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How to Keep In Shape While On the Road

Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
Truck driving is one of the largest occupations in the United States according to the U.S
Department of Labor and also one of the jobs that are the least physically active. While truck
drivers play an important part of our economy and industry delivering packages and products
most drivers can spend up to eleven hours a day driving. Today we are going to discuss some
tips and tricks from livestrong.com to help you stay active on the road.

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Summer Tips for Trucker Safety

Friday, May 12th, 2017
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Summer brings more vehicles on the road, and more safety measures for professional truckers.

Truckers are behind the wheel and driving for long hours. There are some summer tips to help with trucker safety that you should be aware of. A few driving tips will ensure you’re a little safer. (more…)

How High Blood Pressure Can Impact Your Driving Career

Thursday, September 15th, 2016
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Making sure you get a chance to move around outside the truck can help keep your blood pressure low.

A frequent concern of commercial drivers involves whether or not they will pass the DOT physical exam with high blood pressure. Drivers who have high blood pressure can be medically certified to drive, so long as their blood pressure remains below 140/90. If your blood pressure rises above 140/90 you will have to get recertified on a more frequent basis, and are automatically disqualified from driving if your blood pressure reaches above 180/110. Drivers can reduce their blood pressure either through use of medication or by changing lifestyle choices. (more…)

Tips for Driving A Truck in a City

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

Truck drivers are in a constant state of rushing to get products delivered from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible. This kind of pressure means that truck drivers must always be extra careful when they’re on the road, especially when driving through a city. (more…)

Safe Winter Truck Travel

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Winter Truck Travel

November is finally here, which means colder weather is sure to be on its way. With meteorologists expecting another cold and snow-filled winter season, truck drivers as well as residential drivers, must be smart when navigating the roads this winter. Should a driver become careless, serious crashes could occur. Here are some ways to ensure safe truck travel.

  1. Dress in warmer layers when traveling. This will keep you warm should you experience a break down.
  2. Check weather reports, driving conditions, and traffic reports before beginning your travel. Map out a main route along with two alternative routes. Then inform at least two of your coworkers about your trip. Let them know of your departure time, expected arrival time, and your three planned routes. Should you break down and be without phone service, your coworkers will know when you don’t arrive and know where to look for potential breakdowns
  3. Pack an emergency kit before travel. This should include a first aid kit, jumper cables, ice scraper, flashlight, batteries, and tow chain.
  4. Inspect your vehicle fully before travel. This includes replenishing all vehicle fluids as well as checking tire pressure and tread.

Should you experience a breakdown during travel, do not panic. When you believe something is going amiss, pull over to the side of the road immediately. Then follow these travel breakdown tips:

  1. Immediately call for help. Use either a cell phone or radio to alert someone of your location.
  2.  Never fall asleep while waiting for help. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur more quickly once you fall asleep.
  3. Never leave your vehicle. Attempting to walk for help could lead to frost bite and hypothermia.
  4. If you can safely determine if the exhaust pipe is clear, the engine should be run for about ten minutes every hour. This will help circulate heat without using gas.
  5. Every hour, crack your window to allow fresh air to enter the truck cabin.

 

Evan Transportation was founded in 1992 by Jerry Wolfarth, who at the time had over 25 years of experience in the trucking and transportation industry. The initial operation consisted of a few trucks and drivers who were dedicated and professional. The goal of the company was, and remains, to provide excellent, dependable service.

Contact us today for all of your freight shipment needs or call us at 443-673-3365. We will discuss your tractor trailer options for the freight you wish to ship.

Before you hit the road, check us out on FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn and YouTube!

 

The Truck Driver of Tomorrow

Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

While some may see truck driving as an immutable, unchanging profession, the truth is that the industry is quickly headed in many different and exciting new directions at breakneck speed. The successful truck driver of 10 years from now may be a very, very different kind of person and employee than the successful truck driver of today.truck driver

According to Market Research firm Frost & Sullivan’s Sandeep Kar, the truck driver of the future will be younger, more highly educated, have a greater amount of technical acumen, and be paid significantly more than the truck drivers of today. Kar made these industry predictions at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, part of this month’s Great American Trucking Show. It’s not incredibly surprising. As navigation and transportation technology changes rapidly, so too must the workforce.  Younger drivers with more technological experience will inevitably have a leg up when it comes to learning and managing new technologies like partially self-driving trucks.

Despite these changes, the driver of the future will still probably be fueling up with diesel. While there is a consistent push to use more natural gas, it’s availability, now and for the conceivable future, is limited, particularly outside the United States. Still, Kar predicts that natural gas will see steadily increasing use within the US, albeit at a slow rate.

As for the trucks of 2022, they will undoubtedly be more fuel-efficient, leave a smaller carbon footprint, be safer, and have more built in “smart” technology, allowing communicate automatically to other drivers, through social media, and other infrastructures. These advances will help drivers boost productivity immensely and offer up to the minute ETAs.

Kar also said that there is an increased industry interest in failure detection systems that can detect and predict impending failure of any individual part of a truck, warning the driver, home office, and contacting the closest repair service simultaneously and automatically.

Here at Evan Transportation, we strive to stay current with shifting industry trends and technology to ensure that your product is being moved in the most-efficient and safest way possible. We hire professional truck drivers with excellent driving records, and maintain a fleet of trailers and vehicles that are reliable and ready to roll and are a top-notch freight provider with high-level customer service and a track record of dedication and industry excellence.

Evan Transportation was founded in 1992 by Jerry Wolfarth, who at the time had over 25 years of experience in the trucking and transportation industry. The initial operation consisted of a few trucks and drivers who were dedicated and professional. The goal of the company was, and remains, to provide excellent, dependable service.

Contact us today for all of your freight shipment needs or call us at 443-673-3365. We will discuss your tractor trailer options for the freight you wish to ship.

Before you hit the road, check us out on FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn and YouTube!

Source:

The Trucker.com

Driving Competition Test Trucker Skills

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

TrucksOn May 4th, 2014, 100 truckers from the Northeast and Midwest met behind the Mack Truck Museum in Allentown to compete in the Lehigh Valley Truck Driving Championships Tune Up Drive. The competition raises money for scholarships for high school students looking to enter the field of transportation.

Trucker skills are tested in areas such as turning, parking, and backing up. There are about seven problems set up on a course, each having the potential to award 50 points. Cones and lines are used to help judges score the truckers while they complete the problems. Points are deducted whenever a line is crossed or a cone is knocked over or flattened. The problems used during the competition are based on real life problems truckers’ face during their day to day assignments.  Some of the problems truckers faced were making tight turns and parking on a scale. There are three different axle categories, 3-axle, 4-axle, and 5-axle that the truckers compete in. Winners for this year’s competition included Roland Boluc from FedEx Express and Fred Schenk of Sunoco.

Truckers from Evan Transportation should choose a year to test their trucker skills at the competition for a good cause. At Evan Transportation we service areas within the Mid-Atlantic region such as:

  1. Central Pennsylvania (Allentown)
  2. Northern Virginia
  3. Maryland
  4. New Jersey
  5. Delaware

We are able to transport a large variety of product such as:

  1. General freight
  2. Lumber
  3. Beverages
  4. Steel
  5. Paper products
  6. Retail

Most of our truckers are TWIC certified and have a pristine driving record. They also undergo a background check. Our employees include transportation and trucking veterans who understand and relate to the industry and will help provide solutions to any problem effectively and quickly. Evan Transportation has been in the transportation business for over 20 years and we use our skilled truckers to help build long term relationships with our customers. We provide same day pick up and delivery, so you can rest assured your products will arrive to their destination in a time efficient manner.

We also offer A-1 Trailer and Container which specializes in providing Baltimore with its trailer and container needs. Give us a call at 443-673-3365 or complete an online contact form here. Our office is located at 4800 Belle Grove Road, Baltimore, MD.

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Sources:

http://articles.mcall.com/2014-05-04/news/mc-lehigh-valley-truckdriving-competition-20140504_1_truck-drivers-truckers-state-competition