Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Not All Trucking Companies Cutting Jobs At Least One is Hiring!

Trucking companies all over the country have been singing the same tune. Recent Earnings updates from a couple of large trucking carriers seem to be in line with expectations. The Truckers YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) and Con-way Inc. (CNW) recently posted their first-quarter earnings on April 23rd. Both reported losses as the industry deals with slumping shipping demand.

Across the market all types of transporters have been reporting significant volume declines as the U.S. economic output continues to shrink. This has created a tough market for companies like YRC and Con-way. Both have been cutting a host of costs in addition to cutting jobs.

Well, not all companies are cutting jobs. That's for sure. CR England is certainly looking to hire new Truck Driving School Students. They are also looking to hire experienced drivers as well. CR England seems to be bucking the job cutting trend. In fact they have never laid off a single driver in their 89 year history.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Even Through Swine Flu, Trucking Driving Schools Industry Taking the Right Steps!

The current swine flu health emergency has become a very important topic. The public should feel a little safer knowing the trucking industry is stepping it up and talking some extra precautions to help rid the spread of the swine flu.

In truck stop clinics from Texas to Tennessee staff members are on high alert to prevent the spread. Professional Drivers Medical Depot has Texas clinics in El Paso and Laredo, which are close to the Mexican border. Their personnel is on the look out for evidence of the swine flu.

The full story can be found at the truck driving schools favorite news site MyFoxMemphis.
"http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/042709_Trucker_Clinics_On_Alert_For_Swine_Flu"

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Back Pain From Truck Driving School Bus or Van

"Man after that long haul my back is killing me!"


Boy we have all heard or said that that before. Here is a quick summary of a study that was done on a truck drivers back pain. You will be surprised by the outcome of the study

Well the bottom line is that those who work trucking jobs and others who drive for a living report more back problems than any one else in any other occupation. The basic scientific theory is that "constant, long-term, whole-body vibration" that can be caused by truck driving type professions accelerates the degeneration and increases the likelihood of spinal disc herniation. This leaves them with a belief that this is the source of lower-back pain and disability.

Here is a summary of the study:

"Researchers compared 45 pairs of identical male twins who had distinctly different driving patterns throughout their lives, in which one twin had spent a lot of time driving occupationally, and the other had not. The amount of spinal disc degeneration each man suffered was determined based on readings from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Twins were studied because in the absence of outside factors that affect spinal degeneration, a set of twins' spines should appear fairly similar at any given point in time."

You may want to read this next part twice...

"Driving time did not appear to affect spinal disc degeneration; men who drove multiple hours daily for many years were no more likely to have significant disc degeneration than their twins who did not. No other spinal disorders appeared more common in professional drivers, either, in this study."

This is great news if your considering going to truck driving school or if you already drive professionally. Basically, "Your spine may not suffer permanent damage from long hours on the road."

These Quotes came from:Reference: BattiƩ MC, Videman T, et al. Occupational driving and lumbar disc degeneration: A case-control study. The Lancet 2002:360(9343), pp. 1369-1374.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Mid-America Radio Show on Back Pain



Not to long ago the CR England recruiting team was down at the Mid America Truck Show. On the trip we brought down one of or staff physicians, Erik Moll. It was a great trip, but by far the highlight of the trip was the Midnight Trucking Radio show. Erik went on the air and provided some excellent information for the show. He spoke a lot about the degeneration of muscles.

Click here for the Midnight Trucking Radio Mid-America Show recap.