October 2010 Volume 21, Issue 10 Delivering daily news to Canada’s trucking industry at www.trucknews.com
The man behind the lens
Livestock haulers on the defensive Special interest groups take aim at livestock haulers By Jim Bray CALGARY, Alta. – An animal welfare group is condemning the Canadian livestock and transportation industries and the federal government for what it says are low standards and lax enforcement of regulations involving the humane transportation of animals to slaughter. The organization in question, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), is attacking an industry that appears to know already that it’s on the human side of perfection, but which is working actively to improve the situation, not merely to appease animal groups but because it’s the right thing to do for a variety of reasons. In the even-handedly-titled report Curb the Cruelty, the group claimed that animals are “arriving at their destinations seriously injured, dead and overcrowded.” The group also claims that the CFIA is “weak and inconsistent in how they report the problems and enforce the rules” and that, when penalties are issued, they seldom result in more than a “paltry fine.” The WSPA says it pored over CFIA inspector reports for a three-month period to come up
Meet Hank, the man behind Hank’s Truck Pictures (.com) By Jim Bray LANGLEY, B.C. – Ever had a hankering for some really great shots of some fine-looking wheels? If so, chances are you’ve heard of Hank’s Truck Pictures (.com), an absolute cornucopia of truck-related photography that’s been years in development. It features Hank’s own work as well as galleries of favourite photos from other aficionados on everything truck-related. And that isn’t all. There’s even a selection of truck-focused articles from a variety of sources, links to relevant railroad-related – real and model – content, car show shots and more. “Hank” is Hank Suderman and Hank’s Truck Pictures grew out of a lifelong love for long vehicles, and to him it’s pretty well the stuff that dreams are made of. “It sort of started with my Dad,” Suderman says of his father, Henry senior. “He was the trucker in the family.” The senior Suderman – who Hank lost in 2007 – started driving trucks around 1939 and continued
more enforcement?: Animal rights groups want to see the CFIA step up enforcement of the livestock transportation business. Livestock handling groups say they’re already taking steps to improve transportation practices.
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Navistar launches ‘assault’ on medium-duty
Inside This Issue...
Mark Dalton O/O
• Good news:
Leading trucking industry analysts said at a recent conference that there’s very little chance of a doubledip recession in the US. Page 9
• Healthy trucking: OBAC’s Joanne Ritchie recently complet-
ed a 5-km run (well, walk) and has some health advice that truckers should take to heart. Page 12
• Exec view: We sit down and chat with John Erik Albrechtsen of Paul’s Hauling about industry issues.
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• To the Maxx: International reveals improvements to its 2010 MaxxForce 7 mid-range engine.
Reach us at our Western Canada news bureau E-mail Jim Bray at jim@transportationmedia.ca or call 403-453-5558
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