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Submitted by Courtney on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 20:01
From Ice Road Truckers to Shipping Wars, trucking companies seem to be a new, popular source of reality television entertainment. And now, if you’ve ever wondered how your truck was manufactured, the National Geographic Channel’s Ultimate Factories has just the episode for you: On January 14, they featured an in-depth, hour-long look at how Mack trucks are made.
Submitted by Courtney on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 19:55
Here’s some good news to start the year off with truckers: the numbers are in, and 2011 closed with some great developments for trucking companies — and the economy at large.
On January 6, 2012, the Labor Department announced that the economy added 200,000 jobs in December 2011, and of those, 5,100 were in for-hire trucking. As a result, there were 40,100 more trucking jobs than the same time last year.
Submitted by Courtney on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 07:13
Any trucker moving freight during the holidays knows just how important our industry is to the economy. But for some truckers, no matter how much freight they move, they still have many hardships they must overcome — and nonprofit Trucker Charity is dedicated to making sure truckers in need have the help they deserve from their fellow truckers during the holidays.
Submitted by Courtney on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 15:46
As our members are well aware by now, at Getloaded, we’re constantly looking for ways to simplify and improve their freight matching experience. In 2011 alone, we’ve launched new member and public sites, created the industry’s only Spanish-language load board and upgraded our servers to provide blindingly fast searches. Well, we’re showing our commitment to ease again with the release of new technology updates that bring you the results you need — faster than ever before.
Submitted by Courtney on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 15:46
Submitted by Courtney on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 17:25
Truckers moving freight across the Western U.S., be forewarned: The Santa Ana winds are overturning tractor-trailers.
Submitted by Courtney on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 18:16
Get ready to put both hands back on the wheels while moving freight, truckers.
A new rule from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has one message for drivers: Put down your hand-held cell phone.
Submitted by Courtney on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 16:07
Submitted by Courtney on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 13:07
If you’re an owner-operator who’s been thinking about joining Getloaded but haven’t taken the plunge, there’s never been a better time to find freight on our Internet load board. Not only are load levels soaring, our partner The Edge, Freightliner Trucks Owners’ Club, is offering special deals on new Getloaded memberships.
Submitted by Courtney on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 15:13
Whoever first said, “the shortest distance between two points is a straight line” might have been correct, but they must not have worked in trucking. If they had, they would know that, sometimes, finding the best freight for your business requires more than a straight shot from Point A to Point B. Thankfully, Getloaded’s Dual Leg search feature helps turn this reality into new opportunities to find loads — and uncover profits.
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