Trucking – A Blue-Collar Job to be Proud Of
Today I was listening to CNN and they were talking to Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame. Rowe recently did a 60-second spot for Walmart helping them present their new plan to invest in...
Carbon Express Pays Drivers More
We've reported on a few different companies now paying their truck drivers more. We did a report earlier on Total Transportation and how the company made the extra effort to pay their truck drivers more. Carbon...
Transportation And Trucking Sectors Strong
Airlines, trucking and trains are three sectors of the stock market that are old-school, old-fashioned and possess none of the sex appeal of, say, the social media and technology stocks.
A few years ago they...
Hells Angels’ Trucking Companies Banking Big On Fuel
Outlaw bikies have used trucking companies to defraud the federal government of millions of dollars in fuel rebates, according to an Australian Taxation Office investigation.
But Tax Office insiders say federal law enforcement agencies have failed...
Truck Driving Jobs – Good Money in a Bad Economy
Once you have obtained your CDL and made sure you drove safely and responsibly, you'll never be hurting for good truck driving jobs. Honestly, if you are a good driver and have a...
L.A. And Long Beach Ports Begin Strike
Drivers in a long-running labor dispute with three trucking companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began what they said would be an indefinite strike Monday.
The impact on the movement of...
Truck Driver Training – Needs Improvement
I've spent a few years in the area of new truck driver training. Working with these new drivers coming into the business gives you some good insight into what they are getting out of...
Truck Driver Training Schools-Swift Driving Academy
If you're looking for a competitive truck driving school to attend, you may want to consider Swift Driving Academy. While there's a lot of truck driving schools to choose from, Swift Driving Academy does...
Company Driver VS Lease Purchase Operator
Company Driver Or Purchase Operator
At some point in your trucking career, you're going to have to make a decision between being a company driver or a lease purchase operator. There's great benefits doing both...
The Pro’s and Con’s of Truck Driving Schools
We've all seen the ads in newspapers, along the sides of highways, and across the internet advertising different truck driving schools. They offer training, education and the possibility of job placement right after graduating....