Brake Safety Week began as a way to identify vehicles with brake system violations to help reduce the number of brake related crashes on our roadways. In 2015, brake-related violations represented 43% of all out-of-service violations issued during the International Roadcheck campaign. Since its inception in 1998, over 3.4 million brakes have been inspected and [...]
National Trucking Week is coming to an end. Today we are winding up with our company BBQ and a bunch of prize draws. We know that due to the nature of our jobs, not everyone will be able to join us today, but we want to ensure everyone in the fleet knows how grateful we [...]
It’s National Trucking Week, a week-long celebration to recognize the important contributions made by the over 400,000 men and women who keep our country's economy rolling and our store shelves stocked. Closer to home, it's a week of random prize draws, BBQ's and appreciation for the Len Dubois Trucking Team. How We're Celebrating Prizes, Prizes, [...]
Since its inception in 2001, the World’s Largest Truck Convoy® has become a one-day celebration of the trucking industry to help raise money for Special Olympics. To date convoys around North America have raised over $4 million dollars. Last year, the Manitoba convoy raised over $70,000 with nearly 200 trucks in the convoy traveling counterclockwise [...]
It doesn’t matter if you are moving freight or just driving for your 10 hour work day, being a truck driver can leave you with a lot of aches and pains. A common ailment for truck drivers is achy knees. There are a lot of factors that can create knee pain (inactivity, carrying too much [...]
Over the past couple of years, Volvo Trucks has been wowing us with their technological advances and well . . . pure marketing genius. From 4-year-old Sophie taking Volvo's FMX through a gravel pit full of obstacles by remote control showcasing the automatic traction control to Jean Claude Van Damme's Epic Split to demonstrate the stability [...]
Partner with experienced professionals who can help you build your business. Len Dubois Trucking has an opportunity for a Super Single Owner Operator Team. This position is for a dedicated run that goes from Winnipeg to Toronto to Texas back to Toronto and then Winnipeg. The run lasts 10 to 12 days and generally provides [...]
Eating healthy and being active on the road isn’t an impossible feat. It very well may be a difficult task, but most of that stems from our ability – or lack thereof - to be self-disciplined. While being over the road does pose some problems, and will likely throw out some curve balls; developing healthy [...]
According to the National Safety Council, more than 38,000 people were killed and 4.4 million were seriously injured in motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roads in 2015. These figures are 8% higher than 2014 and has made 2015 the deadliest driving year since 2008. Despite decades of vehicle design improvements and traffic safety advancements, driving [...]
No one likes getting pulled over by traffic police. It’s time-consuming and usually comes along with a hefty fine, depending on the infraction. In doing research for this article we found many articles with some far out there theories on how to avoid getting pulled over. The reality of the situation, though, is that there [...]
