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Workforce

Health & wellness
Driver stress: The overlooked problem compromising safety and performance
Stress has serious implications for truck driver wellbeing and road safety – and ultimately, delivery performance.
February 26, 2026
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Recruiting & retention
Driver churn costs fleets $13K, report shows. Is tech helping or hurting?
A new report suggests that technology in the cab is having a greater impact on driver retention with more than half of drivers surveyed saying it influences their decision to remain with a fleet.
February 26, 2026
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March 1, 2026
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Regulations
Labor Department moves to rescind Biden-era independent contractor rule
The proposal aims to rescind a 2024 final rule and return to an "economic reality" analysis similar to the one used in 2021.
February 26, 2026
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Workforce
Leading through change
Stability isn't enough anymore. Adaptability is the No. 1 soft skill to look for when hiring diesel techs and back-office support in today's digital-first industry.
February 20, 2026
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Regulations
ATA's request for under-21 interstate truck drivers open for comment
ATA is requesting that FMCSA allow carriers that participated in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP) program to continue onboarding under-21 truck drivers to haul interstate. Also: Maritime Commission opens investigation into ocean carriers over chassis-choice regs; Ruan names new Safety VP; more.
January 28, 2026
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Workforce
2026 Best Fleets to Drive For announced
Four new fleets cracked the Top 20 for the first time and there was one new Hall of Fame winner.
January 27, 2026
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Technology
Report shows driver behavior is top factor in collisions
Data from the 2026 Motive AI Road Safety Report reinforces trends that indicate driver behavior has a greater impact on road safety than conditions or mileage.
January 15, 2026
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Regulations
The Dignity Act could help fill trucking's labor gap
The Dignity Act of 2025 aims to reform EB-3 visas and provide long-haul carriers with stable, legal foreign labor.
December 30, 2025
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Regulations
ATA petitions FMCSA for exemption to effectively extend under-21 pilot program
In response to ATA's petition, OOIDA urged FMCSA to reject it and instead offered support for another path for under-21 truckers. Also: Railroad associations' HOS exemption provisionally renewed; Volvo donates new VNL to children's museum; Nagle Companies' president recognized by local trucking organization.
December 22, 2025
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Health & wellness
Tips for truckers wanting to get healthier in the New Year
79% of New Year’s goals involve improving health, but just 9% of Americans actually keep their resolutions throughout the year.
December 19, 2025
Essential Tips For Truck Drivers To Lose Weight Live Longer
Workforce
Roehl driver, Army veteran wins new Kenworth T680
Roehl driver Charles Jones Jr. won the 2025 Transition Trucking: Driving to Excellence award. Also: Vermont heating fuel haulers get HOS relief; New Jersey-based Voyager Trucking acquires Vision Transport; railroad emergency-support fleet requests HOS waiver.
December 17, 2025
Roehl Transport driver Charles Jones Jr. was named the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award winner at a ceremony last week, where he received the keys to a brand-new Kenworth T680.
Workforce
How trucking can make a stand against human trafficking
Human trafficking is a massive criminal industry affecting an estimated 50 million people globally. Truck drivers out on the highways are in the perfect position to help look for signs of trafficking and report things that seem out of place to authorities.
December 12, 2025
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Safety
Holiday freight pressures are driving accidents, theft and fraud
Trucking fleets face a $6.6 billion cargo theft crisis this holiday season, with fraud draining 19% of fleet spending and speeding incidents up 12% before Christmas.
December 11, 2025
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Recruiting & retention
Lack of respect is a top reason fleets lose drivers
According to CCJ's latest What Drivers Want survey, lack of respect is among the top reasons for poor driver retention, coming in at No. 2 behind pay.
December 9, 2025
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Workforce
Carriers share insight into driver pay
Nussbaum Transportation, J&R Schugel Trucking and Boyle Transportation leaders shed light on their driver pay processes in response to CCJ's recent What Drivers Want survey that highlighted pay as a top factor in drivers' decisions to change companies.
December 8, 2025
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Telematics
Together for Safer Roads offers five key principles for implementing telematics
TSR's Optimizing Fleets with Telematics guide aims to help fleets understand and deploy telematics effectively.
December 2, 2025
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Regulations
DOT removes 3,000 CDL training providers from registry
The CDL training providers were removed "for failing to equip trainees with the Trump Administration’s standards of readiness," according to DOT. Another 4,500 providers were also placed on notice for potential noncompliance.
December 1, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence
Worker safety among top challenges for physical operations leaders
Rising costs and operational inefficiencies, among other things, are also top concerns for Motive survey respondents.
November 20, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bennett Family of Companies acquires Indiana fleet
Strengthening its Midwest presence, Ace Doran announces the acquisition of NHH Services. The move expands heavy haul capacity and complex cargo solutions
FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs speaks at TCA Truckload 2026.
Regulations
FMCSA boss: 'We're going to bite off more than we can chew'
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Recruiting & retention
Driver churn costs fleets $13K, report shows. Is tech helping or hurting?
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Wednesday introduced the Dalilah Law–legislation that would require states to take specific measures to get illegal alien truck drivers off America’s roads to receive federal Department of Transportation funding.
Regulations
Trump's Dalilah Law introduced into Senate, DOT funding tied to state compliance
President Donald Trump used Tuesday night's State of the Union address to call on Congress to pass a bill that bars any state from granting commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to illegal immigrants.
Regulations
Trump champions more CDL reforms in State of the Union, calls on Congress to pass new law
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