Occupational Spotlight: CDL Certified Truck Drivers

Every occupation and every industry is different. Some times the differences matter when calculating the economic damages. This is especially true in cases involving the injury or death of an individual with a significant amount of occupational and industry experience.

In this piece we look at and discuss sites and information sources that provide information on:

- occupational and industry average wage increase
- average salary and job tenure
- employment outlooks.

Todays focus: CDL certified truckers:

Historical rates for tractor-trailer truck drivers can be found at:

http://stats.bls.gov/oes/oes_data.htm

Industry specific information for trucking can be found by O*NET-SOC codes at:
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
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Background information on CDL certification t:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safetyprogs/cdl.htm