truck driver shortage

The idea that America has a truck driver shortage isn’t going away so easily, and it’s shaping major policy.

3-year program allows 18-20-year-olds to drive interstate under supervision

The trucking industry is operating in prehistoric times. For over 20 years digital technologies have disrupted nearly every industry we interact with on a day-to-day basis – from carpooling to consumer goods and healthcare. But the world of trucking has remained stagnant. “There is a driver shortage, finding drivers is hard, retaining them is harder.” […]

Regulators are moving ahead with an apprenticeship program for under-21 drivers despite attempts by trucking and safety groups to modify it.

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides commentary/analysis on the trucking industry’s “driver shortage.”

The Biden administration is taking a series of actions aimed at bolstering the truck driver workforce that includes assessing compensation.

Eight California Republicans are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or eliminate regulations and declare a state of emergency to address the supply chain crisis.

Federal regulators have vastly improved the ability to keep unsafe drivers off the road but the trucking industry is scrambling to make up the shortfall.

Military truck drivers and $1,000-per-chassis tax credit incentives are part of a slate of recommendations for the commerce secretary to consider to help unclog U.S. ports.

Lawmakers hear testimony on how smaller shippers are disproportionately hurt by supply chain disruptions.