Public education is key in reducing the amount of passenger/commercial vehicle accidents on our shared roadways. There have been great strides made in recent years on educating the public about tractor trailers on the roadways. Driver Solutions has developed a great info graphic that depicts 10 tips for sharing the road with trucks. [...]
As professional truck drivers we are expected to be safe and compliant at all times and this includes wearing your seat belt. Len Dubois Trucking’s policy on seat belts is very clear. Buckle up. Not only is it the law, it is a safety precaution. The penalty for not wearing your seat belt is costly [...]
Your traveling down the highway and suddenly you awaken to the reality that you have no recollection of how you got from where you were a hundred miles ago to where you are now. This apparent lapse of consciousness is called Highway Hypnosis or White Line Fever, which can be experienced by any motorist on [...]
Len Dubois Trucking, of Winnipeg Manitoba, place a high priority on the safety of our equipment and of our drivers. Before every trip the equipment is given a pre-trip inspection by our maintenance department. Ensuring that the equipment is in proper working conditions is the first part of ensuring the safety of our drivers and [...]
Being a truck driver exposes you to weather that you may not be all too familiar with. Sure being from Winnipeg you can look any snow storm in the eye and leave it quivering behind laughing all the way, but will you have the same attitude when the conditions are ripe for a tornado? Knowing [...]
Given the amount of miles truck drivers run, the number of blind backs, poor docks, tight spots and job sites truckers have to deal with it’s not really a matter of “if” you have an accident, but when. We’re talking about small minor incidents and accidents like taking out a fence or mailbox. Sometimes the [...]
