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It would not seem appro-priate, at first glance, for

anyone to openly tell an-other they should break the law, transgress a regulation or contravene a ruling. We are, by the way, law abid-ing citizens of a civilized nation, mature in mind and conscience. Our only hope is to supply our families with food and shelter and a means to prevail. How-ever, what do real men do when laws restrict personal freedom and along with it their very hope to prevail?

Laws are intended to provide citizens the frame-work for personal freedom, security and the pursuit of prosperity. But what hap-pens when the laws them-selves inflict the abuse and fraud?

History has clearly shown that not all laws in society have been or will be just, fair, practical or even moral. Consider these examples: slavery, prohi-bition (alcohol as illegal), women not being allowed to vote, and the British mo-nopoly of Salt in India (see Mahatma Gandhi: Non-violent non-co-operation, protesting oppressive taxa-tion and discrimination to

achieve independence).Are sound and moral

people bound to obey the laws when they are based on fraud, deception, dis-crimination and abuse? Would we today be a part of the underground rail road? Helping runaway slaves seek freedom in the north? Was it not (or would it not be) our moral obliga-tion to do so?

No sane citizen today would push for slavery or abolishing the female vote. However, I would dare say a robust debate could be found for prohibition, with strong arguments on both sides, one claiming person-al freedom issues while the other showing the social degradation alcohol abuse fosters. Not all laws are as clear as slavery.

Haste to create or pas-sion to continue laws are not always based on jus-tice, equality or liberty. Like the British Monop-oly of Salt or U.S. slavery laws, some had serious financial considerations. Who would pick the cot-ton? What would become of the British Treasury of the impoverished Southern States? Lawmakers (from

the southern states or Brit-ain) could hardly be con-sidered unbiased in their arguments. There was big money and power to be made or lost.

A comparison is easily made to the so called “Cli-mate change” anti-carbon legislations. These laws (originating between 1999 and 2001 at the height of global warming fears) are based on “climate science” a now steadily DECLINING source of true scientific data (see climate-gate and ClimateDepot.com).

Why would politicians, (and some scientists) con-trive a climate crisis and fa-cilitate harsh and extreme legislation?

At the heart of every in-justice and fraud is money and power. There was big money in slavery and con-centrated power in denying women the right to vote, climate change legislation is no different. One ex-ample is the “cap-n-trade” global carbon tax where (if passed) HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of dollars would be funneled through an exchange privately admin-istered without public ac-countability (unfettered

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power and economic con-trol).

Publicly the exchange would “save the world” by economically controlling it, quietly harvesting billions in “credits” for global con-trol. The plan is based en-tirely on a crisis (or in this case perceived crisis) and requires the public’s abso-lute “blind faith”. It makes Bernie Madof’s fraud look like sandbox pocket change.

So, if a citizen under-stands and believes that a man made law was based on fraud and discrimi-nation, are they morally bound to obey that law? Is it a law that must be observed? Is there a moral obligation that supersedes this anti-carbon legislation?

Canadian’s are not an-archists, if anything we tend to be somewhat paci-fistic. But what if an un-just, fraudulent based law restricts personal freedom and sabotages the very hope to feed our families?

My accounting firm works exclusively with operators. Since 2008 (in-ception of the EPA second wave) I have personally seen operators go bank-

rupt, insolvent, or set back by decades due to tempo-rary repairs. I call them temporary because they kept re-occurring. These were NOT fly by night op-erators. They were NOT fi-nancially challenged. They were in the industry for de-cades. They had a history of strong financial success (some with several trucks) and several with a respect-able net worth.

First there came the increase in monthly fuel costs ($1000-$1400), then the incessant downtime (luckily under warranty). Then the warranty expired, team operators were hit first, then the singles.

Not many operators can overcome the average $9-18,000 per year in need-less maintenance costs (coupled with reduced margins). Some were able to trade off just before war-ranty expired while others got out of the industry, or sold the newer and “up-graded” to the older (a smart business move, by the way).

These challenges are NOT small. They are NOT petty and they are NOT temporary! These chal-lenges threaten the very fabric of our nations truck-ing families. It can easily be a financial death blow to any operator. Anyone who finds themselves in this crisis can take com-fort in the fact that they have been truly victimized. If you survived, consider yourself fortunate to have purchased a non-typical non-lemon.

Talking with and ob-serving as many opera-tors as I have, I must state that some seemed to mi-

raculously overcome their maintenance and fuel challenges almost over-night. I’m of the Clintonian philosophy… don’t ask… don’t tell.

I believe operators have three primary choices: stick it out (if you can), leave the industry or stand against discrimination and fraudu-lently based legislation, for some that may mean delet-ing a fraud.

For all those who may participate in the “under ground highway” just re-member, without a com-plete understanding of the principles behind what you are doing, simple “delet-ing” is lawlessness. How-ever, well educated, prin-ciple based “deleting” may be viewed as civil disobedi-ence, which (by the way) may result in the same con-sequences as lawlessness.

Democracy provides us a civil means of waging war without physical con-flict. Every election has its consequences, every politi-cian his day of reckoning. If buffoons were elected, we must personally take re-sponsibility for it. Democ-racy allows us the power to “elect the least offensive buffoon”. b

Robert D Scheper operates an accounting and con-sulting firm in Steinbach, Manitoba. He has a Masters Degree in Business Admin-istration and is the author of the Book “Making Your Miles Count: taxes, taxes, taxes” (now available on CD). You can find him at www.thrconsulting.ca and thrconsulting.blogspot.com or at 1-877-987-9787. You can e-mail him at [email protected].

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Minister of state for transport, Steven Fletch-er, told a large gathering of carrier members of the Canadian Trucking Alli-ance that he will recom-mend the federal govern-ment moves to address several issues affecting the industry, including improving highway in-frastructure, continu-ing to work on an EOBR policy and reducing the “regulatory burden” on the industry by stream-lining rules from prov-ince to province.

Fletcher, who has been travelling across Canada meeting truck-ing industry represen-tatives about the busi-ness issues they face, wrapped up his tour with a stop at the CTA’s annual spring retreat.

Fletcher said Trans-port Canada has a lim-ited role in regulating trucking, but at the same time it is responsible for a number of issues affecting the industry, including hours of ser-vice and environmental

regulations and ensuring that trucking safety rules remain consistent across the country.

“Your industry is a critical link in the supply chain that moves goods from producers and sup-pliers to markets. With-out it our domestic trans-portation system, our trade with the U.S. and the entire Canadian econ-omy would look about as good as the chances of the Phoenix Coyotes winning their division this year,” the charis-matic Winnipeg Jets fan quipped, prompting chuckles from a room of over 100 carrier owners and managers. “As the saying goes, if you got it a truck brought it.”

On improving border infrastructure, Fletcher emphasized the federal government’s recent spate of funding an-nouncements for vari-ous Canada-US land crossings as part of the Beyond the Border Ac-tion Plan. He said the funding will increase

capacity for commer-cial traffic, reduce wait times at the border and strengthen security.

“But crossing the border is just part of the journey. You also need good roads to get the goods there,” said Fletcher, adding that the CTA’s infrastructure wish list has been in-valuable in helping the government prioritize projects.

He added that he and Transport Minister Denis Lebel are meeting with trucking industry stake-holders to guide devel-opment of a future long-term strategy under the Building Canada Plan.

Fletcher said that Transport Canada is working with the prov-inces and territories on Safety Rating Reciprocity and to establish National Safety Code standards. Based on the meetings with trucking associa-tions across the country, he understands the im-portance of such issues as roll stability control, indemnification clauses in freight contracts, and EOBR legislation.

In response to a question of whether he will include a recom-mendation to adopt an EOBR mandate, Fletcher fell short of making a commitment, indicating there are still issues to be ironed out. However, he said “it seems like a no brainer” as a way to improve highway safety and level the competi-tive playing field.

A hot topic at this year’s retreat, the driv-er shortage was another issue Fletcher weighed in on. He identified the driver shortage as a ma-jor problem – in particu-lar “in the fast-growing Western provinces” – and acknowledged that efficient, free-flowing cross-border trade with the U.S. is also vital to the health of the truck-ing industry.

Before closing, Fletcher highlighted his government’s “commit-ment to streamlining regulations and reduc-ing the regulatory bur-den on Canadian busi-nesses,” namely, for trucking, by harmoniz-ing rules across Canada and with the U.S. “The goal is clear but getting there, as you know, can be more difficult.” b

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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, the North American leader in the development and man-ufacture of leading-edge ac-tive safety and braking sys-tem technologies, applauds National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, taking place in April.

While reinforcing con-cerns around the issue of distracted driving, Bendix continues its commitment to deliver technologies de-signed to help commercial vehicle drivers operate their vehicles safely. Driv-ers, both car and truck, who avoid driving distrac-tions are critical to safer roadways. Advanced safety technologies, like those of-

fered by Bendix and oth-ers, can help commercial vehicle drivers in situations that may arise due to dis-tracted driving behaviours by other drivers who share the highway.

According to the Nation-al Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,331 people were killed in crashes involving driver distraction in 2011 and an-other 387,000 were injured.

“Bendix fully supports efforts to raise awareness about distracted driving,” said Fred Andersky, Ben-dix Director of Government and Industry Affairs, and Director of Marketing for the Charging group. “For truck drivers, the roads are

more challenging than ever – more cars, more mobile devices in those cars, and more potential for other drivers, as research shows, to contribute to accidents. Through our technologies, we try to make these chal-lenging roadways safer for all drivers.”How Advanced Commercial Vehicle (CV) Safety Technologies Can Help

While nothing replaces the need for a safe driver, safe driving practices, and

comprehensive driver training, Bendix provides a number of technologies that can help CV drivers, fleets, and owner-operators deal with the issue of dis-tracted drivers on our na-tion’s highways. Bendix technologies such as the Bendix ESP Electronic Sta-bility Program fullstability system, Bendix Wingman Advanced – A Collision Mitigation Technology, Bendix RSD (reduced stop-ping distance) wheel-end

technologies, and AutoVue Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System from Ben-dix CVS can assist com-mercial vehicle operators with the challenges result-ing from distracted drivers.

When it comes to stabil-ity, full-stability technol-ogy is more comprehensive than roll-only stability. Un-like roll-only systems, full-stability systems – such as Bendix ESP – address both roll and directional stability. While roll-only options function on dry surfaces, full-stability sys-tems recognize and miti-gate conditions that could lead to rollover and loss-of-control situations sooner on dry surfaces, and in a wider range of driving and road conditions, includ-ing snowy, ice-covered, and slippery surfaces. Full-stability systems also contain additional sensors, enabling the unit to more quickly recognize factors that could lead to truck rollovers or loss of control.

Among the aspects that set Bendix ESP apart in the full-stability system arena is its inclusion of an air sus-pension sensor, which pro-vides a more accurate load assessment. With a better load estimate, Bendix ESP

can adjust its interventions accordingly, which results in a better-performing sys-tem, while lowering the number of unnecessary in-terventions.

Full-stability interven-tions also differ from those in roll-only systems because they rely on automatic brake interventions involv-ing the steer, drive, and trailer axles, while roll-only systems typically apply the brakes only on the drive and trailer axles. Adding steer-axle braking is important for addressing RSD regulations, which now require more braking power to be con-centrated on the steer axle. A brake intervention involv-ing the steer axle slows the vehicle more quickly, help-ing mitigate rollovers faster, while slowing and redirect-ing can help the driver ma-noeuvre in loss-of-control situations.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-tion is considering imple-menting a rule on stability requirements for tractor-trailers and motorcoaches. If such a regulation is put in place, Bendix supports an approach requiring full-stability rather than roll-on-ly technology. Bendix ESP – with more than 225,000

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Braking performance is also critical in helping commercial vehicle drivers respond safely to situations involving distracted driv-ers. Bendix brakes, includ-ing the High Performance ES (Extended Service) drum brake, allow shorter stops. Bendix ES drum brakes, which meet the new federal reduced stop-ping distance mandate, are produced by Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB), a joint venture be-tween Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Dana Commercial Vehicle Products, LLC.

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On February 21, 2013, the Immigrant Employment Council of BC announced that it has awarded BCTA $196,000 to develop a pro-fessional driver vocational assessment tool to help eval-uate immigrant applicants for driver positions, as well as an employer licensing and training resource.

The tool will be de-signed to assess job-read-iness in terms of technical skills as well as those re-lated to communications, customer relations and other important qualities. The tool will be tested on 25 immigrants who are pre-screened and actively

seeking employment in the trucking industry.

The employer licensing and training resource will be a reference that out-lines the licensing and test-ing requirements, training systems, and other factors that employers identify as important information in assessing the qualifications of applicants with non-Canadian licences and/or experience.

BCTA will be develop-ing both projects over the next year for completion in March 2014.

BCTA applied for fund-ing from the Employer In-novation Fund announced

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able in a variety of sizes for steer axle applications. They are engineered to pro-vide the increased torque necessary for shorter stops. In addition, they sustain that torque, which reduc-es brake fade and allows shorter stops. BSFB solu-tions for phase two of the RSD mandate, to take effect Aug. 1, 2013, include new brake offerings with larger chambers, reinforced brake shoes, and higher perfor-mance friction material on drive axles.

Bendix Spicer Founda-tion Brake also produces the popular Bendix AD-B22X air disc brake. The patented air disc brake is a lightweight air disc brake design proven to sig-nificantly reduce stopping distance and extend brake system life for commer-cial vehicles. In addition

to significantly reducing stopping distance for com-mercial vehicles, Bendix air disc brakes are proven to virtually eliminate brake fade with no degradation of stopping power; provide a passenger car-like feel; and permit straight, stable stops.

As part of its ongoing efforts to address the issue of distracted driving, Ben-dix also enacted its own distracted driving policy last year. The policy covers both employees and con-tract drivers holding CDLs (Commercial Driver’s Li-censes), as well as employ-ees driving cars while on company business.

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month was initiated by the non-profit group FocusDriven, which advocates the elimi-nation of cellphone use while driving. b

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Freightliner Trucks recently unveiled the first-ever OEM designed and integrated in-cab exercise and flexibility system. The Freightliner In-Cab Training (FIT) System provides drivers with full body strength-and-conditioning work-outs in the comfort of their own cabs.

Developed in collabora-tion with Rolling Strong – a leader in driver wellness programs – the FIT System provides a simple and con-venient exercise solution that encourages physical activity.

Recent studies by The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Daimler Trucks North America and the Nation-al Institute for Occupa-tional Safety and Health revealed that approxi-mately 90 percent of truck drivers in the Unit-ed States are overweight or obese, and many also suffer from chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure, dia-betes and sleep apnea.

“There are several barriers that make it dif-ficult for truck drivers to maintain a healthy life-style, from irregular work hours, eating on the road and sitting for extended periods of time,” said Dr. Josef Loczi, manager, en-

gineering strategy and market intelligence for Daimler Trucks North America. “The FIT System makes it easy for drivers to be proactive about their well-being.”

C r o s s - f u n c t i o n a l teams from Daimler Trucks North Ameri-ca and Rolling Strong worked together to de-velop and extensively test the FIT System. The teams added new op-tions and refinements based on the feedback from truck drivers who put the system to use.

“The initial response we received was over-whelming,” said Loczi. “The drivers who tested it appreciated the sim-plicity and effectiveness of the system.”

The FIT System fea-tures a triple-grip handle, which enables users to interchange three bands to change resistance levels. The system uses existing seat tether and bunk restraint mount-ing points for installing custom brackets, which makes the system easy to attach and use.

“Healthy drivers are generally safer, more economical drivers, and the FIT System un-derscores our overall commitment to healthy trucking,” said Mary

Aufdemberg, Director of Product Marketing for Freightliner Trucks. “Freightliner Trucks is dedicated to providing the trucking industry with products conducive to a healthy lifestyle for its most valuable asset – the driver.”

Truck drivers also have access to health, wellness and nutrition information, as well as a personal trainer, via the FIT Channel on www.RollingStrong.com and through blogs, videos and forums located on the Freightliner Trucks online community www.TeamRunSmar t . c om . The trainer helps keep drivers motivated, and provides new exercises that can be incorporated into fitness routines. b

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As a professional driver, you spend so much

time behind the wheel, wouldn’t it be nice to use some of that time to help out less fortunate individu-als in your community?

Groups of individuals that have common goals, work in the same industry and face the same chal-lenges tend to want to help each other out in times of need. They can relate to what others are going through and want to help. This certainly holds true in the trucking community.

If you are looking for ways to become more in-volved and help others and want to use your skills as a professional driver to do some good, there are a num-ber of ways you can go about it beyond writing a check to the local fund raiser.

It goes without saying that there are numerous accidents every year on Canadian roads. There are also workplace accidents that take the lives of hard working folks. Life altering or fatal accidents can leave the children and spouses of

fellow professional drivers devastated, both emotion-ally and financially.

Often times banks and friends of the family come together and organize do-nation drives to help the victim’s family recover. You can help in a couple differ-ent ways. If donations to the family are already being tak-en, go to the bank and put forward an hour’s wages.

If you know anyone in such a situation, take it upon yourself to organize the fund raising and get the word out. Most banks will

gladly open an account free of charge and accept dona-tions as a way of helping out the community.

Get the word out about the fund raising by telling your fellow drivers in the yard, spread the word at truck stops and customer’s yards while you’re wait-ing to load. Print and put up posters. Every little bit helps these families.

Truckers also have something that people in the industry don’t have – the ability to transport goods long distances. Ev-ery once in a while the op-portunity comes up to help folks in areas where natu-ral disaster has struck.

Whether it be the deliv-ery of a load of hay from Ontario to Western Canada to help out cattle farmers during a severe drought or simply transporting a pal-let of food from a church’s food drive to the local homeless shelter, any small part you can play can make a difference.

Ted Sammons was hauling reefers back and forth between Houston, TX and Vancouver, BC in 2005 when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. “I remem-

ber watching the news at a truck stop in Oregon that night and feeling sick. I knew I had to do some-thing, but I didn’t know what,” he recalled.

Always an animal lover, a few weeks later Ted felt heart break over the hun-dreds of pets left homeless by the hurricane. The effort that volunteers made to rehome the dogs and cats touched him deeply and that’s when he knew how he could help.

With the go ahead from the owners of the company he worked for at the time, Ted headed south. Prior to picking up his allotted freight, he drove towards New Orleans and loaded four pet carriers into the cab of his truck. He then drove the animals north to a shelter in Montana where they would be rehomed and start a new life.

“It felt so good to help those sad, lost dogs out, to give them some hope and a bit of love and attention, that I went back and did it three more times.” All to-gether Ted carried 13 ani-mals to their new homes in the northern states and into Western Canada.

So you have a truck, what else can you do with it besides delivering goods that will put your driving skills to good use?

Convoys are one of the latest trends to hit the truck-ing industry and those in search of a good cause to support. These convoys

bring together individuals who want to make a differ-ence and donate their time and money to a good cause. The events help raise aware-ness and money all from be-hind the wheel of a truck.

Trucking for a Cure is one of the largest convoy organizers in Canada and they will be out looking for your support at a num-ber of events scheduled for 2013, culminating in the convoy itself on Octo-ber 5th in Dorchester, ON. They are raising money for breast cancer awareness, research and education.

In 2012, The Law En-forcement Torch Run Con-voy for Special Olympics was put on by the Mani-toba Trucking Association. The organization, with the help of 141 trucks, was able to raise $65,000 for Special Olympics athletes and pro-grams in the province.

Trucking for Wishes was founded by NAL Insur-ance in 2007 with the goal of supporting the dreams of children through the Make a Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario. To date they have raised over $200,000 and helped dozens of children realize their dreams.

Not only do these con-voys raise money, the sight of a hundred trucks rolling down the highway brings a great awareness to their cause and shows the world that profession-al drivers support their communities. b

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BCTA is joining forc-es with the Trucks For Change Network to facili-tate matching the trans-portation needs of selected charities with available ca-pacity on member compa-nies’ trucks.

The Trucks For Change Network (TFCN), founded in Ontario two years ago by former Ryder Canada executive Pete Dalmazzi, is a national non-profit as-sociation of member truck-ing and logistics companies who want to support their communities with in-kind services where it’s pos-sible and cost-effective to do so. TFCN, whose motto is “Filling Trucks, Fulfilling Needs,” provides a unique online charity load-posting tool which allows mem-

ber carriers to find charity requests they can support, and to respond with offers of reduced-rate or donated service.

“BCTA is proud to endorse the efforts of the Trucks For Change Network to engage the industry in supporting charities in their com-munities and across the country,” said Louise Yako, BCTA President & CEO. “TFCN’s goals are consistent with BCTA’s goals of promoting an environmentally and so-cially responsible com-mercial road transporta-tion industry in BC.”

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ties with affiliate organiza-tions in BC, including Food Banks Canada and Habi-tat For Humanity Canada. TFCN would like to grow its membership in BC to be able to support more BC-based charities. Mem-bership in TFCN is strictly voluntary.

“We know many BCTA members already actively support charities, but we can make the whole pro-cess more efficient by find-ing the right carrier with the right equipment in the right place to help,” said TFCN President Pete Dalmazzi. “Finding affordable trans-portation often makes the difference between a chari-ty accepting donated goods or having them end up in landfill sites, so there’s an environmental benefit as well. We’re thrilled to have BCTA’s endorsement, and we look forward to helping their members make a dif-ference in their communi-ties.” b

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The Canadian Truck-ing Alliance’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage (BRTF) recently launched Drivershortage.ca, the first online resource in North America dedicat-ed to information, educa-tion and research of the in-dustry’s greatest long-term challenge – the looming, chronic shortage of quali-fied truck drivers.

The contemporary new website was unveiled at the CTA Spring Board Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. It builds on the goal set out by the BRTF to provide leadership in promoting the issue to industry and supply chain stakeholders, government officials and the general public.

“Drivershortage.ca is the only online, one-stop shop for everything related to the driver shortage situation affecting Canada and the U.S.,” says Mark Seymour, president of Kriska Trans-portation and chair of the BRTF. “It’s a multifaceted media repository of daily news, studies, videos, facts and statistics that reflect both the systemic and ancillary underpinnings of the driver shortage – from supply and demand to demographics, to pay issues and driver life-style. It presents from many different angles the challeng-es of maintaining the indus-try’s unmatched standard of service.”

Featured prominently on the website are two flagship reports on the truck driver shortage – a landmark report authored by the BTRF, which estab-lished a series of “core val-ues” and guidelines to help alleviate the shortage and make the industry more attractive to potential new drivers; and the Conference Board of Canada’s compre-hensive study quantifying the economic magnitude of the emerging gap between the supply and demand for professional drivers.

The site posts original news and aggregates print

and video content from media sources on a variety of related topics that play into the capacity question, including: freight economy conditions; turnover, rates and compensation trends; demographics and immi-gration; recruitment and retention strategies; regu-lations; driver training and education and much more. Helpful topical facts and figures are easy to find on the website, as are addi-tional studies and reports from a variety of academic and industry resources.

“There is no single bullet that will fix the driver short-age and, ultimately, market forces will decide what hap-pens,” says CTA president David Bradley. “However, like the good work done on the BRTF report, Driver-shortage.ca provides leader-ship and helps industry and its partners map out a coher-ent, cohesive direction on how to go about resolving these issues.”

Above all, adds Sey-mour, the tone of the web-site echoes the BTRF’s declaration that truck driv-ers are unequivocally the backbone of the industry. “They are our number one resource. Without them there is no industry,” he says. “Hopefully efforts like Drivershortage.ca will bring this dialogue out into open and help close the usual communication gaps that sometimes exist be-tween drivers, carriers and our customers.” b

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Sweeping reforms to US food safety regulations are on the horizon, in-cluding requirements for trucking companies trans-porting food in the United States.

A recent panel discus-sion at the Technology and Maintenance Council in Nashville served to remind carriers that in late 2011, the US passed the Food Safety Modernization Act to strengthen its capacity to prevent the spread of food-borne illness.

The approach follows a “farm to fork” continuum, where every partner in the food production and supply chain – from farm-ers, to processors to retail, and everyone in between, including trucking compa-nies – assume obligations and responsibility for their actions. Most notably, the Act called for the publica-tion of regulations on the safe transportation of food, which will impact US do-mestic carriers as well as Canadian carriers moving

food products into or out of the United States.

Draft regulations on food transportation have not yet been issued, but it seems quite clear from reading the Act and from material issued by the US government that a preventative approach will be adopted based on HACCP principles. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point methodology, devel-oped for the US space pro-gram, is designed to iden-tify critical control points where food could become contaminated, introduce rigorous monitoring of processes and procedures, and outline corrective ac-tions to be implemented when it appears that safety has been compro-mised. The methodology is widely used throughout the world, and forms the basis of many industry-developed food safety programs developed with the support of the Govern-ment of Canada.

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Alliance is one organiza-tion that has developed a food safety program for its members using Canadian HACCP principles. With financial support from the federal government, the Trucking Food Safety Program (TFSP) was de-veloped several years ago to help carriers meet their clients more demanding food safety requirements. Over the past year CTA, as-sisted by a carrier advisory committee, introduced sev-eral modifications to the program to bring it up to date and, most notably, au-tomate the entire process for carriers. The automated system will be tested by several advisory committee members over the next sev-eral months. In addition, the entire program will be submitted to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s rigorous Technical Review process.

Canadian carriers who have introduced a HACCP-based program should be well-placed to comply with the upcoming US regula-tions. Carriers wanting further information on the Trucking Food Safety Pro-gram can contact CTA’s Ron Lennox at [email protected]. b

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HRM and HRM Part-ners in Policing recently launched a pedestrian safety campaign. The campaign, Distrac-tions Kill, aims to bring awareness to drivers and pedestrians about the importance of being cautious, focused and at-tentive when driving and

crossing the street. In 2012, HRM saw an

increase in pedestrian-vehicle collisions and the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in five years. Texting, chatting, surfing the internet and listen-ing to music on mobile devices are just some of the distractions for both

pedestrians and drivers that lead to inattention. The goal of the cam-paign is to raise aware-ness about the dangers of distraction in an effort to change the way people think and act, both when behind the wheel and on foot, when approaching a crosswalk.

The HRP/RCMP Inte-grated Traffic Unit will con-tinue to focus on enforce-ment and providing traffic safety education in-person out on the roads, as well as on social media. b

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The Canadian Truck-ing Alliance welcomed the recently announced fund-ing to expand and improve security for the Lansdowne Border Crossing.

The announcement, made by Leeds—Gren-ville MP Gord Brown on behalf of Transport Min-ister Denis Lebel, follows through on commitments in the Beyond the Border Action Plan announced by Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper and Presi-dent Barack Obama in December 2011.

The government will invest up to $60 million for infrastructure improve-

ments to the Lansdowne Border Crossing, which is located at the Canadian side of the Thousand Is-lands Bridge. In 2012, over $14 billion in trade moved across that border crossing.

Mark Seymour, presi-dent of Prescott-Ont-based Kriska Transportation as well as Canadian Truck-ing Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association board member, was invited to be on-hand for the official an-nouncement.

“This announcement shows that the Beyond the Border Action Plan contin-ues to move in the right direction,” Seymour said.

“Eastern Ontario contin-ues to grow economically and it’s essential that the transportation infrastruc-ture keeps up with recent investments in the region. This funding is essential to keeping trade moving efficiently at this vital bor-der crossing and keeping the economy on the right track.”

MP Brown said the im-provements, which include a new Canada Border Ser-vices Agency inspection plaza, will make the Lans-downe Border Crossing more efficient, reliable and secure.

The Government of Canada has allocated new funding for the Lansdowne improvements in Economic Action Plan 2012. Funding will flow through the $2.1 billion Gateways and Bor-der Crossings Fund. b

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Mack Trucks recently introduced the newest generation of the MACK Econodyne family, the MACK MP8 Econodyne+, a powerful and high-per-forming engine ideal for on-highway customers who require additional muscle to move their loads.

The 13-liter MP8 Econ-odyne + engine is avail-able in MACK Pinnacle models and offers 505 horsepower with 1,860 lb.-ft. of torque when op-erating in either of the top two gears. This maximiz-es fuel efficiency while

also providing the neces-sary power to help drivers conquer long and steep grades.

When ascending a steep incline, engine rpms drop to around peak torque output. When a driver is applying 100 percent throttle and the rpms reach 1300, Mack’s intelligent torque man-agement strategy, called EconoBoost, kicks in, pro-viding the driver with an additional 200 lb.-ft. of torque, enabling the truck to remain in top gear for a longer time period until the hill is crested. Drivers

get more torque at lower engine speeds, allowing the vehicle to remain in higher gears for an ex-tended period of time, re-sulting in greater fuel ef-ficiency.

“Customers demand-ed greater power, and we delivered it with the advanced MP8 engine platform,” said David McKenna, Mack Director of Powertrain Sales and Marketing. “Mack cus-tomers working in moun-tainous areas requiring higher torque output can remain in top gear for longer, supplying more power and preserving fuel economy.”

The MACK MP ClearT-ech engine series is com-prised of highly fuel-effi-cient and clean-running engines with near-zero emissions.

“Mack has a heritage of offering fully integrated and customized solutions to our customers for di-verse applications,” McK-enna said. “Econodyne + is another way Mack is tailoring advanced tech-nology to help our cus-tomers get the job done in the most efficient, cost-ef-fective way possible.” b

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“Donating a signature item to the CIM Auction was a great chance for Mack to support man-agement education in the concrete industry,” said John Walsh, Mack vice president of marketing. “The concrete industry is a very important market for our business and we want to do all we can to encourage the growth and excellence of the industry in North America.”

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the industry, Mack and Mc-Neilus Co. set an impres-sive standard for support of the CIM program. Do-nations of this caliber help fund future CIM program expansion and new pro-grams like the Executive Master of Business Admin-istration degree in Concrete Industry Management.”

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Alliance Truck Parts, a leading provider of re-placement truck parts for the commercial transpor-tation market, has worked diligently to deliver on its position as an all truck makes parts supplier. That effort is paying off with steady customer awareness and interest from owner operators that drive Daim-ler Trucks North America (DTNA) product and other truck makes.

With a rebranding effort launched in early 2011 fo-cusing on increasing aware-ness of the all- truck makes

parts brand, Alliance has built out its catalogue offer-ing, focusing on frequent-replacement parts and ac-cessories. The most visible promotional platform for brand awareness continues to be Alliance’s partner-ship with Penske Racing to sponsor a car in the NAS-CAR Nationwide Series as well as participating as the title sponsor for the Alliance Truck Parts 250 Nationwide race at the Michigan Inter-national Speedway in June, billed as “The Race That Trucking Built.”

“We’ve worked hard to

deliver on our all-makes promise of offering bet-ter parts at value prices at more than 800 loca-tions across the U.S. and Canada,” said Todd Biggs, Director, Aftermarket Parts and Service Marketing for Daimler Trucks North America. “That value, the expanding breadth of our product offering and the nationwide availability are helping Alliance Truck Parts make real gains in the competitive aftermarket parts category.”

Sometimes the options for aftermarket parts can

seem overwhelming. The source and quality of what comes out of the box can have a significant impact on a truck owner’s bot-tom line. Alliance Truck Parts offers a full one-year unlimited-mile warranty, like most OEM parts, but as part of the good-better-best continuum, Alliance has strategically positioned itself below the pricing of OEM level parts that of-ten include major branded component manufactur-ers. By leveraging the scale and power of the DTNA network and other distri-bution partners, Alliance can source its private-label parts at a quality level ap-proaching and often ex-ceeding many branded parts suppliers, delivering

on its “good parts, better prices” promise.

“We know that when a truck is down, it costs the owner more than just the money to repair it,” add-ed Biggs. “Alliance Truck Parts meets the broader needs of the all makes mar-ket, offering quality and value when and where it’s needed most. This year at MATS we’re launching a new line of heavy-duty alternators to our parts lineup that stand up to the higher-temperatures of today’s EPA-compliant engines. We’re also show-ing off our new mobile-optimized website; part of our continuing effort to use the best and most efficient tools to get parts informa-tion to our customers.” b

Nowhere was this solid family involvement

more evident than in the British Columbia forest in-dustry. For decades, fami-lies have worked together to harvest the abundance of the forest. Then family-owned trucking companies moved this bounty to the local mills. Mills that were family-owned and oper-ated. Next, family-owned over-the-road trucking companies transported the finished product to family-operated retail outlets. These retailers then sold the finished product to lo-cal families, some of whom worked in the reforestation industry... completing the circle.

In recent years, as the global business atmo-sphere has evolved, many of these family owned and operated businesses have been replaced by larger, publicly owned companies. An exception to this has been Williams Lake B.C. based Clusko Logging.In The Beginning.

In 1979 Arnold Brem-ner, along with the able assistance of his wife Imke, started Arnold Bremner Trucking with one lil’ old truck. Their first customer was the hometown, family-owned Jacobson Broth-

ers sawmill. In those first years, there were times when throwing-in-the-towel would have been an option considered by many, but not for Arnold and Imke.

As their family grew, with the addition of sons Troy, Ryan and Jared and daughter Jessica, things got even more hectic. But rather than saying no to additional business oppor-tunities, Arnold took on harvesting contracts with Canfor in Prince George and later in McKenzie, while maintaining their original contract with the Williams Lake mill now owned by Tolko. Accord-ing to Arnold, “Things got pretty wild there for awhile, it was a full-time job servicing the contracts with our customers and our family was very in-volved with school and sports.”What’s In A Name?

As their business ex-panded and the company grew, Arnold and Imke knew that best business practices called for in-corporation. But what to name this new company, that had long since out-grown Arnold Bremner Trucking? Arnold has al-ways been very particu-

lar and proud of how his equipment looked, and the last thing he wanted was a numbered company name on the side of his trucks and equipment. But the deadline for fi-nalization of incorpora-tion was fast approaching and although he and Imke had been struggling with many possible names, nothing seemed to ring-the-bell. Then on his way home, following another busy and successful week in the woods, Arnold had stopped to close the gate at the bridge over the Clusko River. “We had trucked logs over that riv-er for close to 20 years,” Arnold stated, “and it just hit me... why not Clusko Logging?” Before leaving the bridge area that day Arnold called Imke on the radiophone... and the rest is history.Everyone Is Included.

As the Bremner boys returned from university, each one became more in-volved in the family busi-ness. Troy at first decided he was most happy work-ing in the bush as an opera-tor, but in recent years has worked along with his dad in managing the company’s Williams Lake based op-eration. Jared helps man-

age the Prince George and McKenzie operations, and Ryan has taken responsi-bility for day-to-day op-erations of the company’s newly acquired Okanagan business that is based in Kelowna.

It is obvious-to-any-one who knows them that Arnold and Imke are very proud of their fam-ily and delight in being able to work side-by-side with them on a daily ba-

sis. When asked about his daughter Jessica the proud-dad-smile on Arnold’s face grew even a bit brighter, “We’re a very tight knit family and Jessica is just finishing university, I’m sure she will be able to fit into the company some-place.”

From very humble be-ginnings, Clusko Logging has continued to grow, overcoming the many ups and downs along with the

twists and turns of the for-estry business. Now with over 170 employees and 165 pieces of forestry iron, they have become the larg-est log-harvesting contrac-tor in British Columbia. Last year the company harvested and transported over 1.5 million cubic me-ters of wood and for this all-in-family the future of forestry business in British Columbia looks very bright indeed. b

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Family. All In.In Canada, the foundation for hundreds of thousands of small businesses and a number of Fortune 500 businesses has been... family. By Ronald Mullins

Arnold Bremner and his family have been grateful for the continued support of John Deere and Brandt Tractor.

In September 2012 John Deere executives and dealer principals from across North America visited the Clusko Okanagan operations.

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According to Peter Sinclair, the Depot Man-ager for Driver Coastal and formerly the nation-al maintenance manager for the Driver Group, Al-lison transmissions have been embraced in partic-ular for operational and safety benefits but also because of reduced fuel consumption, minimal maintenance and im-proved reliability.

“Our experience with Allison transmissions mated to Cummins en-gines on the Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is excellent, with very good fuel economy returns. Overall, we’re anticipat-ing substantially lower running costs with the Allison equipped buses, particularly in down-

town Melbourne”, said Sinclair.

Cummins’ latest emis-sion, ISBe5 6.7-litre, Euro 5 rated at 265hp engines, have been mated to Al-lison T280R fully auto-matic transmissions and fitted to four Driver Bus Lines, Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle vehicles, a service that operates in heavy traffic eight hours a day, every day of the year.

“We knew we had to offer a low-emissions en-gine solution to secure the contract, and we wanted better reliability and lower running costs over the contract period and beyond. That was behind our choice of Al-lison and Cummins”, said Sinclair. “We have

tried automated manu-als, but the reliabil-ity was not all it should have been, so we have moved back to Allison fully automatic transmis-sions. We have found the Allison-equipped buses to be reliable, which is important when run-ning on tight timetables with commuters relying on the bus to arrive on time.”

Commenting on the issue of safety, Sinclair continues, “The Allison allows our drivers to focus on operating the vehicle, particularly on busy city and suburban routes.”

With no performance complaints and drivers reporting excellent ac-celeration enabling them to maintain speed in heavy traffic flow, it’s no surprise that of the 132 buses operated by Driver Group, more than 75 are now equipped with Alli-son automatics. b

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Utility Trailer Manu-facturing Company, the industry’s largest manu-facturer of refrigerated trailers and a leading man-ufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, and Taut-liner curtainsided trailers is pleased to announce that it has exceeded a pro-duction milestone, manu-facturing over 200,000 reefer trailers at the com-pany’s Clearfield, Utah manufacturing facilities.

Utility’s first Clearfield, Utah plant opened in 1965 and closed in 2001. A new larger facility ad-jacent to the area opened in January 2000 and has recently reached the mile-stone of producing its 100,000th reefer trailer. The 100,000th reefer trail-er was produced for Util-ity’s longtime customer, Stevens Transport from Dallas, Texas and found-ed by Steve Aaron in 1980 and later joined by his son Clay Aaron, President. Combining the produc-tion from both the old and

new Clearfield manufac-turing plants, Utility has exceeded the milestone of producing over 200,000 reefer trailers in Utah.

“We opened the new facility in Utah specifi-cally for our #1 selling 3000R refrigerated trailer. The design and layout of the larger facility accom-modated the advanced tooling specific to the 3000R,” said Steve Smith, Utility’s Clearfield Plant Manager. “From 178,000 square feet of space to the larger facility which exceeds 500,000 square feet, we’ve increased pro-duction efficiencies with a continuous production flow by expanding and adding a 2nd assembly line for high-option trail-ers.” With these efficien-cies and expansions, Util-ity’s Clearfield facility has nearly tripled the produc-tion capacity. The plant is now one of the largest trailer manufacturing fa-cilities in the world.

Utility currently oper-

ates five trailer manu-facturing facilities across the United States. The Clearfield, Utah and Marion, Virginia plants manufacture Utility’s #1 selling refrigerated trail-er. Utility dry vans are manufactured in Glade Spring, Virginia, and Paragould, Arkansas. Utility also has a facility in Enterprise, Alabama that manufactures flat-beds and Tautliners. b

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Located in Abbotsford, B.C., our client Magnum Trailer & Equipment specializes in the manufacture of on and off-road commercial transport trailers and aluminum truck/ trailer accessories and offers a fully equipped truck and trailer service and repair shop. With the addition of a second Fraser Valley location, allowing for signifi cant growth in all lines of business, Magnum is poised to meet the needs of the evolving global transportation equipment markets.

With new ownership and expansion of products and services, Magnum is seeking a hands-on leader for the role of Engineering Manager to spearhead the technical design and development of Magnum’s products and provide support to the sales and production departments.

Reporting to the VP Engineering and supervising a staff of four, the Engineering Manager will have a proven track record of effective leadership within the engineering department of an industrial manufacturing organization.

If you are a graduate of a mechanical engineering technology program, have strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, experience with stress analysis, have a creative fl air and a track record of exceeding customer expectations, this position will be of interest to you.

Please forward inquiries in strict confi dence to: [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you and thank all applicants but only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

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WET KIT

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1997 Volvo Series 60-430hp, 13 speed, Heavy spec, Vaccon combo jet/vac unit, 10 yard, JD aux. diesel, 1,000 gal. freshwater, HYDRO EXC. Package, 50 gpm @ 3K psi, EX GOVT unit.

1985 Autocar Constructor, 6V92T-350hp,jakes, auto trans, DFM Bridgemaster underbridge inspection unit, 2 turrets,telescopic third boom, EX State unit .

1999 Peterbilt 357, ISM 305hp, 9 speed,55,000# gvwr, Chalmers Suspension, continuous chain rolloff, 60K# rated, 22’rails, Rolloff rebuilt 10/11.

1992 Ford L9000, N14-330 hp, 10 speed deepreduction, 18K#, 40K# rear, walking beams, 4000 gallon water system with Aux. powered pump, LOW MILES.

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