Diesel Truck Driver Training School

Is truck driving difficult? Our truck drivers have to cope with crowded highways, busy city streets, too few parking areas and long hours behind the wheel. Add to that well enforced road rules and strict Department of Transport regulations and life as a tough driver can be tough. Or is it? If you compare the [...]

When considering a career as a truck driver you will have a number of employment options. These range from long distance interstate driving to local driving around your own town. For many, the thought of being away from home for days on end isn’t appealing so finding employment in that local market is imperative. There [...]

There’s a popular misconception that truck drivers are always serious – in fact some would go so far as to say they are very stern looking to the point of intimidating. In reality, truck drivers are no different than you and I. When you normally see a truck driver, they are trying to navigate heavy [...]

The first step to gaining a full commercial drivers license (CDL) is to obtain a CDL permit. The CDL permit gives you the right to drive a commercial truck on the open roads in order to learn how to drive that truck. The only requirement is that a fully licensed CDL driver is in the [...]

If you have a desire to become a truck driver, then you’re going to need truck driver training of some description. If you are just starting out on your research to become a truck driver, you may be wondering what sort of training choices you have. Here is a brief list of some of the [...]

One of the curses of being a truck driver is the inability to have eyes everywhere. All vehicles have blind spots, and while modern technology is starting to help drivers deal with them, this technology will take awhile to really catch on. For truck drivers, the blind spots are quite large; in fact, they are [...]

When considering a career change, or even a first career, one of the most important steps is to undertake training. Training should be seen as an investment in your own future rather than as an expense. With the right training, and the right outcomes, your new career will recoup the costs of that training many [...]

We live in an era of rampant consumerism. The more we buy, the greater the need for transport, and within major towns and cities, the major transportation method is by truck. This has resulted in a number of changes to the way trucks go about their daily business. The introduction of GPS has been a [...]

The hazardous materials endorsement, or HazMat endorsement as it’s more commonly known, is a special endorsement that can be added to a truck drivers commercial drivers license. But is it really necessary? Before answering that question, it may help to gain a little understanding of what has been classified as hazardous materials. Generally speaking, the [...]

There is a growing trend amongst employers to only look at professionally trained truck drivers when hiring new recruits. Even then, most employers have a list of training companies they trust along with a list they don’t trust. If your training has been through a well reputed truck driver training company, then your chances for [...]