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Driver Safety

Shift into Winter for commercial vehicles

Shift into Winter: How to Put Tire Chains on Commercial Vehicles

December 14, 2020December 11, 2012 8 Comments

Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement (CVSE) shows a detailed demonstration of how to install winter tire chains on a commercial vehicle — on video and in print.

Categories Shift into Winter, Trucking

Highway Thru Hell: The TranBC Interviews

September 27, 2021December 5, 2012 8 Comments

If there’s one television program out there that illustrates the need for drivers to “shift into winter,” it’s Discovery Channel’s Highway Thru Hell. The show’s action and suspense make it difficult to ignore the challenges

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos

Shift into Winter – A Cautionary Tale

February 1, 2023November 16, 2012 1 Comment

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” -Pablo Picasso I’m pretty sure Picasso didn’t have me in mind when he came up with that line, but the phrase

Categories Shift into Winter
driving at night

Be a Bright Light when Night Driving

October 16, 2023November 8, 2012 18 Comments

Not everyone thinks about it, but driving at night is more challenging and hazardous, than by day. Here are some tips and techniques to improve your safety.

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos, Trucking
island to the mainland

From the Island to the Mainland – A Straight-Up Story About Bridging

December 30, 2021October 30, 2012 61 Comments

  It’s been raised many times in the past, and it’ll likely continue to be a hot topic as long as Vancouver Island remains separated from the mainland (which will probably be a very long

Categories Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

Myth Busting at the Provincial Permit Centre: Prepare to be Amazed

July 16, 2020October 12, 2012 Leave a comment

If you thought you knew everything there was to know about getting a permit for an oversized load in BC, think again. Our Provincial Permit Centre (PPC) is a one-stop shop for the commercial transportation

Categories Trucking

7 Secrets to Taming Driver Stress

May 2, 2023October 10, 2012 11 Comments

Behind every steering wheel lurks driver stress. It creeps up when motorists are stuck in start-stop traffic, or being tailgated, or having to brake hard to avoid a crash, or seeing motorists who don’t follow

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos, Trucking

10 Motorcycle Safety Tips to Keep You on the Road

May 1, 2023May 30, 2012 46 Comments

Whether protected by three tonnes of metal and a seatbelt or by leathers and a helmet – all drivers are responsible for motorcycle safety. In fact, besides speed and inattentive driving, the main factor contributing

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