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SPRING 2018 Into the Deep Flood waters can be deadly for wheel ends Competitive Edge In-shop challenges to recognize and reward techs Roadchecked and Balanced In conversation with CVSA chief Collin Mooney RETREAD RETURNS MAXIMIZEMAXIMIZE TIRETIRE VALUESVALUES THROUGH RETREADING Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40063170 is written and published for owners, managers and maintenance supervisors of those companies that operate, sell and service trucks, truck trailers, and transit buses. SPRING 2018 VOL. 3 NO. 1 Vice President, Editorial Rolf Lockwood [email protected] • (416) 614-5825 Contributing Editors Eric Berard, Derek Clouthier, James Menzies, John G. Smith Group Publisher Lou Smyrlis [email protected] • (416) 510-6881 Creative Director Tim Norton [email protected] • (416) 510-5223 Production Manager Kim Collins [email protected] • (416) 510-6779 COVER STORY RETREAD RETURNS NEWCOM MEDIA INC. 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The contents of this publication may not be reproduced Some are worse than others. or transmitted in any form, either in part or full, including photocopying and recording, without the written consent of the 28 copyright owner. Nor may any part of this publication be stored in Competitive Edge 22 a retrieval system of any nature without prior written consent. In-shop competitions across North America are finding new ways to recognize and reward top performers. Are you up to Equipment used by modern-day retreaders the challenge? has become more refined, leading to improved product quality. (Goodyear photo) Parts Defined 27 The Autocare Association’s HDDA Heavy Duty arm wants to re-define truck parts – with a Canadian software company. 1510 20 22 trucknews.com SPRING 2018 TRUCKTECH 3 More with Less. Volvo D13 with Turbo Compounding The new Volvo VNL featuring the D13 with Turbo Compounding gives you greater fuel efficiency and increased performance for your application. Using Turbo Compounding, the VNL recovers an additional 50hp to get up to a 7.5% increase in fuel efficiency. Learn more at D13TC.volvotrucks.ca the new volvo vnl Editorial Climbing the Data Mountain The data challenge, coming to April’s Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit By Rolf Lockwood Managing data is utterly essential to the want to focus on the data linked to successful maintenance of a truck fleet regulations. in 2018. That was the issue tackled by “Make sure you’re compliant,” he said. a panel discussion I put together and “The rest would be icing on the cake.” moderated at the inaugural Canadian Even though larger fleets have more Fleet Maintenance Summit in Toronto resources to explore raw data, smaller two years ago. The session was a great operations can still look at single reports success (see below), and the conference or receive alerts, added Larry Jordan, at large was equally well received by an vice-president of product management audience of more than 200 fleet owners at Zonar Systems in California. These and managers. We held a similar event are the details that can help avoid break- in Montreal last year. downs and delays. Happily, in concert with the PIT “In a perfect world, I’d like to see a Group, as before, we’re about to do truck tell me what’s wrong with it,” said it again – on April 18, the day before Kirk Altrichter, vice-president of fleet our Truck World show opens at the “Small fleets can services for Ohio’s Kenan Advantage International Centre near Toronto’s Group and former chairman of TMC, Pearson Airport. And we anticipate an behave as big ones the American Trucking Associations’ even bigger audience this time, with a Technology and Maintenance Council. packed agenda that includes sessions if they embrace The biggest challenge is sifting through on intelligent equipment spec’ing and the reams of available data to find hidden the quest for ever greater fuel efficiency. the tools that the nuggets of info, he continued. Gathering While the slate of panelists was not the data can be a problem, and there can yet cast in stone as I wrote this in early dealers and the certainly be too much of a good thing. February, two of three keynote speakers Altrichter said, “The goal is distinguishing had been confirmed. Fred Andersky, OEMs have today.” between the codes that require immediate director of government and industry attention and those that can wait.” affairs at Bendix Commercial Vehicle “Small fleets can behave as big ones if The secret to success on the data Systems, will address collision mitigation they embrace the tools that the dealers mountain is deciding where to aim your and other active safety systems. For and the OEMs have today,” said Skip attention, he said. perspective on the rapid rise of electric Yeakel, principal engineer and govern- “Everyone in this room can look at power, Julie Furber will offer her insights ment/industry/academia link at Volvo the same data and come back with as a somewhat surprising new player Trucks. He referred to his company’s something different,” he explained. “What on the scene. She’s executive director of Uptime Center and the way it diagnoses needs attention? What’s actionable?” electrification at Cummins. issues remotely as an example. It’s there Altrichter stressed the need to focus And because it’s such a huge, for everyone. on three to five items, and work on those sprawling subject, I’m going to re-visit Yves Maurais, technical director of until they’re resolved. the data battle in a panel session entitled asset management, purchasing and I have no doubt there will be many Exploiting the Data Mass. In 2016, the conformity at Quebec’s Groupe Robert, more such gems to be gleaned from panelists spoke of ways that data can help stressed the need to set specific goals in the 2018 version of the Canadian Fleet address maintenance and operational data collection. Maintenance Summit, and I’d love to see challenges. And the benefits of all that “Once you know what you’re looking for, you there. retrievable information aren’t limited to it’s easy to get the correct tools,” he said. Check out the details at big outfits. That was a key takeaway. Smaller fleets, said Maurais, might www.trucksummit.ca. 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The Bearing Cup Installer utilizes predetermined “installed heights” to ensure bearing cups are installed correctly every time. 1.800.661.46611.800.661.4661 | tigertool.comtigert QUICK FIX Remorques Lewis Aftermarket tops at Talbert Remorques Lewis has been named one growing, of the top 10 Talbert Manufacturing dealers for 2017. shifting The Quebec dealership was also given The aftermarket serving the honor of Most Improved Dealer of Canada’s Class 6 to 8 trucks and 2017, with sales that more than doubled trailers was worth $4.2 billion in 2016 totals. 2017, and is projected to reach “That’s more than a number. It’s $4.4 billion this year, according being with customers when they need to analysts at MacKay and it, friendly and fast service and repairs, Company. and a dedication to this business – Parts prices are expected to something we recognize in a lot of our rise 3.7% because of factors dealers, but Remorques has done par- including the Canada-U.S. (File photo) ticularly well,” said Troy Geisler, Talbert exchange rate. Manufacturing vice president of sales “Obviously if the U.S. screws up NAFTA and provides some issues there and marketing. … that could potentially have a negative impact,” said John Blodgett, vice-president of sales and marketing, during a presentation at the recent Two Canadians on Heavy Duty Dialogue. “Hopefully level heads will figure that out and we Kenworth council won’t have too much impact from that.” Two Canadians have been named to the Overall, Canada now has 41,000 Class 6 trucks, 148,000 Class 7s, 344,000 2018 Kenworth Dealer Council. Class 8s, and 543,000 trailers, MacKay and Company says. By 2022 it expects Boyd McConnachie of Inland the fleet to shrink somewhat, down to 37,000, 144,000, 342,000 and 533,000, Kenworth in Burnaby, B.C., and Mike respectively.