Winnipeg is a great place to earn a living in the trucking industry. Working for the right trucking company is important for your driving career. Ask yourself the following questions to make sure you are getting the most out of your trucking career. Are you being paid $0.38 to $0.42 per mile? Are you paid [...]
It’s getting to that point in the afternoon when you could really use a cup of coffee. You spend an hour driving to the next truck stop hoping that you’ll be able to find a parking spot. Once you find your spot you start getting excited. The promise of coffee is only minutes away. You [...]
One of the biggest challenges for Canadian truck drivers is the ever more complicated Hours of Service Rules. We have to comply with different sets of HOS rules in Canada and the United States. The US FMCSA is finally implementing the new Hours of Service rules and we must be in compliance starting July 1, [...]
Beginning Tuesday June 4, 2013 and 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 2013. We know that we won’t have any problems, but as a reminder: Make sure you are completing thorough pre-trips, Ensure that [...]
On Saturday May 25th the 5th Annual Motorcycle Ride for Dad was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Three members of the Len Dubois Trucking team were amongst the 1,002 registered riders. We were more than happy to donate a pledge to each of our guys. Together they raised $1000.00 in support of prostate cancer [...]
*Guest Post By Cindy Derricks. Driver: “Ah, finally a day off.” Wife: “Hunny, the sink is clogged, the toilets running, oh and can you help me with the errands.” Kids: “Daddy’s Home! Daddy’s Home! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!” This is a typical homecoming scenario in many households, especially for families who are just beginning to adjust [...]
Summer is a great time to be a truck driver. We go to some of the most beautiful and scenic places. We don’t have to deal with the ice, snow, and cold of winter. Summer does present challenging and severe weather such as tornadoes, flash floods and hurricanes; which can be dangerous and even lethal. [...]
Thunder storms consist of lightning, rain, and high winds. If you’ve been in Oklahoma or Nebraska during a storm with a lot of lightning you know it’s quite a sight. Flat plains and a lot of sky make a lightning display an amazing light show. Lightning is also one of the most underrated severe weather [...]
By now we’ve all seen the devastation from the tornado outside of Oklahoma City. While writing this, the death toll is around 24 and over 200 injured. Professional truck drivers travel to all parts of North America. The various regions offer varying weather and climate year round and all regions have severe weather. It’s important [...]