- Medical Providers for Trucker's 2 Year Physicals to Set Up Shop at Truckstops
2015-08-05
With a trucker's schedule, finding time for your DOT physical can be tricky. You need to find a
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration�approved medical examiner every two years to
maintain your CDL, and sometimes the two-year-deadline approaches when you're out on the road.
- Trucking and Veterans: Tips for Finding the Right Job Fit
2015-06-29
When you serve in the military, you have a very disciplined, scheduled life for the number of
years you serve. This is true whether you are stationed at a local base go overseas and fight in
a war. You are trained not only to do the job of defending your country, but you are also
trained to do some kind of specialty job, too. What happens when your service ends? You are
expected to find a job and that structure is gone.
- May 2015
Scholarship Winner - Carrie McNamee
2015-05-18
Carrie is the 2015 Spring winner of the $500 Trucking School Scholarship Award from Trucker to
Trucker. She'll be attending the Southeastern Illinois College truck driving program
http://www.sic.edu/academics/applied-technology/truck-driving starting June 1st.
- Scholarship Resource
with $18k+ in Awards
2015-04-22
A few weeks ago we announced $199.950 in scholarship opportunities from TruckerToTrucker.com
for both College and Truck Driving School. Today's announcement is even more exciting, as we've
put together a resource that lists over $18,000 (and growing) in annual scholarships, awards,
and grants for transportation professionals and their families.
- Enlisting the Aid of Professional
Drivers to Improve Trucking's Public Image
2013-05-15
America's Road Team is a national public outreach program led by a small group of professional
truck drivers who share superior driving skills, remarkable safety records and a strong desire
to spread the word about safety on the highway.
- A Truck Safety Program that Really
Works
2013-05-14
Improving truck safety is a priority for everyone. And efforts to reduce truck crashes have
been highly successful. Truck accident statistics have shown dramatic improvements over the
years and truck crash rates continue to go down even as truck miles increase.
- Trucker 'Angels' Promote Positive
Image
2013-05-09
The Truckload Carriers Assn.'s (TCA) "Highway Angel" program recognizes drivers'
"good deeds," ranging from simple acts of kindness, such as fixing a flat tire, to
heroic life-saving efforts, such as pulling someone from a burning vehicle and administering
CPR.
- Inspection Blitz is Coming: Are You
Prepared?
2013-05-06
Every year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) holds a 72-hour truck inspection blitz
throughout the U.S. from Canada to Mexico where they inspect approximately 14 trucks a minute or
more than 4,440 vehicles an hour over the course of three days.
- Improving Trucking's Image One Kid at a
Time
2013-04-24
There are many trucking image campaigns in force and we'll take a look at many of them in
future blogs. But one particular program has perhaps gone the farthest in changing minds about
truckers.
- New Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards
Program
2012-11-21
The new standards for fuel economy aim to achieve the equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon for
light-duty trucks and cars by 2025. This new benchmark is almost twice in terms of fuel
efficiency of the trucks and cars currently on the roads.
- Brake-related OOS Violations in 15.3 Percent
Vehicles During Safety Week
2012-10-29
At least one in seven vehicles chosen for inspection during the recently held Brake Safety Week
had brake-related out-of-service (OOS) violations. The inspections were conducted by commercial
vehicle inspections who participated in the week-long annual program.
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration's CDL Program
2012-10-15
Everyone knows that it takes certain special skills and knowledge in order to properly drive
certain types of commercial motor vehicles (CMV). However, before the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) implemented its Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Program, if you
held a driver's license (for cars), you could legally operate any type of tractor-trailer or
buses in many states, as well as in the District of Columbia.
- Welcome TLC Truck and Equipment
2012-07-17
Trucker-to-Trucker is pleased to announce the addition of TLC Truck and Equipment to our
exclusive network of dealers. The company began as Broward Frame & Body in 1980. The company
became Tri-County Truck & Equipment in 1986 and has grown to include Tri Leasing
Corporation, the largest independent commercial truck rental agency is southern Florida.
- What's Up At Old Dominion Freight
2012-07-06
History of this company reveals the following: Old Dominion is a freight hauling company that
was founded in 1934 by Earl and Lillian Congdon in the state of Virginia. They started out with
one truck and through the years acquired other truck lines, continuing to expand.
- Truckers Help Teachers in the
Classroom
2012-07-05
Many times people, especially children, do not realize the significance of the trucking
industry in their everyday lives. Recently information regarding truckers and trucking was
brought into the Del Prado Elementary School in South Florida. It began with an invitation from
Frank Silio, a driver/trainer, for truckers Jill and David Studney to introduce trucking to the
elementary classes.
- The Effect of Higher Pay for Truckers
and the Safety Programs
2012-06-18
One of the most important issues in the trucking industry is safety. From roadside truck checks
to patrolling the highway, the state patrol is always on the alert for any truck that may be
having safety problems. The trucking companies continually have safety classes and ways of
checking vehicles to make sure they are in tip-top condition.
- Looking at Lawsuits Regarding Mexican
Trucks on U.S. Highways
2012-05-31
On July 7, 2011, a North American Free Trade Agreement was signed, with little public notice,
to allow Mexican trucking companies to haul products on U.S. soil. This agreement is for a
period of three years and is related to a proposal presented in 2009.
- Need A New Job? Try Hill Brothers
Transportation
2012-05-18
This company was established in 1986 by four brothers who came from a family well experienced
in the business of trucking. Their grandfather, Robert Hill, started work in the industry in
1932.
- The First Name in Trailers Manufactures the Lightest Weight Dry Van
2011-07-27
Utility � The First Name in Trailers will be at Booth #20145 in Dallas, Texas at The Great
American Trucking Show on August 25 through August 27, 2011. Utility Trailer Manufacturing
Company invites you to stop by and see what is new in their line of trailers.
- Why Do I Need A Mack
Truck?
2011-07-25
Mack Trucks is currently one of the largest producers of heavy-duty trucks in North America.
The company that began in 1900 has grown to an entity that provides service in 45 countries at
over 650 services, parts, and sales centers.
- Schneider Increases
Mileage Rates
2011-03-28
Today, we look at Schneider's decision to increase owner-operator van rates: Schneider National
is a name known to all truckers and operators and has been in business for over three-quarters
of a century. Schneider offers a wide range of driving opportunities for both employed drivers
and owner-operators and also provides an excellent series of driver programs from basic CDL
training through to specialized driver instruction, such as HazMat certification and
tanker-driver training programs.
- California Attorney General and the Clean Truck Program
2011-03-24
Today, we're taking a look at Kamala Harris' court filings in support of the California Clean
Truck Program: What happens in California tends to happen about ten years before the rest of the
country is ready for it, but nevertheless the state of a good forecaster for developments which
will get picked up nationally. California has long been known as the state with the harshest
emission standards on drivers, both truckers and regular motorists.
- TWIC
Renewals Looking to be Extended to 2014
2011-03-23
The Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) ID was introduced in 2007 in the
aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The rationale behind the program was to tighten up
security around America's ports and other sensitive facilities to which civilian workers needed
regular access. Prior to the attack on New York and Pentagon, truckers did not need anything
other than standard forms of ID, such as a drivers' license to gain admittance.
- FMCSA Launches New Compliance Safety Accountability Program (CSA)
2010-12-27
The showpiece of the new CSA program is the SMA, or Safety Measurement System. SMS analyzes
inspections, law enforcement reports and crash data to assess a carrier's road performance. From
these multiple data sources, the SMS will extract the carrier's safety record, especially
focusing on safety violations. Using this information, the FMSCA enforcement units will be able
to respond proactively to violators, or to provide advice on remedial action for carriers who
are borderline cases, before the situation deteriorates.
- Talk To Doug Shields Today
2010-08-24
In recent years it has become more and more difficult to qualify for truck financing. What used
to be an easy process, now can be nearly impossible for some people.
- Get a Job!
2010-07-26
Trucking schools are plentiful but knowing where to look is the key to saving time and scoring
a job as a truck driver.