Ontario Trucking News, Issue 114, January 2013

By ChaPlain len reiMer
Here we are at the
beginning of a
brand New Year.
Many of us hope 2013 will
be a gentle year. Friends
I’m with you and the good
Lord had some surprises
for my wife and me as
well. In II Corinthians 12:9
we find these comforting
words: “And He said unto
me, My grace is sufficient
for you, for My strength
is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore, most
gladly I will rather boast
TransPOrT FOr ChrisT
Plan Well for Your Future in the New Year
in our infirmities, knowing
that the power of Christ
may rest upon me. They
are encouraging words.
We find a few verses
of scripture recorded in
the Bible that may be
encouraging. The writer
Paul says in Philippians
3: 13, 14, “Brethren, I do
not count myself to have
apprehended; but one
thing I do, forgetting those
things which are behind
and reaching forward to
those things which are
ahead. I press (or push)
toward the goal for the
prize of the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus.” Even
Paul says that he fails to
completely understand
the meaning of everything
that’s going on. He goes
on to say, I am going to
put what’s past behind.
He wants to forget what
happened.
There are times when
the only way we can forget
is to speak to someone
ATA Likes Bill Requiring
DOT Use Hair Testing to
Detect Drugs
U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble
(R-Wisconsin)
has introduced a
bill requiring the Department
of Transportation to
conduct a pilot program
to evaluate the use of hair
samples to test commercial
drivers for drug use.
The American Trucking
Associations applauded
the proposal.
“Hair testing, which research
and experience
shows can be much more
effective than current,
conventional sampling
and testing methods, is
the next logical step in
this process,” said ATA
President and CEO Bill
Graves.
While urine testing is
inexpensive, there are
certain ways in which
the results can be manipulated.
Hair testing has
recently become a popular
method in drug testing. It
is thought to be a more
accurate, less intrusive
method and can detect
drugs that have been taken
as long as six months in
the past, mapping out patterns
of drug usage.
“No fleet wants to put
the safety of the public at
risk by putting an impaired
driver behind the wheel
of one of its trucks,” said
ATA Chairman Mike Card,
President of Combined
Transport, Central Point,
Oregon. “More effective
drug testing procedures
can help us make sure
that doesn’t happen. ATA
invites the U.S. Department
of Transportation
to join it in supporting
this approach to improving
the regulated testing
program.” V
and officially say I’m sorry.
I can almost hear you say,
but he/she was wrong. It
takes a big person to call
the other and say, “you
know the last time we
spoke, our conversation
did not finish well, I’m
sorry.”
It is difficult to move
forward when there is
unfinished business. In
too many homes spouses
have become less than
respectful and wonder
why the relationship is
experiencing stress. There
are times when I have had
to put my arms around my
wife and sincerely say,
“I’m sorry” so we could
move on.
Whether at home or
on the road we need to
move forward! We learn
from our experiences to
do things better, more
efficiently, and be more
cost conscious. To move
forward is to get ready for
the future and by making
wise choices in the way
we purchase equipment
and generally conduct our
business affairs.
So friends, please plan
eMPlOyMenT
well for your future because
it isn’t over just because
our time is finished
here on earth. We must
decide while on this side
of eternity how and where
we want to spend endless
time. Please allow Jesus
to become a part of your
life to help make the difference
and have a Happy
New Year. V
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