Many different industries rely on trucks as their freight choice to ship many significant products. Furniture, liquids, groceries, construction supplies, medical supplies, and waste arrive at their destinations and customers through trucks. As a supplier, you must know how imperative it is to locate the best transportation service for your cargo. This article provides helpful pointers on hiring a trucking company. (more…)
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Key Pointers for Hiring a Trucking Company
Friday, March 1st, 2024Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Semi-Truck
Friday, January 21st, 2022Spring has arrived, meaning spring cleaning. As you tidy your home and yard, don’t forget your semi-truck. If you are a fleet manager, it is the perfect time to clean the trucks before hitting the road again. While cleaning your semi-truck reduces the unnecessary repair costs, it goes an extra mile in reducing potential tickets and violations. So, here are a critical few tips for cleaning your semi-truck this spring!
4 Effective Tips For Winterizing Your Semi-Truck
Friday, November 5th, 2021Getting stuck in a snowstorm is a common phenomenon to many semi-truck drivers. However, when the cold season sets in, drivers are sure of lots of delivery work. As a semi-truck driver/owner, you must prepare before the winter arrives. In addition, you should make your vehicles ready for a busy holiday season. Here are the four practical tips to prepare your semi-truck for winter.
5 Tips for The Safe Delivery of Oversized Loads
Friday, October 22nd, 2021Safe delivery of oversized loads is no joke, even for the most experienced drivers. This is because wide loads tend to be risky due to their enormous sizes and heavyweight. For example, heavyweights can lead to excess pressure on the tires, causing tire bursts. When accidents involving oversized loads happen, much damage usually occurs. That said, you can safely deliver wide loads by following the necessary precautionary measures. Therefore, listed are five tips that will help you deliver oversized loads safely.
The History of the Semi Truck
Friday, August 12th, 2016Alexander Winton invented the semi truck in Cleveland Ohio in 1898, and he sold the first manufactured semi truck in 1899. The concept of the semi truck actually came about as a way to handle the delivery of Winton’s manufactured vehicles, as cars that were driven to their customers would experience wear and tear and the delivery would be quite expensive. Winton created the automobile hauler as a way to address this, and in 1899 he started manufacturing the hauler for his own and other car manufacturer’s use. Over a hundred years, the concept that Winton pioneered evolved from a two wheel semi trailer to the eighteen wheeled, three axles semi-trucks that we have today. (more…)