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TruckDriver.com is one of the oldest driver recruiting websites on the Internet. What began as a hobby in 1996, before many people had even heard of the Internet, has now become the standard for online truck driver recruiting.

We provide the most comprehensive online career resource for professional truck drivers through our network of quality truck driving jobs for drivers, owner operators and trucking companies.

TruckDriver.com has been owned and operated from the beginning by truck drivers. In 1975, Brian and Vona Thomforde got married and bought a truck. They drove team for North American Van Lines in the Household Good Division. In 1977 they switched to the High Value Products Division and began adding trucks to their operation. By the mid-nineties, they had 24 trucks on their fleet.

Around that time, Brian began looking for more efficient ways to attract drivers. The Internet seemed like a good place to post information so he registered TruckDriver.com as a domain name and started asking drivers to contact him.

By 2001, Brian and Vona had sold their last truck and were operating TruckDriver.com full time. Many prospective clients said, "Drivers don't know what the Internet is" or "Truck drivers don't use Internet" and while that was mostly true at the time, things changed very quickly.

TruckDriver.com is no longer a part-time hobby, it is a complete on-line application service providing trucking companies all across the United States and Canada a primary source for locating professional truck drivers.

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Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about TruckDriver.com.

Do you have jobs in my area?

Probably yes. You can see our current trucking job openings here. Most of the time we have job openings listed for all 50 states and several Canadian provinces. Our job listings change daily as positions are filled and others open up, or as new trucking firms list openings with us for the first time. Therefore, even in the rare case that you don’t see any openings in your area, submit your application to Truckdriver.com so that you’ll be considered when new openings come up.

Can I get a truck driving job if I have a felony conviction or DUI/DWI on my record?

This depends on the trucking company of course, but some fleets are willing to overlook a felony conviction or DUI/DWI, depending on the driver’s other qualifications. By looking up a particular company you are interested in the Our Fleets directory, you can find the qualifications that that firm requires.

Can I make sure my application doesn’t go out to my current or former employer?

Yes. If you want to make sure your application does not go out to a particular company, simply uncheck the box in front of that company’s name on the bottom section of the Application Form.

How do I apply for a certain job opening and not to all the rest?

In the bottom section of the Application Form, uncheck boxes so that only the company or companies to which you want your information sent are checked.

Is it possible to update my application after I submit it?

Yes. Login to your account by entering your email address and password in the upper right corner of any page of this website. If you’ve forgotten your login information, retrieve it here.

Do you sell or rent my email address to other companies after I apply for a job through your site?

No. We respect the privacy of your information. Review our complete privacy policy here.

What if I have other questions?

Please submit your question through the Contact Us page.

Five Fundamental Truck Care Focal Points

Despite all the many advances in connected vehicle technology in recent years – developments that in many ways have turned big rigs into nothing short of rolling computers – trucks still rely on mechanical processes to move. And those “processes” require regular maintenance in order to operate effectively and with maximum efficiency. To that end, Homer Hogg, manager of technical development for TA Truck Service, offers five key maintenance areas truckers should focus on gleaned from his decades of experience in the tractor-trailer repair business.

Paying attention to these five basic areas will go a long way to preventing problems that can leave a truck stranded on the side of the road. (Read more)

Trucking Remains One of the Nation’s Deadliest Jobs

Truckers occupy one of the nation’s deadliest jobs. Last year, 786 drivers were killed while working.
That’s an increase of 5.5 percent from 2015, after falling the previous year, according to the recently published Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual census of fatal occupational injuries.
Since 2011, the annual number of driver fatalities has jumped 17.3 percent.

Opinions differ on what makes trucking so deadly. Read more at Trucks.com.