Safety Moment: Road Rage

Submitted by Ranjo Sanghera Road rage is a type of aggressive driving that results from heightened emotions like anger and frustration behind the wheel. It is represented by hostile gestures, verbal insults, or even dangerous maneuvers threatening the driver and...

Safety Moment: Spring is upon us

Submitted by Jim Semeschuk, NCSO, ASHSP – Southern Trucking (a division of Southern Messenger) Take notice of road bans/restrictions Most secondary highways are limited to 75% or 90% of legal load limits. Overweight on Ban Roads can result in very stiff...

Safety Moment: Intersection Safety

Submitted by Dave Davis, Enmax This Safety Moment is a reminder to slow down and proceed carefully through roadway intersections. Statistics from the Alberta Government show intersection-related collisions increase in the month of January – mostly due to winter...

Safety Moment: Wildfire Awareness

Submitted by Chad Eamer, Civeo According to the National Forestry Database over 8,000 fires occur each year and burn an average of over 2.1 million hectares Also, lightning causes about 50% of all fires but accounts for about 85% of the annual area burned, this is all...

Safety Moment: Respecting Student Drivers

Submitted by: Don MacDonald, CCA Truck Driver Training Ltd.We have all seen them out there on the roads. The slow moving vehicle with the dreaded “Student Driver” signs on them. It seems, for most people, the natural response to this sighting is to step hard on the...