Thursday, August 27, 2009

Truck Driving Schools Video For New Students

If you've been looking for work and have decided that getting some cdl training may be your best option, check out this truck driving school video. It was made just to show you what the school experience is going to be like.



CR England's Premier Truck Driving Schools are located in 4 locations across the country.

Burns harbor, Indiana
Mira Loma, California'
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cedar Hill, Texas

Each school can provide transportation to the school and will provide room and board while you go through the school program. Best of all, CR England only trains individuals that it plans to hire for it's fleet. That's right, CR England Guarantees it's truck school graduates a truck job. No more job hunting if you enroll in our cdl training program.

Here is a little more information about CR England. CR England Inc. is the nation's largest refrigerated carrier and is a SmartWay Transport partner. The Company has been in business for almost 90 years and has never laid off a single driver.

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Monday, August 10, 2009

CR England Says Get Goal Oriented

There is absolutely no doubt that truck jobs can be hard work.  One of the easiest ways to relieve a lot of stress form all that hard work is to be goal orientated. Goal oriented people are overall more successful than those that are not.

One way thing that will certainly help you become goal orientated is to come up with a small simple business plan for yourself. Once you spend the time necessary to set up a business plan you will be able to understand the business side of the trucking business. When setting up your business plan you will have to do research to figure out things like repair costs, maintenance costs, food costs, and fuel costs.

Once you go through the process of setting up the plan you will be better off. You will be come goal orientated. When you spend money and earn money you will have your business goals in the back of your mind. Also, you will mostly likely have a good understanding of your actions sometimes cost you money in the long run.

Here are some tips for after you have made a business plan that will help you hit your goals.

Budget for unplanned events like flat tires, glass cracks etc.
If you budget in advance it won't be a sword in the back when it happens.

Budget for food expenses.
You would not believe how much money some drivers spend on food. You will also be very surprised by how much money a trucker can save on food if they think about each and every morsel they buy.

Be a Bean Counter.
Now that you have a plan, you can account for everything you spend your money on and you will have an understanding of how the expense is affecting your bottom line. Expenses like Fuel, Tolls, Pallets etc. will all be accounted for.

Trip Planning To The Penny.
Another great thing about understanding the business side of truck driving jobs is seeing how poorly planned trips are effecting your bottom line. Now that you know what its costing you to wing it, you'll be more inclined to plan better.


That's it. Follow the tips above and your CDL jobs will be smoother, lower stress, and more profitable than ever before. Thinking about truck driving school? more information