Lily Transportation

The driving conditions during the winter months are as unpredictable as they come. One day might be blue skies and clear roads, while the next is an absolute whiteout where visibility is almost nonexistent. Knowing how to handle winter driving is a must for everyone, but it’s especially crucial for truck drivers. Here are some winter trucking tips to help you stay safe on the road this season:

Winter truck driving is just about impossible to avoid entirely. Even if you’re located in warmer weather, the odds of you encountering some level of winter weather are pretty high. This is why Lily Transportation is committed to equipping its drivers with all the skills, winter driving tips, and equipment they’ll need to thrive behind the wheel, no matter what weather they face.

Safety is, and always will be, the highest priority for Lily Transportation. Whether it’s our comprehensive Driver Safety Program—which includes bonuses for drivers who demonstrate exemplary safety on the road—or our meticulously maintained equipment, everything we do is based around safety.

The truck driving lifestyle is as unique as they come. Whether you’re driving solo, in a team, locally, regionally, or in an OTR role, your time behind the wheel will look a bit different on a day-to-day basis. However, the trucking industry is changing and has been for quite some time. 

Any career where you spend most of the day sitting can feel counterintuitive to a healthy lifestyle. This is as true for truckers as it is for 9-to-5 office jobs. Just because you spend the majority of your day sitting behind the wheel of a truck doesn’t mean you can’t still be a healthy trucker. 

There are few things more important in the transportation industry than proper truck maintenance and safety programs. To ensure truck driver safety (and efficiency), carriers need to prioritize the continued maintenance of their truck equipment. 

Truck drivers spend most of their time on the job in the cab of their trucks. Whether they’re traveling cross-country or staying local, their cabs can become both a cockpit and an office of sorts. And as such, many truckers stock up on some truck driver accessories to keep themselves (and their trucks) in tip-top shape. 

Prioritizing truck driver health and wellness is one of the most important things we do here at Lily Transportation. Our drivers are the backbone of our company, and ensuring their consistent health, wellness, and contentment is paramount to the positive company culture we’ve built for ourselves. 

Truck drivers across the country rely on their equipment to get them from Point-A to Point-B. Without properly maintained truck driving equipment, drivers wouldn’t be able to trust their trucks (and the tools that make them run) to perform at the highest levels of safety and efficiency. 

One of the most prominent trends in the trucking industry right now centers on driver wellness. As the industry continues to grow and recruit new drivers, carriers across the country are making strides toward a better, healthier trucker culture.