Roadside inspections are among a truck driver’s least favorite things, however, they are essential for keeping your trucks in tip-top shape. Ensuring your fleet’s trucks are in the best condition can help keep truckers and those they share the road with safe. Understanding the different aspects of roadside inspections in the trucking industry can help […]
After many months or years of endless driving a truck driver is likely to experience burnout. Learn more about the signs and solutions of burnout and overall trucking industry safety.
Average workers spend 8 hours in the office a day totaling to 40 a week. A truck drivers “office” is behind the wheel and on the road for ample of hours a day. It’s a tough job due to variable driving conditions and changing weather, which are both out the driver’s control. However, drivers can […]
Whether you happen to be at the beginning of your trucking career or are well immersed into the lifestyle, there are a great number of blogs and internet personalities that can help shape your personal experiences.
For some truckers, extreme heat can typically become an afterthought, but as summer temperatures continue to rise the risk of heat related illness rises as well. Heat exhaustion results from dehydration when the body has been depleted of salt and fluids. If you are constantly exposed to high temperatures and lack of fluids, heat exhaustion […]
In June, the trucking industry showed a major sector growth for the third consecutive month this year. Over 24,000 careers were fulfilled in the trucking industry which is an increase of over 3,000 careers since May! Since January 2019, the trucking industry continues to steadily rise in the amount of career fulfilled and opportunities in […]
Work/Life balance. We’ve all heard this term before. With life and work constantly happening and never slowing down, it is imperative to understand that work/life balance in the trucking industry is critical for a physically and mentally healthy trucker on the road. It can be difficult for truckers to maintain a proper work and family […]
We all should strive to be healthy and fit, but it is rather important for truck drivers who don’t get much exercise throughout their days to focus on their health. To remain fit as a truck driver, you need to make some lifestyle changes, or at least improve what you are already doing to ensure […]
Being a long hauler, you never know what kind of adventures you’ll find as you truck across America. As a truck driver, life may revolve around planning your route and getting freight from one place to another, but it also comes with perks like independence on the road. With the freedom of the open road, […]
As a minority group in the trucking industry, female truck drivers can feel excluded from others in the industry. Now more than ever, it’s up to trucking companies to make the effort to inspire women to start new careers and help the industry to grow! Bridge the gap between female and male coworkers #1 Hold […]
