The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the entire world. The global economy has come to a near halt and even more tragically, there have already been (as of this writing) over 62,000 deaths worldwide and over 8,000 deaths here in the United States as the result of the coronavirus. Put simply, the COVID-19 pandemic has… Read more »
Every year, there are anywhere from 400,000 to 500,000 accidents involving heavy trucks all across the country. Many of these accidents are a direct result of fatigue. Truck drivers spend long hours hauling loads and get tired when they do. If they push themselves too hard, fatigue can cause them to make bad decisions and… Read more »
You may think driving a flatbed truck for a living is just like driving any other kind of truck. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. There are unique challenges flatbed truckers face that other types of truckers don’t have to worry about. If you’re thinking about becoming a flatbed trucker, you should be… Read more »
The trucking industry has a huge driver shortage on its hands, and it appears as though it could get worse in the coming years. According to one report, the trucker shortage could get twice as bad as it is now within the next 10 years if the industry doesn’t do something to attract new truck… Read more »
For years now, the trucking industry has been trying to come up with a solution for drowsy truck drivers. With drivers spending long stretches of time behind the wheel, it’s only natural for them to become fatigued, and when they do, they can put both themselves and others out on the road at risk. Some… Read more »
If you’re a truck driver, you probably know how hard it is to find places to park your truck! The difficulty of finding truck parking is serious enough that it’s causing some truckers to quit the business– and that’s contributing to the ongoing driver shortage problem. Time is Money It can be so frustrating. You’re… Read more »
When the average person thinks about truckers, they think, “They sit all day.” Indeed, the job involves a lot of sitting– not all the time, of course, but a good deal of the work day involves sitting behind a steering wheel driving the truck for hours on end. How, then, can truckers stay in tiptop… Read more »
Just a few decades ago, if you said the word “trucker,” everyone in the room assumed you were talking about a man. Today, though, society has changed quite a bit; it’s not unusual for men to be doing jobs women traditionally did, and vice versa. What’s more, in the year 2020, as we start a… Read more »
Israel Hernandez was a garbage truck driver up north, but wanted to get out of the cold, snowy winters so he moved to the south recently. While down south, he trained to be a long haul truck driver whereas he’d travel the southern states delivering various loads. So far, so good– he has been to… Read more »