The Port of Oakland is back in business this week, after five days of protests against California’s AB5 law hampered and even forced the closure of port operations.
Trucker protests at the Port of Oakland went into a fourth day Thursday, with some saying they wouldn’t stop until the state government does something about AB5, a new law that severely restricts the use of independent contractors.
Close to 1,000 protesters slowed the operations at the Port of Oakland to a crawl on July 19 as they tried to draw attention to how the controversial AB5 law will affect truck owner-operators in the state.
Truckers serving the California port gateways of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland on July 13 began port-wide protests against Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which is expected to virtually eliminate the use of owner-operators in trucking in the state.
Here are six recruitment practices that are effective at reaching younger truck drivers, according to results of ATRI’s study “Integrating Younger Adults into Trucking Careers.”
California’s AB5 law severely restricting the use of independent contractors will soon be enforced against the trucking industry after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the California Trucking Association’s appeal.
Just what would it take for a truck stop to offer charging for long-haul electric trucks? We talk to Delia Meier of the Iowa 80 Group and CAT Scale to get the truck-stop view on that and on driver satisfaction.
Data shows that more than half of the owner-operators surveyed would reconsider their profession if they could not take their pet with them on the road.
FTR's Avery Vise explores how trucking employment, truck order backlogs, fuel prices, motor carrier failures, and the attack on the independent contractor model all tie together.
There’s a bumpy road ahead for any speed-limiter mandate, says HDT’s Washington Contributing Editor David Cullen.
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Are your recruiting and retention teams keeping up with the changing truck driver job market? Learn more in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking's Leadership Insights interview.
Are your drivers following these 12 tips to improve their miles per gallon?
Here’s what even the most experienced drivers need to remind themselves (and their fleet managers) of to remain as accident-free as possible.
The new younger-driver pilot program and other steps to address the truck driver shortage were a key topic during Robin Hutcheson’s confirmation hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
It appears the supply chain crisis and the driver shortage have led to worse job conditions rather than better, if coercion complaints are any measure, says Heavy Duty Trucking Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge
The 30-truck America Rolls Strong Truck Parade celebrated National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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