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Editor’s Note / sMpwdkI

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Can you all believe that 2018 is almost at its end and for most of us, it’s gone by in a flash. The snow has begun to fall on the major routes along the Canadian highways, creating some treacherous driving conditions. JGK Media Inc. would like to take this time to salute the drivers who keep our country moving, especially during this time of the year. These drivers are our Santa Claus.

Sustainability is a hot topic in the transport industry, with the focus being on alternate fuels and fuel efficiency. Trucks today are far more efficient compared to those of yester-year, but our own Ray Gompf examines how it’s more than just efficiency when it comes to sustainability.

Another important topic in the industry, especially on the media side, is the importance of demographics. Many Canadian media companies have only now begun to notice the importance of the ethnic diversity in the industry. JGK Media Inc. has always focused on making sure that the industry recognizes, serves, and reaches this ethnic diversity, whereas other media companies are doing so now because they see an economic and monetary benefit.

With 2018 coming to a close and 2019 at our doorway, we at JGK Media Inc. would like to take the opportunity to wish all of you a very joyous, relaxing and safe Holiday Season. May the coming years be even better than this year. And remember to visit www.desitrucking.com for the latest and greatest in the transport industry.

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Sustainability and the Future

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espite the dire predictions from the political scaremongers, trucking is going to be trucking long after the youngest of the scaremongers is dead and gone; trucking will still be alive and well. It may be in a slightly different format with different fuels that don’t create the problems the scaremongers preach, but regardless will still be alive and well, nonetheless.

The human population of the world has clued in that human activity should be controlled a bit to allow the natural chain of events to go forward and that we humans should have a great deal more respect for our environment and give consideration to the plants and other animals alive.

Native North Americans, Indigenous if you prefer, have always had a healthy respect for both the land and what grows on the land, both plant and animal, a belief that is common to all indigenous peoples across the globe.

They have always operated by the edict that, “everything in moderation, nothing to excess.” When a creature is killed for food, waste nothing and respect the spirit of the creature so sacrificed. Those words must be echoed repeatedly and would be a good thing for even some of the scaremongers to understand and practice. Let’s clean up those messes that have been created in recent decades by the selfish among us.

In the trucking industry, large strides have been made over the past few 8

decades to produce more, using fewer without the billions of years needed for resources. Fuel consumption is nearly nature to convert plant material to oil.

50% of that which it was a mere twenty The problem, of course, is that plant years ago, burning cleaner and more material is a significant source of food efficiently using basically the same for the 8 +/- billion inhabitants of this fuel. Newer and cleaner fuels are in the planet. If we divert too much plant pipeline already. The trick is to make material from food to fuel, this may not the fuel burn cleaner, more efficiently be the best use of resources either. without significantly alter the costs.

One of the problems is that There has been a great deal of governments around the world insist noise being made about the use of they are the be all, end all seers hydrogen as a motive fuel because the and sayers. The only people with only byproduct is water. Certainly, the answer. They don’t have all the hydrogen is the most abundant and answers; they don’t even have some easiest to source possible fuel on the of the answers, but they pretend they planet, but what are the ramifications of know everything. They also insist that converting large amounts of hydrogen those of us who question their wisdom to water through a motive fuel? The are silenced in some sort or fashion. scaremongers talk about us melting So, we don’t necessarily even have the polar ice caps and raising the sea our brightest and best working on the level that would force half the world’s problems. We have our brightest and population to seek “high ground” or best working on challenges forced on learn to live underwater. Hydrogen them by those who just happen to be in used on the scale of THE motive fuel charge, whether or not those in charge in the world converting to water may have the wherewithal to make those have similar negative effects. Better the kinds of judgements. devil we know rather than opening a But let’s bring this back to our different Pandora’s box. industry. An industry that while critical Motive fuel is going to in helping grow economies be the challenge of the next and making sure the four hundred years, seeing inhabitants of the world are we’re already one hundred fed, clothed and housed, our years into having consumed industry is relatively small. half the oil reserves of the The trucking industry has world. Oil, as we know it, been constantly evolving is finite. When it’s all gone, for the past hundred years, it’s all gone. Sure, there are with each change offering attempts at turning large better, faster, more efficient quantities of plant material service. The changes about G. Ray Gompf directly into useable fuel to be thrust on the trucking

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industry will be a paradigm shift in thinking.

For far too long, leaders in trucking industry have concentrated on the mechanics of moving freight without giving enough consideration to the people charged with moving it. Warm bodies in cold seats does not a trucking company make.

Over the next few years, there will be a massive paradigm shift in thinking about the people involved. Training will become a critical component of truck drivers. No, trucks will never drive themselves anytime in the next couple of decades. The technology exists but it still needs more fine tuning and fine tuning is only available if manned by the right skill level.

Training may take on a whole different objective. Instead of drivers coming to a company qualified with a classified driver’s license, they will require a high level of computer skills also. The companies will be held much more accountable when things go

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wrong; therefore they must take a much more hands on approach to ensure the required skill level is attained and maintained. If the companies don’t accept their responsibilities, they’ll be quickly and not so quietly run out of business and more than likely at the hands of legal professionals.

Drivers will have to have a defined and testable career path. Right now, drivers, upon passing that minimal government test, are at the pinnacle of their required knowledge. Every driver knows flat out that minimum entry level training is little better than none. Driving isn’t about steering and shifting gears and never has been.

Driving is more about putting in the miles, moving freight, interacting with customers, understanding the machine over which they are controlling, all the while keeping people surrounding them safe. Operating safely is much more important than just operating.

Machines operating autonomously will never offer the level of confidence

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in safety as one being assisted by a human. Just because a machine can operate autonomously doesn’t mean it should. Who will be held responsible when things go awry?

The next decade or so, advances in autonomous trucks will be made, but also, advances will have to be part of the human required to monitor, control, become recognized customer service representatives, after all, drivers have been and are the faces of their companies.

Training and remuneration for knowledge is going to become an equal component of wages to that of the productivity pay. Truckers have been too long under utilized, under appreciated and under paid. This next phase of advancement in the trucking industry will rearrange thinking at every level of the supply chain. You simply can’t have horse and wagon thinking with autonomous modernity.

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IIHS: All Top Trailer Manufacturers have Sufficient Underride Protection

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ccording to an IIHS press release, the eight manufacturers are making rear underride guards capable of preventing deadly underrides in a range of scenarios.

Those manufacturers: • Great Dane.

• Hyundai Translead.

• Manac.

• Stoughton Trailers.

• Strick Trailers.

• Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. • Vanguard National Trailer Corp.

• Wabash National Corp.

Trailers that qualify for the ToughGuard award have rear guards that prevent underride of a midsize car in three test modes: full-width, 50 percent overlap and 30 percent overlap. In each configuration, a typical midsize car travels at 35 mph toward the back of a parked semitrailer.

In the full-width test, which all trailers were able to pass in the initial round of testing, the car strikes the center of the guard head-on. In the 50 percent overlap, which all but one trailer passed initially, half of the car’s front end strikes the guard.

In the 30 percent overlap, the toughest evaluation, 30 percent of the car’s front

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strikes the corner of the trailer.

Manac was the only manufacturer that passed the 30 percent overlap test during the first round of testing. All the other companies made updates. By the time IIHS announced the ToughGuard award last year, five of the eight guards met the criteria.

According to IIHS, U.S. federal safety standards fail to prevent underride guards from buckling or breaking off in a crash. Canadian regulations, which are more stringent than U.S. regulations, also fail to prevent these safety precautions. After testing conducted

by IIHS, some manufacturers have improved their guards that went beyond what the regulations call for.

“We’re pleased that all the major manufacturers responded positively to our underride tests,” said David

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Zuby, IIHS chief research officer, in a statement. “By improving their guards, these companies have demonstrated a commitment to the safety of passenger vehicle occupants who share the road with their trailers.”

IIHS’ report comes out during a time when both the House (HR4622) and Senate (S2219) have pending bills that would require the installation of front, rear and side underride guards on all trailers, semitrailers and single-unit trucks.

Called the Stop Underrides Act of 2017, both bills were introduced on Dec. 12, 2017. HR4622 was referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on Dec. 13, where it has been sitting in limbo ever since. No action has been taken on S2219 since its introduction.

Foreign Affairs’ Freeland Discusses Trucking-Border Issues at Bison HQ

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oreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland toured Bison’s Winnipeg headquarters this week to get a sense of trucking industry operations, truck driver issues and cross-border

trade.

Bison executive chairman Don Streuber and president-CEO Rob Penner arranged the visit and meeting with Minister Freeland and CTA president Stephen Laskowski. The group discussed various “bread and butter” strategies to improve border efficiency and driver treatment.

The Minister was very engaged and met with several Bison drivers for their own views of the issues.

Laskowski took the opportunity to commend the minister on her hard work and efforts to conclude trade talks with the U.S. “Your leadership and the realties you faced as a negotiator will not be forgotten by our sector.”

Now that a deal framework has been negotiated, it’s time for Canada to “maximize” the benefits by making investments in staff, policies and an IT network that makes the border function

more efficiently.

“A modern trade deal must be supported by a modern physical infrastructure and information technology,” Laskowski said.

Freeland was so impressed with the event that she suggested the company and CTA host other trade and border dignitaries, so they too can get a first-hand look at the industry’s experiences with cross-border trade.

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What Is My Rate?

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often see and hear complaints from driver’s and company owners about money and rates.

But a pattern I notice the most is that drivers are not asking what the rate of pay is for a prospective load.

I see plenty of complaints from drivers about interest rates for leasing equipment or cars, but yet they do not ask their boss how much they are being paid for a load.

Each driver needs to know their worth. Is it worth your time and effort to take a load? How much do you need to make to cover your own expenses and earn a profit on a load? How much is it to cover your lease payment, fuel, safety, insurance, food, phone and most importantly your time. I know if I ask any random driver right now how much per mile they need to earn minimum 18

tell you it is the truth. I know of multiple to break a profit, very few of them can answer. trucking firms that do not give the driver the honest rate of a load. I have seen I hear lots of complaints about interest repeatedly, the same load being taken by rates going up for leases or one financing different driver’s from different trucking company charging higher interest than firms and they all have a different rate. another. Truckers demand better interest rates and tell me they are worthy of the I’ve seen explosive fights over it and I have also seen the REAL rate of pay for best. They tell me that they’re worth it, yet they don’t tell their bosses that same that load. It’s unfortunate, but it’s a fact that some company’s tell the driver a thing. I hear whining about 1% interest difference that equals $1,000 different lower rate, keep the difference for themselves, and over the lifetime of their 5 year lease, but these same people do then cut a dispatch fee off the lower amount paid; so double not confront their bosses in the dip the driver. The driver same way. They do not ask the loses well over a thousand a rate for the load they are taking, month and usually significantly or ask if there is a back haul or more. This morning as I was a layover. working on this article I had I hate to say this Pash Brar uncomfortable topic, but I will a call from a driver that told

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me he took a $5,000 dollar load and his company told him the rate was $3,500 . They kept $1,500 for themselves and then took another $350 from the same load for dispatch fees. The company will not cooperate with him and refuses to give him any paperwork or proof of their deceit. Luckily the driver asked at the drop off location and confirmed the REAL amount so now he has the proof he needs to pursue the company for the rest of his wages. I happily gave him the number of the labour board to commence legal action. That is just for one load so I’m sure he’s out many thousands of dollars over multiple loads.

Not all trucking firms are dishonest.

There are many honest and reputable firms out there as well. But the onus is on the driver to find out if he or she is with an honest firm or a dishonest firm. I pull credit on firms all the time and see multiple law suits for labour pay disputes and it’s disappointing to see. For every law suit, there are many more drivers who just leave a firm quietly without confrontation, or stay knowing they are owed money and feel helpless.

A big factor in why some drivers are being taken advantage of is a language barrier. Many don’t read or write English well enough to know how to calculate rates or read their pay statements or have the ability to ask at a drop location what the real rate is. They cannot communicate fully in English and this leaves them vulnerable, taken advantage of, and trapped. Having spoken to a reputable company that requires fluent written and spoken English for employment, I was shocked at the difference for what they offer their drivers versus the non-English speaking driver. They offered pay by mileage, medical and dental benefits, pay for their safety, paid their back haul and paid for any lay overs. The rate is calculated at a set rate per mile and there is no guessing and no possibility of a driver being short paid. Speaking English definitely has its perks.

Driver’s need to be more involved in every aspect of trucking. They need to know exactly how much they need to make per distance to make a profit. They need to know the REAL rate of the load

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that is being paid to them. They need to understand how to read the statements of pay being provided to them each month.

Be a smart trucker. A firm told me they have a very smart driver who declined a load because it didn’t make him a profit. He calculated the mileage, saw he would take a loss and declined the load explaining why. This is what all truckers need to do. The firm wasn’t angry he declined the load. They were happy to have a smart driver who knew his worth.

There is a lot to know in trucking. I would suggest spending time getting to know the people you work with. This is not only for drivers, but for their firms too. A trucking company has a breakeven point just like a driver does. That trucking firm needs to know where they stand too before taking a load. That firm has the difficulty of negotiating the highest rate possible in a fluctuating economy that is impacted by outside factors such as NAFTA, fuel prices, Elogs, and demand. If both the company and the driver work honestly and openly with one another, then everyone can profit in trucking together.

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“Thanks to this new agreement, we will be able to further support our teams as well as support our distributors, partners and clients across the country,” said Franck Bagouet, President and Managing Director of Total Canada Inc. “We also strongly believe that this opportunity with the CFL will enable us to mutually grow our brand names.”

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Peterbilt Announces Electrical Updates

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Quebec Highway 20 West near Saint-Hyacinthe Closed Indefinitely Due to Faulty Overpass

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ransports Québec (MTQ) has closed the westbound lanes of Highway 20 just west of Highway 116 for an indefinite period following an inspection Tuesday night.

The total closure of the highway, at exit 145, about 60 kilometres east of Montreal, comes after a decision to close only the left lane in the wake of an earlier inspection on Sept. 21, the MTQ said in a news release.

eterbilt Motors Company announced the Vehicle Electrical Control Unit (VECU) to increase customer functionality and simplify body upfitting.

“Peterbilt’s heritage is built on customers being able to order a truck that is designed and manufactured specifically to get the job done in the most efficient and reliable manner,” said Robert Woodall, Assistant General Manager – Sales and Marketing, Peterbilt Motors Company. “The enhanced PTO functionality for the MX engine, simplified wiring harnesses and electronics capacity of VECU will provide our customers access to advanced technology functions and expanded configuration of the overall truck operation.”

Peterbilt worked with customers and truck equipment manufacturers to improve the electrical integration process of a Peterbilt chassis with a vocational body. Proper electrical communication between the chassis and body is key to maintaining Peterbilt’s high standard of Incorporation Registration IFTA Registration reliability. Peterbilt offers a IRP Registration & Revenue C.V.O.R. Registration variety of convenient body U.S. D.O.T. & MC Registration C-TPAT Drug Testing connectors to make the Canada Customs & US Customs Bond integration process simple.

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CRA & ESDC Clarify Status of Driver Inc & Enforcement to Trucking Industry

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he Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) have clarified how they will treat the practice of so-called Driver Inc. by removing any grey area as it relates to the tax and labour status of incorporated drivers operating company vehicles.

The Driver Inc. model is based on commercial vehicle drivers, who do not own/lease or operate their own vehicle, becoming incorporated and receiving payment from their carrier with no source deductions. This practice opens the door to the possibility of widespread tax manipulation by those engaged in Driver Inc. In documentation provided to CTA and now published on the agency’s website, CRA explains that while it cannot legally deny any Canadian’s right to incorporate, there are limits in circumstances involving Driver Inc. If, then, an individual incorporates but has labour characteristics virtually indistinguishable from an employee – for example, working exclusively for one employer or not owning/having registered any equipment assets – that person is deemed a Personal 24

Service Business (PSB).

CRA explained to the CTA Board the following facts regarding the tax treatment of PSBs: • PSBs are not entitled to income tax deductions available to other corporations (e.g., the small business deduction and the general rate reduction).

• PSBs cannot deduct most expenses available to other corporations (e.g., office supplies, meals, cell phone, etc.).

• PSBs are subject to a combined federal and provincial tax rate of 33%.

• Amounts paid by one business for services provided by another business must be reported to the CRA but are not subject to statutory payroll deductions.

• If the corporation pays salary and wages to one or more employees, these amounts will be subject to withholding of income tax, CPP and, in some cases, EI. • Click here for the full CRA documentation clarifying the

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agency’s position and enforcement policy: CRA-Driver Inc_public Consequently, CRA states that beginning tax year 2018, all payments made to self-employed individuals deemed to be PSBs, like incorporated drivers and owner-operators, must be reported on a T4A slip – Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity and Other Income. This is in line with measures already in effect and consistent with how the agency treats all other sectors of the economy, like construction workers.

CRA emphasized to CTA the agency is committed to protecting the fairness and integrity of Canada’s tax system and it takes tax evasion (under-reporting income or claiming ineligible expenses) very seriously.

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eterbilt Motors Company today announced updated offerings for the 2019 PACCAR Engines.

Peterbilt will offer the MX-13 with two new ratings for the 2019 model year engines; a multi- torque 455 HP with a torque rating of 1,650 – 1,850 lb.-ft. and a 405 HP with 1,650 lb.-ft. of torque. Each update for model year 2019 engines was specifically designed to result in increased reliability and fuel economy.

When packaged with the PACCAR Transmission and the PACCAR 40k rear axle the new 405 HP and 1,650 lb.-ft. torque rating for the MX-13 provides one of most fuel efficient integrated powertrains for long haul customers.

“Peterbilt and PACCAR Powertrain work closely to ensure Peterbilt customers have the most fuel efficient options available, and they already benefit from a total weight savings of more than 500 lbs. when spec’ing the full PACCAR Powertrain on the Model 579,” said Peterbilt’s on- highway marketing manager Wesley Slavin.

“Peterbilt’s customers have challenged us to find even more ways to maximize

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fuel economy and these new ratings deliver.”

The new engine ratings will be available January 2019.

Peterbilt Motors Company, located in Denton, Texas, has a global reputation for superior quality, industry leading design, innovative engineering and fuel efficient solutions, and is recognized as the “Class” of the industry.

Peterbilt provides a comprehensive array of aftermarket support programs through its 350-plus North American dealer locations that complement its full lineup of on-highway, vocational and medium duty products, including alternative fuel vehicles. Peterbilt offers industry leading service and support, including SmartLINQ connected truck technologies, expedited Rapid Check diagnostic services, the Red Oval certified used truck program, automated parts inventory replenishment and 24/7 complimentary Customer Assistance through 1-800-4-Peterbilt.

For more information about Peterbilt, visit www.peterbilt.com. Peterbilt is a PACCAR Company, traded publicly on the NASDAQ as PCAR.

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Volvo Trucks’ Collaboration with SAS Enhances Remote Diagnostics through Advanced Analytics and AI

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olvo Trucks North America is further strengthening its portfolio of uptime-boosting services by enhancing Remote Diagnostics with an advanced analytics platform from global analytics leader SAS. SAS’ bestin-class analytics support Volvo’s artificial intelligence efforts and provide even greater capabilities for Remote Diagnostics users, allowing for more precise analysis and decision-making.

“Working with SAS has helped us further refine our uptime-enhancing Remote Diagnostics through greater processing power to the data behind diagnostic codes,” said Ash Makki, Volvo 30

Trucks North America product marketing manager. “We’ve been able to expand the parts and trouble codes we monitor and recognize situational patterns that help us improve accuracy and obtain better insight into root causes. These enhancements ultimately mean Volvo Action Service (VAS) agents receive more precise data that allows them to better analyze trouble codes and provide actionable information to decision-makers and repair facilities, helping maximize vehicle uptime.”

“Machine learning and artificial intelligence are areas we’re putting a lot of emphasis on right now, utilizing the SAS platform,” said Conal Deedy, director

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of connected vehicle Services for Volvo Trucks North America. “We’re uncovering hidden insights in our data and merging that with the truck knowledge from our engineering group. Together we are in a much better situation to understand exactly what the data is telling us and integrating it into the Remote Diagnostics service.

We are already seeing the benefits and the future is extremely exciting. With the SAS platform in place, Volvo can process millions of records in real-time, expanding Volvo’s Remote Diagnostics capabilities, which on average helps reduce diagnostic time by 70 percent and repair time 25 percent.”

Jason Mann, SAS Vice President of IoT, said Volvo Trucks and SAS have worked together to create a robust, flexible analytics system. “Trucking is a key part of the global logistics system that makes our economies work. Improving performance and lowering costs helps everyone across the value chain. Using a variety of analytical techniques from SAS to extract value from IoT data flowing from each vehicle, Volvo Trucks delivers for its customers – literally and figuratively.”

Since 2013 all Volvo trucks with Volvo engines have come standard with factory-installed telematics hardware that provides connectivity for Remote Diagnostics, Volvo’s proactive diagnostics and monitoring of critical engine, transmission and aftertreatment trouble codes. Upon detecting a code, sensors on the truck collect streaming data in real-time to provide context. Data points and operating conditions, like truck location, altitude, ambient air temperature, truck gear, RPM level and torque load help give the information needed for more precise diagnosis.

The same standard connectivity hardware powering Remote Diagnostics also allows customers to perform powertrain software and parameter updates over-the-air with Remote Programming, which helps improve uptime and vehicle efficiency without taking the truck out of service.

Remote programming of software and parameter updates provides a significant time savings when compared with the 2.3 day industry average when a truck arrives at a bay, is plugged in, and manually receives updates.

Support for Volvo trucks is provided 24/7 by highly trained VAS agents, who monitor critical vehicle codes. If an issue is detected, VAS agents will assess the severity and provide the vehicle’s designated contact with actionable information to determine whether to keep operating the truck or take it for immediate service. All details from the service process are captured and tracked through ASIST, Volvo’s online service management and communication platform.

This gives the driver, customer contact and dealer real-time visibility to case status, repair scheduling, and parts and service bay availability. Remote Programming updates are also facilitated by VAS agents.

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Love’s Raises $3.4 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

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ove’s Travel Stops employees and customers raised more than $3.4 million for sick and injured children through its five-week store campaign to raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and promotion of National Coffee Day. Love’s employees surpassed their $3 million goal and set a company record for the most money raised during the in-store campaign with more than $3.4 million raised.

“Each year, our employees show remarkable compassion for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and this year was no different,” said Jenny Love Meyer, vice president of communications for Love’s.

“Every Love’s location stepped up its fundraising efforts to truly make a difference in the lives of others. We’re very thankful for the customers who support this cause every year, and are abundantly proud of our employees.”

From Aug. 26 – Sept. 30, Love’s team members sold Miracle Balloon icons for donations and organized events like 5K runs, bowling tournaments, fishing tournaments, cookouts and more. Love’s showed additional support for CMN Hospitals on National Coffee Day, which took place Sept. 28 – 29 during the store campaign. To honor the day, all 24-ounce coffees and cappuccinos were discounted to $1, with all sales benefiting CMN Hospitals.

“We are so excited about the results of Love’s Miles of Miracles fundraising campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals this year,” said John Lauck, president and CEO of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. “The 19th annual campaign raised the most money ever and we’ve got the generous employees and customers of Love’s to thank for it! Five weeks of balloon sales, barbecues, bake sales and more were capped off with two days in celebration 32

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of National Coffee Day. We are so grateful for all the help our hospitals have received from this year’s campaign.”

Of the 170 CMN Hospitals members throughout North America, 101 benefit from Love’s annual campaign. Since beginning its partnership with CMN Hospitals in 1999, Love’s has raised more than $28 million for the children and families who visit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Canadian Truckers Bullish on Freight Economy

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anada’s trucking industry appears bullish about the state of the economy this year, findings of the monthly Today’s Trucking Pulse Survey show.

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Challenger’s Topping Wins Top Trucking HR Award

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rucking HR Canada held its annual Top Fleet Employers Awards Gala Dinner last night. The event brought together over 300 industry professionals to shine the spotlight on some of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking and logistics industry. All 52 fleets were celebrated for their commitment to sound HR policies that meet Trucking HR Canada’s Standards of Excellence. Awards were

given to celebrate the most impressive workplaces across the country, taking into consideration online applications and employee surveys which look at a variety of HR best practices.

The Top Private Fleet Award went to Trailer Wizards. ONE For Freight was the recipient of the Top Small Fleet Award. The Top Medium Fleet award went to Q-Line Trucking and rounding out the fleet awards, was Bison

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Transport who took home the Top Large Fleet Award.

The Achievement of Excellence Awards are broken down into five categories to highlight leaders in specific HR areas. The recipient of the Workplace Culture Award was Canada Cartage. Ryder Canada Supply Chain Solutions took home the Award for Workplace Diversity. The recipient of HR Innovation Award was Arrow Transportation Systems. The Employee Engagement Award went to Sutco Transportation Specialists, and taking home the Award for Training and Skills Development was Caron Transportation Systems.

The night’s most coveted award – the HR Leader of the Year Award, presented by Reimer Associates – was saved for last and was awarded to Geoff Topping of Challenger Motor Freight.

“We are honoured to highlight organizations who work year-round to provide great workplaces for all their employees,” said Angela Splinter, CEO, Trucking HR Canada.

“And, with fleets under pressure to attract and recruit workers, being a Top Fleet Employer certainly helps these fleets stand-out from the crowd”.

The successful event was made possible by Trucking HR Canada’s partners which include Reimer Associates, TransCore Link Logistics, Revolutions Staffing, The Guarantee, In Transit, Monster, Driver Engagement, Isaac Instruments and exclusive media sponsor Newcom Media.

Applications for the Top Fleet Employers Program opens October 15th and is open to any Canadian fleet. The program has grown significantly over the past five years, in turn raising the bar of the HR standards in the industry overall.

If you think your fleet has what it takes to be a Top Fleet Employer, Trucking HR Canada encourages you to apply and join other fleets that shine a positive light on the trucking industry, and help showcase this industry as a great place to work.

Navistar Service Essentials Partners with Technical Schools

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avistar has partnered with technical schools through its newly formed Navistar Service Essentials Program.

“As we focus on growing customer uptime, Navistar and our International Truck and IC Bus dealers are all committed to combating the industry’s growing technician shortage,” said Michael Cancelliere, Navistar president, truck and parts. “The new Navistar Service Essentials Program provides software and other solutions that will enhance the learning experience and attract additional students.”

The program will offer interactive training courses and software that cover engine diagnostics, vehicle health reports, electrical systems, and control module programming. It will provide access to informational tools related to parts and service. The program

will be offered to technical schools that partner with International dealers.

“We believe that students benefit the most when their technical schools have partnerships in place with dealers who are focused on driving Uptime every day,” Cancelliere said. “That’s why Navistar, our dealers and technical schools are establishing a three-way partnership committed to back up this new program with realworld, practical experience.

This approach will accelerate progress and put more students on a path to enter this vibrant and essential technology profession.”

For an application or more information, technical schools can contact Navistar at oncommandsubscriptions@navistar.com or by calling 1-800-336-4500, option 4.4

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Hendrickson Partners with Freightliner Trucks L

ast month, Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems announced at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show they partnered with Freightliner Trucks to offer the OPTIMAAX® 6x2 liftable forward tandem axle, exclusive to the new Cascadia®.

The new OPTIMAAX reduces weight, saves fuel and improves traction and maneuverability.

The new OPTIMAAX axle will help fleet customers optimize the movement of variable loads, as well as assisting carriers with diminishing loads, such as bulk haulers and delivery vehicles that may have empty back hauls after carrying items such as groceries, livestock, beverages and fuel. It will also help fleets that focus on weight reduction and those who want to optimize fuel efficiency.

Automated controls sense the load capacity and either lift or lower the axle without relying on the driver, maximizing time with a raised axle and enhancing traction.

“This combines a leader in heavy trucks with a leader in suspension technology,” said Gerry Remus – General Manager Sales and Business Development for Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems. “It’s one more way we’re focused on engineering our product for efficiency, and are lowering the overall running costs for fleets,” added Remus.

The OPTIMAAX 6x2 design is compatible with drum and air disc brakes, and it’s unique because the axle is fully welded, not bolted.

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The benefits: • Boosting fuel efficiency • Reducing weight by 300 to 400 pounds over a comparable 6x4, allowing trucks to either carry additional weight or save fuel • Gaining traction when backing under trailers in soft soil or low traction conditions • Improving maneuverability when the lift axle is raised • Saving money on tolls where lift axles are not charged if lifted

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ATRI to Collect ELD Data

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he American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization, launched its initiative to collect and warehouse anonymized electronic logging device data. With universal deployment of electronic logging devices, the industry has a new opportunity to document and address the many issues that impact driver and carrier safety, operations, and productivity using the more robust data available from ELDs. “The new data generated by ELDs can provide a wealth of insight and research support to our industry,” said Andrew Boyle, Co-President of Boyle Transportation and ATRI Board Member.

“But we clearly need a trusted third-party facilitator to manage and monitor how the information is used. ATRI is uniquely suited to serve that role. In the right context, ELDs can provide the realworld data needed to guide future regulations and initiatives.”

A number of trucking fleets have already shared their ELD data with ATRI to evaluate its potential for a number of critical industry analyses and ATRI is now looking for an expanded group

of motor carriers who are willing to regularly provide anonymized ELD data to ATRI for the industry clearinghouse. Through the collection of anonymous, aggregated ELD data, ATRI hopes to support solid, thorough and scientifically valid analyses to address major industry problems.

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Michelin Canada Welcomes B.C.’s Greening of Commercial Transport Regulations

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ichelin North America (Canada) Inc. welcomes regulatory changes by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure that remove certain tirerelated commercial disincentives and advance sustainable mobility practices in the trucking industry.

B.C. has increased load limits for newgeneration wide-base single tires that are size 455/55R22.5 – from 7,700 kilograms to 8,500 kilograms – aligning B.C. with other provinces that have increased weight allowances. This change allows heavy trucks equipped with eco-friendly, wide-base single tires to carry equivalent loads as those equipped with dual tires. The regulatory change translates to an increase in hauling capacity, a decrease in fuel consumption and a greater respect for the environment through lower emissions.

The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) and Michelin Canada made submissions to B.C.’s Climate Leadership Consultation ahead of the Paris Agreement, underscoring how available, innovative tire technology contributes to sustainable mobility. Heavy trucks expend an estimated one in every three tanks of fuel to overcome the rolling resistance of the tires alone, which is improved with wide-base, single tires.

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the use of green technology that supports responsible, commercial mobility, which also benefits people and the environment,” said Jeff MacLean, president, Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. “B.C.’s openness to well-founded arguments from knowledgeable stakeholders, such as the British Columbia Trucking Association, on how to reduce the carbon footprint of

kg/axle, based on provincial legislation, (as opposed to 7,700 kg/axle) for heavy trucks regardless of whether they are equipped with wide-base single tires or dual tires – was implemented nearly a decade later: 2008 in Ontario and 2009 in Quebec. In 2015, Manitoba revised regulations, allowing load parity for heavy trucks that meet national load ratings

the commercial transport sector benefits the majority of Canadians. Heavy trucks now have the option to run competitive loads in an uninterrupted and eco-friendly fashion from coast to coast.”

Wide-base single tires have been available in North America since 2000.

These tires require less petroleum in their production and produce less waste at end of life than conventional dual tires. Load parity – allowing 8,500 kg/axle or 9,100

while travelling provincial highways. As of July 1, 2017, all the Prairie provinces had adopted regulations permitting the use of wide-base single tires at competitive loads. Most recently, in April 2018, New Brunswick announced that fleet members of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association can participate in a pilot project for New Generation Wide Base Tire load parity applicable to tire size 455/55R22.5.

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uber-finer®, a leading brand in heavy duty filtration since 1936, has signed on to be a cosponsor of the Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores No. 34 car for two major stock car races in November 2018. The car, which is owned by Front Row Motorsports and driven by Michael McDowell, will display the filter manufacturer’s branding on Sunday, November 4 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth and on Sunday, November 11 at the ISM Raceway in Phoenix.

“Luber-finer has worked closely with Love’s since 2011,” said Layne Gobrogge, Director of Heavy Duty Marketing for Champion Laboratories. “During that time, we have been proactive in increasing our support to coincide with the company’s rapid expansion, especially during the past year with their acquisition of Speedco. This sponsorship represents our increased level of business with Love’s and the strength of our partnership. We’re proud to have our logo on the No. 34 car for these upcoming races.”

Luber-finer’s parent company, Champion Laboratories, has a history of notable associations with the motorsports world. In 1970, Champ Labs was acquired by the STP Corporation, whose CEO Andy Granatelli was a prominent figure in automobile racing events throughout the United States. His racing teams won the Indianapolis 500 twice and he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2003. Legendary driver Jackie Stewart, a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, was named spokesman for a national Champ Labs advertising campaign in 1977, two years before the company acquired Luberfiner.

This sponsorship is the first of its kind for Luber-finer. The company will join an esteemed list of co-sponsors that, in addition to Love’s, includes Ford, Good Year, 3M, Monster Energy Drink and Lincoln Welders.

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Updated NAFTA Tackles Trucking Issues

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n Sunday, Sept. 30, Canada joined an updated NAFTA deal that the U.S. and Mexico had bilaterally agreed on a few weeks before.

Among the hot topics of rules of origin, labor and dairy tariffs were a few notable provisions for the trucking industry.

Now called the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement, or USMCA, the updated trade agreement addresses some trucking-related issues, including crossborder trucking and cabotage One provision in USMCA reads “the United States reserves the right to adopt or maintain limitations on grants of authority for persons of Mexico to provide crossborder long-haul truck services in the territory of the United States outside the border commercial zones if the United States determines that limitations are required to address material harm or the threat of material harm to U.S. suppliers, operators, or drivers.”

“Material harm” means a significant loss in the share of the U.S. market for long-haul truck services held by persons of the United States caused by or attributable to persons of Mexico.

Essentially, this restricts Mexican carriers to the border commercial zones.

Cabotage, or the transportation of goods/passengers between two places in the same country by an operator from another country, is also addressed in USMCA: “Only persons of the United

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States, using U.S.-registered and either U.S.-built or duty-paid trucks or buses, may provide truck or bus services between points in the territory of the United States.”

In regard to cross-border trucking, this allows Mexican carriers to make deliveries from Point A in Mexico to Point B in the United States and vice versa. Mexican carriers will not be allowed to both pick up and deliver within the U.S. Operating authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation for carriers that adhere to U.S. regulations is required.

Grants of authority for the provision of truck services by persons of Mexico between points in the United States for the transportation of goods other than international cargo are subject to reciprocity.

As anticipated, 75 percent of a vehicle’s components must be manufactured in the U.S., Mexico or Canada to avoid any tariffs. NAFTA required only 62.5 percent of components be manufactured in North America. However, this only applies to cars and light trucks.

USMCA will require 60 percent of principal parts of heavy trucks to be manufactured in North America from the onset. Over a seven-year phase-in period, that rate will increase to 70 percent.

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percent over seven years.

By 2023, 40-45 percent of automobile parts must be made by workers who earn no less than $16 per hour. Mexican workers also will have the right to union representation. This provision ideally could move manufacturing to the United States while helping workers across the borders. On the other hand, increased labor costs could potentially trickle down to a higher sticker price for consumers.

The U.S. will also have more access to the Canadian dairy market. Currently, Canada has strict tariffs and pricing on U.S. dairy products to keep Canadian dairy farmers in business. Within six months of the new deal going into effect, Canada must eliminate milk class 6 and milk class 7, including associated prices.

Essentially, the U.S. can export more milk protein concentrates, skim milk powder and infant formula to Canada.

Although a trilateral agreement has been reached, the deal has not been finalized. From here, the agreement has to go through Congress before going into effect. This process will likely not happen until next year.

Those involved with the negotiations will work on refining the text of the agreement to prepare a full, finalized version of the deal. Governments in each of the three countries will need to go through their respective procedures and approved of the agreement.

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2019 Lexus ES The Good Just Got a LOT BETTER

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ashville, TN: When the launch overall look doesn’t truly scream sports of a new vehicle takes place sedan, Lexus succeeded in a design that is in Nashville, you know it’s a much more contemporary and appealing big deal. I mean, it’s Music City, where to a younger crowd, while still retaining people aspire to achieve their dreams of admiration of the middle-aged folk. becoming someone special in the industry.

The new ES is built upon a completely It’s a similar aspiration for Lexus, in new “GA-K” platform, which is a variant launching the completely redesigned ES, of Toyota’s New Global Architecture and becoming something special for a new (TNGA). What does this mean really? audience. And to test the new ES, we were Well, in a nutshell, by lowering the overall invited to the lively city of Nashville for center of gravity, the ES has improved the global launch event. handling and better driving dynamics. And If there’s one common description as we found out later during the drive, it’s of the previous ES models is that they a heck of a lot better than the current (soon were bland, always. And to put this into to be previous) generation. perspective, the average buyer of the ES Stepping inside the cabin put a smile was over 50 years of age. Yawn, right. on my face. If the outgoing ES’ interior Although it is the luxury version of the was bland, the 2019 is a vast improvement Camry, it never resonated with the younger and is well balanced in terms of look, feel, population, especially in Canada. And this and ergonomics. There’s lots of leather, is what Lexus wanted to change: attract a with contrast stitching, and where plastic younger audience, and the new 2019 model is used, it’s soft to the touch. The seats, just might do that, especially since it’s the combined with a design that reduces first time the ES is confident enough to driver fatigue, are a gem. Lexus engineers wear the “F” badge. adjusted both the seating position, This 7th generation Lexus ES is visually especially at the hip, and steering wheel more striking than the outgoing model. position so that the driver is more upright Borrowing cues from both the flagship and has a more natural viewing position LC and LS, the new ES is lower, wider, of the road ahead. The result, yours truly and longer. I’ve always didn’t feel tired or fatigued liked the spindle grille at at all after many hours of the front and now, it’s even driving through the backmore prominent. I was told country roads of Tennessee. that the grille was inspired Of course, our seats were by the open face of the both heated and cooled.

Predator in the movie series, The Lexus infotainment starring Arnold, and I can system is based on a large see the resemblance. The center display, with the side silhouette looks sleek, base having an 8.0” screen with lines that mimic the LS while a 12.3” is optional. and out back, the slimmer There is no touchscreen Jag Dhatt taillights compliment a and controls are based Accredited AJAC Journalist tighter rear end. While the on the Lexus trackpad, 42

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which in all honesty still isn’t that great.

Thankfully, climate is still controlled by physical buttons. The entire dash of the new ES is quite beautiful – it’s simple yet has a level of sophistication to it. On top of the instrument cluster cowl, you’ll find the drive controls borrowed from the LC. And finally, our top trim test car was fitted with the Mark Levinson audio system and boy, does it sound sweet.

I do also need to talk about the rear seating area. IT’S HUGE! If you thought the previous generation ES had ample rear room, you’re going to get more of it. When my co-driver was piloting the car, I sat in the back and was able to stretch and cross my legs. There’s also a tonne of headroom.

As in the front, rear passengers will also enjoy a great seating position, for short or long drives.

The 2019 Lexus will be available in 3 variations: The “regular or standard” ES, the ES 300h Hybrid and the ES 350 F Sport, a first for this model. Yes, the three variants share many similarities, but their configurations and driving dynamics are completely different.

The Base/Standard ES By saying it’s the base model doesn’t mean it has no options; it’s still got a lot of bells and whistles, and can be configured with many optional packages. This ES is equipped with the 3.5-liter V6 that’s been tweaked to punch out 302 horsepower and 267 lb-ft. of torque, numbers that are considerably higher than the current generation. Also to note is that while it’s not the F Sport, you can get from 0 – 100 km/h in about 7 seconds.

The ES 300h Hybrid This is the one you want to buy if you want to spend very little time at the gas pumps. The hybrid variant uses a

2.5-liter four-cylinder that is mated with an electric motor. The gas motor puts out 176 horsepower and 156 lb-ft. of torque.

However, the beauty is when you punch it, the generator churns out extra power, for a total of 215 horsepower. It’s no rocket, but fuel economy is rated at 5.4 L/100 km, which is first generation Prius territory.

The F Sport It’s the first time that an ES wears the F Sport badge and for good reason. The F Sport adds a more aggressive grille and body kit, larger sportier wheels and tires, sport seats, an additional driving mode, and special details all around. While it still shares the same motor and transmission as the base ES, it does get an electronically controlled adaptive suspension system, which allows you to carve the roads much more aggressively than the outgoing model.

Driving Dynamics Without a doubt, the new ES looks sharp and will definitely turn more heads than ever before. But how does it drive? In a nutshell, much better as well. But will it be enough to bring people over from the German brands? Let’s find out.

We had the chance to drive all three variants of the ES and each has their own personality. The base ES is a pleasure to

drive and offers all that you would expect in a Lexus. The ride is comfortable and the new suspension irons out all imperfections of the road. Handling is much improved and I was able to tackle windy roads with more confidence than the current ES. In fact, Lexus had a current generation ES and while taking the same windy roads, there was noticeably more screeching of the tires than compared to almost none in the new ES. Steering is good, but not crisp. The new 8-speed transmission is great, with the shifts being quick: here’s a suggestion,

don’t ever use Eco mode. Even for normal driving, I kept the car in Sport mode because it does have an affect on how the car feels and behaves.

The 300h Hybrid really defines what the ES is best known for. For a car of this size, it sips fuel while providing enough driving satisfaction for the driver. It’s over a second slower in the 0 – 100 km/h run as compared to the base V6, but to buyers, it won’t make a difference. And the best part – it’s quiet! While driving at around 80km/h, we could hear a pin drop.

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The F Sport badge adorned ES really takes things up a notch on the road. The larger wheels and tires not only make the car look firmly planted, they also enhance driving experience. By using Sport+ mode, you can really push the car into corners. In addition, off the line is pretty quick and the gear shifts are crisp. The F Sport also has a louder exhaust note that is pushed through the car’s speakers; it’s nowhere close to the RC F or the GS F, but it does growl louder than the base or hybrid.

Of the three variants, I would definitely spec mine out with the F Sport package. It’s got enough extra to justify the additional cost over the base ES and has much more oomph than the hybrid.

Final Thoughts: The 2019 Lexus ES if a welcome upgrade to the outgoing model, in every way possible. It’s got great looks, better driving dynamics, and some much needed tech upgrades. For example, there’s finally Apple CarPlay, which will make iPhone users happy – no Android Auto yet and we weren’t given an answer by Lexus if it will be available soon. I’ve always been a fan of Lexus cars, especially the GS and IS models. The ES never appealed to me because there wasn’t much about the car that caught my attention, until now. The 2019 will be a solid choice for buyers who want an aggressive looking sedan that still offers top notch build quality and reliability.

The ES will be available at dealers in September.

Oh, and while in Nashville, I tried my hand at singing…I think I’ll stick to my day job.

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Volvo Trucks Expands Remote Programming for Over-the-Air Software and Parameter Updates

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ll Volvo truck owners in the U.S. and Canada with GHG 2017 Volvo engines equipped with Volvo’s factory-installed connectivity hardware are now eligible for software and parameter updates with Volvo’s Remote Programming.

Users can perform updates anywhere in the U.S. and Canada where a cellular connection is available, and at the discretion of the vehicle’s decision maker.

“Working directly with Volvo fleets and owners of all sizes and applications to implement Remote Programming has proven to us that the connectivity service makes a difference to our customers and their operations,” said Ashraf Makki, Volvo Trucks North America product marketing manager. “We’ve received strong acceptance of the technology and update process from professional drivers and fleet managers alike, who have embraced Remote Programming as a faster, more efficient way to help ensure trucks are updated with the latest software to support peak performance and maximum uptime.”

Owners of eligible Volvo trucks can register their trucks for Remote Programming through a simple registration portal.

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during a driver’s lunch break or when the truck is back at a depot, providing significant benefits as opposed to taking far more time for a planned stop at a service center or taking a computer out to the truck.”

Remote programming of software takes less than 20 minutes, providing significant time savings when compared with taking trucks out of service to perform needed updates. To date, Remote Programming has already added thousands of days of uptime while increasing truck performance. In addition to software updates, Remote Programming can deliver multiple parameter packages to allow owners to change between operating modes for optimal fuel efficiency and preferred operating configurations.

Volvo Trucks provides complete transport solutions for professional and demanding customers, offering a full range of medium to heavy duty trucks. Customer support is secured via a global network of 2,100 dealers and workshops in more than 130 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 16 countries across the globe. In 2017, more than 112,000 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of Volvo Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides solutions for financing and service. Volvo Trucks’ work is based on the core values of quality, safety and environmental care.

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