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By: Bill S

Trucking Tasks are Very popular On The Internet! Everyday I continue to learn something new concerning the online job search process. Today, I learned that trucking jobs is among the best niches within the job board business.

Really? you say?

You bet. Heres why

When truckers finish delivering a local or long term load, many times they need to return home, or to another destination. It seems sensible, when they are able to get another load, on their way back, in order to their next delivery, to help keep the truck full, they can make more money.

Well welcome to the web. Most truck stops happen to be Wifi enabled. Using online job boards, truck drivers can log into the Internet, find a delivery, that should be made, pick it up, and remove. Its is a pretty unique solution to creating great efficiencies.

If you are searching for a job in trucking or truck driving, here are some from the terms that we found useful to know.

Motor Carrier- an individual or company providing transport of people or goods using commercial vehicles

Shipper C The person sending goods using a freight service

Receiver- The individual receiving goods using a freight service

Consignor- The person who transfers legal responsibility for a load to some carrier

Consignee- The person who takes responsibility for any load from the carrier

Freight- The cargo being hauled / handled

BOL (Bill of Lading)/Manifest- A paper document that states the content and nature of the cargo

Intermodal- an account referring to just one container that is transported via multiple means during shipment, i.e. from air to sea to rail to some truck

TSE/Shore Power- Truck Stop Electrification- external power docks that permit truckers to operate internal systems for example heating and cooling or television without idling their engines

Deadheading- Operating a truck that is not hauling any cargo

OTR (over-the-road)- Any trip longer than the utmost per-day period of 14 hours where the driver doesnt return to the home location

Terminal- A dock where trucks come and go and freight is sorted

Owner/Operator- a self-employed independent contractor that operates a privately owned or leased truck

Team Drivers- A team of two or even more drivers that ride in the same truck and drive in shifts so the truck is essentially always in motion. Usually used whenever a shipment is time-sensitive or perishable

Dedicated (regular) Route- a person that transports cargo between Two or more locations repetitively, usually sticking to a certain schedule.

Irregular Route- a driver who goes anywhere at any time without sticking to a scheduled route

Regional- a person who works inside a limited geographical area within a certain radius. A regional driver might conserve a regular schedule.

Truckload (TL)- A lot of freight consisting mostly of 1 kind of cargo, usually handled by an Over-The-Road driver

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)- a lot of freight consisting of a number of different types of cargo with several different destinations, usually handled by a dedicated or regional driver

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