Well, the game is ending. With the Super Bowl only a few days away, the football season is coming to an end and with it your excuse of waiting until after the game. However, there are other reasons why you might not be able to find proper employment, one being the cost of employment training. Well, CR England has that taken care of!

As a special campaign for the close of the football season, C.R. England is running a Super Bowl promotion. This promotion is heading straight for the touchdown with ZERO TUITION.

That’s right, zero tuition. Nothing, nada, zip! You will not have to pay for your truck driving school if you start your classes on February 6, 2012.

Tuition for England’s truck driving school is generally $2,995, but if you sign up for classes for this next Monday with cost will be waived completely. Sound too good to be true? It’s not.

All you need to do is sign a 6 month employment commitment, guaranteeing you will work for C.R. England for 6 months, and you will receive free training. Upon arrival to the school there is a $50 administration fee.

How many times have you thought about getting your class A CLD, but not done it because you couldn’t afford it? Well, now you don’t have to worry about it, CR England has you covered!

After this Sunday, “I’ll do it after the game” is no longer a valid excuse. The game is ending, it is time to get up and take control. It is time to start your truck driving career today.

To apply now and take advantage of CR England’s ZERO TUITION promotion, visit www.crengland.com

Since 1992, Morrill Worcester had been placing wreaths on the graves of fallen soldiers at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia. The act began as a simple way for Worcester to show his appreciation to those fallen veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this country’s freedom. However, as news of Worcester’s tradition circulated, more and more people wanted to participate and more and more people wanted to provide wreathes to military cemeteries in their areas.
As each year passed, Worcester’s ceremony grew and grew. He began enlisting the help of volunteering trucking companies to carry the wreaths, and in 2006 The Patriot Guard Riders volunteered as escort for the trucks. Today the effort is spurred by hundreds of thousands of volunteers who lay more than 220,000 at about 545 locations in the United States and at other places across the world.
The ceremony is held every year on the second Saturday of December. This year, CR England is happy to announce its participation in the ceremony through one of our Owner Operators, Vince. Vince donated his precious time to use his truck and drive wreaths all the way from Maine to the Wreaths across America event at Fort Rosecrans, CA.
As a truck driver, the more miles you drive, the more money you make. When you are not driving a load, you are not making money. Vince was not getting paid for his long drive from Maine, but he was paying back the veterans of Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery through his service.
The sacrifice of the men and women who have fallen to protect this country is the ultimate sacrifice. It is easy at times to get caught up in the rush of the holiday season and forget the things that really matter. Were it not for our veterans, we might not have the ability to simply go to the store and purchase gifts for our family and friends.
During this holiday season, and at every other time during the year, it is important to never forget our veterans. From the time the Wreaths across America program began, their mission has always been to Remember, Honor and Teach. This program will continue, and every year will remember the fallen veterans, will honor their memory and will teach others to do so as well.
CR England would like to say thank you to all who have fought to protect the freedom of the United States. As a show of our appreciation, CR England offers veterans free tuition to our truck driving school with a 6 month employment agreement. For more information about free truck driving school for veterans and how you can begin your career as a truck driver, visit https://employerpartnership.org/jobs/1/3052.

This is a great achievement and C.R. England is proud to have drivers like Charles on the road. Charles drives team with his wife, who has 3 million safe miles, and still loves his career. During his most recent run, Charles was interviewed by C.R. England regarding his achievement and his career. The following is a script of the interview.

Charles: My name is Charles William McFall. I’m originally from Brookeville, Kansas and I’ve been working for C.R. England for 31 years.

C.R. England: Tell us about your current driving position.

Charles: Well, I’ve been teaming with my wife for 23 years. She has 3 million safe miles and I have 4.

C.R. England: What to do you like about driving team?

Charles: Driving as a team right now is an extreme advantage. I like teaming and especially teaming with my wife. We never run out of hours. With teaming with my wife we have an investment together, and it works great.

C.R. England: How do you get to 4 million safe miles?

Charles: I enjoy driving and I keep focused on every mile. I drive slower than the traffic around me to make sure I always have safe stopping distance. When I get tired, I’ll take a break and walk around, exercise a little then get back in my truck and drive. That way fatigue doesn’t bother me.

C.R. England: Tell us about the company you work for?

Charles: People here are easy to work with. If you have a problem, you can notify whoever you need to work with and they’ll work as hard as they can to help you.  England has got probably the best equipment on the road today. C.R. England has always got people ready to come out and fix you on the road. To me, that weighs big. C.R. England is really a great company to work for.

C. R. England would like to congratulate Charles McFallon 4 million safe miles. You are a great example in the trucking industry and we appreciate all your hard work.

A prosperous career in trucking is possible, Charles is proof of that. All it takes is hard work and dedication and you are on your way!

To learn more about C.R. England and to start your own career in the trucking industry, visit www.crengland.com.

When researching the difference between lease and company drivers, there seems to be a lot of information out there about leasing, but not as much about company positions. In this article you will find some information about company driving and how you can benefit from a company position.

One thing to consider when thinking about company driving is the money. Not just how much you are making per mile, but truck maintenance and gas as well. When you lease your own truck, you have to pay for that truck and for any of the repairs it might need. Depending on the type of truck and the repairs needed, this can become expensive and you can end up driving in the negative.When going company, it is the responsibility of the business to take care of your rig. Also, as a company driver, you don’t have to stress as much about the rising prices of fuel,your main focus can be the road.

Company driving is also a great way to build your experience. Too often drivers right out of trucking school try to jump into their own truck and end up regretting it. A few months into their job they realize that a truck driver’s lifestyle is not for them, but they are stuck with a lease agreement and can’t afford to let it drop. Starting as a company driver will allow you to get a good feel of the lifestyle and provide you with the opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade before getting out on your own.

Most trucking companies, such as C.R. England, have company truck positions available alongside their lease program. There are plenty of drivers on the road who have made their living as company drivers and who have no intention of switching.

At times you may feel pressured into getting set up as a lease driver, but remember to never do something you are uncomfortable with. If you want to try your legs as a truck driver before starting your own business, go right ahead and do it. Have the job you want to have, become a company driver.

To learn more about company driving positions, visit C.R. England at www.crengland.com

The car was too close and Lewis was going too fast to be able to stop in time.  He knew the massive weight of his truck would crush the little car, and most likely the man inside. Using some quick thinking, Lewis jerked his steering wheel to the right and drove straight into a ditch. Fortunately, neither Lewis nor his truck were damaged, and the car drove away not knowing how close it had been to danger.

Highways across the nation are dotted with stories just like this one. The trucking industry is a place where drivers get the chance every day to show that there are still people out there care.Nicholas Lewis risked his life to save a driver who didn’t seem to pay him a single thought, and for that he has been named the Truckload Carriers Association’s newest Highway Angel.

The Highway Angel program is one where truck drivers like Lewis receive well-deserved recognition for their good deeds on the road. These deeds don’t always involve saving life,some of them are simple acts of kindness such as helping a stranded driver change a tire. However, each of these deeds did make a difference and each one of them deserve recognition.

Truck drivers often seem to get a bad reputation. Society sometimes looks down on them, not realizing the risks and sacrifices they make every day. The Highway Angel program is one which will show the public who truck drivers really are.

Any truck driver can be nominated for the program. Those nominated will receive a lapel pin, clothing patch and personalized certificate of appreciation as a Highway Angel.

If you notice a truck driver who displays an act of kindness that you feel goes above and beyond, you can nominate that driver by filling out the Highway Angel nomination form at https://www.truckload.org/index.asp?bid=34.

To read more about Nicholas Lewis and other Highway Angels, visit http://www.truckload.org/index.asp?sid=8.

To help truck divers improve their driving safety and accident avoidance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has an “Accident Countermeasures Manual” on their website. In this manual both drivers and employers can find sections on accident prevent-ability, defensive driving, and important maintenance and inspection procedures.The main point covered in the manual is avoiding and distinguishing preventable accidents. The FMCSA broadly defines a preventable accident as one which occurs because the driver fails to act in a reasonably expected manner to prevent it. Each section of the manual will educate truckers on different areas of preventing an accident.

The first section, Accident Preventability Evaluations, includes information on educating yourself on preventable accidents. The definition of a preventable accident can, at times, vary from company to company as each employer has different safe driving standards. If you are a company driver, make sure you are well informed of your company’s safe driving standard. Also, familiarize yourself with your company procedure for evaluating accidents and determining whether they were preventable or not.

The second section is called Defensive Driving, and includes driving tips and questions for managers to improve their company driving practices. For drivers, some of the tips include recognizing hazardous situations, continually scanning the road around you, and always assuming other drivers will make errors. Doing this won’t guarantee you’ll never get in an accident, but it can help you do your part to avoid it.

The last section in the manual covers Preventive Maintenance and Inspection Procedures. Before heading out on the road, it is always important to inspect your truck. Also, when you are driving make sure your brakes work before getting in the freeway. By doing these small inspections along with others found in the manual, and keeping up on regular maintenance you can more readily avoid accidents.

Safe driving in one thing that is never overrated. The FMCSA has provided helpful guidelines to improve the driving standard of the trucking industry. To read the manual in full, visit http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/publications/accidenthm/accidentman.htm. CR England truck driving jobs

According to U.S. government, there are about 300,000 American children at-risk every year to human trafficking. Currently, 200,000-300,000 Americans, including children and teens, are sold into the sex trade. These numbers do not include the thousands of foreigners who are trafficked into the U.S. boarders every year.

Trafficking is conducted in the U.S. at numerous locations in all 50 states including restaurants, strip clubs, hotels, and truck stops. According to the FBI, traffickers have targeted truck stops as a paradise for solicitation because of the transient lifestyle. The victims of trafficking, those being sold, are not able to make the necessary connections to get help from the drivers around them because those truck drivers will usually be gone the very next day.

So what can you do? As a truck driver, you are the eyes and ears of the nation’s highways; you see things no one else is even aware of. It’s time for you to step up. It is time for you, as a truck driver, to start a change that will affect the lives of hundreds if not thousands. If you think this sounds difficult, it’s not. All it takes is one simple phone call.

In March of 2009, an organization was started to rescue those individuals who find themselves trapped in the dark world of human trafficking. This organization realized the importance of working with truck drivers in an effort to stop trafficking. The organization, called Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), implemented a system where truck drivers can call a hotline and report instances of human trafficking. That call will then trigger an investigation where lives can be saved and evil can be removed from the streets.

TAT has successfully assisted in the rescue of over 1,500 children including a young woman named Shari. When Shari was 15 she and her cousin were abducted on their way to a Wendy’s near their home in Toledo, OH. They were taken to a home where they were informed they would be forced to repeatedly sell their bodies in prostitution. When the two teens rebelled, they were punished.

“When one of us would do something wrong, the other one would pay for it,” Shari said. “They played us off each other and it worked.”

She recalled one instance in particular where she had tried to escape and was caught. She was thrown into a glass table where she was severely cut by the glass and then forced to watch as the pimp of the house repeatedly dragged her cousin up the stairs by her hair then threw her back down.
“It was really horrible to hear her screaming and screaming for me,” Shari said of the experience. “They were holding me back and telling me I had to watch. They said this is what happens when I do stuff like that; it was my fault.”

Shari and her cousin experienced many horrible ordeals at the hands of their captors and those who purchased their services. It is important to realize that even if you unwittingly purchase services from a victim of trafficking, you are committing a criminal act. Not only that, but you are wrecking the life of a human being.

The human trafficking industry is a billion dollar industry, second only to the drug trafficking industry. The lasting impact of the human trafficking industry is spurred to rival that of the drug industry for many reasons, one reason being the re-usability of the victims. “Where you can only sell a drug once, you can sell a human being over, and over, and over again.” Kirsta Melton, Assistant Criminal District Attorney in Bexar County, TX, stated.

Life in the trafficking industry is almost impossible to escape. Victims are watched closely and threatened on a daily basis. “They are placed in a situation they literally cannot get out of,” Melton said. Victims of human trafficking are forced into a nightmare from which there is no waking. They can’t save themselves, but you can.

After what seemed like a lifetime of being trapped in the web of trafficking, Shari was eventually rescued. She was rescued because a truck driver made a call. This call resulted in not only Shari being saved, but her cousin and 7 other children as well. This call also triggered a case that convicted 31 offenders and shut down a prostitution ring in 13 states.

All the truck driver did was call the authorities and tell them there were some young girls at a truck stop. His name was never disclosed, not even Shari knows who to thank for her rescue. Because of this truck driver these children were saved and the lives of unnumbered potential victims were also saved.

It can work. It will work if you only pick up the phone. Call the Truckers Against Trafficking hotline at 1-888-373-7888 to report trafficking in your area. You can also go to truckersagainsttrafficking.com to learn how to identify possible trafficking victims and how you can help in the efforts to stop human trafficking.

The convoy will assist in raising funds and awareness for the Virginia Special Olympics. It is a nationwide movement, and registration to participate in the convoy is open to truckers and trucking companies throughout the nation. The convoy will serve as the kicking-off point to a whole day event. Drivers will start revving up their engines at 10am, at which time the convoy will be ready to hit the road. Pre-convoy coffee and pastries will be provided to those participating in the event, along with the chance to win a brand new 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

The convoy will drive a designated route then end at the home of the Virginia State Fair where lunch will be provided to participants of the procession. At the fairgrounds, a pavilion and celebration will be held where more fun and prizes will be provided.

This convoy is a great opportunity for truck drivers to be a part of something special and become closer with their fellow truck drivers. Drivers who join the convoy will be provided with a bag of trinkets form the event including a shirt. Raising awareness and funds for the Virginia Special Olympics is one simple way truck drivers can touch the lives of those who need their help.

The Special Olympics is dedicated to providing those with intellectual disabilities the chance to shine and show what they can do. The program sponsors year-round training events and competitions to provide those with disabilities to develop their physical fitness and experience a joy they would not be able to otherwise have.
To find our more information about the World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Virginia, and to register to participate in the convoy, visit http://www.torchrunva.com/.

They know all the routes, where the best and worst truck stops are and they know how to work their truck to get the most out of it. You however, you’re just happy when you make it to your destination in one piece. So is it ever going to change? Will you ever be one of those top dogs with over one million miles behind them? Yes, you will.

All drivers started out on the bottom at some point. Ask any veteran trucker, he’ll tell you, the key is to keep on truckin’. Keep moving your wheels and pounding that pavement like there’s no tomorrow. Knowledge comes with experience, eventually you will be the one all the rookies are looking to for advice.

Many veteran truck drivers have felt the same way you do now. They know the hardships of becoming a truck driver. They know the pressure you feel when you are trying to back up, surrounded by other truck drivers who are criticizing your every flick of the wheel. Just keep doing what you’re doing. As long as you are out there trying your best and working your hardest, you will be well on your way.

Most experienced truck drivers are eager to help rookies out, they are willing to give tips and answer questions. The biggest tip they give any beginning truck driver is, don’t give up. Keep on truckin’ and you’ll be just fine. A truck driving career is a great profession and there are plenty of veteran truck drivers who will tell you it isn’t easy, but it is definitely worth it.

To learn more about truck driving jobs or to start your career as a truck driver today visit:  http://www.crengland.com/truckdrivingschools/index.jsp

According to Martin Rojas, ATA Vice President of Security and Operations, the trucking industry cannot handle more regulations. Instead, he says the problem lies with cooperation in the trucking industry. Both truck drivers and carriers need to recognize the importance of safety and follow the regulations placed upon them for their good.

Many regulations have helped the safety of the nation’s highways by removing drunk and drowsy drivers off the roads. Regulations have also been placed to help the trucking industry become more eco-friendly and leave less of a carbon footprint. Truckers and their carriers are urged to recognize the regulations that are improving safety and do what they can to promote them.

If cooperation does not increase, regulations will continue to be placed upon the trucking industry, and it will eventually become even more difficult to find qualified truck drivers. On July 12, Rojas met with Congress, imploring them to stop adding more regulations to trucking. “Increasing the regulatory burden on trucking companies as they are struggling to recover from the ‘Great Recession’ does not help this critical industry improve its security nor its ability to grow its bottom line to spur economic growth and create more jobs,” he said.

Trucking is the baseline of the economy. In his report to congress, Rojas claimed that more than 80% of freight in the U.S. is delivered by truck. There are also approximately 7 million U.S. workers in the trucking industry. Placing more regulations on the industry might cost some of these workers their jobs. The trucking industry is booming and drivers are desperately needed. However, if more regulations are placed upon trucking, carriers will not be able to find the drivers they need to fill their trucks.

In the end, Rojas asked Congress to think of the trucker’s perspective and asked Congress to consider a few changes suggested by the ATA. Some of the changes included information sharing and improving agency coordination. To read the full report made by Martin Rojas, visit http://www.truckline.com/AdvIssues/Security/Documents/July%2012%202011%20Rojas%20testimony%20to%20Homeland%20Security%20Committee%207%2011.pdf.