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JOB RESOURCES 

On the horizon 

FMCSA to update CDL 

requirements; mobile carriers 

plan to ‘sunset’ 3G networks 

BEHIND THE WHEEL 

Hey! It’s Santa Claus 

During the holidays, 

Ohio trucker embraces 

resemblance to St. Nick 

34 

WHAT’S INSIDE 

22 

28 

ALONG FOR THE RIDE 

Santa’s little helper 

‘Vincent the Trucking Cat’ 

is a natural on the road 

RIG OF THE MONTH 

Shawn Barnhart shows off 

his 2020 Kenworth W900L 

named “It’s Only Money.” 

OWNING THE WHEEL 

Driving into the new year 

Conditions into 2022 are good, but 

trucks are expensive and hard to find 

EDITORIAL 

Managing Editor 

Linda Garner-Bunch 

Special Projects Coordinator 

Wendy Miller 

Staff Writer 

John Worthen 

Production Coordinator 

Christie McCluer 

Graphic Artists 

Leanne Hunter 

Kelly Young 

Affton 27 

Berger Moving & Storage 35 

Beyond Distribution 5 

Boyle Transportation 11 

Dillon Transportation 37 

GoTruckers.com 10 

J&M Tank Lines 9 

Keen 2 

KL Harring Transportation 3 

LOGiX 19 

Marten Transport 24 

Merit Trucking Inc. 18 

Nebraska Atlantic Transportation 31 

New Waverly Transportation 33 

FEATURED BUSINESSES 

Oakley Trucking Inc. 25 

PI&I Motor Express 20-21 

Progressive Commercial 40 

Red Eye Radio 32 

Reliable Carriers Inc. 30 

Schuster 23 

Star Freight 6-7 

System Transport 12-13 

TForce Freight 38-39 

TMC Transportation 26 

Tran Stewart 29 

U.S. Xpress 14 

Variant 15 

Contributing Writers 

Cliff Abbott 

Sarah DeClerk 

Lyndon Finney 

Dwain Hebda 

Kris Rutherford 

On the Cover 

Todd Daum and Vincent 

Photo by Laina Daum 

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Megan Hicks 

Director of Technology 

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I made a meal in the truck after I got an inverter. The 

rest of the holidays were just another day.” 

What do you hope 2022 

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— Ron Bouslaugh 

Holidays are for 

family. Freight 

can wait.” 

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3G NETWORK SUNSET 

Mobile carriers are shutting down 

their 3G networks to make room for 

more advanced network services, including 

5G. As a result, many older cellphones 

and other mobile devices will be 

unable to use data services, according to 

the FMCSA. 

“Once a 3G network is no longer supported, 

it is highly unlikely that any 

ELDs that rely on that network will be 

able to meet the minimum requirements 

established by the Electronic Logging 

Device Technical Specifications, including 

recording all required data elements 

and transferring ELD output files,” 

FMCSA officials said. 

Any ELD that requires 3G cellular connectivity 

to perform its functionality will 

no longer be in compliance with the technical 

specifications in the ELD rule once 

the 3G network it relies on is sunsetted. 

When in an area that does not support 3G, 

a 3G device will register a malfunction. 

The carrier has eight days to get the 

malfunction resolved, in this case by replacement, 

unless an extension is granted, 

the FMCSA news release stated. 

The announced sunset dates are listed 

below. These are dates for completing the 

shutdowns. Mobile carriers are planning 

to retire parts of their networks sooner. 

• AT&T 3G: Feb. 22, 2022 

• Sprint 3G (T-Mobile): March 31, 

2022 

• Sprint LTE (T-Mobile): June 30, 2022 

• T-Mobile 3G: July 1, 2022 

• Verizon 3G: Dec. 31, 2022 

Many other carriers, such as Cricket, 

Boost, Straight Talk and several Lifeline 

mobile service providers, utilize the 

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile networks. 

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When he left the fire 

department, however, Daum 

let his hair and beard grow — 

and his jolly alter ego stepped 

to the forefront. People started 

offering him holiday gigs 

almost immediately. 

“When I started to let my 

beard grow out, it started 

growing out completely gray, 

which was not a big surprise 

because my hair was gray. I 

just let it go. And, I had the 

physique for (being Santa). In 

other words, I’m fat,” he said 

with a laugh. 

“I had a couple people ask 

me to play Santa Claus, and 

they got me the real cheap 

‘dollar-store’ Santa Claus 

suits,” he said, adding that his 

Christmasy career expanded 

to playing Santa Claus for 

company gatherings. “It just 

developed from there.” 

The more he embraced the 

concept, the more seriously 

Daum took the role. He bought 

a higher-quality Santa suit 

from a thrift store and began 

to hone his chops, especially 

when it came to interacting 

with children. 

“The thing with being Santa: 

You’ve got to be very, very observant to catch little nuances 

and little things here and there,” he said. “I had one little girl 

walk up to me at one of the truck stops. I was just sitting 

down to eat my lunch, behaving myself, and this little girl 

walked up and said, ‘How you doing, Santa?’ 

“I started talking to her, and her brother called her name. 

So, I was able to call her by her name and call her brother by 

his name, and (their) mom was just standing there with her 

mouth agape, watching the whole interaction,” he recalled. 

“I picked up other little clues — the little boy had a choir 

shirt on, so I asked him how he was doing in the choir. His 

mouth hit the floor.” 

Because he still makes his living as a driver and has to 

stick to a schedule, Daum says he is selective about the 

Santa appearances he makes. If he were able to be a full-time 

Santa, he could easily handle three or four times as many 

gigs in November and December than he does. His favorite 

events, naturally, are those that involve children. 

PHOTOS BY LAINA DAUM 

Todd Daum, a driver for Cliffside Transportation, wasn’t 

crazy about being called Santa in the beginning. 

Eventually, though, he came to accept his resemblance to 

St. Nick. Now, for two months out of the year, he is happy to 

take “elfies” and embrace his Santa persona. 

“I don’t have a problem with 

kids, and never have. Kids 

don’t bother me a bit. Other 

people’s children, you spoil 

them rotten (and then) send 

them home to their parents. No 

big deal,” he said, with a few 

more chuckles. 

“It’s one of those things that 

kids will always remember,” 

he explained. “Does it hurt me 

to sit there two minutes longer 

than I wanted to, just to make 

their day? No. Doesn’t hurt me 

in the slightest to spend a few 

minutes of my time to make a 

kid feel good.” 

Even with the number 

of “Santa sightings” Daum 

experiences, both in costume 

as an official Santa and in the 

course of his job as a driver, 

there are some that stand out 

in his memory. Daum keeps a 

photo in his phone, showing 

him in full costume and 

holding a laughing baby girl. A 

year after the photo was taken, 

the child’s mother shared the 

photo with Daum, along with 

the sad news that the little girl 

had passed away. 

While this particular 

memory is bittersweet, Daum 

lights up when talking about being able to grant special 

wishes for the children of military personnel. 

“Have I done, ‘I want to bring Daddy home for Christmas’ 

or, ‘I want to bring Mommy home for Christmas’? Yeah, I’ve 

done three or four of those,” he said. 

“(The parents) work it out with me beforehand, and that’s 

always fun. But that’s also when I take a back seat. I might 

be Santa Claus, but as soon as mom or dad steps out, I’m 

gone. I disappear because I don’t want to be there, I want to 

let the kid be totally enthralled with their parent at that point 

in time,” he explained. 

“So, I completely and totally disappear; change out of my 

costume and leave, and the parents know that,” he continued. 

“How I explain it to them is this: It’s not that I don’t want 

to stick around and witness it, but the kid’s going to look 

around and say, ‘Where did Santa go?’ and the parents say, 

‘Well, he must have gone back to the North Pole.’ That’s part 

of the magic.” 


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RIG of the 

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INTERVIEW BY WENDY MILLER 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHAWN BARNHART 

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panels. This Kenworth is powered by a Cummins engine with 565 horsepower 

and is paired with an 18-speed transmission. When he’s working, Barnhart 

can be found hauling steel in the Pennsylvania and Ohio area. When he’s 

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truck-driving jobs 

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If you’re thinking about purchasing a truck, however, 

expect that it will be hard to find — and you’ll pay more. If 

you already own a truck, take good care of it. You might be 

stuck with it for a while. 

Two major negatives for a trucking business are fuel 

prices and inflation. Prices for food and many other products 

have been on the rise. Those prices will remain high, or they 

might go back down as the economy recovers, depending on 

which economist you’re following today. It will definitely 

cost more to purchase a truck, and that holds true for parts 

and repairs, too. 

Another potential downfall of inflation is interest rates. 

Inflation often results in an increase in interest rates as the 

government attempts to keep rising wages and prices under 

control. If you’re thinking about purchasing a truck on 

credit, watch for interest rate increases. 

In addition, diesel fuel prices have risen to their highest 

point since October 2014 and aren’t expected to decline 

any time soon. Demand for oil has increased significantly 

as the global economy returns to normal. In many cases, 

fuel surcharges make up for most or all of the increased fuel 

costs, but truck owners must be diligent about making sure 

total compensation covers the fuel cost. 

It’s important to note that trucking is a cyclical business. 

When there aren’t enough trucks to haul all the freight, rates 

go up and more trucks are sold. At some point, the balance 

tips the other way and there are too many trucks. That 

condition drives rates downward. It’ll happen this time, too, 

but since carriers can’t buy all the new trucks they want, the 

current conditions should last a while longer. 

Even the best of conditions don’t guarantee success, 

however. It’s always a good idea to arm yourself with the 

latest industry news and information. Industry publications 

like The Trucker (thetrucker.com) are a good place to start. 

Larger carriers often use industry analysts to provide more 

detailed information. Firms like ACT Research (actresearch. 

net), FTR Intel (ftrintel.com) and Cass Information 

Systems (cassinfo.com) offer in-depth analysis, but charge 

their clients for the information. All of them, however, offer 

free email newsletters and blogs that can help any trucking 

business owner keep up with current conditions — and, of 

course, The Trucker works to keep its readers apprised of 

information provided by these services. 

Load boards like DAT (dat.com) and Truckstop.com 

offer general pricing trends and other information. If you 

subscribe to these or other load boards, you’ll be able to get 

a feel for freight availability and rates in different parts of 

the country. 

The coming year looks to be a good one for truck and 

small fleet owners. It’s important to learn as much as possible 

about the freight market, and budget carefully against the day 

when conditions turn downward. Owners who manage their 

business carefully, including keeping debt under control, can 

see success in the coming year. 


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