Posts Tagged ‘truck driver jobs’

Don’t Let Temporary Truck Driving Jobs Affect You

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Temporary Workers, (contracted employees, part time employees, or temporary employees), seem to be a new trend for companies to save money.  The popular phrase is “New Normal”.  The Toronto Star wrote this issue last fall and it is still valid today.  They stated that it was a global growth in business throughout small companies as well as big corporations.

The Toronto Star believes this new development is to steer away from high expenditures including employee cuts and insurance.  They also made mention that 10 years ago, non-temporary jobs were 68% of all Canadian employment.  Now, it’s 63%.  This shows the shift of permanent to temporary jobs.

On a positive note for people wanting to be a Truck Driver, it may be a good field in the “New Normal.”  There are plenty of jobs available for those wanting to be a truck driver in this new phenomenon. Most truck driving  companies are hiring.

The Toronto Star’s article,  “Job insecurity: the corrosive new normal” believes that more and more permanent jobs will be outsourced to contractors and part time employee will replace the full time employee so companies can stay competitive in this global economy.  They also believe that this is the new work force from this time forth.

A lot of economists out there also agree with the Toronto Star’s article. Companies can certainly save a ton of money when use temporary workers to fill truck driving jobs.  Another draw back to this practice is that temporary employees may view a position as short term and not fully commit to the position they were hired for.

Again, Truck Driving Companies always need drivers.  CR England is one company that is looking for truck drivers.  If you are someone who is a temporary worker wanting permanent work or is unhappy in your current job, contact CR England at www.crengland.com.

The full and complete toronto star articlecan be found at:  http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/706480

Get a Job As a Truck Driver in Today’s Economy

Friday, January 29th, 2010

In today’s job-hunting woes, those who want to go into truck driving still have an opportunity for employment.  Surprisingly enough, truck driver jobs are still in high demand.  The bigger truck driving companies like CR England and others hauling refrigerated freight is still hiring, even in today’s unemployment rate.

And to push the truck driving employment higher, AOL news reported back in December of 2009 that President Obama has a proposal package for new spending on highway, bridge, and infrastructure projects.  More Truck Driving jobs will be created to move equipment and building materials to the work sites.  This is very good news for the trucking industry.

Truck Driving jobs are a necessity for moving food and product from the warehouse to the store, making trucking a very vital part of the economic growth of the United States.  In fact, 78% of all food and product is shipped by truckers across the country.  With that piece of information, it gives us the realization that there will be truck driver jobs for a very long time.

The original AOL.com article can be found at: http://news.aol.com/article/president-barack-obama-to-outline-jobs/472387