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News•by David Cullen•June 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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Articles•June 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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News•by Staff•June 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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News•by Vesna Brajkovic•June 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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Articles•by Sergio Rojas•June 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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Articles•by Vesna Brajkovic•June 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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Articles•by Staff•June 1, 2021

6 Ways to Find a Mentor

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.

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Articles•by Vesna Brajkovic•June 1, 2021

Retention Practices: Offer a Mentorship Program

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.

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News•by Staff•May 28, 2021

Driver Opinion Survey Shows Drivers Are Not on the Job Hunt

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.

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•May 26, 2021

How One Fleet Took Healthcare Costs into its Own Hands

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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