Meet Johnny Chavez–the newest uShip pro featured in the A&E Real Life series Shipping Wars. Johnny began his life on the road as a young boy riding shotgun with his dad on long hauls. He claims that on his very first day in the rig as a 6-year-old, he knew that driving a truck would be his career… Read More
Make sure your dials and DVRs are set to A&E tonight for the Season 4 premiere of Shipping Wars. Marc, Jarrett, Roy, Chris and Robbie are driving the new season home tonight with two back-to-back episodes. Tune in at 10 pm/9c for a wild ride around America including monkeys, magicians and a search for kitchen… Read More
In one of my, Marc Springer’s, earlier posts, I mentioned that getting into trucking – just like with any new business – is going to cost you some money. Obtaining the right insurance is one of those hard costs you need to anticipate. Operating without commercial truck insurance is not an option. You must provide… Read More
If you plan to drive a commercial vehicle or combination of vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 lbs, you need your CDL — or Commercial Driver’s License. I recommend a Class A CDL. There are other endorsements as well for things like Air Brakes, Mazmat, Doubles and Triples and then Passengers. Please refer… Read More
Over the summer, a CNN Money article ran that was titled “Tons of trucking jobs…that nobody wants.“ It basically claimed that during tough economic times with high unemployment, Americans should be jumping at the chance to work – including trucking, but that with a driver shortage, it seems it’s a job nobody wants. True, there is a shortage… Read More