Local Trucking Companies in Illinois:
Are you specifically a Local with experience in Household Goods and looking for truck driver jobs in in Altona, Illinois? Yes? No? Maybe? No matter what type of truck drivers are here, we have the below list of great trucking companies that need great company truck drivers and owner operators. Some companies need truck drivers with no experience, others need lots of specialized over the road experience, but the bottom line is almost every carrier company in the country needs you. Review the names you see listed here and you can get their contact information, their hiring requirements, and the benefits they offer their driving employees. You might want to apply with us though, we'll match your driving history to their hiring needs and that let's you decide the truck driver jobs that are best for you based on what they offer.
Trucking Companies in Altona, Illinois
Your 10-Codes of the Day
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Your Truck driving Definitions of the Day
Runaway Truck Ramp
Emergency area adjacent to a steep downgrade that a heavy truck can steer into after losing braking power. Usually two or three lanes wide and several hundred feet long, the ramp is a soft, gravel-filled pathway which absorbs the truck's forward momentum, bringing it to a safe stop. Depending on the surrounding terrain, the ramp may be level or run up or down hill.
Geared Speed
Calculated vehicle speed at the engine's governed rpm in each transmission gear, or (commonly) in top gear.
Container (Shipping Container)
Standard-sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. International shipping containers are 20 or 40 feet long, conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and are designed to fit in ships' holds. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis towed by a tractor. Domestic containers, up to 53 feet long and of lighter construction, are designed for rail and highway use only.
AVI (Automatic Vehicle Identification)
System combining an on-board transponder with roadside receivers to automate identification of vehicles. Uses include electronic toll collection and stolen vehicle detection. (see IVHS)
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.