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Roehl Trucking Jobs

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Have you ever wondered what that power of red means? It you are interest in starting a career in truck Driving you are going to need a great place to gain CDL training and your CDL license. This is where the power of Roehl (Red) comes into play.  Roehl is one of a couple national truck driving carriers that is setup to help people get into the trucking industry with a helping hand.

To get to your best you are going to need a truck driving company that is going to be behind you every step of the way. Roehl offers great training and the resources needed to accomplish your dreams as a truck driver. Combine these resources with a reimbursement program that is one of the tops in the industry and you are able to go to Roehl and get your CDL license, gain valuable experience over the open road, and will pay for you to do everything.

Roehl is consistently rated as one of the top carriers in the nation. In 2008 they won 3 top trucking honors by winning the 2008 Quest for Quality Award, the SmartWaySM and the prestigious ATA President’s Trophy. Over the years, Roehl has earned hundreds of awards, form being one of the safest to being recognized as one of the greenest.

For the third straight year Roehl Transportation has been awarded for being a carrier of excellence for their efforts in their green intuitive. By doing the little things like recycling waste oil to heat maintenance shops in Chicago, Iron Mountain and Marshfield over 14 years ago, to their endless pursuit to operational efficiency through maintaining superior service standards that help drivers not waste any time and back on the road again; the little things help Roehl separate themselves from the rest.

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JB Hunt Truck Driving Jobs

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

JB Hunt Jobs and hiring requirementsJB Hunt is known for its large intermodal segment division, which ranks first among truck driving companies. What this means for a JB Hunt Driver is consistent operations where you are able to always get good freight. Daily and weekend home time to make sure you have the time to spend with your loved ones and recharge your battery. And JB Hunts pay is one of the tops in the segment as well. When you combine all of these factors you can see why Hunt’s intermodal truck driving jobs are some of the most sought after positions in the industry.

We interview a Local Truck Driver that has been with JB Hunt since she was 21 year old and more 6 years of service and all she could say is that she is happy that JB Hunt allows her to make it home every night. Next, you are allowed to get into a routine that you can become comfortable with. Some people do not look for this kind of routine because things can become stagnant, but for truck driving job that will enable you to get home ever night nothing is better then doing a quick drop and hook.

So if you are looking for trucking job on the open road you can still find them with JB Hunt. And if you have never tried the intermodal local running JB Hunt is a great place to start. They will put you with a trainer. You will start at orientation and they will make sure that they go over all of the little things with you. They set you up with a veteran for a couple of day to show you the ropes. What not to do, what to do with one on one hands on training to show what you need to do with the container.

So again, if you are looking for consistent freight, daily home time, and above average pay JB Hunt is the truck driving company for you! Check Out our truck driving jobs with JB Hunt here.

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Owner-Operator Jobs: To Be or Not to Be?

Friday, December 10th, 2010

I would like to start by defining entrepreneur. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to the type of personality who is willing to take upon himself a new venture or enterprise and accepts full responsibility for the outcome. That sentence to me defines truck drivers in general. People that wake up one day and realize they want to become a truck driver need to be ready for an investment. Anyone you ask that has been a truck driver will be the first to tell you that it is not going to be easy and it will be a constant up hill battle.

When you start to talk about being an owner operator that is when we are talking about earning the real money. Many owner operators start out as a company drive, but they are the company drivers that take full responsible for their work and realize that they can make more money on their own. Company truck driver make on average about 38,000 a year, a truck driver that is the owner of his truck make 90,000 or more a year.

The dream to make the big bucks driving trucks is not for everyone. As an owner operator you gain freedom and power, but with more power comes more responsible. Having more control and things to do is not for a lot of people. Some people do not want responsibility of choosing which loads to carry, where you will go, and what offer to take and which ones to not.

The last big obstacle for owner operators is the costs. You now have the responsible of your truck, its maintenance, upkeep, and repairs. If the truck is not moving you are not moving freight and you are not making money. The business smarts and hard work need to run your own truck need to be vast, but once you get the hang of it the road is open for you to travel and do business however you like. And that’s the Goal!

Check out our owner operator jobs and local postings. We have many positions posted by the nations top carriers. Have a look and check out the drivers lounge for other industry news, fun, and contests.

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Truck Drivers Needed for Maintenance in Ohio

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

There’s an interesting story out of Elyria, Ohio about how the laws of the state require a CDL A license for drivers if the vehicle driven is over 10,000 lbs.  Just learning about the law, they have a shortage of drivers in the city to clean up fall leaves.

Those people who are cross-trained for maintenance and truck driving jobs in ohio have a job this fall in Elyria, Ohio.  They are the lucky ones in this economy.

The story goes like this:

The street department in Elyria needs leaves picked up in the fall.  So every year, all of the city employees go out and drive the dump trucks around and pick up the leaves with a leaf trailer connected to the back of the dump truck.  The city of Elyria has eight dump trucks and the crews of city employees consist of four to five men and women.  So about 35 to 40 employees are working on picking up leaves every day.

One of the employees who had just received his CDL Class A driver’s permit learned in class that if a vehicle driven is over 10,000, the driver needs to hold a CDL A license.  The dump trucks hit 10,000 lbs. when the trailer for carrying the leaves is connected.  Once this was brought to the cities attention, they knew they had a problem.

Only about 30 of the 40 employees hold a CDL Class A license in all of the city workers.  Employees had to be moved around from different departments like Parks and Recreation and Sanitation, so as to not have to hire new employees for the fall clean up.  The city is still looking for employees who have a CDL Class A license and can do maintenance work as well.

Click here to see ohio truck driving jobs.

Here is where we saw the full story: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2010/11/06/leaf-season-demands-bigger-license/

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Government will Review Independent Contractors and Employers

Friday, October 29th, 2010

According to the article, “New Crackdowns on Independent Contractor Relationships” in TruckerNews.com, the United States Labor Department, Internal Revenue Service, and State Governments have created new proposals to “to search for employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.”  President Obama’s 2011 fiscal budget includes new investigators to “uncover improper classifications cases.”  The article defines what the new programs consist of as well as “steps employers can take to help protect themselves when engaging in independent contractor relationships.”  Read on:

“Uncle Sam and States Look for Revenue in Worker Classification.

Businesses that treat workers as independent contractors face an increasing risk that state and federal agencies will contest the classification of some of these individuals. Although independent contractor relationships have long been an audit target, governments experiencing deep financial pressures are scrutinizing them with new fervor.

Latest example: In his fiscal 2011 budget, President Obama proposes to focus more on employers using independent contractors. For the next fiscal year, the budget allocates $25 million to the Department of Labor for a joint effort with the IRS that includes hiring investigators to find workers who can be re-categorized as employees.

The result for Uncle Sam will be increased revenue. The Obama budget states the initiative will bring in an additional $7 billion over 10 years.

The budget initiative is the latest government effort to reclassify workers (see right-hand box for more examples).

When employees are misclassified as independent contractors, it often results in failure of the workers and employers to correctly pay income taxes, Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance taxes. That means substantial lost revenue to the federal and state governments.”

http://www.truckernews.com/index.php/truckers-news/120-new-crackdowns-on-independent-contractor-relationships

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