CR England Girl

I ran across an article that was posted on the NY Times and was discussed how many people are looking for work so I wanted to put a quick list of trucking companies hiring .

Companies:

• Swift Transportation
• C.R. England
• JB Hunt
• CRST International
• Prime Transportation

I poked around on Monster and CareerBuilder and the names above seemed to a lot of ads posted on the web. I am sure there are more trucking companies hiring out there, but I wanted to send you towards a few. If your applying just remeber what the old timers say, “Paid Miles Make the Man”

Apparently so.  In the midst of the continuing dispute whether or not to allow Mexican trucks to operate on U.S. roadways, the Department of Transportation has released a report that states Mexican trucks are just as safe as U.S. ones.  In fact, Mexican truck drivers have better safety records than U.S. drivers; during more than 220,000 inspections throughout 2008, just 1.2% of Mexican truckers were violating a regulation and subsequently placed out of service, compared to a much higher percentage of U.S. drivers – nearly 7%.  Both proponents and opponents of the cross-border trucking program say the report has helped resolve and alleviate issues regarding the safety of Mexican trucks.

Click here to learn more about the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Mexican trucking dispute.

I realize I’ve posted about the C.R. England truck driving schools before but I thought I’d share a valuable resource that could be beneficial for those who are considering attending one.  The C.R. England student blog is an assortment of accounts and testimonials straight from the horse’s mouth: the students themselves.  Read a few for yourself and you may just see why C.R. England has one of the best training programs in the country.

While every trucking company makes significant contributions to the transportation and freight industries, there’s something to be said about the security that comes with working for a large company.  According to Forbes.com, a staggering 480 truck driving company went out of business in the first quarter of 2009.  Yet, those companies held less than 1% of the country’s total trucking capacity, meaning they were likely smaller, perhaps regional carriers.

Bigger, national trucking companies have the resources and financial stability needed to weather an economic storm – or more specifically, the deepening recession the United States (and much of the rest of the world) is currently experiencing.  While many companies across various industries – including truck driving – cut costs by laying off workers, drivers for big carriers are often afforded job security and stability that others working for smaller trucking companies are not.  In fact, CR England is still actively accepting applicants for their truck driving schools (see here).  The environment and operations of a large company may not be for every driver, but they do provide much sought-after job security during a turbulent economy.