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5 Safety Tips for Flatbed Tarping in Winter

by Roane Transportation Team Member | Dec 16, 2019 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation, Trucking Safety

As the weather gets colder, flatbed truck drivers have much more to consider when tarping loads. Cold temperatures, snow, and ice can all wreak havoc on tarps, and these conditions can prove dangerous for flatbed trucking. Here are some flatbed safety tips that will...

FMCSA Proposes Changes in Drive Time for OTR Drivers

by Roane Transportation Team Member | Sep 3, 2019 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation

Two organizations regulate the trucking industry and professional drivers in America: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Among the directives of these two governing bodies lies the setting of drive-time...

Healthy Truckers: Maintaining a Healthy Diet on the Road

by Roane Transportation Team Member | Aug 15, 2019 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation, Trucking Safety

Gas station food. Just yesterday someone mentioned how amazing food is from the convenience store when on a road trip. Chips and soda are often the go-to items when selecting food at a convenience store. While we all may agree that a bag of chips and a soda taste...

A Conversation with Truck Driving Recruiter Samantha Woody

by Roane Transportation Team Member | Jul 19, 2019 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation, Truck Driving Jobs

Behind every excellent trucking company, there is a full cast of support staff helping truck drivers deliver customer freight on-time and to achieve company objectives. We sat down to talk with one such vital cast member, Samantha Woody, who holds the important...

Top Things You Didn’t Know About Tractor Trailers

by Roane Transportation Team Member | Jul 9, 2019 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation, Transport

The trucking industry boasts a massive percentage of the goods we have in our possession, 71% to be exact, and there are over 8.5 million drivers using 39 billion gallons of diesel fuel! The trucking industry truly runs America, pun intended. Here is a top ten list,...

Truck Driving Careers for the Next Generation

by Roane Transportation Team Member | Jun 11, 2019 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation

The term Millennial gets thrown around a lot in current industries and career forecasting. Defining characteristics of a Millennial is that the generation is often considered to be open-minded do-gooders who desire to hold onto some conventional notions while...