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Health tips for truck drivers. Part 1

Jan 03, 2018 in Tips and Tricks, Lifestyle

Life on the road can become an all consuming lifestyle. Sadly, this lifestyle often reflects a lack of care for one’s own health. Truck drivers on average, due to their lifestyle, statistically have more health problems and shorter life spans than people in other careers.

The very nature of this job is quite sedentary and staying healthy can be a big challenge for many drivers. Fortunately, it is possible for drivers who live on the road to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you want to be a healthy trucker, keep these tips in mind.

Trucking during the holidays – prepare for the winter driving conditions

Dec 28, 2017 in Tips and Tricks

Christmas is here and New Year’s Eve is around the corner. For most people this means taking a break from work and getting together with the family and relatives. However, for most truckers, the winter holidays are just another day on the road. Truckers work tirelessly to deliver all the goods that make the holidays possible. So if you say they are the real Santa – you will not be far from the truth.

Why the new ELD mandate might prevent your purchases to arrive before Christmas

Dec 21, 2017 in Regulations and road rules, Technology, Trucking Industry

The shortage of truck drivers is raising the shipping rates and is making online retailers nervous about delivering customer purchases before Christmas. Some major retailers already stopped taking order for delivery before Christmas or put a disclaimers in their ordering systems warning that delivery before the holiday can not be guaranteed. The new ELD mandate is making those problems worse.

What you need to know about ELD Mandate

Dec 18, 2017 in Regulations and road rules, Trucking Industry, Technology

Electronic logging devices are designed to record data related to operation of the vehicle and to driver activity. Information mainly concerns hours of service. Commercial truckers are restricted to a maximum number of hours they are allowed to drive between rest periods. The ELD rule requires ELD use by commercial drivers who are required to prepare hours-of-service records of duty status.

Winter is coming – keep your truck safe

Dec 11, 2017 in Tips and Tricks

Maintaining a vehicle is not an easy task by itself, but when combined with extreme winter conditions, it gets even harder. As an owner-operator of a truck you probably have drove through some heavy snows, but if you are just starting your trucking business or you still cringe when someone says “winter driving”- we are here to give you some easy tips on how to keep your truck in working order during the winter and, of course, protect yourself while driving in cold weather conditions.