Paperwork

If you’re like most long haul drivers, spending upwards of 5 to 6 weeks on the road at a time, be sure to keep all your paperwork organized and up to date.

illness on the road

It happens to all of us at least once or twice. You wake up feeling like the floor in the back seat of a taxi on New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, calling in sick

Animals in rut

As summer slowly fades to a pleasant memory and Mother Nature pulls out her autumn colors, we find ourselves into another animal rutting season. From mid September until the snow flies, all

Big cities west of I-95

Navigating around and through big cities is a challenge we all must face, especially early in our careers. Some companies will send you with an experienced driver to coach you along, other

Big Cities Eastern Seaboard

Any time you’re operating in what’s called the “Eastern Seaboard”, basically anything within 100 miles west of I-95, you really do need your head on a swivel. If you’re just passing through,

TTN magazine July-August-2023

Truck Driver Safety by hijacking

Did you see that a truck driver was hijacked on August 2, 2023? The hijacking was not the stealing of a truck or just a load. It was the truck, trailer, and

TTN magazine May-June-2023

Newly licensed truck driver

How does a newly licensed truck driver get that first position when many companies don’t hire truck drivers without experience? Wow, what a question! And this is a widespread problem. And many

Truck Driver Pre-Trip Inspections

As a professional and experienced truck driver, you know that you are to perform a vehicle inspection once every 24 hours. You also understand that you use “Schedule 1,” titled, Daily Inspection