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Contents
SASKATCHEWAN
Page 8 University group studies Alberta truck driver health and wellness.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Page 23 Vancouver gets funding for autonomous vehicle pilot project.
Page 29 Pacific Truck is an important piece of Canadian truck manufacturing history.
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20-22
Cross-border
PeopleNet’s in.sight User Conference addresses technology, safety, state of industry.
24-25
Cross-border
New Sprinter plant opens in South Carolina to serve North American market.
26-27
Cover story
Western Canada has its fair share of dangerous roads in need of upgrading.
28
Changing Face of
Trucking
Industry needs to do more to entice Aboriginals into trucking.
31-45
Business
Demand for Mack’s Anthem boosts on-highway market share as new company president takes the helm.
32
Marketplace
Putting the brakes on brake violations.
In Every Issue
42 Mark Dalton in...
Greatness is in the eye of the beholder.
44 Newland Transport 46 Last Word:
Finding good drivers is no ‘speedee’ process.
Editorial
The changing face of trucking.
12
In-brief
Mack video series features western Canadian drivers; STA hands out scholarship money.
Roger McKnight
Diminishing oil reserves could affect fuel prices this fall.
17
Sandy Johnson
Make sure you read the fine print.
19
Dave Earle
Guest column urges industry to use disruption to its advantage.
14
In-brief
Unique way to honor Humboldt victims; successful Ritchie Bros. auction.
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