Truck Driving Articles
| Trucking – Is it the career for you? |
| America moves by truck! In fact, at this very moment, trucks are at work for you! |
| To qualify for a truck driving job with a company operating in interstate commerce, a driver must meet the minimum requirements prescribed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations guide. In addition to Federal regulations, most companies have other rules and guidelines which a driver must follow. |
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| Trucking Jobs |
| The Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Occupational Outlook Handbook reports that truck driving is one of the fastest growing occupations with a large number of job openings each year. Truck driver jobs vary greatly in terms of earnings, weekly work hours, number of nights spent on the road, and quality of equipment operated, so, spend some time researching options. |
| Truck drivers and driver/sales workers held about 3.3 million jobs in 2000. This is expected to increase by 10% – 20% each year through 2010. Most truck drivers find employment in large metropolitan areas along major interstate roadways where major trucking, retail, and wholesale companies have distribution outlets. Some drivers work in rural areas, providing specialized services such as delivering newspapers to customers or coal to a railroad. |
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| So you wanna be an Owner-Operator? |
| We receive a lot of mail here at highwaySTAR from people with questions. They ask the darnedset things sometimes, but many of the enquiries stem from an interest in switching gears from company driver to owner-operator: How much can I make? What kind of truck should I buy? Which are the best carriers to work for? How much vacation time can I expect to take each year? The questions run the gamut. |
| And as naive as some of those questions may seem, We’d rather answer a hundred like that than one asking if we know a good bankruptcy trustee. We’re here to help with those issues because, frankly, there’s nowhere else to go for answers. This month’s Careers installment is a primer on setting up an owner-operator business. |
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| Nature of the Industry |
| Firms in the trucking and warehousing industry provide a link between manufacturers and consumers. Businesses, and occasionally individuals, contract with trucking and warehousing companies to pick up, transport, store, and deliver a variety of goods. This industry includes two segments, local and long-distance trucking and terminals and public warehousing and storage. However, the trend towards full-service logistical companies is blurring the distinction between trucking and warehousing. |
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| A Truck Driving Career Survey |
| To determine if the trucking and transportation industry is for you complete the following interest survey. Just click continued. |
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| Truckers Connection |
| The indisputible leader in internet recruiting and complementing America’s premier trucking magazine, found in truck stops across the country. We believe in catering to professional drivers and owner-operators. |
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| Trucking Industry News by State |
| Find the lastest trucking news by state. Arizona Trucking News, California Trucking News, Texas Trucking News, Colorado Trucking News, and much more! |
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| Competition drives the trucking industry |
| The Nation’s freight bill hit an all-time low in 1996, with shipping costs accounting for only 6 percent of gross domestic product, compared with 7.6 percent in 1980.1 Nearly 75 percent of freight is transported by truck at some point in the distribution chain,2 and consumers have benefited from a myriad of factors that have improved service and lowered freight costs. The trucking industry has weathered many challenges, some of which emerged from within the industry, and others that sprang up in the economic environment |
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