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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2018

Turnover Jumps at Truckload and Less-Than-Truckload Fleets

The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers and less-than-truckload carriers increased in the second quarter of 2018, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report.

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ArticlesOctober 2, 2018

Commentary: Are Autonomous Trucks Job Killers?

We’re on a path where tech developers and big companies decide what technologies get introduced, while workers and the public bear the cost.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2018

Atlas Van Lines Announces Largest Owner-Operator Pay Increase

Atlas Van Lines is offering “significantly increased” pay for drivers in its truckload freight and special commodities divisions, calling it the largest and most extensive pay increase for owner-operators in the company’s history.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsAugust 16, 2018

Q&A: Finn Murphy, Truck Owner-Operator and Author of 'The Long Haul'

Finn Murphy, author of "The Long Haul, a Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road," looks back over three decades of driving and the future of trucking.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2018

Senate Bill Would Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers

Three Republican Senators introduced a companion bill to the DRIVE-Safe Act that was proposed in the House of Representatives earlier this year that would lower the age requirement for new interstate truck drivers to 18 under certain conditions.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeAugust 13, 2018

How Brenny Transportation Keeps Drivers – and Customers

What do chocolate chip cookies and a mission statement focused on communication, accountability, and champion thinking have in common? HDT's Deborah Lockridge talks to Joyce Brenny in her All That's Trucking blog.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2018

Kottke Trucking Driver Pay Raise Reflects Market Gains

Minnesota-based Kottke Trucking has increased driver pay for the second time in six months, resulting from gains in the marketplace.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 7, 2018

Q&A: U.S. Xpress' Eric Fuller on Going Public, the Driver Shortage and More

Truckload giant U.S. Xpress recently went public again. HDT's Deborah Lockridge talks to President and CEO Eric Fuller about the IPO, its first quarterly financial report, the driver shortage and other challenges and opportunities facing the carrier and the industry.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2018

Barr-Nunn Details Increased Pay for Company Drivers in 2018

Barr-Nunn Transportation announced that it has increased pay and benefits for all of its company drivers a total of 28 times in 2018.

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Articlesby Steven MartinezAugust 3, 2018

Fleets are Chasing Drivers with Better Pay and Quality of Life

Many carriers are increasing driver pay to fill empty seats, and some are trying to change how drivers are paid altogether.

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