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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2019

Hub Group Improves Pay for Regional Truck Drivers

Hub Group says regional truck drivers can make $75,000 a year under its new pay package for regional drivers, which offers better compensation, benefits, and regular opportunities for increases.

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Newsby Jack RobertsApril 30, 2019

NACFE Report Outlines Benefits of Regional Haul Routes

A switch to more regional haul routes, combined with a slate of new and emerging technologies, could transform the trucking industry on multiple fronts, says a new report from the North America Council for Freight Efficiency.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 12, 2019

Q&A: IFDA Exec Talks Driver Issues and Food Distribution

Any time you’re having a meal away from home, it’s been delivered by members of the International Foodservice Distributors Association. But its members are facing new challenges. Learn how it wants to address the driver shortage and more.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 20, 2019

Labor Department Analysis Questions Driver Shortage

The American Trucking Associations has long said there’s a severe driver shortage, driven by factors such as demographic changes and an overall tight work force. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association contends there’s really not a shortage – just a shortage of pay and an abundance of poor treatment. Now an article published by the U.S. Department of Labor has provided new fuel for debate.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

National Transportation Institute Asks Fleets for Data on Women in Trucking

The National Transportation Institute is again overseeing the Women In Trucking Index and is asking fleets to participate in the confidential survey.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2019

Turnover Rates Down at Large Fleets, Up at Small Fleets

While the turnover rate at large fleets sank to a two-year low, turnover at small carriers jumped a bit, according to American Trucking Associations' latest numbers.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 11, 2019

Drivers: Hire Fewer, Keep More

With an industry-wide shortage of new truck drivers, it's tempting to just find and hire CDL holders as fast as they can be found. But one good way to hire better drivers, who stay longer, is to avoid hiring your turnover.

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Newsby Steven MartinezMarch 7, 2019

Coalition of Trade Groups Throw Support Behind Younger Truck Driver Bill

A coalition of nearly 70 trade organizations has sent a letter to Congress in support of a bipartisan bill that would allow drivers as young as 18 to drive heavy-duty trucks in interstate commerce.

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Newsby Steven MartinezFebruary 28, 2019

OOIDA Once Again Opposes Younger Truck Driver Bill

With the recent reintroduction of a bill that would lower the driving age for heavy-duty truckers operating in interstate commerce, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has sent a letter to members of Congress in opposition.

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Newsby Steven MartinezFebruary 26, 2019

Bill to Lower Interstate Truck Driving Age Reintroduced

The reintroduced DRIVE-Safe ACT would allow drivers as young as 18 years old to drive heavy-duty trucks in interstate commerce.

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