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Workforce
Driver appreciation is a year long effort
Fleet managers should remind drivers just how important they are to our operation throughout the year.
September 11, 2025
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Workforce
ATRI begins study to update entry-level truck driver research
Researchers are asking fleets to provide demographic and driver-specific safety information on entry-level drivers with three weeks to two years of experience. Also: Bill passes House to help veterans transition to transportation jobs; FMCSA ending acceptance of paper payments.
September 10, 2025
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J.B. Hunt driver earns Goodyear's Highway Hero Award
J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley stopped his truck to help a person who was lying in the middle of a roadway get to safety. Also: Truck tonnage saw slight increase in July; NTTC asks FMCSA to extend exemption for pulsating rear brake lights; more.
August 25, 2025
J.B. Hunt's Adam Medley was named the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero for his actions to help a person lying in the road get to safety.
Workforce
Simple steps for improving driver safety
Build a stronger culture of safety in your fleet with ADAS, managing speed, tracking DVIRs, and rewarding your safest drivers.
August 22, 2025
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Maintenance
How fleets can recruit, retain qualified diesel techs
As diesel shops and fleets struggle to recruit and retain qualified diesel techs, new ATRI research identifies the challenges and offers some solutions.
August 22, 2025
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Workforce
Kenworth looks to address diesel tech shortage with new partnership
Kenworth is partnering with diesel tech training school WyoTech to help address the shortage of skilled diesel technicians. Also: DOT extends comment period to give more opportunity for stakeholders to weigh in on next highway bill; new multimodal, cross-border firm launches with industry veterans at helm.
August 20, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Two driver health platforms join forces to improve safety
Project 61 deal expands the platform's driver health initiatives with Offshift's technology that addresses nutrition, movement and sleep.
August 11, 2025
Melton Truck Lines driver shares TikTok video about how to workout on the road.
Battery electric
How one fleet is using sustainability to attract a younger workforce
Benore Logistic Systems has successfully implemented about 25 sustainable trucks into its fleet – a move that is helping the company attract a younger workforce.
August 8, 2025
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Workforce
Attracting trucking's next generation amid shifting driver demographics
The latest research from ATRI identifies not only the changes in truck driver demographics over the last two decades, but also relatively unexplored pathways into trucking careers and opportunities to bring more people into the industry.
August 8, 2025
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Workforce
'Transition Trucking' award semi-finalists announced
Twelve military veterans who have transitioned to trucking careers have been named semi-finalists for the annual Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award with a new Kenworth T680 up for grabs for the winner. Also: Mack recalls certain Granite units for brakes issue.
August 5, 2025
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Workforce
Trucking workforce faces aging drivers, low youth interest, and underrepresentation of women
As older drivers retire and fewer young people enter the field, the trucking industry must adapt.
August 4, 2025
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Workforce
How smart carriers are winning over drivers in a tough freight market
Leads are down industry-wide, so when a driver leaves a fleet they are harder to replace.
August 1, 2025
1044 Truck Driver Overturn And Retention
Workforce
Winning driver talent with streamlined onboarding
Optimize your fleet's hiring with automated driver onboarding. Cut inefficiencies, reduce manual effort, and create a seamless experience to secure and retain the best drivers.
July 18, 2025
1044 Driver First Hiring Streamlined Onboarding
Workforce
Averitt announces record pay raises for drivers, associates
Averitt (No. 24 on CCJ Top 250) is investing in its team with substantial pay increases for drivers, dock associates, and more. This move comes as driver wages continue to be a major operational cost for trucking companies.
July 17, 2025
Averitt has more than 8,000 employees across its network.
Workforce
FMCSA gives drivers, carriers leeway on new electronic med cert rule
The agency has issued a waiver that allows drivers and motor carriers to use a paper copy of the driver's medical certificate for up to 15 days after the certificate was issued, giving more time for the information to be posted to the driver's MVR.
July 14, 2025
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Workforce
Unique requirements for hiring truck drivers
Failing to meet FMCSA driver hiring rules can lead to $10,000+ fines, costly litigation, and higher insurance.
July 2, 2025
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Safety
Samsara introduces wearable for lone workers
Samsara Wearable is a small pager-like device that clips on the driver’s person.
June 30, 2025
Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas demonstrates the company's new connected, wearable safety device.
Workforce
Schneider drivers honored for safety achievements
Among the 220 drivers recognized for their safe-driving achievements, 92 earned the company's Million Mile Award. Also: 3PL HTL Freight acquires TS3 Logistics brokage; Relay Payments expands into truck service payments; trucking company owners guilty of PPP loan fraud.
June 23, 2025
30 Schneider drivers were inducted into the company's Haul of Fame on June 12, honoring those with 3 million safe driving miles or 20 consecutive years of accident-free driving.
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Regulations
Group launches campaign against heavier truck limits
Legislative efforts to increase commercial truck weight limits have popped up in recent history and have traditionally been opposed by trucking stakeholders.
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Business
Multimodal group established to modernize freight movement
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Business
Two rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freight
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Technology
How fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminals
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