As a truck driver, spending long hours on the road can be both physically and mentally exhausting. As a truck driver, spending long hours on the road can be both physically and mentally exhausting. It’s important to take care of yourself to ensure that you can perform your job…
As the summer approaches, many truck drivers will be hitting the road for long hours of driving. While driving, it’s crucial to remember to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays. UV rays can cause skin damage and increase the risk of skin cancer. Here are some tips for truck…
For drivers, navigating the road comes second nature. Their trucks become an extension of their body, spending more time inside than they do at their own home, so it’s important that they know how to keep themselves safe and on the road. Driving safely not only keeps drivers on the…
Considering becoming a truck driver? Congratulations! Welcome to a growing and prosperous career field. Now the question you need to ask yourself is, do you want to be a company driver or an owner-operator? Well, what’s the difference? Company Driver: Company drivers are just what they sound like, drivers that…
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…
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…
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.…
The United States Postal Service has a big job to do. According to the USPS website, it moves 423.5 million pieces of mail every day. This is accomplished with a workforce of over 500,000 employees and the use of postal contractors. History of Postal Contractors Contractors are not new to…
As a Class A CDL driver driving a tractor-trailer, there is a lot to think about while out on the open road. Pre-Trip The last thing you need to be worried about is vehicle maintenance issues, which are a leading cause of accidents. At Matheson, our main goal is…