow our businessworldwide,” says Gardin. To that end, sheadds, Maple Lodge “continues to make investments in its business to ensure it remains agile in responding to its customers’ needs.”


CUSTOMERMaple Lodge Farms – ALL IN THE FAMILY

CONNECTION

Maple Lodge Farms' fleet consists of 24 straight trucks, 35 tractors, and 66 trailersthat deliver from Windsor to the Quebec border, and north to beyond Timmons.

CarolGardin


Rough sailing for Canadian portsLike their counterparts in other countries,most Canadian ports have been battered bythe economic tsunami that has engulfedglobal trade.

For the first half of 2009, container vol-umes at the Port of Vancouver declined 15%to 1.04 million TEUs (20-foot equivalentunits). Containerized full imports weredown 25%, reflecting reductions in the retaileconomy for the period.

The Port of Montreal, which operatesthe world’s largest inland port, fared nobetter. Containerized cargo posted an18.4% mid-year decline compared to thesame period last year, to slightly more than5.4 million tonnes. Full and empty TEUsfor the period plunged 14.6% to 619,721TEUs. Montreal Port Authority presidentand CEO Sylvie Vachon blamed the downturn on the difficulties in the manu-facturing sectors of Ontario and theAmerican Midwest.

It was a similar picture on the east coastas container volumes at the Port of Halifaxdeclined 19.9% to 82,366 TEUs for the sec-ond quarter of 2009 compared to 2008. Inanticipation of better times, the SouthContainer Terminal is being expanded toenable the simultaneous berthing of twofull-sized post-Panamax vessels as part ofthe federal and provincial governments’ investment in the Atlantic Gateway Infra-structure projects. Currently, the Terminalcan dock only one post-Panamax ship anda smaller vessel at the same time. Earlierthis year, the CKYH Alliance members,Cosco Container Lines, “K” Line, YangMing, and Hanjin Shipping, began a weeklycontainer service between Halifax andSouth East Asia.

Bucking the downward trend was thetwo-year-old Fairview Container Terminalat the Port of Prince Rupert, which handled97,616 TEUs for the first half of 2009, an increase of 124% over the 43,555 TEUs thatmoved through the Terminal during thesame period in 2008. Second-quarter trafficwas up a whopping 151% to 56,573 TEUs,compared with 22,515 last year.

Railway carloadingscontinue to plummetThe floundering economy is taking its tollon Canadian railway carloadings, whichposted year-over-year declines for each ofthe first six months of 2009, according toStatistics Canada. Intermodal loadings forJune fell 13.7% from the same month in2008 to 2.0 million metric tonnes, the resultof declines in both containers and trailersloaded onto flat cars.

The June results followed a year-over-year decline of intermodal loadings inMay of 16.4%, April 15.6%, March 11.7%,February 15.7%, and January 13.2%.

Truck trailers lose groundto containers on railAs shippers seek increased economies, theyare shifting from intermodal truck trailerson trains in favour of containers. Accordingto an article in the Journal of Commerce, thisshift has been under way for years, prima-rily because containers are more versatilethan the traditional truck box. Trailers thatcome with their wheels and chassis attached are more limited in how they canbe deployed in the transportation chain.

The proof is in the statistics. For the weekending August 29, 2009, trailer traffic on U.S.railroads was down 38.7%, but only 9.4% forcontainers, according to the Association of

American Railroads Weekly Railroad Traffic.For the cumulative 34 weeks ending August29, it was a similar picture, with trailersdown 35.2% versus 12.1% for containers.The trend in Canada is not as pronounced,but still evident. For the same week, trailertraffic on major Canadian railroads wasdown 23.2% compared with 16.9% for containers, and for the cumulative 34 weeks,trailers declined 20.3% and containers16.3%. North America-wide, for the weekending August 29, trailer traffic was down38.1% versus just 10.5% for containers.

CN, for example, is encouraging its domestic trucking partners to use a combination of CN 53-foot domesticcontainers and Steam Ship Line containersin its domestic repositioning program(DRP), says Paul Waite, vice-president, CNIntermodal.

Trailcon Leasing is well positioned forthis development, having introduced the 53-foot intermodal container to the Canadiandomestic shipping community. The com-pany complements its intermodal contain-ers with a fleet of specialized intermodalcontainer chassis, trailers designed to support and carry either an empty or aloaded container. The chassis have fourlocking positions to accommodate 40-, 45-,48-, and 53-foot containers.


INTERMODALINSIGHTS

A fter reporting a decline in net income for the second quarter of 2009 to $387 millionfrom year-earlier net income of $459 million, president and CEO E. Hunter Harrisonsaid the railway was starting to see some improvement. “While the current economic

environment continues to affect our business significantly and we remain focused on adjusting expenses accordingly, we see some signs that several markets are stabilizing andwe hope the economy will begin to recover in the second half of this year,” he noted.

Revenue was also down 15% in the second quarter to $1.78 billion, with weakness inalmost all market segments.

Effective January 1, 2010, Harrison will be succeeded by current executive vice- president and CFO Claude Mongeau.

Meanwhile, Canadian Pacific Railway announced second-quarter net income of $157million, an increase of 2% from $155 million in 2008, thanks to a net gain of $69 millionafter tax on the sale of a portion of its interest in the Detroit River Tunnel Partnership thatoffset a decline in freight volumes.

CN sees improvement following weak Q2


The adventure Down Under continues.When we last wrote (see “Report on Trans-portation,” Spring 2009), we had just de-parted Sydney, Australia, aboard theluxurious Diamond Princess cruise shipbound for Auckland, New Zealand.

After two days at sea, we arrived at Melbourne, where the Australian Open Tennis Championship was in full swing. Oursizzling-hot (45˚C) day tour included theYarra Valley wine country, where we tastedthe best-ever Port at Yarra Track Winery; atour of the Melbourne Gaol and CaptainCook’s cottage; and a quick look at down-town and the Yarra River. Soon after ourvisit, much of Victoria State was consumedby devastating fires, and sadly, Yarra TrackWinery was totally destroyed.

The next day, we docked in Hobart, thecapital of the island of Tasmania, Australia’ssouthernmost state. We visited Tasman’sArch and Blow Hole (an ocean-carved fun-nel of immense power) and Doo Town,where every house and street starts or endswith “Doo.” Not to bemissed are the historicPort Arthur penalcolony, and the Tas-manian Devil Conser-vation Park (the devilsdon’t really spin like inthe Bugs Bunny’s car-toons!), where we wereable to hand-feed kan-garoos and wallabies,and even saw a joey inthe pouch. Trailcon’s Mick Crowe declaredthat the highlight of the trip so far.

Two at-sea days later, we entered Fiord-land National Park, New Zealand, andtoured Milford Sound, designated as both aWorld Heritage Site and the 8th Wonder ofthe World. These fiords were created sometwo million years ago; some rock formationsare more than 6,000 feet high, even stand-

ing in 5,000-foot-deep water. Sailing throughsome passages, we were no more than 50feet from each shore – in a huge ship, that’sclose! Our next stop was Port Chalmers forthe city of Dunedin, where we experiencedthe rugged and spectacular Taieri RiverGorge in an old-style train, crossing overwrought-iron viaducts and through tunnelscarved by hand more than a century ago.Upon returning to town, we enjoyed theBotanical Gardens, Cadbury chocolate factory, and Settlers Museum.

An overnight sail took us to Christchurch.One of the highlights was a visit to the International Antarctic Centre, where wewatched the Little Blue penguins and took arollicking ride in a Hagglund Polar all-terrainvehicle. After a stop at Cathedral Square, thehub of activity, our visit ended at the RoyalNew Zealand Air Force Museum.

Our next stop was Tauranga, a culturaladventure. We visited Te Puia, the MaoriArts and Crafts Institute, where we weretreated to performances of traditional

singing and danc-ing. We also saw theweaving and carv-ing centre (theywere carving ourequivalent of totempoles), and a replicaMaori village. Maoripeople have occu-pied New Zealandsince 950AD, andtheir language and

culture are taught in the local publicschools. The countryside in nearby Rotoruais dotted with hot-spring geysers and hugehot mud pools, often in residents’ back-yards – a natural hot tub, except that it’s100˚C! We visited Gout Park, where therewas a display of a Waka (canoe) so long itrequired two photographs, and Kiwi360, aworking kiwi farm. Did you know that there


TRAVELTIPSNew Zealand and Hong Kong – natural and man-made wonders By David Green and Ellen Goodeve

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are three types of kiwi? – green, gold, andberry. Kiwi juice has more vitamin C thanany other product.

After an overnight sailing, we arrived inAuckland, an affluent city, judging by theprofusion of multi-million-dollar homesand marinas (a ratio of one boat to every fivepeople!). Our tour of the city included KellyTarlton’s Underwater World, where a see-through tunnel offered close-ups of sharks,eels, manta rays, and hundreds of other ma-rine creatures. We visited Mt. Eden, a 600-

year-old volcanic crater from which we en-joyed magnificent views of the city, andMuri Wai Black Sand Beach & GannetColony, where gannet birds mature and thenfly off to Australia, not returning for threeyears. A 10-minute ferry ride ended in De-vonport, a charming historic bedroom com-munity that is also the home of the NewZealand Naval Historical Museum. Dinner atthe Sky Tower Restaurant served up excellentfood and amazing views of the city andocean. We watched as our ship sailed away

on its next adventure, reminiscing about ouronboard experience – how we Canadianshad won at everything we entered, whetherit was the slots, bingo, music trivia, and eventhe “not-so-newlywed” game!

The next day, the Boughtons and theCrowes left for their long trip back toToronto, and we flew on to Hong Kong. Offi-cially a “Special Administrative Region” of thePeople’s Republic of China, Hong Kong is onepacked living space, with over seven millionpeople in an area of only 428 square miles.And yet, it was by far the cleanest city wehave ever seen. As Hong Kong was a British Protectorate for 150 years, most people speakEnglish, and all the signs are in English. Masstransit enjoys a 90% ridership, so it is easy toget around. The 1888 Peak Tram takes youto heights that afford breathtaking views ofthe city and the one green space.

Across the harbour at Kowloon, it was a“different” feeling of urban sprawl, with 40-and 50-floor apartment buildings wall towall to wall. Would you like to buy a Rolexwatch, or maybe a custom-made suit readyin one hour? A 25-minute, six-kilometrecable-car ride lands at Lantau Island, wherewe scaled the 288 steps to view the world’stallest outdoor seated bronze sculpture of aGiant Buddha, a modern miracle of con-struction. A stop at The Tea Museum taughtus more about tea than we ever wanted toknow! A highlight for us was the view atnight – a light show extraordinaire. We leftHong Kong and arrived in Toronto before wehad even left – we were confused.

It was an amazing five-week adventure –different cultures, different countries, andwonderful memories. There were manythings that we admired. We really appreci-ated traffic circles/roundabouts (proven toreduce car accidents by 36%, fatalities by90%, and fuel consumption by 30%), ratherthan stop signs and stop lights. Both Aus-tralia and New Zealand have done away with“pennies” – they round up or round down.Now there’s a concept we enjoyed! Likewise,toilets that have two flush volumes, and var-ious car models that are compact in size,large in capacity, and fuel-efficient.

As the Aussies would say: Good onya!

David Green and Ellen Goodeve are consultants specializing in sales training,performance evaluation and improvement,distribution analysis and logistics design.They can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 613-475-5732.


Cliffs and waterfall at Milford

Sound, New Zealand, designated

a World Heritage Site and the

8th Wonder of the World.

Crossing the Taieri Gorge, New Zealand, in an old-style train.


Notes

CTA calls for 2010 budgetmeasures to help industryDavid Bradley, CEO of the Canadian Truck-ing Alliance (CTA), appeared at ParliamentHill recently to call for the introduction ofmeasures that will not only help ensure thatthe economy recovers, but that Canadianbusinesses are able to capitalize on eco-nomic renewal when it comes. Bradley’scomments came before the House of Com-mons Standing Committee on Finance,which is preparing its recommendations forthe 2010 federal budget.

While he said he didn’t expect the Gov-ernment to solve all the industry’s problems,it did have a “significant role to play in en-suring that the industry is able to take fulladvantage of the opportunities that do pres-ent themselves through economic recovery,

is treated fairly compared to other sectorsof the economy, and receives value for thetax dollars it generates.”

CTA’s primary goal for the 2010 budget isto establish partnerships with governmentand mechanisms to accelerate the re-equip-ping of the Canadian truck fleet when recovery does take hold. “The trucking industry cannot provide the service theeconomy demands, or further enhance itsenvironmental and safety performance, unless it is able to invest in the latest equip-ment and technology,” he maintained.

He also reminded the Committee that thecurrent federal government had made acommitment to reduce federal excise tax ondiesel fuel by 50% over four years. As thathad not yet happened, Bradley proposed analternate approach that would allocate revenues from the excise tax to acceleratingthe investment in new smog-free heavy-

truck engines and the GHG-reducing technologies and devices identified in CTA’senviroTruck initiative. “Similar incentivesor rebates should also be considered forthe latest proven safety-enhancement technologies, including electronic on-boardrecorders and vehicle stability systems,” he urged.

MacKinnon Transport acquires Walker Group of companiesMacKinnon Transport Inc., Guelph, Ont.,has acquired the St. Thomas, Ontario-basedWalker Group of companies, which consistsof LE Walker Transport Ltd. and Mid Amer-ica Freight Systems Ltd. Both companies aremajor players in the dry van and flatbedmarketplaces in North America.

The acquisition creates a combined en-tity that will operate out of MacKinnon’shead office in Guelph, where the companywill manage over 1,300 pieces of equipmentand employ a workforce of 420 people.

“This deal, which is effective immedi-ately, represents a great opportunity forboth companies,” says Evan MacKinnon,president and CEO of MacKinnon Trans-

port Inc. “At a time when many truckingcompanies are economically challenged, weare fiscally robust and poised to respondquickly as the economy rebounds.”

“We are merging the best business prac-tices of the Walker Group and MacKinnonTransport,” adds Walker Group presidentJulie Tanguay, who is also chairperson of theOntario Trucking Association. “While bothcompanies are recognized leaders in the dry

van and flatbed markets, our customer baseis quite diversified with little duplication.”

MacKinnon will remain as president andCEO of the organization, which will con-tinue to operate as MacKinnon TransportInc. Tanguay will take on the newly createdrole of executive vice-president sales.

Both companies are third-generationfamily-owned businesses.


T RAILCON LEASING is sponsoring an annual scholarship of up to $1,000 in conjunction with the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Education Foundation.The scholarship will be awarded to one student annually who is enrolled in the

Truck-Trailer Service Technician Program at Conestoga College Institute of Technologyand Advanced Learning at its Guelph campus. The recipient will be selected by the College based on a combination of academic performance and financial need.

“This scholarship is a reflection of exactly what we were trying to accomplish at Trailcon,” says Al Boughton, president of Mississauga, Ont.-based Trailcon Leasing. “Wewanted our scholarship to go to a deserving student each year who takes his or her education seriously. The scholarship eligibility criteria require that the student demonstrate a commitment to his or her education. At the same time, we want tomake sure that, in this environment of escalating education fees, the student is also inneed of some financial assistance.”

The Trailcon Leasing Trailer Service Technician Scholarship will be awarded annually,and is funded by an endowed fund administered by the OTA Education Foundation, Inc.

Trailcon announces scholarship for Conestoga College

INDUSTRY


OTA survey reveals industryworking to go greener According to a recent survey by the OntarioTrucking Association (OTA), Ontario truck-ing companies are embracing after-markettechnologies that improve fuel efficiencyand reduce GHG emissions.

The survey revealed that close to three-quarters of respondents have introduced in-cab heaters into their fleet to avoid having

to run the engine tokeep cabs warm inthe winter. Almosthalf of the respond-ing fleets said they

have purchased auxiliary power units thatheat and cool the truck cab through a sepa-rate electronic unit. Forty-nine percent ofrespondents said they were introducing thenew generation of low rolling resistant wide-base single tires into their fleets, replacingthe less-fuel-efficient conventional dualtires. “Ontario made the progressive step ofincreasing the axle weight allowances tobetter accommodate the wide-base singletires, which was very welcome,” says DavidBradley, OTA president. “The key now is to

get people moving quicker to these morefuel-efficient tires, and cost is a factor, espe-cially these days.”

Lagging behind in terms of industry uptake were new trailer skirts (9% of fleetshad introduced them) and rear-of-traileraerodynamic devices, commonly referred toas boat tails (only 2%).

While Ontario is further ahead than manyCanadian jurisdictions, says Bradley, financialand regulatory barriers are impeding the industry from accelerating the market pene-tration of the full range of proven, currentlyavailable GHG-busting technology.

TransForce adds ATSAndlauer Retail Solutions Div.It has become a familiar refrain: TransForceInc., Montreal, has added yet another com-pany to its growing stable with its recentagreement to acquire the Retail SolutionsDivision of ATS Andlauer TransportationServices Limited Partnership (ATS). TheHealthcare Division of ATS will continueunder its current ownership as part of theAndlauer Management Group Inc.

“This transaction demonstrates Trans-

Force’s strategy of growth through selectivelyacquiring leading companies with strongleadership,” says Alain Bédard, chairman,president and CEO of TransForce. “ATS Retail

Solutions is an ex-cellent strategic fitwith our existingCanpar and ICSCourier businesses.Consistent with ourapproach to acquisi-tions, it will operateas an autonomous

business, and ATS president and CEOMichael Andlauer will continue to play aleadership role as chair of a group specificallyfocused on courier solutions.”

ATS Retail Solutions generates approxi-mately $120 million in annual revenues, andemploys 447 employees.


VICS and GS1 launch

Empty MilesService

T he Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS)Association, GS1 Canada, and GS1 US have launched a solution to optimize trucktransportation by reducing the number of trailers traveling without loads throughout

the continent. The Empty Miles Service matches a company’s trailers that are returningempty with potential loads that can be collected and delivered along the return route.

Pilot participants, who included several of North America’s largest retailers, consumer-goods suppliers, and transportation carriers, reported that the Empty Miles Service was effective and easy to use.

To help companies build a business case for Empty Miles, GS1 created a ROI calculatorto measure direct financial benefits, as well as the benefits of reduced CO2 emissions.

GS1 Canada is a not-for-profit organization that promotes and maintains global standardsfor the identification of goods, locations, and related e-commerce communication. For more information, visit www.gs1ca.org.

Alain Bédard

Government funds fuel-saving initiativeThe federal government recently announced a $1-million pilot initiativeto encourage the use of fuel-efficient technologies for heavy-duty trucks. Theinitiative will partially fund successful applicants, up to $100,000, who installSmartWaySM-certified technologies to increase fuel efficiency.

“While this is a step in the right direction, the industry is still looking fora coordinated, dedicated program ofrebates and appropriate tax treatmentsfor all the aerodynamic technologiesavailable to the industry,” says DavidBradley, CEO of the Canadian TruckingAlliance. “While there have been smallprograms here and there, what is lacking is a cohesive, targeted plan toachieve meaningful emissions reductions and improved fuel efficiency for industry that these technologies can make happen.”



FOR INFOYOUR

China–U.S. trade wars escalateThe decision by both the United Statesand the European Union to file a WorldTrade Organization (WTO) complaintagainst China comes as welcome newsto many.

Earlier this year, the U.S. and the E.U.formally accused China of illegally ham-pering exports of raw materials used in

the production of steel, chemicals and aluminum in order to benefitits own manufacturers. The restrictions imposed on these exportsmake it more expensive for manufacturers in other countries – including Canada – to produce finished goods, thereby impeding recovery in industries already rocked by the global recession.

The complaint came after two years of fruitless negotiations withChina over its trade practices, and is the first step in what could bea years-long resolution. Since China joined the WTO in 2001, it hasfiled four complaints against the U.S., and has been the subject ofseven other complaints by the U.S. and two by the E.U.

In retaliation for this latest infringement, the U.S. slapped a tariff on Chinese-made tires, prompting China to lodge a WTO complaint. Continuing the tit-for-tat, Beijing said it would also

investigate possible unfair practices in U.S. exports of car parts andchicken meat to China.

Adding insult to injury for the U.S. is its growing trade deficit withChina. In the month of July, imports from China increased toUS$25.7 billion while exports to that country fell to US$5.3 billion –a trade gap of $20.4 billion. (That compares with a US$2.2-billiondeficit with Canada for the same period.). The U.S.’s trade deficit withChina for 2009 through July was a whopping US$123 billion – nearlyhalf of its total trade deficit of US$266 billion. Most of the remainderof the deficit comes from oil, caused by rapid growth in China thathelped drive up prices. Therefore, reducing oil imports and improving the balance of trade with China are critical to long-termeconomic recovery.

In the meantime, Canada is looking beyond the borders of itsmajor trading partner. Alarmed by the resurgence of protection-ism in the U.S., and suffering from lower demand for its products,Canada is courting the emerging economies of China, India, andBrazil. Its Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s“2009-10 Report on Plans and Priorities” ranks expanding tradewith these countries as its top foreign-policy priority, bumping relations with the U.S. to second.

W HO YA GONNA CALL WHEN YOUR COMPUTER CRASHES?The office nerd, of course. Believe it or not, the word “nerd”first appeared in 1950 in the children’s book “If I Ran the

Zoo,” by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The linegoes: “And then, just to show them, I’ll sail to Ka-Troo, and bringback an It-Kutch, a Preep and a Proo, a Nerkle, a Nerd and a Seersucker, too!”

How did it make the leap to its present-day meaning? As the theory goes, the kids of 1950 picked up the word, which meant“comically unpleasant creature,” and passed it on to their older siblings. By the late ’50s, these teenagers used it to describe themost comic creatures of their own class, the “squares.” The word alsoappeared in a 1957 issue of the Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday Mail in acolumn titled “ABC for SQUARES,” which said: “Nerd – a square, anyexplanation needed?”

Little did they foresee the time when nerds would rule!

Sources: www.thefreedictionary.com, www.answers.com, www.takeourword.com

Word watch

NerdTHE



100 years ago...• 47 years was the life expectancy.• 14% of homes in the U.S. had bathtubs.• 8% of U.S. homes had a telephone.• 8,000 cars were on 144 miles of paved

roads in the U.S.• The maximum speed limit in

most cities was 10 mph.• The tallest building in the

world was the Eiffel Tower.• The population of

Las Vegas was 30.• 6% of people in the U.S. had

graduated from high school.• The average wage was 22 cents

per hour.• The first controlled powered flight in

Canada took place when a team led byAlexander Graham Bell launched theSilver Dart on the ice of Baddeck Bay,N.S., in February 1909. The airplane rosenine metres into the air and flew aboutone and a half kilometres.

NewseumEver wonder what’s making headlinesaround the world? This website can showyou. Just put your mouse on a city on theworld map, and the front page of the localnewspaper pops up. Double click on thecity and the page gets larger.

While there is a preponderance of U.S.cities represented on the map (it is, afterall, a U.S.-based site), it’s fascinating to seethe front-page news in virtually any coun-try. The site changes every day with thepublication of new editions of the paper.

True to its word, this website features linksto 100 reference sites under a variety of cat-egories, such as Dictionaries and More,Niche Sites, Search Engines, Open SourceSites, News and Pop Culture, and muchmore. There’s even a link to Transportationand Logistics Acronyms.

Because this site is designed for teachers,there is other content in the same URL; justscroll down to find the 100 Reference Sites.

Interview indiscretions

In the past, we’ve featured faux pas that candidates have committed in cover-ing letters and resumés. The following job-seekers made it to the interviewstage – however inexplicably – only to discover that honesty isn’t always the

best policy! Here, courtesy of CareerBuilder.com, an online job site, are a fewof the career-ending responses that candidates actually gave in job interviews.

Q. Why did you leave your last job?A. I have a problem with authority.

Q. What are your weaknesses?A. I get angry easily and I went to jail for domestic violence.

But I won’t get mad at you.

Q. Have you submitted your two weeks’ notice to your current employer?A. What is two weeks’ notice? I’ve never quit a job before. I’ve always been fired.

Q. Why do you want to work for us?A. My old boss didn’t like me, so one day, I just left and never came back.

And here I am!

Q. Do you have any questions?A. Cross-dressing isn’t a problem, is it?

Thinking inside the boxWhile we’re often encouraged to thinkoutside the box, that wasn’t the case for theBritish Columbia artists who exhibited in theContainerArt show at this year’s Pacific National Exhibition. The “gallery” consistedof cargo containersthat housed instal-lations of contem-porary art in a variety of media.The only stipulation:the artists could notalter the containersin any way. As part of a sustainable project,they had to be able to be returned to theirordinary use.

Since the concept originated in Italy in2005, container art shows have been held atseveral cities around the world. ContainerArt’s manifesto is: “Empty containers amblingaround the world, filling with beauty wherever they stop.”

The installations may indeed be beautiful,but the thought of all those empty containersmeandering around the world must traumatize many a logistics professional!

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BOYS TOYSAND THEIR

E very July, some 80,000 classic-car enthusiasts converge on the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse, N.Y., for theSyracuse Nationals. To get an idea of the event’s magnitude, picture the Canadian National Exhibition grounds, multiplied by two or three. Then imagine every inch of it crammed with antique cars and hot rods – more than

7,000 of them! This year, Trailcon Leasing president Al Boughton made the trip – an easy four-hour drive from the GTA –with his 1934 Ford Tudor (shown below right).

Besides the cars, there are vendors galore selling auto parts, services, and accessories, as well as crafts, homemadegoodies, and much more. And when hunger sets in, there is no shortage of eateries.

Although the local hotel owners jack up their rates during the show, the prices are still reasonable and the accommodation plentiful. If you plan to enter your car in the show, the easiest way is to pre-register online (by July 1 atwww.rightcoastcars.com/registration/), arrive on Thursday (the event runs Friday through Sunday), and pick up yourpackage at the Holiday Inn. A word of warning: Saturday is extremely busy, with visitors arriving as early as 4:30 a.m.For maximum enjoyment, arrive early and don’t leave at dinnertime, unless you’re prepared for a long wait at the exits.

Next year’s show will be held July 16-18. For more information, visit www.syracuse.com/syracuse-nationals/.

F rank stopped by my officethe other day to shoot thebreeze – or, rather, to grumble

about the state of the economy. “How’s it goin’?” I asked.Frank came right to the point,

as usual. “Business stinks. Youknow the easiest way to make asmall fortune in this economy?”he asked with a smirk. “Start offwith a large one.” Frank was on aroll. “These days, flat is the newup,” he proclaimed. “If your salesare flat, business is booming.”

“Some analysts say we’re finally starting to come out of therecession,” I suggested. “What doyou think?”

“I think it’s as simple as ‘A, B, C’– or ‘L, U, V, W,’ depending onwhich of the so-called punditsyou listen to,” scoffed Frank.

“What do you mean?” I asked. Frank assumed a professorial

air as he began to explain: “Well,an ‘L’ recession is a long period ofeconomic stagnation – the reces-sion bottoms out, but then theeconomy stays flat. A ‘U’ is longerand deeper. A ‘V’ is a sharp down-turn and then a sharp upturn,and a ‘W’ is a double-dip reces-sion. But I have my own name forit,” he sniggered. “I call it an ‘R&B,’since we’re all singing the blues.

“And it’s not just businesses thatare tanking,” he added. “It’s stockportfolios, RRSPs – everyone’s tak-ing a beating, which makes thisthe most brutal recession ever. Youwanna know just how bad it is?”

I could sense a knockoutpunch coming, but I rose to thebait. “OK, Frank, how bad is it?”

As Frank Says: “This recession is worsethan a divorce. I lost halfmy money and I stillhave my wife.”

FRANK SAYS...



November 4-6CITT’s Reposition 2009: NationalSymposium for Supply Chain andLogistics ProfessionalsQueen’s Landing Hotel, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.Contact: Jennifer Barry, Canadian Institute of Traffic and TransportationTelephone: 416-363-5696, ext. 32E-mail: [email protected]: www.citt.ca/reposition

November 12HTC 84th Annual DinnerHamilton Convention CentreContact: Hamilton Transportation ClubTelephone: 905-549-3777E-mail: [email protected]: www.hamiltontransportation-club.com

November 15-17IANA’s Intermodal Expo & Annual Membership MeetingAnaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.Contact: Intermodal Association ofNorth AmericaTelephone: 301-982-3400, ext. 332; 1-866-438-EXPO (3976)E-mail: [email protected]: www.intermodal.org

November 1983rd OTA Annual ConventionDoubleTree – by Hilton – Toronto Airport HotelContact: Ontario Trucking AssociationTelephone: 416-249-7401E-mail: [email protected]: www.ontruck.org

December 3TTC Annual Dinner and AGMFairmont Royal York Hotel, TorontoContact: Andrée Baillargeon, TorontoTransportation ClubTelephone: 416-886-5450 E-mail: [email protected]:www.torontotransportationclub.com

December 10HTC Christmas LuncheonWaterfront Centre, Hamilton Yacht ClubContact: Hamilton Transportation ClubTelephone: 905-549-3777E-mail: [email protected]:www.hamiltontransportationclub.com

Jan. 24-28, 20102010 COHMED Conference (Co-operative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development)Hyatt Regency San Antonio, San Antonio, TexasContact: Commercial Vehicle Safety AllianceTelephone: 202-775-1623E-mail: [email protected]: www.cvsa.org

Feb. 22-24, 2010The Logistics Management CourseMiles S. Nadal Management Centre,TorontoContact: Schulich Executive EducationCentre, York UniversityTelephone: 416-736-5079; 1-800-667-9380E-mail: [email protected]: www.seec.schulich.yorku.ca

Feb. 28-Mar. 3,2010Annual Convention of Truckload Carriers AssociationWynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NevadaContact: Truckload Carriers AssociationTelephone: 703-838-1950E-mail: [email protected]: www.truckload.org

March 7-9, 2010119th Annual IWLA ConventionHotel Del Coronado, San Diego, Calif.Contact: International Warehouse Logistics AssociationTelephone: 847-813-4699E-mail: [email protected]: www.iwla.com

April 13-15, 2010SAE 2010 World CongressCobo Center, Detroit, Mich.Contact: Society of Automotive EngineersTelephone: 1-877-606-7323E-mail: [email protected]: www.sae.org/congress

April 15-17, 2010Truck World 2010International Centre, TorontoContact: Joan Wilson, Show Manager,Newcom Business Media Inc.Telephone: 416-614-5817E-mail: [email protected]: www.truckworld.ca

April 25-28, 2010NASSTRAC Logistics Conference & ExpoBuena Vista Palace & Spa, Orlando, Fla.Contact: National Shippers StrategicTransportation Council Telephone: 952-442-8850, ext. 208Web: www.nasstrac.org/conference/

April 26-29, 2010NA 2010I-X Center, Cleveland, OhioContact: Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)Telephone: 1-800-446-2622; 704-676-1186E-mail:[email protected]: www.nashow.com

Apr. 30-May1, 201059th Annual Convention of Quebec Trucking AssociationHilton Hotel, Lac-Leamy (Gatineau), Que.Contact: Quebec Trucking AssociationTelephone: 514-932-0377, ext. 211E-mail: [email protected]: www.carrefour-acq.org

May 5-7, 201016th Annual Intermodal Operations & Maintenance SeminarOak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Oak Brook, Ill.Contact: Intermodal Association ofNorth AmericaTelephone: 301-982-3400, ext. 332E-mail: [email protected]: www.intermodal.org

May 16-19, 2010WERC Annual ConferenceAnaheim, Calif.Contact: Warehousing Education andResearch CouncilTelephone: 630-990-0001E-mail: [email protected]: www.werc.org

May 16-20, 2010CCMTA Annual MeetingDelta Fredericton, Fredericton, N.B.Contact: Canadian Council of MotorTransport AdministratorsTelephone: 613-736-1003E-mail: [email protected]: www.ccmta.ca

June 18-20, 2010The Stirling Truck ShowStirling, Ont.Contact: Stirling and District Lions ClubTelephone: 613-395-0055E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.truckshowandshine.com

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