The trucking company in Virginia, Estes Express Lines, recently was named as the Carrier of the Year by Logistics Plus Inc. If you are a truck driver in Virginia looking for LTL trucking jobs, the award-winning carrier is a great place to start. Estes has more than 9,000 employees nationwide and is expanding operations. Along…
According to a study from the Society of Human Resource Management, it costs about $4,130 for a company to hire a new employee, with the average time it takes to fill a position coming in at about 40 days. It’s a big reason why it always behooves companies to hang onto their current employees, rather…
Safe driving is the first topic you cover extensively when you start attending a truck driving school. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration states its primary mission is to “reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.” This says a tremendous amount about the value of being a safe truck driver. Of course, there’s…
The trucking company in Virginia, Estes Express, has recently received an award by one of its shippers. The logistics company GlobalTranz awarded the trucking company with Carrier of the Year 2018. This award recognizes the hard work that Estes Express truck drivers have provided for the third party logistics provider over the year. Check out more…
When a leading magazine publication calls your trucking company the most admired in the world, it just feels great. Simply great. That must be what Ryder System, Inc. managers and truck drivers must be feeling because the carrier was just named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies in 2019. More specifically, this title was…
Recently a Holland truck driver named Richard Dain made quite the accomplishment. He was able to drive for 3 million miles without having an accident. This is an enormous achievement for any professional truck driver. In fact, only 35 actively running Holland truck drivers have made this goal. Dain shows that it is entirely possible, though, if you are…
To be selected as one of the America’s Road Team captains during your career as a truck driver is huge. There is only 18 professional, commercial truck drivers nominated, vetted, and chosen to serve in this capacity. More impressively, this is a two-year position. As such, the truck drivers who are an ATA America’s Road Team Captain…
Thanks to online shopping and expedient two-day deliveries, shipping customers are expecting their goods to arrive on their doorstep that much faster. Freight haulers that understand this are in the best position to step up to the doormat. For the latest example, JB Hunt Transport has upgraded its final mile delivery services by acquiring another…
As a truck driver searching for the best trucking company to work for, there are plenty of options on the market. Therefore, you have to streamline your selection by looking for those award winners in the industry. Trucking companies that regularly receive rewards from shipping customers are shining stars. These carriers are the ones that…
