Summer is a great time to be a truck driver. We go to some of the most beautiful and scenic places. We don’t have to deal with the ice, snow, and cold of winter. Summer does present challenging and severe weather such as tornadoes, flash floods and hurricanes; which can be dangerous and even lethal. [...]
Thunder storms consist of lightning, rain, and high winds. If you’ve been in Oklahoma or Nebraska during a storm with a lot of lightning you know it’s quite a sight. Flat plains and a lot of sky make a lightning display an amazing light show. Lightning is also one of the most underrated severe weather [...]
By now we’ve all seen the devastation from the tornado outside of Oklahoma City. While writing this, the death toll is around 24 and over 200 injured. Professional truck drivers travel to all parts of North America. The various regions offer varying weather and climate year round and all regions have severe weather. It’s important [...]
The Professional Truck Driving Championship returns June 15, 2013 at Peterbilt Manitoba - 1895 Brookside Blvd., Winnipeg,MB. This event showcases the skills of professional drivers and what we really do out there. The competition tests professional truck drivers skills with written tests, trip inspection station and a driving track! If your interested in trucking or [...]
Career truck drivers are professionals. We are subject to training, licensing, and medical restrictions as stringent as those found in any profession, with the possible exception of the aviation industry. We understand and observe strict legislation governing our hours of service, and as a group we are consistently among the safest drivers on the road. [...]
As you've seen throughout our blogs and social media postings, Len Dubois Trucking is about more than just shipping freight between Winnipeg and the ascribed destinations. We stand by a belief that our strength lies our people, and as such we pay special attention to the lives and safety of our drivers. Get a special [...]
While it only takes one person to drive a truck, taking the plunge into being an Owner/Operator in the trucking industry can be a real team effort. Your truck isn’t just a vehicle when you’re an Owner/Operator. It’s your business. It’s the tool you use to produce revenue, and undoubtedly your biggest expense, and it [...]
Most people who choose to enter the trucking business as Owner/Operators do so because of the high level of freedom the arrangement offers. As an Owner/Operator, you are a small business, leasing your equipment (and yourself) out to a carrier in return for a percentage of total earnings instead of an hourly or per-mile wage. [...]
Despite our great capability to deliver goods across North America, Len Dubois Trucking is more like a family than a large transportation concern. If you talk to the people who are important to our business – our employees, business partners and customers - they will tell you that we’re a company built on personal relationships. [...]
Computer technology has greatly enhanced efficiency and productivity in the trucking industry. A recent advancement has altered the manner in which truckers utilize computers. In the past, software had to be installed in the owner/operator’s computer. Updating was haphazard as new versions and products had to be added manually. But cloud computing has changed all [...]