We are always looking for images to share with our fleet and our facebook friends. Our last Photo Challenge was a huge success, so let's see if we can keep the ball rolling. Of course it's a bit early to see the signs of spring here in Manitoba, but we know that it is arriving [...]
Pre-trips are important to trucking safety and truck maintenance. Pre-trips should be done when you start your trip and at the beginning of each work day. By completing a pre-trip you can avoid unnecessary break downs on the road, which come with hefty tow and road side assistance fees. In today’s article we’re focusing on [...]
Trucking is a challenging profession. Professional drivers often need to work long hours and drive in adverse conditions. Truck drivers are the safest drivers on the road. In fact 4 wheelers are the cause of 81% of accidents on the roads. So why are truck drivers the kings of the road? Speed Simply slow down. [...]
Professional truck drivers are the safest drivers on the road. Experienced drivers with a record of safety do a lot of things other drivers don't. You can't drive 120k+ miles per year, accident free, without safe driving habits. It's kind of like how good sports teams seem to get all the lucky bounces. They're simply [...]
In the past month it seems that there have been a lot of news articles about trucking company recruiters. Now these articles focus on what to watch out for when speaking with a recruiter. How a recruiter will say or promise just about anything to a driver to get them behind the wheel of their [...]
When you're in trucking long enough, you'll accumulate some interesting stories. Recently we had a driver who went to her doctor several times because of fatigue, dizziness, nausea, and her asthma was bothering her. Her doctor wasn't able to figure out what was causing her symptoms. It wasn't until her truck went in for a [...]
Len Dubois Trucking is running a colouring contest for the staff and family members of Len Dubois Trucking. We will be giving away 7 family passes, good for up to six people, to The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head exhibit at the Manitoba Children's Museum. We have 7 entrance categories to choose from: #1 – [...]
The deadline for your final RRSP contribution for the 2013 tax year is March 3. 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 Retirement [...]
One of the keys to success in trucking is controlling operating costs. Trucking is a low margin industry and finding creative ways to increase efficiency and reduce costs is essential to our continued growth. Fuel is a large operating cost which needs to be managed properly. We've made significant investments to increase fuel efficiency including [...]
An essential part of every truck driver’s life is getting proper sleep and rest. Without it we experience daytime drowsiness, mood changes, stress and anxiety, and loss of productivity. Did you know that there are two states of sleep? The Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep stage is the cycle that allows your body to [...]
