DOT Roundtable Explores Truck Driver Recruiting, Retention Challenges
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the trucking workforce and federal policymakers.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the trucking workforce and federal policymakers.
As the U.S. Interstate Highway System reaches 65 years old, it is congested, carries significant levels of travel – particularly by large trucks – and lacks adequate funding to make needed repairs and improvements, TRIP officials said in a report.
The latest data on traffic congestion suggests that the average cost to the trucking industry due to the closure of the Hernando de Soto Bridge has reduced from $2.4 million to $936,000 a day.
The California Trucking Association plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its case against the state’s new worker classification law.
Analysis by FTR shows that unemployment benefits were competitive. In 22 states, the median wage for a heavy truck driver exceeded maximum unemployment benefits by less than $5,000 a year.
About 66% of long-haul drivers indicated that variable message signs, which give commercial truck drivers information on available truck parking, were useful, according to an ATRI survey.
An ATRI survey found that the use of truck parking apps is more prevalent among younger drivers. Why could that be?
Back pain is prevalent in truck drivers, given their job duties and lifestyle. Read five things fleets can do to help their drivers with prevention or treatment of low-back pain.
The next generation of SmartSense employs AI and computer vision to detect suspected sleep, drowsiness, cell phone usage, smoking, and general inattention, alerting drivers to take action to avoid a collision.
Can fleets control how forces on the outside treat their drivers? Garner Trucking, a five-time honoree on the Best Fleets to Drive For list, is doing its part to try.
Pinpointing what you want help accomplishing, networking inside and outside your industry, and seeking someone you admire who will push you are key to bolstering your career with a mentor.
Grand Island Express — named a Best Fleet to Drive For for the 10th consecutive year — pairs up its most successful and experienced drivers with new recruits to support their transition into the fleet.
While demand for drivers is at an all-time high, more than half of drivers are not actively seeking new jobs, according to a recent survey by driver recruitment and retention agencies Conversion Interactive Agency and Professional Driver.
Transflo updates its multi-channel document capture and workflow suite, helping fleets with predictable monthly pricing and an improved driver experience.
Captive insurance companies are becoming more popular as a way for motor carriers to keep auto and liability insurance costs down. L&F Distributors, a Texas-based beverage distributor with some 1,000 power units, applied the same approach to healthcare costs.
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