It’s tornado season, actually, there are a few in the United States, and once you factor in that tornado season tends to move northward from late winter to mid-summer; it pretty much lasts all year. The Southern States see more tornados from March to May; the Southern Plains from May to early June; the Northern [...]
We’ve all been taught about safe following distances and yet tailgating is still among the top five causes of roadway accidents. Despite what you may believe, driving within feet of the vehicle in front of you is not going to get you to your destination any quicker. As a driver you must keep a proper [...]
Traffic signals have been known to fail from time to time. Be it during the harsh cold of the winter months, power outages or mechanical failure, motorists need to know what to do when they approach an intersection that has become uncontrolled. When a traffic signals at an intersection fail completely, meaning they are totally [...]
Whether you’re new to the industry or having been driving for years, if you are a professional truck driver chances are you are going to get pulled in for a CVSA inspection. At Len Dubois Trucking we run a tight ship when it comes to safety and compliance. Equipment is inspected before it hits the [...]
Data collected by the American Trucking Association (ATA) and analyzed by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicates that truck drivers are safer than most people think. Over the past decade the rate of truck-involved fatalities has decreased by 40.6%. ATA president and CEO Bill Graves has attributed the decrease in truck-involved fatalities to the billions [...]
Most log book violations are caused by not paying attention, or rushing through a task that you have done thousands of times before. No matter how busy you are - stop and pay close attention while filling out your log book. Log Book Violations are Costly and Avoidable Filling out your log book incorrectly, or [...]
Brake Safety Week is a nationwide campaign sponsored by the CVSA, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Throughout North America, commercial vehicle inspectors will be out in full force conducting Level 4 inspections. Defective or out-of-adjustment brakes will result in the vehicle being placed out of service. Brake inspections conducted during Brake Safety [...]
With summer vacations just around the corner there is going to be an increase in traffic across the country. Len Dubois Trucking, of Winnipeg Manitoba, and our team of drivers wanted to share some safety tips that are essential for everyone to know; especially when traveling around semi trucks. There are many people out there [...]
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 [...]
When you are out on the road it is your responsibility to ensure the safe operating conditions of the equipment you are driving. While many initiatives are in place by the Len Dubois Trucking maintenance department to ensure you leave the yard with equipment that is in top working order, issues can arise during your [...]
