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Contents
ALBERTA
Page 9 Alberta town charges fee for overweight/over-dimensional trucks to pass through town.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Page 11 SafetyDriven takes its show on the road.
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MANITOBA
Page 13 Big Freight Systems merges with Kelsey Trail Trucking.
Page 16-17 Is it time to start building an autonomous friendly corridor for self-driving trucks?
SASKATCHEWAN
Page 15 Truck driver involved in Humboldt tragedy faces 29 charges.
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Editorial
Accepting that it takes a tragedy to spur change.
14
Cover story
Alberta’s MELT program expected by January 2019.
19
Cover story
MTA looks for ways to help carriers mitigate added costs.
21
Sandy Johnson
The link between GPS data and IFTA reporting.
23
Roger McKnight
Fuel prices are rising in the west, while Ontario sees them decline.
Marketplace
Trailer wraps no longer simply advertising space.
37
Equipment
Alberta inspires Michelin’s new X Works Grip D tire.
In Every Issue
34 Mark Dalton in...
Greatness is in the eye of the beholder.
36 Newland Transport
38 Last Word:
Controlling their own destiny.
August 2018 • Truck West 5