As a truck driver, you’re mandated to have a certain amount of rest – use this time wisely. 30 Minute Breaks Your mandatory 30 min break, when you’re state side, is a great time to grab a meal, a shower or a nap. By law, not only are you not to drive, you’re supposed to [...]
Working for a good trucking company and working for a bad one has something in common – it’s on you, the driver. This is your career and you need to take control of it. Part of it is having a good outlook and working well with others to get the job done; another part is [...]
One of the very basic things that all truck drivers must understand and master is effective trip planning. You need to know how you are going to reach your destination before you get there. Effective trip planning will help you answer five basic questions: Where am I going? How long will it take to get [...]
Whether you’re new to the industry or having been driving for years, if you are a professional truck driver chances are you are going to get pulled in for a CVSA inspection. At Len Dubois Trucking we run a tight ship when it comes to safety and compliance. Equipment is inspected before it hits the [...]
You’ve been saving your receipts for the past year and soon it will be time to take them out of the shoe box, envelope or grocery bag to start sorting them out. Just what are truck drivers allowed to write off? Well . . . the list is pretty extensive and while we aren’t tax [...]
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 [...]