Find Your Ride: “Uber” for Trucking
Unless you’ve been completely under a rock the past few years, you’ve probably heard of Uber. It’s that mobile app that let’s people find and pay for rides—it’s essentially a virtual taxi service. Users can even become drivers and earn cash hauling people around. And despite a lot of negative press they’ve received, their idea became so popular that it has inspired a new generation of thinking...
Mexican Trucking Restrictions Might Get Lifted in the U.S.
Mexican trucking firms may now be legally permitted to operate in the U.S., according to Mexico’s Communications and Transport Ministry. Mexican truckers have been trying to negotiate unlimited access to drive in our country. However, currently, the U.S. restricts the Mexican transportation industry. In a way though, it’s unfair considering that American drivers have access to their country since 2007. Their Mexican...
“Virtual Technician”: Internet-Connected Engines Are the Future of Trucking
The last thing a truck driver wants is to get behind due to unforeseen truck maintenance. You know, the dreaded “check engine” light of death—–ranging from anything simple needing an oil change… to something far more devastating. From there you have two choices (neither one a good choice, either): 1. Keep going and just hope and pray you don’t end up breaking down. Or, 2. Take it to get looked at...
What to Look for in Trucking Schools
In order to land a career where you earn a good wage, you almost always need more than just a high school education in this job market. There aren’t as many labor or manufacturing jobs like there used to be in the old days. Unfortunately, higher education is financially out of the question for many. Even ones who graduate usually end up paying back ungodly amounts of student loans for a good chunk of their lives. Plus, even with...
Congress Doesn’t Think Truckers Need More Sleep
It looks like D.C. is now hitting the snooze button on the newer sleep requirement rules for drivers. Congress voted earlier in December on a $1.1 trillion plan to rollback spending by amending regulations for clean water, banks, and amount of rest required for truckers. When it comes to the topic of hours-of-service, the debate rolls on. Despite such a huge whirlwind the media saw promoting stricter revisions to trucking policies,...