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Driver survey: Time to pay r-e-$-p-e-c-t
Labor Day note to carriers: Respect for drivers might keep them around, but it’s going to take more money to get them behind the wheel in the first place.
September 1, 2014
Business
Carrier earnings roundup: Key truckload metrics compared
The earnings report season provided a generally positive outlook on the financial health large truckload carriers, with a few small surprises. The carriers were equally sure of one thing: The industry must find more drivers to grow.
August 14, 2014
Business
NYT: How is a driver shortage possible? Maybe trucking needs to pay more
Is the trucking industry shooting itself in the steer tire with driver pay rates? A New York Times piece this weekend said the industry’s claim of a driver shortage ‘flies in the face’ of the unemployment situation and basic economics: Pay drivers more and they will come.
August 11, 2014
Business
Hourly pay for drivers is ‘financial suicide’ for TL carriers, exec says
Mileage-based pay cannot be abandoned, a panel of fleet executives agreed Tuesday, but the system must be adjusted to compensate truck drivers for the time they spend and the work they do when the wheels aren’t turning.
October 23, 2013
Business
Trucking costs fall in 2012, under pressure moving forward, report says
The average cost of operating a truck was down slightly in 2012, according to a newly updated benchmark report by the American Transportation Research Institute. But high fuel costs and pressure to increase driver pay point to growing costs for the trucking industry in the near future, says the study, “An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.”
September 5, 2013
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Tennant Truck Lines owner seeks to instill truckers with pride, opportunity.
June 1, 2012
Business
Journal: Truck Gauge
Hydraulic fracturing brings threats and opportunities for carriers
January 3, 2012
Business
2012 Economic Outlook
With freight demand for 2012 unclear, carriers’ financial fates may rest on how they handle recruiting, rates and costs.
January 1, 2012
Business
Interact
Truckers weigh in on Unsafe Driver Basic scores, CSA and other issues, plus review on the latest Apps.
November 1, 2011
CCJ Innovators
American Central Transport
American Central Transport’s new recruiting program and company driver pay model help pave the road to success.
October 6, 2011
Business
More with less
Don’t count on another 2004 or 2005, but a steady economic recovery and ongoing capacity constraints could make 2011 a good year.
January 1, 2011
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