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SEPTEMBER 2017 VOLUME 28, ISSUE 8
Reach us at our Western Canada news bureau Contact Derek Clouthier Derek@Newcom.ca or call 403-969-1506
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It’s super being single Wide-base single tires approved in Alberta; work remains for use within municipalities By Derek Clouthier
B.C. ablaze Industry steps up for B.C. wildfire victims with transportation and storage By Derek Clouthier KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA With more than 8,450 square kilometers burned by B.C. wildfires and tens of thousands displaced as a result, the Trucks for Change Network is doing what it can to get supplies to those in need. Pete Dalmazzi, president of Trucks for Change, told Truck West that his organization is working with the Canadian Red Cross to get products transported to victims of the fires. “We’re assisting them in finding donated trucking capacity to move a whole bunch of stuff to community centers that are being set up out (west),” Dalmazzi said of the partnership with Red Cross. “We are connecting them with carriers offering to donate transportation or offer reduced-cost transportation from the Red Cross’ warehouse in Calgary.” Oliver Trinh, logistics manager with the Canadian Red Cross, said this year’s wildfire in B.C. have displaced more than 55,000 residents and spread across over 840,000 hectares. “As the fire season continues through August, we’re still seeing communities forced to evacuate,” Trinh said. “The Canadian Red Cross needs to be ready with response supplies like cots and hygiene kits nearby. Trucks for Change’s generous and complimentary shipments have enabled the Red Cross
to strategically move supplies ahead of the fires, and store them to be ready.” Through the Red Cross, B.C.’s Ministry of Forests announced a $1,500 emergency credit for small business owners. Trucks for Change put the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) in touch with the Canadian Red Cross, as well as three association members – Bandstra Transportation Systems, Hawkeye Holdings, and Landtran Logistics – that have volunteered warehouse space in Kelowna, Kamloops, and Prince George to store donated items. Supplies are being sent to these evacuation areas, where many displaced residents of fire-stricken regions have been moved. “They are actually allowing Red Cross to use their facilities as hubs,” said Dalmazzi. “And then Red Cross is hiring or using us to add to the trucking work that they have to do to get that product into some of the other centers. “Working together with the BCTA and the Canadian Trucking Alliance, we have been able to assist the Canadian Red Cross response in B.C. with offers of donated and reduced-cost services from many highway carriers. Once again, our industry has stepped up to make a difference to Canadians in need when it matters most.” Continued on page 14
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Wildfires have been consuming B.C., forcing residents out of their homes and destroying thousands of hectares of forest.
CALGARY, ALBERTA As of July 1, the Government of Alberta has given the green light for the use of wide-base single tires on provincial roadways. Following in the recent footsteps of Saskatchewan, trucks in Alberta will now be permitted to use the new generation single tire at at-par weights – single axle (9,100 kg); tandem axle (17,000 kg); tandem axle with spread 2.4 meters or more but less than three meters (21,000 kg); and tandem axle with spread three meters or more but not more than 3.7 meters (24,000 kg). With Manitoba also allowing the use of wide-base single tires, B.C. is the lone western Canadian province that has not yet given the thumbs up to the new tire. Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) president Lorraine Card received the news from the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure