Not all loads are created equal in trucking. Loads moving across the country have a much greater impact on capacity and subsequently spot rates and they are disappearing at an astonishing rate compared to their shorter counterparts.
1st-year drivers can make up to $110K, veteran drivers even more
The Biden administration is releasing $246 million in FY22 funding to help complete the Appalachian Development Highway System.
Lack of standards among truck-parking notification systems puts long-haul truckers at a disadvantage, according to new research.
Government Agency
Seeks Long-haul Truckers
for Nuclear Materials
“Everything that women face in the trucking industry will also be obstacles that they will face in every aspect of life”
CN outlined some scenarios in which a merged railway can compete with long-haul trucking.
Trucking companies will need to become more strategic about recruitment in the future. Those not willing to change will have difficulty finding drivers.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates nearly 1 million U.S. truck drivers took to the road in 2019, and most are in it for the long haul.
FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill interviews co-founders of Baton about their technology plans to eliminate long-haul truck driver dwell times.
New report highlights the industry’s efforts to recruit and retain drivers as it warns that vacancies will swell above 25,000 in Canada.
“Wow, this is a big differentiator,” University of California San Diego researcher says.
The costs of operating a for-hire Class 8 truck rose 7.7% in 2018, the biggest jump since 2010. It is the highest per-mile cost since the American Transportation Research Institute began tracking the data in 2008.
When Mack Trucks set out to design the Anthem, it turned to drivers for input. The result is a Class 8 tractor that is both comfortable and functional, providing all the benefits of an aerodynamic over-the-road tractor in a Classic Mack.
