The trucking is a huge business, one of the most important in the transportation field, taking in approximately $110 billion annually.  Some forty million trucks are on the roads in the United States and three million in Canada.  In 1993 motor trucks hauled 28.7 percent of domestic freight traffic compared to 37.8 percent by railroads, [...]

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Days for local truck drivers can be long in order for them to complete all their deliveries.  It is not unusual for drivers to work thirteen to fifteen hour days.  Not all of these hours will be spent behind the wheel.  State and federal laws usually limit this time to ten hours a day.  The [...]

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When it comes to a career driving a truck, many options exist. You could work for a food, car or furniture store that hauls only its own products or for a carrier that serves many shippers and receivers.  In either case, the basic decision that you will have to make in this career is whether [...]

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No matter what type of goods local drivers haul, they generally return to home base the same day.  Some drivers never leave a city, while others may travel between several nearby cities.  Drivers may have the same assignment every day, following a specific route.  Others may make local deliveries or pickups that vary from day to [...]

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Besides having all the responsibilities of local truck drivers, driver-sales workers perform many additional tasks at each stop  and may use their selling abilities to increase sales and gain additional customers for their companies’ products.  This is a good job for drivers who want a greater variety of responsibilities. Most of these drivers have wholesale [...]

Categories: Truck Driving Jobs