Truckers Must Have Apps
The advancement of smartphones is one of the best things that has happened to trucking! There’s now so much information at our fingertips it’s hard to imagine we did our jobs without them
Trucking News Round Up! Things You Should Know
Trucking is fast paced and if you blink you will miss something. We keep an eye on industry news and these are the things we thought were important and you should know.
Trucking News Round Up
Trucking is never boring and there are always important things in the news. Here are a few items that caught our attention in the past little while.
Understanding Your Trip – Trip Planning is More Than Just Knowing the Mileage
In this example, the failure at the end of the trip is a direct result of the very beginning of the trip. He needed an earlier start. An hour to hour and a half late start in Winnipeg two days earlier affected the last mile 2000 miles away.
5 apps for the kids on a ride along
Summer holidays are just around the corner! For those of us with kids, this often means summer road trips and vacations, and for drivers with kids - ride alongs!
Great Reads for Rookie Drivers
We have written a lot about trucking over the years; focusing on safety and helping drivers develop and hone their skills so that they can have a successful career. Whether you are a rookie driver, just starting out over the road, or have been driving for years, there is always something to learn or brush [...]
5 Reasons Why You Can’t Find a Trucking Job?
We do an awful lot of writing about how to get a job in the trucking industry and how, now especially, the demand for professional drivers is higher than we have seen in over a decade. And yet, there seem to many drivers out there that just can’t seem to get on with a company. [...]
New to Trucking? We’ve got Some Helpful Tips!
Every day, hundreds of new truckers hit the highways to start their new careers. It's wonderful and freeing yet daunting and so very different than anything you experienced in driving school. Don't worry, every new driver goes through this. It takes thousands of miles before you'll even begin to feel comfortable out there on your [...]
Coupling & Uncoupling from trailer safely
Hook up to, or unhook from, your trailer seems like a simple procedure. It is simple and routine. Simple everyday tasks can be dangerous when we get complacent and fail to follow proper procedures.
What’s Happening in Trucking – Trucking News Round Up
Trucking is never boring. We keep our ear to the ground as the industry improves and adapts to changes. We’re sharing trucking news we found interesting and think you will too.