Ingrid Brown, out of Zionville, North Carolina, has been a trucker for 40 years and 4 million miles. Diagnosed in 2017 with melanoma, Brown has been sharing her skin cancer journey to make others aware of the dangers of what the sun can do to those out on the road….
The John Wood Community College out of Quincy, Illinois, is holding an informational meeting tonight at their Workforce Development Center at 6:30 p.m. People from the truck driving program will give a presentation about what is required from those taking the program, how to register, and what kind of opportunities…
Oregon’s trucking industry has objected to renewing a tax on heavy-duty trucks, but the city council of Portland is going through with it. The original tax started in 2016 with a 2.8% surcharge to the weight-mile tax for drivers of heavy-duty vehicles and will now, if voted on, be at…
For 30 years, Shipper’s Choice in Virginia has been training new truckers for their CDL. The four-week 160-hour course teaches the pre-trip inspection, backing the vehicle, and driving it on the road. Yet, there have been some concerns from students who have stated that they don’t feel like they are…
There is a lot of competition out there in the trucking world when it comes to finding and keeping drivers so we need to find new ways of accomplishing this goal. There are more women truckers out there than there has ever been before. There are also companies who are…
For the 2021 fiscal year, President Trump is requesting $1 trillion for infrastructure which includes a good chunk of change for more truck parking. With every budget comes increases and decreases. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will get a slight increase and the Department of Transportation will get a…
The Surry Community College in Dobson, North Carolina, has had its largest graduating class of truckers. Last December, 20 new truckers graduated and joined the trucking industry. The Truck Driver Training Program offered at SCC teaches new drivers the ins and outs of being a successful and safe truck driver….
Owning your own trucking business is a lot of work and each style of trucking company has a different set of goals to achieve. All goals hopefully lead to good things and making the right decisions can further lead to success. Your trucks are a top priority and making sure…
Companies are out there looking for drivers, and drivers are out there looking for companies that are hiring and most times the highest paying driver jobs require dangerous or tricky loads. With the right amount of experience and paperwork, you could find a well-paying trucking job within the industry. Having…
According to the data put out by SONAR at Freightwaves, an average driver spends an average of 134 minutes waiting to load or unload at a facility. This is a pretty substantial waste of time and money for the trucker and the company. Truckerd-In is an app that is trying…