Why a Skills-Based Education Could Give You the Career You’re Looking For Why do most people go to college? Nine times out of ten, the answer is probably “to make more money.” Fair enough, but what kind of college? Does it have to involve ivy-covered buildings? What kind of degree? There are plenty of them  [...]

So you’re thinking of getting a Commercial Driver’s License, but you are also budget-conscious. You may be wondering if you can skip the whole driving school deal, pocket the cash the class would have cost you, and just get your CDL. The short answer is, yes, some states in which you get your license require  [...]

Some truck drivers yearn for the open road. Some truck drivers yearn for the living room couch. There is no shame in being a homebody. Think about it: you work at a job to provide a nice home, but if your job is as an over-the-road (OTR) driver, you seldom see that nice home you  [...]

Suppose you had a sensitive cargo to send halfway across the country—two pregnant boa constrictors, let’s say—how would you ship them? Or 1,000 pounds of pizza dough, or part of the James Webb Space Telescope? You would use expedited trucking, because each load was time-sensitive, fragile, or irreplaceable. You would definitely not use air freight,  [...]

Truck drivers are an essential part of what keeps American moving. Nearly every product that is sold and bought has been transported at some point via a long haul truck. Such products include the everyday necessities of food, water, and even the cash that’s found in the neighborhood ATM. But despite the big demand for experienced truckers, there’s  [...]

Commercial truck driving puts you in the cab and over the road, but your trip never has to lack for comfort. Even if you slip in and out of day cabs, never in the same cab twice, you can take with you plenty of accessories to make the ride enjoyable and uniquely your own. If  [...]