JULY EDITION CANADIAN TRUCKING MAGAZINE

Dave brings to you 38 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.

Fergus, Fergus, Fergus!

Did I say that enough folks! I want to get your attention because there are not a lot of truck shows left and it is a party you have to go to.

At Fergus this year we are right up front with some great prizes.

Hard to miss the CTM Banner and the large crowds that always gathers there.

At CTM we love to give prizes to drivers to show we do appreciate your readership and loyalty.

When you come to our booth M30 at fergus you can have the chance to win one of 5 Rand McNALLY GPS the famous intelliroute CTM has written about.

These units are worth up to $500 plus because they are built for truckers with enhanced truck services.

The Stirling show was fantastic as always. In this months Editions you will see some of the happy Drivers that won awesome prizes from Canadian Trucking Magazine and our friends at

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For more information and pictures from Stirling Truck show see our expanded web edition @ www.canadiantruckingmagazine.ca

As well you will see great pictures from the Dryden Truck show now in it’s second year.

The Dance Saturday night at the Dryden Truck Show was one of the best organized I have seen with great music and even snacks.

The greatest part of these shows are the people.

Like minded people getting together to share good times and stories.

There is so much to tell and show you about these events you may have missed that a magazine this size would not do it justice. That is why at our web site I put an extended version with more pictures stories and content.

As well if you are on facebook don’t forget to visit our page Canadian Trucking Magazine and press LIKE. There you will get first release information and stories.

We have over 2,300 fans right now.

At Stirling my friend Wendy Morgan-McBride & Great Husband Carl McBride once again had the Memorial Highway in Heaven ~ A Tribute for Truckers ~ I was lucky enough to be asked by them to say a poem. You should visit thier web site at:

Of course I am a big fan of Gadgets and electronic http://www.tributefortruckers.com/ tools that I can just order on for a great cause!

Once again showing line and have delivered. Now the family atmosphere with The Source have special the famous catch fraze discounts on the back cover of CTM and special “Where Friends are Made”.

If you did not have a on our facebook page.

So there you have it! If chance to get out to any of these great events and Fergus you want to have the time of was not in the trip this month your life and win some prizes CTM is putting on a show come see me at Fergus or and shine on August 27th in the CTM Show & Shine.

I hope you have all Winnipeg at the Oakpoint tuned into my spot the Road Restaurant.

Our friends at The Hammer Report on the Source are stepping up to Driver Show. I try to bring up the plate and again providing to the moment topics and huover $2,000 in prizes. The mour to your day.

This month I am proud Source and Trucking make to have two pages for the good partners as drivers love toys and need electronic tools Soldier On Fund. We need for our work. The Source have to support those who support the electronics you need and us. A Soldier is someone the help you want and better who at one point in his life, driver, you don’t have to find wrote a blank check made them or a space to park in as payable to 'The Country of they are as close as your Canada', for an amount of 'up to and including thier computer at thesource.ca. life.'

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Since its inception, the Fund has provided assistance to more than 257 members. Donations are used to purchase adaptive equipment as well as finance travel and training expenses for participating in physical, recreational and sporting activities.

“The Soldier On program was instrumental in providing me with the adaptive equipment to get active in sport,” explained Sgt (retired) Steve Daniel. “I was provided with a basketball wheelchair that I use each week to play with a local team. The ability to get active has made a huge improvement on my quality of life. I am able to use recreational sport to help keep fit, as well as socialize with other members of the disabled community.”

The Fund supports ill and injured Canadian Forces personnel or former personnel in their efforts to increase their independence and restore the joy and freedom of their lives through physical fitness, recreation and sport.

“100% of your donation will go towards opening doors to life opportunities, developing new skills and achieving goals,” said Greg Lagacé, Soldier On Manager. “It gives an opportunity for ill and injured personnel to explore common interest, share learning experiences and ultimately providing a better quality of life.”

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www.SoldierOn.ca and select ‘Donate to the Soldier On Fund’ from the menu. To make a donation by telephone, have your credit card information ready and call 1-877-445-6444. To make a donation by mail, send a cheque or money order payable to: Soldier On Fund, c/o Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services, 4210 Labelle Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2.

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Sandy Long - Makes Sense There is a lot of talk these days about how to m a k e w o m e n more comfortable about entering male dominated fields. Leveling the playing fields so that any job is available to any gender in today’s economy makes a lot of sense; but how does one make anyone comfortable in entering any profession?

When I entered trucking, way back when, the predominant idea about women in male dominated jobs was that we would not be able to do the job, that our hormones would control us and that we would not hold up under the conditions both mental and physical demanded at that time in trucking. Women who were hired back then and who persevered, did not get emotional once a month or anytime else unless angered, did the job without asking for quarter and kept any stress related issues to themselves and just dealt with them. Women who could not do the above, did not last long.

Sexual harassment was rampant back then too though not expressed in that term when I first climbed in my first truck. It was not uncommon for a lead seat to sleep with their female second seats…therefore many of us would not run with someone that we would not have a relationship with. Of course, the equipment back then was not conducive to private sleeping arrangements; single bunk cabovers, though some of us figured out how to sleep head to toe with our co-drivers. Some safety directors or personnel directors would expect sexual favors for a woman to move up to second seat or to go solo, we fought those types of behavior. One must re-

member though that back then, before AIDS and sexual harassment laws, society as a whole was still in the free love ideal, trucking was no different and we women back then understood human nature too. We knew some men were most likely going to try something with us of an intimate nature and we learned quickly how to handle those times with humor and at times aggression.

Today, in trucking, companies want to hire women for many reasons; safety, performance and care of the equipment are just a few of the reasons. Women have moved up the corporate ladder and brought understanding to the boardrooms that women are not the weak, emotional creatures we were once thought of as being. Equipment has changed to be more female (and smaller male) friendly as has the fingerprinting of loads off and on the trailers, we can easily hire lumpers now days.

Have ideas changed in reality though?

Women are now entering trucking that are vastly different than those of us who entered back in the day…the 1960’s and ‘70’s. With the poor image of truckers as a whole promoted by insurance companies, lawyers and the media in general, women, who are very aware of sexual harassment laws, enter trucking and look for obstacles such as predatory behavior, sexual harassment and discrimination. At times, they perceive those things where they actually do not exist. Women have forgotten human nature it appears in that they do not understand the difference between a driver being interested in them personally and a safety director asking for sexual favors to keep their job.

Many women today want to be treated differently because they are women in male dominated fields. I have heard women saying they want everything from front row reserved parking at truck stops to separate truck-

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stops all together for women only.

Some do not think they should have to go to certain places because it is unsafe, though they think it ok that men should go there. Some are so fearful that they want to carry guns or mace even before they get out on the road from trucking school, they think all male drivers are predators.

Women of this type do perpetuate the myth of long ago that women cannot do the job as well as men and may be too emotional or find the stress too great to stay in the field. Companies are now afraid of the sexual harassment suits that are brought by women and some are scrambling to defend themselves against them.

Even our male peers are afraid to say good morning to a lady driver because of fear of being called in on for just being polite. Trucking has not changed enough for only women to train women or for women to only deal with other women.

To make women more comfortable in entering the trucking, or any other male dominated field, education is the key. Education of both genders that is. Straight honest information beginning in the trucking schools and ending with companies and recruiters would be a good start. That education should point out the human factors that one will meet in working with the opposite gender, what exactly sexual harassment or discrimination means and how to deal with it to begin with; then further education of company personnel on how to treat everyone equally and with respect to finish off with. In addition, straight facts on how in actuality many women of both genders are victims of crime especially by other drivers instead of making women fearful of their brother drivers should be taught and talked about.

Women entering a male dominated field have to learn that they have to fit into the field, not the field change

to fit them; there is a job to be done and whether one is a male or a female, that job is the same and is done the same way. Problems only enter in on the human level and those sometimes are just nature and the way the genders differ. Any woman who enters any male dominated profession or field has to accept some hard facts about the job too.

No, it might not be comfortable until you prove yourself one of the guys and that you can do the job with the rest of them, you will have to have on leather gloves instead of kid gloves to handle some of what you will find. Then you will be comfortable and succeed…if you want to badly enough.

Ya’ll be safe out there!

Street Smarts: A Guide to a Truck Driver's Personal Safety Do not cuss a trucker or a farmer with your mouth full!

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

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JOIN UP OR GO TO THE MANITOBA PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP

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Thirty-nine drivers competed at Peterbilt Manitoba on Saturday, June 25 for recognition as one of Manitoba’s top professional commercial drivers. Drivers in five classes participated in three different tests (written test, pre-trips/defects, and the track) throughout the of the day.

Winners from the 2011 event include:  Straight truck: Chad Kitkowski (Canadian Freightways)  Single-single: Brian Hrabarchuk (Con-Way Freight Canada)  Single-tandem: John Klassen (W.M. Dyck & Sons)  Tandem-tandem: Howard McAfee (H&T Trucking)  Super B train: Ken Wiebe (EBD Enterprises) These five drivers will represent Team Manitoba at the 2011 National Professional Truck Driving Championship, held this year in Calgary September 8-11.

The event was capped off with the annual Driver Awards Banquet. All five winners from the driving championship were recognized for their efforts. Further awards presented include:

 First Time Entrant: Marc Cohen (Big Freight Systems)  Team Award: TST Overland Express  Grand Champion: Ken Wiebe (EBD Enterprises)  Bjornson Memorial: Ken Wiebe (EBD Enterprises) As well, the 2011 MTAVolvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year was awarded. This year’s recipient is William DeGroot of Arnold Bros. Transport. DeGroot was one of six recipients of the 2010 MTACustom Truck Sales Inc Industry Excellence Award. Winners of the 2011 MTA-Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year award are chosen from this pool of nominees.

The Manitoba Trucking Association would like to thank all of the volunteers who ensure the success of this annual event. This year, over 40 volunteers participated in various capacities. The MTA would also like to recognize Manitoba Public Insurance, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Peterbilt Manitoba Ltd, YRC Reimer and Beaver Truck Centre for their continued sponsorship of this event.

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

For more information contact: Bob Dolyniuk Executive Director Phone: (204) 632-6600 E-mail bobd@trucking.mb.ca

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WHERE TO EAT ???

Drivers not out of a sack for your 95 cent heart attack!

So many good places and I will try to always steer you right.

Pictured above is Glorias in Chilliwack BC where Gloria will make sure you never leave hungry.

Clearwater BC at Wells Gray Inn great food at a very good price and Angie said the best milkshakes in Canada.

Legendz Diner 1405 N Trans-canada Hwy, Golden, BC a must stop!

OUTPOST Grill in Winkler MB at the COOP, great food, clean showers and very Driver Friendly!

The Cat dealer on route 90 & Inkster in WPG MB 2nd Flr, breakfast under 6 bucks Don’t forget our friends at the OakPoint Restaurant where August 27th is our first CTM Show & Shine!

Them and tell them Dave sent you!

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