Truck Driver News

According to new research by Chicago-based CareerBuilder and reported in a recent article by the Phoenix Business Journal, truck driver positions came up number 4 on the list of the top 10 most difficult jobs to fill. CareerBuilder ranked the hardest to fill jobs in the U.S.: No. 1: Sales Representative No. 2: Machine Operator/Assembler/Production Worker […]

You may have heard demand for professional, qualified drivers is at an all time high. There is no unemployment in the trucking industry right now. If you are not sure whether it is worth it for you to train for your Class A Commercial Drivers License, you might be asking yourself some of these questions. [...]

American Trucking Associations has released its 2014 Driver Compensation Study, which is a comprehensive evaluation of the way fleets compensate their drivers. The study was first released in 2011. This year’s study found that the average sign-on bonus for drivers is currently $2,300. Due to competition for drivers, as much as 50% of truckload carriers […]

Commercial trucks are part of the American landscape. Drivers on the road probably don't notice the difference in truck traffic. However for those paying attention, there are actually thousands of more trucks on the road today that there were even a year ago. That's because the commercial truck industry is experiencing rapid growth. There are [...]

About three years ago, Truck Driver Institute purchased an 18-acre, full-blown truck stop near Indianapolis. TDI proceeded to remove five 15,000-gallon fuel tanks, fuel pumps, a large cafeteria and a general store area. On September 2011, this old truck stop found new life as the fully remodeled Indianapolis CDL Training Center for Truck Driver Institute. [...]

With so many different types of trucking jobs to choose from, you may be wondering if professional truck driving is right for you. We found a recent post on the ecapital blog, which does a pretty darn good job of describing several common types of trucking jobs that are available to professional drivers. Some of the [...]