News
The truck driving industry is a constantly changing environment. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is updating rules on a regular basis. The shipping trends in the industry also change regularly. This news blogs is designed to keep students up to date and informed about changes in the industry and current events with Interstate Truck Driving School.
2018 Freightliner Cascadia Truck/Tractor
At Interstate Truck Driving School we strive to have the best fleet of trucks possible for our students. We have 15 road Truck/Tractors, 5 range Truck/Tractors, 3 straight trucks (Class B) and 5 support vehicles (snow plow, service truck, passenger van, etc.).
Our trucks and trailers are... Read More
Dallas-based Stevens Transport recently raised driver pay for the second time in 12 months, and the company said its t... Read More
Major trucking companies continue to respond to a strong freight market by increasing truck driver pay.
Frozen Food Express, a major asset-based, temperature-controlled LTL carrier, is poised to pass along a substantial linehaul compa... Read More
Female drivers constitute 10% of the truck-driving workforce, according to Women In Trucking.
A group of lawmakers has reintroduced the Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act, which aims to support women entering the industry.
Four members of the Sen... Read More
Safety is the PRIORITY when operating commercial vehicles. Weather conditions lately across the country have made it challenging for CDL drivers. Locally, there were dozens of crashes this morning. Oklahoma had problems earlier today. And here is a report from Iowa the other day:
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Several trucking companies have announced significant driver pay increases in the last month. One company gave their drivers up to 25% pay bump earlier this month. Now Frozen Food Express with 17 locations around the country has announced their "largest pay raise in their history" with up to 2... Read More
Increase demand for new trucks is an indicator of increase demand for new drivers.
Alan Adler wrote an article in Freight Waves yesterday reporting on the increase in orders for Class 8 trucks. Class 8 rigs are the other road semi tractors that pull large trailers. Here is his article:
Preliminary Class 8 truck orders in North America topped 40,000 i... Read More
Truck Drivers that are Baby Boomers are retiring in big numbers in 2020.
In 2019, the Trucking Industry was facing a significant shortage of qualified drivers. COVID-19 turned the U.S. economy upside down in early 2020 but now things are turning around for the Trucking Industry. A recent article in Fleet Owner provided some interesting details about the current sta... Read More
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