| Trucks and truck drivers are a constant
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| | unloading. The drivers switch off driving
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| presence on US highways and interstates.
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| | and sleeping in the truck.Truck driving
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| A person on even the shortest drive is
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| | can be a demanding job. Some
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| likely to pass by a truck or two
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| | self-employed long-distance truck drivers
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| transporting goods, and even merchandise
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| | who own and operate their own trucks
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| that travels by ship, train, or airplane
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| | spend most of the year away from home.
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| travels on a truck for some phase of the
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| | The government restricts long distance
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| journey to the customer. Because trucks
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| | drivers to no more than 60 hours a week
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| are such a major part of industry, truck
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| | as well as requiring 10 hours rest for
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| driving jobs are important positions and
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| | every 11 hours driving. Many drivers work
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| good paying jobs.Truck drivers have many
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| | very close to this max time permitted
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| responsibilities. Before leaving the
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| | because they are compensated according to
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| terminal or warehouse, truck drivers make
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| | the number of miles or hours they've put
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| routine checks of their vehicles,
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| | in. The difficulty of truck driving is
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| checking fuel and oil levels. They
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| | well compensated, which makes it a
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| inspect the tires, brakes, and windshield
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| | popular job. In 2002, there were 3.2
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| wipers, and make sure that all safety
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| | million truck drivers.Many trucking
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| equipment is loaded and functional. They
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| | operations have higher standards than the
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| report any problems to the dispatcher,
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| | Federal minimum requirements. Drivers are
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| who keeps track of all of these small
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| | often required to be at least 22 years
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| details. Once they start driving, truck
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| | old, able to lift heavy objects, and have
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| drivers must be constantly alert. They
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| | 3-5 years driving experience. Companies
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| can see quite a long distance along the
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| | want to hire good drivers who work
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| highway because they sit higher than most
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| | efficiently and cost less to insure. They
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| other vehicles. This puts them in a
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| | like drivers who have enrolled in
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| position of power on the road, as well as
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| | driver-training courses. New drivers
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| heightened responsibility.Delivery
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| | might begin on small straight trucks and
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| requirements vary according to the type
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| | graduate to larger trucks and finally to
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| of merchandise, the driving assignment,
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| | tractor-trailers. A few truck drivers
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| and the final destination. Local drivers
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| | advance high enough to become
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| provide daily service along a specific
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| | dispatchers, managers, or traffic
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| route, while other drivers must make
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| | workers.Heavy truck and tractor-trailer
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| intercity and interstate deliveries based
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| | drivers earned an average of $16 per hour
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| on specific orders. The driver's
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| | in 2002. The highest 10% of this group
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| responsibilities and salary change based
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| | earned more than $24 an hour. Driving a
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| on the time spent on the road, the type
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| | truck is a great career with lots of room
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| of product transported, and vehicle
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| | for promotion and advancement. After
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| size.New technologies are revolutionizing
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| | moving all the way up the chain of
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| the way that truck drivers work. Long
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| | promotion within a company, truck drivers
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| distance truck drivers now have
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| | often strike out on their own and open
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| satellites and global positioning systems
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| | successful transport businesses.Air
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| (GPS) to link them with company
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| | Liquide is a major international company
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| headquarters. Information, directions,
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| | and is also a private carrier. This means
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| and weather reports can be delivered to
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| | it maintains its own truck fleet and
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| the truck instantly no matter where it
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| | hires truck drivers. Because Air Liquide
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| is. Company headquarters can track the
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| | is such successful company, driving jobs
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| truck's location, fuel consumption, and
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| | with Air Liquide are stable, well
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| engine performance. Inventory tracking
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| | supported positions. Solo Air Liquide
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| equipment is now computerized, allowing
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| | drivers can expect to be home 80-90% of
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| the producer, warehouse, and customer to
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| | the time and make between $50,000 and
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| all check in on the products on the road.
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| | $70,000 a year depending on the type of
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| New technology is making truck driving an
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| | run and work performance. Air Liquide
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| easier job, as seats become more
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| | provides benefits like medical and life
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| comfortable, trucks have better
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| | insurance, performance benefits, ample
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| ventilation, and cabs are better
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| | vacation time, flexible spending
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| designed.Some routes are very, very long,
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| | accounts, and quarterly profit sharing.
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| and these usually employ heavy truck or
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| | As Air Liquide grows and succeeds, so do
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| tractor-trailer drivers. On the longest
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| | each of its employees! If you are
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| routes, companies will hire two drivers
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| | interested in a truck driving job, you
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| for sleeper runs. Sleeper runs can last
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| | should apply here to drive for Air
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| from days to weeks and the truck only
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| | Liquide. Find out more about Air Liquide!
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| stops for fuel, food, loading and
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