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LUCK – Labouring Under Correct Knowledge can be said many different ways, but this one stuck with me as my favourite, partially because it was so easy to remember. An older gentleman explained this to me years ago, but it’s been Read More …
Trucker shortage? Really? Does this mean we get to dictate a little more of our future now? How about demanding higher wages, more respect, or more say in the outcome of rules and regulations that affect us? As drivers we’ve Read More …
Welcome to ice road trucking e-book preview 8 where the story touches on driving experience, moral intelligence, and doing the right thing, at the right time and for the right reasons. “You can take a road too slow every time, but you can Read More …
Ice road trucking e-book preview 5 takes a look the biggest issue facing drivers in northern Canada. The cold weather is your worst enemy for the equipment and yourself. Once the temperatures dip below -30 you can almost expect things to Read More …
Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 3. Rules, rules, and more rules. There’s a misconception that ice road trucking is a dangerous occupation. the reality is, it’s a highly professional one, but not everyone liked the rules. “They can take this Read More …
Bending the rule is not always a bad thing. Sometimes it’s the only thing to do. Most progress wouldn’t happen if rules weren’t bent. When I rolled onto the ice for the first time, it was pretty much like a downhill Read More …
Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 6 takes a look at “Attitude” and how far a bad one carries you in your day to day business. “A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t go anywhere until you change it.” The Read More …
Welcome to Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 9 where we take a look at cutting your losses from problems that cost you time and money. After finally crossing Waite Lake we made our way through Portage 15 and onto another small Read More …
Welcome to the last of our previews, Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 13. We hope you’ve enjoyed them. If you’re interested in a complete copy of the book, we’ll be releasing it in its entirety sometime in the summer of 2016. Ice Read More …
Road Reports is a service on our site to provide you with the important links you need to allow you to be up to date with current weather conditions in your area. Before we give you the links to road Read More …
I love to use this next quote for truck driving safety material. It has to be one of the most valuable tips I ever learned. “You can take a road too slow every time, but you can only take it too Read More …
Before you begin your truck driver job search, we’d like to give you a few things to consider. The internet opened up so many new ways of finding a trucking job, so we need to take a slightly different approach Read More …
This series is how SEEM-Safe Efficient Ethical Moral became my personal virtue of Safe Professional Truck Driving. A virtue is something that you hold in very high regard and your behavior shows high moral standards. The word has Latin origin and the Read More …
Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 2 is where we take a look at starting a new job from the side of the employer, as well as the employee. “Everything on your resume was a lie, I like that, welcome to the Read More …
Balancing confidence and Caution and practical wisdom work together hand in hand. Consider this the last piece of the puzzle where it all comes together. Practical wisdom gives you the balance to make rational decisions to do the right thing, Read More …
