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Dump Truck Driving: The Bigger The Truck The Easier It Gets

Published on January 4, 2013 By writer

It may surprise many to learn that the bigger the dump truck, the easier it can be to drive. Take the massive Terex Titan shown below. This is a massive dump truck that is used in mines to cart tons of ore from the mine face. These huge trucks are not designed to drive on [...]

Commercial Trucks An Essential Part Of A Construction Team

Published on November 26, 2012 By writer

Without trucks there would be no construction. We don’t have the wherewithal now to use a horse and cart to transport construction materials. In fact, steel used in many buildings couldn’t be transported with horse and cart, unless you had a team of 100 or more horses working together. The twist is, whilst construction needs [...]

Truck Driving Careers In The Construction Industry

Published on August 15, 2012 By writer

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 [...]

What Sort Of Truck Would You Like To Drive?

Published on April 19, 2012 By writer

So you want to be a truck driver. Have you decided on the type of truck you would like to drive? Most students to our truck driver training school arrive with preconceived ideas about the type of truck they would like to drive. Before making a definitive decision, here are some of the different types [...]

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

Published on August 18, 2011 By writer

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 [...]

Are different Types Of Trucks More Difficult To Drive

Published on May 17, 2011 By writer

Is a long distance semi-trailer harder to drive than a local dump truck? Does size really matter when you’re learning to drive a truck? These are interesting questions that are often asked by students during the first days of a truck driver training program. The answer is not as simple as you may think. To [...]

Dump Truck Driver Demand To Increase

Published on May 3, 2011 By writer

One of the unfortunate side effects of the storm season is the amount of damage that has been done across certain areas. I recall reading an article in January that highlighted some of the problems that countries like Australia faced following devastating storms. One of the major problems was finding both the drivers and the [...]

The Perfect Trucking Career Has You Home Before The Kids

Published on April 9, 2011 By writer

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 [...]