Thinking about starting out your career as a driver? We're confident you won't regret your decision! However, that doesn't mean starting out as a first-year driver is a breeze. It's important to know what you're getting into when you join this business, and we want to help you out!

Keep reading to discover a few things we think you should know about your first year in the trucking business. 

Thinking about starting out your career as a driver? We're confident you won't regret your decision! However, that doesn't mean starting out as a first-year driver is a breeze. It's important to know what you're getting into when you join this business, and we want to help you out!

Keep reading to discover a few things we think you should know about your first year in the trucking business. 

It is interesting for us to meet new drivers and hear about their career path. We have drivers who are fresh out of CDL school and always knew they wanted to be on the road because their family was in trucking. We have drivers who are in their second or even third careers! Some of our drivers are former military servicemen; some are former pastors; but all of them have a story. They all had to go through the process of discovering if trucking was the right path for them.

It is interesting for us to meet new drivers and hear about their career path. We have drivers who are fresh out of CDL school and always knew they wanted to be on the road because their family was in trucking. We have drivers who are in their second or even third careers! Some of our drivers are former military servicemen; some are former pastors; but all of them have a story. They all had to go through the process of discovering if trucking was the right path for them.

No one is perfect. We all make mistakes in life. Unfortunately, some of these mistakes are big and have long-reaching consequences. For those who have made bigger mistakes, especially for those with a felony record, moving past those mistakes can seem like an almost insurmountable task.

No one is perfect. We all make mistakes in life. Unfortunately, some of these mistakes are big and have long-reaching consequences. For those who have made bigger mistakes, especially for those with a felony record, moving past those mistakes can seem like an almost insurmountable task.

A few weeks ago we posted a blog with the top ten reasons why you aren't getting those trucking jobs you apply for. Now that you know the red flags of what you shouldn't do, here's some reminders of things employers look for in drivers that will land you your dream job with the perfect trucking company! 

A few weeks ago we posted a blog with the top ten reasons why you aren't getting those trucking jobs you apply for. Now that you know the red flags of what you shouldn't do, here's some reminders of things employers look for in drivers that will land you your dream job with the perfect trucking company! 

Have you had trouble getting a trucking job and want to know why? We have plenty of experience with the interviewing process, so we put together a cheat sheet for you on the top ten reasons why you might be getting turned down! 

Have you had trouble getting a trucking job and want to know why? We have plenty of experience with the interviewing process, so we put together a cheat sheet for you on the top ten reasons why you might be getting turned down! 

Summer Jakopak, a K&J driver, loves her husband and kids, going horseback riding, and being a female truck driver, But there are a few things she wishes she would have known before getting her CDL. Read on for her top 10!

Summer Jakopak, a K&J driver, loves her husband and kids, going horseback riding, and being a female truck driver, But there are a few things she wishes she would have known before getting her CDL. Read on for her top 10!

Summer Jakopak is a fun, upbeat, married (that's her with her husband pictured above), mother of two preteens; and she is also a truck driver. When she isn't driving for K&J Trucking, Summer loves riding her horses, being with her husband and kids, and destroying sterotypes about female truck drivers. Read more about Summer in this Q&A below.

Summer Jakopak is a fun, upbeat, married (that's her with her husband pictured above), mother of two preteens; and she is also a truck driver. When she isn't driving for K&J Trucking, Summer loves riding her horses, being with her husband and kids, and destroying sterotypes about female truck drivers. Read more about Summer in this Q&A below.

We have a lot of drivers come to us as a second or third career and we have found that while many are quite knowledgeable on trucks, refrigerated trucking is a mystery to them. Here are some quick facts about the reefer business. 

We have a lot of drivers come to us as a second or third career and we have found that while many are quite knowledgeable on trucks, refrigerated trucking is a mystery to them. Here are some quick facts about the reefer business. 

K&J Trucking normally hires from the Sioux Falls, SD and Guymon, OK areas, but things are changing! We have great opportunities for regional and long-haul drivers in the Kearney, NE area! If you are looking for a new and rewarding career, now is a great time to try trucking. Here are some awesome highlights!

K&J Trucking normally hires from the Sioux Falls, SD and Guymon, OK areas, but things are changing! We have great opportunities for regional and long-haul drivers in the Kearney, NE area! If you are looking for a new and rewarding career, now is a great time to try trucking. Here are some awesome highlights!

Sioux Falls is all over the national news right now with the recent USA Today Report that we are in the Top 10 Happiest Places to Live in the United States! Well at K&J we already knew that Sioux Falls was pretty awesome. That's why we've been here for almost 40 years! But if you are new to town and you're looking for employment, you might just want to consider trucking. Here's why.

Sioux Falls is all over the national news right now with the recent USA Today Report that we are in the Top 10 Happiest Places to Live in the United States! Well at K&J we already knew that Sioux Falls was pretty awesome. That's why we've been here for almost 40 years! But if you are new to town and you're looking for employment, you might just want to consider trucking. Here's why.