Trucking2018_05-18_OnlineEdition

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Bulletin Board...........................20
Tech.........................................36
Truck Stop................................44
Advertiser’s Index.....................62
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EARN $700-$1,000 FOR
EACH WEEK OF VACATION
The choice is yours! Earn 1 week
of paid vacation every 30k miles
you drive, up to 4 weeks. Take
that time off or take the money
and keep running, you get
paid either way.
Celadon Tenure
0-35 months
36-71 months
72+ months
Payout
$700
$850
$1,000
CPM Equivalent
$.023
$.028
$.033
Celadon is getting back to its trucking roots. Call or visit us online
for full pay/benefits details: DriveCeladon.com/Roots
800.685.4482

UPS Freight Truckload
Big Name,
Bigger Rewards
Drive for a name you know and get the
rewards that come with it!
• Dry Van & Flatbed Opportunities
• Multiple routes
• Multiple home time options:
• Home nightly
• Out 1-2 nights/week
• Out 3-5 nights/week
• Out 7-10 nights/week
888-521-7172 www.jobs-ups.com
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When you’re tired of looking for a job…
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some really cool people!
• Home time is important to you and to us
• Hourly pay with annual reviews and no pay cap
• Insurances available: Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life
• Paid Vacation
Please check out our website to see animated videos of our staff…
and yep, somebody is playing with a puppy with a bow.
Learn about our dispatchers and what their hobbies are and why
they value drivers and enjoy dispatching.
If you like what you see, apply on line. We’d love to hear from you! Food grade only.
We believe in giving back and support many charitable causes and participate in numerous parades.
www.johnsrudtransport.com / Check us out on Facebook too!
Call Jane: 888-200-5067

“You are a
product of your
environment.
So choose the
environment that
will best develop
you toward your
objective. Are the
things around you
helping you toward
success - or are
they holding you
back?”
– W. Clement Stone,
businessman and
philanthropist
WISE DRIVER TIP: Put your driving
career in an environment it can grow
and thrive. At Wiseway we care about
each of our drivers and giving them
the support to achieve their goals.
Many drivers are making a wise career
choice and choosing Wiseway.
Transportation. Here’s why:
• COMPETITIVE PAY AND BENEFITS
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORT TEAM
• HOME ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND
• GENEROUS SAFETY BONUSES
• AND MUCH MORE!
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
If you are a company driver living in
MN, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, TN, MS or NC and
at least 23 years of age make the wise
choice and call us today!
CALL US AT
888-202-8099 OR
LEARN MORE AT WWW.JOBSATWISEWAY.COM

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OOIDA to fight excessive PA
turnpike tolls in court
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers
Association has filed a class-action lawsuit
against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
for excessive toll increases that place an
undue burden on interstate commerce while
improperly diverting toll revenue to other
projects unrelated to the turnpike.
payments, prevent PennDOT from the spending
the money it received from the turnpike, and to
refund the money to turnpike users.
“The tolls charged far exceed the value of the
use of turnpike and the costs to maintain it,”
said Todd Spencer, acting president and CEO of
OOIDA. “Truckers have especially overpaid the
price at as much as 70 cents per mile.”
The lawsuit was filed in the Middle District
of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg and says
OOIDA and the National Motorists
Association have requested an injunction to halt
the turnpike from overcharging customers to
pay for non-turnpike projects, stop the turnpike
from borrowing money to help make PennDOT
that federal interstate commerce laws for the
turnpike hold that tolls can only be used to
maintain or expand the 359-mile highway for
which the tolls are levied.
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Walcott Truckers Jamboree
Concerts Announced
Iowa 80 Truckstop is pleased to announce the
musical acts who will take the stage to entertain
attendees at this year’s Walcott Truckers
Jamboree.
On Thursday, July
12th attendees will
enjoy a performance by
Logan Mize courtesy
of CAT Scale. “Logan
is a great entertainer,”
says DeBaillie. Some
may recognize his hit
“El Camino” and his
latest album “Come
Back Road” which was
released and debuted
in the top 20 Billboard
Country Albums and
reached no. 2 on the
iTunes Country Charts.
Friday, July
13th will feature
the Grammy winning group The Kentucky
Headhunters, brought to you by Mobil Delvac.
“Their high energy show is sure to have
everyone on their feet”, says DeBaillie.
Join the Jamboree fun and experience the
Super Truck Beauty Contest, Antique Truck
Display; Iowa pork chop cookout; over 175
exhibits, Trucker Olympics; carnival games;
two fireworks displays, a 100th birthday
party for Iowa 80 Trucking Museum’s 1918
Independent (built in Davenport,
Iowa) and lots more fun for the
whole family. Admission and
parking are FREE. Concerts are
FREE. Complimentary shuttles will
be provided from the parking area
to the event grounds.
The 39th Annual Walcott
Truckers Jamboree, will be held
July 12-14, 2018 at Iowa 80
Truckstop, I-80 Exit 284, Walcott,
Iowa.
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EARN $700-$1,000 FOR
EACH WEEK OF VACATION
The choice is yours! Earn 1 week
of paid vacation every 30k miles
you drive, up to 4 weeks. Take
that time off or take the money
and keep running, you get
paid either way.
Celadon Tenure
0-35 months
36-71 months
72+ months
Payout
$700
$850
$1,000
CPM Equivalent
$.023
$.028
$.033
Celadon is getting back to its trucking roots. Call or visit us online
for full pay/benefits details: DriveCeladon.com/Roots
800.685.4482

TECH
KENWORTH T680 DAY CAB WITH HYDROGEN
FUEL CELL ON DISPLAY
With an eye toward the future,
a zero-emission Kenworth T680
day cab equipped with a hydrogen
fuel cell is on display at the
2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES),
which opened Tuesday in Las Vegas.
The Kenworth T680 day cab’s fuel cell
combines compressed hydrogen gas and
air to produce electricity with only water
vapor emitted at the tailpipe. This electricity
can power the dual-rotor electric motor
to move the truck, or it can recharge the
The truck is part of the Paccar Innovations
booth exhibit.
It is the first time Paccar and Kenworth
have exhibited at the show, which draws
close to 200,000 visitors.
The vehicle is part of the Zero Emission
Cargo Transport (ZECT) demonstration
project managed through Southern California’s
South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD).
lithium-ion batteries for use later. The
hybrid drive system manages the power
from the fuel cell to and from the batteries,
as well as the traction motors and other
components, such as the electrified power
steering and brake air compressor.
(To see the Kenworth T680 ZECT truck
in action during testing in Seattle, click
on the following link: https://youtu.be/
ShgYjFb4Pp8.)
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TECH
“Kenworth’s hydrogen
fuel-cell T680 is a reality,”
said Stephan Olsen,
Kenworth director of
product planning. “The
T680 has been running
trials in the Seattle area
and performing very well.
The next step is realworld
testing with Total
Transportation Services
Inc. (TTSI) at the ports of
Los Angeles and Long
Beach in Southern California.”
According to Olsen,
the hydrogen fuel-cell
based Kenworth T680
will have an initial range of 150 miles,
which makes it ideal for short haul and port
operations.
With a dual-rotor traction motor output
of 565 hp, the truck is capable of carrying
the legal gross combination weight of a
Class 8 vehicle.
“Our testing shows that this truck
performs equally as well, if not better, than
current diesel trucks on the market,” Olsen
said. “There is a lot of promise, and we
see the day where Kenworth’s zero and
near-zero emission trucks could be a common
sight in regional operations. Kenworth
is heavily focused on the evaluation and
development of both zero and near-zero
emission solutions for the trucking industry.”
Olsen said the market is being driven
by progressive states, such as California,
where clean air is mandated.
To develop the hydrogen-based T680,
Kenworth is supported by $2.8 million in
funding under a larger grant from the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE), with Southern California’s South
Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) being the prime
applicant.
Project oversight is provided
by the Center for Transportation
and the Environment (CTE).
Kenworth is also working on a
second project under the larger
program for DOE and SCAQMD
to develop a near-zero emission-capable
T680 day cab
using a near-zero natural gas
engine and generator to extend
the battery range.
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When you’re tired of looking for a job…
J
some really cool people!
• Home time is important to you and to us
• Hourly pay with annual reviews and no pay cap
• Insurances available: Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life
• Paid Vacation
Please check out our website to see animated videos of our staff…
and yep, somebody is playing with a puppy with a bow.
Learn about our dispatchers and what their hobbies are and why
they value drivers and enjoy dispatching.
If you like what you see, apply on line. We’d love to hear from you! Food grade only.
We believe in giving back and support many charitable causes and participate in numerous parades.
www.johnsrudtransport.com / Check us out on Facebook too!
Call Jane: 888-200-5067

Trucker Paul Barton: Military to Trucking
It’s not every day a student can
prove a teacher wrong, but trucker
Paul Barton has done it his whole
career.
“I get to think back on a teacher
when I was in high school that told
me, ‘You will never get paid looking
out the window.’ Well Miss Hart, I
get paid for looking out the window,”
said Barton, 66.
The 42-year career trucker is
an owner-operator, driving a 2000
Freightliner FLD 120 flat top and
pulling a step deck for Admiral
Merchants Motor Freight Inc. out of
Minneapolis. He is out on the road
typically eight weeks at a time, driving the
lower 48.
Barton has amassed about four million
miles, which is a feat, considering he never
saw himself as a trucker.
“A friend offered me to go for a ride in a
truck. I’d never been in a truck and I was
a cab driver back then,” he said. It was
the mid-70s and on one trip, his friend let
him drive the tractor on a dead-end road in
Berkley, California. “It was all with the idea
of now I can say, ‘I’ve done this,’ that was
all it was about.”
Growing up as a military brat, Barton’s
dream was always to serve his country.
He signed up for the U.S. Marine Corps
through the CWO (chief warrant officer)
program during the Vietnam War in the
hope of flying helicopters. However, he
could never go and found out why when
his father, Louis “Buddy” Barton died in
2009.
“They explained to me it because my
dad kept volunteering every time I was to
go to boot camp … the rules were if your
father is in a combat zone you cannot go if
you’re the only blood son. My brother was
adopted. So every time I was supposed to
do this, he was in Vietnam. He did this for
two and a half years, doing 90-day tours
over there. He kept me out of Vietnam,”
Barton said, adding that he was shocked
to find out. His dad was a tech sergeant in
the U.S. Air Force for 27 years. “My dad
has always been my hero. Of course we
haven’t always seen eye to eye. He was
in Korea and Vietnam and to me that says
a whole lot about a man. Being a military
brat, that’s all you think about.”
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Though he couldn’t follow his dream, the
trucking industry became his life.
“I thought, ‘well I’m only going to do this
for a little bit,’” and purchased a 1973
International cabover in 1976. “I never
intended to do it for a career. I’m the first
truck driver in my family.”
The trucking industry has gone through
challenges in every generation and Barton
said he remembers well the widespread
trucker strikes in 1980.
“The Teamsters were on strike and they
were hanging bricks from the overpasses
and a driver got hit by one and it knocked
him out,” Barton said. His truck plowed
into the side of a mountain by Hershey,
Pennsylvania, on I-76. “I pulled over. Luckily
a trooper pulled up and wanted to know
what was going on. I said, ‘this guy is hurt
bad, he’s bleeding on his face and he’s
out.’ The officer and I were able to get him
upright and he kind of came to.”
The trooper called for an ambulance and
to make room, Barton left and never found
out what happened to the man.
There are countless stories of tough moments
on the road and Barton said a big
key to preventing some tragedies is safety.
“Get a CB and stay off the phone. [New
truckers] don’t pay attention and they
don’t look in the mirrors. They’re focusing
straight ahead. Well you only look out the
window maybe 25 percent of the time and
the other 75 percent of the time
is checking your mirrors for stuff
that’s going on alongside you,” he
said.
That kind of safety mentality has
served Barton well, especially with
unique loads. His largest load was
a cell tower, which was about 13
feet wide and grossing 120,000
pounds.
“Pay attention; know where you’re
at and where everybody else is at.
You’ve got to think ahead like [for]
bridges. On freeways, the bridges
always seem to be a little narrower,”
Barton said.
When he is at home in Sacramento,
California, he can be found cruising
around on his Harley Davidson throughout
what he called “Gold Country, California,
and the coast to the Redwood Forests.
Those are a couple of the best areas to
ride.”
Barton admits when he joined the industry
at 24 years old, “it was just a whim.”
But it’s a whim he’ll follow for as long as
he’s able.
“‘Til they throw dirt on me,” he said.
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“You are a
product of your
environment.
So choose the
environment that
will best develop
you toward your
objective. Are the
things around you
helping you toward
success - or are
they holding you
back?”
– W. Clement Stone,
businessman and
philanthropist
WISE DRIVER TIP: Put your driving
career in an environment it can grow
and thrive. At Wiseway we care about
each of our drivers and giving them
the support to achieve their goals.
Many drivers are making a wise career
choice and choosing Wiseway.
Transportation. Here’s why:
• COMPETITIVE PAY AND BENEFITS
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORT TEAM
• HOME ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND
• GENEROUS SAFETY BONUSES
• AND MUCH MORE!
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
If you are a company driver living in
MN, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, TN, MS or NC and
at least 23 years of age make the wise
choice and call us today!
CALL US AT
888-202-8099 OR
LEARN MORE AT WWW.JOBSATWISEWAY.COM

ADVERTISERS INDEX
Alabama Motor Express.......................18
Arctic Express........................................ 7
Baggett Transportation................... 19, 35
Butler Transport.............................25, 59
Carrier One....................................13, 54
Celadon......................................3, 26, 64
CFI.................................................15, 49
Clark Transport.............................. 33, 55
Climate Express................................... 27
Coal City Cobb.............................. 17, 61
CRST Expedited............................ 34, 63
Colonial Freight.............................24, 48
Dedicated Services...............................52
Freight Logistics............................ 11, 45
James Burg..................................... 28, 51
JK Hackl........................................... 6, 37
Johnsrud Transport...........................9, 40
Melton Truck Lines...................16, 42-43
P.I.&I. Motor Express.......................... 21
Roehl.............................................. 10, 53
Royal..............................................30, 39
RTI.......................................... 4-5, 56-57
Schuster.......................................... 12, 47
Star Freight....................................23, 60
Truck Job Seekers..........................31, 50
Turquoise Trucking..............................18
UPS Truckload.......................................8
US Express...........................................32
Wiseway Transportation Services....14, 58
Western Express...................................29
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EARN $700-$1,000 FOR
EACH WEEK OF VACATION
The choice is yours! Earn 1 week
of paid vacation every 30k miles
you drive, up to 4 weeks. Take
that time off or take the money
and keep running, you get
paid either way.
Celadon Tenure
0-35 months
36-71 months
72+ months
Payout
$700
$850
$1,000
CPM Equivalent
$.023
$.028
$.033
Celadon is getting back to its trucking roots. Call or visit us online
for full pay/benefits details: DriveCeladon.com/Roots
800.685.4482