Long-Distance for Lads
By Reagan PayneIn an industry with growing demand and a shrinking labor force, executives everywhere are figuring ways around the gap. An age-old avenue is seeing new traffic: adults under drinking age. This population is…
driver shortage
Driver Shortage Again Industry’s Top Concern
By Al MuskewitzYou can’t have a trucking industry without truck drivers and for the fourth year in a row the driver shortage is the top concern overall – by a large margin – among the…
Driver shortage, HOS remain top industry issues
Two new issues land on ATRI list: Driver compensation, detentionBy Al Muskewitz SAN DIEGO – The driver shortage and hours-of-service rules – the two hottest-button topics in the trucking industry for years – pulled down the…
Youth movement
Knoxville-based TLD Logistics making concerted effort to recruit millennials for its workforce By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-Chief You could say Pete Hance entered the trucking industry by happy accident, and now he’s embraced it as…
ATA Releases Driver Shortage Analysis
Study shows a slight improvement in 2019 driver shortage projections but not necessarily “for the right reasons” By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-Chief Bob Costello has a warning that goes beyond putting drivers in the seat. Costello, the chief…
Workforce Development Addresses Shortage of Truck Drivers in ALABAMA
Alabama moves in the RIGHT direction! Recently, Governor Ivey signed a bill that would allow individuals to move into the Trucking industry starting at the age of 19. Many have reservations about this…