One of the more fun experiences, as a truck driver, is frozen trailer brakes. When I say fun, I mean frustrating. Winnipeg based truck drivers have the pleasure of dealing with frozen trailer brakes regularly in the winter months. And when I say pleasure, I mean frustration. Prevention & Preparation Prevention and preparation are the [...]
The deadline for your final RRSP contribution for the 2015 tax year is February 29, 2016. If you haven’t been making regular contributions to your RRSP you still have time to benefit from investing in one. At the very least you can start preparing yourself for next year’s deadline. What is an RRSP? A registered [...]
Data collected by the American Trucking Association (ATA) and analyzed by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicates that truck drivers are safer than most people think. Over the past decade the rate of truck-involved fatalities has decreased by 40.6%. ATA president and CEO Bill Graves has attributed the decrease in truck-involved fatalities to the billions [...]
Most log book violations are caused by not paying attention, or rushing through a task that you have done thousands of times before. No matter how busy you are - stop and pay close attention while filling out your log book. Log Book Violations are Costly and Avoidable Filling out your log book incorrectly, or [...]
Len Dubois Trucking is looking for professional class one company drivers to join our growing team. We are a medium sized trucking company based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba and pride ourselves on our strong commitment to our driving team. What We Offer We work with our team of drivers and do our best to ensure [...]
Being a safe professional truck driver takes a lot of work, skills and training. While you go to school to earn your CDL, trucking takes years of on the road experience to truly learn the skills. Developing good habits early on is one way to help you become a better, safer truck driver. And while [...]
New Year's Eve is a time to ring in the new year and celebrate all that we have done and all that we will do. Unfortunately it is also one of the deadliest nights on the road. While the majority of people will make the right choice to not get behind the wheel impaired, there [...]
With the latest of winter storms still being cleaned off our Manitoba roads, today seems like a good day to put out a safety reminder for all drivers. Living in Winnipeg or other areas of Manitoba, we see a lot of adverse weather conditions and we know we need to exercise safe driving habits. But [...]
It's the first day of winter break for the kiddies, and the start of some much needed time off for our drivers and their families. The holiday season is a busy time, but there is just so much to do in our beautiful city. This holiday season do something great with the entire family and [...]
The holiday season is full of hustle and bustle as we cruise along the crowded highways to get to our destinations on time. Be it the office holiday party, the big dinner at your relatives house or even that trip into the city to hit mall one last time, we at Len Dubois Trucking want [...]
