Driver recruiting
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News
J.B. Hunt sees elevated demand through at least Q1
Management from J.B. Hunt sees the current inventory replenishment cycle sustaining a high freight demand environment through the first quarter of 2021.
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Freightonomics podcast
Could driver recruitment issues keep trucking rates elevated?
Anthony and Zach talk about driver retention and recruitment issues and how they will contribute to keeping the spot market for trucking active through the…
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FreightWaves LIVE
FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Military hiring initiatives (with video)
Veterans who work for trucking companies and trucking companies that hire veterans discover a mutually beneficial relationship.
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News
The Daily Dash: FreightWaves Carrier Summit; digitization of the supply chain; FedEx shipping charges set
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the FreightWaves Carrier Summit began on Wednesday; a new upstart wants to dig deeper into supply chains; and…
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Trucking
FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Strategies to attract younger drivers (with video)
To reach out to prospective younger drivers, effective branding and social media are a trucking company’s best tools.
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News
New Dallas-area facility aims to grow fleet, according to Schneider
Schneider National’s new Dallas operating center set to open as the company looks to grow its active fleet.
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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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