Eastern Canada’s Trucking Newspaper Since 1981
August 2019
Delivering daily news at trucknews.com
Volume 39, Issue 7
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Trouble brewing?
Doing it themselves
It’s a wrap
Straight talk
What Canadian trucking firms need to know about the arrival of legal cannabis edibles this fall.
Challenger is opening a driving academy so it can develop talent for itself, and the industry.
How vehicle graphics and wraps continue to evolve, and gain valuable impressions.
Jim Smith, a straight truck driver with Speedy, discusses a successful career and the toll it has taken.
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The Antique and Classic Truck Show in Clifford attracted a record number of rigs this year.
Time’s up Canada’s ELD rule will take effect in 2021 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Canada’s long-awaited electronic logging device (ELD) rule has been published, which the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says will catapult Canada ahead of the U.S. in terms of safety and compliance. The made-in-Canada regulation requires third-party device certification, something the U.S. Continued on page 8
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The biggest yet By Abdul Latheef
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Ernie Sager
CLIFFORD, ONTARIO This year’s Antique and Classic Truck Show in Clifford, Ont., saw a record number of vehicles participating in the 10th anniversary event. “It was our largest show to date,” said Chris Hall, coordinator at the Great Lakes Truck Club, which organizes the annual show. He said 305 trucks rolled into Rotary Park for the show, which he said is unlike any other. “We specifically target people who are into classic trucks and like older trucks,” said Hall, 52, himself a passionate trucker who owns six classic trucks including a 1952 Kenworth. “It is more than just a truck show. It’s also a meet-and-greet for veteran truck drivers, and it is their chance once a year to meet up with other truck drivers they met on the road over the years.” Most trucks came from Ontario, but there were rigs
from Quebec and Michigan, too. The 2019 theme truck was the Western Star, a brand which began production in Kelowna, B.C., in 1967. More than 30 trucks, representing every model, were present at the Western Star Corral. Ernie Sager, from St. George, Ont., was one of the many drivers seen admiring trucks at the corral. Now 83, Sager has been on the road for more than 50 years. He said he was just 15 when he quit school and went trucking. In those days you could get a licence when you were 15, he said. In 59 years of accident-free driving, Sager has clocked eight million kilometers, driving “all kinds of trucks” all over Canada and the U.S. He said he was happy that he could meet some of his old friends at the show. The event also featured an exhibit of trucking company logos by award-winning American historian Dale Bridge. Read more about his passion on page 11. TN