A Look At The Thriving Trucking Industry

The fact is that we will always need the trucking industry in order to get goods from one part of the country to the other, and for this reason the opportunities for truckers and trucking companies are only expected to grow in the future. Those who are licensed to drive the big rigs are often able to make a very good living......more

 

Trucking Safety: "D" is for Don't Hire This Driver

Trucking companies that use behavioral assessments to screen driver applicants have cut their accident rates and costs substantially, sometimes by half or more. Research and experience prove this to be true......more

 

There's Something About Trucking

Some of the things that make trucking special are our language, our way of acknowledging one another, the code we live by, and our appreciation of common courtesies. We truckers have a language. Sure, computer programmers and physicians have their own language, but you can read up on and study those topics to learn the lingo. In trucking, to learn the lingo, you have to live the life......more

 

Independent Truck Drivers Have It Tough

It has never been easy to be an independent truck driver and with the high fuel prices, high cost of insurance and over regulations and bureaucracy; including out of control taxes it is a wonder that there are any Independent truck drivers left at all. And the ones......more

 

The Nature Of The Trucking Industry

Trucking firms are the link between the consumer and manufacturers. These trucking companies are contracted by businesses to pick up goods, transport them, and deliver a wide variety of products that we as consumers rely on all the time......more

 

Trucking Safety: 'S' Is For The Safe Driver

Have you ever wondered why some truck drivers seem to be accident prone and others have never caused an accident? Would you like to know you're getting safe drivers before you hire them? Safety research shows you can determine driver applicants' probability......more

 

The Importantance of the Truck Driving Industry

So what does all this mean? The truck industry is growing, and they need more truck drivers to keep up with the demand. Considering that our industry relies on most products to be shipped through trucks, it makes sense that as our economy grows, this industry will grow......more

 

Traveling Safely Alongside With Trucks

Keep your vehicle out of the truck blind spots. The truck drivers have the great probability of not seeing you in these unsafe areas. These spots include the truck’s rear and certain portions on its sides. In order to determine if the truck driver has a full view.....more

 

Freighting Around The World

Freight forwarders rely on what is called intermodal transportation. This means that the freight they carry does not go on only one type of transportation. The freight may hop on ships to reach a different countries, and then get ferried to a distant location, then trucked to a receiving station......more

 

Every Which Way But Forward

In most parts of the USA, traffic patterns are pretty bland. Left turns are left turns. Right turns are right turns. A freeway off ramp has a stop at the end of the ramp and a turn onto the side road. Freeways are for non-stop driving. But if you’re a trucker or......more

 

Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics are High

What is even scarier about these statistics is that a high percentage of tractor trailer accidents are caused not by the driver of the truck. It is the driver of smaller vehicles that were involved in a crash, which is usually the cause in error of judgment. In such accidents......more

 

18 Wheeler Accidents

With today's high-pressure economy, where everything needs to be instant, truck drivers are put under enormous amounts of pressure, oftentimes in an attempt to save time and meet quotas. You see, to these big trucking companies, time is money. And sometimes money can be worth breaking a few rules......more

Swift Transportation Begins Sleep Apnea Program
Phoenix-based Swift Transportation Co. The company has chosen Precision Pulmonary Diagnostics as its comprehensive sleep apnea provider.

Covenant Says Third Quarter "Frustrating"
Covenant Transportation Group, Chattanooga, Tenn., reported increased revenue but a net loss for the third quarter.

Trucking Failures Continue At A Record Pace
The economic downward spiral has taken a deeper toll on the trucking industry than ever before with a record number of companies failing in the first three quarters of 2008.