Driver's Column

Driving a bus can be a demanding and stressful job, and the need for bus drivers to maintain good health has never been greater. While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the transportation industry to put enhanced cleaning and safety...

One item that most drivers don’t even consider when doing a visual brake inspection is the operation and condition of the "S" cams. If an S-cam is found to be over-rotated, that is an automatic out-of-service violation, and in...

With Christmas and the end of the calendar year approaching most of us will be looking forward to getting home for the holidays. One thing to keep in mind for the end of the year is most permits, truck...

Winter driving in the highway is bad enough, but when you’re on city streets, it’s a totally different animal, especially during and immediately after the first serious snow fall. Until the ground freezes, the snow will partially melt in contact with the pavement and turn into slush. As more snow falls, it covers the slush, and the whole mess becomes extremely slippery.

Sign, signs, everywhere there’s signs…. We really have to pay attention to road signs. They convey a lot of vital information, direct us where we want to go, alert us to dangers and warn us of places we do...

Parking in the winter, especially during inclement weather is far different that parking in the summer for a number of reason. One of the biggest parking dangers during the winter is, believe it or not… heat. “How can heat be a problem in the winter?” you ask?  Well, as you drive, your tires heat up, even during the coldest weather. When you park, they will cool down. If you park in fresh snow, or even packed snow, as the tires cool, they will melt the snow under them, and your truck can “sink” a few centimetres into the snow.

Summer means longer days and shorter nights.  It also means hot weather.  Sleeping when it is bright and hot is difficult, and truckers should do what they can to prepare their sleep spaces. If you have to stop for the...

When it comes to getting permits for oversize loads, whether or not the load is reducible is typically a major factor in permitting.  A reducible load is a load that can be easily made smaller, and a non-reducible load...

“Doing the right thing isn’t always easy, in fact sometimes its real hard but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.”  The above quote precisely describes the ongoing struggle of the trucking associations and human rights activists...

Telematics, data, cameras, ELD, we are in an age of trucking where the organization can be overwhelmed with information. Keeping our fleet safe and protected from the dreaded nuclear verdict is a major concern that keeps many a safety...