August 2018 Volume 38, Issue 7
TRUCK NEWS Delivering daily news at trucknews.com
Eastern Canada’s Trucking Newspaper Since 1981
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Legal landmines
Classics rock Clifford
Pack mentality
Messages that matter
A look at some of the greatest legal challenges facing the trucking industry in 2018.
The Clifford Truck Show continues to be one of the largest gatherings of antique trucks.
Volvo and FedEx demonstrate truck platooning on a live North Carolina highway.
Truck and trailer graphics are an ideal way to spread a message – especially when it’s personal.
29 charges Charges laid against truck driver involved in deadly Humboldt Broncos collision
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By Derek Clouthier REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Jaskirat Sidhu, the truck driver involved in the collision with the Humboldt Broncos team bus on April 6, killing 16 and injuring 13, was arrested July 6 and faces 29 charges. The 29-year-old male from Calgary, who worked for Adesh Deol Trucking, was charged with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily injury. Sidhu was arrested at his Calgary residence without incident and made his first appearance in Saskatchewan court the week following his arrest. He was released on bail. The investigation took approximately three months and included a re-enactment of the collision, more than 60 interviews, more than 6,000 photos of the crash scene, and an analysis of the driver’s logbook. Continued on page 12
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Four generations of Mackies made a cross-country road trip together this summer. They ranged in age from 12-year-old Jaxon (center), to 83-year-old Ross (right), and took in Canadian landmarks along the way.
Family road trip Four generations of Mackies take a 90-year road trip By Harry Rudolfs OSHAWA, ONTARIO “To travel is a better thing than to arrive.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Early one morning in June, as the sun was coming up over Oshawa, Ont., a stretched-out 2015 Peterbilt 587 left the Mackie Transportation terminal on Boundary Road. It was pulling a 53-ft. enclosed auto trailer loaded for Seattle, Wash. But the cargo inside the cab was pretty special, too. Four generations of Mackies making a cross-Canada road trip to commemorate 90 years in the trucking business. “My grandpa Ross, my dad (Dean) and myself did a road trip down to Florida with a load of cars when I was about four,” explained Shawn Mackie, now 39, and director of freight services for Mackie Transportation in Oshawa, Ont. “I thought it would be nice if we had the four generations on a road trip while we are still able to do it.” The journey was booked for early summer: a west coast run with an SUV going to a Ford dealership in Manitoba, a small freight delivery for Chilliwack, B.C., and a load
of fancy motorbikes going to Seattle for the company’s annual Fly and Ride. Traffic thinned as the Mackies rolled out of the reach of the Greater Toronto Area. Dean Mackie (59), president of Mackie Transportation, took the wheel while his son Shawn rested in the bunk. Completing the quartet were 12-year-old Jaxon Mackie (Shawn’s son) and greatgrandpa Ross Mackie riding shotgun. At 83, Ross has no shortage of offspring. His progeny now number four sons (Norm, Paul, Dean, and Scott, all involved in different divisions of the business), 14 grandchildren and seven great grandkids. Shawn slipped into driver’s seat after they stopped for a sandwich in Parry Sound. Steady rain most of the day, but Ross was busy calling old friends en route. He reached Doug Smith, president of Manitoulin Transport, as they were passing Espanola. “We chatted about the trucking business, how much it’s changed,” said Ross. “I told him we couldn’t stop, but he invited me up for a boat ride later in the summer.” The Mackie Group of Companies has grown exponentially since Ross’s father Merle and his grandfather Continued on page 25