What First-Time Truckers Need to Know About El Paso Trucking Insurance
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What First-Time Truckers Need to Know About El Paso Trucking Insurance

Trucking insurance is a way to protect yourself from financial disaster. It can be used to protect you against financial loss that can result from events such as theft and natural disasters. According to FMCSA (The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration), all truckers must-have commercial truck insurance. If you’re a new driver, finding the right…

Why Every Trucking Company Requires DOT Drug Tests
DOT Testing | El Paso

Why Every Trucking Company Requires DOT Drug Tests

Keeping the roads safe is a top priority for federal, state, and local governments, as well as private companies that make their living transporting goods. For trucking companies, ensuring the safety of their drivers and other motorists is one of their bigger responsibilities. So to remain in compliance and in accordance with safety measures, trucking…

What Truck Drivers Need to Know About DOT Compliance Changes in 2022
Trucking Compliance | El Paso

What Truck Drivers Need to Know About DOT Compliance Changes in 2022

After two years of changes and adjustments, the trucking industry is looking ahead to what’s to come in the year 2022 and beyond. Trucking companies, employers, and drivers have seen the industry hit from multiple directions: effects of the pandemic, high turnover of drivers, mandates, changes in regulation, and added pressures from supply chain backlogs,…

Transborder Trucking Issues: Exploring Recent News from the Trucking Industry
Trucking Tips | El Paso

Transborder Trucking Issues: Exploring Recent News from the Trucking Industry

There’s been a lot of news revolving around the trucking industry lately. The pandemic has really highlighted the importance of truckers to the stability and functioning of our society. And just like every other industry, the trucking sector has also been profoundly altered by the last couple of years. We thought we’d talk about some…

The Trucking Industry in 2022: Mandates, Vaccines, & Cross-Border Challenges
Trucking Compliance | El Paso

The Trucking Industry in 2022: Mandates, Vaccines, & Cross-Border Challenges

The world still faces a significant amount of uncertainty socially, culturally, and economically. The covid pandemic has infiltrated every aspect of modern life and created a list of problems across various sectors and industries. The trucking industry has faced its own challenges and must now contend with various policy attempts of domestic and foreign governments.  …

I, Truck Driver — An Ode to the Drivers of Goods and Keepers of the Supply Chain
Trucking | El Paso

I, Truck Driver — An Ode to the Drivers of Goods and Keepers of the Supply Chain

There’s a lot of talk about the supply chain these days. Whether it’s disconcerting images of container ships stuck in the port of Los Angeles, or unopened shipping containers stacked and unopened in the docks, or the hundreds of “Now Hiring” posters across trucking companies all over the nation, the talk about the transportation of…

Texas Trucking Compliance: Loads, Superloads, and Other Necessary Permits 
Trucking Compliance | El Paso

Texas Trucking Compliance: Loads, Superloads, and Other Necessary Permits 

If you drive on a Texas highway on any given day, you likely encounter several trucks, eighteen-wheelers, or big loads being hauled across the state. Whether it’s goods to be delivered to stores, construction equipment, or other cargo, the transportation of these items is an essential part of the supply chain.  The trucking industry plays…

Trucking Compliance: What You Need to Know About DOT Drug Testing and Physicals 
El Paso | DOT Testing

Trucking Compliance: What You Need to Know About DOT Drug Testing and Physicals 

Driving a commercial vehicle is a big responsibility. It is also a job with many physical demands. It not only involves heavy-duty and large vehicles but going across state lines and sometimes transporting delicate cargo. The trucking industry has come a long way in ensuring safety, training, and efficiency of driving. The federal and state…