Whether you are a company or a job seeker in the trucking industry, having the right staffing partner can make all the difference. As a company looking to hire truck drivers, you know the extensive and costly process involved in hiring on qualified drivers. Choosing the right staffing partner for your company will mean getting …
A common problem for trucking companies is their trucks getting fines during routine inspections which can often result in fines. There are a variety of reasons for these tickets at roadchecks. However, the most common infractions are for failure to secure truck equipment, damaged tie-downs, insufficient tie-downs, and loose tie-downs. These fines can be expensive …
The hot topics in trucking right now are the driver shortage and trucking automation. While trucking automation may be a potential solution to the driver shortage years from now, there needs to be efforts today to ease the driver shortage. As many of current truckers are nearing retirement age the industry faces the challenge of …
The greatest concern with self-driving trucks or trucking automation has been truckers losing their jobs. And now that automation could be only three to four years away, truckers are feeling uneasy. Truckers, for the time being, put your minds at ease. Trucking automation and self-driving trucks are on the horizon to fix several problems. One …
There has been a lot of recent talk, across all industries, about background checks and how they affect hiring decisions. What should legally affect a hiring decision and what shouldn’t? The best rule of thumb (after following FMCSA proper procedure of having the right documents and releases sign by a potential employee) is to allow …
Cell phones offer truck drivers useful information such as weather and delivery points which can significantly ease their jobs. However, cell phones in fleets also present the risk for distracting drivers. Distraction leads to accidents. The wrecks can result in thousands of dollars in ruined materials and numerous injuries and/or fatalities. Cell phone usage while …
This year, Omnitracs, a transportation software company, invested $60 million in Peloton Technology, which specializes in automated vehicle software. What would justify that $60 million investment? The answer is the ability to utilize truck platooning. What is Truck Platooning? Peloton’s truck platooning uses “forward collision avoidance system and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to allow two trucks …
According to the job search website, truckerdriversalary.com, trucking jobs are becoming an increasingly lucrative profession in the modern economy. A key reason for the rise in salaries for truckers is the massive shortage of truck drivers in the United States. The shortage of truck drivers is forcing numerous companies such as Wal-Mart, Fed-Ex, and Estes …
There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding the possibility of autonomous trucks. Trucks with no driver? That possibility, if it will even happen at all in our lifetimes, is much loftier than say, electric powered trucks. Instead of worrying about the unlikelihood of your trucking job being taken over by robotics, you should be more …
Newer doesn’t always mean better, but oh boy, these new trucks! Recently Volvo Truck North America and International Trucks unveiled new regional trucks. Both makers have listened to their client base and made new trucks they feel will improve goods transportation. This includes improved fuel efficiency. They’ve also kept their drivers in mind when making …
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