Comments for Diesel Truck Driver Training School http://www.truck-school.com/Blog Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on Truck Drivers Can Determine The Size Of Their Paychecks by TruckersSavings http://www.truck-school.com/Blog/?p=1120#comment-14 TruckersSavings Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:05:15 +0000 http://www.truck-school.com/Blog/?p=1120#comment-14 If professional truck drivers were not limited by * the federal Hours of Service regulations, * the availability of freight, * traffic slowdowns and congestion, * bad weather, * road construction and repair, * accidents, * equipment breakdowns, * delays in the docks and * a host of other factors completely outside their control, we would agree that truck drivers can determine the size of their paychecks. Unfortunately, all of these limitations exist to one degree or another * all the time (Hours of Service regulations), * seasonally (such as more often during the winter), * at certain hours of the day or night (such as during commuting hours), or * at unpredictable times (such as when equipment breaks down). Depending on which trucking company one works for, which traffic lanes are used, the kind of freight that is being hauled and the "fairness" of the dispatch system used within the company, drivers can be rewarded with good miles or penalized with not-so-good miles on a regular basis. Student drivers in truck driving schools need to be aware of this. Drivers who have made advance preparations can often save more time and make more money than drivers who haven't. If professional truck drivers were not limited by
* the federal Hours of Service regulations,
* the availability of freight,
* traffic slowdowns and congestion,
* bad weather,
* road construction and repair,
* accidents,
* equipment breakdowns,
* delays in the docks and
* a host of other factors completely outside their control,
we would agree that truck drivers can determine the size of their paychecks.

Unfortunately, all of these limitations exist to one degree or another
* all the time (Hours of Service regulations),
* seasonally (such as more often during the winter),
* at certain hours of the day or night (such as during commuting hours), or
* at unpredictable times (such as when equipment breaks down).

Depending on which trucking company one works for, which traffic lanes are used, the kind of freight that is being hauled and the “fairness” of the dispatch system used within the company, drivers can be rewarded with good miles or penalized with not-so-good miles on a regular basis. Student drivers in truck driving schools need to be aware of this.

Drivers who have made advance preparations can often save more time and make more money than drivers who haven’t.

]]> Comment on Why Pre-Trip Inspections Are More Important To Today’s Truck Drivers by TruckersSavings http://www.truck-school.com/Blog/?p=586#comment-13 TruckersSavings Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:57:04 +0000 http://www.truck-school.com/Blog/?p=586#comment-13 Yes, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) -- http://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/ -- it became even more important for professional truck drivers to keep their trucks in excellent working condition. Performing a thorough pre-trip inspection is one way to make sure that everything is working as it should. To accomplish a thorough pre-trip inspection, we provide a checklist as a free download entitled "Pre-Trip Inspection of Tractor Trailers." It is based on what my husband Mike and I learned in truck driver training school. It may be downloaded directly from here: http://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/support-files/pre-trip_inspection_combo.pdf. Some trucking companies may have more or fewer items on their pre-trip inspection reports or Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR). To skimp on pre-trip inspections could be costly not just in terms of money for a fine and the future of one's trucking career; if needed maintenance contributes to or results in a moving violation on the job, that goes against one's Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Since truckers are required to have just one driver's license to cover both professional and personal driving, whatever happens on one's license on the job can also affect one's personal automobile insurance rates (an increase of which could last for years). It's best to spend the needed time to prevent or repair problems. Best regards, Vicki Simons http://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/ Yes, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) — http://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/ — it became even more important for professional truck drivers to keep their trucks in excellent working condition.

Performing a thorough pre-trip inspection is one way to make sure that everything is working as it should. To accomplish a thorough pre-trip inspection, we provide a checklist as a free download entitled “Pre-Trip Inspection of Tractor Trailers.” It is based on what my husband Mike and I learned in truck driver training school.

It may be downloaded directly from here:
http://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/support-files/pre-trip_inspection_combo.pdf.

Some trucking companies may have more or fewer items on their pre-trip inspection reports or Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR).

To skimp on pre-trip inspections could be costly not just in terms of money for a fine and the future of one’s trucking career; if needed maintenance contributes to or results in a moving violation on the job, that goes against one’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Since truckers are required to have just one driver’s license to cover both professional and personal driving, whatever happens on one’s license on the job can also affect one’s personal automobile insurance rates (an increase of which could last for years). It’s best to spend the needed time to prevent or repair problems.

Best regards,
Vicki Simons
http://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/

]]> Comment on Get Acquainted With Your State Trucking Laws by vqpide147 http://www.truck-school.com/Blog/?p=160#comment-5 vqpide147 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:41:16 +0000 http://www.truck-school.com/Blog/?p=160#comment-5 Truck driver schools are professional schools where students and potential truck drivers go to learn driving a truck. Such schools are designed so that after graduation, students can pass the commercial driver’s license (CDL) training. After a student passes the commercial driver’s license test, they can start to look for work for a transport company and start their career in the profitable, yet challenging world of truck driving. Truck driver schools are professional schools where students and potential truck drivers go to learn driving a truck. Such schools are designed so that after graduation, students can pass the commercial driver’s license (CDL) training. After a student passes the commercial driver’s license test, they can start to look for work for a transport company and start their career in the profitable, yet challenging world of truck driving.

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