Carrier Types – The Good, Bad, and Ugly
We recently put out an article on how to find the right carrier and one of our followers on Twitter asked if we could put out a list of things to look for in a carrier? We thought that was…
JONES DELAURIERS INSURANCE MANAGEMENT INC
We would like to welcome Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc as a new Associate Member with the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario. Glad to have you on board. Jones DesLauriers is a Navacord broker partner, one of Canada’s largest…
Truck Driver Student to Business Owner Timeline
This question comes up all the time in class, “When should I buy a truck?” This is a very hard question to answer because it is based on a number of variables such as the experience of the person, determination…
Don’t Be Afraid to Jump into Long Haul Trucking as a New Driver
It’s not uncommon for new students to feel intimidated by the world of trucking. Many times new students are thrust from unemployment to a thriving industry with regulations, a variety of processes, and a different lifestyle than what many are…
Get the Most of Your Truck Training Course as a Student
When was the last time you were in school? Five years, ten, years, even more and here you are sitting in a classroom setting again for truck driver training of all things. You thought truck driver training meant driving around…
How Truck Drivers Get Paid in the Trucking Industry?
Truck drivers get paid mainly in three ways, by the mile, by the hour, or by salary or percentage. Although the pay formats may be general each carrier has their own combination and twists as to how they pay their…