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October 2019 - Page 1 Movin’ Out - October 2019 - Page 1 P.O. Box 97 PRESORTED STANDARD Slippery Rock U.S. POSTAGE PA 16057 PAID WILLIAMSPORT, PA PERMIT NO. 4 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Vol. 44 No. 10 FREE October 2019 FREE www.movinout.com COPYCOPY “THE JOURNAL OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY” 37th Annual Shell Rotella® SuperRigs® The 37th Annual Shell Rotella® SuperRigs® competition was held July 25-27 at Trail’s Travel Center in Albert Lea, Minnesota. This sleek beauty was just one of the trucks at the show. Turn to pages 14 & 15 for the story and more photos. - Photo by Kenny Hubka/High Gear Photography - Winter Is Coming – McCollister’s Transportation Group, Inc. Settles Into New Corporate Offices Is Your Truck Prepared? McCollister’s Transporation Group, Inc.’s new corporate office in Burlington, NJ. Contributor: Homer Hogg, hit the road, as well as min- charging systems before the Director of Technical Service, imize downtime and control snow falls. TravelCenters of America those winter maintenance and Have your batteries tested By Steve Pollock Additionally, McCollister’s has the construction of their new Winter is just around the repair costs. by a certified technician. Long BURLINGTON, NJ…. McCo- an 84,000 square foot ware- corporate offices. Drivers have corner. Not only can snow, Test Your Starting and winter nights and shorter days llister’s Transportation Group, house at another location. It 24-hour access to all of the ice and freezing temperatures Charging Systems Ahead of mean more demanding engine Inc. moved to a new location is an eco-friendly environment amenities. make the roads hazardous Time starts and longer usage of your at 8 Terri Lane in Burlington, with upgraded driver amenities McCollister’s operates seven for hauling freight, they can Dead batteries are one of truck’s headlights. Testing New Jersey in July of 2018. including a cafeteria, men and different fleets nationwide: contribute to equipment dam- the most common causes of your batteries will indicate The new corporate office and women’s showers, patio, TV Enclosed Auto Transport age and system failures, too. winter breakdowns. While an whether or not they can keep warehouse was built to accom- lounge, gym/workout room, Climate Control, Electronics, Roadside assistance can help emergency roadside jump start up with this high demand modate McCollister’s growth. and training and orientation Truckload Telecommunica- in the event of an emergency, can help get you through your through the colder months. The new facility is 90,000 areas. The original stonework tions, LTL, Household Goods, but routine preventive main- route, you can avoid sacrificing When you have your batteries square feet: 45,000 for offices on the building at McCollister’s and Fitness Equipment Instal- tenance checks can identify that uptime with a little extra tested, check the alternator and driver services and 45,000 previous location was pains- lation, which utilizes Class underlying issues before you attention on your starting and continued on page 2 square feet of warehouse space. takingly removed and used in continued on page 18 Page 2 - Movin’ Out - October 2019 Winter Is Coming – Is Your Truck Prepared? Issues When water and moisture build in your air brake system in the dead of winter, it will almost certainly freeze and turn to ice. This can damage valves, air dryers and other air system components, not to mention your productivity and bottom line. Check for any air leaks and to confirm your air brake system is receiving a clean air supply during your daily inspections to help prevent damage to your air system. Check and drain your air tanks daily to help keep water, contaminants and corrosion at bay. Be sure to also check your air dryer in particular, and make sure you are replacing your dryer des- iccant cartridge before winter and as needed. Proper Tire Pressure is Crucial Underinflation is a leading cause of tire failures during winter, because when the tem- perature drops, so does the air pressure in your tires. Check your tire pressure before every trip to ensure they’re properly inflated and to get the best foot- print and traction on the roads. Conduct daily visual tire inspections to make sure you haven’t picked up any harmful debris on the road that could continued from page 1 cause a tire to fail later on. Also, sufficient amperage and road. RoadSquad call center clogs fuel filters or solidifies age tanks, any extra moisture water separator, be sure to ensure your tires have adequate voltage output as well. agents work with you or your to the point where it will no will promote bacteria growth, check and drain your water tread depth to help improve The TA Truck Service fleet dispatcher to ensure the longer flow. Invest in a new fuel which can corrode injectors separator daily. traction and safety. RoadSquad team can take technician arrives equipped to filter now and consider adding and clog your filters. Whether you need a fuel Get your rig ready now before care of you if you do need address the repair in the safest, a winter fuel additive to your Now is also a great time to filter replacement because of the winter weather puts you a jump start. RoadSquad most efficient manner. winterization routine to help get your fuel tanks cleaned by fuel gelling, water contami- out-of-service. In the event technicians can also perform Maintaining Modern Fuel prevent fuel gelling. a fuel tank sweeper, which will nation in your fuel tanks or you need a jump start, a new an electrical system test to Systems Water contamination is help prevent contamination in your filter is simply past its fuel filter, a tire replaced or ensure your dead battery isn’t Cold weather is not kind to another enemy of diesel-fueled the bottom of the tanks from recommended replacement your air brake system repaired, a symptom of a larger under- diesel fuel. When temperatures equipment. Whether it enters reaching the engine and/or date, the RoadSquad team can call 1-800-824-SHOP and lying issue that could put you fall, the paraffin wax in diesel through poorly fitting fuel clogging your fuel filters. If take care of that, too. RoadSquad will be there when- out-of-service again down the fuel can thicken so much it caps or condensation in stor- your fuel system includes a Avoiding Air Brake System ever, wherever you break down. Movin’ Out - October 2019 - Page 3 Women In Trucking Announces Its ATA Tells 2019 September Member of the Month Congress to Put person. After five years, woke her up to who she trucking industry. Then, Brakes the court overturned my really was. Over the next I found myself joining conviction and expunged seven years, she started to the gender diversity task on my records. They gave me understand herself better. force,” she said. Spread a second chance in life. I “In 2017, I sought out The gender diversity task went on doing contract professional help and went force was recently formed of Tolls work and running my own on hormone replacement by WIT to better under- business for 10 years,” therapy. What I was doing stand the needs of the Arlington, VA… The Ameri- Morton explained. can Trucking Associations told couldn’t be hidden from LGBTQ community. WIT a House subcommittee that By the age of 36, she my employer, so I knew realizes there is a growing the use of tolls to finance in- could no longer ignore I had to tell my boss,” number of lesbian, gay, frastructure construction and the call of the road. She Morton explained. “At bisexual, transgender and maintenance was inefficient, attended driving school that time, I thought my queer professional drivers unsafe and damaging to the and went to work for a job and career was over. and other transportation trucking industry. trucking company. She As I grew into the new workers. As the voice of “While the trucking industry spent the next nine years person I was going to be, gender diversity, the as- is willing to pay its fair share for driving and learning what I knew that the company sociation wants to ensure infrastructure improvement, she liked best. Knowing would have to grow with they are inclusive and to we believe that tolls are not that she had an interest me. Fortunately, I was create an awareness within the right solution, and in fact can be very harmful to our in LTL and Teamsters,she blessed with probably the the trucking industry. industry, our customers and met with a YRC recruiter at best boss I could have had. “We call ourselves the ultimately, to consumers,” YRC the Mid-America Trucking She did everything she voice of gender diversity, Worldwide Inc. CEO Darren Show. “That was the begin- could for me. As I grew as and we’re stepping up to Hawkins told the House Trans- ning of my dream job,” she a person, she worked with ensure we represent ALL of portation and Infrastructure remembers. the company and human Committee’s Subcommittee on our members by including resources to make YRC Highways & Transit on behalf But that’s not the end of the LGBTQ community in Morton’s story. Something more inclusive.” of ATA. our efforts to attract and In his testimony, Hawkins had troubled her all her In March 2019, Morton retain both drivers and life. In 2010, she started joined WIT. “I joined Wom- cited inefficiencies in toll management in this tra- collection, traffic diversion to understand that there en In Trucking to support ditionally male-dominated and misdirection of toll funds were other people like her.
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