As an aspiring truck
driver, you should check out these FREE CDL training resources
to help you become familiar with the industry:
Tips for New Truck Drivers - Get several CDL training
school and OTR tips you can follow. These tips will help you
prepare for your CDL exam and help you obtain your license
quickly.
Looking for a Class A
Truck Driver Job - There are many employment opportunities in
the industry today. One of the opportunities many aspiring drivers
want to get into is a company...
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One of the biggest challenges for
inexperienced drivers working their first truck driving job is
saving money. Let's face it, everyone wants to save money and
truck drivers are no different.
So, how do you make it happen while working a trucking job that has
you out on the road for weeks at a time?
Luckily, Driver
Solutions was able to connect with Mike and Vicki Simons via
Twitter and they agreed to do a blog post to help out inexperienced
drivers. Check it out below!
Money Saving Tips for...
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The quality of your
CDL training can only be as
valuable and relevant as how it was taught to you. This is
the reason Driver Solutions works with only the best i best truck
driving schools available
Here are some qualities you'll find with the CDL
instructors:
-
Helpful - These educators are willing to lend
a hand on anything related to your training.
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Stern, but not strict - Instructors are firm
but kind when it comes to enforcing the rules and regulations of
trucking school.
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Attentive - The trainers...
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Any
new type of training will take time to get used to. It's widely
known that at the start, the adjustment period is often the most
challenging for new student truck drivers. That being said, below
are some links to articles that will help make truck driver
training easier for you.
Below are 3 articles that cover some of the important aspects of
your truck driver training. The list below includes: a preview of
what the Driver Solutions training program entails, another blog
post touching on the...
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Recent
statistics show that by the end of 2011, the trucking industry
might have a
shortage of 150,000 truck drivers. A staggering 400,000 could
be the deficit by 2012. This was based on the additional 11,200
entry
level truck driving jobs truck companies opened in February
(
as
per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Trucking is an opportunity for you to earn up to $40,000 in
your first year. Additional benefits include getting to travel all
over the country, insurance coverage, retirement,...
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Below is part 3 of the Driver Solutions Driver Agent Blog
Series. To view parts 1 and 2 check the previous 2
posts.
Q: What are some things that trucking school students can do to
prepare before they begin CDL training?
A: The most important thing they can do is study
eGears.
eGears is an
online CDL
training tool that will prepare them for their permit
test and trucking school. We give all of our students free
access to eGears and it's important they take advantage of
it.
It's also a good...
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The
IRS's
website has a nice overview of the history of
trucking. If you are currently in
truck driving
training or considering going to
truck driving
school, then you might be interested in some of the
following dates that affected the professional driving industry and
how it is today.
Mid 1900s - Container transport of goods became a
popular way to transport freight to reduce shipping costs, cut
losses and damages of theft as well.
1967 - The
U.S. Department of
Transportation is created.
1982 - T...
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Have
you ever wondered all the things that a truck driver does?
Hauling a load down an Interstate isn't as easy as it
sounds. That's why there are
truck
driving schools, so that a trucker can get proper
truck
driving training. Here are some of the things a trucker
does:
- Operates a Semi's Systems and Operations
- Operates a Semi so that the breaks don't overheat on a steep
upgrade or downgrade
- Knows how to keep a load from shifting on a curve
- Parks an 18-wheeler
- Maneuvers an 18-wheeler in traffic
- Maneu...
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Driver
Solutions offers many ways for you to connect with us online
for all of your truck driving training information. Two of
these include our
Driver
Solutions Facebook page and
Driver Solutions Twitter
account. Here is what you will find if you connect with
us via Facebook and Twitter:
Driver Solutions Facebook Page
If you "like" us on Facebook you will be able to stay up-to-date
with all of our
truck driver training and
trucking job blog posts. This will also
allow you to view pictures...
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A big part of
truck
driver training at
trucking
schools is preparing our drivers for life on the road.
There are many conditions that a truck driver will encounter at
some point that make having a perfect truck driving record a great
achievement. Recently the Ohio Trucking Association named
Keith W. Long, of Zanesville, as one of the 12 best truck drivers
in Ohio as a result of his accident and violation free driving
record according to the
Zanesville Times Recorder.
During Long's 33-year
truck...
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