April 30, 2011
There’s a lot more to driving a truck than just sitting behind a wheel and going from A to B. Truck drivers are required to have a knowledge of the parts and equipment that make a truck run smoothly. Tires and wheels, brakes, warning and indicator lights are common to both cars and trucks, and [...]
Tags: professional truck driver, truck driver training
Posted in Parts & Equipment |
April 28, 2011
Training for a new career takes an investment in the form of commitment, time, and money. Before deciding to change careers and make that investment, you need to be sure that your investment will deliver a decent return on that investment. Truck driving careers can be rewarding and they can be quite lucrative when it [...]
Tags: truck driver training, truck driver training school
Posted in Free Classes |
April 26, 2011
Obtaining a car drivers license is relatively easy in comparison to obtaining a Class A Commercial Drivers License. Have a couple of driving lessons with mom or dad, memorize a few road rules, and your car license is easy pickings. When it comes to driving a truck, there is a lot more to learn – [...]
Tags: truck driver school, truck driver training
Posted in Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
April 23, 2011
Graduates from our Diesel Truck Driving School have high success rates when it comes to careers in trucking. While our training is of a high standard, we are not the only trucking school in the nation that trains graduates to a point where they can gain their commercial drivers license. So why do we produce [...]
Tags: truck driver careers, truck driver training, truck driving graduates
Posted in Career Services |
April 21, 2011
The trucking industry is really one of the oldest industries in the U.S. It can trace its roots back to the stage coach days where drivers would pull freight and passengers half way across the country. While ever we rely on trade for food and the necessities in life, like the stage coach days, trucking [...]
Tags: truck driving, truck driving career, truck driving school
Posted in Trucking Careers |
April 19, 2011
Career related training is no different than many other forms of training or education. The success rate of an individual school is often determined by the experience and teaching abilities of the trainers, the curriculum followed, and the type of equipment used. When it comes to truck schools, these three components are very important. Can [...]
Tags: truck driver careers, truck driver training
Posted in Truck Driver Training |
April 16, 2011
A question that is often asked about becoming a truck driver relates to how much training is needed to get a commercial drivers license and then a job. The question is important because it assumes that time is the important factor. There’s no doubt that the more hours you spend driving a truck the more [...]
Tags: commercial drivers license, truck driving careers
Posted in Truck Driver Training |
April 14, 2011
From the title of this post you may feel that truck drivers lead a boring existence. I mean, giving up the good life? Of course, it does depend on what you mean by ‘good life’. Truck drivers need to be particularly diligent when it comes alcohol and drugs in their systems – even prescription drugs. [...]
Tags: alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs
Posted in Truck Driving Safety |
April 12, 2011
While most people consider truck driving to be a fairly easy occupation, the reality can often be the exact opposite. Yes, truck drivers do spend most of their working life sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle traveling from point A to point B. However, consider how you would deal with some of these jobs. [...]
Tags: cattle trucks, tanker drivers
Posted in Hazardous Materials, Truck Driving Safety, Trucking Careers, Types Of Trucks |
April 9, 2011
A trucking career has a lot to offer new recruits. You can drive long distance freight runs, daily intrastate runs, or, for the family oriented, a job that has you out of the house early in the morning but back at home before the kids get home from school. These truck drivers are those that [...]
Tags: dump trucks, Hazardous Materials
Posted in Trucking Careers |