Local truck driving has a significant advantage – you will come back home every night. More free time, holidays with family, familiar territory, less impact on health – the other reasons why truckers prefer short-haul jobs. Usually, you will need more than 1 year of CDL experience to get this job. Dump truck job One..
How to deal with the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse? The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse was launched on January 6, 2020. The new mandate has shown what could make our roads safer. Read the advice on how drivers, carriers, and fleets can manage the process related to Clearinghouse here. Owner-operators protested in Houston Around 75 independent..
Running your own business as an owner-operator can be tricky, especially when your clients pay bills in 30 to 60 days. But all this time you have a lot of payments like emergency repairs, insurance costs, maintenance, loan payments, and others. And your own salary, of course. So if you don’t have the opportunity and..
CARES Act and lending programs for smaller fleets The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is the $2 trillion economic recovery package. It focuses on small companies with fewer than 500 employees. In connection with the current situation, a lot of carriers need state support. BTW these loans are potential forgivable. For more..
So you decided that a truck driver career is what you need and feel like getting a CDL can be worth it. And now, you are reflecting if attending CDL school should be your first step, or you can get a CDL on our own. Of course, you want to be sure that this decision won’t..
First challenges for the trucking industry American Trucking Association is telling about the problems they have because of the pandemic and how they are trying to solve them. For example, the closing of 35 rest stops in Pennsylvania. You can read more here about how they are trying to help trucks keep rolling. How to protect yourself..