APPLE STRUDEL MUFFINS These muffins are great for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. INGREDIENTS Muffins 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups chopped apples Topping 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 [...]
Professional truck drivers are the safest drivers on the road. Experienced drivers with a record of safety do a lot of things other drivers don't. You can't drive 120k+ miles per year, accident free, without safe driving habits. It's kind of like how good sports teams seem to get all the lucky bounces. They're simply [...]
In the past month it seems that there have been a lot of news articles about trucking company recruiters. Now these articles focus on what to watch out for when speaking with a recruiter. How a recruiter will say or promise just about anything to a driver to get them behind the wheel of their [...]
When you're in trucking long enough, you'll accumulate some interesting stories. Recently we had a driver who went to her doctor several times because of fatigue, dizziness, nausea, and her asthma was bothering her. Her doctor wasn't able to figure out what was causing her symptoms. It wasn't until her truck went in for a [...]
Len Dubois Trucking is running a colouring contest for the staff and family members of Len Dubois Trucking. We will be giving away 7 family passes, good for up to six people, to The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head exhibit at the Manitoba Children's Museum. We have 7 entrance categories to choose from: #1 – [...]
The deadline for your final RRSP contribution for the 2013 tax year is March 3. If you haven’t been making regular contributions to your RRSP you still have time to benefit from investing in one. At the very least you can start preparing yourself for next year’s deadline. What is an RRSP? A registered Retirement [...]
Chicken and Peppers Yields 4 Servings Perfect to serve over a bed of rice or in a homemade flour tortilla. Freezes well, so you can make this ahead of time and take it along with you on your next trip. INGREDIENTS 2 chicken breasts cut into strips 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1/3 of a green, yellow, [...]
One of the keys to success in trucking is controlling operating costs. Trucking is a low margin industry and finding creative ways to increase efficiency and reduce costs is essential to our continued growth. Fuel is a large operating cost which needs to be managed properly. We've made significant investments to increase fuel efficiency including [...]
An essential part of every truck driver’s life is getting proper sleep and rest. Without it we experience daytime drowsiness, mood changes, stress and anxiety, and loss of productivity. Did you know that there are two states of sleep? The Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep stage is the cycle that allows your body to [...]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the long awaited field study on the current hours of service rule. The FMCSA has concluded that the two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. requirements of the restart cause truck operators to drive safer and be better rested. It goes on to say, “This new study confirms [...]
