Aubrey Allen Smith Class A CDL students as well as many graduates of truck driver training, will still have unanswered questions even upon leaving the school. As instructors follow the curriculum and especially if it is a large class, sometimes the cdl questions that students may have simply never get responded to, or the student [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2010’
Driving Record – Understanding the Point System
Aubrey Allen Smith The point system for each state varies, but there is a general rule of thumb one can utilize in order to stay on top of their driving record. The points added for violations can be more severe when operating a commercial motor vehicle in comparison to your own personal vehicle. A good [...]
Insulin Diabetes and the CDL
Aubrey Allen Smith There still appears to be alot of confusion concerning whether or not persons with insulin diabetes are able to obtain a CDL license. For years, there was a ban that prevented those with diabetes who used insulin from driving commercial vehicles within interstate operation. However, in 2003, the FMCSA introduced the Diabetes [...]
Truck Driving Jobs and a Poor Economy
Aubrey Allen Smith Truck driving jobs are a good way to make a decent income and provide for your family, if you can find the right trucking company to work for among the thousands of companies available. But, what about during a poor economy? Recent news is now declaring what many of us have already [...]
The Problem With Trucking Forums
Aubrey Allen Smith Making a career change can be a big step for many of us. For those considering truck driving as a profession, they undoubtedly have an endless list of questions. In this technological world we live in today, the internet plays the major role in finding the answers to these questions. As a [...]
Depression and the Long Haul Trucker
Aubrey Allen Smith A long haul trucker is no stranger to sleep deprivation. Even local truck drivers deal with the problem of little rest, many working 70 hour weeks. Sleep deprivation is the leading cause of serious truck related accidents, resulting in as high as 40% of all crashes. The constant attitude of many motor [...]
Men Who Knit – How Do Truckers Beat Stress on Extended Layovers?
Karen Wehrle Once upon a time, men who knit were not unusual. Back in history, knitting was exclusively a male activity. Sailors knit their wool ganseys as a way to pass time on voyages and wore their sweaters as protection against bad weather on the open sea. Today, truckers who encounter more extended layovers while [...]
Truck Driving Jobs – UPS and FedEx Truck Driver Employment
Lisa Jenkins You’ve probably heard about UPS and Fedex jobs while you’ve been searching for trucking employment. They’re two of the best companies to work for in the freight and parcel transportation industry. There’s a lot more involved with transporting a person’s parcel than simply having them drop it off at a depot and walking [...]
Garmin GPS For Trucks and Truckers
John V. W. Howe GPS for trucks come in either a laptop based GPS or a stand alone GPS. Probably the best known laptop application is CoPilot® Truck. The stand alone GPS for trucks include Teletype World Nav 7200, Goodyear GY500X, Garmin Streetpilot 7200, Garmin Nuvi 5000, or Garmin Nuvi 465T. In this article, we [...]
Dangers of Overloaded Trucks
James Witherspoon Overloaded truck accidents can be fatal. There are strict government regulations on the weights of trucks for this very reason. The GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) of a truck is not supposed to surpass 80,000 pounds, yet many trucks on the roads at this very second are well above above this number. When drivers [...]