Put a New Career on Your List in 2010

We are just about to turn the corner and start 2010. Many people are ready to see 2009 go away for good. It was definitely a tough year for everyone. If your one of the many that have been unable to find work this past year, take a look at truck driving. You may be surprised by what the industry has to offer.

Another great reason to put a new trucking career on your list for 2010 is that as the economy recovers, truckers are going to be in demand. Also, if your new to the industry, the trucking industry is fairly easy to get into. CR England even guarantees you a job upon completion of the training program. If CR England isn't the option for you, make sure you choose a trucking jobs with training option over a private teacher. Click here for reasons why you should avoid private trucking schools.

Imagine in just a few months you could be your own boss. No more job hunting. Just forward movement. When you complete the training program CR England will also offer you the opportunity to lease your own truck. You'll have a business partner in CR England should you choose the equipment lease program.

Whether your goal is to see the country for once, or earn money for your family, trucking is a great way to do both.

If you or someone you know is considering a job in the trucking industry take a look at the CR England Premier truck driving school program. Visit Premier truck driving school here.

How to Make Highways Run Smoother

We published this article on another website and thought we would summarize it here so those that follow this blog could read it. When it comes to driving on the highway it seems that even when you leave the city you run into bottlenecks along your route. Out enjoying the open road headed to a new destination. And then it happens. Traffic slows out in the middle of nowhere.

Most of these bottle necks have to do with the large number of trucks that use America's highway system to deliver goods. We need these trucks to move freight across the country. Trucks seem to accelerate slower and certainly have a hard time climbing hills that have even the slightest grade, so a remedy would make travels for the motoring public more efficient.

Some believe it would even make highways safer. The bottom line is everyone wants to get around the trucks. Even trucks want to get around trucks some times. Here are a few things that can help to increase roadway efficiency.

A big help would be if highway spending bills included more passing lanes and climbing lanes. These would help to alleviate traffic backups on highways. This can be especially helpful in areas were climbing is necessary like the Sierra Nevada and and Rocky Mountain regions. Both an empty and a fully loaded tractor-trailer can have a hard time continuing at freeway speeds when they encounter almost any substantial increase in grade.

Passing lanes can act as an auxiliary lane on a two-lane highway. These are very helpful in areas where the traffic volume doesn't require a multi-lane highway. Having a lane for this purpose can give small vehicles the opportunity to pass semi tractor-trailers safely. Many times small vehicles pass trucks illegally when there is no passing lane. This often times ends in an accident.

Climbing lanes are also especially helpful. These lanes are constructed on multi-lane highways and help divert traffic around slow moving vehicles. This is also especially helpful in creating a safer and more efficient highway system.

Hopefully after reading this you can see how roadway efficiency can be increased by the addition of passing lanes and climbing lanes to highways in your state. Some day you may need to vote on a highway spending bill and we hope you can see how spending on these types of projects can help everyone who uses Americas highway system.

Here is a link to the Department of Transportation if you want to keep up on what they are doing with highway planning and other programs.

Looking For A Truck Driving School That Gives?

How's this for giving!

The Holiday Season is upon us! It is a time when we all take pleasure in being with our family and friends, giving and receiving gifts (who doesn’t like gifts?), relishing good food, and enjoying the good feelings that we feel this time of year. Some of truck driving school students will be spending the holidays away from home and CR England and its employees will do everything they can to make the time spent at their facilities enjoyable.

With all the gift giving and receiving its important that we remember some people do not have these things to enjoy this year, and it is up to others to help lift them up.

We invite you once again to help people who are less fortunate than us. Sometimes we get so caught up in our own day-to-day troubles, we forget to be thankful for things that we do have. We take things for granted. We forget that some people are in much worse situations. With the economy still faltering and unemployment at record levels we expect major increases in the number of families seeking our help.


That is where This Years CR England Charity Drive comes in. This year CR England has chosen to help the Candy Cane Store this year. For those of you who are new to this, it works like this--parents who have applied for help and are qualified are given gift vouchers from the Candy Cane Store. The parents then use these vouchers to “purchase” items for their children from the Candy Cane Store. We can help the children by donating items to stock the store. Items that we are requesting are children’s toys, clothing, shoes, toiletries, learning aids, etc. Please bring the items new and unwrapped to one of the Christmas Charity 2009 volunteers.


We also hold a vendor raffle each year. Our vendors are kind enough each year to donate a variety of items for us to raffle off. The proceeds from this raffle go to the Primary Children’s Medical Center. We will also buy food items for the Road Home Shelter with some of our raffle money.

If your attending truck driving school or working for the company during this holiday season please be aware of the charity event that is going on.

Drive Life Award Winners

CR England offers its employees a quarterly award for their performance and also for their ability to live up to the company motto "DRIVE LIFE."

The 3rd quarters award winners are.

· Managers –
o Jim Macinnes, Director, Independent Contractor Division
o Stephen Brinkman, Senior Director, Business Intelligence
· Salt Lake City Employee –
o Chris Fugate, Market Area Manager
· Off-Site Employee –
o Jim Schwartz, Financial Analyst for Sorrento in Buffalo
· Maintenance –
o Ashley Fernandez, Insurance Claims Assistant
· England Logistics –
o Tammy Sumner, Customer Service Rep
· Wabash –
o Dave Dimmick, Used Fleet Manager

C.R. England would like to extend congratulations to these top performers!

PRINCIPAL QUALITIES OF C.R. ENGLAND AND DRIVE LIFE

C.R. England values our professional truck drivers and their safety. Our emphasis is on providing opportunities for drivers to take charge of their lives. We hire qualified individuals with no previous driving experience, as well as experienced drivers, independent contractors, and graduates from other truck driving schools.

C.R. England operates training schools where individuals new to the industry can obtain their commercial driver licenses. Through our truck-leasing program, entrepreneurial-minded individuals may get started in their own transportation business.

At C.R. England, customer service is our main focus. We understand the importance of identifying and responding to each customer's unique needs. Our emphasis is on delivering the freight entrusted to us on-time and safely.

C.R. England offers valuable services to other trucking companies through England Carrier Services. This division provides factoring, fuel discounts, and other services to participating carriers, allowing them to concentrate on the core competencies of their business.

As C.R. England grows, so do opportunities for non-driver employees. We are continually seeking experienced, career-minded professionals who are committed to providing high level service to our customers, drivers and independent contractors.

Drive Life is a way of being.

It’s about getting stuff done. Reaching goal. Creating opportunities. And, most importantly, taking control of your destiny. It’s about coming up with ideas that make your job, or even our entire company, better. It’s about grabbing hold of life and driving it, instead of just being along for the ride.

Take Control.
Reach Goals.
Create opportunities.
Do the right thing.
Drive Life.

President Emeritus Celebrates 90 In Big Way

Today the staff at CR England celebrated Gene England's 90th Birthday. Gene is still involved with CR England and is the company President Emeritus.

Gene's 90th was celebrated in a big way which even included a few surprises. In true CR England fashion the event was hosted along side the freeway frontage road with a back drop of semi trucks passing by.

In honor of Gene's 90 years of accomplishments in the Salt Lake Valley, West Valley City Government proclaimed October 23, 2009 Gene England Day.

After hearing the surprise announcement Gene was very grateful but was truly blown away when the city of West Valley unveiled and announced to Gene that from this day forward 4660 West (2100 South) would be named Gene England Dr.




Gene closed the event with a speech letting the company employees know that he was personally "thankful for the people that have supported us and made the company what it is today"

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a truck driver please visit our website. CR England is one of the few trucking companies hiring drivers with and without experience.

Looking For Truck Driving Jobs?

A recent article surfaced in the NYTimes that discussed the current unemployment situation in this country. The article went through the hiring process of a CR England Manger in Indiana.

The article was not directed towards truck driving jobs, but we wanted to point out an issue that was mentioned briefly in the article.

Ms. Stacey Ross Head of Corporate Recruiting for CR England mentioned that the company is currently trying to fill two dozen other positions than the one mentioned in the article. Of those, truck driving jobs are available.

CR England is currently looking to hire safe qualified truck drivers to the team even in the down turn and also offers to train inexperienced candidates for a new career. If you looking to start an exciting carrier in the trucking industry, or are just looking to switch to a reliable industry leader apply today for one of out over the road truck driving jobs at the CR England corporate website.

The complete NYTimes article can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/us/22hire.html

Company Wins 2009 SmartWay Excellence Award

CR England has been awarded a 2009 SmartWay EPA Excellence Award. This award is great news for the company and employees that are interested in protecting the environment.

Even incoming students can can feel better knowing that they are training with an industry leader that is also making a conscious effort to conserve energy and lower green house gases.

The award that C.R. England, Inc. received is an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWaySM Transport Partnership. The award is directly related to the company’s leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities. Only a select group of trucking companies received this award.

Check out these facts that are related to green initiatives within the company. They most likely attributed to the excellence award.

CR England:
-saved 49,023,390 gallons of diesel fuel
-cut carbon dioxide emissions by 544,160 tons.

When you choose to work for CR England working for an award winning environmentally conscious trucking company that hasn't laid off a driver in almost 90 years.Click here for information on our trucking jobs

Looking for Training?

CR England truck schools guarantee you a trucking job after you have completed the training program. Contact a company recruiter if your interested in CDL training or visit our website for more information about our truck driving schools and training programs.

More information about the EPA SmartWay program can be found: http://www.epa.gov/smartway .

CR England Welcomes Truck Driving School Students

A recent story ran in the Salt Lake tribune, a major newspaper in Salt Lake City, Utah, that discussed truck driving school enrollments. The article pointed out that just about all the local truck driving schools had seen an increase in enrollment since the recession began.

Since that article ran many more stories have surfaced regarding school enrollments. Some schools have had to cap enrollment. For CR England, the job of recruiting qualified truck driving school students is never finished. There are no enrollment caps in place and CR England welcomes anyone considering the truck driving profession to apply. The company is searching coast to coast for new students who want to get training form an industry leader.

CR England Owns Premier truck driving schools and provides industry leading training to its students. For more information about truck jobs and CDL training visit the company website; CR England.com.