—Truck Driving Safety: Avoiding Distractions on the Road
Driving distractions are as old as the activity itself. As long as there are drivers on the road, there will always be something demanding our attention. The difference is that nowadays these distractions are more pervasive than ever before. As truck drivers, it’s our duty to ensure we’re exercising caution and good judgment in order […]
— Air Brakes Test on a Tractor Trailer
This video will walk you through a tractor trailer’s air brakes test. In less than ten minutes, the instructor will take you through all of the steps necessary to pass the air brake test on the vehicle inspection section of the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) test. You will see demonstrations of a leak rate test, […]
— Employment Opportunities in a High Growth Industry: Commercial Truck Driving
One of the fastest growing industries in America is the transportation industry (commercial truck driving). The estimated growth rate of 21% by 2020 (Green, 2014) is double the national average cited by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The transportation industry provides great opportunities for the next decade for employment, entrepreneurship, and advancement in the industry. […]
— Why Commercial Truck Driving?
Have you considered J-Tech while choosing between commercial truck driving schools? Did you know the average age of the commercial driver in the US is 55, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics? And retirements are only increasing. There is about to be a huge gap in this industry with job openings all over Florida […]
— Filling a leaky bucket: Can truck driver training programs make a positive impact on the driver shortage?
By James Sterrett, Commercial Truck Driving Program Manager For years, there has been a lot of discussion in the transportation industry regarding the shortage of drivers. Every motor carrier is impacted by this problem and each one of them is working to reverse the driver shortage and make some progress towards building a fleet with the […]