HIGHEST PAYING TRUCK JOBS IN 2022

While working in the trucking industry can be “stressful and exhausting,” the salary is often excellent, especially if you work in long-haul routes or work with special loads. The industry offers countless types of cdl driver jobs, but the ones amongst the highest paid are: private fleet, ice road trucking, car haulers, team driving and owner operator. Even though these positions are associated with “higher risks,” experienced and well-trained drivers can find fruitful careers in a sector that’s currently going through a shortage.   Read more…

BRIDGESTONE HELPING CREATE MORE EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL TRUCKS

Bridgestone Americas announced a massive expansion and modernization of its Warren County, Tennessee Truck and Bus Radial Tire Plant located in Morrison. Bridgestone plans to invest $550 million dollars into the project which “will add 380 new jobs and expand the plant’s existing footprint by 850,000 square feet to support increased capacity and to accelerate the use of advanced technologies that support cleaner, safer and more efficient commercial truck and bus fleets.”  Read more…

TRUCKER FIRED OVER POLITICAL POSTS

An owner of a contract company that has been running for almost 10 years and has employed almost 50 people has been forced to fire an employee after receiving several complaints from customers over political messaging on the worker’s truck. While “60 percent of workers say they believe that discussing politics at work is unacceptable… 57 percent of workers still admitted to talking about politics while on the job.” Read more…