Jim Pattison Lease is pleased to announce a new partnership with Visa Truck Rentals and Leasing based in Grande Prairie, AB. This new partnership will continue to operate the existing rental and leasing business that has been serving customers for over 40 years. Visa has locations throughout Western Canada offering quality vehicles for both short
According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, new drivers in BC are 3.5 times more at risk of getting into an accident than experienced drivers. That’s why ICBC is recruiting as many as 7,000 drivers with less than 4 years’ experience behind the wheel for a one-year pilot project to gauge driver behavior. Each
Charlie Williams Account Executive, Toronto How long have you been with Jim Pattison Lease? I have been with Jim Pattison Lease for 25 years. What do you do here? I am an Account Executive responsible for signing new accounts and then managing them on an ongoing basis. How does the JP Lease culture
As we are inundated with countless distractions from our increasingly hectic daily lives, it can be easy to let the little things interfere with our safe driving habits. Whether the blame is put on technology, other drivers, or our own wandering minds, letting ourselves get distracted behind the wheel can have devastating consequences. To prevent
On June 13, 2019, Transport Canada published Canada’s long-awaited ELD (electronic logging device) rule in an effort to increase safety and compliance in the trucking industry. In 2 years (by June 2021), ELDs will have to be used by all drivers that are currently required to maintain a logbook. The rules themselves will not be
The Jim Pattison Lease team brought together over 60 client facing sales personnel; including account executives, account managers, product specialists, and management from 8 of their regional offices, coast-to-coast, for our annual sales conference. This year’s conference was held in Montreal with the theme, “Rise to the Challenge”, which focused on best practices on meeting
In December 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) mandated in the United States that required drivers to use electronic logging devices (ELD) in lieu of paper logbooks. In Canada, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) is in the process of finalizing a similar proposal and could release their ruling to be in effect
May 1, 2019 (Vancouver, BC) - Jim Pattison Lease is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Kelowna Auto Mall Leasing portfolio located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Kelowna Auto Mall Leasing has been serving customers since 1989 and has built up a loyal customer base through excellent personal service. The same personal and expert service
Terry Bates Senior Account Manager, Burnaby How long have you been with Jim Pattison Lease? I’ve been with Jim Pattison Lease for 46 years. I started on July 1, 1972. What do you do here? The main part of what I do here is taking care of customers and giving them the best
Vehicle Selection Selecting the right vehicles for your fleet can be an overwhelming task for most business owners. With other responsibilities, it can appear much more daunting than it needs to be. A good fleet management company should have relationships in place with an array of manufacturer dealers to find any make and any
