How Can a Truck Driver Eat Healthier?

How Can a Truck Driver Eat Healthier?

How Can a Truck Driver Eat Healthier? There are many reasons why it can be difficult to manage a healthy diet as an OTR truck driver. With limited time for cooking and eating, lack of space in a cab for kitchen appliances and food storage, the convenience of grabbing...
Should You Drive with a Pet Rider?

Should You Drive with a Pet Rider?

Should You Drive with a Pet Rider? Driving across the U.S. all by yourself can be an isolating experience without someone to keep you company. Keeping in touch with family and friends is easier than ever today with new technology, but nothing beats having a loved one...
A Guide to CDL Training for Veterans

A Guide to CDL Training for Veterans

A Guide to CDL Training for Veterans  Wondering how many truckers are veterans? Or what percentage of truckers are veterans? According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, over 10% of employed veterans are directly employed in the transportation industry as of...
Stay Organized as a Truck Driver

Stay Organized as a Truck Driver

Stay Organized as a Truck Driver   Any OTR driver will tell you that the cab of a semi-truck wasn’t engineered to be spacious and luxurious. While drivers do have access to almost everything they’d need to be self-sufficient on the road, it has to all fit into a...
Quest for Quality

Quest for Quality

Melton’s Quest for Quality  As the transportation industry develops and shifts, businesses continue to face ever-changing demands and expectations of consumers, employees, and industry partners alike. Attributes such as customer service, performance, and speed...
Sustainability in Trucking

Sustainability in Trucking

Sustainability in Trucking   Even though heavy-duty vehicles make up just 5% of the vehicles on the road, they are responsible for over 25% of CO2 emissions. This doesn’t come as a surprise – large trucks need a lot of fuel to operate, and semitrucks transport...