Family Time: Things to do in November
We’re also in the busy season for trucking. Well, the entire year has been busy, so I guess we’re still in the busy season.
Get Your Truck Winter Ready
It’s time to prepare your truck for another harsh winter season. With temperatures that range from bitterly cold – freeze your nads off in under 30 seconds to the above-zero slush, over the next five months, your truck is going to drive through some pretty intense weather. Before the really cold weather sets in taking [...]
Now Hiring Winnipeg Owner Operators
Len Dubois Trucking is medium-sized, family-owned trucking company. We are an honest, safe and employee-minded company to work for. Not only do we place a lot of emphasis on providing truck drivers with a healthy work/home balance we provide our drivers with the miles they need to earn a great living. Len Dubois Trucking’s position [...]
Hungarian Stew
As the fall temperatures start to creep in you can warm up with this amazing home-cooked meal. Hungarian Stew is best made at home and warmed up in the truck however you'll want to leave the sour cream out of the recipe adding it to your serving at meal time. INGREDIENTS 5 slices bacon, diced [...]
Trucking Round up
Lots of exciting happening in trucking. Here’s trucking news you need to know in case you missed it. Attracting women to trucking is about visibility - “If you want to attract women into your fleet, you have to show them they can work for you. That’s according to Jane Jazwary, CEO of CarriersEdge, who spoke [...]
Tips for Backing Up a Semi
Backing up a semi is one of the most difficult and challenging parts of a truck driver’s job. It is also one of the biggest causes of equipment and property damage. Learning how to back takes time and practice, but it also takes skill and planning. Like everything in trucking, the most important thing is [...]
Lunch Box Stove: Creamy Turkey Alfredo
The lunch box stove is one of those easy to store and use tools that every truck driver can benefit from having. It doesn't take up much room in the truck and you can cook pretty much anything in them. Here is a simple to make Turkey Alfredo designed for the lunchbox stove. All you [...]
Trucking, Safety, and Compliance
At Len Dubois, trucking, safety, and compliance go hand in hand. We run a tight ship and we expect our drivers to do the same. The introduction of e-Logs has brought new safety measures to the roadways but safety and compliance rules and regulations go beyond Hours of Service. Operation Safe Driver Week starts [...]
Operation Safe Driving Week is Starting Soon
The CVSA is running Operation Safe Driver Week from Sunday, October 15 through Saturday, October 21. During the week, Law Enforcement Agencies throughout North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at combating unsafe driving behaviours. Enforcement officers will be looking for unsafe and distracted driving behaviours of both commercial and [...]
Are You Winter Ready?
With the recent storm blowing in across Alberta and Saskatchewan, now seems like a good time to get prepared for the winter months ahead. At Len Dubois Trucking we expect our drivers to be safe on the roads and this may mean shutting down instead of ploughing through dangerous driving conditions. However, shutting down with [...]