Trucking School

When you're on the road a lot, it’s nice to have a way to communicate with friends and family, or to keep up with your fellow drivers and trends in the trucking industry. If I had to guess, I'd say about 95% of OTR truck drivers travel with a laptop and they're logging on to social media sites in droves. Here are some of the most popular social networking sites amongst our truck driving alumni and CDL students.

TheTruckersReport.com
The Trucker's Report is one of the most popular social media and forum sites out there for truck drivers. The highlight of the site are the forums where anyone can go & post a question, get information on routes or industry news, or even just talk to other truck drivers from around the world.

If you're looking for first-hand information on particular truck driving schools, companies, or routes, this is a great resource.

LifeOnTheRoad.com
While it’s not technically a social media site, LifeOnTheRoad.com is a collaborative blog that welcomes articles and posts from all aspiring truck driver writers. They share thoughts, stories, and opinions on everything from the day-to-day life of a professional truck driver to full-on analysis of the latest transportation legislation.

TruckersForum.net
Though it’s not as busy as TheTruckersReport.com, TruckersForum.net does get enough action to make it worthwhile. It's particularly useful for staying on top of industry news, jobs, and legislation changes in the transportation industry.

Facebook and MySpace
Most truck drivers use popular social media sites like Facebook and MySpace to not only stay in touch with family and friends back home, but also one another. There are a number of truck driver discussion groups and communities on these sites, you just have to do a simple search.

Driver Solutions hosts a profile on both Facebook & MySpace. You can become a fan, a friend, meet other truck drivers & DS alumni, and stay on top of our regular posts.

Twitter
Twitter is quickly becoming the hot new social media outlet for truckers. It's like a digital feed of CB radio chatter, but it’s archived, searchable, and available to the world.

Some truck drivers use Twitter as a way of keeping family members in the loop of their day-to-day activities. Others use it to follow news feeds and other truckers while a select few even post TwitPics of their journeys around the country. Some of our favorite truck driver tweeters are @truckwriter, @truckertrainer, and of course, @D_S_Network (that's us!).