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When you feel a headache intensifying or your sciatic nerve starts to flare up again, what is the first action you will likely take? For many, grabbing a bottle of painkillers is commonly a first move towards achieving relief for a variety of painful ailments. Does this classify you as an addict or dependent, just because you want relief from your pain? If we frequently use painkillers, does that mean we are at risk of developing a dependency or an addiction to opioids from pain medications?
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Winter is officially upon us. Even if the road conditions close to home appear nice, it is important to remember that the weather can change very quickly in higher altitudes. All professional truck drivers should be aware it is ‘chain up season’ and that any commercial truck over 27,000 kg GVW must carry chains from October 1st to March 31st.
Aside from being equipped with chains, you still need to know when to use them. Stay up to date with current chain up requirements here.
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The Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day holidays are a great time to visit family and friends. Some of these holidays fall on the weekend, therefore, we will be closed on the following corresponding work days:
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It’s 6:30 in the morning. You grab your morning coffee and head out the door. As you travel down the street, you notice that due to the morning fog, visibility is quite limited. As you approach the next intersection, you safely come to a stop and scan both directions before proceeding; everything looks clear. You are halfway through the intersection when suddenly bright lights from over your shoulder are upon you, filling your vision with brightness. You quickly run across the intersection, avoiding what could have been the end of your day.
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We will be mostly closed on Friday November 11th, 2016 in observance of Remembrance Day, with a few support staff available.
We will be fully open again on Monday 14th, 2016. Thank you and enjoy your long weekend!
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In today’s world, we are more connected than ever before. From checking the weather in the morning to making a status update in the afternoon, the internet world constantly interacts with our daily routine. On top of that, it seems like almost every app is asking for either personal info in order to sign in or it’s asking for way too many permissions during install. The need to remain diligent in protecting our information has never been higher.
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Some say that the more you perform a task, the better you become at it. So if it’s your first time doing something and you want to strengthen your abilities, it is only logical to repeat it over and over until you get better. That sounds pretty normal, but is there a danger of becoming too good at something?
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We will be mostly closed on Monday October 10th, 2016 in observance of Thanksgiving, with a few support staff available. We will be fully open on Tuesday October 11th, 2016. Thank you and enjoy your long weekend!
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Once again there was a great turnout at this years T&P Trucking Annual Golf Tournament on September 17 at Tall Timbers Golf Course in Langley, BC. As T&P Trucking was hosting the event, we had all of our departments contributing to help this years tournament be a success. From sales and accounting, to dispatch and logistics, everyone did a fantastic job helping to facilitate the needs of our guests. Despite the less than ideal weather, we still had a great time socializing with our customers and reliving some of the highlights from last year.
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Today it is glaringly obvious to anyone in the trucking industry that we are facing a driver shortage. With trucking being such an important part of the North American commercial industry, how could there possibly be a need for drivers? Why is this an issue today? How did such a powerful industry get into such trouble?
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