Trucking executives were on hand at Stephens Annual Investment Conference this week, making it known that this cycle is different and that the current market dynamics are here for a while.
Dallas-based Stevens Transport announced a new pay package Monday to reward drivers for their hard work and dedication.
Heartland Express raises driver pay 6% across the board and as high as 12% for some.
Knight-Swift Transportation’s third-quarter report provides an earnings beat, a 2020 guidance raise and a better-than-consensus first take at 2021 earnings as the carrier sees “strong freight conditions” continuing.
Teamsters and YRC Worldwide agree to implement $7,500 hiring bonuses to new drivers. YRC will select the regions for the new bonus pay but the local unions have the autonomy to decline them.
Demand for drivers described as ‘insatiable’ as Schneider appears to be leading the way in hiking compensation
Driver wages are holding steady during the coronavirus pandemic, but care for safety is where priority should remain, says CEO of National Transportation Institute.
Driving experience — not age — had a greater impact on safety, according to study.
78% of truck drivers posted positive comments regarding their morale, with many thanking carriers for supporting them, in the latest sign that carriers are effectively supporting their drivers.
Truck drivers would be eligible for COVID-19 “pandemic premium pay” under the proposal.
New report highlights the industry’s efforts to recruit and retain drivers as it warns that vacancies will swell above 25,000 in Canada.
We gear up this week with a man charged on Thursday with shooting a truck driver on I-269 outside Memphis, Tennessee, after an in-cab video captured the suspected killer. Violence in Mexico from organized cartels has been surging in recent weeks, with the latest incident involving a 13-year-old American boy killed Jan. 3 near Nuevo […]
“Aggressive” management style has led to driver abuse, senators claim.
Report asserts industry needs to hire 1.1 million new drivers over the next decade.
Trucking could get hit “very hard” by an economic recession, ATA warns
Military members under the age of 21 can now apply for inclusion in an FMCSA pilot program for younger drivers.
The top-paying fleets continued to increase driver pay in the first quarter, with some now paying as much as 65 cents per mile in an effort to retain high-performing drivers.
Support for proposal split between large and small carriers.
FreightWaves Radio’s seventh national show was broadcast on Saturday, April 6 on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Channel 146.
Cross-border drivers like new wage structure, carrier executive says.
