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Any company which hires truck drivers, period.
Some do, and some drive for companies. The Carlisle drivers featured on the Dalton Road were company drivers.
Truckers do not get paid by weight they haul. The drivers are paid by the miles they drive. However, if a trucker is the owner and operator, he may get paid by the companies he delivers for, meaning he WOULD get paid for weight of freight.
Yes! In many cases, the Cobra GPS is considered to be almost essential for truckers. This particular site regards the Cobra GPS System as a "Must-Have" for truckers: http://www.gpsnavigatorsreview.com/cobra/cobra-gpsm-7700-pro-a-must-have-for-truck-drivers/
Some of the more chauvinistic truck drivers will refer to any female as such, be they lot lizards, truck drivers, food service workers, etc.
Werner offers a drivers' education program for those who wish to become truck drivers. They also offer logistics support to their clients and maintenance facilities for truckers.
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According to one of their drivers I asked on The Truckers Report, they do have some 10 speeds in the fleet. He wasn't sure what the ratio is.
Portsmouth Truckers was created in 1895.
Space Truckers was created in 1997.
Uhrik Truckers was created in 1933.