Driver recruiting
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Energy
NFI sees explosive growth for its Class 8 electric truck fleet
With predictable short-haul drayage round trips from inland California to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, battery-powered trucks could account for up to…
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AskWaves
How to reduce driver turnover
Consistently meeting expectations goes a long way toward keeping drivers on board.
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News
AvatarFleet President offers solutions to ‘the driver problem’
AvatarFleet is in the business of simplifying the process in which transportation companies find not just drivers, but safe drivers.
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Driver issues
Commentary: Truck drivers are aging… or are we entering a golden age in trucking?
Sandeep Kar has written a thought-provoking article about changes in trucks and how those changes affect truck drivers. He also writes about what the future…
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Insurance & Risk Management
King of the Road? 3 reasons to keep truckin’
In partnership with Reliance Partners ...It’s been a wild year, and while at times it may feel more like riding a bull than being “King…
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Driver issues
Battle for retaining drivers just added a new front: U.S. Xpress to pay for an online college education
The truckload carrier is offering the Full Ride program to both recruit new drivers and retain the ones they have, paying full tuition at online…
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Driver issues
A recorded message to recruit a driver is now the subject of a federal lawsuit
U.S. Xpress placed an automated robocall to a driver, seeking to recruit him to join their company. The result? A lawsuit in federal court.
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Driver issues
Survey says: Driver iQ’s Q218 driver recruitment and retention survey data is live
Using Driver iQ’s Q218 survey on driver recruitment and retention as a point of reference, Stifel Capital Markets hosted Lana Batts, Co-President of Driver iQ…
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Driver issues
A new driver hire’s view of the recruiter sticks around well past day one: study
If a new truck driver hire doesn’t find the job similar to what the recruiter said it was going to be, that negativity will last,…
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