driver shortage

Supply chain bottlenecks are raising red flags for inflation down the road.

Leased owner-operators and company drivers could be looking to strike gold on their own in a strong trucking market, Vise says.

Professional drivers help teach their robotic successors while evangelizing for the technology among truckers who feel threatened.

The number of drivers prohibited from driving due to drugs matches an estimated shortfall of drivers needed to keep up with freight demand.

A new terminal in Fort Worth, Texas, will let TuSimple extend its autonomous trucking network eastward to North Carolina and Florida.

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Carter Express Director of Recruiting Dave Chesterman about the unique challenges the driver shortage brings.

Turning to younger drivers may be the key to assuring the success of the next generation of truckers.

On today’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Lindsey Trent, founder of The Next Generation in Trucking Association, about her organization as well as how to improve the trucking industry’s image.

The coronavirus pandemic inspired retirement-age drivers to leave the industry en masse while also shutting down driving schools for months on end, exacerbating the existing shortage.

Government Agency
Seeks Long-haul Truckers
for Nuclear Materials

Like the rest of the economy, gig economy companies are struggling to find drivers, and that could have a negative impact on the growth opportunity for the industry moving forward.

Statistics on Driver Shortages

There may not be an end in sight for the driver shortage, but holistic supply chain solutions are well-positioned to help shippers and carriers alike weather the storm.

Driver surveys examining turnover rates have consistently shown that drivers value three things: pay, time and respect.

One of the results of the 2017-18 freight market boom was an increase in the cost of operating that held over into a slower 2019 when capacity became abundant. Costs are on the rise once again as carriers struggle to find drivers to capture market share.

Switzerland had the highest average truck driver salary at more than $70,000 a year.

Reliance Partners’ Thom Albrecht comments on the industry’s recovery efforts and job growth figures, as well as his thoughts on increasing driver pay.

A. Bailey Wood reveals his vision and goals as the new head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association.

“There is nothing worse than putting a driver in the truck who is going to drive 600 miles a day by himself and he is speculating that somebody either doesn’t care or isn’t listening or isn’t reacting to their needs,” said the president and CEO of Dart during the FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit.

FATj and FreightWaves team up to visualize the driver shortage and what can be done to fix it.