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YRC Worldwide Inc Gets Hit Hard In Second Quarter

Friday, July 31st, 2009

YRC Worldwide Inc lost more money than was expected. An article found here on Yahoo Finance gives a break down of their second quarter earnings.

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Not all trucking companies are singing the same tune as YRC. Recent Earnings updates from a couple of large trucking carriers seem to be better than those above. For example, Con-way Inc. (CNW) recently posted their Second-quarter earnings and saw their stock price jump as much as 15%.

Across the market though, all types of transporters have been reporting significant volume declines. YRC has also suffered from volume declines.

The U.S. economic output has continued to shrink in the second quarter and this has created a tough market for companies like YRC . Many companies have had to cut a host of costs in addition to cutting jobs. It should also be noted that numbers show June Tonnage down as well. 

Well, not all companies are cutting jobs. CR England is certainly looking to hire drivers looking for truck driving jobs. Also, Truck Driving School Students can also apply for positions with the company. They are also looking to hire experienced drivers as well. CR England seems to be bucking the job cutting trend. In fact they have never laid off a single driver in their 89 year history.

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No More Texting While You Drive

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

If your a truck driver and you’ve felt the urge to send out a quick text message while you were driving down the road, this report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration  will probably make you think twice about it.

The FMCSA partly funded a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, which compiled the research and measured the time drivers took their eyes from the road to send or receive texts.

One of the first issues the article discusses from the report is the sharp increase over previous estimates. The study showed that text messaging is far more dangerous than many other driving distractions. Matt Richetel of the New York Times says that the report from the FMCSA is going to show that truck drivers are 23 times more likely to get into an accident if they are text messaging behind the wheel.

For the study video cameras were installed in the cabs of trucks for 18 months and the actions of drivers were monitored. The results were alarming. Tom Dingus, a director for the Virginia Tech institute said the study’s message was clear. “You should never do this,” he said of texting while driving. “It should be illegal.”

Another study was also conducted by the University of Utah . The University of Utah used simulation equipment rather that equiping live tractor trailers and used passenger vehicles in their study. Even when using a simulator, the results come back at 8 times more likely. The lower simulator results according to David Strayer, a professor who worked on the University of Utah report, may be related to the fact that trucks are tougher to maneuver and stop, and that college students might be somewhat better at multitasking.

The complete NYTIMES article can be found by clicking here.
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The bottom line, Don’t Text Message While You Drive!

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CDL Jobs The Answer For This Attorney

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

truck jobsTheTrucker.com ran an article in their July edition that interviews a lease operator who was formerly an attorney. That’s right from attorney to truck driving job.

Richard Voss was an attorney who gave up the stress of his day to day life for the open road. Voss practiced law for 12 years before throwing in the towel. According to Voss, “There comes a point where you don’t sleep well, you get too stressed to do the job, and its time to stop.” 

In the article Voss described what keeps him interested. Voss said “a factory may not be interesting; but inside it is.” He also appreciates all the different things people do to make a living and is fascinated by their jobs.

In the article Voss gives a great message for other truck drivers to follow. He believes following his rule will make each day a good one. According to Voss “there is no stress in trucking unless you make it yourself!” Voss’s rule is when you go in to a location, go in with a smile and a good attitude. He says following this will prevent your day from going down hill.

This article goes to show that the business of trucking can be a good one to be in. Not all attorneys are looking to get behind the wheel, but this one choose cdl driving jobs and made an enjoyable career out of it.

The complete TheTrucker.com article can be found at: http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2009/7/31/Formerattorneyleavesstressbehindhitstheroad.aspx
The article was written by the trucker staff writer Barb Kampbell.

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Truck Jobs Are the Answer For Job Seekers

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Seattlepi.comFinding truck driving jobs may be the answer for many job seekers. Seattlepi.com ran an article today that discussed several situations that older worker are encountering on their job search path.

Workers in Seattle are not alone on the job hunt. In fact, Data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics suggests that in the group age 50 to 64, over 2 million people may be unemployed and looking for work. Most are trying to make the most out of every application or job opening they find. Some have tweaked their resume and are exhausting every effort they can to find work.

A Quote from seattle job searcher Mike Draper, 55 said “I haven’t experienced age discrimination.” That should make older applicants feel more confident that they will find work. the article states that for many persistance, retraining, and flexability seem to be the best option. 

One industry that job seekers may be intersted in is the trucking industry. The industry as a whole is still hiring
qualified individuals and enrolling students into truck school. All statistcal numbers still point to even higher dmand for truck drivers in the future. Those job seekers that are 50 in older may find comfort in the truck driving industry. Large hurdles for many considering trucking jobs are family and community commitments at home. For many a perosn that is 50 and older many of those commitments may no longer apply.  A Truck Job can be a new career path for this stage in life for adults looking for work.

CR England CDL schools can train the unemployed for a new
career in the trucking industry. CR England also provides employment options after graduation.   

You can read more from the original article written by Pratik Joshi of the Tri-City Herald can
be found at
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_mature_jobseekers.html?source=mypi

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Where Are the Trucking Jobs?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

truck jobWell the truck driving profession is still a good one to get into. Many consider truck jobs to be in high demand. Big truck driving companies like CR England and others that haul refrigerated freight haven’t stopped hiring even through the recession. But even though drivers are in high demand, numbers show there are fewer positions now than before the recession started.

The Mclatchy-Tribune News Service put out an article that discussed the slow inception of President Barack Obama’s mammoth stimulus plan. The plan that congress approved back in february that was supposed to stimulate the economy. That stimulation was supposed to create jobs as States spent more money on road construction. The Construction projects were supposed to be one of the fastest-acting pieces of the $787 billion package. Certainly more trucking jobs will be created as equipment and building materials get transported to work sites.

 The article states that initially, states moved quickly to qualify for their share of the stimulus money. However since the initial frenzy, only 2000 of the 5500 approved projects have gotten off the ground and out of the 10 largest proposed projects, 6 haven’t even gotten an approval yet. Although it seems like the slow turning wheels of government have slowed the increase of CDL job , the fact that 2000 projects have begun means that a little further down the road the demand for truck driving jobs will most likely increase.

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