Brandon Swain is enrolled in the 600 Master Truck Driver Training Program and is on his externship with May Trucking Company. He is very happy with his new career and recently stopped by with his new truck. Thank you for stopping by and drive safely!
In an effort to extend the life of companies in Southern California, Vic LaRosa, president of trucking company TTSI, said at a meeting of the Toy Industry Association that more industry consolidation is necessary to create trucking companies that thrive. The industry, he said, needs fewer, larger, better-capitalized companies: 鈥淲e need more consolidation in the industry,鈥� he was quoted as saying in an article at joc.com. The article speculates that while he was speaking specifically about Southern California, his comments probably apply to other major U.S. ports as well. The article does not further quote LaRosa, but summarizes his comments…
Mike Duboise graduated from the 600 Master Truck Driver Training Program in July 2014.聽 Mike is driving for JRayl.聽 When he stopped by 黑料不打烊 his advice to students was to practice their backing.聽 It is a skill that is necessary as a truck driver.聽 Thank you for stopping by and drive safely!
U.S. consumer prices were up slightly in April, according to a story on the trucking industry news site The Trucker. This increase means a third straight month of rising prices, further suggesting the economy is improving and that the Federal Reserve may consider raising interest rates later on in 2015. The article states that consumer prices 鈥渆dged up鈥� 0.1 percent from the previous month, when prices had already raised a modest 0.2 percent, citing Labor Department data. Overall gains were held back by a 1.3 percent drop in energy costs, which offset the largest single-month leap in medical care in…
Compared to one year ago, trailer orders have declined 31 percent in April, according to ACT Research. However, the firm projected a touch of optimism by stating the drop-off was due not to decreased demand, but in a shortage of manufacturing capacity. In other words, it鈥檚 not that people don鈥檛 want to place new trailer orders, it is that the supply cannot keep up with the demand. That is, while a problem, a good problem for the industry to have (or at least it is better than the alternative, which is that manufacturers have a large number of extra, unsold…