CTM APRIL EDITION

Dave brings to you 36 years of valuable experience in transportation, management, business and compliance. Dave has driven in every condition across North America and overseas as military, police, company driver to owner operator to now Publisher Editor of Canadian Trucking Magazine.

I hope the front cover this month grabbed your attention!

If you did not have a chance to git out to MATS this year The Western Star’s Department of Serious Trucks were out doing what they do best, handing out posters and displaying the awesome WS Trucks.

MATS 40 Anniversary Trucking Show, the worlds largest, took up 1,200,000 square feet, had 1039 exhibiting Companies, 76,169 total attendees from 50 states and 81 countries and of course 214 Media Correspondents.

What a trucking show folks and if you missed it, do not miss the shows coming your way.

The Dryden Truck Show An Early Bird Show & Shine

registration party is set for May 28, 2011 with over $1,000 in cash and prizes along with an awesome lineup of live entertainment.

In June the Stirling Truck Show.

In July the Fergus Truck Show.

BC Big Rig Week-end in Chilliwack in July.

Alberta Big Rig Week-end in Red Deer in August.

In this months magazine and on our web site you will find links and information to these great shows.

Plan your trips now and if you are camping or grabbing a room, now is the time to book.

Also as you are looking through this Edition and others and see a product or advertiser you would like to contact. Make sure you mention you saw thier Ad in your favorite magazine CTM. I had a readers tell me they landed an excellent job they saw posted in my magazine and never mentioned where they saw it.

My friends from HERD will give you a gift pack when you buy a bar and mention the CTM Ad.

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Another great entertainment some miss is our Digital Web Edition that has more pages with content, entertainment, NASCAR and great information.

You can access this on our web page plus past Editions of CTM, or for you face book users we have a page with over 2100 fans.

If you are on face book please go to our page and hit LIKE. You will then be first to see valuable tips and breaking news as well as links to our Web Editions.

My favorite part of the magazine is getting out there and talking one on one with the readers at all the truck stops, travel centers and most of all the Truck shows.

Those shows sneak up on us quicker than expected and then are gone for another year.

I have to also ask you to please participate in the truck convoys coming our way.

We have Convoy for a Cure and the Truck Convoy for the Special Olympics rapidly approaching and need your trucks and support in them. Truckers make a difference!

It really doesn’t matter if you are an owner operator or company driver. Check these causes out on my web page, talk to your dispatch and please make an effort to be there.

I hear time and time again that our industry isn’t what it use to be. But if you come out to these truck shows and convoys, I can promise you, it will grab you and give you that family feeling of being apart of a big trucking family.

If you are reading this and not a trucker or in the transportation industry, come out for the fun and excitement. It makes a great family day.

Hope to see loads of you out on this delivery.

Happy Trails,,,,,,,, Dave

To GPS or not to GPS

By Dave MacKENZIE I started commercial driving in 1973. Yep 1973 some 38 years ago I had to find addresses and make deliveries.

I did not have my trusted co-driver by my side to say turn this way Daddy!

I used a map,and learned quickly to spend the money on a good one and new one each year.

Back then I used a Rand McNally Map as they never failed me and I guess after 150 years of mapping who else would I trust.

Bit of trivia here, how many of my fellow drivers out there know the year was 1856, the location: Chicago, economic capital of the American middle-west and burgeoning railroad hub.

William Rand (d. 1904), late of Boston, opened a print shop where “every description of printing, on the most advantageous terms” could be had. Soon he was joined by immigrant Irishman Andrew McNally (d. 1905) at the then-affluent sum of $9 a week, and together they set about to serve the printing needs of the business community of Chicago. 150 years later, Rand McNally is the most renowned and recognized name in American

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map publishing and offers travel products from traditional maps and atlases to computer navigation and truck driving management software After 38 years on the road, it is really hard for me not to know how to get to a drop anymore, at least to the city or town where the drop is. I would bet this is the same as you.

When these GPS units first came out, I saw a lot of newbes with them stuck to thier dash and pealing trailer tops on bridges in Chicago or ending up in dead ends with no place to turn.My comment was get a map, make it a Rand McNally and learn how to read it.

Driver if you are going to Chicago, get the low bridges map located at any truck stop around the windy city.

But just last year even my eyes opened to GPS. Now the rest of this is going to sound like an info commercial because finally my Friends at Rand McNally has put out thier own GPS. One that won’t put you in a lake or end up in a brick wall, The horror stories are out there my friend and are true. But this is made for Truckers, tested by truckers, and tested by me, on the road.

Driven by upgraded technology and feedback from long-haul truck drivers, Rand McNally has launched two new truck-specific GPS units: the 5-inch IntelliRoute® TND™ 510, and the large, high-definition 7-inch IntelliRoute® TND™ 710. The new units incorporate user-requested enhancements, the ability to incorporate realtime traffic, and a newly designed, thinner hardware unit.

These units are not cheap, but that is because they work. You can buy a $80 unit, but don’t use it for trucking.

If you want to see one up close watch for me at your fav stop.

Now that I caught your attention with the picture on page 6!

Did you notice no grey in my mustache or hair. This was taken before all the seat belt laws and child restraints came into law.

Those of us born in the 50’s and raised in the 60’s remember sitting on dad’s or Grandpas knee driving the truck or on the back dash in the sun for a long drive. Yep, pretty much sat wherever there was room or comfortable.

Now most of us survived it, at lest the ones reading this article.

But for the safety of our children and grandchildren we have child seats now. But are they safe?

An increase in studies in the USA has shown a 45% rise in child injuries and deaths since the laws went into effect.

The alarming reason came out in the study.

Over 90% of us are not using the chid restraints properly putting our precious cargo at risk!

First never mind expiration dates on these seats and recalls, so a yard sale deal may not be a deal. But we don’t strap the lil rug rats in properly.

Please if you are transporting young ones in seats, take the time to find out how to do this properly.

Loose is not good! It is a 4 point harnesss for a reason. The chest buckle can be deadly is too high or too low. Stopping suddenly at 20 MPH studies have shown with it too high will snapp the neck causing death. Too low at the small amount of speed can cause internal injuries. Having it loose magnifies the impact of those injuries.

Backward faceing is obviously the safest and is a must for infants.

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Common Errors with Child Seats 1. Mistake : Seat too loose (you shouldn't be able to move the car seat move than 2.5 cm [1 inch] sideways) Dangers : In a crash, the seat will cause the child to be thrown towards the point of impact. In some crashes, the seat may totally detach, and both the child and the seat may become projectiles within the vehicle, or may be ejected outside of the vehicle.

Quick Fix : Place your knee & weight into the seat (hand & weight for rear-facing seats) and tighten the seat belt (or UAS belt) as you push the seat down and back (into the vehicle's seat back). Activate the Automatic Locking Retractor to secure the seat. Check your vehicle owner's manual to check to see if you need a locking clip to lock the seatbelt in place. If you are using UAS, check your vehicle owner's manual to ensure that you are using the proper UAS hooks, and the proper position in the vehicle to use UAS. 2. Mistake : Harness straps too loose Dangers : A child who is too loose can easily come out of his seat in a crash. The child can be severely injured if he hits part of the car's interior or another passenger. The worst case scenario would be the child being ejected from the vehicle.

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Quick Fix : Tighten the straps.

There should be no more than 1 finger breadth between the child's collar bone, and the harness. The straps should be snug and have no slack.

3. Mistake : Using the chest (retainer) clip incorrectly Dangers : If the clip is in the wrong place, the harness straps can easily slip off the child's shoulders, and the child is at risk of being ejected from the car seat in the event of a crash.

Quick Fix : Reposition the clip to be at armpit level. Check the clip's position each time you buckle in your child.

4. Mistake : Harness straps through wrong slots in the car seat Dangers : In convertible seats, many parents forget to change the harness strap level when they turn their child to the forward-facing position. When the child faces forward, a harness in the lower slots can break through the car seat during a crash.

Quick Fix : Read your car seat instruction manual. On most seats, once the seat faces forward, only the uppermost slots should be used. These slots have the extra reinforcement necessary to keep the harness secure in a crash.

5. Mistake : Wrong belt path Dangers : The car seat will not be secured properly to the vehicle and in a crash, the child will be thrown toward the point of impact, and could detach.

Quick Fix : With convertible seats, check the car seat instruction manual, and check the pictures on the side of the seat to see where to run the seat belt (or UAS) belt through.

7. Mistake : Carry handle of the infant seat is left in the 'up' position during travel Dangers : The handle could interfere with the expected movement of the seat during a crash. The carry handle could snap or break during a crash, and cause injury to the baby, or other passengers.

Quick Fix : Lower the handle of the infant seat at all times during travel.

Check the car seat instruction manual.

6. Mistake : Rear facing seat not at a 45째 angle Dangers : An infant's airway is very narrow. Your rear-facing seat leans too far forward, your baby's heavy head could fall forward, cutting off his airway so he can't breathe Quick Fix : While most rear vehicle seats are sloped toward the back of the car for the comfort of adult passengers, child car seats are designed to be installed on a flat surface. Many infant car seats have a built-in level that tells you when your seat is at the wrong angle.

More often than not, seats are installed in a position that is too upright. If your car seat has an adjustable pedestal to change the angle, then use that. You may have to place sections of a cut-up 'pool noodle' or rolled up towels under the area of the seat where the baby's feet rest, to correct the angle.

8. Mistake : Twisted harness straps Dangers : Twisted straps will not hold your child in the car seat securely. The harness straps could 'snap' and your child could be thrown out of his seat during a crash.

Quick Fix : Make sure the harness straps are always flat against your child's body. Check your car seat instruction manual to find out how to wash the straps, or where to purchase new ones.

9. Mistake : Infant turned to forward-facing position too soon Dangers : Infants have large heads and weak neck muscles. In a head-on crash (the most common), the infant's head can jerk forward suddenly and violently, and could suffer from spinal injuries.

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Common Errors with Child Seats Quick Fix : All children should be rear-facing until they are at least 1 year of age and at least 9 kgs (20 lbs). If your child is less than 1 year of age, but exceeds the weight limit of the infant seat, purchase a convertible seat that has a higher rearfacing weight limit (some go to 15 kg (30 lbs). The rear-facing position is the safest way for a child to travel.

10. Mistake : Not using a tether strap/anchor for your forwardfacing seat Dangers : In a front-end crash (most common), the car seat could be forced forward and your child will be forced toward the point of impact.

Quick Fix : Tether strap/anchor use is mandatory for all forwardfacing seat use in Canada. The tether strap/anchor prevents too much forward excursion of the car seat. Check your vehicle owner's manual for location of tether anchor hooks. If your vehicle is not equipped with them, you then need to contact the vehicle dealership (for your vehicle) to have them installed.

11. Mistake : Moving your child into a booster seat too soon Dangers : A booster seat is manufactured for children 18 kg (40 lbs)

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to 36 - 45 kg (80 - 100 lbs) and about 4 years of age. Small children will not be securely properly in a booster seat and could be ejected from the vehicle in a crash.

Quick Fix : Check your child's weight. If your child is less than the recommended weight, leave him in a forward-facing car seat with a harness system. This is safer.

12. Mistake : Not using a booster seat Dangers : An adult seat belt used by itself doesn't properly restrain a child because it crosses his body at the wrong spots (high on the belly, high up across the shoulder and neck). Children will move the shoulder belt behind their backs, or under their arms to be more comfortable. Doing this, will affect the performance of the emergency retractor of the seat belt. A child who is too small for an adult seat belt will sustain massive internal injuries (liver, spleen, bowel, bladder) or will suffer from head and spinal injuries. The child may also be ejected from the vehicle during a crash, and some children will die.

Quick Fix : Go out and buy a booster seat. If you have built-in headrests in the rear seating positions, a booster cushion will be okay. You will need a high-back booster if your vehicle seats do not have built-in or adjustable headrests. You must always use the lap/shoulder belt system to a

booster seat. Remember to always belt in an 'empty' booster seat too.

In a crash, the booster seat (if left unsecured) could become a projectile and cause injury to the driver or other passengers in the vehicle.

13. Mistake : Using a car seat that has been recalled Dangers : Car seat recalls occur for many reasons, including faulty latches, or missing parts.

This could lead to severe injuries or possibly death in a crash situation Quick Fix : Make sure you mailed in your warranty card after you purchased the seat. If you lost the warranty card, you can call the car seat manufacturer (the phone # will be on a label on the seat) and they will send you a new one. Log onto Transport Canada's website (www.tc.gc.ca) and check their recall list. You will need to know the car seat model's name and number, and the date of manufacture (label with this information is on the car seat). If you find your car seat listed on the recall, follow the instructions on the listing, as to what to do. You should correct the problem as soon as possible.

14. Mistake : Buying a car seat from someone (or some useditem retailer) that you do not know

Dangers : You will not know the history of the seat. Was it ever in a crash? Do you have the instruction manual? Are all the manufacturer’s labels on the seat? Has it been on the recall list? Are all the parts of the seat intact? Is the locking clip there? Is the tether strap attached?

Is it too old? Without knowing the history of the seat, you could be putting your child’s life in danger whenever you put your child in the seat.

Quick Fix : If you do buy (or are given) a used seat, make sure that you know the history. Make sure that all the parts and the instruction manual are with the seat. Check to make sure there are no cracks in the plastic. Check that the straps are not frayed. But if you really want your child to be safe….Be sure. Be safe. Buy new.

15. Mistake : Letting 2 children share 1 belt Dangers : Seat belts are designed to restrain 1 person (large or small).

Two children buckled into one belt can cause themselves serious injury. In a crash, their heads can knock together so hard that it can be fatal for both of them. In a crash, the seat belt may snap, and cause both children to suffer great injuries or possibly cause them both to die.

Quick Fix : Remember…. only 1 person per belt. If there are not enough belts, and you must transport children, then leave the lightest

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Common Errors with Child Seats

person in the vehicle without the belt. In a crash, the lighter individual will cause lesser damage to the other passengers when they are thrown around in the vehicle.

16. Mistake : Letting a child ride in the front seat Dangers : Front end crashes are the most common crashes to occur. Placing your child close to the point of impact could cause him serious injury or possibly death.

Passenger side air bags are designed to reduce injuries in adults.

In recent years, more than 100 children have been killed by passenger air bags, which can cause serious head and neck injuries when they inflate, especially to children in rear-facing car seats.

Quick Fix : Keep your child in the back seat of the vehicle. If you MUST transport a child in the front seat, move the passenger seat as far away from the dashboard as possible. NEVER put a rear-facing infant seat in front of an airbag. To find out if your vehicle has airbags, look for a warning label on the sun visor, or the letters SRS or AIRBAG on the dashboard, or check your vehicle owner’s manual.

17. Mistake: Holding your child on your lap Dangers : Even if you are belted in, your child could be ripped from

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your arms and thrown through the windshield by the force of a crash.

Or, in a crash, you might be propelled forward and ‘squash’ your child between yourself and the dashboard.

Quick Fix : NEVER let your child ride in a moving vehicle unless he is safely strapped into his own car seat or booster. No exceptions.

18. Mistake: Using seats that are too old Dangers / Quick Fix : Check labels for expiry dates. If the expiry dates are not identified, then be alert, that most seats should be replaced if they are older than 7 years. Breakdown of the plastic components can occur, and usually after 7 years, replacement parts are hard to obtain if required.

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Day Dreaming Under The Stars He pulls it out of the shop and heads down the road.

It’s black and glowing, so proud and bold.

The Trucker looks tired and in need of a nap.

With only his steering wheel to hold a coffee in his lap.

He drives through the night and in to the day.

Loads need to be hauld and he is on his way.

When he’s done trucking he see’s his boy.

The kids runs to him with his trucker toys.

Written by Carson Ruud Owner Operator of Last Drop Oilfield Hauling Ltd. Lloydminister, SK/AB Carson is contracted out to who else other than Husky Oil patch, like mother like son.

Carson’s Mom, Val the Truckers Pal is known to all of us as family at the Husky Regina.

His Dad is his Hero, he just wants to drive.

Just hauling for a living, just staying alive.

No thanks are needed for this hauling guy.

Just a smile and a wave as I go by.

I often see him driving down the road and into the night, I pray for his safety as he vanishes from sight.

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I look forward to every visit with Val as she is truly family and teats me and every driver that way that walks through her door.

Stops like Regina Husky makes the road a great place to be.

RCMP hope surveillance footage from service stations in the area can provide a glimpse of the suspects’ vehicle.

Alex Fraser was beaten to unconsciousness Sept. 28, 2010, after he stopped to help what looked to be a stranded vehicle. Things took an unexpected turn when three men standing with the vehicle attacked him.

He was struck on the back of the head and knocked out by these cowards. Fraser doesn't remember what happened but when he came to, he was covered in blood, dazed and too weak to stand.

The wounded trucker crawled to his big rig and drove himself to nearby Blue River, where others called 911. He spent several days in the hospital and gave up long-haul trucking as a result.

RCMP still don’t have enough evidence to link suspects in the brutal beating of a Good Samaritan trucker to the crime, the victim’s wife Carole Fraser said.

“We know it’s a maroon coloured vehicle, but that’s all we know,” Depending on witness reports, the culprits drove a car, small pickup truck or jeep.

Something that should stand out is an orange tarp was in the back seat and this vehicle was on Hwy 5 from Blue River to Valemount from 2pm till 11pm.

Someone must have seen these scumbags as reports said they were parked facing oncoming traffic at times.

Larry Hall, president of the North American Truckers Guild, along with the B.C. Trucking Association and Canadian Trucking Alliance, have posted more than $30,000 in combined rewards for information leading to an arrest.

If an arrest isn’t made by October, the North American Truckers Guild will donate the $10,000 it’s raised to the Fraser family, said Hall.

This is one of our own that stopped to help someone in what was stagged as someone needing help.

Scum bags like these need to be put away. Ask everyone you know that travels 5.

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Dryden Truck Show In Honor of the Trucking Industry The Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch #63 is pleased to announce they will be hosting the first annual Dryden Truck Show to be held June 24-25-26, 2011 at the Agricultural Fairgrounds in Dryden, Ontario.

The event will have over 16 categories for the Show and Shine competition, with over $10,000 in prizes up for grabs.

An Early Bird Show & Shine registration party is set for May 28, 2011 with over $1,000 in cash and prizes along with an awesome lineup of live entertainment.

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Further details of the Early Bird Show & Shine Registration Party will be released in the coming weeks.

Don’t miss the excitement as this event is for the entire family!

For more information go to www.drydentruckshow.ca

or call Suzanne Joly at 807-221-7675 or email at suzannejoly@shaw.ca

2011 - 2012 AMTA Road Knights Team

(from left to right) Darwin Clark, Trimac Transportation (Edmonton); Rob Wells, Bison Transport (Calgary); Craig Gavel, Bison Transport (Edmonton) Dennis Hokanson,Trimac Transportation (Edmonton) (CALGARY, AB: April 13, 2011) The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) Road Knights Team will be introduced to the membership on Saturday, April 30 in conjunction with the association’s Annual General Meeting & Conference (Apr 29 – 30, Rimrock Hotel, Banff, AB).

AMTA assembled the West’s first team of road safety ambassadors called the AMTA Road Knights Team in February. Since that time the four member team has undergone public speaking and media training, and been outfitted in clothing sporting the official team logo. The next stage is for the members to meet with association delegates at the upcoming conference before embarking on visits to community organizations.

The team members were selected because of their collision-

free driving record, commitment to safety and enthusiasm for the industry in which they have made their career.

AMTA Road Knights are professional transport drivers with flawless driving records who meet with community groups to share their knowledge about how to safely share the road with trucks.

Their mission is to make our roadways safer by encouraging all road users to be partners in safety. The team also works to increase awareness of trucking's economic importance and to promote the industry as a viable career choice.

Over the next two years, the AMTA Road Knights will appear at driving schools, business clubs, high schools, social clubs and other public venues.

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www.albertamissingpersons.ca John Lyle ARMSTRONG 47 Years old at time of disappearance Height: 173 cm; 5’8” Weight: 73 kg; 161 lbs Hair Colour: Red-Grey Eye Colour: Green Date Last Seen: March 21, 2009 Place Last Seen: Calgary, Alberta File# 09098801 Calgary Police Service (403-266-1234) Information: ARMSTRONG left his home and said he was going for a long walk.

Rene Lynn GUNNING 19 Years old at time of disappearance Height: 157 cm; 5’2” Weight: 50 kg; 111 lbs Hair Colour: Black Eye Colour: Brown Date Last Seen: February 18, 2005 Place Last Seen: Edmonton, Alberta File# 2003-6950 RCMP Project KARE (1-877-412-5273) Information: GUNNING was last known to be leaving West Edmonton Mall in hope of hitchhiking back to British Columbia.

Kevin Glen PURDY 31 Years old at time of disappearance Height: 183 cm; 6’0” Weight: 75 kg; 166 lbs Hair Colour: Brown Eye Colour: Brown Date Last Seen: August 22, 1999 Place Last Seen: Red Deer, Alberta File# 99-20693 RCMP Red Deer City Detachment (403-343-5575) Information: PURDY was last seen leaving his home in Red Deer. His vehicle was later located north of Red Deer.

Amber Alyssa TUCCARO 20 Years old at time of disappearance Height: 155 cm; 5’1” Weight: 65 kg; 143 lbs Hair Colour: Black Eye Colour: Brown Date Last Seen: August 18, 2010 Place Last Seen: Nisku, Alberta File#20101010799 RCMP Leduc Detachment (780-980-7200) Information: Amber TUCCARO was last seen at the Nisku Place Hotel. She has not been in contact with anyone since that date.

Any information in regards to any missing person you are asked to please call the investigating agency at the numbers provided or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Sandy Long - Truck Stop Walking Safety Once again we hear that a trucker has been hit and killed while walking in a truck stop; this time it was a double tragedy as two truckers were killed four days apart at the Pilot Travel Center at exit 4 on Interstate 81 near White Pine, TN. While these types of accidents are not a daily occurrence, they do happen with some regularity mostly at night. What is going on in the truck stops that truckers are killed while walking across the lot?

A combination of factors is most likely at fault, dark parking lots, wearing too dark of clothing by the pedestrian, both driver and pedestrian not paying attention, and last but not least; speeding through the truck stops by truck drivers. Sit in any truck stop and pay some attention and you will see all of these factors at work at any time.

Truck stops, or as they prefer these days to be called, Travel Centers, are all feeling the hit of the economy and one way some are saving money is to cut down on the outside parking area lighting.

Truckers tend to wear darker clothing; dark blue jeans or other pants, darker T-shirts and in winter dark jackets and hats. The darker clothing makes sense to those who drive truck; a trucker’s clothing is a grease and road grime magnet. A trucker walking across the lot will blend into any shadows due to their clothing choices and will be totally non visible in many cases out of direct light.

Distractions are normal; having to rush to the bathroom, hungry, tired, stressed or pushed on time for a delivery/pickup are some that affects both drivers and walkers. A trucker coming into the truck stop is also thinking about getting into

the fuel island or getting that parking spot along with the former distractions.

Finally; it makes no sense, but there are times when a truck stop parking lot looks like a NASCAR track with trucks doing warm up laps. A truck whipping into a driveway or driving around the parking lot at 25-35 miles per hour equals a speeding torpedo and can do the same damage to walkers or even to other trucks. Tsk, Tsk. To save your life in any parking lot if you are going to be walking: Wear something light colored, put reflective tape on your jacket or hat or carry a small flash light that can be seen while you walk.

Watch for other trucks backing up and never assume that they see you…wait out of the way or walk around them the other way.

Give the truck the right of way unless the driver motions you to go ahead and then look before you clear their protection for any other trucks moving.

Before walking in front of any truck that is idling, look up if the driver is in the seat and make eye contact with them.

Wait to do any texting until you are inside or back in your truck.

Do not get out of your truck if someone is getting ready to either back in or pull out of the space on your driver side and always use the three point entry or exit strategy.

To avoid hitting someone who is walking: Slow that big rig down Mr. or Ms Truck Driver! Is that two seconds you save getting to that parking spot, into that fuel island or hitting the road worth anyone’s life?

If it is, then you should have left sooner or not stopped as often and need to rethink your priorities.

As you enter the truck stop take a quick

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look around for anyone who might be walking near your path of travel.

If you are going to back up from the fuel islands or into a parking spot, make sure that there is no one behind you; get out and look works in the truck stop too.

We truckers face enough dangers from everyone else on the roads and in the truck stops without having to worry about our brother and sister drivers running us over.

All drivers need to take responsibility for each other’s safety while walking or driving in a truck stop or warehouse parking lot. Finally, we all have to have some respect for each other and show that respect by being courteous to each other especially when our lives are at risk when we are in the supposedly

safe haven of a truck stop. Working together on this, we can avoid having to read of another report of a trucker hitting and killing another trucker in a truck stop; that would make my day, wouldn’t it yours?

Ya’ll be safe out there!

Sandy Long is a long time truck driver who is also very active within the trucking industry. She was a long time writer for layover.com, is a life member of OOIDA, member of the WIT and owner of two websites: Trailer Truckin’ Tech, a yahoo group dedicated to the education of new and prospective truck drivers and www.satinandsteelsisterhood.com for women truck drivers.

TRUCKING ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS BEAVER TRUCK CENTRE TEAM PLACING FIRST IN NORTH AMERICAN COMPETITION

WINNIPEG, MB April 29, 2011 – The Manitoba Trucking Association today would like to extend congratulations to a trio of local service technicians who placed first in the 2011 Volvo Trucks North America VISTA competition.

MTA member Beaver Truck Centre employs the three winning technicians – Dennis Baehnk, Chris Dunn and Daniel Teleglow.

As a result of their first place finish, the team will now head to Gothenburg, Sweden to compete in the VISTA World final at the end of June.

“On behalf of the Manitoba Trucking Association I would like to congratulate Beaver Truck Centre and their winning team of technicians,” says MTA Executive Director Bob Dolyniuk. “It’s wonderful to see that we have such talented people working in our local industry and we wish them the best in Sweden next month.”

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This is not the first time the Beaver Truck Centre team has reigned supreme; back in 2007, they were crowned North American champions for the first time. The biennial competition takes place at Volvo Trucks North America headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Beaver Truck Centre team beat out 119 other teams to capture the championship. In the finals, they bested GATR of Sauk Rapids, Inc., Sauk Rapids, Minn., and Mobile Fleet Service of Yakima, Wash.

The competition includes three rounds of online technical questions, with the top three finalists traveling to North Carolina for further practical and hands-on testing. The practical test includes knowledge about service bulletins, parts look up and troubleshooting faults on Volvo trucks and engines.

The Manitoba Trucking Association exists to develop and maintain a safe and healthy business environment for our industry members.

MANITOBA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION HONOURS SIX OUTSTANDING DRIVERS AT MTAMTA CUSTOM TRUCK SALES INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE LUNCHEON WINNIPEG ʹ APRIL 27, 2011 ʹ The Manitoba Trucking Association honoured the top drivers in the province with the presentation of the MTA-Custom Truck Sales Industry Excellence Awarddss yesterday.

This annual award is presented by the Manitoba Trucking Association and Custom Truck Sales Inc. and recognizes transport truck drivers who display superior commitment to safety, customer service and dedication to their industry. Nominations can be made by anyone impacted positively by a driver͛s service.

The six winners of the MTA-Custom Truck Sales Industry Excellence Award for 2010 are: x x x x x x

Jacob Wiebe, Cheval Transport Robert Yablonski, Payne Transportation LP Donald Lister, Canada Safeway Randal Panko, Heartland Transport William DeGroot, Arnold Bros. Transport Gustav Giesbrecht, YRC Reimer

͞The six drivers we honoured today exemplify the dedication, sacrifice and skill required to be an elite driver,͟ says Tom Payne Jr., President of the Manitoba Trucking Association. ͞Many ese drivers recipients current and past have millions of incident-free miles on their record; these are the best of the best when it comes to drivers in Manitoba.͟ a.

The six winners of this award receive a plaque commemorating their nomination, a letter of congratulations from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton, a custom Industry Excellence jacket and a small honorarium.

One of the six winners will be named the Volvo Trucks Manitoba Driver of the Year in June. iioobaTrucking ik Associaaiion io eexxxist issss todeevvelopandmaintai aintaan a safeandheeaallhhy h busi ne niesssss The M anit 39 envviironmmnntfor ou r indu sttyy meembe m ers rs.

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for accessing motor carrier safety data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS). Preliminary reports show carriers are improving their overall safety performance. If a Motor carrier has received an unsatisfactory safety rating pursuant to 49 CFR Part 385 or is ordered to stop operations they will be no longer authorized to operate on U.S.A. national roadways.

By: Dawn Truell, President, Cross Border Services

CSA 2010 – Facts On December 13, 2010, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) officially launched their CSA 2010 enforcement program; this program is designed to analyze safety violations from roadside inspections and crashes measuring commercial motor carrier’s safety performances.

The FMCSA is working diligently with partners to reduce CMV crashes, injuries and fatalities. Warning letters are being sent out to Motor Carriers whose safety performance data indicates they are not complying with applicable FMCSA safety regulations. These warning letters identify Behaviour Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories that are assigned an “alert” and outlines possible consequences of continued safety problems. The warning letter provides instructions

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Safety ratings are available at: http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov licensing and insurance status at: http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov.

What this means for Canadian Carriers is that in order to continue conducting shipments into and out of the U.S.A. we must comply with the FMCSA regulations.

Carriers do not inherit any of a newly hired driver’s past violations. Only those inspections that a driver receives while driving under a carrier’s authority can be applied to a carrier’s Safety Measurement System record.

All inspections and crashes that a commercial motor vehicle driver receives while under the authority of a carrier will remain part of the carrier’s SMS data for two years, even if the carrier terminates the driver.

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Tickets or warnings that CMV drivers receive while operating their personal vehicles do not count in the SMS.

While research data indicate that a driver’s body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for identifying drivers that may have sleep apnea, neither FMCSA nor the CSA program currently has any rules that restrict who can be a commercial motor vehicle driver based on BMI or weight or neck size.

Cross Border Services deals with all of these government compliancy programs and regulations, for Information please contact Information on any cross border issues contact

www.crossborderservices.org crossborderservices@cogeco.net

905-973-9136

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