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Wide-base single tires
approved in Alberta;
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By Derek Clouthier
CALGARY, ALBERTA
As of July 1, the Government of
Alberta has given the green light
for the use of wide-base single tires
on provincial roadways.
Following in the recent footsteps
of Saskatchewan, trucks in Alberta
will now be permitted to use the
new generation single tire at at-par
weights – single axle (9,100 kg);
tandem axle (17,000 kg); tandem
axle with spread 2.4 meters or more
Wildfires have been consuming B.C., forcing residents out of their homes and destroying thousands of hectares of forest.
but less than three meters (21,000
kg); and tandem axle with spread
B.C. ablaze
three meters or more but not more
than 3.7 meters (24,000 kg).
With Manitoba also allowing
the use of wide-base single tires,
Industry steps up for B.C. wildfire victims with transportation and storage B.C. is the lone western Canadian
province that has not yet given the
thumbs up to the new tire.
By Derek Clouthier to strategically move supplies ahead of the fires, and Alberta Motor Transport
store them to be ready.” Association (AMTA) presi-
KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA Through the Red Cross, B.C.’s Ministry of Forests dent Lorraine Card received
With more than 8,450 square kilometers burned by announced a $1,500 emergency credit for small busi- the news from the Minister of
B.C. wildfires and tens of thousands displaced as a ness owners. Transportation and Infrastructure
result, the Trucks for Change Network is doing what it Trucks for Change put the British Columbia Continued on page 15
can to get supplies to those in need. Trucking Association (BCTA) in touch with the
Pete Dalmazzi, president of Trucks for Change, told Canadian Red Cross, as well as three associa- Careers: 22-27
Truck West that his organization is working with the tion members – Bandstra Transportation Systems, Ad Index: 43
Canadian Red Cross to get products transported to Hawkeye Holdings, and Landtran Logistics – that
victims of the fires. have volunteered warehouse space in Kelowna,
“We’re assisting them in finding donated trucking Kamloops, and Prince George to store donated items.
capacity to move a whole bunch of stuff to community Supplies are being sent to these evacuation areas,
centers that are being set up out (west),” Dalmazzi where many displaced residents of fire-stricken
said of the partnership with Red Cross. “We are con- regions have been moved.
necting them with carriers offering to donate trans- “They are actually allowing Red Cross to use their
portation or offer reduced-cost transportation from facilities as hubs,” said Dalmazzi. “And then Red Cross
the Red Cross’ warehouse in Calgary.” is hiring or using us to add to the trucking work that
Oliver Trinh, logistics manager with the Canadian they have to do to get that product into some of the
Red Cross, said this year’s wildfire in B.C. have dis- other centers.
placed more than 55,000 residents and spread across “Working together with the BCTA and the
over 840,000 hectares. Canadian Trucking Alliance, we have been able to
“As the fire season continues through August, assist the Canadian Red Cross response in B.C. with
we’re still seeing communities forced to evacuate,” offers of donated and reduced-cost services from
Trinh said. “The Canadian Red Cross needs to be many highway carriers. Once again, our industry has
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ready with response supplies like cots and hygiene stepped up to make a difference to Canadians in need 1
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Contents
ISSN 0700-5016 (Print)
ISSN 1923-3531 (Online)
Lou Smyrlis
Director Business Development
416-510-6881
[email protected]
Kathy Koras
Associate Publisher
416-510-6892
[email protected]
A. (Tony) Hohenadel
Publisher - truckandtrailer.ca
416-614-5800
[email protected]
EDITORIAL
Derek Clouthier
Editor
403-969-1506
[email protected]
Sonia Straface
Associate Editor
416-510-6890
[email protected]
James Menzies
Contributing Editor ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA
416-510-6896
Page 9 Edmonton company Page 11 BCTA president/CEO
[email protected]
Drivewyze gets PreClear program stepping down; court rules in favor
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
in North Dakota. of container truckers.
Carolyn Brimer, Beverley Richards,
Michael Chimienti, Tim Norton
Page 18 Southern Alberta Truck Page 39 History abound in B.C.
ACCOUNT M ANAGERS Expo helps recruiters, showcases Vintage Truck Museum.
Delon Rashid
industry.
Western Accounts Manager SASKATCHEWAN
403-713-1054
[email protected] Page 19 New Calgary interchange Page 13 STA hopeful province will
to aid traffic flow. develop carbon tax policy before
Anthony Buttino
feds.
National Accounts Manager 23
Page 40 Gaining an appreciation
416-458-0103
[email protected] for those who drive commercial trucks. Mark Lee
Nickisha Rashid Organized drivers will reap benefits
National Accounts Manager from ELD mandate.
416-614-5824
25
[email protected]
Al Goodhall
Denis Arsenault
Quebec Accounts Manager The workplace has changed, and
514-938-0639 ext. 2 trucking companies no different.
[email protected]
27
Tony Jelicic
Regional Accounts Manager Equipment
416-614-5813
Tire wear a concern with 6x2 axle
[email protected]
configurations.
Doug Copeland
28
Regional Accounts Manager
905-715-9511 Marketplace
[email protected]
Spec’ing a powertrain has come a long
Paul Beelien way, but it must be done properly.
Regional Accounts Manager
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416-614-5806
[email protected]
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proportion; ELDs won’t help everyone. Kenworth touts its T880 and T880s
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needed update. Not every ELD is a magic cure-all.
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Cover Story Business Actions speak louder
Trucking companies helping B.C. wildfire Takeaways from Mullen Group’s Q2 than words.
victims with transportation, storage. earnings; Huayi Tire in Vancouver.
September 2017 • Truck West 3
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Ramping up for renewal
Western Canada’s carriers ready to renew their fleets
Western Canada’s motor carriers have been reticent to make new truck purchases the last few years due
to the slow growing Canadian economy outside of British Columba. Fleets in Alberta suffering through the
impact of low oil pricing and the subsequent downturn in the oil business have been particularly stingy on
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new truck purchases. However, optimism is building for greater economic growth in 2018 and the results
from our just completed annual Equipment Buying Trends Survey indicate that fleet owners from Manitoba to
British Columbia are once again ramping up their fleet renewal plans. More than 7 in 10 respondents reported
plans to replace at least 10% of their heavy duty fleet by the end of the year. And 4 in 10 are planning to renew
their medium duty fleet. Next issue we report on their fleet renewal plans for 2018.
Percentage of heavy duty fleet Percentage of medium duty fleet
Trucking industry sector
anticipate replacing by end of 2017 anticipate replacing by end of 2017
For-hire fleet 0% 0%
56% 28% 58%
of respondents of respondents of respondents
30%
or 12%
more
Lease/rental 0%
fleet 5%
Government
9% 5%
fleet
37%
40% 7% 29%
30%
20% or
Private 10% more 10%
fleet
20%
Geographic distribution Size of heavy duty fleet Size of medium duty fleet
Saskatchewan Alberta 2% 23%
0 vehicles 0 vehicles
40% of respondents of respondents
2% of respondents
1-9 vehicles 33% 1-9 vehicles 44%
Manitoba 14%
10-24 vehicles 21% 10-24 vehicles 12%
25-99 vehicles 31% 25-99 vehicles 14%
44% 100-499 vehicles 5% 100-499 vehicles 0%
British Columbia 500 or more vehicles 7% 500 or more vehicles 7%
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4 Truck West • September 2017
EDITORIAL
Derek’s deliberation
Lessons from the road
passenger vehicles is anywhere limit in this area is 100km/h , and
from 65mph to 80mph – I have to on passing sections on Hwy 1 in
say, being able to drive 130km/h B.C. I take full advantage to pass
Recently, I went on a couple trips and on the ride over there was a legally excites me – and the limit slower drivers when I can.
with the family; the first was a fire burning on the mountain we for trucks (or any vehicle towing a There was a tractor-trailer on
two-week jaunt, mainly through were headed right toward. trailer) is 55mph. this stretch with a driver who
California, but also Nevada, Flames and smoke was every- I’m not sure how truck drivers must have had the same mindset.
Idaho, and Montana; the second where. And there are many people feel about this, but as a non-truck He was clipping along at around
was a quick trip to New Denver, in B.C. who need help dealing 125km/h passing as many cars as
B.C. to visit an old friend from the with the effects of these fires. he could. The driver was follow-
Ottawa Valley. Many in the trucking indus- ing closely behind other vehicles,
Starting with the latter, travel- try – including B.C. carri- including my own at one point,
ing through B.C. is nothing short ers Bandstra Transportation and the first thing that popped
of frightening at the moment. Fires Systems, Landtran Logistics, and into my mind was that it didn’t feel
were raging seemingly around Hawkeye Holdings – are helping right that a transport truck was
every corner, with helicopters fran- by providing warehouse space the fastest vehicle on that section
tically water-bombing the smoke- for donations and/or transporta- of road.
filled forest right, left, and center. tion of those items to evacuees. Driving through B.C.’s moun-
Seeing it on TV doesn’t give If you’d like to donate to B.C. tainous terrain can be challenging,
it justice. The stretch between wildfire victims, visit www. but lower speed limits for trucks
Golden and Revelstoke – Rogers redcross.ca/how-we-help/ would be beneficial in more ways
Pass through the Selkirk current-emergency-responses/ than one. TW
Mountains – is charred beyond british-columbia-fires. Trucking
belief. On our way home heading companies that would like to help driver, I love it. I find it helps the
east, there was a new fire that can contact Pete Dalmazzi at the flow of traffic, avoids backups with
wasn’t there on our way west Trucks for Change Network at trucks trying to pass one another,
the day prior. It was so close the 905-844-8658 or by e-mail at and I imagine it’s safer having a
Trans-Canada Highway – basi- [email protected]. transport truck moving at 55mph
cally the distance of a Par 5 golf as opposed to a possible 80mph.
hole – that I told my wife I was Speed limits Why do we not do this in
surprised the highway was open. A Truckers know very well that in Canada?
day or two later, we saw that it had the U.S. there are different speed Coming back from our trip to Derek Clouthier can be reached
been closed. limits posted for trucks and for New Denver, we were just past by phone at [phone] or by
We took the Upper Arrow Lake passenger vehicles. Golden on the section of Hwy 1 e-mail at [email protected]. You
Ferry from Shelter Bay across to Traveling through some of the that has been updated for a few can also follow him on Twitter at
Hwy 23 on our way to New Denver western states, the speed limit for years now to a four lane. The speed @DerekClouthier.
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September 2017 • Truck West 5
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LETTERS
Calling nonsense on the driver shortage claim
Becoming a driver and gaining experience has become an overly arduous task
Dear editor: Come back in five years and we’ll I’m a 55-year-old male who years. But no, that makes too much
talk then. drove for two years 25 years sense for trucking companies; let’s
I just picked up the August edition Finally, maybe I find a job for ago. I’m in perfect health with a just keep pretending it’s still 1950
of Truck West, and the story on the some fly-by-night company with perfect driving record. I’d be a and everything will be fine.
front page about training women poorly maintained equipment, great truck driver but who would My wife works at a fast food
drivers – a good idea by the way poor pay, and no training. And hire me? chain and they don’t just expect
– second paragraph states, “The because I’m the new guy, I get the My neighbor is a young man and her to walk in the door and make
driver shortage is very real with loads no one else will take. Why truck driver from the Philippines a burger, they train and teach her
staggering numbers.” would anyone do that? who thinks it would be a great how at their expense.
I’m going to call nonsense There are a lot of people who thing to do here. Where does he Almost every issue of your paper
on that. There is no shortage of could and would do the job, safely find the money and time for train- has a story about the dire short-
people who would or could drive and reliably. But why would ing even to get his foot in the door? age of professional drivers. I just
if trucking companies would get anyone want to? Sure I’ll spend He works two minimum wage maintain it’s the result of compa-
their heads out of the sand and thousands of dollars to get a jobs now to support his family. nies refusing to see the world has
realize what century we are in. licence so I can go be treated like Someone should grab him, pay changed and refusing to keep up.
What other industry expects that crap for poor pay. You’d have to for some decent training and they
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September 2017 • Truck West 7
LETTERS
ELDs won’t help everyone
Dear editor: In my opinion there has never to the rescue with the automatic perhaps put rates even under
been a driver shortage either. If transmission and EOBRs. Now more pressure.
I am an owner-operator living there really was, real pay and rates you don’t even have to worry if the I have a very good safety record.
in Okotoks, Alta. I have about would have come up substantially driver can shift, write or do math. And I don’t believe for a second
30 years of experience in truck- from where it was back in the ‘80s. I always thought that driving, that being more compliant will
ing, half of that as a company Trucking companies decided to especially long-haul, is an acquired enhance that. To me the real
driver and the other half as an flood the market with relatively skill that should be rewarded for culprit is the refusal of manage-
owner-operator. cheap equipment and put unqual- what it is. Unfortunately, that view ment in shipping and transpor-
I can understand your views on ified people behind the wheel. is not shared by most of truck- tation to recognize that truck
the benefits of the use of ELDs, but I Some of this also explains the high ing ownership and management driving is a real skill, and being
don’t think they will do anything for turnover rates of drivers. it seems. You know it’s funny that safe and compliant is a natural
the people who never should have They don’t have enough loads, if you want to increase the value part of that. Due to the oversupply
been in trucking in the first place. drivers get paid by the mile and of our services you should not in the market, trucking has been
It seems that truck drivers failed make no money. This practice has want more people to enter this reduced to a commodity, but we
to protect their trade after dereg- led to a negative image of truck- business. The law of supply and should be more than just a cost to
ulation. The demand for drivers ing under potential new hires. But demand teaches us exactly that. the overall business.
really overtook in what the labor instead of changing the business ELDs may cause oversupply to the
“I always thought
market was able to supply for model and paying more for well- market with even more equipment,
skilled drivers. trained drivers, technology came because of loss of productivity. And
that driving,
especially long-
haul, is an acquired
skill that should
be rewarded for
what it is.”
If safety and compliance is the
problem, they should look at a
better way of paying drivers than
just by the mile.
The driver shortage cry is
getting old. Trying to get women
to drive or import TFW truck
drivers from overseas is not going
to fix the problem. The top of the
trucking business is going to have
to look at the way they run their
companies. Do a better job to con-
vince the market to pay more for
trucking and logistics. That will
show they will have real inter-
est in the industry and have more
money for better qualified drivers
to come back to trucking.
Egbert Hartman
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weigh station bypasses through the
Drivewyze app that is preloaded on
the company’s electronic logging
devices (ELDs), which Holland said
helps to reduce delays.
“Each time our drivers encounter a
weigh station increases the chances
that they will undergo an inspection
that can last up to an hour,” Holland
said. “With driving time being
limited, once that happens, staying
on schedule can be nearly impossible
for our drivers.” TW
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