Posts Tagged ‘Safety Dawg’
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It’s very clear that during this COVID-19 Pandemic, you have given all truck drivers a good name. Strike that – a GREAT NAME! Back in the olden days when I was a driver (more than 40 years ago), truck drivers were the “White Knights” of the road. You need to remember that back then there…
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I was a guest speaker at a driver meeting recently in Windsor, Ontario. One of the other speakers was from the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). This officer works at the local scale facility. During the presentation, the officer mentioned that tickets for Hours of Service offences have dropped since the implementation of Electronic…
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A little over a year ago, the FMCSA clarified the law regarding ‘Personal Conveyance’ (PC) in the USA. And with this new wording, it changed the use of PC significantly. The changes can be a massive benefit to drivers. Just enormous benefits! So, what did the FMCSA allow? Let me paraphrase it this way: When…
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Have you heard about the insurance market for trucking companies? Some are saying that it is out of control. Others are saying that the insurance issue is a little simpler than that, and that the insurance companies have finally woken up to the reality that some trucking companies don’t deserve to be covered. Wow! So,…
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Last month another USA trucking company, with a large Canadian contingent, went bankrupt. Bankruptcies are up all through our industry in 2019. Many trucking companies are finding business slow and are hiring strategically, or not hiring at all. Are we in a recession or at the very least, a slow-down? Trucking historically has always been…
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What makes you safe as a truck driver? It certainly is not dispatch. Heck, many dispatchers want you to run and run and then keep running. Is it the company you work with? Again, many of the smaller companies want you to work and work as they have customer service as their goals and often,…
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“Why does it take so long to apply and get a job at many of the smaller companies today? I want to work for the company located just down the street. I went to school with the owner’s children and they were good friends. So, I want to work for their parents. Why is it…
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Really, why do we all think that it is fine for cars to travel at 120 km or more and for truck drivers to have the hammer down at 105 kms consistently? This speeding mentality is all taking place on highways with posted speed limits of 100 km or 60 and 65 mph. What word…