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, 02:08, October 27, 2008New page: '''Professional trucking''' is the career followed by professional truckers, who are often self-employed on a freelance basis, or employed by [[trucking company|trucking companies]...
'''Professional trucking''' is the career followed by professional [[trucker]]s, who are often self-employed on a [[freelance]] basis, or employed by [[trucking company|trucking companies]]. A freelance trucker will typically own his own [[truck]], while company truckers will be paid an hourly [[salary]] to drive the [[truck]]s belonging to the company for which he works.
In the [[United States]], most products are shipped via professional trucking. In prior times, the [[railroad]] shipped a lot of goods, but the development of the [[National Highway System]] and the consequent general shift from rail transit to the [[automobile]] is put more emphasis on trucks as opposed to rail. Very little [[freight]] is transported by [[air]]; [[air mail]] being one key exception. (In contrast to the public [[USPS]], [[privatized]] mail services such as [[DHL]] and [[Federal Express]] still deliver mail in trucks.) Each day, more than 1 million tractor trailers and semis hit the road.
In the [[United States]], most products are shipped via professional trucking. In prior times, the [[railroad]] shipped a lot of goods, but the development of the [[National Highway System]] and the consequent general shift from rail transit to the [[automobile]] is put more emphasis on trucks as opposed to rail. Very little [[freight]] is transported by [[air]]; [[air mail]] being one key exception. (In contrast to the public [[USPS]], [[privatized]] mail services such as [[DHL]] and [[Federal Express]] still deliver mail in trucks.) Each day, more than 1 million tractor trailers and semis hit the road.