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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 Jack RobertsMarch 19, 2019

ATA’s Spear: TMC Data, Research, Experience Vital to Trucking’s Future

In his remarks at the TMC Annual Meeting in Atlanta, ATA chief Chris Spear said the maintenance council is vital to ATA creating narratives that can help drive real change in Washington.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 14, 2019

Commentary: Taking a Closer Look at Drivers’ First Days on the Job

We talk a lot about recruiting and retaining drivers and about how we can bring more drivers into the industry. But are we doing enough to address the weak point after drivers are hired?

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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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ArticlesFebruary 25, 2019

Commentary: Bringing Millennials Into the Trucking Industry

There are many reasons why trucking should be an exciting career choice for Millennials - solid pay, new technologies, a strong community, sense of purpose. So why is the industry having such a hard time selling it to them?

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2019

Stay Metrics Chart Breaks Down Driver Turnover Over Time

Stay Metrics has created a new driver retention tool that serves as an indicator for trends in early-stage driver turnover.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2019

Walmart Plans to Go with Private Fleet at Ohio Facility

Walmart’s private fleet is adding truck driving jobs to its Washington Court House, Ohio, transportation office as it brings the operations of that facility in-house.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 25, 2019

USA Truck Attracts Veterans with Training, Equipment

More than one-fourth of the drivers at USA Truck Capacity Solutions come from military backgrounds. Four of them are driving special military-themed Kenworths.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

Walmart Increases Pay for Private Fleet Drivers

Beginning in February, Walmart truck drivers will receive a 1-cent per mile and a 50-cent increase in activity pay for arrive and arrive/drop occurrences.

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Newsby Steven MartinezJanuary 4, 2019

Increased Truck Driver Pay Lowers Turnover Rates in 2018

ATA released its quarterly turnover rate numbers for the trucking industry, showing a decline of 11 percentage points in the third quarter for large truckload carriers. Increases to truck driver pay and a softening freight market were key to the lower turnover numbers.

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