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Trucking Laws Are Very Different To General Road Rules

Published on October 19, 2012 By writer

It is a big mistake to try and compare trucking laws to general road rules. In general, truck drivers have to follow the road rules like every other driver. Trucking laws relate to a much wider category that is designed to regulate how trucks are loaded, and how much time drivers spend behind the wheel. [...]

Hazardous Material Security

Published on February 7, 2012 By writer

Many of life’s most basic activities have changed since September 11, 2001. Security has become a major focus in the lives of all Americans. This is especially true in the transportation industries as we see at airport security screening areas and stadiums. Unknown to many though is the increased security measures taken in the trucking [...]

Is A Hazardous Materials Endorsement Really Necessary?

Published on July 12, 2011 By writer

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 [...]

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 [...]

Gaining A Hazardous Materials CDL Endorsement

Published on March 12, 2011 By writer

Gaining a commercial drivers license (CDL) is not that difficult. However, in order to get a good job you will also need to obtain several CDL endorsements. Endorsements indicate you are legally entitled to drive certain trucks, and to carry certain materials. The hardest endorsement to get is the hazardous materials endorsement, also known as [...]