Category Archives: Finding The Right Truck Driving Job

Understanding Pre-Hire Letters: The What, Why, And How Of This Important Step

Getting pre-hires is an important step when beginning your truck driving career. They can verify that companies are willing to hire you, and give you numerous choices when it comes to choosing the company you’d like to work for. Here we’ll go into detail about what a pre-hire is, and how to go about getting them. Continue reading

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Made It Through Your First Year As A Driver? Great! Now What?

What comes after the first year of driving? If you keep your safety record and license clean you now have a lot more option on where you can go, including becoming a lease driver or owner operator. Continue reading

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The Long Road Back

I first went to driving school in 1995. I went from a business enviornment right to the road. I was in real estate for many years, but I am, at heart, a truck driver though, and even though I have helped get many people into their own homes, driving is what I truly enjoyed. Like many drivers, I only came off the road to try and save a failing marriage. Continue reading

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Recruiters, Companies, and Schools – Choosing The Right Path Into Your Trucking Career

Its funny how much getting started in trucking is so similar to getting started in the military. It takes much thought and soul searching for both, it takes constant nights worrying about if you’re making the right choice, and the most common theme they both share is that you have to wade through the BS that the recruiters try and sell you. Continue reading

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FMCSA SAFESTAT: The Grading System For Carriers And Their Employees

Believe it or not, it’s far easier than you might imagine to get the safety records of trucking companies. And these records have a rather important impact on drivers…here’s how…. Continue reading

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CDL School’s Out! Choosing a Trucking Company

Don’t wait until school is out to begin applying for CDL Jobs. You should apply to many different trucking companies as soon as you know the completion date of your school. Trucking companies can, and do, take their time going over your application and giving you a pre-hire. Start your research early. Follow along and I’ll tell you what I did and the insights I gained. Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part VIII: Talking With The Right People

In part one of our series, Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part I: Factors That Effect All Companies, we talked about different factors and considerations which will affect your experience at any company you go to work for. In part … Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part VII: Tankers and Flatbeds

In part 1 of our series, Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part I: Factors That Effect All Companies, we talked about different factors and considerations which will affect your experience at any company you go to work for. In part … Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part VI: Dry Van and Refrigerated Companies

In part one of our series, Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part I: Factors That Effect All Companies, we talked about different factors and considerations which will affect your experience at any company you go to work for. In part … Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part V: Comparing Large Trucking Companies To Small Ones

In part one of our series, Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part I: Factors That Effect All Companies, we talked about different factors and considerations which will affect your experience at any company you go to work for. In part … Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part IV: Advantages of Large Trucking Companies

In part three of our series, Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part III: How Your Family and Lifestyle Will Affect Your Choice, we considered your personality and lifestyle as factors that will affect your choice of truck driving jobs. In part four of our series, the next big consideration will be the size of the company you choose to work for. I have worked for companies with over 5,000 trucks and for companies with as few as eleven. It’s a huge cultural difference. Here we’re going to discuss the advantages of working at one of the larger trucking companies. Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part III: How Your Family and Lifestyle Will Affect Your Choice

In part one of our series, Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part I: Factors That Effect All Companies, we talked about different factors and considerations which will affect your experience at any company you go to work for, including: The … Continue reading

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part II: You and “Your People” Are The Most Important Factor

In part one of our series on finding the right truck driving job, we talked about different factors and considerations which will affect your experience at any company you go to work for.
In part two, we’re going to talk about people. Ask any member of any successful team, “What is it that made you so successful?” If they really understand the dynamics of any team, the answer is usually the same – “Having the right people”. It’s no different within trucking companies, which are indeed teams, although they may not always seem like it. You will likely discover that at any company there are people who don’t like you, people who don’t care about their jobs, and people who aren’t very good at what they do. Does this sound like a team? Does the company seem to be functioning like a team? Well, the reality of it is simple – being on a team doesn’t mean that everyone gets along, everyone cares about the team, and everyone is good at what they do. It simply means that everyone is working together to make the company function – even the jerks – which every team has.

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Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part I: Factors That Effect All Companies

This is part one in a multi-part series on choosing a truck driving company and being happy and successful in the industry. I will be adding a new part each day or two for the next week or two so … Continue reading

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