Over the years cities have developed nicknames that truck drivers often use. Let's test your knowledge of trucker slang. We'll give you the nickname and you answer by choosing the correct city name from the list. [poll id="8"] [poll id="9"] [poll id="10"] [poll id="11"] [poll id="13"] Answers New York, NY received this nickname in the [...]
Join Devon, Maintenance Manager at Len Dubois Trucking, on an inspection pretrip of a truck. Every truck gets a pretrip inspection by our shop crew. They get the truck ready for our drivers next trip. Then the truck gets a bath. This is important preventative maintenance. Len Dubois Trucking takes pride in operating modern, well [...]
We’ve been active on Facebook lately thanks to our drivers. We asked our drivers for trucking photos and pictures from the road and they didn’t disappoint. Here are some more of the photos Len Dubois Trucking has shared on Facebook. Part two if you will. Check out part one. Feel free to send us your [...]
We've been active on Facebook lately thanks to our drivers. We asked our drivers for trucking photos and pictures from the road and they didn't disappoint. Here are some of the photos Len Dubois Trucking has shared on Facebook. Feel free to send us your photos to share! You can email them to lenduboistrucking@gmail.com [...]
As a long haul truck driver you are more likely to run into aggressive diving situations and drivers than the average four-wheeler. Not only do you drive more miles than the average person, you are more aware of what is happening on the road. This is a skill that you have developed over years of [...]
In our second instalment of Learn the Lingo we’ll explain the number code. So next time you hear a “10-100” called over the CB you won’t be left wondering why the driver you’re running with just pulled off at the last rest area. “4-10” – is a reversal of the ten code “10-4”, when asking [...]
The world economy has changed dramatically over the past 5 years. This change hasn't been as devastating in Canada and the U.S. as it has been in Europe; but it has changed the business climate in our connected economies. And in a way it hasn't changed at all. The economy has always been [...]
You’re driving down I-90 when a voice comes over the CB and says, “I’m dealing with a bumper sticker, and crotch-rocket cowboy in the hammer lane. But oh my, I’m staring at the back end of a classy chassis.” You give your head a shake and wonder if should stop at the next nap trap [...]
It's Friday, and our drivers are enjoying their last day off, or pulling the final miles of their trip home to Winnipeg. Whatever the case, take a few moments and enjoy our fun little quiz. It easy. Answer the five following questions. Check your answers (located at the bottom of the post) and [...]
Join Winnipeg truck driver Jeremy Derricks, of Len Dubois Trucking, on an over-the-road trip. Watch and see first hand how it is to drive for Len Dubois Trucking. This video is part two of two. Jeremy completes three trips for one of our regular clients to Minnesota and back to Winnipeg, MB. Drive for a company [...]