Truck Drivers

Truck Drivers

Fourteen-hour days and middle-of-the-night starts are not unusual for Goulburn truck driver Adam Craig.Long and erratic shifts aside, he loves his job. But they can take their toll.”Some days you could be happy as Larry for fourteen hours and not get tired at all, but then some days you could…

The number of brokers registered with FMCSA may be dropping

The number of brokers registered with FMCSA may be dropping — coming on the heels of the enforcement date of the increase in the minimum surety bond required for brokers to carry — but some of the numbers being tossed out don’t represent what’s actually happening, said Chris Burroughs, who’s…

How to obtains a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to operate a commercial vehicle in the United States

[box type=”shadow”] Anyone who obtains a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to operate a commercial vehicle in the United States must pass a pre-employment drug test, according to federal Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. The test screens for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamine, methamphetamine and phencycladine (PCP). Employers can also ask job…

Freight Brokerage Business : Workday

Freight Brokerage Business : Workday Connect Shippers with Motor Carriers A freight broker is basically a shipping middleman: an individual or company that arranges shipping services between another individual or company and an authorized carrier. The broker is not the actual shipper or carrier, just the liaison between the two….