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Learn about expenses new company drivers often overlook, including orientation costs, CDL renewals, medical certification, paid parking, work gear, and breakdown-related expenses.

June 19, 2026

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Expenses New Company Truck Drivers Often Overlook

Most company drivers expect the carrier to cover the highest costs of the job, including the truck, fuel, maintenance, insurance, and permits. What is ...

Learn how truck drivers can prepare for a road evaluation and what hiring managers, trainers, and safety personnel often notice during the process.

June 18, 2026

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How Truck Drivers Can Prepare for a Road Evaluation

A lot of drivers walk into a road evaluation thinking the goal is to avoid mistakes. That sounds reasonable until you consider what the ...

Learn how to evaluate trucking job listings, spot red flags, compare opportunities, and identify details that matter beyond the advertised pay.

June 4, 2026

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The Trucking Job Listing Checklist Every Driver Should Use

Most truck drivers can spot a flashy job ad from a mile away. A headline promises top pay. A sign-on bonus grabs attention. Home ...

Four professional drivers with nearly 15 million combined safe miles have been inducted into the National Private Truck Council Driver Hall of Fame.

June 4, 2026

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Four Veteran Drivers Added to NPTC Driver Hall of Fame

A combined 152 years behind the wheel. Nearly 15 million safe miles. Not a single chargeable accident, injury, or moving violation among them. Those ...

Truck drivers share the biggest lessons they’ve learned from the road, including patience, safety, health, family, and life behind the wheel.

May 28, 2026

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Truck Drivers Share Lessons They’ve Learned from the Road

In the spirit of graduation season, we asked our community of drivers, “What’s one thing the road taught you that no classroom ever could?” ...

Learn what new truck drivers should expect during their first year on the road, including skill development, trip planning, lifestyle adjustments, and career growth.

May 26, 2026

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What New Truck Drivers Should Expect During Their First Year on the Road

The first year in trucking usually changes how drivers look at the industry once the training period ends and real freight starts moving. CDL ...

Colorado State Patrol reported more than 2,700 commercial vehicle chain law violations during enforcement operations along Interstate 70 mountain routes.

May 21, 2026

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Colorado State Patrol Reports Thousands of Commercial Vehicle Chain Law Violations Along I-70

Colorado State Patrol says commercial vehicle enforcement teams have issued more than 2,700 citations related to the state’s chain law requirements during the current ...

Learn which questions truck drivers should ask recruiters before accepting a CDL driving job, including freight, pay, dispatch, home time, and equipment policies.

May 20, 2026

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Questions Every Truck Driver Should Ask a Recruiter Before Changing CDL Jobs

A recruiting call can shape a driver’s next several months or even several years on the road. Many drivers focus heavily on advertised pay ...

Love’s opened a new Joliet, Illinois travel stop along I-80 with 91 truck parking spaces, fuel bays, showers, and driver services.

May 20, 2026

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New Love’s Travel Stop Opens Along I-80 In Illinois with 91 New Truck Parking Spaces

Truck drivers moving freight through northern Illinois now have another parking option along one of the busiest trucking corridors in the country after Love’s ...