Commercial Drivers – Improve Your Sleep
Safety Is Everyone’s Concern! At Ippolito Transportation, we live and breathe a safety culture. As a Professional Truck Driver, it can seem difficult while on the road, but there are still adjustments you can make to improve the quality and duration of your sleep. Some tips are: Create a schedule. Schedule meal and sleep breaks, […]
Stay Safe – Protect Yourself from Fraud and Scams
Safety Is Everyone’s Concern! We live and breath a safety culture. We want to help you protect yourself from scammers. If you’ve received something that doesn’t look or feel right, trust your instincts. Order confirmation scams. These are unexpected calls/texts/emails that often refer to an unauthorized “purchase” or order” and ask you to act urgently […]
Drivers – Parking for the Night
Safety Is Everyone’s Concern! We live and breath a safety culture. As a professional truck driver Parking for the Night can have its safety challenges. Some safety tips are: Keep contact information on hand for who you can contact when parked at a customer site. Inform your carrier of your location. Secure your doors in […]
Drivers – Three-points of contact
Safety Is Everyone’s Concern! We live and breath a safety culture. Professional truck drivers are at risk of sprains and strains caused in part by slip and falls while getting in or out of trucks. Three-points of contact form a triangle of anchor points, which changes in form when mounting or dismounting a truck. Always […]
Quebec Load Restrictions – March 23, 2023
Each spring, the Ministère determines the thaw period dates for the three Thaw Zones across Québec. During this time, heavy vehicles travelling on the road network must reduce their loads, in accordance with the limits imposed by the Vehicle Load and Size Limits Regulation. Ippolito Transportation Inc is fully complaint to all regulation as determined […]
Drivers – Recognizing and Managing Fatigue
Safety Is Everyone’s Concern! As a commercial driver, being fatigued can have dangerous consequences as it significantly increases your risk as you operate your truck. To stay both safe and healthy, it is important that you get enough quality sleep. Here are some tips: Most adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep, which […]
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)
Ippolito Transportation, our moto is Safety Is Everyone’s Concern. We are very pleased to announce that we have partnered with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT). Ippolito Transportation Drivers work diligently to deliver products and people safely to their intended destinations across North America. In the course of their everyday jobs, these drivers have the opportunity to […]
Fall Driving Tips for Truckers 2022
Safety Is Everyone’s Concern! We live and breath a safety culture. Here are some fall tips of truck drivers to ensure that you, your truck, your freight and everyone is safer. 1 – Sunglasses Autumn sunrises and sunsets can be very bright. The amount of sunlight in the daytime also produces so much glare, making […]
Summer Driving Tips for Truckers 2022
Ippolito Transportation, we are fully committed to the safety of our drivers, our employees, the public, our terminals, the environment, our equipment, and your freight. The summer heat has begun! We want to make sure that our team is safe all year round. Here are four main summer tips for truckers. 1. Water Drinking water […]
Driving Safety Tips for Truckers 2022
Ippolito Transportation, we are fully committed to the safety of our drivers, our employees, the public, our terminals, the environment, our equipment, and your freight. We have a few preventable tips: 1. Check your emergency kit. Keeping a stocked emergency kit in your commercial vehicles can make all the difference in an emergency. 2. Drop […]
