South Dakota Trucking Association’s

TRUCKING NEWSMARCH 2015 EDiTion

Don’T REly on luCk...use your skills and compete May 16th at the SD Truck Driving Championships

MARCH 19, 2015Chairman’s Message...................................3

President’s Message...................................5

Log Haulers Seminar Held in Deadwood....6

From The Desk of Black Hills Log Haulers Association President Robert Christian......7

Log Haulers Seminar Registration Form.....7

March Driver of the Month.......................9

Chairman’s Message Continued...............11

What is SDTA’s Milestone Award..............11

Dates to Remember..................................12

Sioux City Named “Best in Class”..............13

Warehousemen & Movers Conference Registration Form & Agenda....................15

Number of Members Signed Up Since Latest Convention....................................17

10 Tips to Stay Healthy on the Road.........19

Fitness Challenge for a Healthier Life.......21

SDTA Milestone Award Form....................23

Board of Directors.....................................24

Have you signed up your drivers?

Classes Available For Competition:

Straight Truck, 3-Axle, 4-Axle, 5-Axle Van, 5-Axle Sleeper, Flatbed, Twins, Tanker and Step Van

Qualifications:

Must have driven 11 of past 12 months for the employer who is entering you into the contest

Must maintain an accident free record* for at least 12 months prior to entering the competition.

* Definition of an accident: Any occurrence involvinga fleet motor vehicle that results in death, injury or property damage. Who was injured, or who was responsible is not a factor.

(NOTE: involvement in a accident involving an animal is NOT a disqualifying event as long as the only injury/ fatality is to the animal and provided that the only vehicle damage is from the initial impact with the animal)

A driver must be a permanent resident of South Dakota or regularly dispatched from or reporting to a terminal domiciled in South Dakota.

Each driver participates in a Pre-Trip Inspection, a Skills Test (Driving Course) and a Written Exam

Questions are taken from the 2015 Facts For Driver book provided to each entrant.

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SDTA’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMike Habeck, Chairman of BoardDavid Bultsma, Vice ChairmanJeff Gillespie, TreasurerRobert Christian, SecretaryRick Hoogendoorn, Past ChairmanMyron L. Rau, PresidentMike Habeck, ATA Vice President

SDTA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORSJustin AndersTom BeuzekomLinda BickfordKimberly BonhartLloyd BultsmaBrian ClarkArt DonovanBryan EdenGlade EvensonFrancis HammRandy Hartley Larry KlaahsenJerred KoppmannJody KuperJustin LarsonJerry Ollerich Matt ParkerRobert PuntWade Stebbins Dave StoterauDan SwensonLyn TschetterJeff WatkinsBud WestendorfBob Willey

SDTA’S PAST ChAIRPERSOnSStan AndersLarry AndersonRobert Appelwick Ted Bultsma Rich Burns Darrold Dean Bernard FeldhausRick HoogendoornAlton PalmerJeff Parker Gene PhillipsMichelle SchipperRandy ThompsonWayne ViessmanStephen Willers

Greetings! I hope everyone is well. It’s hard to believe a whole month has passed already since I have written a message. Mary and I were in Nashville, TN for the TMC when I last wrote. The convention went very well considering they had the worst ice storm in five years while we were there. Temperatures dropped below 0 and it rained a lot, shutting down most of the city and the airport as well. Fortunately, the exhibitors had arrived before the bad weather, allowing

them to carry on with the show. If you all have a chance sometime to participate in this event I would highly recommend it. This is where all the newest and most advanced trucking technology comes together under one roof and they do a grand job at it. There were hundreds of exhibitors on hand with some amazing displays. Just for example, they have drivetrain components that have half glass housings so that you can actually watch the gears and the intricacies of the engines and gear boxes working. Amazing stuff!

This is the last week for the 2015 Legislative Session. I’m sure most of you have been reading Myron’s weekly updates. For SDTA all is going well so far. I am anxiously waiting for the outcome of the Highway Funding Bill. Stay tuned - we should know soon.

I would like to touch on the issue of driver shortages. Statistics state that currently we are short about 35,000 drivers across the country. They also say that by 2022, we will be short 250,000 drivers. We all know there are a variety of reasons for the shortage: driver health, CSA, along with the five basics, a reduction in miles, etc. The lagging economy that began in 2008 has caused us to lose drivers. Workers who moved on to other occupations are not returning to the industry even now when there is a demand for them. All said, I believe we have lost a large percentage of what I call our good old mossy-back truck drivers. My concern is that even though last year our industry hit an all-time low accident rate, in the future it’s likely we are going to see that rate increase again because of the experience we have lost with these drivers leaving the industry. Our new wave of drivers may qualify on paper for the job you expect them to do, but do they have the driving experience to make our public roads as safe as they have been? I go through this daily in my own company. We are short drivers. When we recruit we have many applications that come in where it appears the applicant is qualified so we go through the process of hiring. The ap-plicant has at least two years of experience, is at least 25 years old, has PSP scores that look good and has a clean MVR. They have references that appear to be OK (we are limited to the information we can gather) and they seem like a good match to the job description we are filling. The scary part comes when I conduct the driving test. I have had several applicants who could not shift a manual transmission - some of them coming to a complete stop in the middle of a busy public road. Others did not know even 25% of the items on the list when asked to do a pre-trip inspection. Some struggled backing up to a trailer to hook it up much less back the trailer into a dock

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Well, we made it though another South Dakota Legislative Session. As I write this message, the House and Senate are still at impasse regarding the highway funding bill. It appears to me that the main parts we will end up with are a small fuel tax increase coupled with small license plate increases for non-commercial vehicles and a 1% increase in excise tax on the purchase of vehicles. There are also some additional items that are quite small in their effect on taxpayers.

In summary, I feel the 90th Session of the South Dakota Legislature was a success for the trucking

industry in this state. Yes, we will be impacted by the excise tax increase when we trade or buy new equipment and we will be impacted by the incremental increases in fuel tax. However, commercial vehicles were the only group excluded from license plate fee increases. That in itself is a significant success.

It will be nice to return home to Sioux Falls and return to my routine. I will be back in my office starting on Monday, March 16th. I am sure it will take some time to get through the piles of paper that have accumulated on my desk since the 12th of January!

The next big event for the SDTA is our annual Call on Washington. The SDTA contingency of 12 will be traveling to our nation's Capitol to meet with the American Trucking Asso-ciations and South Dakota's Congressional Delegation. There are numerous issues that face this industry. We have always had a great working relationship with our congres-sional delegation and the ATA. We hope to carry your concerns to DC and make everyone aware of how onerous rules and laws hinder the trucking industry. If you would like to discuss any of your concerns with someone before we travel to DC, please call your Chairman, Mr. Mike Habeck or give me a call.

The SDTA's Safety Management Council is still taking applications from potential partic-ipants in the SDTA Truck Driving Championships scheduled for May 16th in Sioux Falls. If you have never attended as a spectator, please consider attending. If you, as a driver or as a company official never had a driver participate in this event, please consider getting involved this year. I have been involved in the SDTA's Truck Driving Champion-ships since 1987 and I am still in awe when I see what these professional drivers are able to do on a pre-set obstacle course.

I am glad the weather has finally turned better. It was a rather different winter with a great deal of snow in some parts of the state while other areas had very little snow. However, we can all agree that it was an extremely cold winter. Oh well, now it is time to think Spring!

Stay safe! Until next month . . .

Myron L. Rau, President

9:30 am – 10:00 am Myron Rau, SDTA President

10:00 am – 10:45 am Anti Indemnification Issues Dave Parker, Attorney for Great West Casualty Co., Denver CO Mr. Parker sits on both the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and the Entry Level Driver Advisory Committee for ATA. 10:45 am – 11:00 am Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Captain John Broers, SD Highway Patrol, Motor Carrier Services

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Michelin Tire Gavin Broussard, Territory Manager, Fort Collins CO Michael Thompson, Regional Manager, Denver CO

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Review of 2015 Legislative Session Representative Mike Verchio, District 30, Senator Bob Ewing, District 31 and Myron Rau, SDTA President

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm FM Communication Radios Bob Tindall, Western Communications

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Mike Habeck , SDTA Chairman and SD ATA Vice President

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Happy Hour

6:00 pm Dinner

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The 2015 South Dakota Legislative Session is in its final weeks and I know Myron has to be ready to spend a little more time at home. Highway funding still seems to be a hot topic. At this time we are a little uncertain as to what will happen to that bill and the $1.5 million dollar appropria-tion for pine beetle suppression.

April 1st is the deadline to have your survey packets filled out and returned. Please get them filled out!

We need your Log Haulers Seminar registration form (see below) by March 30th so we can final-ize the plans. Don’t forget to encourage others to attend; these issues have an effect on all log haulers.

Please keep these members in your thoughts and prayers ~ Lloyd Wheeler has been laid up for over a month now with what started out as back problems but has since escalated and Jim Henrichsen who fell down the steps coming from his shop requiring surgery on one leg and a second surgery on the foot of the other leg.

This is the second year that I will be part of a group traveling to DC to visit with our congressional delegates. Some of the issues we will be addressing are liability insurance limits, hours of service, highway funding, federal excise tax, CSA issues and states collecting business tax from interstate carriers. None of us that were required to pay the South Dakota 4 percent sales tax on intrastate transportation will forget how expensive that was. We will meet with ATA officials at the American Trucking Association Capitol Hill Office on Tuesday April 21st along with two other States and will visit with our individual delegates on Wednesday April 22nd.

Until next month ~

Robert Christian, President of the Black Hills Log Haulers Association

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RUSSELL “SPEEDY” WENDt

MARCH 2015 DRIVER OF THE MONTH

Mr. Wendt has logged over 3.5 million accident-free miles in his 26+ years as a professional truck driver. The last 3 1/2 years have been spent driving for Stan’s, Inc.

His nickname “Speedy” is due to the fact that he is constantly pushing forward and doesn’t like to just stand around and wait.

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SDTA has a new award that will be introduced at the 2015 SDTA Annual Convention.

This Milestone Award is for SDTA members and employees who have accumulated 25 or more years in the trucking industry.

The time acquired in the industry does not have to be with the current member, but the employee must work for a SDTA member at the time of recognition.

Time in the industry is all inclusive -- whether logged as a truck driver, in dispatcher, as a bookkeeper, insurance, etc.

NOTE: All accumulated time worked in the trucking industry counts!

Please take the time to complete the form enclosed on page 23 and return it to the SDTA office.

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or parking space. I could go on and on with the experiences I have had with that alone. My point is, these folks have been through driv-ing school and have already been driving for someone for a couple of years. I wonder how they have avoided having

an accident already. The problem is we need drivers and there is a shortage of qualified, professional people. How do we fix it? Everyone talks about how we are going to have to pay more to attract drivers. Will that make them safer? I don’t think so. We have problems folks!! Let’s all work together to solve these issues before the government steps in to do it for us. Hat’s off to all you single truck owner operators. You have your seat filled with a good qualified, professional, experienced driver.

Remember our goal for 2015 is 600 members. Get out and sign someone up.

Please thank Myron when you see him for all he does dur-ing the Legislative Session. I would also like to thank all the associate members for their support in our associa-tion.

Until next time, just remember “It’s just another day in paradise.” Thank you and God Bless!

Mike Habeck, Habeck Trucking Belle Fourche, SD

• Black Hills Log Haulers Association Spring Seminar - Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood.

• SDTA Call on Washington - Tuesday, April 21st through Thursday, April 23rd.

• SDTA Truck Driving Championships – Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Southeast Tech in Sioux Falls.

• Warehouseman & Movers Conference – May 15 through 17, 2015, at the Blue Bell Lodge in Custer State Park.

• Social Hour, Dinner and Calcutta for the Annual Cliff Tjaden Fishing Event – starts at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

• Annual Cliff Tjaden Fishing Event on Thursday, June 4, 2015, with boats launching on the Missouri River at 8:00 a.m. and returning for weigh-in at 3:30 p.m. with dinner to follow at the RedRossa Italian Grille next to the Clubhouse Inn & Suites, Pierre.

• SDTA Summer Board Meeting – 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Clubhouse Inn & Suites, Pierre. Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Commodities Conference and the Log Haulers Conference will take place in conjunction with the meeting of SDTA Board of Directors.

• SDTA West River Golf Outing at the Elks Golf Course, Rapid City – 9:00 a.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 26, 2015.

• 10th Annual West River Poker Run, Saturday, June 27, 2015 in the Rapid City area.

• SDTA East River Golf Outing at the Brandon Golf Course – 9:00 a.m. shotgun start on Thursday, July 30, 2015.

• National Truck Driving Championships – August 11 through 15, 2015 in St. Louis, MO.

• SDTA Annual Convention – Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center, Sioux Falls, SD on September 9 through 11, 2015.

• SDTA Fall Executive Committee Meeting - Cedar Shore Resort, Oacoma at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, with dinner served during the meeting.

• SDTA Fall Board Meeting – Cedar Shore Resort, Oacoma at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015, with the Annual Guided Pheasant hunt scheduled to depart from Cedar Shore Resort, Oacoma at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11th.

• West River Legislative Reception - Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City - Monday, December 7, 2015, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (west river time).

• East River Legislative Reception - Callaway’s, 500 East 69th Street, Sioux Falls on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (east river time).

• SDTA Winter Executive Committee Meeting - 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at the Ramkota River Centre, Pierre with dinner served during the meeting.

• SDTA Winter Board of Directors Meeting - Ramkota River Centre, Pierre at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016. In the evening, we will hold the annual legislative reception and sundae bar at the Ramkota River Centre.

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Peterbilt Motors Company officials recently recognized Midwest Peter-bilt Group/SCTS with several national growth and performance awards for 2014 efforts.

Peterbilt of Sioux City received a “Best in Class Dealer of the Year” Award, noting outstanding improvement in heavy truck sales.

In addition, the Parts and Service De-partments were recognized for high productivity, for receiving high cus-tomer satisfaction index scores and for achieving a high customer call center response rate.

This was the second time Sioux City has received this top international award from Peterbilt Motors, having previously won the translucent glass trophy in 2007.

In addition, Sioux City and Peterbilt of Norfolk were each given a Platinum

Best in Class... Receiving the Peterbilt Motors “2014 Best in Class Dealer of the Year” Award on behalf of the entire Peterbilt of Sioux City workforce are: (l-r) first row: Ron Schweitzberger, truck sales; Rick Burkhart, parts manager; Cindy Koster, Body Shop Manager; second row: Harland Gylfe, service manager; Tim Gard, warranty manager; and Jerry Cronin, truck sales.

Sioux City named “Best in Class” for 2014

Oval Award for meeting the customer service, performance and facility goals of the Peterbilt Standards of Excellence Program.

The awards were presented to SCTS, Inc. President Brad Wilson by Darrin Siver, Peterbilt General Manager and PACCAR Vice Presi-dent, during the Peterbilt Annual Dealers conference in January.

“While several stores were recognized with awards, all of our locations work together as a team, contributing to a record year,” Wilson said. “I’m proud of our group effort to share inventory and expertise to benefit our customers.”

If you have an article you would like to submit for future issues of the South Dakota “Trucking News” publication, please contact Michelle Wells at the SDTA office by calling (605) 334-8871.

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10 tips to stay healthy on the roadBy Alyssa Sorenson, Profile Dietitian

For most truck drivers, a typical day consists of fast food meals, convenience store snacks and a lot of time sitting. Staying ahead of your health behind the wheel can be a real challenge. But with a few simple chang-es, you can maintain a healthy eating and exercise plan to boost your energy, no matter how long you’re on the road.

1. Get in the right mindset. Identify what behaviors you need to change in order to get or stay healthy. Once you find a positive mindset for positive changes, they’ll be easier to sustain.

2. take baby steps. Small changes are easier to stick with and, over time, can have a significant impact on your health. For example, slowly reduce the amount you eat by cutting portion sizes, or switch from white bread to 100 percent whole wheat to reap the benefits of increased fiber in your diet.

3. Plan ahead. Pack healthy snacks such as beef jerky, nuts, carrots sticks and celery, whole fruits like bananas and apples, or ready-to-drink protein shakes and bars. Having these types of snacks on hand can help you avoid unhealthy convenience store choices.

4. Avoid the unknown. If you know the towns you plan to stop in ahead of time, you may be able to plan a stop at a healthier restaurant instead of relying on the same fast-food joints.

5. eat frequent, small meals. Eating every two to three hours can curb hunger, along with the urge to make bad eating decisions on impulse.

6. don’t drink your calories. Calories from soft drinks, sweetened teas, sports drinks and even juice can add up and easily put you over your caloric needs for the day. The calories from these beverages do little to curb your appetite, and an extra 100 calories per day can contribute to 10 pounds of weight gain annu-ally.

7. Make grocery stores your no. 1 stop. More and more grocery stores are offering healthy, convenient meals and snacks. A few items you can choose from: pre-washed bags of lettuce or spinach, pre-washed and cut vegetables and fruit, and pre-cut and cooked meats.

8. Allow time for exercise. Schedule exercise in small increments. While parked at the truck stop, walk around the parking lot or around your truck a few times. Use an activity tracker to monitor how many steps you get in a day, and pack free weights to lift when you can.

9. write it down. Take a few minutes after your drive to write down what you ate throughout the day. Journ-aling is a great tool for managing a healthy weight.

10. Get some z’s. Lack of sleep has been connected to poor food choices. Getting adequate sleep helps you stay focused, feel rested and contributes to building a healthy immune system.

Using these simple tips, you can improve your health one small change at a time. Learn more about healthy living and weight loss plans that are easy to maintain on the road at profileplan.net.

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Living a healthier life can not only extend your life, it can improve the quality. Feeling physi-cally better and having control over your own life can greatly increase your mental health as well. Physical fitness has always been a com-ponent of the Highway Patrol and in fact, state troopers are required to take our physical train-ing test two times per year. The physical train-ing test consists of push ups, sit ups, vertical leap, a 300 meter sprint and a 1.5 mile run. If most troopers are like me, they are counting down their remaining PT tests until retirement.

Keeping in mind the benefits of being physically fit, we implemented our first "Colonel's Fitness Challenge" in 2014. The fitness challenge is a ten week voluntary program for all members of the Highway Patrol, both sworn and nonsworn. Since everyone's fitness level and activities they like to do are different, the challenge was designed to accommodate everyone who wanted to join in. In total, 95 Highway Patrol employees invested an estimated 3,155 hours into improving their personal health and fitness in only ten weeks.

Based on the first-time participation and the feedback we have received, the program was a success. The challenge was a motivating fac-tor for many people to get out and be active, when in many circumstances they might have chosen to do something else. Many employ-ees participated in different organized fitness events including 5Ks, 10Ks, mud runs, half marathons, marathons and "Biggest Loser" competitions during the ten week period.

All participants who completed the challenge re-ceived a Colonel’s Fitness Challenge t-shirt and the top performers in each category received a plaque and a Colonel's Challenge coin. I owe a huge thanks to Lieutenant Caleb Walters and Captain Alan Welsh for developing and manag-ing the fitness challenge.

Also, the prizes wouldn't have been possible without the donations from Sanford Health, the South Dakota Trucking Association and the South Dakota Auto Dealers Association. You are good partners and your contributions are appre-ciated. Thank you!

The overall miles and hours completed in this year's challenge were very impressive!

Run/Walk: 5,600 milesTrooper Dave Knutson: 272 miles

Bike: 3,907 milesPort Manager Darlene Barto: 435 miles

Circuit Training: 470 hours Inspector Andrew Stapleton: 32.5 hours

Weightlifting: 985 hoursTrooper Mike Bock: 67 hours Swim: 8.2 miles

Fitness Challenge for a Healthier Life Reprinted from The Trooper, official publication of the SD Highway Patrol Association, Winter 2014-2015

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MeMBerS WILL Be ACKnoWLedged In FIve yeAr InCreMenTS FoLLoWIng 60 yeArS oF ServICe.

SdTA members with 25 years or more experience in the trucking industry will be acknowleged with a Milestone Award at the Annual SdTA Convention.

The categories for this award are as follows:

25 years of service50 years of service

In order to qualify for this award the person must have been employed in the trucking industry in some capacity for 25 years or more.

Each company is responsible for completing the attached form and getting it back to the SdTA office.

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What Is The Milestone Award ?The Milestone Award was created at the 2014 SDTA Fall Board of Directors

Meeting in Huron, SD to honor those with 25+ years in the industry!

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Employee’s Full Name(s): Number of Years In Trucking Industry:

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SdtA ServiCeS BoArd oF direCtorSnAME & poSition coMpAnY tERM ExpiRES BILL REZAC, MEMBERSHIP RETENTION DIRECTOR BOEN & ASSOCIATES, SIOUx FALLS 2017 TODD JOHNSON, PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR JOHNSON FEED, INC., CANTON 2015RICK UNDERWOOD, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES DIRECTOR DALE’S TIRE & RETREADING, RAPID CITY 2016STEVE HOFFMAN, GROUP INSURANCE DIRECTOR MID STATES TRANSPORT, SIOUx FALLS 2017

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