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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJuly 9, 2021

Drug Testing and the Driver Shortage

In the future, will we decide that someone can use cannabis and still be a safe, desirable driver for the trucking industry? The answer is complicated, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge says in her latest editorial commentary.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2021

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.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2021

Report: Interstate Must Be Rebuilt to Meet Supply Chain Needs

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.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2021

I-40 Bridge Closure Daily Cost to Trucking Decreases Sharply

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.

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Newsby David CullenJune 24, 2021

CTA to Petition Supreme Court on AB5 Ruling

The California Trucking Association plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its case against the state’s new worker classification law.

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ArticlesJune 24, 2021

Will Smaller Jobless Benefits Bring Back Drivers?

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.

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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2021

ATRI: Drivers Find Truck Parking Signs Useful

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.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicJune 15, 2021

ATRI: Young Drivers Most Likely To Use Apps to Find Truck Parking

An ATRI survey found that the use of truck parking apps is more prevalent among younger drivers. Why could that be?

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Articlesby Sergio RojasJune 11, 2021

5 Ways Trucking Fleets Can Help Drivers with Back Pain

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.

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Articlesby Vesna BrajkovicJune 8, 2021

Retention Practices: Align With Shippers That Care About Your Drivers

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.

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