Diesel Truck Driver Training School

One mistake that many graduates make is, in all the excitement of graduating, to rush out and take the first job that comes along. Why is it a mistake? That first job can make you or break you from both a personal and industry perspective. It is more important to wait, assess your situation, and [...]

Once you complete your training to become a truck driver and have acquired a commercial drivers license, it’s time to join the workforce.  There are jobs available where you’ll walk in and be expected to start work immediately. Other jobs, particularly long distance truck driving jobs, take new recruits through an on-the-job training program designed [...]

Truck driving careers may appear to be lonely careers. After all, you spend hours on end all alone in your cab. For some drivers, they may have the luxury of a co-driver, or perhaps their spouse travels with them, however, for most, it is a somewhat isolated career. Yet at the same time, a truck [...]

Truck driving has been a career that hasn’t really gone through many changes until recently. Sure, there have been modifications made to various parts of a truck: easy to use gearboxes; power steering; and even climate control in the drivers cab. However, the most noticeable change compared to fifty years ago is the introduction of [...]

How much thought do you think a truck driver puts into his/her load as they are driving down a highway?  You’d be surprised since different types of cargo respond differently in given situations. Liquids, for example, can be quite tricky to transport, even in smaller containers. When it comes to hazardous materials, there are extra [...]

There are not many careers that pay as well as truck driving given the training that is required. Some experienced long distance truck drivers earn as much as $100k each year in wages and benefits. That’s not bad for a career that involves only five weeks of training, then a commitment to learn on the [...]

We live in a competitive world, and also in a world that is filled by those looking to make a quick buck. With a national shortage of truck drivers on the horizon, we are seeing a lot of new truck driver training companies coming into the market place. For those considering a career as a [...]

When considering a career as a truck driver, most people think of either long distance truck driving or local delivery truck driving.  Truck drivers are required across a number of industries including mining, forestry and agriculture. Construction is another industry that relies heavily on truck drivers. Dump trucks are an obvious example, and they are [...]

Truck driving is considered a tough job by many.  That was certainly true in the past, however, modern technology has certainly made truck driving much easier. A big mistake is to consider truck driving as just another job. In many cases, especially for long distance truck drivers, it’s not just a job; it’s also a [...]

Statistics are now showing there are more than 200,000 women across the nation who have made truck driving their career.  Why?  There are any number of reasons including flexible schedules, the availability of  work, the non-discriminatory nature of the job, great wages, or simply just the call of the highway. Whatever the reason, trucking is [...]