Driver's Choice Magazine - July/August Issue

TRUCKING JOBS ACROSS CANADA

DRDRIVER’S

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CHOICE Magazine

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: • I-5 Truck Stops, pg 34 • Prorate & Fleet Insurance, Pg 35,36 • GPS Tracking System, Pg 38

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Hiring Company Drivers & Owner Operators • Local & Interior BC Flat Deck Super B-Train Work • Minimum 3 Years Experience on Super B-Train • Above Average Rates • Great Late Model Equipment • Steady Year Around Work • Great Working Environment

Call Terry 604-580-1234 or fax Resume & Abstract to 604-580-1235

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From Driver’s Choice Magazine

Welcome to the July/August issue of Driver’s Choice Magazine.

I was away in Abbotsford, BC at the Apna Truck show 2011 on second weekend of June.

The show was a huge success. We doubled our exhibitors and visitors to the show over last year and now we are looking at more expansion for the next show in 2013.

We are in the final stages of setting up for our 3rd Annual Saskatoon Truck Show and Shine to be held at the Husky Truck Stop on July 16. We have had an amazing response from our Sponsors but now we need to see how many exhibitors we have showing off their trucks. Everyone is invited out to check out the trucks on display. The general public is handed out ballots and you are the ones that do the judging. Also this year we have two bands sponsored by Brad’s Towing to entertain us and Brad’s is also putting on a rollover recovery demonstration at 2 pm. The Show and Shine lasts from 10 am to 3 pm and the awards are handed out at approx 3:30 pm. Everyone is invited to this free event.

I have been trying to get updated information on the Run for Special Olympics. The run is scheduled for Sept and is going from Saskatoon to Regina again picking up some of the convoy in Chamberlain. For more information please contact Faye Matt who is the Director of Operations for the Special Olympics in Saskatchewan at 1-888-307-6226, extension 5.

Also before I close for this issue I am very proud to announce that this July issue starts the 6th year of publication for Driver’s Choice. It has been a rocky road at times but I have talked with many drivers who say they have found their place of employment by reading us.

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Keep the shiny side up, Until next time!

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ROOTS GOODS CARRIER LTD. Hiring Company Drivers / Owner Operators Specializing in Reefer and Dry-van Service Steady BC to AB to BC Round Trips Steady BC to MB to BC Round Trips Steady BC to CA to AB/BC Triangle Steady BC to CA/AZ Round Trips

*** We accomodate high fuel prices ***

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Hiring Local Drivers for City Pickup & Delivery

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HIRING

Company Drivers & Owner Operators Steady Work Great Pay Fuel Cards Safety Bonus Great Miles Full Reefer Loads Canada/USA Paid after 1st Pick & Drop Contact Bruce or Gurbux Rana

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HIRING

Owner Operators & Drivers for *BC – AB ( Dry Van & Reefer Container Division ) *BC – CALIFORNIA ( Dry Van Division only ) *BC – Texas ( Single & Team Drivers Required ) We Provide:

• New, Attractive Pay Package • Flexible Schedule • Competitive Wages

We Require:

• 2 Years OTR Experience • Ability to Cross Border • Clean Abstract and Safety Record • Positive Attitude

• Fleet Insurance • Commitment To Safety • Excellent Home Time

Call Jessey 604-537-5274 | Joe 604-957-5264 Toll Free:1-866-957-5264 E-mail: harlenstrucking@hotmail.com

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Do you need …

GOOD MILES and a CHALLENGING CAREER? We’re EXPANDING! and We’re HIRING! Company Drivers and Owner Operators for

VAN AND DECK DIVISIONS

We offer:

• Competitive pay scale and benefits packages • Small company, with a friendly, family atmosphere • Average trips 10 – 11 days out • Direct deposit bi-monthly • Flexible home time • Respect for our drivers and their families

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• Verifiable 2 years Canada / U.S. experience * • Must be eligible to cross the International Border • Clean Abstract • Clean Criminal Record check • No major preventable accidents in the past 2 years • Professional customer service skills

Join the Keystone Western family today!

Contact us at: 1-800-265-6460 ext. 264 or (204) 258-3264 You can also check us out online at

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Owner Operators & Company Drivers We Offer: • Flat Deck, Short Haul, Local Flat Deck & Van Divisions • 75% of gross revenue plus 10% with trailer • Fuel surcharge • Perks & Rewards Trappers:OTR_OTR 6/20/11 11:13 AM Page 1 • 10% Insurance Rebate when accident free after 1 year.

Must be working within our policy Year; March 1st – February 28 • Medical & Dental package after 90 days • Referal bonuses • Great working environment We Require: • Must be 21 years of age or older • Minimum of 3 years Class 1 Driving Experience, flat deck experience required for more information Call 877-780-2288 Fax your resume with abstract to 604-826-3845 Visit our website: www.t-lane.ca Sign On Bonus

Celebrating 25 years of Service Excellence

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HIRING LCV (TURNPIKE) DRIVERS & OWNER OPERATORS

* Will train for LCV qualification * MB - SK - AB lanes * Annual increase - years of service * Safety bonus *For full Details on our current opportunities, Trappers Transport is a Reefer Carrier Based in Winnipeg

Come Join the Trappers Family!

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please call 1-800-561-9696 ext. 35 www.trapperstransport.com email: recruiting@trapperstransport.com

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NOW HIRING

Owner/ Operators

to run dedicated runs between

Vancouver and Winnipeg & Vancouver and Toronto We Guarantee • 12,000 miles per month • Weekly Settlements

For more information Contact us:

Tel: 778-574-5577 OR Email: operations@destinationtrucklines.com

What’s Your Destination?

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Select Classic Carriers invites you to take a look at us ...

We believe in a team approach between

Company and Driver / Owner Operators

Profit: Our number one concern is that our drivers remain profitable. At Select, we provide calculated costs on each route to determine actual profits for each load. Our open book policy shows the profit made by both Owner Operator and company.

Family owned: Our company is family owned and operated since 1995.

Benefits: Competitive Rates - Direct Deposit - Medical Coverage after 3 months -

Fuel Cards - After Hour Loading for most Loads - Paid Benefits for Company Drivers - Newer Equipment - Singles upto .40, Teams upto .48

Call us or drop in!

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Select Classic Carriers Inc. 226A Portage Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7J 4C6

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We are Growing and Looking for DRIVERS & OWNER OPERATORS

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WANTED

Company Drivers & Owner Operators

REEFERS * DRY VANS

WE OFFER:

• Flexible Time off • Excellent Pay Package • Assigned Equipment • Extra Drops and Pickups Paid • Paid Layovers • Paid Tolls • Safe Driving Bonus • Company Paid Benefits

call Neil Campbell at

1-800-764-5551

Fax: 306-653-5422

email: neil@jbmlogistics.ca

visit us at www.jbmlogistics.com

hiring

owner operators & Drivers for Local & WA / BC Only / BC, AB Division We Require

• Able to cross into USA Border • Excellent Safety Records

We Offer

• Excellent Rates • Steady Work • Regular Home Time • Picks Paid • Fuel card Supplied • Great Miles/Great Pay • Fleet Insurance

Super-B fleet ONLY

Contact Pardeep Gill / Parm Virk or Inderjeet Virk

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TRANSPORT LTD. SPECIALIZED IN REFRIGERATED & DRY FREIGHT

NOW HIRING

COMPANY DRIVERS & OWNER OPERATORS FOR WESTERN STATES & WESTERN CANADA

WE OFFER

• EXCELLENT PERCENTAGE PAY PACKAGE • ALL FUEL SURCHARGES PAID • ALL LAYOVER PAID

WE MAKE DIFFERENCE...

Contact: Bob or Najam Tel: 604-599-3909 | Fax: 604-599-3559 | Email: acuratransport@shaw.ca July/August 2011

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HIRING DRIVERS & OWNER OPERATORS For Reefer & Dryvan

O/OPS We Pay 90% Of Gross We Offer • Late Model Equipment • Steady Year Round Work • $25.80/hr / $0.42 cents per Mile (Team) • Safety Bonus • Extended Medical

We Require

• Min. 3 year experience • Current Driving Abstract

for more info contact Jarnail

Toll Free: 1-877-507-0123

Ph: 604-507-0123 | Fax: 604-598-0234

Currently Hiring

Owner Operators & Drivers

Specialized in hauling Over Weight & Over Dimensional loads Throughout North America

We Offer

We Require

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Minimum 21 Years of age Clean Abstract and Safety Record Criminal Record Search

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Bi-weekly pay package Benefits Include: Dental, Medical, Disability, life lnsurance

For more information on these positions feel free to contact Randy Becotte @ Phone: (306) 522-2211 | Toll Free: 1-800-420-2211 | Fax: (306) 522-9860 randy@richardstransport.com | www.richardstransport.com | REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN 18

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APNA TRUCK SHOW 2011 AT A GLANCE

TRADE SHOW

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16133 Blundell Road, Richmond, B.C. V6W 0A3 Tel: 604-276-1370 Fax: 604-276-1371

We Have Opportunities for: Lease Operators

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Competitive Rates Full Fuel Surcharge compensation over $.52/litre

Paid: Loading & Unloading Bonuses for On-time and Safety NO FEES for fuel cards Insurance and Licensing Access To Benefits Program WE WORK WITH YOU TO SUCCEED!

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NOW HIRING! Experienced Company Drivers & Owner Operators

• Excellent Paid Orientation Program • Competitive Pay Packages • Late Model Equipment • On-Site Maintenance Facility • Commitment to Safety • Benefits Package

NEW PAY PACKAGE Company Driver Earning Potential $53,000 - $73,000

BETTER DRIVERS....BETTER SERVICE

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OWN DRY VAN

Owner Operators & Company Drivers

FOR CANADA & USA We Provide:

We Require:

• Fleet Insurance • Commitment To Safety • Excellent Home Time • Steady Work for year • Tandem Axle Trailers • Reefer or Dry Van

• 2 Years OTR Experience • Clean Abstract & Safety Record • Ability to Cross Border • Positive Attitude

For More Information Please Call Binder Pal Brar

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Each new day can be a new adventure......

If you live within an hour of Edmonton or Calgary, have a good abstract, a WCB account and highway truck, then we have a great opportunity.

Pay nothing to join our International fleet based on a one year contract.

Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Los Angeles Toronto

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HIRING

FOR LONG HAUL

2 Owner Operators 2 Lease Operators 6 Company Drivers

We Do Ocean Freight & Rail Freight Services Across Canada, USA , Mexico & Asia

Direct freight moving from Mexico to anywhere in Canada by Rail, Road & Ocean LTL Shipments, Warehousing & Distributors

Also Looking For

2 Owner Operators For Flatbed Division

Owner Operators: 75% based on real revenue

(with Tractor Only(2005 & New))

WE HAVE APPROVALS FOR

WORK PERMIT DRIVERSS

We Offer

85% based on real revenue (with Tractor (2005 & New) & Trailer(2007 & new))

Long Haul Single Driver: $ 0.40-0.45 cents / mile Team Driver: $ 0.50-0.55 cents / mile

* Extra Pickup & Drops Paid (Long Haul Drivers) * Fuel Surcharge Paid On Weekly Based Rates * Medical Coverage After 3 Months * All Meter Mileage Paid * Paid Twice A Month * Fuel Card Supplied * Fleet Insurance Covered

Local

$24/hour

$25/hour

* Financing Available for Used / New Trucks & Trailers * Fuel Cap Price $3.25 / US Gallon (Some conditions apply)

For More Information Call Dave

Toll Free: 1-877-791-2061 Fax: 604-591-9313

Email: royalcitytrucking@shaw.ca

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Company Profile

Langelaar

Transport Ltd.

Langelaar Transport Ltd is a Saskatchewan based company that has been in business for 20 years. Our office is located at 339 Park Street in Regina, Saskatchewan. We operate with approximately 25 to 30 Owner Operators that supply their own trailers, whether they are Super-B Flat Decks, Super-B China Tops or Super-B Roll Tops. We mainly haul Steel, Coils, Manufactures Steel Products, Drywall, OSB, Lumber, and Equipment. Langelaar Transport operates all across Canada. The Company pays 90% of Revenue, 100% of the Fuel Sur-Charge and Worker’s Compensation. Fuel Card, Insurance and Licensing is supplied by Langelaar Transport but is deducted with NO Sur-Charge. We offer time off with notice when requested and have a good working environment.

For more information please call 306-781-2728 or e-mail: langelaartrans@sasktel.net

Saskatoon, Canada

One Tons • Decks • Heavies

• Experienced Heavy Towing & Recovery • Air Cushion Recovery • Switch Tractor Available • Compound Facility • Interprovincial and USA

Box 7341, Saskatoon S7K 4J3

306-931-1221

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Langelaar

Transport Ltd.

Super Train Operation Serving Canada

Hiring Owner/Operator with own Trailers

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We Pay 90% of Revenue We Pay 100% of F.S.C. Fuel Cards Supplied • Paid twice a month WCB Paid • Time off when requested

For more information Please Contact:

Ph: 306-781-2728

Red Deer, AB 1-800-661-8277

Regina, SK 1-877-781-2728

dhall99@telus.net

langelaartrans@sasktel.net

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339 Park St., Regina, SK S4N 5B2 Fax:306-781-8447

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Ph: 360-652-6066 Fax: 360-652-1580

• COMPANY CHEQUES • TRANSCOMMUNICATIONS • TRANSPLATINUM PLUS

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Trucking Services LOSS OF USE – KEEPING THE WHEELS TURNING How would you continue to earn a living should your power unit or heavy truck become damaged in an automobile accident? With escalating costs, most dealers do not tend to stock a very wide selection of body panels and repair parts. Consequently wait times for parts and repairs have been increasing significantly. It is not uncommon to see downtimes of several weeks or even months in some cases. In most situations your vehicle insurance responds to the physical damage caused by the accident (subject to a deductible), however repair bills are often not the most serious financial consequences of an accident. When the wheels aren’t turning, how do you earn a living? Your income stops, but all your bills, including your monthly lease or purchase payments do not stop while your vehicle is off the road.

You may not know it, but most insurers offer a form of protection called “Loss of Use”.

This optional insurance will provide a pre-selected limit of insurance which will cover the expense of renting a replacement vehicle while yours in for repairs. The coverage is available for an annual premium as low as $300, and usually covers for $500 (or higher) a week for a period up to eight weeks. This coverage will pay for the replacement vehicle whether you are at fault or not. Even if the accident was not your fault, wouldn’t you like to have the security of the coverage and let your insurance company recover the expenses from the at fault party?

When is the last time your insurance broker reviewed your insurance policy with you?

Was “Loss of Use” offered and explained to you? Give me a call and get the right answers from a transportation specialist.

Loss of Use – can you afford to be without it?

For further information, please call me.

Hank Wolbaum Knight Archer Insurance

Saskatchewan’s Transportation Specialists Hank Wolbaum

• Commercial Auto & Cargo • US & Canadian Liability • Leased Operator’s Packages • Motor Licensing Services

Ph:(306)569.2289

512 Victoria Ave E, Regina, SK

Email: hwolbaum@knightarcher.com “Making Life Easier.... For Truckers” 36

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Industry Updates SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT A friend of mine that lives in Victoria has been calling me quite a bit lately. It seems he went out for a drink about two months ago. I have never known him to drink to excess. He had two beers at the bar and then switched to no alcohol beer. He headed home about an hour later in his personal car, and was pulled over in a spot check. Even though he thought he was okay the police said he was .04 and they took his license away for 24 hours. You would think that being as this was his first offense and he did not receive a ticket that it would end here.

When the company he worked for pulled an abstract of his license two months later it showed up as an alcohol conviction.

He was let go because he now has an impaired charge showing on his license. The Insurance Company would no longer cover him. He has not been able to find another job because of this 24 hour suspension because everyone considers it a conviction even though he was not ticketed and had no fine to pay. He will probably not be able to get another driving job for at least 5 years depending on the company. Something to think about……..

PLEASE! We print Driver’s Choice for the benefit of both Employers looking for quality workers and drivers looking for work. You must be either curious about who is hiring or looking for work yourself if you are reading this magazine.

Employers only have so much money to go into advertising and looking for employees. WeI are asking you to please tell the companies that you saw their advertisement in Driver’s Choice Magazine and that lets them know they are getting results and it is worth advertising here. If not, they will stop spending the advertising dollars. This means that you will have to find another means to find suitable employment. We say once again, please tell the recruiters that you read about them in Driver’s Choice Magazine.

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INDEX Accord Transportation Ltd.....................28 Acura Transport Ltd................................17 A-Kalala Transport Ltd...........................18 Apna Truck Show.............................19-23 Arlington Fuel Stop Inc.........................34 Big Freight Systems Inc........................26 Brad’s Towing.........................................32 Challenger Motor Freight......................10 Commercial Logistics Inc......................24 Continental Cartage Inc.........................15 CTX Logistics..........................................8 Destination Truck Lines Ltd...................13 Edge Transportation..............................25 Fingerprint Pardon Services....................6 Gold Key Insurance Services Ltd............35 Harlens Trucking Ltd................................9 Intrinsic Transport Inc...............................4 J.B.M. Logistics.....................................16 Jete’s Trucking........................................5

Keystone Western Transport..................11 Knight Archer Insurance Brokers..........36 Langelaar Transport Ltd.........................33 Lost Hill Travel Centre Inc....................34 McKevitt Trucking Ltd...............................3 Monarch Transport (1975) Ltd...............39 MTB Freightways.....................................5 Pro-Image Truck Lines Ltd...................16 Richards Transport Ltd...........................18 Roots Goods Carrier Ltd.........................7 Rotracker.............................................38 Royal City Trucking................................29 RPM Motor Freight Ltd..........................40 Saskatoon Truck Show............................2 Select Classic Carriers..........................14 Shadow Lines Transportation Group......31 T-Lane Transportation, Logis. & Crane....12 Trappers Transport................................12 Wells Transportation Ltd........................27

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• New Rates • Paid Plates • No Paint Code • Great Miles • Supplied Fuel Cards • Low Insurance Rates and the Best Fuel Surcharge in the Business Interested applicants please contact Ken at 1800-661-9937 or Email me at ken.fullbrook@monarchtransport.com

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Tandem $1.60/mile

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