Meet 5 B.C. outfits that get safety right

LANGLEY, B.C.-- Two years ago, Leonard Kane Jr., paid a consultant to assess the health and safety practices of Len's Transportation Group, the trucking company that his father Leonard Sr., launched in 1964. And last week, Len's was honored as one of the five safest trucking outfits in the province. An organization called Safety Driven-Trucking Safety Council of BC (SafetyDriven-TSCBC) cited Phoenix Truck&Crane, Sutco Transportation Specialists, Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd., MasonLift Ltd., and finally, Len's, for their commitment to keeping their workers and workplaces safe from injury, illness, and disease.