Trucking Jobs – Truck Driving Jobs

Finally there is a trucking life board game for all of you that like the trucking lifestyle.  Randy Cox of Blackfoot, Idaho developed the game, “My Truckin’ Luck”  named after a popular expression in the trucking community. Randy himself is a professional truck driver and it was his experience with life on the road that inspired the game.

To find out more about this new board game visit the My Truckin’ Luck website

Trucking companies are becoming more and more environmentally conscious as well as fiscally conscious. These days the two go hand in hand with rising fuel costs. The SmartWay Transport Partnership as it pertains to the trucking industry is a program that provides the trucking industry with EPA certified vehicles that are equipped and outfitted at the point of sale with equipment that significantly reduces fuel usage and makes trucks operate more efficiently.  Being a SmartWay partner not only identifies the trucking company or truck manufacturer as someone who cares about the future of the environment but it also shows the management of that company is searching for ways to operate more efficiently and to reduce overall costs.

A movement that several years ago was criticized as something put together by “environmentalist wackos ” has now become good business and well accepted in the transportation industry.

Learn more about The SmartWay Transport Partnership program here.

It used to be “don’t drink and drive.” That still holds true but now there is something on the road even more dangerous than a driver who has been drinking. Texting and Driving is a greater threat to other drivers than drinking and driving.  This finding is according to research done by the British Transport Research Laboratory (TRL).

TRL has found that control of steering is practically zip while texting with 91% worse than normal steering control. Those who have been found to be smoking marijuana only had a 35% worse than normal steering ability. Reaction speeds are slower and drifting across lanes happens at a greater frequency. Following distances were also greatly compromised as focus is on the screen of the phone and not on the vehicle in front of the driver.

Then end conclusion of the study by the TRL is DONT TEXT AND DRIVE.

CalArk International has announced the opening of a new terminal in Taylor, Michigan. The new facility is 18 miles south of Detroit, MI and will be handling loads traveling in and out of Canada. The terminal will be a home base for daily runs by shuttle drivers in and out of Canada.

Read the official news release at the CalArk International Website

For the fourth time in the awards ten year history, Schneider National has been selected as Wal-Mart’s intermodal carrier of the year.

“We consider many factors when determining the winner of this award, including overall dedication to customer service, operational excellence and the ability to offer creative solutions to our complex supply chain opportunities,” said Chris Sultemeier, senior vice president of transportation for Wal-Mart. “We are pleased to recognize Schneider National for its outstanding intermodal performance in 2007.”

Visit Schneider Nationals website for full press release

Stallion Transportation Driver Jimmy Wallace has been named the Arkansas Trucking Association’s Driver of the Year for 2007.

He is called Stallion’s senior driver by fellow employees and at 76 years old has logged more than 4 million miles, all accident free. It has taken 30 years for Jimmy Wallace to get to this point and has earned the respect and admiration of fellow drivers.

Congratulations Jimmy Wallace…