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LOOK A hot-melt polyurethane reactive undercoating, PUR offers a superior, uniform barrier against moisture and eliminates costly degradation issues normally associated with traditional BACK. water-based paint undercoatings. Only PROLAM offers you these three innovative and exclusive technologies that, combined, are the best solution against moisture. They guarantee signifi cant long-term durability of your trailer fl oors with the lowest maintenance costs possible. PROLAM HAS IT ALL! 100% SFI Certifi ed Floors Available Only From Prolam prolamfl oors.com Contents September 2016 | VOLUME 30, NO.9 7 Letters 9 John G. Smith 12 36 11 Rolf Lockwood 31 Heather Ness 33 Mike McCarron NEWS & NOTES Dispatches 12 Locked Tight 44 14 The fight against cargo crime begins in fleet yards 14 Road to Rodeo 21 Heard on the Street 23 Trending Features 24 StatPack 12 Locked Tight 25 Pulse Surveys The fight against cargo crime begins in fleet yards, 27 Logbook and technology is playing an increasing role. By Dave Nesseth 29 Truck of the Month 36 What’s New in Used Trucks? Automated transmissions finally get their due, while In Gear the search for good pre-emissions trucks continues. By Jim Park 48 Cold Reality 51 Updated and Connected 40 ELDs: Part 3 New from Cummins Your choice of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) could have long-term compliance implications. By Jim Park 52 Flowing Forward New oils from Shell 53 Lockwood’s products 44 Race Day Transporters bring the Honda Indy to Toronto. By John G. Smith 56 Guess the location, win a hat 57 Companies in the news 46 The Great Equalizer 58 Faces Reviewing Vnomics’ True Fuel system, which rewards driving techniques rather than fuel economy. By Jim Park COVER PHOTO: BY ROLF LOCKWOOD Rodeo du Camion is a For more visit www.todaystrucking.com truck race like no other. SEPTEMBER 2016 5 Uptime means road time. enjoy the view. Uptime saves you more than just money. It saves your trust, reputation, and business. That’s why we created Volvo Trucks Uptime Services. We connect you to immediate live support from a Volvo agent whenever you need it with our 24/7 Volvo Action Service. Our Remote Diagnostics predicts, identifies, and reports a service event, reducing diagnosing time by as much as 70%. Our team locates and sends ahead the parts you need, reducing repair time by up to 22%. And our coast-to-coast Volvo Dealer Network connects it all. Know the road ahead. Learn more: Uptime.VolvoTrucks.ca volvo trucks uptime services Volvo Trucks. Driving Progress Letters Logs should allow for common sense The Business Magazine of Canada’s Trucking Industry [Rolf] Lockwood’s previous commentary on “logbook cheating” repeated one of my PUBLISHER Joe Glionna two major complaints with the whole Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) issue. I don’t [email protected] • 416/614-5805 think he was referring to a return to the ’70s and ’80s, when too many people drove VICE PRESIDENT, EDITORIAL Rolf Lockwood, MCILT way beyond sensible human limits and then rewrote a new logbook on the weekend. [email protected] • 416/614-5825 Those of us with common sense (increasingly frowned upon by rulemakers) know how EDITOR John G. Smith to deal with it sensibly. [email protected] • 416/614-5812 Example: one of our customers takes the full 11-hour drive to complete a trip, and ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dave Nesseth the 14-hour window is almost gone. In the rare occasion of an unexpected delay, I [email protected] • 416/614-5813 have two choices: Drive 15 minutes beyond the legal point, or stop, if parking exists. CONTRIBUTORS: Considering that I can’t sleep in a truck stop, I think driving a little further to be guar- Steve Bouchard, Mike McCarron, Jim Park, Nicolas Trépanier, David K. Henry, Heather Ness anteed a good sleep is a better alternative to following the book diligently, and spend DESIGN / LAYOUT the next day exhausted. I thought safety was the goal here? Tim Norton, Frank Scatozza [email protected] • 416/614-5810 — Bill Cameron NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER Heather Donnelly Parks Transportation, Collingwood, Ontario [email protected] • 416/614-5804 REGIONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER Nickisha Rashid [email protected] • 416/614-5824 Truck driving is clearly a skill Email: QUÉBEC SALES MANAGER Re: “Unskilled” and unwanted (July 2016) [email protected] Denis Arsenault [email protected] • 514/938-0639 What going on in this country? North America is crying out CIRCULATION MANAGER for experienced truck drivers. Dave Taylor had a good job, Pat Glionna 416/614-2200 • 416/614-8861 (fax) worked, paid his taxes, bought a home and all the trappings. SEND YOUR PRODUCTION MANAGER He even spoke the language, and tried [to secure] permanent Lilianna Kantor LETTERS TO: [email protected] • 416/614-5815 residency before they sent him back to the U.K. Newcom I had trucker friend who was also sent back. He also had Business Media, Kenneth R. Wilson to return to U.K. He also had a good job on longhaul, paid 451 Attwell Dr., Award Winner his taxes and bought all the good stuff that comes with life Toronto, ON in Canada. M9W 5C4 Truck driving is not unskilled, especially in this day and age. I started driving in the mid ’70s, so I’ve done my share of If we publish NEWCOM BUSINESS MEDIA INC. 451 Attwell Dr., Toronto, ON M9W 5C4 miles, and I’ve never heard of anything so stupid. You have to your letter, we’ll 416/614-2200 • 416/614-8861 (fax) have skills to drive a truck in North America. Try moving a even send you a CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER Jim Glionna 53-foot trailer in Vancouver, Los Angeles, etc. Today’s Trucking hat as our thanks. PRESIDENT — Nick Reeves, Alberta Joe Glionna VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Melissa Summerfield CONTROLLER Family found a place in the Maritimes Anthony Evangelista Re: “Unskilled” and unwanted (July 2016) DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION Pat Glionna It appears that the Taylor family came to Canada in 2007, the same year my family and I arrived from Germany. Today’s Trucking is published monthly by NEWCOM BUSINESS MEDIA INC., 451 Attwell Dr., Toronto, ON M9W 5C4. It is produced expressly for owners After a few months in Ontario, my wife realized that we had no future there due and/or operators of one or more straight trucks or tractor-trailers with gross weights of at least 19,500 pounds, and for truck/trailer dealers and heavy-duty to an unlucky combination of rules and processing times. So we started looking for a parts distributors. Subscriptions are free to those who meet the criteria. For others: single-copy price: $5 plus applicable taxes; one-year subscription: province with a Provincial Nominee Program that works for truck drivers and found $40 plus applicable taxes; one-year subscription in U.S.: $60 US; one-year this in New Brunswick. We moved in the summer of 2008 and I started driving for subscription foreign: $90 US. Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Contents may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without prior written consent McConnell Transport. of the publisher. The advertiser agrees to protect the publisher against legal action based upon libelous or inaccurate statements, unauthorized use Today, all five of us are still living in the Maritimes, being happy Canadian citizens. of photographs, or other material in connection with advertisements placed in Today’s Trucking. The publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising — Rolf Huntemann, New Brunswick which in his opinion is misleading, scatological, or in poor taste. Postmaster: Address changes to Today’s Trucking, 451 Attwell Dr., Toronto, ON M9W 5C4. Postage paid Canadian Publications Mail Sales Agreement No.40063170. ISSN No. 0837-1512. Printed in Canada. Correction We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the The headline on Jim Park’s review of the 2017 Cummins X15 (July 2016) Department of Canadian Heritage. mistakenly used the engine’s current name. Today’s Trucking regrets the error. Member SEPTEMBER 2016 7 New bottle, evolved technology and ALL THE HARD WORKING PROTECTION you expect.
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