Monthly Archives: July 2014
How To Become A Truck Driver-Specifics And Requirements
If you are interested in learning how to become a truck driver, there are some things that you need to know before you begin your process. There are a few basic requirements that some...
Flatbed Trucking
Flatbed trucking is often considered to be the toughest trucking job in the industry. We also know that flatbed truck drivers are some of the highest paid trucking positions in the world. Flatbed trucking...
Becoming A Successful Owner Operator-What You Should Know
The Business Of Owner Operators
Most truck drivers that have been successful in trucking credit it to becoming an owner operator. Most of that attribute was behind a great business model. An owner-operator is a...
5 Tips Every Truck Driver Should Know
As truck drivers, we all have driving tips and techniques that we use to drive safely while also being productive. Truck drivers always have to drive defensively. It takes a semi-truck longer to brake,...
Two Semi-Trucks Responsible For 5 Deaths on Interstate 55 And Route 6
Truck DriverFrancisco Espinal-Quiroz Charged
Two semi-trucks responsible for 5 deaths is now under investigation after Monday's fatal crashes that killed 5 people and injured 5 more. The driver of a semi-truck that hit three stopped vehicles on Interstate 55 Monday...
Revenue From Freight Expected To Grow Over 70 Percent In The Next Decade
Overall U.S. freight tonnage will rise nearly 25% and revenues from that freight will surge above 70% over the next decade, per the latest long-term freight forecast released by the American Trucking Assns. (ATA).
The...
Truckers Logic Sponsoring Brandon Hot Rod Hempleman
We have struck a multi-fighter sponsorship deal with Alfred Benson at Fight Path Consulting! We are happy to announce the support to Brandon "Hot Rod" Hempleman and Matthew Jones! We look forward to a...
Past DOT Chiefs Urging Long-Term Solution To Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — As Congress will once again consider legislation to avoid another shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his 13 living predecessors have sent a letter to...
30,000 Medical Professionals Now Listed On National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that 8,000 more health professionals have been added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) since the new system for...
Truckload Linehaul Rates In North America Up 5.2 Percent In June
Promising Truckload Linehaul Rates
Truckload linehaul rates paid by North American shippers in June were 5.2 percent higher than in June of last year, the Cass Truckload Index shows.
“As demand continues to increase while capacity...