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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

Ride Don’t Slide: What Winter Tires Mean to You

September 28, 2021December 4, 2012 Leave a comment

Have you ever debated about installing winter tires? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Learn the difference between “hockey puck” tires, and tires made for winter conditions that remains flexible at low temperatures,.

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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

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5 Things to Learn from Watching Highway Thru Hell

September 27, 2021November 1, 2012 14 Comments

Whether you’re an avid connoisseur of reality television, or simply an average BC driver intrigued by life on the road, you’re likely familiar with Discovery Channel’s series: Highway Thru Hell (cue flaming asphalt). The frosty

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos, Trucking
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Safety First: 8 Steps to Installing Winter Tire Chains

October 22, 2020October 28, 2011 4 Comments

There are many things you can do to be prepared for winter, one of which is knowing how to install winter tire chains. Below is a video from the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement team

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos

Personal or Commercial Vehicle – How and When to Chain Up

April 27, 2022February 3, 2011 121 Comments

How and when to install chains — whether you drive a passenger vehicle or you operate a commercial vehicle. Winter tire and chain requirements are in place from Oct. 1 – April 30, throughout most of BC.

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