How does Encore work in the winter? How do they get their units started in -30 to 40 degrees Celsius below? When the ‘winds of November come calling’, you better be ready. Not just the operators, but the gear. When Winter comes Encore is fortunate enough in the capital district to have enough available garages […]
Everything started in our yard. It’s a sold gravel marvel, flat and pounded steel hard for our parked fleet of big power units and trailers. This is real trucking, highboys, step decks, winch tractors, and oil patch tough boom trucks. We are strategically placed with main […]
Save the Greens I like to golf occasionally at a small country course. It’s run by volunteers, and only 9 holes but the design of the course is terrific. A tough one to par, for anyone; and I like the challenge and the people who run It. Cathy runs the clubhouse, and greets almost everyone […]
A big thank you to all of our employees who provide photos for our monthly photo contest. Each month we collect photos from the field and in our office from our employees and draw a name at random to select a winner. Please view this month’s entrants.
Transition to a greener, carbon-free environment Future of Transportation Part 3 of 3 Encore and company transition to a greener, carbon free environment. Our thoughts, programs and plans on how to become a more responsible, corporate citizen and planetary resident. Part three of three. As we look into the future of transportation, we are […]
When the rubber hits the road Encore and company transition to a greener, carbon free environment. Our thoughts, programs and plans on how to become a more responsible, corporate citizen and planetary resident. Part two of three. Photo Credit: Ryan Divine Let’s move on to the part of our company that actually meets […]
Recently Encore began a journey of understanding and exploring what it means to be a business that promotes and supports Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. We needed to begin by diving into what each of those terms means. Diversity is the range of human differences. Each of us come from a diverse background with our own […]
The Practical Side of Safety. How to build a safety meeting that keeps your people interested yet talks and encourages ‘real’ safety. That is not a throwaway, ease into it, introduction. Platitudes and wordy manuals are the death toll of every safety program. Yet we are surrounded by gov manuals, insurance directives, company policy, […]
Journey to Real Safety It’s a long journey for any company to develop a safety and work culture that can approach the award-winning heights that Encore Trucking has. Let’s set some background. We all have Safety first, Safety programs, and Safety protocols; but there comes a point where you may hit a wall. […]
Safety Starts With Self-Awareness We build risk management into our daily work, but real safety leadership has to come from a personal level. Our people, their engagement, awareness, and continued involvement are vital to our safety program. We have no magic wand to change the world, but we do have control within our lives, […]
Jimmy Wabick started his journey in trucking while growing up on the family farm in Manitoba. He drove farm trucks and large machinery and grew to understand the equipment inside and out. When he turned 18, Jimmy left the farm and took a summer job working on a paving crew in Saskatchewan hauling asphalt. He […]
Mark Dundas – AMTA Safety Person of the Year! Encore’s safety record, since Mark has been involved, tells the only story necessary to award this honor to a truly gifted safety person. He knows how to communicate, to prioritize, to enforce, train, educate, cajole, discipline and somehow get our young people, and old dogs to […]