Local Company Driver Trucking Companies:
American truck drivers and owner operators can use us to find the best truck driving jobs. What you see listed here are trucking companies in Carolina, Alabama that are hiring better company drivers and might also be offering great owner operator trucking jobs. Click on their name and see what they're all about. See if they're offering employment that's even as specific as Local needing experience in Auto. Some carriers are a lot more general in what they're offering, needing all types of driving employees to drive their freight. The benefit of using our site though is you can get in touch with a large number of great transportation employers. If you apply with our site, it's secure, safe and free, you're truck driving background will be matched to the needs of our clients. They'll call you about jobs and you can then decide if what they're offering is good for you instead of settling for a single job offer from just one carrier company.
Trucking Companies in Carolina, Alabama
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Logbook
Book carried by truck drivers in which they record their hours of service and duty status for each 24-hour period. Required in interstate commercial trucking by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Cabover (Cab-Over-Engine, COE)
Truck or tractor design in which the cab sits over the engine on the chassis.
Gear Ratio
Number, usually expressed as a decimal fraction, representing how many turns of the input shaft cause exactly one revolution of the output shaft. Applies to transmissions, power takeoffs, power dividers and rear axles. Example: If 2.5 revolutions of an input shaft cause one revolution of the output shaft, the gear ratio is 2.5:1.
Private Carrier
Business which operates trucks primarily for the purpose of transporting its own products and raw materials. The principle business activity of a private carrier is not transportation. (see For-Hire Carrier)
Overdrive
Gearing in which less than one revolution of a transmission's input shaft causes one turn of the output shaft. The purpose of overdrive is to reduce engine rpm in high gear for better fuel economy. Example: A transmission with an overdrive top gear has a ratio of 0.70 to one. Turning the input shaft 0.7 revolutions causes 1.0 revolution of the output shaft.