trucking jobs

Truck driver compensation is highly variable due to multiple factors.

1st-year drivers can make up to $110K, veteran drivers even more

The Biden administration praised strides made to boost trucking jobs — but could a freight recession undercut progress?

Revised figures show 1.55 million work in truck transportation sector

On a not seasonally adjusted basis, number of jobs declined significantly

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Transportation employment update

Company has made more than 300,000 jobs available in past couple months

Transportation & Warehousing Employment by Transportation mode

Jobs Report: Trucking increases and warehouse employment soars

“To satisfy the hiring needs of the companies currently on the platform, we need to find over 220,000 drivers every year for them. That’s not a small number,” says the CEO of YouCruit.

Learn about how to make sure you’re hiring qualified drivers

After months of tepid increases or decreases, industry tacks on a lot more workers

Transportation Employment Update

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

Truck driving is the biggest single occupation that stands to benefit from the president’s infrastructure plan, according to a new report.

Profitability is the key to any business staying in business. In trucking it is harder than in many other businesses. Chris Henry explores the “trucking profitability paradox.”

Darren Prokop writes about California’s AB 5 and its impact in California – and nationwide.

Learn about nine different types of truck driving jobs that are available.

The gig economy is one more challenge for truck drivers.

Kayla Matthews writes about options if you are interested in starting your own trucking company.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the issues the trucking industry dealt with in 2019 and what is ahead in 2020.

Brian Aoaeh writes about key trucking events in 2019 and looks ahead to 2020.

Jaguar Transportation, the Celadon-owned carrier based in Mexico, says it will remain operational and continue its cross-border shipping. “Jaguar will operate in the same way it has been working. The situation that Celadon is going through does not compromise this company at all,” Jaguar company officials said in an email to FreightWaves. However, Jaguar Transportation’s […]

Shareholders of beleaguered U.K. trucking company Eddie Stobart have gone ahead and accepted a £55 million rescue deal that would help the company come out from the brink of administration. This stop-gap measure just ahead of Christmas will help Eddie Stobart save 6,500 jobs, ending several months of uncertainty behind the company’s seesawing fortunes. The […]

A recent study found these cities to be the best for those who drive heavy-duty and tractor-trailer trucks.

Sandeep Kar has written a thought-provoking article about changes in trucks and how those changes affect truck drivers. He also writes about what the future may hold for truck drivers in the coming years.

Analyst says 1.2 percent increase in June, largely in Ontario, represents a recovery from weak February and reflects the overall health of the economy.

Job growth rebounded nicely in March as employers added nearly 200,000 workers to payrolls during the month. This strength in hiring did not translate to the trucking industry however, where payrolls declined for the first time in nearly a year.

The U.S economy added over 300,000 jobs in January, marking the best monthly performance in nearly a year. Transportation and logistics employment continued to increase at an impressive pace, led by healthy gains in warehousing, parcel and trucking jobs.

The monthly economic roundup is a summary of recent event in the economy and a guide for key trends worth monitoring over the next month.

The U.S economy added over 300,000 jobs in December, marking the best monthly performance since February and capping the strongest year of hiring since 2015. The strength in job growth in December did not translate to the transportation and logistics sector, however, which was weighed down by job losses among parcel companies.

Job growth slowed in November after an impressive gain in the previous month, but signals from wages and unemployment suggest that labor market conditions remain generally healthy. The transportation and logistics industry had another strong month of hiring, with impressive job gains from trucking, parcel, and warehousing companies.

Job growth rebounded in October after Hurricane Florence disrupted hiring activity in the previous month. Within the transportation and logistics industry, trucking payrolls expanded for the sixth consecutive month, though growth lagged behind the pace of hiring among parcel companies and warehouses.

Job growth stumbled in September as Hurricane Florence likely disrupted results during the month. Unemployment continued to trend down in the economy however, and labor market conditions remain generally tight. Hiring within trucking continued to advance during the month, growing for the 5th consecutive month.  

A roundup of economic data releases and events over the past month, and view of trends worth watching in October. Freight demand conditions remained generally solid during the month, though international trade and housing remain trouble areas. Supply within trucking looks to be expanding, and hires in the industry continued to climb

Job growth continued its remarkable pace in August, and data on hourly earnings show that wage growth is advancing at the fastest pace in over nine years. Strength in the overall labor market continues to spill into the trucking industry, which added jobs for the 11th time in 12 months.

Job growth fell short of expectations in the economy in July after robust hiring over the past several months. Labor market conditions remain tight, however, as the unemployment rate neared historic lows at the start of the 3rd quarter. Within trucking, hiring continued to improve a solid pace in July despite the moderating job growth in the overall economy.

Job growth continued at an impressive pace in June, beating expectations for the second consecutive month.  Trucking hires also made significant strides during the month, but increased competition from within transportation and other competing industries will remain a challenge going forward.

Job growth improved considerably in May as the unemployment rate matched a near-50 year low. Trucking hires also made significant strides during the month, erasing the large decline in trucking employment from last month.

Job growth fell well short of expectations in March, but trucking hires continued to accelerate as the industry tries to address the current capacity crunch.