Christina DeBusk

Christina M. DeBusk creates small business content for a variety of publications, some of which include Businessing Magazine, Compendent, Chiropractic Economics, and more. She is also the author behind the column, "The Successful Solopreneur.

  • Tips to improve your driver recruitment ads

    Tips to improve your driver recruitment ads

    Driver recruitment can be a challenge, especially amidst the looming worker shortage. Which makes it even more important that your recruitment ads compel prospects. Here are a few tips that can help.

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  • Tips to stay safe when on the loading dock

    Tips to stay safe when on the loading dock

    As a driver in the transportation industry, you’re bound to spend at least some of your time on the loading dock. Here are a few tips that can help you stay safe when in this area

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  • Emergency truck kit essentials: how to pack a great kit

    Emergency truck kit essentials: how to pack a great kit

    Having the right tools can help you respond to any number of emergencies as a truck driver. This is where an emergency truck kit comes into play, and here are some essentials for packing a great kit.

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  • Trucking conventions to attend in 2023

    Trucking conventions to attend in 2023

    Attending trucking conferences and trade shows enables you to stay abreast of the latest shipping, receiving and transportation trends. Here are some events that you don’t want to miss in 2023

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  • Truck stop etiquette: what to do and not do when making your stops

    Truck stop etiquette: what to do and not do when making your stops

    Just as there are “rules of etiquette” for many places there is also etiquette for truck stops. This etiquette can be split between two categories: truck stop dos and truck stop don’ts.

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  • Addressing human trafficking in the trucking industry

    Addressing human trafficking in the trucking industry

    Companies in the transportation industry are in a frontline position to help thwart human trafficking. This begins with identifying with what human trafficking is and how to take action to prevent it

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  • Nighttime safety tips for truck drivers

    Nighttime safety tips for truck drivers

    If you are typically behind the wheel during the nighttime hours, here are some tips that can help keep you—and everyone else on the road—more safe.

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  • 4 tips for protecting your ears as a truck driver

    4 tips for protecting your ears as a truck driver

    More than one in four truck drivers has some level of hearing loss. Here, we highlight the importance of protecting your ears if you drive trucks for a living with a few tips to help.

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  • Lowering the truck driving age limit: pros and cons

    Lowering the truck driving age limit: pros and cons

    Some people and organizations are for the SDAP program, while others are against it. Here are some of the reasons cited for their opposing positions.

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  • 5 ways to improve sustainability as a transportation company

    5 ways to improve sustainability as a transportation company

    How can you help your transportation company improve its sustainability, therefore being more appealing to your target market? Here are a few strategies to consider!

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  • The death of the long-haul trucking model: Whatā€™s happening, why itā€™s happening, and alternatives

    The death of the long-haul trucking model: Whatā€™s happening, why itā€™s happening, and alternatives

    Some industry insiders suggest that the long-haul trucking model is dying. Here are a couple explanations as to why along with an alternative for businesses that are responsible for transporting goods

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  • 7 self-care tips to get you through the busy holiday season

    7 self-care tips to get you through the busy holiday season

    The holiday season can be great in that it allows us to spend more time with the people we love. It can also be not-so-great by adding more to our already busy schedules. Here are seven self-care tips

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  • 5 things drivers can do to improve their mental health

    5 things drivers can do to improve their mental health

    Mental health is a “major issue” in the driver shortage problem that many nations are now facing There are many actions truck drivers can take to feel better emotionally. Here are five to consider

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  • 4 ways to prevent carpal tunnel in truck drivers

    4 ways to prevent carpal tunnel in truck drivers

    The carpal tunnel is a small tunnel or passageway found in the wrist that houses the median nerve. How can you prevent carpal tunnel syndrome as a truck driver? Here are four options.

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  • Itā€™s peak season. Are you prepared?

    Itā€™s peak season. Are you prepared?

    The better you’re prepared to withstand the increase in demand during peak season, the better your company will survive the longer days and new logistical challenges. This begins with making a plan.

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  • Veteran transition programs: What they are and benefits they offer

    Veteran transition programs: What they are and benefits they offer

    Transitioning from military life to civilian life can be an adjustment. Veteran transition programs assist with this process, helping service members who are leaving active duty as they re-acclimate.

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  • Top truck stops in the U.S.

    Top truck stops in the U.S.

    What U.S.-based truck stops can help inspire this type of feeling in professional drivers? It depends on what you’re looking for. Here a few of the top truck stops in the country.

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  • New DOT Regulations 2022: What's changed this year?

    New DOT Regulations 2022: What's changed this year?

    DOT rules and regulations 2022 roundup: Find out what has changed in trucking regulations and stay legally compliant with the latest trucking laws.

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  • Safety incentive programs: Why your company needs one & how to get started

    Safety incentive programs: Why your company needs one & how to get started

    There is great value in creating a safety incentive program—especially for companies that employ drivers. Here, we talk about what this type of program looks like and the benefits it provides.

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  • Last mile logistics: What it is and how you can master it

    Last mile logistics: What it is and how you can master it

    Last mile logistics is a supply chain management term that refers to the last leg of a product’s physical journey from a warehouse, distribution center, or transportation hub to the end customer

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