driver shortage

Support for proposal split between large and small carriers.

Authors controversial study miss key factors contributing to truck driver turnover and wages.

Nah, the roads don’t need the money!

Sentiment could be growing for lowering the driver age, but questions linger over safety and wages.

Message from NATSO: Technology trends will force truck stop owners to reevaluate how they serve their customers.

Recruiting and keeping drivers remains a difficult task for carriers, but several experts said that a strong social media approach improves both tasks.

ELD impact substantive but short-lived, Hunt, NS executives say.

“The biggest takeaway is we’ve got a systemic labor problem. We don’t see a simple solution.”

If driver wages are eliminated, total cost of ownership will fall. But capacity will saturate the market and rates will crash. In the end, trucking will still be a capital-intensive and low-margin industry.

So far, there have been zero responses to our requests for more information from RushNet, XYZ Hemp, or GreatRateFreight.

A driver incentive program, which not only prompts drivers to make smarter and safer driving decisions, but also promotes driver happiness, is one way to increase driver retention.

Fresh off strong third quarter earnings, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) President and CEO Derek Leathers was optimistic about the company’s future moving into peak season and beyond.

While 60% did say that ELDs were forcing drivers to stop, rest, and run legally, the other 40% of respondents felt that ELDs decreased driver safety, as well as for others on the road.

Even as the trucking industry struggles to identify new drivers, there is a segment of the U.S. population that is facing unemployment rates above 27% that are looking for jobs. Can felons fill the driver gap?

Spireon hosted a webinar in collaboration with FreightWaves earlier this week to explore how the DRIVE-Safe Act could affect the driver shortage if it becomes law.

FreightWaves reached out to OOIDA for their perspective on the current state of affairs in trucking. We also want to engage in a dialog from the fragmented industry interests, seeking points of agreement, as well as naming points of contention.

Since the ELD hard mandate went into effect, the trucking market has added 4% more truck capacity

Discussions around the topic of autonomous trucks would not be complete without it addressing three main concerns – job security of drivers, data privacy, and liability issues.

While things like bonuses and increased pay are already being employed to attract drivers, the shortage continues to worsen

Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay …It doesn’t matter if you believe the driver shortage is real or not, if you need a driver, you need a driver. So how do you get one?