Archive for August, 2011

Passing A DOT Physical For A Commercial Drivers License

August 30, 2011

While driving skills and knowledge of road rules is an important part of the commercial drivers license testing regime, so too is the Department of Transport physical. This is required to prove you are physically able to drive a truck, and to demonstrate you don’t have any serious medical issues that could result in an [...]

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Do You Refer Clients For Retraining Programs – Consider Truck Driver Training

August 27, 2011

If you’re in the business of assisting the unemployed, displaced workers, ex-military personnel, or perhaps workers requiring retraining following accident or injury, then you may want to consider referring them on to truck driver training. While some disabilities may prevent some from working in the trucking industry, there are many who would still qualify for [...]

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Why Women Truck Drivers Are So Successful

August 25, 2011

If you think that women driving trucks is a recent phenomenon, think again. During World War II, women were the backbone of countries like England, Australia, and the U.S. They worked hard in factories helping to arm and clothe our soldiers and, most importantly, they did a lot of the truck driving and did it [...]

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Do You Have Access To Over 10,000 Potential Truck Driver Employers?

August 23, 2011

There are three requirements to starting a successful truck driving career – the will, the training, and a truck driving job to get you started. If you provide the will, we’ll deliver the training. What about the job? Do you have access to a database of over 10,000 potential employers? We do, and so can [...]

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Don’t Skimp On Your Truck Driver Training

August 20, 2011

It’s very easy to pass off training for a career as an unnecessary expense and that the cheapest available is all you need. Truck driving is a career that requires well trained drivers, drivers who are trained beyond the bare essentials. If you think about it, a fully-laden truck moving down the highway at 60 [...]

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Dump Truck Driving Careers – Dump Trucks Come In Many Shapes And Sizes

August 18, 2011

Ask someone to describe a dump truck and they will typically describe a vehicle with a box on the back that can be tipped to empty the contents. They are not wrong since that is the most common type of dump truck in operation. However, like most vehicles in use around the world, dump trucks [...]

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Two Truck Driving Jobs That Maximize Road Time

August 16, 2011

We live in a competitive world where we expect goods to be delivered on time, every time. We also want goods delivered as quickly as possible. On the other side of the equation are the truck owners. Trucks are expensive vehicles and it can take years for a truck to repay itself. More importantly, trucks [...]

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Does Practice Make For A Better Truck Driver?

August 13, 2011

There is a misconception that the more you practice driving, the better you will become. This is not always true. When you are learning new skills, you need to be trained in the correct way of doing a particular task. If you have picked up the basics well, then practice will indeed make that skill [...]

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A Truck Driving Career Offers Stability, Opportunities And Good Wages

August 11, 2011

Although much of our manufacturing has closed or moved offshore, those manufactured goods are still being bought by consumers. The demand for truck drivers is on the increase, especially with goods having to be trucked from central ports to all areas of the country. This has made truck driving careers an attractive option and is [...]

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How Much Training Do You Need To Gain A Commercial Drivers License?

August 9, 2011

When you read articles about truck driver training, it can sometimes appear that the emphasis is all on the training organization and not on you. One reason behind this is the difficulty some training organizations have in tailoring training programs to meet the needs of an individual.  It can be done, however, the only way [...]

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