How long has Michael Dow been a truck driver?

Michael Dow of Dallas has been a truck driver for more than two decades. He and his brother started a company, Dow Brothers Transportation, this year. They hope it will more than double their pay from prior years.

Why is there a shortage of truck drivers?

America has a massive shortage of truck drivers. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, increased driver pay 15 percent this year to try to attract more drivers. Many of her drivers now earn $80,000, she says, yet she still can’t find enough people for the job.

Do you need experience to drive a truck?

All of us have talked to the experienced driver who stopped driving for a while and then decided to go back to driving only to be told that he or she needed recent trucking experience. Craigslist worked for me 3 different times!

How long have you been out of a truck?

Looking to get back into driving OTR been out of a truck for five years before that almost 15 years Driving Experience just nothing recent. Reefer … I have 15+ years of experience, but no recent experience.

When did the trucking industry start and end?

The history of trucking changed very rapidly once the twentieth century began, although the history of trucking technically dates back to the late nineteenth century. Railroads were basically the trucks of their day.

Is it a good time to start a trucking company?

Statistics show that trucks transport up to 70 percent of all freight in the United States. This translates to billions of dollars in shipped goods annually. With the ongoing driver shortage, rising freight demand, and increased rates, this could be a great time to start your trucking business.

Why was the semi trailer important to the early days of trucking?

Gear drives last much longer and are easier to use. The combination of the tractor and the semi-trailer that is so iconic today began during this time period. This design made it that much easier for people to transport freight across large distances in the first place.

What was the name of the Ford semi truck?

First seen at the 1964 World’s Fair alongside a fun new car called the Mustang, Ford’s “Big Red” was the automaker’s experimental gas turbine semi-truck, a moonshot experiment built to lift American motoring into the jet age.