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Supply chain pressure, recruiting challenges boosted driver pay last year
Truckload and LTL pay climbed in 2021, as did referral bonus amounts and the value of sign-on bonuses.
August 10, 2022
Workforce
Female employment in transportation on the rise
Women in key transportation decision-making roles are on the rise, part of an overall trend that's seeing more women enter the post-pandemic work force.
August 9, 2022
Health & wellness
Drivers can't rely on truckstops to fuel their bodies like they do their tanks
According to the CDC, the majority of truckstops lack healthy food and exercise options for long-haul drivers, resulting in poor health conditions that can affect fleet safety.
August 9, 2022
Recruiting & retention
Maine driver hopes her trucking competition win inspires young women to join the industry
A 24-year-old driver from Maine is the first woman from her state to compete at a national truck driving competition. She said she hopes her win shows that professional truck driving is a career option for young women.
August 8, 2022
Workforce
Understanding Millennial, Gen Z workers' motivations key to hiring, retention
New research from the American Transportation Research Institute dives into what motivates Millennial and Gen Z truck drivers to join a motor carrier and stay with them long-term.
August 5, 2022
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Regulations
FMCSA Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program for under-21 drivers opens: How to apply
Starting today, carriers can apply for one of a limited number of spots in an FMCSA program designed to let under-21 drivers operate interstate with supervision. Here's how to successfully apply.
July 26, 2022
Workforce
Drug test results uncover troubling trends in transportation
After 5 years of steady declines in several drug categories, positivity rates based on urine drug tests for the federally mandated, safety-sensitive workforce (including truck drivers) increased in 2021.
July 21, 2022
Driver management
Dealing with data overload? The best place to start is safety.
Deploying a driver performance management program and consolidating data across all processes can help carriers narrow the focus to drive better insurance rates, more revenue, better customers, driver retention and more.
July 21, 2022
Workforce
Should you turn driver management over to the pros?
Outsourcing a fleet not only eliminates the headaches associated with finding drivers but also shifts the burden of other driver-related things.
July 17, 2022
Workforce
Two truckers save woman from fiery wreck
Craig Gay and John Goretskiy are two truckers who had never crossed paths prior to saving an Indianapolis woman from a fiery crash on Interstate 74 in the dark of night.
July 14, 2022
Workforce
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July 11, 2022
Workforce
Supply chain unaffected by 'Great Resignation'
Total compensation for supply chain jobs has increased by an average of 12%.
July 7, 2022
CCJ Innovators
FreightWorks shines multimedia light on the people of trucking
FreightWorks, a 100-plus truck hazmat, high-security and temperature-controlled freight hauler based in Rutherfordton, N.C., debuted a podcast last September and is rounding the corner to 100 episodes.
July 1, 2022
Workforce
CPC Logistics recognizes drivers at NASCAR event
CPC Logistics recognized 18 of its Hall of Fame and All-Star Drivers at a recent NASCAR event.
June 27, 2022
Workforce
Tips for recruiting Gen Z truck drivers
On this week's 10-44 webisode, finding different ways to stand out to not only the next generation of truck drivers, but also previous generations.
June 16, 2022
Technology
Samsara introduces new platform features at first user conference
Its newest features focus on transforming the worker experience to help companies not only retain drivers, but also to improve operational efficiencies and, ultimately, save money.
June 16, 2022
Workforce
Trucking industry at a crossroads
As with other highly competitive spaces, like technology and nursing, diversity is the way forward in trucking.
June 15, 2022
Workforce
Carriers should consider self-defense training for women drivers
In the industry's efforts to improve the driver shortage, women are good recruits, but many have safety concerns about being on the road. Providing self-defense training could help carriers improve their chances at landing more women drivers in seats.
June 15, 2022
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Technology
Cybersecurity tips fleets can use against modern-day pirates
The 2022 IBM Security study showed that 4% of all cyberattacks were aimed at the transportation industry, making it the 7th most targeted industry in the past year.
Trip planning
Geofencing technology evolves to offer better insight, improve efficiencies
Workforce
Supply chain pressure, recruiting challenges boosted driver pay last year
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Drivers can't rely on truckstops to fuel their bodies like they do their tanks
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