The Importance of Family Time for Trucking Families You need to spend quality time with family during the limited time you're together. Don't miss an opportunity to have a great time with your family! Plus we're enjoying some pretty nice weather lately. Check out some event happening in March. Lac du Bonnet Ice Fishing Derby Dates: [...]
Being an Owner Operator can be a highly rewarding and very successful career, that is if you do it right. We’ve worked with a lot of very successful Owner Operators over the years, and they all have a few things in common. #1 They Manage Their Money Well This is without a doubt the single [...]
Ensuring that your cargo is secure behind the locked doors of the trailer is important for a variety of reasons. It prevents: Damage to our clients’ freight; Loads from shifting; and Loose objects from falling from the vehicle in a collision. Improperly secured freight is also a DOT Violation that can lead to hefty fines, [...]
Len Dubois Trucking is hiring a shop assistant to help us take care of our busy fleet of trucks. No experience is necessary, as training will be provided, but a valid class five license and mechanical background or an aptitude for mechanics would be an asset. Job Description: Pre-trip trucks as per pre-trip procedure list [...]
Being the spouse of an over the road truck driver sure puts a new spin on the definition of marriage. If you’ve been married to a trucker for a long time now, you’ve probably adjusted to the lifestyle, if you’re new to the trucking industry – don’t fear – there is still room for love [...]
There have been a lot of recent changes in the trucking industry and the economy that have been changing the world of trucking as we know it. We can’t remember the last time there was so much freight to pull, that the capacity crunch was so widespread and that the rates were in favour of [...]
Oatmeal energy bites are a perfect grab and go snack for busy truck drivers. The base ingredients - oatmeal, peanut butter, and honey - are easy enough to keep on hand in the truck, and you can add pretty much anything to them to suit your personal taste. They are quick and easy to make [...]
Anti-idling regulations are just one small part of the overall big picture to reduce emission. In the past 20 years, anti-idling regulations have become mainstream and, for the most part, well known and adopted. It doesn’t matter if you are an avid environmentalist, a general supporter, or a down-right naysayer to global warming, anti-idling regulations [...]
As drivers, it can be easy to come in from a trip and just veg out. We get that. Life on the road is not easy. While recuperating is necessary, and important, it is just as important to keep the ties and connections with friends and family. Next time you're in, forget about hosting a [...]
From valuable safety tips and new mandates to the extremely bizarre suggested shock therapy treatment, we've got the list of articles we think are worth checking out this week. Five states pursue snow-free vehicle mandates - In the wake of this week’s snow event and the onset of freezing temperatures along the East Coast, officials in multiple states [...]
