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August 2010 Volume 30, Issue 8 Delivering daily news to Canada’s trucking industry at www.trucknews.com
Game on! Driving championships are back in full force
“My friends say ‘why spend so much money on a tool you use to work with?’ They just don’t understand why, when I could be doing something else.” Many of the details that have made Rosenau’s current showpiece
By James Menzies CANADA – If you needed proof the trucking industry is on the mend, look no further than the successful resumption of provincial and regional truck driving championships held from coast to coast this summer. Last year, several provincial associations pulled the plug on the popular event, causing organizers of the national championships to follow suit. The very future of some of the events were in doubt, and it would’ve been a shame had the championships fallen victim to the decimated economy. Fortunately, like the trucking industry itself, the spirits of Canada’s professional drivers showed remarkable resilience – and just one year later, successful championships were hosted by all provincial trucking associations. Winners will compete in the National Professional Truck Driving Championships, to be held Sept. 16-19 in Winnipeg. Here’s a rundown of the provincial (regional, in the case of Ontario) winners from west coast to east coast. (Quebec’s provincials will be held Aug. 14 and Ontario’s final results were not yet available
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more than just chrome: Perennial show’n’shine winners, like Vic Pannu’s Spiderman-themed truck, catch judges’ attention because of exceptional overall cleanliness, not just the abundance of chrome. Photo by Adam Ledlow
Shine on you crazy diamond Chrome is nice, but cleanliness and heart win hands down By Ingrid Phaneuf TORONTO, Ont. – Veteran show’n’shine winner Michael ‘Motor’ Rosenau admits to having OCCD: Obsessive Compulsive Chrome Disorder. The 2009 Truck News O/O of the Year has 25 trophies to his name. And he
spends $10,000-$15,000 on his current truck project per year. But it’s his passion that impresses you when you talk to him about what makes a winner. “Some people think I’m crazy for putting so much money and time into my truck,” says Rosenau.
Good-bye T2, hello T700
We take the new Kenworth T700 for a drive
Inside This Issue...
• Looking to lease?: Expensive emissions requirements and an uncertain economy have some fleets taking a fresh look at the benefits of full-service leasing. Page 31
• Outside the box: Witnessing an accident prompted a former
truck driver to invent a new cab design. Will his patented round truck cab ever make it to production? Page 36
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• Attention grabbers: A look at five must-have truck accessories that will wow judges and also help at resale.
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• Show, shine’n…shrug: Mark Dalton gives his truck a good
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