Tag: driver shortage

Business

Annual fleet ‘checkup’ details trucking equipment trends, operational concerns

The survey overview shouldn’t surprise anyone: Fleets will be less aggressive in purchasing new equipment next year as the driver shortage continues to hamper capacity growth. But the real value of Chris Kemmer’s analysis is in the details regarding exactly which equipment fleets are purchasing and why.

October 27, 2014

Business

Hours-of-service rules back on top in 10th annual survey of trucking industry concerns

The operational impacts across the supply chain from last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rules propelled HOS to No. 1 on ATRI’s list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The growing driver shortage comes in a close second.

October 7, 2014

Business

Monday Money: White paper explains trucking challenges, rising costs

Carriers looking to explain rising costs to customers – and to make sense of the rate increases needed to cover those costs – need look no further than a new white paper meant to detail the current challenges faced by the trucking industry.

September 29, 2014

Business

Got capacity? Drivers, demand and ‘darn’ regs

In a closing panel, moderator Mike Regan joked that the 2014 CSCMP Annual Global Conference could have been renamed simply: “Got capacity?”

September 26, 2014

Business

‘Drivers, drivers, drivers’: Shortage now impacts LTL and intermodal, Stifel team says

The challenge of finding and retaining good truck drivers is nothing new to truckload carriers, but the driver shortage is now having an impact on less-than-truckload and intermodal operations as well, according to Wall Street analysts.

September 9, 2014

Business

Putting drivers first pays off, fleet execs say

Communication and respect go a long way in engaging drivers, said successful fleet executives during a TCA panel.

March 25, 2014

Business

Is there really a driver shortage? Driver shortage series, Part 3

The third and final portion of CCJ’s driver shortage series examines how driver groups are skeptical as to whether there is actually a driver shortage and the lessons carriers learned from the recession.

November 4, 2013

Business

Weighing demand for drivers, Part 1: Shippers prepare for capacity crunch

Carriers are becoming increasingly anxious about finding good drivers. Good drivers want to know why they are not being rewarded better. And shippers are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping trucks will continue to be readily available and affordable.

October 29, 2013

Business

Driver turnover increases in first quarter of 2013

Driver turnover is pushing the 100 percent ceiling once again, according to the American Trucking Associations, as large truckload fleets in the first quarter of 2013 experienced a driver turnover rate of 97 percent, said ATA in a report this week.

July 11, 2013

CCJ Innovators

CCJ Innovators: Crete pays tribute to veterans

With its new Patriot Fleet, Crete Carrier delivers its message of appreciation for military veterans over the road

January 8, 2013

Business

ATA releases analysis of driver shortage

The paper concludes that the driver shortage the industry is experiencing now — about a 20,000- to 25,000-person shortage — could jump to as high as 239,000 in just 10 years, with the bulk of them coming in the long-haul, truckload sector.

November 5, 2012

Business

Upfront: What keeps you up at night?

ATRI study ranks carriers’ top concerns, and CCJ survey respondents weigh in on equipment and technology worries.

November 1, 2012