November 16, 2011 – 4:38 pm
Congratulations to Marcus Beam of Epes Transport System for being selected as the 2011 Highway Angel Of The Year. Marcus came to the rescue of a woman and her children who were trapped in a wrecked car when no one else would. Others on the scene appeared to be afraid the car would catch fire, but Marcus helped anyway. Well done Marcus.
Visit Highway Angel’s website for the entire story.
October 5, 2011 – 8:55 pm
TruckerHub would like to introduce you to J.E.B. Insurance Services, LLC based in Jacksonville, FL.
J.E.B. Insurance is a family owned business. Our family’s reputation depends on how we serve each and every client, each and every day. Insuring trucks is our only business. Our business is operated with honesty and integrity. We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve you.
We strive to get you the lowest price possible and we will get you the best overall coverage. Our licensed insurance agents take the time to listen and understand your specific insurance requirements and to explain all available coverage options.
We are not just sales people. With over 15 years of insurance underwriting experience, J.E.B. Insurance is dedicated to providing the best in Customer and Claims services and complete insurance coverage for most types of commercial vehicles.
Our experienced insurance underwriters listen hard and know the right questions to ask, to ensure that you have complete insurance coverage. We match your specific insurance requirements to affordable policies that meet your needs. Following the purchase of your policy, our dedicated team of support professionals provides you with the best in customer service.
J.E.B. Insurance offers customized insurance policies, flexible payment options, 24/7 claims, services and discounts for qualified drivers in Florida, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Visit J.E.B. Insurance Services, LLC
September 25, 2011 – 4:09 pm
TruckerHub.com wants to show the world who today’s modern OTR Truck Driver is. Too many people outside the trucking industry have a misconception that truck drivers are nothing more than individuals who can’t get any other kind of job. What most people still don’t realize is that without truckers, nothing in this country would move. Professional truck drivers just that: They are professionals who move the goods and products that make this great nation run.
Truck drivers come from all walks of life, from different cultures, backgrounds, locations with more diversity than any other industry on the planet. Today’s professional truck driver operate the most powerful and advanced trucks ever developed complete with on-board navigation/GPS, on-board computer systems and satellite communications that rival any other transportation based industry. Truck drivers are often on the road for10 days straight or more, away from their families, making sure that goods get delivered to their destinations on time. They have some of the toughest operating regulations of any industry and are constantly under scrutiny by the government on everything from the environment to fuel efficiency to how many hours they must stop each day. And yet, they drive on. Day and night, from coast to coast truck drivers keep heading out to their next destination.
If you are a professional OTR truck driver we want to highlight you on the front page of our website at TruckerHub.com. Send us a photo of you with your rig, name, company you drive for, how long you have been driving and a short bio and we will post it. Let’s let the world see who today’s professional truck driver is.
Send your photo and info to truckerhub@gmail.com
September 20, 2011 – 12:12 pm
The way we communicate has drastically changed over the last 5 years. In the past lines of communications between drivers and their home terminals, dispatchers, managers, family and other truck drivers was tedious at best. Email and a phone call were the primary means of communicating with one another.
Now enter Facebook and Twitter. Has there ever been a more perfect way for truck drivers to keep in touch with home, family and friends while on the road? Let’s look at a few of the benefits of using these social channels to keep in touch.
The benefits of using Facebook:
- Build an online community where both drivers and home office can openly communicate
- Allows drivers to communicate with one another
- Provides a way for trucking companies to quickly get the word out to drivers about events or notices
- Often times home office is unaware of daily problems drivers encounter and Facebook provides a way for the right people to contact the driver and resolve those issues.
- Allows for drivers to keep in touch with families and friends while on the road
- By posting job openings on Facebook, drivers can share that information with their friends on Facebook and provide the best referral possible “word of mouth”
- Allows for public employee recognition
- Allows user to resend news to their follower list thereby expanding the reach of your news
- Accessible by computer or smart phone
The benefits of using Twitter:
- Extremely fast and targeted information dissemination
- Provide traffic and weather warnings to drivers
- Allows drivers to share information about road conditions instantly
- Home office can post job openings
- Allows user to resend news to their follower list thereby expanding the reach of your news
- Accessible by computer or smart phone
These are just a few of the advantages of using Facebook and Twitter to communicate with one another both at the driver level and at the home office. There are many, many more ways that both drivers and fleets are using social media to communicate.
With the increasing use of Facebook and Twitter, trucking companies might want to consider including a module on these two systems during new driver orientation. If your new employee does not have a Facebook or Twitter account, set one up for them and show your new drivers how to use them.
Facebook and Twitter have definitely changed the communications landscape and the trucking industry is the ideal place for both of these tools to be used.
What is your opinion on the Facebook and Twitter in the trucking industry?
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September 18, 2011 – 1:51 pm
What was that? Get Jiggy in my Riggy? Win a thousand dollars? What does that mean? JiggyJobs.com the premier truck driving jobs website is hosting a contest and they want to see you gettin’ down with some serious dance moves in your rig. And if your fellow drivers think you are the best of the best then you win $1000.00. That’s right a thousand dollars just for posting a video of you “gettin’ jiggy in your riggy”.
To find out more about this crazy contest, visit the JiggyJobs Facebook Page and watch the video and see what you need to do to enter. This should be a blast because we all know that truck drivers have a wild side just waitin’ to get out.
So come on all you professional truck drivers. Let your hair down, put on your platform shoes, hop up on your rig and do it to it.
Visit JiggyJobs on Facebook to see contest entry requirements
Visit JiggyJobs.com for the latest in OTR Truck Driving Jobs
September 12, 2011 – 10:22 pm
As part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Roadside Resume, where professional truck drivers can get their FREE CSA Scores, is having a sweepstakes on their new Facebook page. It is simple to enter; visit Facebook.com/RoadsideResume and “Like” them and then follow the instructions to enter the sweepstakes.
When you follow Roadside Resume’s Facebook page you will be able to keep current with the latest news affecting CSA Scores and the ever changing regulatory landscape of the trucking industry. Roadside Resume will have information from FMCSA, DOT and the latest regulatory news. You will also find help in answering those frequently asked questions.
You will also be shown how to find your CSA Scores for absolutely FREE. Just take a minute and fill out a simple form and you are on your way.
Visit Roadside Resume Facebook and enter the iPad Sweepstakes today.
September 12, 2011 – 10:02 pm
TruckerHub.com is please to announce it’s affiliation with FindItParts.com FindItParts.com has over one million heavy duty truck parts and is a one stop source for your truck part requirements. Searches for parts can be made by manufacturer, keyword or part number.
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August 23, 2011 – 8:21 pm
Are you concerned about your CSA Score? You should be. That is one number that will follow you for the rest of your driving career. Whether you like it or not CSA Scores are here to stay and your future could very well depend on the correctness of the score.
Now there is a way to find your CSA Score and there is someone to help you navigate the regulatory waters involved. Roadside Resume is a company that allows drivers to register for free and access their scores.
Roadside Resume presents CSA driver scores to enable you to see how you are rated under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) system of measuring, regulating and enforcing safe driving and operational practices.
Roadside Resume is secure, private and always free and is available 24/7.
RoadsideResume.com
Facebook.com/RoadsideResume
Twitter.com/RoadsideResume
August 22, 2011 – 12:06 pm
Have you visited Celadon Trucking’s new Facebook page yet? Not even a week old and already the page has come to life with drivers and friends sharing information and posting photographs and talking up a storm. When you first visit the you will land on a Welcome page that tells who Celadon is and what they provide. Once you “Like” the page you will be taken to a very active wall where you can join the conversation and be part of the Celadon FB family.
In addition to the Welcome page there is a Drive For Celadon page with current job postings for both company drivers, owner operators as well as info on Celadon’s “Lease-less” Purchase program. You can even connect with their Canadian operations if you are a driver from our neighbors to the north.
You will also find a page for Celadon News and Events with the latest from the press room and where you can meet and greet Celadon in person.
Be sure to check them out at www.facebook.com/celadontrucking. You can also follow Celadon Trucking on Twitter at www.twitter.com/drive_celadon.
Find Celadon Trucking at www.celadontrucking.com and www.driveceladon.com
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed a statewide idling bill in law which will take effect on January 1, 2011. The highlights of this bill are a restriction on commercial vehicles from idling more than 5 minutes every hour while on property that is open to the public. There are some exceptions such as idling to operate defrosters, heaters and air conditioner systems. Idling will also be permitted during rest periods when the outside temperature is above 75 degrees or below 50 degrees. Trucks will also be allowed to idle up to thirty minutes during onload or offload operations.
