Let’s talk about driver fatigue. This is an area that does not get enough attention in trucking. I have a spent a lot of time driving a big rig tired through the years. There are several contributing factors from my experience so let’s find out what they are. The 14-Hour Workday Yes, you heard that…
One of the biggest challenges drivers face on a daily basis is finding a place to park their truck at the end of the day. It is common for a driver to have a hard time finding a safe place to park when they are required to take their mandated break for the day. There…
If you are new to trucking and just passed the CDL exam it is likely your first trucking job will have you spending a lot of time with your trainer. No one wants to do this, but it is a requirement for most truck jobs in order to get your over the road experience. Most…
In the summer of 2016, I signed up for a course at my local community college named Commercial Vehicle Driving. Little did I know how this 2-month course would forever change my life in ways I had never imagined. Financially I would go on to earn more than any other career in my adult life…
No matter what type of trucking job you have you will have to deal with your dispatcher on a daily basis. They are there to tell you where your next pickup or delivery is and to also make sure you are running on time. You will end up talking or communicating more with them than…
One topic that does not get talked about enough in trucking is having to deal with changing weather on a day-to-day basis while you are barreling down the highway at 70MPH surrounded by traffic and hauling up to 80,000 pounds. The Different Types of Weather Rain is the most common weather occurrence you will deal…
Truck jobs have a lot in common, but they also have some differences. Let’s go into a few of these. Some truck drivers are home every day, and these are called local truck drivers, other drivers may be home only once a week or every few days. These are called regional truck drivers. The type…
Trucking can be a tough job. Take it from me with 100s of thousands of miles behind the wheel I can tell you first hand the things to expect out there over the road. Traffic Congestion and Slowdowns in Every Major City Navigating a truck in a jam packed 8 lane highway is no easy…
Do Truck Drivers Make Good Money? This is one of the most complicated questions you can ask about trucking. Why is that? For one most drivers get paid by the mile. And another is most of these drivers will be forced to work up to 70 hours a week over 6 days in order to…