We are a family-run transportation and trucking company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We are looking for quality Owner/Operators and company drivers. Join our team today. At the end of each day truck drivers are required to do an inspection of their vehicles. It's important to ensure the vehicle is in proper operating condition. One thing that gets [...]
We are always looking for images to share with our fleet and our facebook friends. This months challenge shouldn't be much of a challenge at all. Grab your phone, your tablet or your camera and snap of shot of what's on your plate. Email us your photo and tell us where it was taken. Share [...]
It's that time of the year again. CVSA Roadcheck 2014 is running June 3 -5, 2014. Running for a full 72 hours, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and its members across the United States, Canada and Mexico will be participating in Roadcheck 2014. In its 27th year, it's the largest targeted enforcement program on [...]
Truck drivers are exposed to plenty of risks while performing their jobs. Driving on the road carries risk and the large amount of miles they drive, means they're exposed to increased risk. Truck drivers need to have safe driving habits to stay accident free. It's important that truck drivers aren't distracted while driving. Truck drivers [...]
Today's article is the last of the Learn the Lingo: Text Message Abbreviation series. With text messages being such a big part of every truck driver's and dispatcher's daily routine it's important to know some the of most common abbreviations and acronyms. This will help keep your communication clear. One last note about using text [...]
The spring safety blitz is just a round the corner. Running June 3 – 5, 2014 the FMCSA, in cooperation with the trucking industry, will increase inspections of trucks and drivers. The key is the little things. If we are out of compliance in any way, it counts against our safety record. Even warnings negatively [...]
One of the most annoying things for a truck driver is picking up a trailer with a defect. What's worse is picking up a trailer with a defect which clearly another driver knew about, or should have known about, and didn't report. It's hard to say a missing mudflap or blown tire happened after the [...]
A healthy snack should have between 85 and 250 calories. One way to control portion size is to repackage single serving portions instead of eating from a box or bag. This is especially true if you are distracted while eating – for example while your driving down the highway. Here is a list of 14 [...]
As an owner operator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, you have some tough decisions to make about how you run your business. Among these decisions is finding the right company to partner with. From the outside looking in many trucking companies appear to be the same. They pay the same rates, run the same lanes and make [...]
One of our trucks was side swiped at a truck stop recently. A driver turned too early when leaving their parking space and damaged the mirror and the hood on our truck. Our driver was sleeping at the time and by the time he was able to get up front, to see what had happened, [...]