Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

« Older Entries

Truck Driving Jobs Increasing in 2010

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Great news for the Trucking Industry!  According to Transport Topics Article, “Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.5%;  “Trucking Jobs Increase” from 8/12/10, the trucking industry is employing 6,000 more drivers than last month.  This is the third month of growth in the last four months.

This is great news for those in the trucking industry who are wanting a stable job.  The statistics shown in the Transport Topics Article states:

“Trucking added 5,900 jobs last month, bringing the total to 1.24 million jobs. The trucking industry’s payrolls rose 5.9% from July 2009, Labor figures showed.

Overall, the economy lost 131,000 jobs, led by a cut of 143,000 temporary federal census jobs that ended. Private employers added 71,000 jobs, following a 31,000 gain in June.”

The transportation  industry is showing a lot of promise. Everyone from mechanics to freight brokers are all seeing positive signals.

Truckinginfo.com wrote a similar article expressing excitement about more Truck Driving Jobs in the last four months.  Bob Costello, the chief economist of American Trucking Assoc. stated: “To be sure, this rate of growth is not as fast as one would expect after such a sever recession, but it is evident that the private sector is adding to payrolls.”

It seems to me that now is the time to get into the truck driving business and make the money and have the stability that most Americans are looking for right now.

There are a couple of very large Trucking Companies that actually hire those who are accepted into their truck driving schools.  And since the companies train, they make sure their curriculums are focused on safety and success in driving.

Go online and research Trucking Companies and look for those that guarantee a job to those accepted into their truck driving schools.

Visit these sites for the full and complete articles.

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=24937

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=71283

Tags: ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Adopt a Driver Program

Monday, August 9th, 2010

There is a great program at C.R. England called the “Adopt-A-Driver” program. Through this program each driver involved is assigned to an elementary class in the Salt Lake City Area. When they are assigned, the driver “adopts” the class and in turn the class “adopts” the driver. As the driver travels around the country they can send postcards, letters or pictures to the class and teach them about the life of a truck driver.

Through these letters they are able to teach the students about the importance of truck drivers in our country and incorporate lessons about geography, history, math and English. As the class receives these things from the driver they can respond with notes or cards asking the driver questions or simply responding to what the driver has said.

The driver is encouraged to go and visit the class at least once a year and possibly take their truck to show the kids. The students LOVE this and it creates even more opportunities to teach and learn.

I think this is such a fun idea implemented by C.R. England. It creates a great way to give back to the community while at the same time providing drivers with a sense of satisfaction as they strengthen the community in their own way. While truck driving is a growing and important industry it is a great idea to teach elementary age kids about this career. It gives both parties an opportunity to interact and learn more. I can imagine the satisfaction it would give a driver as they saw the interest that these young students have in what they do everyday. Any driver for C.R. England can be considered for this program so if you are interested please contact Jeanie at jeanib@crengland.com or at qcom ext 3824. I would encourage any driver to get involved and give back in any way that they can!

Tags: ,
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Top 10 List of Why CR England Is Well Mentioned

Monday, April 12th, 2010

In conversations, CR England has become a highly recommended company to work for. The compnay as always gotten a lot positive publicity. I thought I would go through and find out a few reasons why this m,ight be the case.

First of all, CR England is the largest refrigerated trucking company in the nation.  They have been around for 90 years and specialize in freight that is temperature sensitive, such as chemicals, meat, produce, dairy products, and beverages.  With that said, here is a top 10 lists as to why CR England is a better company to work for:

  1. Drivers receive more of their net check from CR England than other companies because they have the longest length of haul in the industry.
  2. Their driver trainers have the opportunity to make up to $85,000.
  3. Fleet is top of the line and new.  And, they only use top quality trailer brands for their refrigeration equipment.
  4. There is more than 800 support staff to help their drivers.
  5. They know their stuff because they have been in business for 90 years.
  6. CR England has been family owned for 4 generations.
  7. The Safety Management Program is top quality, keeping safety for the drivers in mind.
  8. This company cares about the people!  They haul emergency supplies at no cost to areas that have been hit by natural disasters.
  9. They are Award winners of the 2009 SmartWay Transport Excellence for going green.
  10. As a charter member of the Healthy Trucking Association, they care about the health of their drivers.

As I wrote this top 10 list, I realized why people were talking so good about CR England. If you are interested in looking at their great qualities or want more information about working for this company, go to www.CREngland.com to see for yourself. We are always looking for experienced drivers and students who want to learn the ropes in an exciting field.

Tags:
Posted in Truck Driving Jobs, Uncategorized | No Comments »

JB Hunt and PAM Trucking Hauling Less Freight

Monday, September 14th, 2009

NWA Online reported that some trucking companies are feeling the pinch of the slow economy. The article reported that some of the tough times may be due in part to the reduced inventory conditions that many retail stores are operating under.

The main discussion was dedicated to JB Hunt trucking and PAM trucking. Both companies have seen a slow down and reduce the number of tractors they have on the road.

According to the article one retailer in particular, Dillard’s Inc has reduced its inventory by almost 20 percent over the last year. The article points to cash strapped consumers as the root cause of the reduced inventores. The article points out that consumers ae saving money due to the countless lay offs and furloughs.

The article stated that JB Hunt trucking cut their tractor count by 1200 in 2008. PAM has also cut almost 300 trucks from its fleet. With less freight to haul its no wonder the companies have tride to cut back and reduce their power unit count.  Another note from the article was an announcement that JB Hunt made to sell an additional 700 tractors with a large portion of the sale coming from its intermodel and dedicated fleets.

Another important issue covered in the article was the issue of employment. With reduced freight quantities comes fewer truck driving jobs. PAM trucking along with cutting its fleet has had total miles traveled each work day drop by almost 100 miles. That is a significant number for any trucking comapny.

The article also mentioned how large retailers like walmart are doing what they can to save as well. Walmart for example has moved more cases in fewer miles during this economic slow down. That means fewer truck loads for other carriers to move for them.

More information on PAM trucking and JB Hunt form the original article written by Kim Souza and Lana F. Flowers of The Morning News can be found at   http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/09/12/business/091309bistruck.txt

 

Tags:
Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »

Truck Job Losses Slowing According to August Numbers

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Trucking jobs released by the Department of Labor
Some good economic news is starting to bubble up in the truck driving industry. According to recent numbers trucking jobs decreased in August by the smallest amount in a year. There was still a decline, but to see that the decline is now at the slowest pace in a year is a positive sign. The recent numbers show that some normalization is occurring. Growth would ultimately have been preferred, but this news was also welcomed.

The amount that employment for trucking companies dropped was 0.3 % seasonally adjusted. This information comes from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and was released to the general public on September 4th, 2009.

The job losses of August bring the total number of Truck driving jobs lost so far this year just over 80,000, with a year over year number close to 130,000 jobs lost.

Since the pace of total jobs lost is slowing, this could be sign the we are on the right road to getting a recovery. Certainly we are not out of the woods yet. And having a jobs number that says the industry is still shedding jobs is proof of that. But overall if this is the last job loss number we see for a while, could mean that as freight increases, trucking companies will need to hire once again to keep pace with demand.

Large carriers like CR England and Con-Way have certainly been affected by the slow down. CR England has even continued to recruit and hire drivers through the slow down. Truck driving jobs information can be found at http://www.CREngland.com .

 

Tags:
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

« Older Entries