Transportation Truck Tips: How to back up a tractor-trailer (video) January 17, 2023 Backing a tractor-trailer accurately and safely is a skill that has to be learned and mastered. You will run into all kinds of different backing situations in your…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to set and adjust truck mirrors (video) January 17, 2023 Mirrors must be adjusted properly to get the best view of what’s behind you and beside you. Proper adjustment can help you back straighter and track your trailer wheels…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to adjust 5th wheels and trailer bogeys (video) January 17, 2023 Because of commercial vehicle gross-weight and axle-weight regulations, drivers will occasionally need to reposition the 5th wheel or the trailer axles for proper weight distribution. This video explains how…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to couple and uncouple a trailer (video) January 17, 2023 After you arrive at the yard and identify the trailer you are to pick up, scan the area in front of the trailer for obstacles before backing under it.
Transportation Truck Tips: How to mark and measure brake adjustment (video) January 17, 2023 Commercial drivers are required by law to ensure their brakes are in working order and properly adjusted. The mark-and-measure method is considered the only reliable means of measuring brake…
Equipment Truck Tips: How to check tractor-trailer brakes (video) January 17, 2023 Daily vehicle inspection requirements include a check of the operational parts of an air brake system, like the governor, the air compressor and the low-air-pressure warning devices. This portion…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to check tractor-trailer brakes (video) January 13, 2023 Daily vehicle inspection requirements include a check of the operational parts of an air brake system, like the governor, the air compressor and the low-air-pressure warning devices. This portion…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to mark and measure brake adjustment (video) January 13, 2023 Commercial drivers are required by law to ensure their brakes are in working order and properly adjusted. The mark-and-measure method is considered the only reliable means of measuring brake…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to couple and uncouple a trailer (video) January 13, 2023 After you arrive at the yard and identify the trailer you are to pick up, scan the area in front of the trailer for obstacles before backing under it.
Transportation Truck Tips: How to adjust 5th wheels and trailer bogeys (video) January 13, 2023 Because of commercial vehicle gross-weight and axle-weight regulations, drivers will occasionally need to reposition the 5th wheel or the trailer axles for proper weight distribution. This video explains how…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to set and adjust truck mirrors (video) January 13, 2023 Mirrors must be adjusted properly to get the best view of what’s behind you and beside you. Proper adjustment can help you back straighter and track your trailer wheels…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to back up a tractor-trailer (video) January 13, 2023 Backing a tractor-trailer accurately and safely is a skill that has to be learned and mastered. You will run into all kinds of different backing situations in your…
Business Management 6 ways to fight (or work with) city hall September 9, 2022 Trucking companies can be big, noisy targets for citizen action groups that want to reroute traffic, limit truck parking, or force industrial operations out of their back yards. But there…
Transportation 7 things to consider when choosing a truck driver training school September 2, 2022 The right truck driver training school can open the door to career opportunities. But a poor choice — even if it ultimately leads to a successful government road test —…
Equipment 3 questions to ask before buying an electric truck August 31, 2022 You’ve decided to buy the first 100% electric truck for your transportation business. You want to do your part in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and see evermore models released…
