There are many things that you should know about transportation liability! There are facts and there is fiction, and you as a trucker or an owner of a trucking company should know to tell the difference.

Not knowing the difference can cost you big time.

Not knowing the difference between a professional truck driver and a driver is one thing. If you can’t tell the difference between the perfect drivers resume and just a regular resume or a best truck tire and any other tire, in many cases will not make much difference!

But not knowing the fine line of transportation liability myths and reality is something else. So, before you get your next load, you should pay close attention and take stuff serious.

The contracts negotiated between a shipper and a carrier often blurs the lines of who is responsible in cases something goes wrong. So it’s important for you to understand the transportation liability and the real risks of transporting goods.

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GPS devices with Bluetooth are a great way to equip your new office or update your aging fleet. In this tech savvy world they are a MUST!

No more wasting time with the old map books. No more having to stop and open a digital copy or search websites like MapQuest or Google Maps.

Really, nowdays there is no reason to have the outdated systems and tools when GPS devices with Bluetooth are as common as mud flaps. The fun part is getting fancy ones with cool covers, you know like that mud caked chrome silhouette hanging behind your tires.

There is so much more you can do with a GPS devices with Bluetooth! You can use them to find the location of your next power load. Perhaps you want to find a Wal-Mart and rummage through their discount bin for cheap trucker movies or trucker music and famous songs.

You can do almost anything with really good GPS devices with Bluetooth. Perhaps you used it when you were trying to find a good truck driving school. Hopefully, while you were on training and they were helping you get your CDL they were explaining the importance of GPS and other tracking software.

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Today we are to look at learning why is so important for you to monitor your excessive acceleration.

Now, we are Americans which means we all know and use the expressions same like Ricky Bobby said, “I want to go fast” and the other one where he says “If you are not first, then you are last”.

Well if you are running a mean machine in NASCAR  making those never ending left turns, this might be true. But if you’re driving an 80,000 pound big rig, or any class 8 truck, not so much! Slamming on the Jake Brakes won’t help you take that turn!

It’s one thing when you doing excessive acceleration just for the show, and it is other thing when you are out on the open road with other participants in the traffic.

Excessive acceleration isn’t going to help you get to where you’re going. You might be thinking that is a rather dumb statement. Well, on the service perhaps it is!

After all, when you’re watching some trucker movie and there are playing trucker music and songs about having a long way to go and a short time to get there, they are intending to use more than a little excessive acceleration!

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Can felons be truck drivers? – Hmm, this is a simple question with not that easy of an answer. To make the point clear, there is no easy answer on the question, “can felons be truck drivers”?

After all, we live in crazy world lately! Back in the days when there was no internet, you might get away with a felony charge or two and still be a truck driver, but not now.

Oh man, now I think they know ahead of time if you are going to think to commit a crime or not…heck, they might know even before you know….

They just know everything; much less can felons be truck drivers?

Now days, the trucker community is so advanced. They use state of the art technology like smart phones, GPS’s tracking tools and what not.

They have all kinds of trucking forums and magazines, truck radio channels and what not. And they have their own communities and their own world if I might say!

First and more important, I think that it all depends on the circumstances the question can felons be truck drivers or not?

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If you wonder how long does it take to get a CDL, let me take that question off your plate and give you 101 lesson on what is a CDL? Also, I’ll go over why and when you need CDL, and what you can do with it!

So, the Commercial Driver License (CDL) is a license that you need if you are planning to become a commercial truck driver and start your adventure on the open roads! It is a proof that you are able to operate heavy-duty trucks, Class 8 trucks as well as most other special commercial vehicles, like a passenger bus, flatbed, dump truck, tractor-trailer truck, or even a concrete mixer.

Once you have your CDL, you can start a career in the trucking world and become an OTR truck driver. However, you’ll have to be a rookie truck driver for a while!

As far as I know, the question how long does it take to get a CDL is answered differently every time you click on a different source on the web.

If three people are sitting at a truck stop, speaking about how long does it take to get a CDL, you’ll get three different answers.

One will say seven weeks max, while the other will say that is three times that much! However, the third person seated with them will say that both of them are only partially right and all you need is two weeks!

The sad truth of the matter is they are all correct. So, go figure that out how long does it take to get a CDL!

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Dump truck training may seem rather obvious at first. After all, you might be thinking how hard is it to drive a dump truck all day?

I mean we have all seen the dump trucks pull into a job site drop their load off the dump trailer and go. A little while later, they return loaded again.

Well, actually there is more to it than you might think. There are quite a few pros and cons of being a dump truck driver, and there are few things that you need to do before you become one, like the example you need to go through dump truck training first!

Dump truck training, as I will explain in a bit, is more than just driving a large truck. It is more than just going from the quarry to the construction site and back.

Actually, it is as important as any other truck driving job. Some might say more important! How do you think the asphalt get to the road crews? If it wasn’t for drivers who had proper dump truck training the roads would not be able to be built!

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You might not know it, but there are many amazing opportunities and truck driving jobs for Veterans.

As a former service member your previously gained driving skills are both valued and needed in the trucking industry. I know you might not think so but they are, indeed!

Here are just a few reasons why truck driving jobs for Veterans is a good idea:

• You can handle stress and constant change;
• Ability to work in most any environment, and don’t mind travel;
• You are used to schedules and meeting deadlines;
• The ability to understand the importance of and can follow rules;
• You understand the importance of properly maintaining your equipment.

Of course these are just a few of the reasons that recruiters use when finding truck driving jobs for Veterans.

Also, Veterans are loyal and understand how to follow directions. Another plus is with some companies where the requirement to where a uniform is necessary, well as a Veteran that is no problem.

Now if you’re a recent Veteran you might not be aware of just how valuable your skills are in the ‘real world’. Truck driving jobs for Veterans can be a great transition from service to civilian life.

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Semi truck accidents are among some of the worst there is! This isn’t because truckers are bad drivers! It is not because drivers of small cars are bad drivers! We will come back to drivers in a second, but if it isn’t the drivers that make semi truck accidents, then what is it?

It is the vehicles themselves actually that cause semi truck accidents!

A semi truck with a trailer can weigh 80,000 or more pounds! While an average car or small ¾ ton truck will only weigh about 4,000 pounds. So, anyone who has ever thrown a water balloon at a friend, knows the balloon doesn’t stand a chance, and neither does the small car when it hits a commercial truck!

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Semi truck accidents account for approximately 415,000 crashes (those that were actually reported) in 2015.

Of those about 1 percent or 3600 to be exact was fatal, and in 20 percent were involved serious injury. The FMCSA maintains details to report  on all the data related to semi truck accidents.

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Hope you love test because the hazardous materials test is one to remember! Now, there are several things to consider when it comes to studying for hazardous materials test, and I will try to touch on as many as I can.

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There are numerous resources and links available for you to find tons of information. However, sometimes this information can be overwhelming. It can also be way too technical and involved.

I am not trying to imply that any of us are dummies but reading that stuff can be as dry deep as the desert on a hot day. Think of it like the “Dr. Strange” movie or the show “House” both were entertaining but really tended to overdo it with the medical mumbo-jumbo.

I am not saying the technical aspects of the hazardous materials test aren’t important. Neither I am not saying you won’t need to learn and understand them.

What I am saying is that the way it gets presented sometimes is way too complicated. But what can be equally insulting is when the material is dumbed down so much you feel like you’re losing brain cells while studying.

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Ice road trucking jobs, what comes to mind when you hear that?

Do you think of the reality trucking TV shows on the History Channel; extreme trucking perhaps!? Do some of the trucking movies come to mind? Is your head filled with adventurous dreams?

Or, are you like me and think about how cold it is! How about the fact you are working out in the middle of nowhere, far from anyone? Or perhaps the reality that often you are driving a multi-multi ton truck on a road that is laid out on top of a frozen lake or bay?

Well, if that thought doesn’t bother you at all, then finding ice road trucking jobs might be the right choice for you!

Actually there are several locations around the world that have regular ice road opened up. Some are just for industry while others are actually public.

Typically the salary for ice road trucking  is better than the usual rate and the regular truck driver salary, and will come with some good bonuses as well!

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