Top 10 Benefits of Truck Driving With Pets
Long-haul or over-the-road trucking can be a lonely profession. There are many hours spent on the roads, without the companionship available in other career fields. Thankfully, though, many trucking companies, including our organization at Knight Transportation, do have an allowance for pets, giving drivers much-needed companionship while on the road. Below is more information on…
Read MoreFatigued Driving: What You Should Know
Fatigue is the result of physical or mental exertion that impairs performance. Driver fatigue may be caused by a lack of adequate sleep, driving when you would normally be sleeping ( i.e overnight), strenuous work or non-work activities, sleep disorders like sleep apnea, or a combination of factors. • For better or for worse, humans…
Read MoreDistracted Truck Driving: What You Should Know
What is Distracted Driving? • Distracted driving is anything that takes your eyes, hands, and/or mind away from the task of driving a CMV. Common examples of distracted driving: • Sending a text message • Talking on a cell phone • Using a GPS navigation system • Eating while driving • Talking to people in…
Read MoreTruck Driving: Too Fast For Conditions
Driving too fast for conditions is defined as traveling at a speed that is greater than a reasonable standard for safe driving. Examples of conditions where drivers may find themselves driving too fast include: • Wet Roadways (rain, snow, or ice) • Reduced Visibility (fog, winter storms) • Construction Zones • Curves and Intersections •…
Read MoreKnight Transportation – Truck Tire Chaining Video
Transcript: “Hi, I’m Alan Cox, Safety Director for Knight Refrigerated here in Phoenix. I’m also a driver of 30 years, 17 of them with this company, and today we’re going to teach you how to chain your truck.” STATE-BY-STATE CHAIN LAWS VARY. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO UNDERSTAND ALL CARRY AND CHAIN LAWS IN THE STATES…
Read MoreTop 10 Truck Driving Tips for Winter
Even if you are an extremely experienced and highly skilled truck driver, winter driving conditions can present a challenge and a danger. This is a documented fact backed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety as some 42% of all auto accidents that occur in the winter months were considered weather-related. This is understandable when…
Read MoreTrucking Industry Job Growth for 2020
In the year 2010, there were an estimated 1.6 million tractor-trailer drivers currently employed throughout America. Just two years after that, the number increased to 1.7 million. While that might not seem like a lot just reading the number, in actuality, that increase represents the addition of 50,000 more drivers to the tractor-trailer driver career…
Read MoreTruck Driving Careers for People Over 50
Today, there are more and more people reaching retirement with little to no savings. Many of these retirees realize, after retiring or when contemplating it, that they need more income than social security provides in order to make ends meet. This has resulted in many retirees returning to the workforce shortly after saying goodbye to…
Read MoreTop 7 ELD Mandate Questions
In 2015, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a new Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate to be implemented by the end of 2017. With the new mandate has obviously come with a host of questions as it relates to how the mandate will change the trucking industry. The following are the seven most common…
Read MoreHow Much Does it Cost to Get a CDL?
Truck driving is an adventurous, fun career choice. Unfortunately, it takes more than a desire to get behind the wheel of a big rig. You need to meet the qualifications to be a truck driver. This requires you getting a CDL license along with other training. There is a fee involved in obtaining your CDL.…
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