15 Jun, 2017

Celebrating the 2016 Safe Driving Awards

2017-09-15T17:13:52-04:00June 15th, 2017|

As a premier Canadian trucking company, Challenger is proud to celebrate the skill and expertise of our quality drivers. We invest time and resources into hiring, training and continually assessing our professional drivers.  When the trucks hit the road, it’s our drivers’ abilities and quick thinking that ensure safety on our roadways. That’s why we [...]

28 Oct, 2015

Through Technology, the Industry is Changing

2017-09-15T17:14:03-04:00October 28th, 2015|

Over the past few years there have been many changes within technology geared towards improvements in fuel consumption and safety. Technology, as it relates to driver safety, has been changing at a fast pace. We have seen everything from e-logs, collision avoidance systems and driver facing cameras – all geared towards improving driver behavior. Most [...]

8 Jun, 2015

Summer time state of mind

2015-10-27T13:57:48-04:00June 8th, 2015|

I hope everyone is enjoying the late spring early summer weather. Although it has been cooler than normal you can sure see and feel the difference in everyone’s state of mind. It is amazing to me, the effect that sunlight and warmer weather has on everyone’s state of mind. With this time of year also [...]

6 Jan, 2015

New Year’s Resolution – Safety

2015-10-27T15:09:02-04:00January 6th, 2015|

It’s that time of year again; time to make our New Year’s Resolutions! While of course the standard things come to mind, lose weight, quit smoking…. What about considering something important to your health, and that of the motoring public? What about safe driving as a New Year’s resolution! Everyone has bad habits that increase [...]

17 Dec, 2014

34 Hour Re-start Provision

2017-09-15T17:14:11-04:00December 17th, 2014|

As I read about the possible changes to the USA 34 hour reset provision, I have to quietly thank Santa Claus for the early Christmas present. Though most laws that are introduced, positive or negative, have a higher purpose that I can rationalize. Unfortunately this law just wasn't one of them... Over two years ago [...]

9 Dec, 2014

Collision Avoidance Technology

2017-09-15T17:14:12-04:00December 9th, 2014|

Welcome to my first blog post. As I ponder what I should write about, I received another concern regarding the new collision avoidance technology currently on our new equipment. Sounds like something good to write about… I would first like to explain how the system works, as there has been some confusion between the two [...]

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