by Roane Transportation Team Member | Feb 8, 2021 | Flatbed Trucking, Heavy Haulage, Life at Roane Transportation, Truck Driving Jobs
Picture this: You’re on the open road living the life of a commercial truck driver. The sky is blue, and the sun is shining on your face as you enjoy the freedom of operating your vehicle while you enjoy the beautiful landscape. If you’ve ever worked as a commercial...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Dec 29, 2020 | Flatbed Trucking, Trucking Safety
Winter is the most dangerous time for most drivers to be on the road no matter what you drive. With flatbed truckers, the danger level gets amplified considerably. Rain, sleet, snow, fog, wind, and other types of inclement weather during the winter can make the most...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Dec 9, 2020 | Trucking Safety
Truck driving requires constant consideration of a number of things to make sure the truck, its cargo, and the other drivers stay safe while on the road. One consideration that truck drivers must always be thinking about is stopping distance, which, as every...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Nov 10, 2020 | Flatbed Trucking, Heavy Haulage, Transportation
The fewer the links in the supply chain, the smoother it runs, right? Simpler means more streamlined in most situations, but as the last two years have taught us all, supply chains sometimes confound elegant logic. Straight-line supply chains, ones with only one...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Oct 8, 2020 | Flatbed Trucking, Trucking Safety
As trucking services across America continue to increase in demand, industry-leading technologies are designed to maximize safety, performance, and uptime. Roane Transportation’s commitment to providing its drivers with the best equipment allows our team to operate...
by Fred Hess | Aug 6, 2020 | Life at Roane Transportation, Truck Driving Jobs
In a transportation company, the dispatchers are at the heart of it all. They coordinate with customers, truck drivers, and outside carriers to make sure all loads are picked up and delivered on time. To find out more about how dispatchers keep everything running...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Jul 24, 2020 | Flatbed Trucking, Heavy Haulage, Trucking Safety
The summer season may seem like it’s a breeze for flatbed and CDL drivers. Gone are the dangerous, icy road conditions that come with winter and no more driving with the constant threat of spring thunderstorms. Driving in the summertime, like it is for the rest of the...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Jun 8, 2020 | Flatbed Trucking, Life at Roane Transportation, Truck Driving Jobs
The transportation industry is the lifeblood of the American economy. Trucks are necessary for carrying everything we use each day, from food to furniture to cars. Each year, trucks transport over 9 billion tons of freight, and roughly 70 percent of all freight in the...
by Roane Transportation Team Member | Jun 2, 2020 | Flatbed Trucking, Life at Roane Transportation, Trucking Safety
Flatbed trucking is different from most types of freight transportation, which is why there are so many misconstrued ideas about it. In flatbed trucking, each load can be completely different from the next and comes with its own unique requirements and challenges....
by Roane Transportation Team Member | May 14, 2020 | Drivers, Life at Roane Transportation
We caught up with Over-the-Road and regional driver Nathan Hensley while he was finishing up his workweek on a sunny Friday afternoon drive through Knoxville. Nathan’s a friendly, down to earth guy who is deeply involved with his family, church, and trying to...
