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Newsby Jack RobertsMay 25, 2018

C.R. England Announces Largest Driver Pay Raise in its History

A new, multi-million-dollar pay raise affecting approximately 60% of the fleets OTR drivers will go into effect on May 31, 2018.

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2018

Washington Fleet Offers Truck Drivers Guaranteed Annual Salary

Smokey Point Distributing has announced that it will pay qualified solo over-the-road drivers with flatbed hauling experience and experienced driving team members a guaranteed annual salary.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 15, 2018

Q&A: KeepTruckin Co-Founder Talks ELDs, Data and More

KeepTruckin is fast-growing company that specializes in providing electronic logging and fleet management solutions for owner-operators and small carriers. It recently announced a new round of capital to fund its expansion. We spoke to KeepTruckin Co-founder and CEO Shoaib Makani about where they came from and where they're going.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2018

Tyson Foods Ups Driver Pay

Tyson Foods has announced a new pay package for long-haul drivers in its private fleet as an incentive to recruit and retain drivers.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMay 14, 2018

Better Trucks Make for Happier Drivers

Corliss Resources struggles with an aging workforce and a scarcity of young recruits. The company's solution: Haul more product in trucks that drivers like to drive.

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Videosby StaffMay 9, 2018

How Innovators Are Fighting the Driver Shortage [Video]

The 2017 Truck Fleet Innovators spoke about the different strategies they're implementing to curtail the driver shortage problem in the trucking industry.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2018

Fleets Boost Pay to Get Truck Drivers to Stay

In its latest quarterly Trends in Truckload Recruiting and Retention Survey, Driver IQ finds that most carriers are increasing driver pay in order to improve recruiting and retention efforts.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 3, 2018

Fleet Survey Shows Driver Shortage Continues to Impact Equipment Buying Plans

A quarterly survey of a varied panel of trucking fleets finds continued strong plans to buy more trucks, especially among larger fleets, and among private fleets looking to address capacity and rate issues – but those truck orders are in many cases about other things than adding capacity, because drivers continue to be in short supply.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2018

Women in Trucking Finds Increase in Female Drivers, Fleet Management

There are more women truck drivers and fleet management in the over-the-road trucking industry than there were a year ago, according to a research by the Women In Trucking Association.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2018

Ozark Motor Lines Gives Drivers New Pay Package

Memphis, Tenn.-based Ozark Motor Lines has announced a new pay increase for its long-haul and regional truck drivers as well as driving teams.

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