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Trucking Links
The goal of this list of links is to keep it limited to the best & most informative trucking sites.
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Trucker's Home Pages & Favorites
Rollin Thunder's Truck Stop Great site by a lady Owner Operator. Lots of truck pics and DO NOT MISS the Convoy to Washington pics and journal!!
TruckNet Lots of links, popular trucker's bulletin boards, much misc.
In The Driver's Seat A driver's site with all sort of miscellaneous information, jokes, thoughts, etc. Very good section for Spouses of drivers and advice for maintaining a good relationship.
The Truckers Place Trucker's slang, 10-Codes, Webrings and Women in Trucking are a few of the offerings at this site. Also, history and a Christian Trucker Page. Lots of information. Thanks, Trucker's Place, for the award!!!
TRUCKDRIVERS on the World Wide Web All kinds of information - a major listing of driving schools, where you can use your laptop computer (laptop-friendly truck stops), truck pictures, a great many links.
American Reform Hey drivers, this is a GREAT thing. I didn't say it would go anywhere - but it is still a GREAT thing.
CW's Truck Route Nice, personalized site dedicated to the men and women of the trucking industry, who, (quote from site) "would be naked, hungry and living in caves without trucks!" (ain't that the truth!!!)
Trucker's HomePages Lots and lots of links to truckers' home pages, among other things!!! Construction alerts, drivers alerts, matters of driver interest, post cards and message board.
"Trucking" A beautifully designed trucking site made by a driver in England. Very informative, thorough and an absolute pleasure to surf. (Bummer, this site appears to have left cyberspace. The link will remain until it is confirmed DOA.)
Retired Truckers Cyber Headquarters A great site for retired drivers, as well as working drivers, arranged by state. Somebody should have thought of this sooner! Also, a memorial to deceased drivers. (Great Idea!)
Christian Truckers Resources Hey it's rough out there... who doesn't need inspiration and help keeping the faith? These folks are committed to helping you do just that!
Proud Rebel's Trucker's Wives Club Pictures, awards, links and a message board especially for the wives of drivers. Being able to talk to other driver's wives or significant others makes it easier.
HOMEROAD Short for "Hands Over Miles Easily Reaching Out Across Divides", this trucker's wife's page offers tips & comments about being apart, and e-mail buddy lists for children and parents.
The Truckers Page Essays, great links, and you can get the book, "White Line Fever."
Training & Jobs
Crist's CDL Sit
Driver's Test A site for those studying for CDL tests -- and a great many other Department of Transportation tests. Take practice test(s) online and see answers immediately. New message board and other miscellaneous.
TruckSchoolsUSA This site lists schools by geographical location. Also advice on different aspects of training in the "Training Guide."
Selecting A Training School Facts for consumers from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Truck driving school rip-offs are nothing new... Read this Buyer Beware article from April 1993.
Search for Truck Driving Schools by State
Best Driver Jobs This site allows you to look for carriers in certain states. These are all types of carriers and some hire "newbies" and some do not... helpful and informative if doing research and trying to find carrier links. May apply to multiple companies at one time through web site.
Class A Drivers Dedicated to helping truck owner operators, fleet drivers, and truck fleets find the best over the road careers and truck driving jobs. Dedicated to helping transportation companies find qualified truck drivers.
Star Transportation Star Transportation offers great pay and benefits, performance rewards, flexible rider program, 99% freight is "no touch", great home time, plenty of miles and top-of the-line equipment.
Driver Finder Trucking Jobs Truck Driver
1-800-DRIVERS Trucking jobs for students, solos, teams and owner operators. Companies match information you give them to companies they have in their database. Links.
Regional Trucking Jobs Regional and local carriers looking for truck drivers with all types of experience: vans, flatbeds, reefers tankers, doubles and more. Carrier profiles, online applications and serious job information for the professional driver.
Routing and Software
Mapquest Routing from/to any point in the United States. Can choose quickest or shortest route. Door-to-door directions or city-to-city.
Mapblast Routing from/to any point in US +. Also has weather, misc.
PC Miler You can download a free demo of PC Miler for your home state. This is one of the programs used by many companies to calculate routing and mileage.
Driver's Daily Log Program A great program for doing your log. What's better, it's free. Even better yet -- this site has a wealth of logbook information as well.
Mile by Prophesy You can get truck specific routing here for individual trips, along with state mileage breakdowns. Only site on the Internet to offer this at this time. Lots of information on many trucking subjects.
Load America Free software (or nearly so -- you pay $9.95 for shipping) for drivers. Keeps track of expenses, load numbers, equipment service, settlements, etc.
PC Loadmaster Lots of truck specific and designed software for individuals as well as companies.
Trucking Magazines, Media
Owner Operators Independent Driver Association Polls, articles and all kinds of information for owner operators but full of important advice and information for any driver.
Midnight Cowboy Radio Show Listen to the Midnight Cowboy Trkg Network live via the 'Net!
Landline Landline magazine’s home page. Links, articles and archives galore. Realistic look at issues facing the trucking industry.
The Trucker Web page of the free trucking newspaper, "The Trucker" available nationwide. News articles, archives and job information, misc.
Road King Lots and lots of links, CyberCB, misc.
Transport Topics, Trucking’s Electronic Newspaper Stories, news, classifieds, archives, industry news.
Newport Communications Links to several large trucking publications. (As of March 11, 2004, this link appears to be down or gone? This link will be removed if it continues to be unreachable.)
Trucking Net All kinds of miscellaneous information and links to trucking related information.
Other Miscellaneous…
The Dangers Of Drowsy Driving All kinds of facts, figures and information about fatigue and driving. Information no driver should be without. A quote from their site: "Non-commercial drowsy/fatigued drivers should be held to the same standards as the commercial vehicle driver’s in New York State and across the country." Bravo!!!!!
Trucker's Lawyer A site for drivers who need legal assistance because they've suffered a work-related injury or illness.
Interstate America Makers of truck stop, exit and vacation guides. Very important items to have. You can order from the site.
Accuthump The correct way to thump those tires! There's also information about tire blowouts, links and an interesting essay on what is a "Professional Driver".
Commercial Carrier's Journal Here's where you can order CCJ's Air Brake Book. One of the best resources regarding air brakes/air brake systems.
Park-N-View (ETrucker) Park-N-View truckstop locations. Park-N-View is a network of truckstops that have yellow "bumps" at the parking stalls with cable and telephone connections. It is very convenient. You can go on the ‘Net or even receive calls right in your truck.
Trucker Buddy A great program that matches a class of students to a driver. The driver writes postcards and letters to the class regularly.
Truckline Highlights of this site from the American Trucking Associations. Links to trucking companies, transportation associations, etc. Information and links to ATA subsidiaries. News and current events in the industry.
Audio Adventures Well-known and popular audio book club for truckers. Membership is inexpensive and books can be rented one place and returned anywhere in the U.S. or through the mail. A good audio book can make the miles fly! (But a boring one will put you on snooze, so be sure to get the good ones!)
Weather Sites & Traffic Cams
Washington State Weather Web Page Are you going to run Washington state? If so, you have to see this page--current weather info on mountain passes with real-time camera shots!! Very neat site. Click on "cameras".
Information Services & Sources...
DAC Information Svcs The company that keeps information on all CDL licensed drivers. It is in a driver’s best interest to know what is on his/her DAC report. May also call DAC at: 1-800-331-9175.
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Commercial vehicle safety organization. You can get list of CVSA Out of Service Criteria here.
Professional Truck Drivers Institute (PTDI) Here you can get a complete listing of all truck driving schools with courses certified by the PTDIA.
Safety & Public Image
Federal Highway Administration Rulemakings Stay informed on the latest rulemakings & proposals.
Anti Truck This & That Sites... You should know who you are fighting with or against...
Coalition Against Bigger Trucks Hmmm... Personally I don't want to see truck weights or lengths increase but why don't these folks ask truckers what they think?
CRASH "Citizens For Reliable And Safe Highways" These people just hate trucks and truckers. Period. See correspondence between CRASH and newbiedriver.com
PATT "Parents Against Tired Truckers" This group is as close to on target as any of them I've seen.
The latest word is that PATT and CRASH have joined forces. On the face of it, this is very disappointing. Maybe PATT can open CRASH's eyes... or maybe we will end up with another, far more powerful group that ignores the real issues and furthers abuse of drivers.... Only time will tell, but we'll be watching.
Underride Network Now this is a gem... The problem, as they see it, are "Killer Parked Trucks."
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