Yearly Archives: 2014
Another School Shooting In New Mexico Raises More Questions Then Answers
Another school shooting in Roswell, New Mexico, now raises more questions then answers. It happened in a middle school gym, another terrifying scene of outrage and disgust. A 12 year old student walked into...
Federal Motor Carrier Administration Extends Medical Examiner’s Certificate Until 2015
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) has handed down an extension that requires all interstate commercial driver's license (CDL) holders to retain their paper copies of their medical examiner's certificate. CDL holders are also still required...
Trucking a Good Solution to the Unemployed
With unemployment rates coming down slightly from their peak in the great recession, many folks are still looking for a great place to rebound in their careers. And there has also been some talk...
Team Driving
We spent the last article looking at being a solo driver. In this article, we want to focus on what it takes to be successful if you want to spend your time team driving....
Truck Driver Training – My First Experience
Truck Driving Training
I started my truck driver training around Thanksgiving about 7 years ago. I attended the local community college's truck driver training school and my truck driver training was sponsored and paid for...
Trucking Questionnaire
It's always interesting to me when I tell someone that I am a truck driver. I get all of these questions about miles I drive, what it's like and so on. I like to...
Solo Driver
There are many things you need to consider when you are entering the trucking industry. Once you decide you want to drive a truck. You will need to have a general idea of whether...
Sickness on the Road – Knowing Your Limits
I have done it, you have done it and I am sure every other truck driver on the road has done it. As long as you have been driving a truck for more than a...