How to look for a truck driving job?

Antonia asked: My boyfriend has struck an interest in truck driving. We live in Texas. How can he go about finding a job? ... industry- how do we learn more? Best Answer: My brother works at a large trucking corporation ... there are drivers to move it, so it’s usually pretty easy to get a trucking job. Two things [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 11:59:25

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Rodeo time for Rush

“This competition is in part designed to help these technicians realize how major a cog in this business they really are ... that Rush and other companies – Peterbilt Motors Co., Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, GMC, Mobil Delvac ... in the trucking industry. dsc_0023.JPG “The technician’s job has changed dramatically over [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 16:19:44

Lung Cancer, whats that got to do with Delivery Drivers?

Quite a lot actually. Especially if you don’t want one of these ugly tumours on your lungs ... are higher among trucking industry workers because of diesel fume exposure.  According to a new study ... in the trucking industry with an estimated 20 years on the job have an elevated risk of lung cancer with each [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:06:28

Trucking Industry is More Competitive

There has been a layoff at a time when people are looking for work, thinking of going on the road to open. The Illinois Trucking Association, in the past 12 months, 106,000 truck driving jobs nationwide dropped. More than 25,000 pieces were made in January alone. Right now it is 8.5% unemployment [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 01:18:00

Layoffs Deepen Pool of Trucker Applicants

A shortage of drivers was once the biggest problem for the trucking industry. Now the companies have more applicants than jobs thanks to a recession-driven jump in applications. [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 02:48:11

Recession Drives Workers to Trucking

Hard times have reversed the trucking industry's trouble finding recruits, the Wall Street Journal reports ... never seen it like this in 24 years," said one company owner. A lifestyle blog for discovering job [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 22:12:00

How Do You Handle Loneliness?

  Loneliness is very common in the trucking industry. One way drivers avoid loneliness is by trying to fill the void with stuff. Some drivers work all the time burying themselves in their job [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 16:03:59

Essential recession reading: 5 new articles for young job hunters

Yesterday I was a guest on NPR’s Talk of the Nation on the topic of “Where to Look for Jobs in the Recession ... landing new jobs, and many also offered suggestions on what companies and industries are still hiring. We discussed opportunities in healthcare, education, accounting, trucking, energy, defense [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 18:57:13

FedEx Freight cuts 900 jobs

FedEx Freight is making “staffing adjustments” to about 900 positions at 150 of its facilities ... production as putting unprecedented pressures on the trucking industry. “It’s the worst [more...]

Date: 2009-02-10 01:28:00

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