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What Can You Throw in a Dumpster?

Wondering what you can put in a dumpster rental? Use our list to learn exactly what can go in a dumpster and get tips for how to dispose of items that can't.

Tips On What's Not Allowed in Dumpsters

Most trash removal companies have a list of items not permitted to be thrown into a dumpster. Read more to learn which items.

Trucking firms stretching to find more drivers

A Guide to Women & the Trucking Industry

While trucking has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, more and more women are entering the field and graduating from CDL (commercial driver’s license) programs

Short-Haul Carriers get Creative to Find Drivers

Trucking firms use better benefits, contests with cash prizes, employee appreciation barbecues to encourage employees to stay put.

Could electric planes bring back short-haul flights? Some aviation experts think so

Over the past 40 years flight paths have been reduced across Australia, but some believe electric technology could see more short-haul flights between regional cities open up again.

Hauling heavy equipment not always easy … or successful

Navigating the enforcement minefield for maximum gross weight allowed when hauling heavy equipment

In baseball you’re allowed three strikes; why isn’t it like that in other aspects of love, life, and work? We’re not sure, but when hauling heavy equipment that is oversize or overweight, you only get one strike before you’re out. Often drivers are cited for being overweight and they do not understand why. They say, […]

Can regional haul help with driver retention?

With today’s low unemployment levels, fleets are competing with a number of other fields, which potentially offer higher pay and benefits and competitive soft factors like quality of life.

Serious Considerations When Hauling Temperature Sensitive Loads

Whether your business is frozen food, pharmaceuticals, fine chocolates, chemicals or home improvement products, shipping your materials or products at the wrong temperature can mean major problems down the road.  Here are a few things to keep in mind when dealing with temperature s

Junk Hauling Doesn't Always Mean Going To The Dump

Much of what the average household or business tosses out when cleaning up can have a second life. Junk hauling isn't just for junk.

The Craziest Things Long-Haul Truckers Have Seen on the Road

"You can see what everyone's doing from high up in the rig."

Do you smoke? Then you can't get hired at U-Haul in these states

U-Haul said it will stop hiring people who use nicotine in the 21 states where companies are allowed to consider tobacco use when making hiring decisions. The company has 30,000 employees in the United States and Canada. The policy will not apply to current employees who may smoke or use nicotine in some other manner.

Is a Half-Ton Heavy-Duty Pickup Coming?

Half-ton pickup trucks have been getting stronger in terms of frame strength and towing capacity for the past several years. These impr...

Do you smoke? Then you can't work for U-Haul in these states

U-Haul said it will stop hiring people who use nicotine in the 21 states where companies are allowed to consider tobacco use when making hiring decisions.

How short haul rail surprises the supply chain

Inland ports and short haul rail are quickly becoming a solution to age old supply chain issues

How to Haul Bulky Items Home

Cart your home center purchases safely with these no-nonsense tips

How heavy is too heavy for a student backpack?

Backpacks should weigh no more than 10 percent of the carrier's body weight.

Backpacks and back pain: How heavy is too heavy?

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- There are a lot of options for backpacks these days, but most aren’t meant to carry everything in a student’s locker<br>"Parents will come up and ask me how heavy is too heavy,” Dr. Jesse Cooper, chiropractic physician with High Point Regional UNC Health Care, said.<br>As a rule of thumb, Cooper says anything more than 15 to 20 percent of a child’s body weight is more likely to cause back pain. Overloaded backpacks can cause some of the…

Tips on Hauling Out a Catamaran

I’ve been fortunate to have owned numerous sailing vessels during my more than 50 years on this planet, and the time spent on them has rewarded me with many