The holidays are upon us and it is time to consider gifts for family and friends. If one of the special people on your list is a truck driver, you are in luck! Here is a list of great holiday gifts for the hardworking truck driver in your life. …
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, but did you know that Santa has many names? He is represented by a fleet of postal truck drivers across the United States. When you order a gift for the holiday season it will be processed through a variety of sorting…
Do you ever wonder who is behind the wheel of those trucks on the highway? You ask yourself, who drives those things? Why would someone want to drive a truck for a living? Why drive a truck for long periods of time? Don’t those people get lonely? Isn’t it boring?…
Class A CDL In the United States, a Class A (CDL) license allows the driver to operate any vehicle with a semi-trailer or trailer with two or more axles. This also includes any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 26,000 pounds (provided that the…
Being a truck driver has its perks, but traveling on the road for hours to days at a time can be lonely, so other drivers have come together to create resources for their fellow drivers. From stories on the road to how to best get out of a ditch, these…
Let’s face it, having to install chains on your tires in the wet winter weather isn’t fun for anyone. It may seem tempting to rush through the process to get out of the cold faster, you might actually be setting yourself up for more misery. Improperly installed chains can break…
Consider how the mail moves, and how packages are shipped from one place to another. It is easy to believe that your Christmas orders moved from a warehouse to a truck, to a plane, to another truck, then to a smaller van, and straight to your door. However, there are…
Matheson is one of the top mail carriers contracted by the United States Postal Service. We work from coast to coast twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, to ensure that the American people get their mail on time. We run a tight ship. Our schedules, given to us…
The purpose of Veterans Day is to celebrate America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Matheson is proud to work with a number of veterans across the United States. This Veterans Day, we are spotlighting two such men. Read…
We all know that “Rome wasn’t built in a day”. Furthermore, we also know that Rome couldn’t have been built by only one person, or even one group of people. It was built over a long period of time by many different leaders, soldiers, artisans, farmers, senators, and so on.…