It’s no surprise that truck drivers who travel during peak times face slower average speeds and that more flexible HOS regulations could not only speed those travel times, but also would not impact the miles drivers cover in a day, according to ATRI.
Last year’s survey by ATRI had driver shortages as the biggest issue facing the industry, with ELDs second.
Truck drivers involved in certain behaviors are more likely to have a future crash, ATRI research has concluded.
Signs of movement over to rails, OOIDA sounds off on younger drivers, U2 puts its money into trucking.
Trucking employment drops 5,500 in April, railroad jobs drop 800; Nestle pays Starbucks $7B+ to sell its products worldwide; Romaine lettuce E. coli still a mystery; China steps up quarantines of US food imports.
Seeking to provide a more comprehensive solution for fleets, Omnitracs has unveiled its Unified Fleet Management platform Omnitracs One.
The driver shortage has surged to the most important issue facing the industry, according to the latest top ten critical issues survey, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), said.
Driver costs are the highest cost for fleets, surpassing fuel for the second year in a row, according to data from the American Transportation Research Institute.
