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Helpful Information About Truck Driving Careers

Check out this selection of articles below to learn more about career choices and how to prepare for in-demand job opportunities.

  • Image of Christmas gifts wrapped in red, brown and gold paper with bows

    Truck Drivers: The New Santa Claus

    Delivering Your Gifts in Time for the Holidays

    While most of the rest of the working world gets time off to spend the holidays with their family and friends, many truckers will be working extra-long hours. Right around Christmas time, Americans are frantically ordering and buying all of their gifts with the intention of them arriving in time for Christmas. Someone has to […]

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    Be Thankful for Truck Drivers

    You Can Thank a Trucker for Your Turkey

    While you’re enjoying your meal with friends and family this Thanksgiving, remember to be thankful for truck drivers. Thanksgiving kicks off a hectic holiday season for truckers. These truck drivers spend long hours away from family during holiday festivities to make your holidays happen. Thanksgiving Each year, Americans consume approximately 46 million turkeys on thanksgiving. […]

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    What Non-Trucking Jobs Are Out There For CDL Holders?

    5 Non-Trucking Jobs You Can Get With a CDL

    Updated Jan. 2025 If you’re a Class A CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) holder, you’ve probably spent time behind the wheel of big rigs, hauling goods across long distances. While trucking is a major career option for CDL holders, it’s not the only one. Many people with a CDL decide to switch things up and explore […]

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    From a Military Career to Trucking

    A Great New Career for Veterans

    (Updated March 21, 2024) Many veterans return to civilian life and wonder what their next step will be. How will they earn an income and continue supporting their families? To many veterans, this is a genuine and worrisome thought. However, many military veterans are discovering a new career in trucking is something they can become […]

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    Preparing for the Virginia CDL Exam

    Virginia CDL Exam Example Questions

    Our job here at CDS Tractor Trailer Training is to prepare our students for the Virginia CDL exam. The exam covers a lot of information, and can definitely be intimidating. Memorizing the whole CDL manually isn’t quite going to cover it. Like any test, it’s going to take studying and determination to pass. As long as […]

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    6 Trucking Vlogs You Should Be Following

    Vlogs to Help You Keep Up with the Industry

    Truck drivers have reinvented the image of their industry with the use of vlogs and social media. Truckers now share their life on the road and trucking knowledge online using vlogs and social media. Here are 6 trucking vlogs you should follow. Trucking Vlogs You Should Be Following Nic and Carla Meet the women drivers in […]

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