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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 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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Videosby StaffMarch 26, 2018

Women In Trucking Contest Winner Awarded New Volvo Truck [Video]

Truck driver, Navy veteran, and mother of five Tiffany Hanna won a new Volvo Truck courtesy of Women In Trucking and Arrow Truck Sales and spoke with HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park about her advocacy of women drivers the trucking industry.

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Are Truck Drivers Finally Getting the Attention They Deserve?

Motor carriers are turning down business because they don't have enough truck drivers. Yet the latest turnover numbers are down, and industry hiring is up. Many drivers, when they read articles about fleets facing a driver shortage, will tell you, it’s not a driver shortage, it’s a pay shortage. Are things changing?

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Newsby Steven MartinezMarch 1, 2018

Lawsuit Filed Against XPO Over Port Truck Driver Wages and Benefits

A lawsuit filed on behalf of three truck drivers against XPO Logistics Cartage in California alleges that they did not receive proper wages and benefits due to being classified as independent contractors instead of employees.

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Articlesby Jim ParkFebruary 28, 2018

How Drivers Can Make or Break Truck Aftertreatment System Maintenance

Parked forced regenerations of diesel particulate filters continue to frustrate and confuse drivers. Drivers under time constraints often tempt fate and continue their journeys, ignoring regen requests.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2018

Hornady Transportation Offers Guaranteed Minimum Pay Program for Drivers

Hornady Transportation announced a new pay program offering its truck drivers a guaranteed weekly gross minimum pay.

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ArticlesFebruary 20, 2018

The Driver Series

How trucking companies are approaching the recruiting, retaining and training of truck drivers in the midst of an ever-changing industry.

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NewsFebruary 20, 2018

Goodyear Highlights Deeds of Highway Hero Finalists

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named the finalists for its 35th annual Highway Hero Award, recognizing truck drivers who have put themselves in harm’s way to help others.

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NewsFebruary 12, 2018

U.S. Xpress Offers $50,000 in Bonuses for Team Drivers

U.S. Xpress announced the TeamMax Bonus program for current and prospective team drivers, which offers $50,000 in bonuses and up to four weeks of paid vacation in a single year.

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