Do you feel like you experience road rage all too often?
Keeping a cool head on the road is not an easy task, even for seasoned truckers. If you suffer from driving rage and have a hard time preventing your anger from rising to high levels, you should learn effective anger management techniques. Instead of getting mad on 695, here are some simple ways to manage your road rage.
Truckers need to stay healthy while out on the road and that includes maintaining a quality diet.
Staying healthy is tough for everyone, whether they are working in a cubicle or driving on the highway. Staying healthy is particularly difficult for truckers, who eat at odd hours and are often stuck eating whatever they can find on the road. However, a little bit of preparation can go a long way when it comes to staying healthy while on a truck drive. Here are some of our favorite healthy snack ideas for truckers.
If you’re struggling to stay fit, here are some helpful tips to help you lose a little bit of weight.
Let’s face it, weight gain is really easy when you’re sedentary all day long. Weight loss can also feel impossible when you’re on the road, surrounded by unhealthy choices at truck stops and sitting for hours at a time. According to the Federal Motor Safety Commission, truck drivers must pass medical evaluations that indicate no history of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes because those medical conditions can impair driving ability, and therefore result in a loss of your license. If you’re struggling to stay fit, here are some helpful tips to help you lose a little bit of weight. Read the rest of this entry »
In 2018, the trucking industry could see increases to the cost of diesel fuel.
The trucking industry is booming and vast, and handles freight for a number of other industries to ensure that companies and customers across the nation get the materials and products they need. For truckers and other people in the industry, it’s important to stay on top of upcoming trends to ensure that they understand all the rules of the road, to be successful in their position. Check out these trends for 2018 and plan accordingly before heading back out on the road.The trucking industry is booming and vast, and handles freight for a number of other industries to ensure that companies and customers across the nation get the materials and Read the rest of this entry »
Freight shipping is more popular this time of year thanks to eager consumers waiting on products and stores ordering higher amounts to meet the demand.
Freight shipping is more popular this time of year thanks to eager consumers waiting on products and stores ordering higher amounts to meet the demand. Freight shipping is a relatively easy process, but if you do some preparation beforehand it can go even more smoothly. Read the rest of this entry »
Docking your truck is a basic but it’s always good to refresh yourself on the essentials.
One of the most basic skills that every new truck driver needs to acquire is setting a truck up for a dock. Backing up a truck for the first time can be very intimidating, but once you master the process, it will be simple. Here are some of our best tips for setting up for a dock.
Truck accidents are more prevalent than people recognize, especially considering how large and difficult they are to drive.
Truck accidents are more prevalent than people recognize, especially considering how large and difficult they are to drive. The unfortunate reality is that many truck accidents are completely preventable. The reason they happen is because we aren’t taking enough precaution to prepare for these scenarios. There are further reasons why these accidents occur every year on the road. Read the rest of this entry »
The inflation of your tires can be beneficial and surprisingly detrimental in different ways.
When analyzing your truck, the tires are probably the most important aspect. After all, they do put in all the work to get you from point A to B. Especially for trucks, tire upkeep is crucial to making long trips. Any truck driver will tell you that all they want is for the air in their tires to last as long as possible. It’s a clear benefit if that happens, which is why we have a variety of pressure systems to monitor this exact situation. The inflation of your tires can be beneficial and surprisingly detrimental in different ways. Read the rest of this entry »
Truck driving is a unique trade, and it’s actually something that can be incredibly difficult if you don’t take the right approach.
Truck driving is a unique trade, and it’s actually something that can be incredibly difficult if you don’t take the right approach. When you’re new to the industry, a lot of the techniques you pick up will be developed on the go. The negative with that developmental cycle is that you can easily pick up bad habits from other drivers, even those that are experienced. If you’re new to the industry and want to gain better insight into what works and what doesn’t, follow these guidelines. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s much different than any other type of driving, and you need to make sure that you have the basics down.
There’s a lot more to truck driving than the average person may realize, and the industry has many different methods for how drivers should approach the profession. It’s not as simple as just hopping in the driver’s seat and going across the country. You have to take a lot of steps to gain credibility as a driver, and then from that point you have to demonstrate that you’re practicing all the best techniques. Everything starts with truck driving school. It’s much different than any other type of driving, and you need to make sure that you have the basics down. Read the rest of this entry »