Posts Tagged ‘Safety Dawg’
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I had some incredible feedback on last month’s article regarding how truck drivers seemingly ignore pushrod travel, ABS lights, the ABS system and generally do an incompetent pre-trip. The feedback led to a discussion with one of the readers, and they pointed out how some companies are compliant but not safe. What does that mean…
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One thing that I really enjoy doing is performing road evaluations with experienced professional truck drivers. We both get to go on the road together and perform normal driving routines such as city driving, and the driver gets to show me their driving experience on the highway. Of course, before we get onto the road…
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If you are dissatisfied with your current position, then you are in luck. Everyone is hiring and you will get a new position almost immediately. That is good news for you. Bad for your current employer. I caution you that before you go jumping from where you are to your new home, it would be…
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Do you need a break? Are you like me, trying to avoid the news because it is the same news all the time? It seems to me like it has been the same news cast for the past two years! Man, oh Man, I need a break from it all and perhaps you do too.…
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Driver scorecards, are they useful? They have been all the rage lately. Most of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) providers have some sort of a driver measurement. Are these driver scorecards useful, and do they add any benefit? There are other companies that are providing even more information and metrics than just the ELD device…
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On the day that I’m writing this article, there is one, yes – only one, approved ELD supplier in Canada. Perhaps by the time you are reading this magazine, there will be more. The law requiring ELDs has been in place for Federally regulated trucks since June 12, 2021. On that date, there were NO…
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On the day that I’m writing this article, there is one, yes – only one, approved ELD supplier in Canada. Perhaps by the time you are reading this magazine, there will be more. The law requiring ELDs has been in place for Federally regulated trucks since June 12, 2021. On that date, there were NO…
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Wow, it is starting again. Here in Canada, we are starting to resume “normal” life. For those truck drivers crossing the US border regularly, you must be seeing the fundamental differences between Canada and the United States and how each handled the COVID situation. What does this all mean for trucking? I think that COVID-19…