Truck Driving Jobs In The USA Today! Hiring the wrong truck drivers can be disastrous. Hiring the right ones can save lives. Naturally, safety training plays an important role in driver safety. Other factors may be even more significant according to a 2008 study conducted by Behavioral-Values Research Associates. The research was conducted on maintenance workers between the ages of 22 and 64, who had been with a given company for an average of 17.9 years. They were given four assessments that measured their behavioral style and attitudes, their knowledge of safety rules, and their pictorial and mechanical reasoning abilities. Interestingly, the study shows the only significant differences between the two groups of workers (injured vs. non-injured) were in their behavioral styles and attitudes/values. Looking for a job? Have you considered driving a truck? What is involved? Driving, early starts and maybe night driving, lots of fast food and little exercise. What skills do I need? · You need to have a full automobile driving licence. · You need to be over 18, over 21 or even 25 in some cases. Check with the licensing people regarding the minimum age for driving a truck. · The ability to speak English. Many companies will not let you onto their premises unless you can understand safety signs and directions written in English. · Patience. You will meet a lot of stupidity as you drive around the country, largely from inexperienced drivers. The research validates that when companies implement a pre-hiring assessment selection system, four things happen. More than 2000 trucking industry executives studied the main issues that United States truckers face. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) announced these issues in the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition held October 16 in Boston. Among the issues that made the list were trucking security, environmental protection, insurance costs and the lack of drivers; but the leading concerns were the high cost of diesel and highway congestion. According to Jim Stanley, chairman of the ATRI, the results of their studies also proposed strategies that will help the American Trucking Associations (ATA) focus in taking a larger role in defense of the U.S. trucking industry. With the outcome of hurricanes Katrina and Rita prices exceeded $3 a gallon. Highway congestion comes from the misuse of federal highway funds which disables the states abilities to build new highways. Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations said that: Since 1980, highway traffic has doubled, but highway capacity has increased only 3

percent. Today’s highways are choked with traffic. Today’s economy demands more trucks to haul more freight. Analysts predicted that in 2016 the trucking industry will transport 13 billion tons of freight, 3 billion more than in 2008 when truckers hauled 10 billion tons. Every issue has a certain level of complexity that tends to change constantly. The ATRI information is invaluable because it can determine which problem matters the most to motor carriers and the solutions that the ATA should seek. The rise in oil prices caused a record increase in the price of diesel. Common sense tells us that truck drivers who are naturally careful and cautious are going to cause fewer accidents than those who are prone to experience “road rage.” So, trucking companies would be wise to hire drivers with a “long fuse,” people who are slow to anger. The safest drivers are those who are steady and cautious by nature, and those who genuinely put others’ well being above their own. Around the same time, psychologist Edvard Sopranger published his studies of six values or attitudes that determine how we view the world and what’s important to us. Target Training International in Scottsdale, AZ, continued their research and produced the first computer-generated behavior and values assessments that companies use today to hire and manage the best employees. These are two of the assessments used in the BVRA research project. The Internet makes this much easier. You can contact load brokers, who have access to information on loads to be moved from one part of the country to another. No longer will you have to factor into your quotes having to return empty, so you will get more jobs. Trucking companies are always looking for employed drivers and all you have to do is to search the Internet, especially the specialist truck driving agency sites to find opportunities in your area. You will be able to apply for more jobs if your licence covers a wider range of trucks and if you are prepared to travel longer distances or to consider night driving. The four behavioral styles are “D”-Dominant, “I”-Influencing, “S”-Steady, and “C”-Cautious. Those high in the “D” factor want control, they are quick to anger, and become impatient easily. They are the ones most likely to experience “road rage” if they don’t like the way someone else is driving. Those high in the “I” behavioral factor are extroverted and people oriented; they talk a lot and like attention. The research found no significant difference in the “I” factor between the injured and non-injured workers. The BVRA research found workers with the best safety records are those who are high in the “S” and “C” behavioral styles and low in the “D” factor. They are also high in the Social value. Let me explain.

In 1928, Harvard psychologist William Moulton Marston defined the four behavioral styles (DISC) we all have in varying degrees. The ability to work early mornings, or late evenings, without it affecting your body chemistry too much Where do you start? There are several routes into the job. · You can start as a driver’s assistant, sitting in the cab, helping to unload and blocking traffic when the driver is reversing the truck. The company will hopefully contribute towards the cost of your truck driving training. · You can pay a truck driving school to teach you the ins and outs of handling different kinds of trucks. Once you have a licence you can apply for driving jobs anywhere your licence is valid, or you can buy a truck and set up a transport company. Setting up as an owner-operator is best left until you have more experience of the business. There are always going to be jobs for truck drivers. It's just a matter of finding them. This is implicit in any distributed economy, where such a large proportion of end-users are only reachable by road transport. Owner operators have to actively seek out loads to carry. People high in the “S” factor are steady and patient, they move slowly, and have a strong focus on their team’s success. So we can see why those with a Core “S” style are more likely to be safe drivers. Those high in the “C” factor are extremely cautious, pay attention to detail, and believe in following rules set by others. So, it’s understandable that truck drivers high in both the “S” and “C” factors, and low in the “D” style will have or cause fewer accidents. It’s also significant that research shows those high in the Social value are the safest workers because they selflessly put others’ needs above their own. One thing BVRA‘s research didn’t show, which I believe is significant, is the ranking of those workers in the Individualistic Value. Even more than those with Core “D” behavioral styles, people high in this value are passionate about having power and control over situations and other people, so I believe it’s important for trucking companies to hire drivers who are low in this attitude. Simply put, the ideal driver – the one you want to hire – is one who is high in the “S” and “C” behavioral factors, low in the “D” factor, high in the Social value, and low in the Individualistic attitude.