What’s “Driving the Big Rigs” all about?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

Driving the Big Rigs is about trucking.  It’s about truck drivers, both new and experienced, and it’s about trucking information.  On this site I’m planning to bring you useful information, interviews, and questions with answers, all releated to Driving the Big Rigs.

In the near future I’ll also be offering a podcast that will include all of that listed above.  After all, it’s better to listen to people talk than it is to read while driving a 40 ton vehicle down the road.

I’m looking for listener/reader submitted questions…. Continue Reading

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The Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year – And the Winner is…

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

2012 marks the first year of the Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year award.  The winner is Heartland Express driver, Allen Herndon.  Mr. Herndon lives in Chickasaw, Alabama. The award is co-sponsored by The Healthy Trucking Association of America, Navistar, and FusionHealth.  Criteria for driver candidates include the following:   Must hold a current CDL A… Continue Reading

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Announcing the Truck Driving Jobs Board

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

I’m happy to announce the addition of a new page here at Driving the Big Rigs.  We now have a truck driving jobs board.  The board is powered by Indeed.com’s job service.  This will pull job postings from around the United States and post them on the job board page for easy viewing. The plan is… Continue Reading

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MN I-35 Construction will affect Carlton County

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

For truckers traveling in and around Minnesota this summer, I-35 could pose some greater than normal delays.  MN I-35 construction will be going on within Carlton County.  Reports are that the construction could be starting as early as May, 2012 – only a couple weeks away. The Carlton Travel Center which lies just off I-35 on… Continue Reading

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Healthy Trucking Could Earn You an Extra $800

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

If you’ve been looking for an incentive to shed some of those extra pounds I may have just the thing for you.  10,000 overweight truckers could earn $800 by The Healthy Trucking Association of America. The Healthy Trucking Association, started in 1997, is in it’s fourth year of the program.  There is no cost to the… Continue Reading

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Sharkey Transportation – Regional Truck Driving Jobs

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

Sharkey Transportation has Regional Truck Driving Jobs available in the mid-west.  The primary driving lanes are in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and southern Wisconsin. This particular job is for van or refrigerated drivers.  Check out their website though if you’re interested in flatbed opportunities because they’re advertising for flatbed drivers to run in the Midwest. Benefits… Continue Reading

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Sexual Harassment at CRST – Case at Risk of Being Dismissed

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

In a case that was first filed in 2005, and has since grown to dozens of CRST employee complaints, there is the potential risk of the whole thing being dismissed.  The case of sexual harassment at CRST may go nowhere. “And dozens of women who described an ordeal of unwanted and aggressive sexual conduct may… Continue Reading

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Very Lucky Tow Truck Driver Escapes Being Pulled Over the Side

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

This tow truck driver gets very lucky and avoids being swept over the side of a cliff while towing a big rig.  It’s not clear if the truck was sliding towards the edge or if the tow truck driver didn’t give enough clearance from the edge.  In any event, the result was what must be… Continue Reading

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Trucking Industy Outlook – Jobs in Trucking Growing 21%

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

There are those who say that there is NO shortage of drivers.  Others say that there definitely is a shortage.  Whichever camp you happen to be in, one thing is for sure, there will always be a need for “qualified” drivers.  The trucking industry outlook looks good for the next 8 – 10 years according… Continue Reading

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Saving Itself from Collapse – One Trucking Company Survives

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

The Economy Hit Hard In 2007 and 2008 the economy was hitting hard, all over the place.  You’d have to be a hermit and live under a rock not to know that already.  For Joe Tovo, near Chicago, the economy was being felt especially hard.  He had 120 trucks and their drivers to think about… Continue Reading

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Getting a Truck Driving Job – What You Need to Know

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ed Wait • 0 Comments

I’ve talked to a number of people over the years who’ve said “I always wanted to drive a truck”. It seems that I’m hearing that even more often these days.  If you’re thinking about getting into the trucking business then I have an article that you should read over at InfoBarrel.  The link to the article is… Continue Reading

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