Truck Driving in Snow: Driving Safety Tips
When the winter chill descends and carpets the roads with its white frosty blanket, truck drivers face an entirely different beast on their usual routes. The snow-covered landscape covers the tricky situations that can occur while truck driving in snow. Professional truck drivers who spend long hours navigating the nation’s highways must be uniquely prepared to handle the challenges of winter driving safely and effectively. Here are a...
The Most Scandalous Crimes Committed by Truckers
Life on the road can be lonely, hard, and even monotonous at times. Despite it all, many truck drivers love it, and they don’t know what they’d do without this career choice. When times get tough, they find healthy ways to manage. Some manage by picking up new hobbies that can help with stress relief, such as exercising. Then there are others who commit acts of crime that sometimes give trucking a bad rap. While the majority of...
How Toll Roads Impact Truck Drivers and Why There’s a Fight in PA
Troubles with tolls are a popular topic amongst truck drivers, especially owner-operators who have to foot the bill when driving through. Yet toll roads are how states generate funding to maintain roadways and update infrastructures, so tolls aren’t going anywhere. The federal government funds about 25 percent of roadways whereas state governments pay the other 75 percent. At the same time, a study by the Texas A&M Transportation...
CDL Jobs for Felons | Learn the Basics
For those recently released from prison, trucking and other CDL jobs have long been a go-to profession. As long as sufficient time has passed since one’s conviction, people with felonies can have good luck when getting into the trucking business. Although it’s definitely harder to get CDL jobs for felons, it is certainly possible to make a living in transportation following a prison sentence. Nonetheless, we’ll explore some of the key...
Who is Exempt from the ELD Rule?
A new rule will soon be the law of the land in the trucking industry. The electronic logging device (ELD) rule will require drivers to have a device in their truck that records how much time they’ve been driving. The goal of the ELD rule is to more accurately track how many hours someone is working each day. However, there are certain situations where truck drivers may be exempt from the ELD rule. So, what do drivers need to know...
Winter Trucking Safety Tips
Although we’re just getting into the fall weather, there’s no better time to talk about winter trucking than right now. Before you know it the temperatures will drop and those slick and icy conditions will be the number one thing on your mind as you traverse the roads. Luckily, as long as you’re prepared and know how to maintain your rig, you’ll be able to truck in winter conditions no matter what you’re carrying. These winter...