The USA & European Job Guide

Most states worry about rain and the occasional ice storm. Trucking companies in Colorado deal with something a lot more specific: a mandatory chain law that applies to commercial vehicles for nine months out of every year in the USA's only state with a rule quite like it, regardless of whether it's actually snowing when you cross into the mountain corridor. The chain law that catches out-of-state drivers off guard Since August 7, 2024, under Colorado's Senate Bill 24-100, every commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over 16,001 pounds must physically carry chains or an approved alternative traction device while operating on designated Colorado Mountain Corridors — not just when conditions look bad, but as a standing requirement from September 1 through May 31 every year. That's the "Must Carry" law, and it covers multiple designated mountain corridors, not just the classic I-70 stretch most people picture. Carrying the equipment is ...

If you're searching for truck driving jobs in Atlanta, it's easy to compare companies by looking at the advertised pay, home-time promise, and truck age. Those numbers matter, but they don't tell you what a local driving job actually feels like once you're behind the wheel. IMC Logistics is an interesting company to examine because its Atlanta operation is built around container drayage and intermodal transportation, rather than traditional long-haul dry-van or reefer freight. That difference affects almost everything about the job: the type of trailer you pull, where you spend your time, how dispatch works, how much time you may spend at terminals, and what kind of driver tends to enjoy the work. IMC's Atlanta facility is located at 2500C Forrest Park Road, Atlanta, GA 30315. The company says the Atlanta operation has been open since 1999 and focuses on container drayage and secure container storage. Its Atlanta operation also has specialized lift equipment and exp...

Getting a job offer from a trucking company feels great after weeks of searching. But here's something a lot of new and experienced drivers learn the hard way: the offer letter almost never tells the whole story. Pay per mile, home time, equipment, benefits — these all sound simple on paper, but the real numbers only show up once you're three months into the job and checking your settlement statement with confusion. That's exactly why you need a list of questions to ask before accepting a truck driving job. Recruiters are trained to sell you on the good parts. It's your job to dig into the details they'd rather skip over. Below are twenty questions that separate a solid trucking career from a frustrating six-month stint you'll want to forget. 1. What is the actual pay structure — mileage, percentage, or hourly? Some companies pay by the mile, others pay a percentage of the load, and some use hourly pay for regional or local routes. As...

Somebody in a trucking Facebook group asked me last week why team drivers keep posting these huge weekly numbers, and whether it's real or just people flexing online, and honestly it comes down to how much do team drivers make once you actually split the number two ways. Fair question, actually. Team pay looks massive on paper because almost nobody explains upfront that you're looking at a combined number, split two ways, not personal pay, and the numbers work differently depending on which carrier and which lane you're running in the USA. So let's actually walk through how much do team drivers make in the United States, using real numbers instead of the vague "great pay!" language recruiters like to throw around on job boards. A solo OTR driver typically logs somewhere between 2,400 and 2,800 miles a week. A team truck, because federal hours-of-service rules apply to each driver individually rather than the truck as a whole, can kee...

Nobody fails a Texas CDL knowledge test because the material is genuinely hard. They fail because they studied the wrong thing, or didn't study at all and figured a lifetime of driving a regular car would carry them through. A texas cdl practice test won't magically make the real exam easy, but it'll tell you exactly where the gaps are before you're sitting in front of an actual DPS examiner burning a test attempt. What's actually on the exam The Texas CDL knowledge test pulls from the same core topic areas every state uses under federal standards, and knowing the actual categories matters more than most people realize before they start studying. General Knowledge covers the material every CDL applicant needs regardless of what you'll be driving — vehicle inspection basics, safe driving practices, and general rules of the road specific to commercial vehicles. Combination Vehicles covers coupling and uncoupling, how a trailer changes han...

If you've been searching around for how to actually get a CDL license in Arkansas, you've probably noticed the same problem I keep hearing about from drivers — half the pages online are either outdated, written for a totally different state, or so vague they don't tell you what you'll actually pay or how long it'll take. So let's just walk through it straight. Arkansas isn't one of those states that makes the process complicated on paper. But where people get tripped up is the gap between "here's the law" and "here's what happens when you actually walk into a DMV office in Little Rock or Fort Smith." Those are two different things, and I want to cover both. How Long This Actually Takes Most drivers going through cdl training in arkansas at a full-time program are done in three to seven weeks. That's not marketing — that's roughly how long it takes to cover the classroom hours, the yard time, and...

Type "amazon trucking" into a job search and you'll get results implying you'd be driving for Amazon. Almost none of those listings mean that literally. Understanding who actually employs you, and how pay actually gets set, matters more here than in almost any other search on this blog — because the honest answer involves a layer of companies most job seekers never think to ask about. Amazon Freight Partner — the actual structure behind most CDL listings Most amazon trucking jobs advertising Class A CDL positions are part of the Amazon Freight Partner program, commonly shortened to AFP. This is Amazon's linehaul network — semi-trucks moving freight between fulfillment centers, distribution hubs, and sort facilities across the USA — but it's operated entirely by contracted third-party companies, not Amazon itself. Amazon provides the trailers and branding; the local company you'd actually be employed by, called a Delivery Service Partner or DSP, provide...