Recognizing and Avoiding Aggression on the Road
If you’re anything like me, you love good news; like hearing about deserving people that have won the lottery, or shelter animals being adopted, or even just general acts of kindness. In my opinion, good news is something we hear pretty regularly in the trucking industry. Now, you may be rolling your eyes at that, but you can’t deny that it’s pretty common to hear about heroic truckers doing something amazing, or...
Catching Cliques in the Trucking Industry
Alright, we’ve all seen it – the video went viral, and the veteran driver faced the consequences when he was fired within 24 hours of rudely refusing to help out a rookie. If you haven’t seen it, long story short – a new driver asks a driver with a lot of experience to pull up a little a bit so that he can more easily maneuver his own truck. Shockingly, the veteran driver not only refuses, but also verbally abuses the newbie, while...
All Truck Jobs teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation!
Have you ever dreamed of breaking a world record and landing a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records? Do you wish you had more time to give back to the community and those in need? Well, here’s your chance – the Make-A-Wish Foundation needs your help! For the past 26 years, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has hosted a Mother’s Day Truck Convoy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania – which happens to be the hometown of All Truck Jobs!...
Lifehacks ALL Truckers Need to Know to Survive Winter
It might still be fall but before we know it, Old Man Winter will be contentiously knocking at our door. And with it, will come all those dreaded winter driving challenges. But, luckily, some of these pesky seasonal pitfalls can be made easier with some handy-dandy tricks that you can do with items you likely already have laying around. Fix the Fog on the Fly During colder months, fogged up windshields can become an extreme nuisance...
Fight Off the Flu on the Road: 5 tips for avoiding the Flu virus
Fall is in full bloom and winter is on the way. They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year; the weather is cooler, the leaves are filled with beautiful reds and oranges, the holidays are on their way, and – achoo! It’s Flu Season. Most people don’t think of the flu as more than miserable and inconvenient, but the Center for Disease Control estimates that about 200,000 people end up hospitalized with flu related symptoms...
Celebrate Operation Safe Driver Week 2015, October 18-24
If you’re a commercial driver, you are living “dangerously.” In fact, Time named truck driving as the 8th most dangerous jobs. Probably due to the fact that over 300,00 vehicle accidents that occurred in 2012 had some big rigs involved, according to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced that next week, October 18-24, will be 2015’s...