August 2012 Volume 23, Issue 8 Delivering daily news to Canada’s trucking industry at www.trucknews.com
Managing driver fatigue
The
classics
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Made-in-Alberta fatigue management plan nearly done By Jim Bray BANFF, Alta. – “Fatigue is a significant issue.” So says Roger Clarke, former executive director of vehicle safety and carrier services with Alberta Transportation. Clarke has been working on what he thinks will be a breakthrough fatigue management program for the trucking industry, one he said has been a long time coming. “It actually goes back to a Canada/US hours-of-service study that was released around 2000 or 2001,” Clarke told Truck West shortly after making a presentation on the topic to the Alberta Motor Transportation Association’s annual conference in May. “The researchers made this big comment near the end that government and industry should get together and build a fatigue management program.” So Clarke, with associates from the former Alberta Trucking Association and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), decided that if such a thing truly needed to be done, perhaps they should take the bull by the horns and do it. Continued on page 23
By James Menzies CLIFFORD, Ont. – The small town of Clifford, Ont. played host to one of the largest collections of antique trucks in the country June 29-30. The show, put on by the Great Lakes Truck Club, saw an eclectic assortment of 170 classic trucks put on display for the enjoyment of a massive crowd that easily doubled last year’s turnout, according to club president Chris Hall. This year’s show featured the “Bulldog Corral,” a tribute to classic Mack trucks dating back to the 1920s. The popularity of this special section exceeded expectations and the area set aside to house the bulldogs wasn’t nearly large enough. “We ran out of room,” Hall said. “That turned out to be almost a show in itself.” The Mack collection was supported by Mack Trucks Canada, which contributed prizes and sent a brand new Mack Pinnacle Rawhide Edition to contrast the Mack trucks of yesteryear. But corporate sponsorship is something organizers of the show are cautious to keep to a minimum, as they want the focus of their grassroots show to remain on the trucks themselves. “Our sponsors are mostly members and trucking companies,” Hall said. “It’s not a money making process. As long as we have a bit of money left to cover our printing costs, that’s all we need.” The Great Lakes Truck Show is truly all about the trucks. There are no awards. No judging. No trophies. No Best in Show. No egos to placate. It costs just $20 to enter a truck and only $5 to visit. The laid back atmosphere is based on the antique truck show formula that has proven popular south of the border. It also encourages owners to bring trucks that are a long way from
No judging. No awards. No egos. a grassroots truck show: The Great Lakes Truck Club truck show features some genuine show trucks alongside classic rigs in their original form, like this old Kenworth cabover.
Slow roller
Driving Mack’s new Super Econodyne package
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Inside This Issue...
Mark Dalton O/O
• Call of the wild:
An Alberta safety guru says he’s developed a presentation that helps eliminate wildlife strikes. Page 7
• PICing up steam: Alberta’s Partners in Compliance program has gained some new members. What is it about the program that makes it appealing to fleets? Page 20
• Refreshing the fleet:
New trucks have never been more expensive. And not everyone can afford them. Page 24
• Navistar to add SCR: Navistar says it will add SCR to its incylinder emissions strategy. It’s calling it ICT+.
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Reach us at our Western Canada news bureau E-mail Jim Bray at jim@transportationmedia.ca or call 403-453-5558
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