The American Trucking Associations puts the shortfall of truck drivers at 78,000 this year, down slightly from 2021 but still high.
Soaring diesel fuel prices rank as the trucking industry’s most critical issue, knocking the driver shortage from the top spot.
3-year program allows 18-20-year-olds to drive interstate under supervision
FMCSA’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program will analyze the safety benefits or hazards that young drivers pose to interstate commerce.
Changing how recruiters communicate with drivers from the very beginning is one of the simplest and most effective ways to tackle driver hiring issues.
Port X aims to create an environment where drivers feel like part of the greater team, not sequestered from it.
Open dialogue is critical to retaining and engaging drivers.
Attracting younger workers to trucking companies means investing in technology that eases wait times and routing and improves communications, experts said.
The way to create a winning situation for all is not by hiring more drivers but, according to Ranjan, by increasing driver utilization and reducing the trucking cost structure.
Automated trucks and buses are expected to number 1.2 million annually by 2032 compared with about 1,000 in testing today.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides commentary/analysis on the trucking industry’s “driver shortage.”
In the market today, more and more companies in freight are turning to brokerage companies for help.
Werner Enterprises asserts that a five-year waiver affecting its driver trainees will fill cab seats and improve safety.
The U.S. DOT found that the truck parking shortage exists in every state and region, but it did not include dedicated funding for truck parking in the recent infrastructure bill.
The truck driver shortage in the U.K. and Europe is getting worse with cross-border traffic being interrupted by the Ukraine crisis and Ukrainians going home to defend their country.
Decreasing turnover rates and making companies more efficient requires job transparency to pull in the right people and maintaining a constant state of innovation to attract more people.
Waymo Via and C.H. Robinson are the latest dance partners seeking to choreograph autonomous trucking.
Suddath Global Logistics’ Andrew Lockwood and FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill discuss how to attract and retain drivers in the trucking industry.
Driving a big rig isn’t a vacation, nor is it as flexible as one would expect — there’s a job to do.
Haul’s Timothy Henry discusses how technology is combating the driver shortage.
