by Kellylynn McLaughlin, on Sep 2, 2020 11:11:32 AM
As those in the trucking industry know, the Post-Trip Inspection is a time to check and see if anything has changed with your equipment since you began your trip and …
Read Storyby Michele Wade, on Aug 19, 2020 9:20:41 AM
“I’m a third-generation lady trucker. I grew up in trucks,” Jacinda Duran proclaims proudly. Following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, who were both truck drivers, she launched …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jul 29, 2020 1:52:29 PM
Recently I reached out to our driver members and asked them about the stresses they are experiencing due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. Challenges included access to personal protection supplies …
Read Storyby Kellylynn McLaughlin, on Jul 28, 2020 10:49:58 AM
As those in the trucking industry know, the Post-Trip Inspection is a time to check and see if anything has changed with your equipment since you began your trip and …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Dec 2, 2019 8:06:00 PM
Each year the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) asks drivers and carriers about their top concerns. As you can imagine, the drivers list differs from the trucking companies’ list, but …
Read Storyby uShip, on Mar 8, 2019 3:39:00 PM
This blog post is one in a series by Women In Trucking member uShip that celebrates women in the logistics industry. Inspired by International Women’s Day (March 8, 2019) and …
Read Storyby Sandy Long, on Aug 22, 2017 4:51:00 PM
Perhaps one of the greatest disservices to the trucking industry outside of the old ABC’s 20/20 Killer Truck Drivers segment is how trucking has been portrayed in movies and television …
Read Storyby Sandy Long, on May 2, 2017 4:57:00 PM
Sit back in any truck stop or rest area and you may see a vast array of pets, from birds to snakes, brought out of trucks for a bit of …
Read Storyby Sandy Long, on Jan 23, 2017 5:02:00 PM
According to statistics, 79% of all accidents involving semi-trucks are caused by car drivers. Few, if any states, require car drivers to learn during license testing about sharing the road …
Read Storyby Sandy Long, on Sep 2, 2016 5:09:00 PM
When people think about the trucking industry they think about the jobs of truck driving and perhaps dispatching. They do not know of the many other jobs available in the …
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