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Driver Team Solo Positions: The Nitty Gritty On Truck Driving Jobs

Trucks and truck drivers are a constantfood, loading and unloading. The drivers
presence on US highways and interstates. Aswitch off driving and sleeping in the
person on even the shortest drive is likelytruck.Truck driving can be a demanding job.
to pass by a truck or two transporting goods,Some self-employed long-distance truck
and even merchandise that travels by ship,drivers who own and operate their own trucks
train, or airplane travels on a truck forspend most of the year away from home. The
some phase of the journey to the customer.government restricts long distance drivers to
Because trucks are such a major part ofno more than 60 hours a week as well as
industry, truck driving jobs are importantrequiring 10 hours rest for every 11 hours
positions and good paying jobs.Truck driversdriving. Many drivers work very close to this
have many responsibilities. Before leavingmax time permitted because they are
the terminal or warehouse, truck drivers makecompensated according to the number of miles
routine checks of their vehicles, checkingor hours they've put in. The difficulty of
fuel and oil levels. They inspect the tires,truck driving is well compensated, which
brakes, and windshield wipers, and make suremakes it a popular job. In 2002, there were
that all safety equipment is loaded and3.2 million truck drivers.Many trucking
functional. They report any problems to theoperations have higher standards than the
dispatcher, who keeps track of all of theseFederal minimum requirements. Drivers are
small details. Once they start driving, truckoften required to be at least 22 years old,
drivers must be constantly alert. They canable to lift heavy objects, and have 3-5
see quite a long distance along the highwayyears driving experience. Companies want to
because they sit higher than most otherhire good drivers who work efficiently and
vehicles. This puts them in a position ofcost less to insure. They like drivers who
power on the road, as well as heightenedhave enrolled in driver-training courses. New
responsibility.Delivery requirements varydrivers might begin on small straight trucks
according to the type of merchandise, theand graduate to larger trucks and finally to
driving assignment, and the finaltractor-trailers. A few truck drivers advance
destination. Local drivers provide dailyhigh enough to become dispatchers, managers,
service along a specific route, while otheror traffic workers.Heavy truck and
drivers must make intercity and interstatetractor-trailer drivers earned an average of
deliveries based on specific orders. The$16 per hour in 2002. The highest 10% of this
driver's responsibilities and salary changegroup earned more than $24 an hour. Driving a
based on the time spent on the road, the typetruck is a great career with lots of room for
of product transported, and vehicle size.Newpromotion and advancement. After moving all
technologies are revolutionizing the way thatthe way up the chain of promotion within a
truck drivers work. Long distance truckcompany, truck drivers often strike out on
drivers now have satellites and globaltheir own and open successful transport
positioning systems (GPS) to link them withbusinesses.Air Liquide is a major
company headquarters. Information,international company and is also a private
directions, and weather reports can becarrier. This means it maintains its own
delivered to the truck instantly no mattertruck fleet and hires truck drivers. Because
where it is. Company headquarters can trackAir Liquide is such successful company,
the truck's location, fuel consumption, anddriving jobs with Air Liquide are stable,
engine performance. Inventory trackingwell supported positions. Solo Air Liquide
equipment is now computerized, allowing thedrivers can expect to be home 80-90% of the
producer, warehouse, and customer to alltime and make between $50,000 and $70,000 a
check in on the products on the road. Newyear depending on the type of run and work
technology is making truck driving an easierperformance. Air Liquide provides benefits
job, as seats become more comfortable, truckslike medical and life insurance, performance
have better ventilation, and cabs are betterbenefits, ample vacation time, flexible
designed.Some routes are very, very long, andspending accounts, and quarterly profit
these usually employ heavy truck orsharing. As Air Liquide grows and succeeds,
tractor-trailer drivers. On the longestso do each of its employees! If you are
routes, companies will hire two drivers forinterested in a truck driving job, you should
sleeper runs. Sleeper runs can last from daysapply here to drive for Air Liquide. Find out
to weeks and the truck only stops for fuel,more about Air Liquide!



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