Posts Tagged ‘Safety Dawg’

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…

Today I am addressing all Truck Drivers. You have a most challenging occupation. It seems like everything is out of your control. While you can often choose your dispatch, you can never control the vehicles around you. Other drivers (especially automobile operators) simply don’t understand what it is that you are trying to do. Of…

Thanks to your insurance provider, your safety department is one of the most critical areas of your company. It doesn’t matter if your ‘safety department’ is the owner of a small trucking company who also wears 12 other hats or a full-fledged, large company, twelve person safety department. Your insurance company demands that you have…

Recently a trucking company client told me a story. Their Safety Director received a telephone call from a man who stated that he was currently in the hospital. He told the Safety Director that he had been rear-ended by one of his trucks and he claimed that the truck driver simply took off after the…

Remember back, what seems like way back, to December 2017. It was then the new USA law for ELDs (Electronic Logging Devices) came into to effect. It seems so very long ago. In October and November of 2017, trucking companies rushed to install AOBRDs (Automatic On-Board Recording Devices) into their units. If the unit was…

We have all heard about last year’s tragic crash in Saskatchewan. 13 lives lost plus so many injured. Many of the injured will suffer bodily pain and suffering for the rest of their lives and let us not forget about their mental health. There are also the unknown victims: the parents, brothers, sisters and those…

Dash Cameras are now under $100. Can they save your bacon in a crash?  Picture this… you are on Highway 401, travelling eastbound.  Your truck is in the right-hand lane of the express lanes and you have lots and lots of following distance. The truck speedometer says that you are moving at 97 kph. Yes,…

Happy New Year! With the New Year, some of you will look for a new driving position. Here are some common errors or mistakes on application documents. This topic is very important for both the driver applicant and the safety office of the company receiving the documents. Why is it necessary or even critical? It…