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Technician training
Why apprenticeships are the future of fleet maintenance
To combat a growing technician shortage and closing the gap in vocational education, fleet maintenance operations are adopting structured apprenticeship programs to train and retain top talent.
August 6, 2026
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The benefits of joining a trucking association
Joining a trucking association offers several advantages to motor carrier members, including advocacy for rulemaking and membership discounts on things fleets use every day.
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July 17, 2026
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Building resilient teams
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FleetForce takes driver training directly to carriers
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March 9, 2026
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Business
'Go & See' is a powerful tool for operational improvement
Business leaders needed to get out of their offices and meet with rank-and-file employees.
October 31, 2025
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Safety & Compliance
ATA: Driver shortage about quality, not quantity
Despite 39,000 carriers exiting, ATA Economist Bob Costello asks why fleets raised pay in a recession if finding qualified drivers is easy.
October 27, 2025
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Workforce development
How to truly make employees your greatest asset
If you truly want employees to be your brand ambassadors, you need to hire well, train properly and provide motivation.
June 13, 2025
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Business
Tariff concerns drive April job gains in trucking and warehousing
Concerns over looming tariffs are prompting businesses to stockpile goods, boosting transportation jobs in April. Experts warn it may be short-lived.
May 7, 2025
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Small changes to the hiring process can yield big results
Transportation has a labor problem, and much of it is due to a lack of awareness of the job types available and how we treat applicants.
May 2, 2025
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Workforce
A different job: trucking isn't what it used to be
Experts share how the trucking industry has changed with the digital age, shifting what it means to be a trucker. Gone are the days of kinship among drivers as technology has made it easier to work in isolation.
January 8, 2025
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Workforce development
LTL carrier eliminates employees to create independent contractors
Go Xpressit has used a freight management software to automate work, allowing the fleet to reduce staff. Instead of losing those employees altogether, the company guides them through the process of starting their own business.
August 13, 2024
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Safety
Hawaii ranks safest but worst overall state for truckers
A study analyzed factors including safety, salaries, employment, job availability, industry interest and traffic to indicate where truck drivers can find the most supportive and lucrative environments and where they might encounter significant hurdles.
July 24, 2024
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Workforce development
Programs offering free CDL training, high school students outreach to tackle truck driver shortage
Addressing the truck shortage crisis through free CDL training and high school outreach.
April 30, 2024
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Technology
Attracting and retaining tech talent in the trucking industry
Transportation pros discuss how they attract and retain tech talent amid the challenges of deploying new technologies during a recent webinar hosted by Optym, a tech company that delivers optimization solutions to the trucking industry.
March 24, 2024
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Workforce development
Driving simulators expand purpose from training to workforce development
Simulators have long been used at larger trucking companies as training tools for their drivers, but their use has begun to expand in recent years beyond training to recruitment efforts led by trucking associations and CDL programs.
March 14, 2024
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Recruiting & retention
Recruiting retired drivers as advisors
Trucking companies should consider asking their retired drivers to join driver advisory board meetings to get unbridled feedback on operations.
February 15, 2024
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Perspectives
Put Barbie in a truck
Truck driver recruiting agency TransForce recently launched a campaign called “Barbies in Trucking” that calls for Mattel to introduce a new addition to the Barbie career lineup: a Truck Driver Barbie.
December 12, 2023
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