Sentences with phrase «many new truck drivers»

With so many new truck drivers needing to be trained, virtual reality could be the road to delivering safe and effective results.

This is just a common sense way to ensure new truck drivers are given a chance to earn more road experience, and avoid serious dangers if they are given too much too soon in terms of the difficulty of a job.

For instance, when I used to teach new truck drivers, it was very difficult for some of them to look really far down the road.

Frequently asked questions by new truck drivers about home time.

First of all, trucking companies must have figured out that the costs involved with the extra fender - benders and accidents that newer truck drivers get into do not overcome the cost savings of paying a driver less money because of his limited experience.

One thing I wasn't prepared for as a new truck driver is the sleeping patterns.

He used his post 9/11 GI Bill to get the funding he needed and now he's a new truck driver ready to drive.

He is not certain where he is going to work yet but one thing is for certain... there have never been so many opportunities for new truck drivers as there are now.

After a five - month delay due to regulatory reviews ordered by the Trump Administration, a rule setting national training standards for new truck drivers has become law.

To attract new truck drivers, many companies offer signing bonuses as much as $ 5,000 in addition to substantial starting wages.

Free job posting means a steady flow of new truck driver jobs from trucking companies that don't post on other sites.

Not exact matches

In mid-2013, federal regulations imposed stiff new limits on the hours truck drivers are permitted to spend behind the wheel, rules designed to improve highway safety.

New federal rule will require airline pilots, train engineers and truck drivers to undergo random tests for some opioids.

Safety - sensitive transportation workers — including flight crew, air traffic controllers, truck drivers and train engineers — will be screened for several common opioid painkillers starting next year, according to a new federal rule published Monday.

«By compiling millions of accident - free miles, serving hundreds of hours in their communities and articulating the passion they have for their careers as truck drivers, these new captains are excellent examples of the professionalism that's become a hallmark of our industry.»

Uber recently forked over 1 % of its value, or $ 670 million, to buy Bay Area - based Otto, a new startup that is developing aftermarket gear that make big - rig trucks able to drive themselves on highways, while a driver would take over once the truck exits.

Of New Mexico's total industry jobs in 2013, truck drivers alone — whether heavy, tractor - trailer, or delivery — make up nearly 14,610 jobs.

Out of New Hampshire's total industry jobs in 2013, truck drivers alone — whether heavy, tractor - trailer or delivery — make up 10,640 jobs.

Bob Weller, 67, of Monrovia, a tank - truck driver for Hahn Transportation in New Market for 42 years, is the 2014 - 2015 National Tank Truck Carriers» Professional Tank Truck Driver of thedriver for Hahn Transportation in New Market for 42 years, is the 2014 - 2015 National Tank Truck Carriers» Professional Tank Truck Driver of theDriver of the Year.

Levandowski and Ron point out that the self - driving trucks will keep drivers better rested, and with the help of the new platform they will be able to «find loads and be paid fairly.»

But whereas the More of the first novel had begun to recover his mental and moral health after conquering suicidal tendencies, the More we encounter in the new novel has spent two years in prison for selling amphetamines to truck drivers.

Thomas has never been wealthy, and in the last year, he's been busy with a new job as a truck driver.

HABA has a fresh new take on this toddler favorite: a mini vehicle, available as a police car or fire truck, with a colorful cartoon animal driver and a button - plunger «squeak» to complete the fun.

HABA has a fresh new take on this toddler favorite: a mini vehicle, available as a police car or fire truck, made from beechwood, with a colorful cartoon animal driver and a button - plunger «squeak» to complete the fun.

Limousine, truck and delivery drivers faced an additional challenge this week when New York City rolled out new regulations to prohibit parking and loading on both sides of several busy midtown Manhattan blocks during rush hoNew York City rolled out new regulations to prohibit parking and loading on both sides of several busy midtown Manhattan blocks during rush honew regulations to prohibit parking and loading on both sides of several busy midtown Manhattan blocks during rush hour.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

(BBC.COM) At least eight people have been killed and 11 injured in New York after the driver of a truck mowed down people on...

TRIBECA — The terrorist truck driver accused of ruthlessly running down eight people in the worst attack in New York City since 9/11 should not be sentenced to die but instead «rot in prison,» Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, hours after the President Trump called for capital punishment in the case.

The troopers will join 120 New York National Guard Military Police, 60 National Guard members from an aviation regiment, 125 National Guard engineers, 30 state Department of Transportation truck drivers already there as part of the state's ongoing post-Hurricane Maria aid mission.

New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Cathy Calhoun said, «Safety is our top priority and Governor Cuomo's investment in roads and bridges across New York State has allowed us to improve safety and enhance traffic flow in ways that benefit both truck drivers and motorists.

«This situation about how does this person move from being a truck driver in New York City to attending Cornell Law School to sitting as a judge right now — how does that happen?

Police from across the region, including members of the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, came to South Glens Falls today to remember New York State Trooper Timothy Pratt who died in the line of duty last week when he was struck by a car while helping a truck driver along a road in Saratoga County.

Haulage drivers at the Tema Port have embarked on an indefinite sit - down strike over a new directive by the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA), requesting them to send their trucks for further testing at a private company.

«Study supports new safety rule for truck drivers.»

The study provides evidence that a revised provision in new hours - of - service regulations for truck drivers is more effective at combating fatigue than the previous version.

Engineers at Oregon State University are studying a new approach to organize and route truck transportation that could save millions of dollars, improve the quality of life for thousands of truck drivers and make freight transportation far more efficient.

The «new RECA» expands the universe of workers eligible for federal compensation to include open - pit uranium miners, uranium millworkers and ore - hauling truck drivers; expands the list of compensatory illnesses and causes of death to include several cancers in addition to lung cancer, certain nonmalignant respiratory diseases, and diseases of the kidney.

A person with fews words.like doing thing outside ex military presently a truck driver like be out meeting new people and seeing the America all around.

I am a truck driver long haul.I am looking for a new driving partner.I love God, the open road, my kids, and my Country...

I am ready to start this new chapter in my life after moving to my beach house recently after pulling up stakes in Central Oregon and decided to totally retire after being a rock truck driver for the past 10 years plus... I am in good health and like to do a variety of different things... but...

i am a fun loving guy i like to see and do new things but i also like to just stay home lay on the sofa and watch a movie some nights um i am a truck driver but i only drive to places around indiana i would love to find someone to ride with me my best feature is my attitude someone with a g...

In June of 2014, comedian Tracy Morgan was in a massive car crash in New Jersey where a truck driver working for Wal - Mart who hadn't slept in more than 24 hours hit the car that Morgan was riding in.

Payne's book is brilliant and should be read by all education policymakers, but today, in honor of Martin Luther King, I want to call attention to the Epilogue (as I have done before), where Payne tells the story of William J. Moore, «grandson of a fugitive slave,» who opened a «first class elementary school» in West Cape May, New Jersey, for the black «yard men, delivery «boys», dockhands, truck drivers, casual laborers, and factory workers» who serviced the white tourists of Cape May.

Bought this truck in the past year and she takes me anywhere, I use it as a daily driver and a racer, I have done many performance modifications to it, such as fuel injection ratio tuner, K&N cold air intake, champion spark plugs, tuned the camshaft a little, etc. and I did some cosmetic work on it as well such as painted rims, mesh grille, dipped my truck pearlescent, put neon lights in the cab hooked up to a toggle switch, put rain guards on the doors, new nerf bar, etc. it is all the kind of mean look you want it to be at night and a family vehicle during the day.

A center - high - mount stoplight camera is a new option that will allow the driver of the truck to see exactly where the trailer's gooseneck or kingpin is in relation to the bed - mounted hitch.

In addition to random testing, truck and bus companies are further required to perform drug and alcohol testing on new hires, drivers involved in significant crashes, and whenever a supervisor suspects a driver of using drugs or alcohol while at work.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding interstate truck and bus drivers that beginning today, all new USDOT physicals must be performed by a qualified health professional listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit today by announcing new anti-distracted driving regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck and bus drivers, and rail operators, and by identifying more than 550 U.S. companies — employing 1.5 million people nationwide — that have committed to enacting anti-distracted driving employee policies in the next twelve months.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit today by announcing new anti-distracted driving regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck and bus drivers, and rail operators, and by identifying more than 550 U.S. companies — employing 1.5 million people nationwide — that have committed to enacting anti-distracted driving employee policies in the next twelve months.

Although it may seem somewhat obvious, a new report from the group says drivers may face additional repair costs when their passenger car bumpers strike those of a taller truck or SUV model.