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While most professional drivers are familiar with Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Level 1, 2, and 3 inspections, there are actually 8 different levels of inspections. Here is a quick description of each: Level 1: The big inspection where all...
"Irony" is described as an event with a result, opposite to the expectation when what we expect to happen doesn’t, it often creates conflict. Or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing...
It should be no surprise to anyone now that distracted driving is both illegal and unsafe. Penalties are stiff in all jurisdictions, and the consequences of this bad behaviour can be severe: both in financial and social terms. If you...
There are 2 major Commercial Vehicle Inspection Alliance (CVSA) inspection events coming up this summer that drivers should be aware of: Operation Safe Driver Week and Brake Safety Week. Operation Safe Driver Week is being held July 11-17, 2021. During...
Sleep Driving
How Driving Drowsy can be prevented.
In a CDC survey, an estimated 1 in 25 adult drivers 18+ reported having fallen asleep while driving in the previous 30 days. The survey reports that adult drivers who snore or usually...
With warmer weather coming up and places in Western Canada already seeing summer weather interspersed with wet and cold spells, it is time to assess your summertime tire strategy. Warmer weather and hot pavement will increase wear on your...
Here’s a quick tip for those new to the trucking industry that will keep you in good standing with your fellow drivers: pull through after fueling up. When you’ve finished filling up at the fuel pumps of a truck...
The current global pandemic has been challenging for everyone, but the challenge has not been felt equally. Some industries have fared better than others as some jobs were more pandemic-proof from the beginning. Trucking has been fortunate in the sense...
From time to time, you will be preloading a trailer for another driver and what you do will have a huge bearing on the load delivering on time. Don’t be “that” driver who does the bare minimum by simply...
Prescott and Smith Falls ON, May 18, 2020 Kriska Transportation Group has acquired the Intermodal Division of Wills Transfer Limited of Smith Falls, Ont. Wills drivers, dispatch and equipment, associated with their Intermodal drayage division, have now become a part of...
