The Trucker Newspaper - October 15, 2018

Vol. 31, No. 20
www.thetrucker.com October 15-31, 2018
Operation Safe Driver Week yields 10,709 citations to CMV
drivers, 46,696 to four-wheelers; speeding ranks high on list
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Driver discomfort
A new white paper report notes
that 46 percent of professional
truck drivers experience some
level of discomfort, adding that
the prevalence of discomfort is
a critical factor when addressing
injury prevention and that
discomfort can be a distracting
force for the driver.
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Navigating the news
EROAD HOS comments........3
Ex-Pilot exec sentenced ........4
Automated prediction.............6
Workplace fatigue ..................7
Wreaths gala........................15
Truck Stop............................18
Women to Watch..................21
Tonnage slips.......................23
Lane Departures...................23
Mystik Fleet Focus...............26
AV guidance.........................33
New ComfortPro ..................35
Around the Bend..................37
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GREENBELT, Md. — Commercial motor vehicle
enforcement personnel patrolled roadways
during Operation Safe Driver Week July 15-21 to
identify CMV drivers and passenger vehicle drivers
engaged in unsafe driving behaviors, issuing
57,405 citations and 87,907 warnings to drivers
throughout the week.
This safe driving enforcement and awareness
campaign aims to call attention to driver behaviors,
the main cause of crashes, and combat those
behaviors through heightened traffic safety enforcement
and educational outreach, the Commercial
Vehicle Safety Administration (CVSA) said in
a news release.
During the week, which is a safety initiative
of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance,
51,000 law enforcement officers made contact
with 113,331 CMV drivers and passenger vehicle
drivers.
Of the total, 42,144 CMV contacts were made
with 10,709 citations issued and 71,187 passenger
vehicle contacts were made with 46,696 citations
issued.
CMV drivers were given 29,908 warnings;
57,999 warnings were given to passenger vehicle
drivers.
The top five citations issued to CMV drivers
were:
1. State/local law violation, 6,008 citations
2. Speeding, 1,908 citations
3. Failing to use a seat belt while operating a
CMV, 1,169 citations
4. Failure to obey a traffic control device, 754
citations
5. Using a handheld phone, 262 citations
The top five citations issued to passenger vehicle
drivers were:
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Nation October 15-31, 2018 • 3
EROAD provides FMCSA with ELD
data regarding proposed HOS changes
THE TRUCKER STAFF
PORTLAND, Ore. — EROAD, a global
technology provider of fleet management,
electronic tax reporting and ELD compliance
products for the transportation industry,
said in a news release October 2 that it
had provided what it called “valuable and
relevant” data to the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration as the agency collects
public comments regarding proposed
changes to the Hours of Service regulations.
“We receive ongoing feedback about
HOS rules and their impacts on the road
and on the bottom line from our customers,”
said Norm Ellis, president of EROAD
North America. “HOS flexibility is important,
and EROAD is in an excellent position
to combine what we see in our data along
with fleet operators’ experiences to help
FMCSA make the best decisions on improving
HOS.”
In August, the FMCSA announced it was
seeking public input regarding four provisions
of the industry’s Hours of Service
regulations that are currently under review
by the agency.
Those include:
• Expanding the current 100 air-mile
“short-haul” exemption from 12 hours onduty
to 14 hours on-duty, to be consistent
with the rules for long-haul truck drivers.
• Extending the current 14-hour on-duty
limitation by up to two hours when a truck
driver encounters adverse driving conditions
• Revising the current mandatory
30-minute break for truck drivers after eight
hours of continuous driving
• Reinstating the option for splitting up
the required 10-hour off-duty rest break for
drivers operating trucks that are equipped
with a sleeper-berth compartment.
To provide relevant input to the FMCSA
and represent the viewpoints of its customer
base, EROAD took the following steps:
• Performed analyses on millions of
anonymized, aggregated data points from
trips taken by US-based vehicles and drivers
from January 1, 2018, through July 31,
2018, examining ELD data for patterns of
FMCSA violations in relation to type, frequency
per driver, and time in violation.
• Based on questions provided by the
FMCSA for public comment on HOS flexibility,
surveyed EROAD customers and
other fleet operators to seek context regarding
the HOS provisions under review.
• Hosted an open roundtable webinar
during which the data from the statistical
analysis and the survey were discussed and
additional commentary was captured.
• Encouraged carriers to submit comments
directly to FMCSA through the webpage
provided.
As for how ELD data can be used to support
a more flexible split sleeper berth rule,
most respondents pointed out that ELDs can
support additional flexibility by capturing
the events in the driver’s day more accurately
and helping carriers to better manage
Courtesy: EROAD
A study of ELD data by EROAD found the
30-minute rest break is the most common
violation, followed by 14-hour duty limit,
11-hour driving limit, and on-duty limit.
schedules and fatigue. Some pointed out
that while ELDs can capture time, they do
not capture fatigue.
“If the idea is ‘rested and alert’ drivers
behind the wheel, the 14-hour clock needs
to allow drivers to stop to let the driver determine
his rest periods and when they are
needed, not based on the pressure of the current
rule,” one respondent wrote.
EROAD ELD data analytics found that:
• The 30-minute rest break is the most
common violation, followed by 14-hour
duty limit, 11-hour driving limit, and onduty
limit. One respondent said this rule had
created a “nightmare” in fuel lanes at truck
stops as compliance had replaced common
courtesy. Another respondent said drivers
at his company should be able to use more
frequent, shorter breaks than they currently
can. Another said everyone wants a break,
but how many trucks “do you see on the
side of the road taking all 30 minutes? Many
drivers want to stop when they want to.”
The proportion of violations by type has
remained fairly consistent since the mandate
was introduced
• Average time spent in violation is reducing
overtime, and
• The number of violations per driver is
increasing for 11-hour driving limit and 14-
hour duty limit violations.
“We appreciate suppliers like EROAD
that get involved with our industry by providing
actionable information for the FMC-
SA,” said David Heller, vice president of
government affairs for the Truckload Carriers
Association. “Going beyond by offering
a solution to provide data and expertise is
what makes having highly engaged industry
suppliers so valuable.”
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Former Pilot Flying J President Hazelwood sentenced to
12½ years in fraud scheme; gets $40 million settlement
THE TRUCKER STAFF
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The former
president of the largest U.S. fuel retailer, who
has been sentenced to 12½ years in prison and
fined $750,000 for his involvement in a scheme
to defraud trucking companies, earned $26.9
million at the height of the fraud plot and has
been paid $40 million by Pilot Flying J since he
left the company after his arrest.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported U.S.
District Judge Curtis Collier sentenced Mark
Hazelwood to 150 months on September 26.
Hazelwood was convicted earlier this year
of conspiracy, wire fraud and witness tampering.
The jury heard secret recordings of Hazelwood
using racial slurs and profanely criticizing
his board of directors and his boss’ football
team and fans. Hazelwood apologized for his
language.
“The motive was hubris — his competitiveness
… his desire to capture more market
share for Pilot,” Collier said, according to the
newspaper report. “The defendant improperly
took it upon himself to use the Pilot name and
reputation … This degree of commandeering
… the court is not aware of any reported case
where such a situation has happened.
“Mr. Hazelwood abused the trust of Pilot
and the trust placed in him,” Collier continued.
“The participants [in the fraud scheme] laughed
and joked about it. They used extreme and offensive
language. They used Pilot’s email …
cellphones … financial management system.
They talked openly of this criminal activity …
He violated the law on a constant and repeated
basis for half a decade.”
Collier is allowing Hazelwood to remain
free through November while the U.S. Bureau
of Prisons determines in what facility he will
be housed. He will remain under conditions
of house arrest imposed after his conviction in
February.
Hazelwood was convicted after a fourmonth
trial of conspiracy to commit wire fraud,
wire fraud and witness tampering.
He was the highest-ranking member of Pilot
Flying J who was convicted in the plot. Two
subordinates were convicted of varying crimes
alongside him, and 14 others pleaded guilty.
Two were granted immunity. Pilot Flying J’s
board also admitted criminal responsibility.
Court documents showed Hazelwood was
earning $26.9 million at the height of the fraud
plot — double his pay when the scheme began
in earnest.
Even after his indictment in 2016, Hazelwood
continued to make money from the
trucking industry. He heads a trucker recruitment
firm, a trucking consulting firm and markets
himself as an agent for truckers — all
while under house arrest.
According to testimony by Darren Ming,
who described himself as CFO of Hazelwood’s
other business interests, Hazelwood was involved
as “advisor” and “strategist” for Professional
Driver Agency, Conversion Interactive
Agency, EcoFlaps, Travel Center Experts, Fuel
Experts and ELDS.
Ming was listed as the agent who registered
Associated Press: MICHAEL PATRICK/Knoxville News Sentinel
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood, left, leaves federal court after his arraignment
in Knoxville, Tennessee, in February 2016. Hazelwood has been convicted
for his part in a five-year fraud scheme and has been sentenced to 12½ years in prison.
the companies with the Tennessee Secretary of
State’s office, beginning in 2014.
All the companies were formed after Hazelwood
left Pilot Flying J, court records showed.
Testimony in a detention hearing earlier this
year showed Hazelwood had residences in several
locations, including Italy, and had access
to a plane and boat.
Citing Hazelwood as a flight risk because of
his financial status and transportation possibilities,
the judge ordered the plane and the boat be
made inoperable.
He did acknowledge that Hazelwood had
been present for all his court hearings as required
by the court, however.
Trial testimony showed Hazelwood and his
subordinates used a diesel fuel discount program
Hazelwood created that was supposed to
allow small trucking companies the same type
of breaks on diesel fuel granted to much larger
firms.
But, court records show, Hazelwood and
his subordinates shaved pennies off those discounts
— with the trucking firms unaware.
Prosecutors Trey Hamilton and David Lewen
argued the fraud plot not only netted money
from the thievery itself but, more importantly,
lured trucking firms to do business with Pilot.
The Knoxville newspaper reported that
defense attorney James Walden argued Hazelwood
wasn’t “preying on old ladies.” Walden
said the trucking companies barely suffered —
if at all.
“They are not mom and pop stores,” Walden
said, according to the newspaper’s report,
“They’re corporations … You’ve never heard
from a representative of even one of these customers
… The victims have come forward in
droves to support [Hazelwood].”
At least four trucking company owners
who were listed as victims of the fraud plot —
which involved at least 78 firms — filed letters
of support on behalf of Hazelwood.
Walden argued Hazelwood revolutionized
the trucking and truck stop industry and has
used his wealth and his time for good deeds
after working his way up from “humble beginnings.”
Hazelwood denied guilt in his remarks.
“I’m devastated I’m having to stand before
you today,” the newspaper said he told the
judge before sentencing. “I will be appealing
my conviction. I do proclaim my innocence.
We should have had policies and procedures to
prevent this. We didn’t. I’m truly sorry.”
Pilot Flying J paid Hazelwood $40 million to
settle his employment contract when Pilot Flying
J CEO Jimmy Haslam fired him, a year after
the April 2013 raid on Pilot Flying J headquarters
in Knoxville that unraveled the scheme.
Pilot Flying J is also paying Hazelwood’s
legal bills as part of the contract settlement.
Lewen noted all that money Pilot has
shelled out when he urged Collier to hit Hazelwood
with a fine in addition to a prison term.
“Mr. Hazelwood is not being required to
pay one red cent to one victim in this case …
because the company Pilot Flying J has already
paid restitution to the victims in this case,”
Lewen said.
Collier described Pilot Flying J as a victim,
too, of Hazelwood’s fraud plot.
“Pilot had a good brand, but as a result
of the defendant’s actions … Pilot suffered
harm,” Collier said.
Pilot Flying J is controlled by the family of
Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
The Haslams haven’t been charged with any
wrongdoing. The governor hasn’t been involved
in the company in recent years. 8
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Dorothy Cox
dlcox@thetrucker.com
An international provider of market research
for the “intelligent automation sector”
predicts that globally, 1.4 million automated
trucks will be sold in 2040, with the largest
markets in China, the U.S., Japan and Germany
— if — legislative and infrastructure challenges
can be overcome.
The prediction was made by Interact Analysis,
which has offices in the U.S., China and
Britain.
The things the organization tracks include
China’s manufacturing industry output and deployment
of electric and hybrid trucks, buses
and off-road vehicles.
This report by Interact Analysis said it is
“forecasting the beginning of a long and irreversible
trend toward automation within the
truck market.”
However, the report also says adoption of
automated trucks will have “very little impact
on driver employment.”
For one thing, they predict that higher levels
of automation in which the driver will have
little to do or be replaced altogether will be
“relatively slow out to 2030.”
They also predicted that platooning will be
“the technology of choice out to 2030,” meaning
“there will be very few situations where
drivers can be replaced in the short- to midterm.”
Platooning is where two or more trucks
are electronically synched together and able to
follow each other at closer distances to save
fuel.
The report also said that although higher
levels of automation wouldn’t require a driver
for highway driving, they would still be needed
for “more complex routes in cities” and other
“more engaging/challenging operations.”
The report forecasts that a growing number
of trucks will be operated without drivers
beyond 2030, but that people who once would
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Report: 1.4M automated trucks to be sold
in 2040 if road, legislative hurdles overcome
have served as truck drivers would take on new
roles such as “teleoperators,” and that rather
than a “cliff edge” or severe drop-off in truck
driver jobs, it would be a more gradual decline.
Level 4 automation, which doesn’t require
a driver in most circumstances, will gain traction
first in highway applications and urban delivery,
where platooning wouldn’t be used, the
report noted, while vocational vehicles such as
dump trucks, mixers and logging trucks would
likely be automated “more quickly.”
They also predicted that a higher level of
automation will be used in defined, off-highway
areas such as ports, depots, freight yards
and similar areas, adding that “Several startups
and suppliers are actively investigating the
use of automated technologies in these environments”
to improve efficiency.
At present, the report said, shippers are the
most interested in the autonomous technology,
whereas “larger owner-operator firms are cautiously
open to automation” and small owneroperator
trucking businesses are “openly hostile
toward automation … .”
The U.S. is forecast to be an early adopter
of autonomous trucks although the report said
China would prove dominant “in the long run,
given the size of its truck market and the move
toward developing its own advanced industries.”
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Nation October 15-31, 2018 • 7
National Safety Council report says survey found 69% of employees are tired at work
THE TRUCKER STAFF
ITASCA, Ill. — A National Safety Council
survey report released last month found 69 percent
of employees — many of whom work in
in safety-critical industries — are tired at work,
increasing the risk of injuries and incidents on
the job.
That includes 100 percent of employers in
the transportation industry who agree that fatigue
is a safety factor along with 97 percent of
those employers who actually feel the impact
of fatigue on their organizations, the highest
among all safety-critical industries listed in the
survey.
Conversely, 73 percent of transportation
employees agree fatigue is a safety factor.
The survey, “Fatigue in Safety-Critical
Industries: Impact, Risks and Recommendations,”
summarizes the results of two national
surveys, one of employers and a second probability-based
survey of employees.
The report highlights findings from the construction,
manufacturing, transportation and
utilities sectors — all high-risk industries that
tend to use shift work, which commonly leads
to fatigue.
The surveys also exposed a gap between
how employees and employers view the risks
and consequences of being tired at work.
Ninety percent of employers feel the impact
of fatigue on their organizations, including
observing safety incidents involving tired
employees and declines in productivity.
However, just 72 percent of workers view
being tired as a safety issue.
“We’ve been looking at the impact of fatigue
in the workplace for a long time, but it
is troubling to see just how affected our safety-sensitive
industries are,” said Emily Whitcomb,
senior program manager of fatigue initiatives
at the National Safety Council. “When
you’re tired, you can be deadly, and these industries
are already at higher risk because of
their safety-sensitive jobs. We urge employers
to address fatigue risk in their workplace so all
employees can be healthy and safe.”
Other data from the transportation industry
listed in the survey included:
• 70 percent of the transportation employee
respondents reported feeling tired at work, the
highest of any of the four industries.
• 38 percent of transportation employers
reported finding employees asleep on the job.
• 45 percent of transportation employers
said they have experienced a safety incident.
• Transportation industry employees who
reported at least one risk factor for fatigue cited
long shifts (42 percent) and sleep loss (48
percent).
• 97 percent of transportation employers
agreed it was unsafe to drive when tired, and
• 77 percent of transportation employees
agreed it was unsafe to drive when tired.
Fatigue is a hidden but common hazard in
all workplaces, regardless of industry, the survey
noted.
In safety-critical positions, however, the
consequences of being tired can be catastrophic.
For example, mistakes on construction sites,
around gas line digging areas or behind the
wheel of large commercial trucks easily can
lead to injuries or even death.
The survey noted that working 10 or more
hours a day and 50 or more hours a week increase
fatigue risk, which is well above the 14
hours truckers can be on duty a day and the
60/70-hour weekly limits.
Other significant findings from the Fatigue
in Safety-Critical Industries report include:
• Nearly all — 95 percent — of employers
in utilities said it is unsafe to drive while tired,
but just 66 percent of employees in that industry
agreed.
• 100 percent of construction workers report
having at least one risk factor for fatigue.
• 46 percent of construction workers say
they work during high-risk hours, such as at
night or early morning, and
• Lack of sleep costs $410 billion annually
in societal expenses, and fatigue has a different
price tag for each employer, the report said.
The National Safety Council developed
the Fatigue Cost Calculator to help employers
determine how much a drowsy workforce is
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done to solve the problem.
The council also developed a fatigue
toolkit for employers interested in educating
their workforce about causes and consequences
of fatigue in the workplace and on
the roads.
The report is the third in a three-part series
exploring the prevalence of fatigue risk factors
and safety-critical incidents caused by fatigue
in the workplace.
More information about the issue and copies
of each report are available at nsc.org/fatiguesurvey.
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Atlas Injury Prevention Solutions
white paper reports 46% of truck
drivers have physical discomfort
THE TRUCKER STAFF
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Truck drivers
continue to have one of the highest injury incidence
rates according to the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
With this in mind, Atlas Injury Prevention
Solutions (atlas-ips.com) has released a white
paper exploring the relationship between driver
demographics and the presence, location,
and level of physical discomfort.
The Atlas white paper, titled “Relationship
Between Demographics and Discomfort in the
Transportation Industry,” examines a population
of 102,749 drivers who completed an online
discomfort survey between 2008 and 2017.
The paper defines how discomfort correlates
to driver height, BMI, age, gender and
whether or not they handle freight.
The paper continues with suggestions on
how to use this information to reduce the risk
of injury.
The study reaches a number of conclusions,
including:
• 46 percent of drivers experience some level
of discomfort. The report says prevalence of
discomfort is a critical factor when addressing
injury prevention and that discomfort can be a
distracting force for the driver. “A driver must
make hundreds of decisions when on the road,”
the report says. “The prevalence of discomfort
can make it more difficult to respond and react,
placing the driver at a higher risk for injury.”
• Drivers under 5 feet 4 inches and above
6 feet 3 inches experience higher levels of
discomfort, but in different body parts. Shoulder
discomfort decreases and knee discomfort
increases as the trucker’s height increases. In
fact, with the tallest truckers, knee discomfort
replaces shoulder discomfort as one of the top
three areas of discomfort.
• Obesity has a significant correlation to
the presence and level of discomfort. There
is a higher incidence of obese and overweight
truckers in comparison with the information
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JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department
of Transportation is set to begin a
project that the agency says will relieve peak
drive-time congestion on Interstate 55 in Madison
County, which is immediately north of
Jackson.
“There is a bottleneck that develops during
peak drive times on I-55 northbound entering
Madison County,” said DOT Commissioner
Dick Hall of the Central Transportation District
and chairman of the Mississippi Transportation
Commission. “This project will widen the
interstate and relieve the current bottleneck,
which will decrease congestion and drive times
and improve safety for the traveling public.”
collected by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. The CDC found an incidence
of obesity in the United States of 38 percent as
compared to the study’s finding of 48 percent.
In addition, the CDC found 71 percent of people
were either overweight or obese compared
to the study’s findings of 85 percent.
• Younger and older drivers experience discomfort
in different ways. There is a gradual
increase in prevalence of discomfort seen as
the employee ages, with the highest average
discomfort seen in employees between the
ages of 50-59 years. When the discomfort is
divided up into regions of the body, the same
pattern exists throughout the age groups. The
highest three regions are low back, head/neck
and shoulder. Head/neck and shoulder discomfort
demonstrate an increasing trend as the age
increases. However, the low back discomfort
moves in the opposite direction and there is
a negative correlation with age. Interestingly,
average low back discomfort is highest in the
younger groups and decreases as the employees’
age increases. As age increases, employees’
discomfort tends to be more consistent
throughout the regions of the body. The younger
employees tend to report more low back discomfort
than any other region.
• Discomfort reported by females is driven
more by height than gender. The study revealed
that height is the only significant gender-driven
demographic (5 feet 10 inches for men, 5 feet
5 inches for women). The study showed a 7
percent increase in the prevalence of discomfort
in women over men. However, there was
a 14 percent higher average total discomfort in
women. As was seen in the general population,
both men and women have the highest regional
discomfort in their low back, head/neck and
shoulders.
“Our goal with the research was two-fold,”
said Drew Bossen, executive vice president of
Atlas. “First, we want to provide safety managers
a greater understanding of those drivers
Mississippi DOT to widen Interstate 55 in Madison County to relieve congestion problem
©2018 FOTOSEARCH
An Atlas Injury Prevention Solutions study of discomfort among truckers revealed that
younger and older drivers experience discomfort in different ways. There is a gradual
increase in prevalence of discomfort seen as the employee ages, with the highest average
discomfort seen in employees between the ages of 50-59 years.
who may be at higher risk. Second, we want to
provide simple, real-world solutions to address
the concerns of driver discomfort, supported
by our data analysis.”
As for height, the paper said emphasis
should be placed on ergonomic cab modifications
for individuals under the height of 5 feet
4 inches and to provide the greatest amount of
clearance and support possible for taller drivers.
Regardless, the report said, proper lineof-sight
should never be compromised when
driving.
The report recommended continuation and
expansion of health and safety programs for
obese drivers to address discomfort and potential
safety concerns. Programming should focus
on exercise and nutritional challenges.
As for age, educational material and modification
programs should include information
on the effect aging has on health and the level
of discomfort. Furthermore, employees over
40 should be targeted for education on proper
material handling as the prevalence of discomfort
increases.
As for the gender factor, the report says
when considering gender as a demographic
category to drive prevention and safety programs,
carriers should first consider the other
characteristics of height, body mass index and
age. 8
The approximately $12.3 million project
was awarded to Key LLC of Madison and
will widen, mill and overlay I-55 northbound
from County Line Road to the Natchez Trace
Parkway. The project will also widen the I-55
northbound bridge under the bridge to I-220
southbound.
The project will also address drainage issues
on the West Frontage Road between Old Agency
Road and Steed Road by removing and replacing
existing curbs and gutters. Lane closures will be
necessary to perform this work. Additionally, the
west end of Old Agency Road through the roundabout
at Renaissance shopping center to the end
of state maintenance will be affected.
“The work taking place around Renaissance
will begin next week and is scheduled to
be complete before Thanksgiving and the holiday
shopping season begins,” Hall said.
The work on I-55 is not scheduled to begin
until after the work on the West Frontage Road
is complete. However, the traveling public will
begin seeing construction signs placed along
I-55 in preparation for work to begin.
Once work begins on I-55, lane closures
will be necessary. Most lane closures will occur
at night to reduce the impact to traffic.
“This project will significantly reduce congestion
and increase safety on a heavily traveled
section of I-55 in the Jackson-Metro area,”
Hall said. “We ask for the traveling public’s patience
as this project progresses and urge motorists
to exercise extreme caution by slowing
down and avoiding distractions in construction
zones.”
The DOT expects the entire project to be
complete by fall 2020.
Work zones present new traffic patterns and
configurations that may be unfamiliar to motorists.
For information about how to navigate
highway work zones safely, visit www.GoM-
DOT.com/drivesmartms.
For more information about these or other
MDOT maintenance and construction projects,
visit MDOTtraffic.com, call Mississippi 511,
download the free MDOT Traffic app or like
and follow @MississippiDOT on Facebook
and Twitter. 8
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Sgt. Matt Kasenic of the Texas Department of Public Safety, left, and retired DPS Senior
Trooper Monty Dial stand near a pickup truck that had once belonged to a drug dealer in
Houston but is now used to help recruit state troopers.
Once-wayward, drug-smuggler’s pickup truck
now a recruiting tool for Texas state troopers
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There’s something about the American
character that loves a story of redemption.
We’re drawn to tales of someone who maybe
fell in with the wrong crowd, maybe even
wound up on the wrong side of the law but has
turned it all around and is now making a positive
contribution to society.
This is a land of second chances, even for
a truck.
When the Texas Department of Public Safety’s
(DPS) Highway Patrol division goes out to
recruiting events, one of its most potent visual
aids is a rugged-looking Ford F-250 Super
Duty King Ranch pickup truck with the Highway
Patrol colors and logo.
It may be all polished up, but even standing
still it looks like it’s ready for hot pursuit over
any terrain. Just looking at it conjures up the
notion, “Boy, if this baby could talk, I’ll bet it
would have some stories to tell.”
Yes, it would, and those might come as a
surprise, because this pickup once travelled in
a very different circle.
“This was a drug dealer’s ride,” said Monty
Dial, a retired senior trooper with the Texas
Highway Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Service. “This was a contribution by
a stupid drug dealer.”
Dial is heavily involved with Ol’ Blue,
USA, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated
to the safety and education of drivers,
mechanics, trucking-industry members and the
general public. He was at the Great American
Trucking Show in Dallas, along with members
of the DPS and the pickup, which was there to
do what it does best: draw attention.
Dial explained that the pickup had once
been the everyday ride for a drug dealer in
Houston, but “he got real lax with his business,
and he wound up selling dope to the wrong
people, and the state of Texas ended up seizing
the truck.”
A court later awarded it to the state, specifically,
to the DPS.
“Normally, seized vehicles are either used
by undercover agents or sold through their annual
auction,” Dial said. The problem was, this
truck was too nice to be used undercover; it
would draw too much attention. And if it were
to be put on the auction block, it wouldn’t get
nearly what it was worth.
“Typically, drug dealers have more money
than they know what to do with, so they spend
it anywhere, on anything to have something
unique,” Dial said.
This drug dealer had sunk some money into
this truck. Along with a custom interior, he had
also equipped it for heavy-duty action.
“He did a lift kit on it, put bigger tires on
it,” Dial said. He also put heavy-duty bumpers
on the front and rear. Basically, he adapted the
truck to be able to get him through emergency
situations, like being chased by law enforcement.
But what works for the guy on one end of
a chase works just as well for the guys on the
other end, so DPS decided to keep the truck.
For the cost of a new paint job, the application
of department decals and the installation of a
police radio and red-and-blue lights, they had
a new vehicle.
Dial said the pickup doesn’t actually patrol
the highways, although it could. For now, its
main function is as a recruitment tool. Somehow,
its dubious past actually seems to help in
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Georgia plans to build 2nd inland container
port, construct ‘truck-only’ lanes on I-16
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ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal
said his state is planning to invest in a second
inland container port facility and build “truckonly”
lanes on Interstate 16 out of the port of
Savannah in a bid to relieve traffic congestion
and improve highway safety.
Deal revealed his intentions during a speech
at the American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) annual
meeting late last month, according to a report
in the AASHTO Journal.
“We have a good port in Savannah — the
second-busiest port along the entire Atlantic
seaboard,” Deal said. “That’s good but also
bad because it creates traffic problems. I don’t
mean to step on toes in the trucking business,
but those trucks [hauling freight containers to
and from the port] are always a concern to the
driving public in smaller vehicles. So as the
port grows, the number of trucks and containers
grows, as well.”
To help relieve that congestion on Interstate
75 caused by freight-hauling trucks, Deal
said he helped cement a deal three years ago
involving the Georgia Ports Authority, Murray
County and CSX Transportation that led to
the construction of an inland port in the northwest
corner of Georgia called the Appalachian
Regional Port, which services North Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky.
Deal said that inland port — opened earlier
this year and one of two in Georgia — “takes
50,000 containers a day off our roadways and
will take double that number off our roads in
10 years. Soon, we will announce [construction
of] a similar port in northeast Georgia off the
I-85 corridor. We are excited about that; it will
allow truckers to go to an inland terminal and
load containers on rail cars that will be transported
to our port in Savannah.
Deal added that Georgia is also planning to
build a dedicated truck lane on I-16 out of the
port of Savanah heading north.
“I think that may be the only dedicated
truck lane in the country and we’ll be pleased
when that comes into the being,” Deal said.
He noted that such highway construction is
made possible by a $1 billion transportationfocused
tax increase Georgia’s legislature
passed in 2015.
“When you are growing rapidly, that puts
great pressure on your infrastructure — we
were mindful of that,” he said. “Under our old
formula, if you had the road paved in front
of your house while you were in high school,
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was repaved again. So our consistent and unified
effort to educate our legislature helped get
a new transportation bill passed in 2015, giving
us $1 billion in additional revenue for infrastructure
renewal in Georgia.” 8
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This is the eighth year for the award, which
was developed in 2010 to honor female leaders
and to attract and advance women within the
trucking industry.
The award highlights the achievements
of female role models and trailblazers in the
trucking industry.
The nominees for the award included women
from all over the industry in various roles.
The finalists are:
• Angela Eliacostas, founder and CEO of
AGT Global Logistics of Glen Ellyn, Illinois
• Nozuko Mayeza, managing director of
Tulsawiz Logistics of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Brooke Willey, vice president of human
resources for CRST International of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
Eliacostas has more than 30 years of experience
in transportation, working her way from
the ground up. Following generations of relatives
with expertise in the transportation industry,
she started her own career by learning the
processes at trucking companies for running
third-party logistics. Eliacostas is an industry
leader in expediting shipments and serves as
a liaison between carriers and companies. She
has built a reputation in the energy and power
logistics space. She has been recognized for
making AGT Global Logistics one of the top
50 women-owned businesses in Illinois and top
1,000 woman-owned businesses in the United
States.
Mayeza is a passionate truck business owner
who hails from South Africa. Through her
passion, she has managed to make inroads into
a male-dominated sector for over seven years.
She is a finalist for Women in Africa awards
2018 and the chairperson of the Black Business
Council subcommittee on commercial and
public transport. Nozuko is a mentor to females
in trucking both in South Africa and Ghana.
Willey is vice president of human resources
for CRST International, a $1.7 billion
transportation company composed of seven
operating companies with 9,500-plus employees
and driving partners/owner-operators. Her
passion is building strong leaders and leadership
teams and she has been publicly recognized
for those efforts. Under her leadership
development efforts, in 2016 CRST was
named a “Top-10 Best Private Company for
Leaders” by Chief Executive magazine. In
2017, CRST was named a “Workforce Leader
in Training” by the Corridor Business Journal
and Kirkwood Community College. Willey
is also actively involved with nonprofit organizations
in her community, most recently as
a board member for United Way and Young
Parents Network.
“With the outstanding nominations submitted,
it was extremely difficult for the judges
to narrow it down to the finalists,” said Ellen
Voie, president and CEO of WIT.
The judges for the 2018 award are Voie;
Dave Nemo, talk show host, Sirius XM Radio;
and Daphne Jefferson, principal and executive
coach, Jefferson Consulting Group, who was
the 2017 Influential Woman in Trucking award
recipient.
All three finalists have been asked to participate
on a panel at the WIT Accelerate! Conference
& Expo to be held in Dallas November
12-14. The winner will be announced at the
general session panel discussion, “Hard-Won
Lessons from Trailblazing Women” on Tuesday,
November 13. The panel will be facilitated
by Joann Lublin, news editor of The Wall Street
Journal. 8

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3. Failing to use a seat belt, 3,103 citations
4. Inattentive and/or careless driving, 1,655
citations
5. Failure to obey a traffic control device,
739 citations
In addition, 17 CMV drivers and 714 passenger
vehicle drivers were cited for driving
too fast for the conditions.
According to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2016,
18 percent of drivers involved in a fatal crash
were speeding at the time of the crash and 27
percent of those killed were in a crash involving
at least one speeding driver.
NHTSA research found that of the total
number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes
in 2016, 48 percent were not wearing a seat
belt. Seat belts could have saved an estimated
2,456 people if they had been wearing one. For
professional drivers specifically, safety belt usage
by commercial truck and bus drivers was at
86 percent in 2016, according to Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration survey data.
When it comes to distracted driving, 211
passenger vehicle driver citations during Operation
Safe Driver Week were for texting; 20
texting citations were issued to CMV drivers;
127 passenger vehicle drivers and 262 CMV
drivers were cited for using a handheld phone.
According to NHTSA, in 2016, 3,450
people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving
distracted drivers.
NHTSA also estimated that of the total number
of roadway deaths, crashes and injuries,
660,000 drivers were using an electronic device
while behind the wheel. Of the total number of
fatal crashes, 10 percent involved the use of a
phone. And according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, each day in the United
States, approximately nine people are killed and
more than 1,000 injured in crashes reported to
involve a distracted driver.
Other Operation Safe Driver Week results
of note included:
• A total of 1,822 drivers (1,699 passenger
vehicle drivers and 123 CMV drivers) were
cited for reckless, inattentive and/or careless
driving.
• 366 drivers were cited for possession/use/
under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both.
Forty-two of the citations were issued to CMV
drivers; 324 were issued to passenger vehicle
drivers.
• Specific to CMV drivers, 17 were cited for
operating their vehicles while ill or fatigued,
and 14 received citations for using/equipping
their CMVs with a radar detector.
Public awareness and educational campaigns
are also a major aspect of this initiative.
CVSA offers resources on its website for CMV
drivers, teen and novice drivers, driver’s education
instructors and driver trainers. During
Operation Safe Driver Week, 177 safety programs
were downloaded and delivered to teens
and CMV drivers.
The safety programs target unsafe driving
behaviors and aim to prevent crashes
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• The Teens and Trucks youth safe-driving
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• Defeat Distracted Driving, a commercial
driver safety campaign, had 78 downloads, and
• Improving Driver Behaviors resources for
driver trainers had 72 downloads.
In addition to enforcement and education,
8,533 motorists were assisted during Operation
Safe Driver Week, highlighting the dedication
to service and safety by law enforcement.
As in prior years, FMCSA participated in
2018 Operation Safe Driver Week by directing
federal safety investigators to focus on carriers
with recent crash involvement and high percentiles
in the driver-based Behavior Analysis
and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC).
Although investigative and enforcement data
continue to be collected and analyzed, as of
the date of this release, FMCSA completed 108
compliance investigations and cited more than
100 acute and critical violations.
“During Operation Safe Driver Week, law
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States and Canada aimed to reduce the number
of crashes on our roadways through an effective
mix of education and enforcement of highway
safety,” said CVSA President Capt. Christopher
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drivers operating in an unsafe manner, either in
or around commercial motor vehicles, we are
working our way toward the goal of zero roadway
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Courtesy: TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
The keynote speaker at the fundraising gala for Wreaths Across America, Medal of
Honor recipient Sgt. Sammy Davis, shared his story of resilience, detailing the early
hours of November 18, 1967, when then-Private First Class Davis’ artillery unit came
under heavy mortar attack.
TCA’s Wreaths Across America Gala raises
more than $80,000 for annual remembrance
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ARLINGTON, Va. — More than $80,000
was raised September 26 as the Truckload
Carriers Association hosted its sixth annual
fundraising gala in support of Wreaths Across
America (WAA) at the Crystal Gateway Marriott
in Arlington, Virginia. More than 230 attendees
— trucking executives, industry suppliers,
military families, and members of the
press — attended.
New this year, WAA hosted its 2018 Virtual
Convoy in conjunction with the gala. The event
was broadcast live to hundreds of thousands of
social media followers encouraging viewers to
help fill a trailer with wreaths. The fundraiser
was quite successful, with $15,000 collected.
The funds will support logistics for the delivery
of 2 million fresh remembrance wreaths,
which will adorn veterans’ gravestones on National
Wreaths Across America Day December
15.
“Each December, hundreds of TCA members
are proud to haul a truckload of respect,”
said TCA President John Lyboldt. “Tonight, we
celebrated this great industry and its passion to
help advance Wreaths Across America’s mission
of remember, honor, teach.”
The evening’s keynote speaker, Medal of
Honor recipient Sgt. Sammy Davis, shared his
story of resilience, detailing the early hours of
November 18, 1967, when then-Private First
Class Davis’ artillery unit came under heavy
mortar attack.
Before concluding his speech, Davis played
“Shenandoah” on a harmonica, which was auctioned
off at the event — a $3,500 donation to
the transportation fund.
Other notable speakers included American
Gold Star Mother and professional speaker
Jill Stephenson, who shared with attendees
the heartfelt story of her son, Cpl. Benjamin S.
Kopp.
After Stephenson spoke, the National Association
of Independent Truckers (NAIT) and
their insurance partner, IAT Insurance Group,
donated $50,000, which will help cover fuel
costs for owner-operators hauling wreaths.
Also during the event, Morrill, Karen and
Rob Worcester thanked the trucking industry
for their continued support and shared new logistics
information. The Worcesters — founders
of Wreaths Across America — encouraged
American Gold Star Mothers in the audience to
join them onstage to share their son or daughter’s
name, rank, and date of death.
During the reception, attendees had the opportunity
to purchase exclusive marble holiday
ornaments and truck decals to showcase their
involvement in and support for WAA. Guests
were also encouraged to have a professional
photo taken.
Throughout the evening, attendees could
place bids on more than a dozen silent auction
items ranging from getaway packages to a Tiffany
& Co. crystal decanter to an American flag
that was flown over the U.S. Capitol on September
11, 2018.
The gala was held in conjunction with
TCA’s Fall Business Meetings and Second Annual
Call on Washington.
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Letters
Tire issues present because states
refuse to keep highways repaired
Companies are having tire issues precisely
because state governments refuse to keep roads
in good condition.
It’s sad that [with] all the fuel taxes, IFTA,
and road use taxes/tolls which total billions,
they refuse to repair or replace these destructive
highways.
There should be a class action lawsuit to get
reimbursed for destroyed tires, wheel shocks
and alignment because of all the potholes, sinkholes
on our highways.
— David Karwoski
If tolls charge only trucks, maybe we
should charge more to move goods
Regarding the Indiana Toll Road’s 35 percent
truck-only hike, maybe we should charge
any state with this kind of plan, a 100 percent
increase to the cost of moving goods, or better
yet, a 10,000 percent [increase].
I’ve spent 50 years as an independent owner-operator
and it just keeps getting less attractive
for any young person to enter the owneroperator
world.
Even when the trucking Industry was regulated,
oh — back in the fifties and sixties, or
for that matter, the seventies — a person could
support a family and save for the future.
Today, truck drivers are over-regulated, and
our pockets are wide open to any city, state
or federal agency that needs to be bailed out
of their inadequacy to maintain and balance a
budget.
Thanks for listening to my old-age rant.
God bless America and God bless the
American trucker!
— James E. Lawson Sr.
People don’t realize truck drivers
sacrifice their lives to bring goods
As to campaign to #Thank a Trucker, I
would also have this done on TV commercials:
Explain to the public that if it wasn’t for the
truck driver who sacrifices their own life … the
public [couldn’t] go to a store and buy what
they need.
Also, they should get them to understand
that being in the trucks is like … being in a jail
cell because of the size of the cabs.
We should not have to pay to get extra room.
— Gary Williams
Do your homework on carriers, don’t be
fooled; just look at Pilot Flying J case
There are no other victims in the Pilot Flying
J case.
The victims went after him; he was right but
everyone — everyone down to the governor
See Letters on p17 m
Perspective October
Lyndon Finney
editor@thetrucker.com
Eye on
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My biggest concern is how many people
they are going to kill with this technology.
Eddie Hicks
On October 3, the U.S. Department of
Transportation called the media together via
teleconference to release the “2017 Fatal Motor
Vehicle Crashes: Overview” report issued
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Information in the overview came from the
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS),
which is a census of fatal crashes in the 50
states, the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico, the latter of which was not included in
the U.S. totals.
Of course, being in the business we are, the
first place we went was to the section on truck
fatalities.
We were hoping to get a hint on how the
over-the-road trucking industry did in 2017,
but alas, that detail of information was not part
of the report.
It was quickly evident that the U.S. DOT
needs to provide apples-to-apples information.
NHTSA did say that the number of people
killed in crashes involving “large” trucks increased
9 percent in 2017 over 2016.
The catch comes in NHTSA’s definition of
large trucks.
NHTSA, you see, defines “large” trucks
as a medium-duty or heavy trucks (excluding
buses and motor homes) with a gross vehicle
weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds, including
both commercial and noncommercial
vehicles.
For statistical purposes, that would be like
dumping an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer in the
same melting pot as a Ram 3500, a GMC Sierra
3500, a Ford E-350 or a Hummer H1.
NHTSA also uses the term “heavy” trucks,
which includes trucks weighing 26,001 pounds
or more.
(Although NHTSA did not release data for
“heavy” trucks, other information provided
showed the number of trucks with a GVWR of
10,000-14,000 pounds involved in fatal crashes
doubled from 2016 to 2017.)
Such vehicles labeled by NHTSA as
“heavy” must obtain U.S. DOT/Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration authority and
comply with FMCSA regulations.
Trucks between 10,000 GVWR and 25,999
GVWR that are involved in interstate commerce
must also obtain U.S. DOT/FMCSA
authority.
Using the NHTSA report, it’s impossible
to get any sense of the involvement of Class 8
trucks (33,001 pounds or more), let alone get
a sense of the involvement of tractor-trailers,
which, based on what credible sources tell us,
amount to around 73 percent of the Class 8 vehicles
in use today.
The overview showed 4,761 people died
in large-truck crashes in 2017 compared with
4,369 in 2016.
NHTSA reported that overall, 37,133 motor
vehicle traffic fatalities were reported in the
U.S. in 2017, down by 673 from the 37,806
traffic fatalities in 2016.
The 1.8 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017
compares to the 6.5 percent increase from 2015
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NHTSA ‘large-truck’ fatality data lumps in pickup trucks
The U.S. DOT just issued version 3 of guidance on the continued
advancement of automated vehicles (AVs). Meanwhile, a recent
report says AVs might reduce the number of jobs by 300,000. Are
you concerned about how automated vehicles will impact your job?
It’s a fact that all long-haul trucks will
still need a man and a dog to operate. The
man to feed the dog and the dog to bite the
man in case he wants to touch any of the
buttons.
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to 2016 and the 8.4 percent increase from 2014
to 2015.
The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) decreased by 2.5 percent,
from 1.19 in 2016 to 1.16 in 2017, based
on rates provided by the Federal Highway Administration.
Other data involving “large” truck crashes
included:
• Occupants of other vehicles had 280 more
fatalities, an 8.8 percent increase from 2016.
• There were 776 more large-truck occupant
fatalities on 2017 over 2016, a 28.5 percent increase.
• Large-truck occupant fatalities in singlevehicle
crashes were up by 40, an 8.7 percent
increase from 2016.
The crash reports that were the most easily
read and comprehended are no longer available.
The Trucks in Fatal Accidents (TIFA) study
was conducted by the University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute under general
research funds provided by FMCSA.
Now we have the Large Truck Crash Facts
that go back to 2010, but it doesn’t come in
printed form like the TIFA study did, so it’s a
bit harder to use.
Bottom line is we’ll have to wait until the
2017 Large Truck Crash Causation Study is released
to find out how our end of the trucking
industry fared.
Also part of the report issued October 3,
NHTSA released data that showed an estimated
17,210 people died in motor vehicle crashes the
first half of 2018, a decrease of 3.1 percent compared
to the 17,664 fatalities that were reported
to have occurred in the first half of 2017. 8
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trucking job.
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— got a share of some type of payment, even
money paid out from Pilot Flying J’s pocket.
We felt it will soon enough be just like the
bigger trucking companies thinking they won’t
lose business to other companies — even mom
and pop [places].
It’s a new day in the industry: Look hard for
who you want to drive for; don’t be fooled by
what they tell you. Get information.
I did, and I’m doing good with a smaller
[company], less than a thousand truck units.
Good luck to all [the ones under] house arrest.
Come on.
— Mario Alberto Garza
EROAD’s ELD data is not really
violation data; just flagged by system
[Regarding EROAD providing FMCSA
with ELD data for their comments on more
flexible HOS, they] should note that their ‘violation
data’ has nothing to do with actual violations.
It refers to violations flagged by their
system.
The sharp curves seen in their actual report
is really only saying that people did not know
how to use our system so they got a lot of false
positive violations; now they are better … .
— Samuel Duval
Only way to get lawmakers’ attention
about HOS is to impact bottom line
As to FMCSA wanting comments about
making the Hours of Service more flexible, yes
something needs to be done, but also it starts
with the driver.
If drivers would pull together just one
day, that’s company drivers, owner-operators,
[those who are] lease-to- own and don’t pull
freight, it will hurt the economy.
I as a driver right now am saying I’ve got to
work. I know no one is out here for their health;
we all have to work. But this is the only way
you get Congress’ attention — the bottom line.
— Leroy Minter
Driver, technician shortages can be filled
with youth from depressed Ala. cities
According to a September article, the
“technician shortage may be because of a
lack of training by carriers. But the trucking
industry is not only suffering from a looming
driver shortage; it is also facing a crippling
technician shortage as well. …”
However, the eye-opening report failed
to say these two critical shortages are most
severe in Alabama, a key manufacturing
state that is becoming more globalized,
more economically competitive and more
reliant on trucks to transport freight to market.
…
The Afro-American Truckers Association’s
(AATA) own fact-finding report
shows that Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery
and Mobile are in dire need of mass
resource allocation.
These four underserved markets rank
well below the national average in terms
of truck-specific infrastructure and support
systems.
The AATA strongly recommends more
trucks, more national service providers and
truck driver training schools for these cities
immediately.
This includes more national service
providers and truck driver training schools
complete with expansive, high-tech onsite
facilities to properly train young unemployed
Afro-Americans in both office and
mechanical engineering for the growing
number of driving and non-driving sector
jobs.
It takes a whole battery of highly qualified
specialists to effectively run a truck, a
business and an industry successfully.
Now is the time to increase investment
and build more truck support systems in
depressed inner-city areas of Huntsville,
Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham, the
future home of an elaborate 21st century Afrocentric
theme truck museum.
It is these untapped labor markets where
supply is lowest and demand is highest.
— Shakir Muhammad 8
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Bennett International Group humbled, honored to
be part of Wreaths Across America
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For Bennett International Group drivers, participation in Wreaths Across America is unforgettable. It’s “ … a great opportunity to be involved in honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice,”
said Bennett Executive Vice President Lee Gentry.
Dorothy Cox
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Since patriotism is one of their core values and transporting
everything from mobile homes to explosives is their
stock and trade, joining in transporting wreaths to honor fallen
U.S. servicemen and women was a no brainer for Bennett
International Group.
Based in McDonough, Georgia, Bennett got involved in
Wreaths Across America last year, and Bennett Executive
Vice President Lee Gentry said drivers who were involved in
2017 can’t wait to haul the wreaths again this year.
Wreaths Across America is based on three things: Remembering
our fallen U.S. veterans; honoring those who serve;
and teaching children the value of freedom.
On Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, December 15,
the nation’s truck drivers and trucking carriers will provide
the fuel, the machines and the manpower to lay wreaths on
all the graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington,
D.C., and on graves of thousands of other servicemen and
women at military cemeteries across the country.
It all started with Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester
Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine, when he was a 12-yearold
paper boy for the Bangor Daily News and won a trip to
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery made an indelible impression
on the young man, an impression that stayed with him
the rest of his life.
According to the Wreaths Across America website, that
initial trip reminded Worcester “that his good fortune was
due, in large part, to the values of this nation and the veterans
who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.”
In 1992, Worcester employees found themselves with a
surplus of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. Remembering
his boyhood experience at Arlington, Worcester
realized he had an opportunity to honor the country’s veterans,
and with the aid of Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Me.,
arrangements were made for the surplus wreaths to be placed
at Arlington in one of the older sections of the cemetery that
had been receiving fewer visitors each year.
As plans were underway, a number of other individuals and
organizations stepped up to help. Among them was James
Prout, owner of Maine trucking company Blue Bird Ranch
Inc., who provided transportation for the wreaths.
Volunteers from the local American Legion and VFW
posts gathered with members of the Harrington community
to decorate each wreath with traditional red, hand-tied bows.
Members of the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C.,
helped organize the wreath-laying, which included a special
ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Each year since then truck drivers and trucking carriers
have played a vital part in getting wreaths from the Worcesters’
wreath company in Maine to D.C., and eventually to
more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at
sea and abroad.
The Bennett International Group is in charge of transporting
5,000 wreaths to Andersonville National Cemetery in
Andersonville, Georgia, about 1½ hours from McDonough.
The National Park Service maintains 14 national cemeteries
nationwide. Only two of these, Andersonville National
Historic Site and the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site,
are classified as “active” and continue to bury veterans and
their dependents.
Early last month Bennett already had several trucks lined
up for the event and as Wreaths Across America Day gets
closer, Gentry said they hope for many more.
Drivers who volunteer to carry the wreaths on their more
than 1,000-mile journey will haul no other freight that day.
“We want to get them [Andersonville cemetery] 5,000 wreaths
this year, more than they’ve ever had,” Gentry said, adding that
the Andersonville community has its own fundraiser going on,
as does Bennett.
The carrier is encouraging its employees and the community
at large in McDonough to donate money for hauling the wreaths.
For participants like Bennett drivers, the experience is unforgettable.
Gentry said he would tell any carrier who hasn’t
as yet participated in Wreaths Across America that it’s “ … a
great opportunity to be involved in honoring those who gave
the ultimate sacrifice.”
Some of the Bennett truck drivers involved will stay and
put out the wreaths on individual gravesites and announce
out loud the name of the veteran honored.
Wreaths Across America is a “worthy cause” and Bennett is
“definitely humbled to be a part of Wreaths Across America,”
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Detailing the difference between misdemeanors, felonies real buzzkill at dinner parties
Brad Klepper
exclusive to the trucker
Ask the
Attorney
If you are willing to entertain the farfetched
notion that lawyers have friends, you
may also believe that, occasionally, we get
invited to social functions.
At these events one of the most common
questions we get asked, other than “will you
draft my will?” (the answer is no), is the difference
between misdemeanors and felonies.
Before I answer that question, I also point
out that there are civil infractions as well. For
what it is worth, civil infractions are noncriminal
charges filed by a city, county, state
or federal government and usually are punishable
with only a fine. Things like minor
speeding offenses such as speeding 1-10 mph
over the limit, are often civil infractions.
In order to be convicted of a civil infraction
the state must show by the “preponderance
of the evidence” that you committed the
offense. This simply means it is more likely
than not the offense took place and you committed
the offense. This is the weakest standard
of proof for a conviction. In most states
if you are charged with a civil infraction, you
have no right to a trial by jury and the case
is usually heard before a judge who renders
a verdict.
The next level of offenses are misdemeanors.
Misdemeanors are criminal charges that
are more serious than civil infractions but
not as serious as felonies. They also have jail
time of less than one year and bigger fines.
If you have been charged with a misdemeanor,
the state must show “beyond a reasonable
doubt” that you committed the crime.
Put simply, this means that a reasonable person
would have no doubt that you committed
the crime. A conviction of a misdemeanor results
in a criminal record and is punishable by
jail time, fines, probation and even a driver’s
license revocation.
In addition, some misdemeanors may be
classified as sex offenses and a resulting conviction
can require the defendant to register
as a sex offender, thus requiring them to notify
the police department of their home address
and even prohibit them from approaching
schools, parks or children. Some states
have petty offenses or minor misdemeanors
and the punishment is a fine. However, jail
time can also be included.
Persons charged with a misdemeanor have
no right to an attorney if a conviction does
not result in jail time. They also do not have
a right to a probable cause hearing or a right
to a grand jury.
This brings us to felonies. Felonies are the
more serious criminal charges and have jail
time of one year or longer, the largest fines,
and can result in you being put to death in
some states.
The legal standard for conviction for felonies
is the same as misdemeanors — “beyond
a reasonable doubt.”
Felonies are the types of crimes they make
movies about. They include things such as
murder, robbery, arson and sexual assault.
Conviction of a felony will result in jail time.
For some “minor” felonies you may get lucky
and just be put on probation. But you’ll have
to pay fines, court costs, restitution or even
perform community service. For the more
serious felonies the death penalty may come
into play; however, this usually requires the
death of another person before the prosecutor
will make it part of their case.
If you are convicted of a felony you will
lose some very valuable rights. These include
the right to possess a firearm, be on a jury or —
in some states — to vote. In the event you are
unfortunate enough to find yourself arrested
and charged with a felony, seek legal counsel.
By the time I finish this discussion the
person who asked me the question has a little
spittle in the corner of their mouth and their
eyes have glazed over. Trust me, nothing kills
a vibe faster than asking a lawyer a legal
question in a social setting.
Interestingly, I can’t recall the last time I
was invited to a dinner party.
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One of the most common questions lawyers
are asked at dinner parties (other than “will
you draft my will?”) is the difference between
misdemeanors and felonies.
Brad Klepper is president of Interstate
Trucker Ltd., a law firm dedicated to legal
defense of the nation’s commercial drivers.
Interstate Trucker represents truck drivers
throughout the 48 states on both moving and
non-moving violations. He is also president
of Drivers Legal Plan, which allows member
drivers access to his firm’s services at
discounted rates. He is a lawyer that has focused
on transportation law and the trucking
industry in particular. He works to answer
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WIT’s Sarah Johnson learned about trailer leasing at dad’s knee, now helping run business
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Although she found
what her dad did fascinating and as a kid hung
around his office where he leased and rented
trailers, Sarah Johnson didn’t think she wanted
to join the family business.
But after getting an undergraduate degree
in film and video from Chicago’s Columbia
College and interning on movie sets in Los
Angeles, “I still found my way back to transportation,”
said Johnson, Women In Trucking’s
September Member of the Month.
It was bound to happen. Johnson found a paper
she wrote in the third grade about what her
dad did and describing particular types of trailers
he had donated to a charitable cause.
“Clearly,” she said, “I took the industry in
and what my dad was doing, at an early age.”
She was working in Chicago for various film
production companies in the early 2000s, when
she learned her dad was trying to grow his asset
base and needed help with the business. At
the time, many movie productions were being
outsourced so there was a lull in her career. “I
could move home and help with the business,”
she decided.
So she and her family (husband Matt, a
daughter, now 13, and a son, now 9), came
back home to St. Charles, Missouri.
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Matt is a graphic designer and can work
from home and help look after the children
“while I’m out running around and traveling,”
said Sarah, who is now executive vice president
of the business — Milestone Equipment
Holdings, LLC.
Milestone has both chassis and trailers, making
for combined total assets of 80,000, including
56,000 trailers, dry vans, flatbeds and reefers.
A trailer rental or lease “is a good way to
add to a fleet,” she said, “even on a short-term”
basis. “It’s a good alternative” because a carrier
can “flex up or flex down” in size with the
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It’s Johnson’s job to understand customers’
needs and support them and give them whatever
they need to be successful.
Johnson is a people person and loves traveling
to the company’s 27 U.S. locations. “I’ve thoroughly
enjoyed seeing the country,” she said.
They have customers with one trailer and
customers with 4,000. Much like trucking, itself,
the trailer renting and leasing business is
“big and diverse,” she said.
There’s no “average” customer at Milestone.
They run the gamut from automotive businesses,
to national beverage companies to video
gaming machine businesses to retailers to drayage
companies and everything in between.
She learned early on that “time is of the essence
in transportation” and that it’s important
to keep a cool head, gather the facts, put together
a plan and then execute it. In case nobody picked
up on it, “I love problem-solving,” she said.
Johnson also loves connecting with people
and it was that wanting to connect with others
in trucking that led her finding out about Women
In Trucking, of which she’s been a member
for a little over a year.
“I’d been doing research, wanting to network
and connect with people in the industry in a different
way,” she said. “We had a sales lady who
was also interested and we both joined” WIT.
She attended WIT’s business conference last
year in Kansas City and walked away with “inspiration
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Also, she said, WIT has “given me confidence
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own business.
She remembers as a child going to work
with her father on occasion. “I always enjoyed
listening to him talk about his work. … He’d
point out things to me and to see it up close was
really impactful.”
Many’s the time Johnson was the only woman
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women to work at Milestone.
Women “have a different approach to
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they have a different management style.
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increases by 6 percent, ATRI reports
Lyndon Finney
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ARLINGTON, Va. — With economic activity
strengthening in 2017, the average marginal
cost per mile incurred by motor carriers increased
6 percent to $1.69, according to the American
Transportation Institute’s 2018 update to “An
Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking,”
which was released October 2.
Using financial data provided directly by motor
carriers throughout the country, this research
documents and analyzes trucking costs from 2008
through 2017, providing trucking industry stakeholders
with a high-level benchmarking tool and
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government agencies with a baseline for future
transportation infrastructure improvement analyses.
ATRI said cost increases were broad-based
in 2017, with growth in nearly every major lineitem
over the year.
However, even though the year-over-year average
marginal costs per mile increased both in
2016 and 2017, it is lower than it was in 2014,
when the costs per mile was $1.703.
Driver wages increased for the fifth consecutive
year. The combined cost of driver wages and
benefits represent 43 percent of the overall cost
per mile.
See Costs on p24 m
Tonnage slipped from July to August,
ATA says, but still above a year ago
Lyndon Finney
editor@thetrucker.com
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American
Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally
adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage
Index decreased 1.8 percent in August after
increasing 1.9 percent in July.
The August index equaled 112.9
(2015=100), down from 115 in July.
Compared with August 2017, the SA index
rose 4.5 percent, down from July’s 8.6
percent year-over-year increase.
Year-to-date, compared with the same period
last year, tonnage increased 7.6 percent,
far outpacing the annual gain of 3.8 percent
in 2017.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which
represents the change in tonnage actually
hauled by the fleets before any seasonal adjustment,
equaled 120.4 in August, which
was 5 percent above the previous month’s
reading of 114.6.
“Truck freight remained solid in Au-
See Tonnage on p25 m
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The American Transportation Research Institute said operational cost increases were
broad-based in 2017, with growth in nearly every major line-item over the year.
In the world of trucking, there’s good, there’s better, and then there’s ‘robust’
Klint Lowry
klint.lowry@thetrucker.com
Lane
Departures
The good folks at Kenworth were very excited
a couple weeks ago about the official introduction
of their new W990 model. Who could blame
them? This is the heir apparent to the W900 series,
a superstar of the trucking industry since the
Kennedy administration.
It was such a big deal to them that they flew
16 of us trucking journalists to Las Vegas a couple
weeks ago and put us up overnight in a nice
hotel just so we could bear witness to the great
unveiling.
The gesture wasn’t lost on me, nor was the fact
that they rented out the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
for the night as the setting for the W990’s
debut. During the reception, they even arranged
to give guests free rides around the track in supercars
driven by professional racecar drivers.
Kenworth was pulling out all the stops for this
one. Still, it felt like something was missing.
After dinner, we all went outside for speeches
and a video that made the W990 look like a bona
fide movie star. Then came the big moment, as
eight shiny new W990s paraded out under dramatic
lighting and boisterous rock music. The
production was like a cross between Fashion
Week in Paris and the introductions at an NBA
championship game.
It was a doozy of a rollout, and yet, I was still
waiting for that one element that would put this
celebration over the top.
The next morning, Kenworth took us to a
local dealership where we could experience the
W990 up close. As I sat in a conference room between
test rides, I listened to Kenworth General
Manager Mike Dozier talking with a couple of
my colleagues.
That’s when he evoked the magic word that
in trucking signifies all that is truly magnificent.
The W990, he said, is “robust.”
The entire trucking industry is hopelessly in
love with the term “robust.” It’s a vague term,
but it has become the most coveted all-purpose
compliment that can be paid to any product, any
policy, any industry trend.
Look how many times you can find the term
in this or any trucking publication. That new tire
doesn’t just promise dependable performance, it
promises robust performance. That carrier isn’t
just offering substantial signing bonuses, they’re
offering robust bonuses.
I get it. “Robust” is one of the most virile
of adjectives. Just hearing it makes you feel
like going out and chopping some wood. Is the
industry experiencing healthy growth? That’s
nice. Substantial growth? Good to hear. Robust
growth? Yeah, that’s what we’re talking about!
You hear “robust” and you imagine a dude
with a booming voice and so much muscle he
can’t even button his shirt all the way up. Then
again, I’ve also heard that “robust” is just a diplomatic
way of saying, “he’s fat, but he has real
good posture.”
The actual dictionary definition is pretty broad
but it’s more in line with the first image, so it’s no
wonder trucking executives and the PR flaks they
hire spread “robust” around like testosteronelaced
fertilizer. Trucking is still mostly a man’s
world, and what guy, even the most enlightened,
sensitive, 21st-century type guy, doesn’t like to
feel a little jolt of “robust” now and then?
You may not have even noticed. Maybe
it’s a writer’s thing, but to me the endless “robusts”
are like the person sitting next to you
who won’t stop drumming with their fingers or
snapping their gum. It makes me want to shout
— but to who? — “Hey, there are approximately
42,869 adjectives in the English language.
Try another one for a change.”
Whether it’s cheesy (but effective) manipulation
or unconscious redundancy, who knows?
Maybe they are suckers for the “robust” rush
themselves. In any case, I’m pretty sure this is
something I’m going to have to learn to live
with.
But thanks for hearing me out. See you
back here in November. Happy Halloween —
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The ATRI report noted that driver compensation,
inclusive of wages, benefits and bonuses,
has been the biggest source of cost increases incurred
by motor carriers since 2012.
Even when overall marginal costs were declining
due to falling diesel fuel prices, increases
in driver wages and benefits served as mitigating
factors.
At the same time, driver bonuses, while not
a marginal cost, have been significant as carriers
seek to entice new entrants into the industry, retain
their existing workforce, and reward drivers
for excellent safety and operational performance.
The driver bonus cost center is growing
quickly as are the amount and types of bonuses
being offered to drivers.
A growing majority (62.7 percent) of respondents
indicated that they pay drivers some type of
financial incentive or bonus beyond wages.
Survey respondents listed their most common
incentives and bonuses as safe driving, on-time
delivery performance, and additional financial
incentives to attract and retain qualified drivers.
Respondents reported paying drivers an average
bonus of almost $1,300 for safe driving
in 2017, a decrease from the $1,500 paid out to
drivers in 2016. On the other hand, drivers who
met the criteria for on-time delivery bonuses
were rewarded handsomely in 2017, receiving
an average annual bonus of approximately
$2,500, well above the rate of $1,950 observed
in 2016.
With respect to future driver compensation,
the survey report said that while the freight market
in 2017 saw freight demand improvements
from 2016, the freight market has boomed in
2018. With this strong demand for truck transportation,
the report said, shippers are experiencing
severe truck capacity constraints due in
part to the driver shortage.
Numerous reports indicate that carriers
have had to increase driver pay and expand
benefits packages yet again in 2018 in an effort
to recruit and retain truck drivers. Additionally,
a majority of motor carriers now offer sign-on/
stay-on bonuses to improve recruitment and retention
efforts, while other carriers have been
forced to raise their bonus offers to remain
competitive.
As a result, the overall compensation package
offered to drivers can be expected to improve
further in 2018, boosting the related lineitem
marginal cost centers.
Fuel prices rebounded from decade-lows
and the growing cost and sophistication of newer
truck models continue to drive up costs for
both purchasing and repair and maintenance.
There is a significant variance on fuel costs
when broken into fleet size.
Fleets with more than 1,000 power units
averaged 31.3 cents per mile while fleets with
between 251 and 1,000 power units averaged
31.8 cents per mile.
Those figures compared with an average of
46.1 cents per mile for fleets with 26-100 power
units and 43.6 cents for fleets with between
101 and 250 power units.
At the time the report was released, national
diesel prices were $3.26 per gallon, up 23 percent
from the average price observed across
2017.
Diesel prices are projected by the EIA to
remain near this level for the remainder of the
year.
Although fuel prices are known to be highly
volatile due to geopolitical concerns and unpredictable
supply disruptions, it is clear that
motor carriers can expect fuel costs to continue
to exert upward pressure on overall line-item
marginal costs in next year’s report.
Overall, motor carriers’ operational costs have
now surpassed the 10-year average since ATRI
began its annual operational costs research.
The average marginal costs per hour increased
to $66.65 in 2017, compared with
$63.66 in 2016.
ATRI’s 2018 report also includes a new “Industry
Sector in Focus” analysis, this year reporting
operational costs for tank fleet operators.
“ATRI’s operational costs research is such
a powerful tool for fleets of all sizes. Better
understanding how our costs stack up against
our industry peers enables us to implement operational
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gust despite the monthly decline,” said ATA
Chief Economist Bob Costello. “However,
the year-over-year increase was the smallest
since July 2017. The deceleration in the
year-over-year increases has begun because
of more difficult year-over-year comparisons
as it was a year ago when freight began to
surge. We should all expect smaller yearover-year
gains going forward than we witnessed
over the last year.”
In other news impacting tonnage moved
by the trucking industry, trucking gained 600
jobs, based on the monthly employment report
issued October 5 by the Labor Department.
The trucking industry has added a total of
69,400 jobs thus far in 2018 and has added
over 86,000 since January 2017.
U.S. employers added just 134,000 jobs
in September, the fewest in a year, though the
figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence,
while the unemployment rate fell to 3.7
percent, the lowest level since 1969.
Even with unemployment now at a nearly
five-decade low, average hourly pay increased
just 2.8 percent from a year earlier in September,
one tick below the yearly gain in August.
Housing data play an important role in
the amount of freight transported by trucks
as much of the material used in housing is
delivered by the motor carrier industry.
Privately-owned housing units authorized
by building permits in August were at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 1,229,000,
5.7 percent below the revised July rate of
1,303,000 and 5.5 percent below the August
2017 rate of 1,300,000.
Single-family authorizations in August
were at a rate of 820,000, 6.1 percent below
the revised July figure of 873,000.
Authorizations of units in buildings with
five units or more were at a rate of 370,000
in August.
Privately-owned housing starts in August
were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
1,282,000, 9.2 percent above the revised July
estimate of 1,174,000 and 9.4 percent above
the August 2017 rate of 1,172,000.
Single-family housing starts in August
were at a rate of 876,000, 1.9 percent above
the revised July figure of 860,000. The August
rate for units in buildings with five units
or more was 392,000.
Privately-owned housing completions in
August were at a seasonally adjusted annual
rate of 1,213,000, 2.5 percent above the revised
July estimate of 1,183,000 and 11.2 percent
above the August 2017 rate of 1,091,000.
Single-family housing completions in
August were at a rate of 923,000, 11.6 percent
above the revised July rate of 827,000.
The August rate for units in buildings with
five units or more was 285,000.
Sales of new single-family houses in August
2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual
rate of 629,000, according to estimates
released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau
and the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. This is 3.5 percent above
the revised July rate of 608,000 and is 12.7
percent above the August 2017 estimate of
558,000. The median sales price of new
houses sold in August 2018 was $320,200,
with an average sales price of $388,400.
Data on manufacturers’ shipments, inventories
and orders are another key barometer
for the trucking industry.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
new orders for manufactured goods in August,
which have been up three of the last
four months, increased $11.5 billion, or 2.3
percent, to $510.5 billion. This followed a
0.5 percent July decrease.
Shipments, up 15 of the last 16 months,
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increased $2.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, to
$504.0 billion. This followed a virtually unchanged
July increase. Unfilled orders, up
nine of the last 10 months, increased $10.4
billion, or 0.9 percent, to $1,176.5 billion.
This followed a 0.1 percent July increase.
New orders for manufactured durable
goods in August, up two of the last three
months, increased $11.0 billion, or 4.4 percent,
to $259.6 billion, down from the previously
published 4.5 percent increase. This
followed a 1.2 percent July decrease.
Transportation equipment, also up two
of the last three months, drove the increase,
$11.1 billion, or 13.1 percent, to $95.4 billion.
New orders for manufactured nondurable
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Nearly every driver, at some point, thinks
about owning his or her own tractor. The
benefits of truck ownership are many and include
the ability to personalize the tractor for
both performance and appearance, choosing
options and aftermarket items that carriers
may not choose for company trucks.
The business is different, too. Owneroperators
have more choices about which
loads to accept and where they run as well as
where to purchase fuel, maintenance, truck
washes and other services.
Some owners choose total independence,
securing their own operating authority and
finding their own customers. Others prefer
the security of a lease agreement with a carrier,
choosing a set rate per mile or percentage
of the rate and letting the carrier take care of
finding and billing customers.
However you structure your trucking
business, it starts with obtaining one or more
trucks. For that, there are options, too.
Of course, anyone can walk into a truck
dealer and plunk down cash for a new or used
model. Unfortunately, most of us are unable
to come up with that kind of cash. Financing
is also an option, but you’ll need a good
credit rating and a substantial down payment
to obtain approval. Some carriers offer leasepurchase
deals that are sometimes easier to
get into than an outright purchase. The terms
of these deals vary from carrier to carrier,
with some offering favorable terms while
others simply use the program to unload used
equipment at a higher price than they can get
by trade-in or outright sale. The downside of
many carrier lease-purchase deals is that the
owner may be trapped working for that carrier
until the truck is paid off.
Finally, there’s the third-party lease option.
Truck leasing vendors offer a variety of new
and used equipment with options ranging from
a simple rental arrangement to time-based purchase.
Carter Lake, Iowa-based Lone Mountain
Truck Leasing, for example, offers a capital
lease that quotes an overall price for each
tractor that includes a down payment amount
and a specified number of monthly lease payments.
When the payments are completed, the
title moves to the purchaser. According to the
company’s website, more than 4,300 titles have
been transferred to owner-operators who leased
tractors. According to a posting on Lone Mountain’s
Facebook page, the vendor is “more flexible
than traditional financial institutions” and
does not require a minimum credit score for
approval. During the underwriting process, the
applicant’s work history, experience, industry
knowledge, plans for the truck, cash operating
reserve and other factors are considered.
Billings, Montana-based Diversified Truck
Leasing (DTL) touts the advantages of leasing
versus purchasing a tractor. Lease payments
are often deductible from income taxes, while
loan payments are not. Unlike loans, leases
are generally not required to be shown as debt
and won’t have the same impact on a credit
rating. DTL leases equipment under a variety
of programs, including full-service leases that
include maintenance and other services.
Bush Truck Leasing in Cincinnati offers a
wide variety of vehicles from panel vans to
Class 8 tractors as well as numerous leasing
options, including lease purchase. According
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to the Bush website, the company also offers
truck insurance, maintenance programs and
tax and accounting services.
Disclaimer: The leasing vendors described
are examples of companies who provide leasing
services to potential owner-operators and
are not endorsed by The Trucker over any other
such vendors for supplied services.
Every equipment or purchase agreement
has its pitfalls, and it’s important to carefully
read contracts that are offered. References
and reviews are available on Facebook and
other social media pages. Make sure you
clearly understand the total amount you’ll be
paying, when ownership will transfer to you
and any other obligations that are a part of
the agreement.
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opportunity through the 150 Business Challenge
to launch their own small businesses as owneroperators
and fleet owners in a trucking market
that, according to the latest industry estimates,
has a driver shortage in excess of 50,000.
Through the efforts of WIT and ES, the 150
Business Challenge is opening the doors of opportunity
for women professional drivers who
have the desire to become owner-operators and
fleet owners, Voie said.
Participants in the 150 Business Challenge
have access to competitive market-rate truck financing,
a broad range of new equipment choices
and fuel discounts.
ES is also providing participants with support
featuring a maintenance program and operational
expertise as well as back-office services and business
planning assistance.
“The Business 150 Challenge is fast becoming
the kind of impactful program that is beginning
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for women entrepreneurs in the trucking
industry,” Voie said. “Thanks to this program
being facilitated by the excellent work of Expediter
Services and the ES community, the participants
in the 150 Business Challenge are truly
being empowered through the access to bestin-class
resources and support. The businesses
being established and those that are expanding
in this program are being positioned for longterm
success. We are now one third of our way
to reaching our stated goal of helping to launch
150 women-owned businesses in transportation,
and I believe this program will continue to make
a life-changing difference for entrepreneurs
while creating even more momentum across the
industry as we move forward.”
The gross revenue generated by the 50 new
businesses established through the 150 Business
Challenge is certainly one of the reasons for
Voie’s optimistic outlook toward the program,
she said, adding that when placed together as
a group, the operations launched as part of the
challenge are generating a combined revenue
total of more than $1 million per month.
“Our main mission as a service provider is
to make sure the participants in our programs,
the members of our ES community, have every
tool they need to achieve success in their business
pursuits. We have tremendous respect for
the Women In Trucking Association, and it’s
been extremely rewarding for everyone at ES
to see the response to the 150 Business Challenge
and the results the participants in the
program have realized so far,” said Jason Williams,
president of Expediter Services.
“The impact of the 150 Business Challenge
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October 15-31, 2018 • 33
Courtesy: TESLA
New federal guidance titled “Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles
3.0” builds upon — but does not replace — voluntary guidance provided in “Automated
Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety.”
ALK Technologies releases PC*MILER 32
with updated routing, mileage and mapping
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
PRINCETON, N.J. — ALK Technologies,
a global provider of transportation
technology and mobility solutions, has released
PC*MILER 32, the latest version of
its PC*MILER truck routing, mileage and
mapping software.
“The trucking industry is evolving,
and we’re excited to be able to expand
PC*MILER’s capabilities to help customers
achieve higher efficiency and productivity,”
said Dan Popkin, senior vice president of
enterprise solutions for ALK Technologies.
“The introduction of companion web tools
with PC*MILER 32 improves workflow,
provides collaboration and continuity and
allows streamlined connectivity with all of
ALK’s transportation solutions.”
ALK Content Tools is a new cloud-based
web tool for creating, managing and sharing
custom location and route management content.
Creation and management of two of
See ALK on p34 m
COURTESY: VOLVO TRUCKS
Claes Nilsson, president of Volvo Trucks, said Volvo is convinced that electrified truck
transport will be a key driver of sustainable transports.
Transportation Department releases
new federal guidance for automation
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department
of Transportation (USDOT) on October 4 released
new federal guidance for automated
vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting
the safe integration of automation
into the broad multimodal surface transportation
system.
The guidance, titled “Preparing for the
Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles
3.0,” (AV 3.0) builds upon — but does
not replace — voluntary guidance provided
in “Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision
for Safety.”
“The safe integration of automated vehicle
technology into our transportation system
will increase productivity, facilitate freight
movement and create new types of jobs,” said
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
AV 3.0 incorporates the results of extensive
stakeholder engagement to provide
updated voluntary guidance and policy
considerations for a range of industry sectors,
including manufacturers and technology
developers, infrastructure owners and
operators, commercial motor carriers, bus
transit, and State and local governments,
Chao said.
AV 3.0 supports the safe development of
automated vehicle technologies by:
• Providing new multimodal safety guidance
• Reducing policy uncertainty and clarifying
roles
• Outlining a process for working with
USDOT as technology evolves
Specifically, the new AV 3.0 guidance
See DOT on p34 m
COURTESY: ALK TECHNOLOGIES
ALK Content Tools is a new cloud-based web tool for creating, managing and sharing custom
location and route management content.
Volvo Trucks in partnership with California
air quality group to deploy all-electric vehicles
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
GREENSBORO, N.C. — As part of a partnership
between the Volvo Group, California’s
South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD), and industry leaders in transportation
and electrical charging infrastructure,
Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric Class 8
truck demonstrators in California next year and
commercialize them in North America in 2020.
The California Air Resources Board
(CARB) has preliminarily awarded $44.8 million
to SCAQMD for the Volvo LIGHTS (Low
Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions)
project.
The Volvo LIGHTS project will involve 16
partners and transform freight operations at the
facilities of two of the United States’ top trucking
fleets, according to a Volvo news release.
Volvo LIGHTS is part of California Climate
Investments, a statewide initiative that
uses “billions of cap-and-trade dollars” to reduce
“greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening
the economy and improving public health and
the environment — particularly in disadvantaged
communities.
“This is yet another important step toward
our vision zero emissions. We are convinced
that electrified truck transport will be a key
driver of sustainable transports, and we’re
proud to contribute the Volvo Group’s expertise
to this innovative public-private partnership,”
said Claes Nilsson, president of Volvo
Trucks.
The demonstration units will be based on
the technology currently being used in the
See Volvo on p34 m

34 • October 15-31, 2018 Technology
THETRUCKER.COM
b DOT from page 33 b
MCCOLLISTER’S AUTO TRANSPORT
FLEET EXPANSION
provides several updates to the department’s
initiatives relating to automated vehicles by:
• Stating that the department will interpret
and, consistent with all applicable notice and
comment requirements, adapt the definitions
of “driver” or “operator” as appropriate to
recognize that such terms do not refer exclusively
to a human, but may include an automated
system.
• Identifying and supporting the development
of automation-related voluntary standards
developed through organizations and
associations, which can be an effective nonregulatory
means to advance the integration
of automation technologies.
• Affirming that the Transportation Department
is continuing its work to preserve
the ability for transportation safety applications
to function in the 5.9 GHz spectrum.
AV 3.0 also announced and discussed several
upcoming rulemakings and other actions
being taken in the near future by the department’s
operating administrations:
• The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration will request public comment
on a proposal to streamline and modernize
the procedures it will follow when processing
and deciding exemption petitions.
• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
will initiate an Advance Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking to address automated
vehicles, particularly to identify regulatory
gaps, including in the areas of inspection,
repair and maintenance for ADS.
• The Federal Highway Administration announced
plans to update the 2009 Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD),
taking into consideration new connected and
automated vehicle technologies.
• The Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) is initiating research to develop and
demonstrate a concept of operations, including
system requirements, for the use of automated
and connected vehicles to improve
MCCOLLISTER’S ENCLOSED AUTO TRANSPORT
FLEET IS CONTINUING TO GROW DUE TO OUR
CLIENTS AND OUR TALENTED DRIVERS.
safety of highway-rail crossings.
• The Maritime Administration (MARAD)
and FMCSA are evaluating the regulatory
and economic feasibility of using automated
truck queueing as a technology solution to
truck staging, access, and parking issues at
ports.
• The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials
Administration (PHMSA) is researching the
ability to enable the digital transmission of
information to first responders before they
b ALK from page 33 b
ALK’s most popular features, Places and
Route Modifiers, has moved from within
PC*MILER to ALK Content Tools. Users
can continue to save and quickly access frequently
geocoded businesses or stop locations
when route planning, as well as modify
routing preferences by avoiding or favoring
road segments. With migration of these management
features to the web, this content no
longer needs to be manually backed up or
moved locally between versions. In addition,
it can be more seamlessly shared across
multiple users on a company account.
A site manager feature better defines locations
with truck entry-and-exit gates for
improved last-mile routing and directions,
precise mileage, and accurate drive times,
according to an ALK news release.
In ALK Content Tools, customers can
find their custom Places by drawing a boundary
polygon around a site perimeter and adding
truck entry-and-exit gates. As variance
between street addresses and actual entryand-exit
locations may differ greatly, Site
Manager can dramatically improve the accuracy
of mile and cost calculations, directly
affecting rates, billing and driver pay.
A defined site provides more granular
turn-by-turn directions to help keep drivers
safe and alleviate stress when approaching
and departing a destination, the release said,
adding that ALK’s cloud-based “ecosystem
arrive at an incident that involves hazardous
materials.
• The Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) has published a five-year research
plan on automating bus transit.
The draft guidance will be published in
the Federal Register for public review and
comment. More information on the Transportation
Department’s work on automated
vehicle systems can be found at transportation.gov/av.
8
of web tools allows users to create, manage
and share custom locations and route management
content across licensed ALK products,
including CoPilot Truck in-cab navigation
for improved operational consistency
from the back office to the vehicle.”
It also provides faster route insight with
enhanced workflow features for efficiency
and productivity.
For example, customers can more quickly
generate PC*MILER’s Mileage report for a
trip leg along with overall miles, and immediately
view the additional distance impact
when inserting a stop along a route. Additionally,
customers can more easily create or
modify a route by quickly inserting multiple
stops at once using the new Quick Add Stop
Entry feature.
ALK’s team of map data experts continually
add new highways and local roads along
with commercial vehicle restrictions and allowances,
as well as new construction projects.
Also, “specialized places” such as distribution
centers, truck stops, and rest areas,
are added to ensure safe and efficient routing
while getting the most precise mileage, the
ALK release said.
PC*MILER runs on Microsoft Windows,
IBM AS/400 (iSeries), and mainframe computers,
is also available as a web-based application,
and can be integrated with transportation
and supply chain management systems.
Some services mentioned may require additional
licensing, however.
For more information on PC*MILER, visit
pcmiler.com. 8
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Volvo FE Electric, which Volvo Trucks presented
in May and will begin selling in Europe
in 2019.
“This is an excellent opportunity to show
the end-to-end potential of electrification,” said
Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks
North America. “From solar energy harvesting
at our customer locations, to electric vehicle
uptime services, to potential second uses for
batteries, this project will provide invaluable
experience and data for the whole value chain.”
A variety of smart technologies will be used
— including remote diagnostics, geofencing
and the company’s web-based service management
platform — to monitor all truck performance
aspects of the project and maximize
vehicle uptime.
The Volvo release said the LIGHTS project
is “an example of the new forms of publicprivate
partnerships that electrification of truck
transport will allow, as regions target improved
air quality, reduced traffic noise, and reduced
congestion during peak hours — because operations
can be carried out quietly and without
tail-pipe exhaust emissions early in the morning
or late at night.”
Here are more details:
• Volvo Trucks will deploy eight multi-configuration
battery Class 8 electric demonstration
units (gross vehicle weight +15 tons), and
an additional 15 precommercial and commercial
units, throughout California’s South Coast
Air Basin.
• The project will integrate nontruck battery-electric
equipment, nonproprietary chargers,
and solar energy production equipment.
• The project will reduce an estimated 3.57
tons of criteria pollutants (defined air pollutants)
and 3,020 tons of greenhouse gases annually.
For more information, visit volvotrucks.
com/en-en/about-us/electromobility.html. 8

Equipment
October 15-31, 2018 • 35
The Trucker: KLINT LOWRY
Kenworth’s new W990 is the latest descendant of the manufacturer’s W900 series, although
company officials stress it will continue to also produce the W900, which has been
part of its lineup since 1961.
Carrier Transicold’s new electric ComfortPro
auxiliary unit offers quiet, extra-long run time
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
ATHENS, Ga. — The new ComfortPro
electric auxiliary power unit from Carrier Transicold
provides quiet, emissions-free truck cab
cooling while delivering one of the longest runtimes
in a battery-powered APU, the company
said in releasing the product.
The ComfortPro electric APU is powered
by four absorbent glass mat batteries that are
charged by the truck’s alternator, said a Carrier
news release, adding that the ComfortPro APU
provides 7,500 Btu/h of air conditioning for up
to 11 hours.
“Since it is an engineless system, the ComfortPro
electric APU provides air conditioning
comfort without fuel consumption, idling
noise and related emissions,” said Ryan Rubly,
product manager of alternative power for Carrier
Transicold. “The ComfortPro electric APU
also uniquely locates the refrigerant compressor
outside the truck cab, which contributes to
extremely quiet operation.”
With a simpler design than engine-driven
APU systems and only a few moving parts,
there is less to service with a ComfortPro
See Carrier on p36 m
The Trucker file photo
TMC reported that some of the frequency of tire repairs might have been as a result of the
hot weather during the reporting quarter.
Kenworth Truck Co.’s new W990
provides modern features, amenities
for drivers while honoring the past
Klint Lowry
Klint.lowry@thetrucker.com
LAS VEGAS — It was just a coincidence
that fighter jets out of Nellis Air Force Base
were occasionally buzzing the Las Vegas Motor
Speedway in the early evening hours of
September 27.
But the incidental military flyovers fit right
into the sense of fanfare down on the track’s
infield, where Kenworth had booked the speedway
to hold a grand unveiling event for its latest
model, the W990, before an invited crowd
of customers, dealers and trucking media.
Before eight of the new W990s made a
choreographed, group entrance accompanied
by theatrical lighting and rock music and were
then parked for the crowd to inspect and admire,
Kenworth officials talked about the new
tractor and why this debut was special to them.
“The new Kenworth W990 is a reflection of
the Kenworth brand, which represents the quality,
engineering excellence and both customer
and driver focus that goes into every Kenworth
we build,” said Mike Dozier, Kenworth general
manager and Paccar vice president. “The Kenworth
W990 represents the pride, image and
freedom of trucking, and captures the spirit of
See Kenworth on p36 m
Courtesy: CARRIER TRANSICOLD
Thanks to innovative power management technology that maximizes efficiency, a Carrier
Transicold news release said the new ComfortPro APU provides 7,500 Btu/h of air conditioning
for up to 11 hours.
ATA benchmarking study finds spike in warm
weather could have created more tire problems
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Trucking
Associations’ Technology & Maintenance
Council and FleetNet America, an ArcBest
company, released the executive summary of
their Truckload Vertical Benchmarking Study
from the second quarter, which showed an increase
in tire issues, but an overall decline in
unscheduled roadside repairs.
“The industry has always known that tire
costs spike in warmer weather, but does it have
to spike so much? For the first time, the truckload
vertical has an idea of how many miles
they could be running between tire failures
based on the results of the best-in-class fleet,”
said Jim Buell, executive vice president of
sales and marketing for FleetNet America. “As
we get more information in the benchmarking
data warehouse, we are able to get a better view
of some of the maintenance challenges facing
the industry.”
Details of study were shared with program
participants during TMC’s 2018 Fall Meeting
and National Technician Skills Competitions.
During the quarter, the miles that participating
fleets ran between roadside breakdowns
increased 12 percent, indicating fleets were experiencing
fewer unscheduled roadside repairs,
the study found. However, mostly due to hot
weather during the quarter, the frequency of
tire repairs also increased by 25 percent compared
with the first quarter of 2018.
A handful of Vehicle Maintenance Reporting
Standard systems accounted for 69 percent
of all repairs in the second quarter of 2018, up
See ATA on p36 m

36 • October 15-31, 2018 Equipment
b Kenworth from page 35 b
what trucking is all about.”
It also represents the next evolutionary step
in the long-hood conventional W900 series,
“The Driver’s Truck” as Kenworth likes to refer
to it, which has been a high-profile part of
the Kenworth line since 1961.
“We’re celebrating the legacy of the W900
and the introduction of the next generation of
the 900, the W990,” Dozier said, but he was
quick to clarify that the 990 isn’t so much the
successor to the 900 as it is a continuation of
the 900’s lineage.
“W900Ls aren’t going anywhere,” Dozier
said, “but we’re planning for the future,” the
thought being that the market will determine
the direction of the 900 series.
The challenge in designing the W990 was
to create something that represented a step forward
aesthetically and technologically while
honoring its predecessors. That challenge fell
largely on Kenworth Design Director Jonathan
Duncan and his team.
Duncan called the task of combining past
and present, form and function a “once-in-alifetime
opportunity.”
“For this truck, it was all about the ‘wow
factor,’” Duncan said. It was about making a
statement that was original but unmistakably
Kenworth.
The most prominent visual features on the
W990 are the hood and the grille. With a bumper-to-back-of
cab measurement of 131.5-inches,
the W990 is only 1.5 inches longer than the
W900L, but it has an imposing profile. There’s
less downward slope on the 990’s hood, and
the wind split — the center crease that runs
down the length of the hood — not only accentuates
the familiar Kenworth “cathedral” shape
but, combined with a lower windshield, also
improves driver visibility.
“Behind the wheel, the driver’s view over
the hood is a huge part of the appeal of the
W990,” Duncan said. “It’s really one of the
keys to the success of this design.”
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electric APU, there is no engine-related maintenance
such as oil, fuel or air filter changes,
Rubly said.
As an air conditioning system, the ComfortPro
electric model offers an economical
path to APU ownership and is relatively easy
to install, the release said. “Carrier Transicold
offers various options to expand capabilities
for heating, power for hotel loads, shore power
connectivity and truck engine preheating,
allowing users to customize the unit to meet
individual needs.”
When providing cab climate control and
other functions, APUs reduce truck engine
idling, helping drivers comply with local and
regional anti-idling regulations while saving
b ATA from page 35 b
thetrucker.com
The side air intakes wrap over the top of the
hood so that they are visible from the driver’s
seat, which has a strong visual impact from behind
the wheel, Duncan said. They made it a
point, he added, that all the “shiny metal parts”
were stainless steel.
That also goes for the grille, the “face of the
new W990,” Duncan said
“Incorporating stainless steel was important.
The grill is a real statement. It had to be
pure Kenworth and it needed to be instantly
recognizable as the top-of-the-line. We maintained
the traditional cathedral shape to the
grille and the inset surfaces at the top to give
it a refined, tailored look. That powerful center
spear signifies this is part of the new generation
of Kenworth trucks and the tapered grille
spears are there for a classic touch.”
Despite the “monumental” appearance of
the W990’s front end, it is actually 67 percent
more aerodynamic than the W900, Duncan
said. It wasn’t a consideration as they were designing
it, he said, but they’ll take it.
While much attention was paid to the
W990’s looks, it’s what’s inside that counts.
Components under the hood have been reconfigured
for easier serviceability, Duncan said,
and the fenders are bolted on for easier replacement.
The W990 comes with the Paccar Powertrain
consisting of the Paccar MX-13 engine
rated up to 510-hp and 1,850 lb.-feet of torque,
a 12-speed Paccar automated transmission and
Paccar 40K tandem rear axles.
The Kenworth TruckTech+ remote diagnostics
system comes standard. Kenworth’s
NAV+HD 7-inch, color in-dash display provides
access to valuable features such as
truck-specific navigation, roadside assistance,
vehicle data, hands-free calling, audio controls,
blind-spot camera inputs and the internet.
Bendix’ Wingman Fusion system is optional.
The W990 is available in day cab, 40-inch
flat top, and 52-inch and 76-inch mid-roof
sleeper configurations and is built on a 2.1-meter
cab platform. In keeping with the theme of
being ‘the driver’s truck,’ the W990’s cab and
sleeper areas have also been designed to be a
show of appreciation to those who drive it. In
particular, there is a Limited Edition cab option
and a W990 Driver’s Studio package of
premium options that give the truck a sense of
luxury.
The Limited Edition interior comes in midnight
black with glossy Ravenwood door and
dash trim accents. The interior features rich
black leather seats, door pads and steering
wheel with royal blue double-stitching. The
Driver’s Studio offers a 180-degree swivel passenger
seat and rotating table for two people, a
swivel TV mount, drawer-style refrigerator and
premium audio system.
There’s a full-size wardrobe space for
hanging clothes, and ample storage space. The
1800-watt inverter includes a shore power connection
and four standard 120-volt sleeper outlets
to power a range of electrical devices. LED
lighting provides ample interior light throughout
the sleeper. 8
fuel and reducing wear and tear on their truck
engines, Rubly said, adding that the emissionsfree
performance can help drivers and fleets in
California, where additional exhaust treatment
is generally required for diesel-powered APU
applications.
Assembled by Carrier Transicold in Athens,
Georgia, the new ComfortPro electric APUs
are installed and supported by Carrier Transicold’s
dealer network.
Additional details on ComfortPro electric
APUs can be found in a new 12-page brochure,
available online from Carrier Transicold at carrier.com/comfortpro-electric.
For more information, or to schedule an installation,
turn to the experts in Carrier Transicold’s
North America dealer network.
Carrier Transicold is a part of UTC Climate,
Controls and Security, a unit of United Technologies
Corp. 8
from 58 percent in first-quarter 2018 — largely
because of the observed increase in tire and
wheel repairs. For comparison, these top five
systems — tires, lighting, brakes, wheels/rims/
hubs/bearings, and exhaust systems — represented
only 37 percent of repairs in fourthquarter
2017.
“TMC exists to help our members run better,
more profitable maintenance operations.
Peer-to-peer benchmarking is an exciting step
toward helping fleets do just that,” said Robert
Braswell, executive director of TMC. “The
next step is to share the best practices fleets
employ to become best-in-class in a particular
system. This is a great aspect of TMC membership,
which supports maintenance leaders
working together to make our industry even
more efficient.”
The TMC/FleetNet Vertical Benchmarking
Program is a new benefit for TMC members.
In addition to the executive summary, which is
available to members, fleets that participate by
sharing their data are provided an analytic tool
that allows them to drill into their data, comparing
it to the industry average.
The program is a strategic collaboration
between TMC/ATA and FleetNet America and
is open to TMC fleet executive level members
and FleetNet America customers. The analytics
provided via the program will be cumulative
and non-fleet specific. For information
about the TMC/FleetNet Vertical Benchmarking
Program, visit benchmarkit.fleetnetamerica.com.
8

Features
October 15-31, 2018 • 37
Bendix Huntington Health Center
celebrates 5th anniversary of helping
company’s employees and families
Dorothy Cox
dlcox@thetrucker.com
Around
the Bend
Mike Rowe of TV’s “Dirty Jobs” once told
The Trucker News Organization that he likes
to say “Safety Third” to fight complacency, although
I think it’s also to get a rise out of selfnamed
safety advocates, federal officials, safety
managers, insurance companies and others.
He said when people ask him what he
means by “Safety Third” he answers that in reality,
“you’re not driving a truck because safety
is the most important thing. Your reason for
getting into this vocation wasn’t to come home
safely. It was to deliver the goods.
“The second reason was to make a living.
That’s it. Job One is do the job. Job two is to
prosper as a result” and job three is to “make
sure you don’t kill anybody and make sure you
don’t get hurt in the process.”
He said if safety was really the No. 1 priority,
all the trucks would be made of rubber, all
the cars would be wrapped in bubble wrap, and
the roads would all be made of some sort of
spongy material.
And that brings me to an interesting email I
received recently from Goodyear.
They’re holding a “national hackathon” to
see if the best and brightest young graduate students
can come up with a way that Goodyear
can grow beyond tires.
“We take the rubber tire for granted,” said
Youngjin Yoo, of the Elizabeth M. and William
C. Treuhaft Professorship in Entrepreneurship
at the Weatherhead School in Cleveland.
I didn’t make that title up, it was right there
in the news release.
Given that “countless industries” are studying
the future of transportation, Yoo said, rubber
tires “might not serve a central role in our
transportation forever.”
Is that kind of a scary thought? It’s a strange
one, at least.
And, Mr. Yoo continued, “The fresh perspectives
students offer are perfect to consider
what’s next.”
Teams of five students will be asked to define
the challenges facing Goodyear and at the
COURTESY: BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS
The Bendix Huntington Health Center fifth-anniversary celebration included a presentation
by COO Carlos Hungria, shown here, and a dedication of the center in honor of Mike Pogorelc,
who introduced the idea to Bendix leadership.
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
ELYRIA, Ohio — It’s not every day that the
employees of a manufacturing operation dress
up like Hawkeye, Major Houlihan and Radar
from the TV show “M*A*S*H” and perform a
skit for employees. It’s also not every day such
a facility gets to celebrate the fifth anniversary
of an on-site health center that has changed
hundreds of lives for the better.
Those two happenings came together in
August at the Huntington, Indiana, manufacturing
complex of Bendix Commercial Vehicle
Systems.
At an employee lunch marking the Health
Center’s milestone, Bendix took a fun approach
to a subject the company takes seriously:
the health and wellness of its employees
and their families.
The Bendix Health Center, which opened
in September 2013, reflects Bendix’s commitment
to employee and family health and wellness,
said Carlos Hungria, Bendix chief operating
officer.
At the Health Center, which is staffed by
a nurse practitioner and medical assistant, employees
receive preventive, primary and acute
care services, follow-up care and referral management.
The center is operated through a partnership
with Marathon Health, and provides
other services such as health assessments,
health coaching, and disease management.
The Marathon Health on-site health center
also serves the spouses and children of Bendix
employees. On-site clinicians can either serve
as employee primary care physicians or coordinate
with employees’ current doctors.
“The on-site health center at Huntington is
an important part of our enduring commitment
to promote the wellness culture at Bendix. It’s
an aspect of our company that has grown exponentially
over time,” Hungria said. “As a
company, we are guided by the long-standing
Bendix Be Healthy mission, which is to help
employees and families live and perform at the
top of their game at work, at home, and into
retirement. With our emphasis on prevention
and early detection, we strive to do everything
we can to make healthy living easier and more
convenient for our employees and their families.”
The anniversary event also doubled as
a dedication. In a surprise presentation that
brought cheers and tears, Bendix dedicated the
health center to Mike Pogorelc, who served as
Huntington plant manager for the last 17 years
before being named VP of supply chain excellence
at Bendix. Pogorelc — the originator of
the idea for the center — retired this month after
over 28 years of service at Bendix.
Program that gets results
Since the Huntington Health Center opened,
over three-quarters of Bendix Huntington’s
more than 400 employees and two-thirds of
their spouses have made progress in lowering
key health risk factors. Hungria noted that this
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Pondering soft bridge abutments, fluffy road barriers while trying to get phone to work
same time identify the needs of the company’s
“future target customers.”
Then they will use 3D printers, laser cutters
and other high-tech tools to “create physical
prototypes” of their ideas.
The Goodyear news release said that since
transportation is moving toward ride-sharing
services rather than personal vehicles, people
won’t be buying tires for their cars. Or at least
as many.
So they want these students to come up
with what’s next “beyond tires.”
“Companies are constantly looking for new
areas of growth,” said Yoo, who will coordinate
the competition. “Goodyear is not an exception,
and part of the company must be thinking about
anything but tires. This contest allows students
to build relationships with a proven company as
it’s eager to find new talent.”
So why not start making the roads out of
some spongy something-or-other and start
making cars and trucks out of a material that
has more give more than metal, something
cushiony or filled with air?
I’ll go out on a limb, here, and say if
they can send a man or woman to the moon,
shouldn’t they be able to come up with something
softer than metal to make vehicles out of?
I mean, come on.
Maybe before we put “driver-assisted”
trucks on the road, before we put autonomous
vehicles on the road, before we put self-driving
vehicles on the road, we should start making
roads and cars and trucks out of something
safer.
How about fluffy, marshmallow-like barriers
instead of concrete ones? How about bridge
abutments made out of squishy rubber or
something similar instead of stone or concrete?
Oh, I know! How about making windshields
out of something you can see through
that won’t cut you like glass? How difficult
could that be for crying out loud?
We’ve got phones that can sync up with
household appliances and direct the coffeemaker
to start the coffee in the morning, don’t
we? When I say “we” I’m of course not talking
about me personally. My phone is a useless
piece of … . Well that’s a story for another
time.
So, what’s beyond rubber tires? You tell
me, readers.
As always, God bless and be safe out
there. 8

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equates to a nearly 84 percent improvement in
key health risk factors during the initial five
years the center has been in place.
And there’s further proof in the numbers.
Employees, who can visit the center during
their shift, average 4.4 visits per year — a number
that has gone up every year. Dependent participation
was 27 percent in 2017, up 9 percent
from 2014. Surveyed last year, employees gave
the center a 100 percent patient satisfaction
score, and 25 percent said they wouldn’t have
gotten care if not for the on-site center.
The Huntington Health Center has increased
its weekly hours of operation from 20
to 30 since launching. It also stays open late
one night a week.
“We are encouraged and inspired by our
employees’ participation in the clinic’s primary
and preventive care opportunities,”
said Tricia Miller, Huntington’s manager, human
resources. “Our team members engage
themselves in the programs we operate to
quit smoking, make healthy nutrition choices,
and manage stress, diabetes and prediabetes,
blood pressure, skin cancer, and body
weight. They encourage each other every
step of the way. And their progress is evident
in the numbers, as Huntington’s workforce
is seeing improvements in everything from
blood pressure measurements to cholesterol
and glucose readings.”
One of many employee success stories
belongs to Edward Kratz, quality technician,
recognized in the last quarter of 2017 by
Marathon Health for his “Healthy Like Me”
patient story submission. Kratz visited the
Huntington Health Center for help managing
Type 2 diabetes. On his own, he wasn’t sure
how to follow a diabetic diet or manage his
weight loss. After meeting with a health coach
who offered guidance and helpful tools, Kratz
lost 45 pounds, reduced the diabetes medications
he takes from four to one, and brought
his blood pressure under control. He credits
the on-site facility for helping him learn how
to improve his health and care for himself.
Culture of health and wellness
Huntington and all other Bendix facilities
follow the Bendix Employee Wellness Program,
which is built on five categories: weight
management, physical activity, tobacco cessation,
and stress management, along with prevention
and early detection. Yearly physicals
and blood screenings are made available to employees
and family members free of charge. In
addition, employees may complete an annual
personal health assessment to help each individual
develop a personal health plan.
Bendix facilities across North America,
Huntington among them, also include on-site
employee fitness centers and walking paths, as
well as a shared commitment to provide healthy
catering and healthy vending machine options.
In 2012, all Bendix campuses declared themselves
tobacco-free properties. The actions are
all part of the company’s goal of creating a
healthier working environment, decreasing absenteeism,
and improving employee productivity
and health both in and out of the workplace.
The Huntington facility offers indoor and
outdoor walking tracks, ping-pong tables, a
basketball court, golf league, and softball team,
as well as exercise equipment and circuit training
led by a fitness instructor twice a week at
its on-site fitness center. Bendix also covers
half the cost for those who take part in on-site
Weight Watchers meetings.
The culture of health and wellness at the
Huntington campus extends to health walks
such as the annual Relay For Life of Huntington
County charity walk, where Bendix has
been a corporate participant for nearly 15 years.
And every October in Huntington, Bendix
sponsors the annual MOVE 5K community
race, now in its 11th year.
The bustling Bendix Huntington campus,
consisting of four manufacturing facilities,
opened in February 1980 and includes manufacturing,
remanufacturing, and assembly sites, as
well as Bendix’s primary North American distribution
center. The complex is the site of continual
growth and expansion, the most recent example
being a $3.8 million capital investment last year
that included the addition of two new production
lines to manufacture a portion of Bendix’s vibration
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