In a session packed with information for HR professionals, Katharine Weber, a principal with law firm Jackson Lewis, offered a breakdown of how to plan and brace for COVID-19's continuing effect on the trucking industry’s human resources departments.
These are hard times. To be precise, it’s a “hard market” when it comes to sourcing insurance coverage in the trucking industry.
Roehl Transport’s newly created Relaunch program will add 300 truck driving jobs for commercial driver’s license holders who left trucking for other employment.
MiX Telematics recently launched a customizable driver scoring solution that is available as a new module for fleets that subscribe to MiX Fleet Manager.
As a professional driver, I am thankful to be needed. There are over 30 million people who have filed for unemployment since the virus. Working at this point is a blessing. Without work, I think I would be going nuts.
Before the industry began eyeing the possibility of driverless semis, there was a little car secretly driving around the country with no one at the wheel. This has now evolved into a new project, Waymo Via, which is looking to make autonomous trucking and local delivery a reality.
It’s a natural instinct for driver trainers to teach according to their preferred learning style, but not everyone learns in the same way.
Drivewyze’s new Safety+ offers fleets the ability to create customizable, proactive driving alerts and context-based driver coaching to help commercial truck drivers improve their safety scores and create a safer environment on the roadways.
Retrac’s HighRise is folding rear entry step that was designed for safe and efficient access to trailers and cargo areas, with installation completed in minutes, according to the company.
TruckX Inc. recently unveiled its Wired ELD setup with no need for a Bluetooth connection since it is directly hardwired into the truck’s engine.