Looking to buy a new or used commercial truck? There are many factors to consider. With so much money at stake, not to mention your trucking business’ livelihood, you want to do your homework and find the best match for your commercial truck driving plans. Here are...
Driver distraction increases your risk of getting into a crash. In fact, a 2009 study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revealed that 71 percent of large-truck crashes occurred when the truck driver was distracted by or engaging in something other...
Are you a new owner-operator looking to get your business going? If so, you’re going to need at least one truck. But you may not have the money to purchase one outright — and that’s okay. With the cost of commercial trucks being hundreds of thousands of dollars,...
Life on the road is lonely and challenging. There’s not a whole lot a trucker can do to gain a quick mood boost. Except eat. Eating is one of the few comforts truckers actually have some freedom with. Unfortunately, with ample access to fast food joints, that...
New to trucking? To make your job a lot easier, one of the first things you should do is learn to talk “trucker talk.” Truckers have their own set of slang, CB radio lingo and cb codes, so if you want to understand what your fellow truckers are saying on CB and...
