Driver issues

ATRI’s 2024 “Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry” report saw truck parking dominate driver concerns, while motor carriers worry more about the economy.

“I understand that there are times the phone can’t be answered or there are other priorities pulling dispatchers away, but try to keep communication open,” Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels said.

Evan Shelley, the co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, joins Taking The Hire Road to share how his company is solving the lack of truck driver parking with an app.

This week in Borderlands: Mexico’s truckers plan nationwide strike, blockades; $142B announced for Texas transportation infrastructure; Fresh Del Monte moving to Port Freeport; and border airport adds commercial cargo operations.

Canadian truck drivers say companies are withholding millions in unpaid wages, but recouping money proves difficult.

Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle stresses the importance of continual training because no one knows everything — no matter how long you’ve been in the industry.

Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle explains why it’s important to bring your driver and dispatcher together more often.

Retention efforts across the industry tend to focus primarily on pay. While pay is certainly an important factor in retaining quality drivers, simply issuing raises is not the answer to the driver turnover issue that plagues the industry.

Trucker Path listens to what drivers need and hands them the tools to mitigate some of the most common struggles they face everywhere they go.

Recent flatbed trucking deaths apparently caused by improperly secured loads shifting during hard braking highlights the need for proper training and safety measures.

Driving a big rig isn’t a vacation, nor is it as flexible as one would expect — there’s a job to do.

Recruiting drivers is tough. Keeping them is tougher. That’s why we’re excited to announce the top trends in driver wants and needs from anonymous driver feedback from 2021 in order […]

New provisions approved by New York Mayor Eric Adams this week will transform working conditions for food delivery workers.

MIT’s David Correll and aifleet’s Marc El Khoury join Thomas Wasson on this episode of Loaded and Rolling to talk about the much-touted driver shortage.

Carrier relationships and networks are the keys to success in 2022, Port of Oakland looking for business, and retailers are into buying logistics companies.

The American Transportation Research Institute’s Rebecca Brewster shares what the industry ranked as its top issues this year.

Difficulties finding trailers is starting to rival the effects of the driver shortage at the nation’s largest fleets.

Truck drivers who started in their 50s and 60s share how they got into the industry, along with their experiences on the road.

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress expects a hot freight market to carry through the end of the year but cautions consumer headwinds are mounting.

Carrier Perspective: State of the Industry

Arkansas-based carrier’s trucking segment posted revenue of $113M and brokerage division posted revenue of $81M in Q3.

How to Hire the Best Drivers

North Carolina-based carrier’s third pay raise in a year comes amid unprecedented freight volumes and demand for drivers.

More trucking heads weigh in on rate expectations for 2022. Following a sizable rate bump this year, it appears that rates could move considerably higher again next year.

Keeping a handle on the driver experience is a priority at TreeHouse Foods.

Experts weigh in on how choosing the right legal services firm can help drivers and fleets keep operating efficiently.

Asset-light trucking and logistics provider Forward Air’s new pay plan incentivizes operators to haul into the country’s more challenging markets.

With the pay boost, the company’s more experienced drivers will bring in 63 cents per mile.

Adam Miller, CFO of Knight-Swift Transportation and president of Swift Transportation, joins George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves, during Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME to talk capacity, drivers, rates and more.

Commentary from trucking executives at an investor conference suggests the capacity crunch may last well into next year.

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Ellen Voie, president and CEO of Women in Trucking, on ways to recruit more women into the trucking industry.

Dooner hops in the virtual cab with trucker and Hell Bent Xpress owner Jamie Hagen

FATj and FreightWaves team up to visualize the driver shortage and what can be done to fix it.

Trucking’s ever-changing demographics make the thoughts and opinions of minority drivers increasingly an invaluable asset.

Truckers Christmas Group Organization (TCGO) is extending its application deadline to Dec. 7 to spread holiday cheer to deserving truck drivers.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says, “Communication between a driver and their fleet manager or safety department should be an open line for expressing what you want from them, but also what should they expect from you?”

Dallas-based Stevens Transport announced a new pay package Monday to reward drivers for their hard work and dedication.

Landstar System announces the opening of a new driver center for its independent owner-operators in Carnesville, Georgia. The 8,000-square-foot facility provides classrooms, a business center, laundry, showers and break rooms.

FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom chats surface transportation outlook with Ryder’s head of transportation management at The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit.

Investigators are still searching for a motive in the slaying of truck driver Zachary Sanchez on Sept. 10 in Lyon County, Nevada.

Truck drivers still gripe about long detention times, equipment and adapting to new technology. But they speak positively about communication from their companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Company launches an online training platform called MyTruckerLife to help provide relationship resources for professional truck drivers and their families.

Speeding is the focus of CVSA’s annual week-long Operation Safe Driver inspection blitz, which starts Sunday, July 12.

COVID-19 delayed CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck blitz in May.

Drivers with expired licenses given relief until September 30

Bill provides added protection at truck stops, according to its main sponsor.

Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill

Dairy Max, Convoy team up to deliver fresh milk to food banks in Texas with plans to expand in other states

Apart from exonerating drivers from wrongful accusations in road accidents, dash cams can also help the fleet management reward top drivers and improve driver behavior.

In these unprecedented times of COVID-19, new governmental regulations and economic uncertainty, FreightWaves’ Driver Appreciation Award highlights leaders in the supply chain who value and respect drivers.

Cancer advocate reminds truckers that May is Melanoma Awareness Month

Drury Hotels is offering hotel rooms for $59 for truck drivers, including two meals, at its 150 locations during the coronavirus outbreak.

As the number of coronavirus patients continued to skyrocket throughout March, so did drivers’ concerns over their motor carriers’ sanitary practices and drivers’ need for personal protective equipment and hazard pay as they risked exposure to the virus while delivering essential supplies across the country.

Although April is no longer officially Distracted Driving Awareness Month, drivers of all kinds should focus on preventing this deadly issue

As the number of coronavirus patients continued to skyrocket throughout March, so did drivers’ concerns over their motor carriers’ sanitary practices and drivers’ need for personal protective equipment and hazard pay as they risked exposure to the virus while delivering essential supplies across the country.

A new FreightWaves survey highlights how truck drivers are being treated by shippers and receivers, as well as truck stops and rest areas amid coronavirus pandemic

The integration is expected to enhance KeepTruckin’s driver workflow, enabling drivers and dispatchers to communicate directly through the company’s mobile app.

Carriers and medical clinics struggle to develop protocols for drivers who have COVID-19

As trucks try to resupply stores across the U.S. and Canada, an issue of drivers’ health insurance when in a different country has arisen. Read this article to learn more.

Carrier asserts current CDL requirement “creates a strain” on its operations.

FMCSA confirms more than 650,000 registrants in last seven weeks.

Nothing fires up the trucking community like a strong opinion on the driver shortage. From its inception, FreightWaves waded into the conversation, balancing perspectives from both ends of the continuum. […]

Since being diagnosed with melanoma in 2017, Ingrid Brown, an independent owner-operator with more than 4 million miles under her belt, has been sharing her skin cancer journey.

A Texas jury recently awarded nearly $7.4 million to a man who was seriously injured when a truck driver hauling an oversized load veered off route and struck a bridge, sending metal debris into his vehicle.

‘No regrets’ as truck driver leaves California, citing hostile business climate

Sources confirm shutdowns and delays on system’s opening day.

Database of test results seen as rate booster while unseated trucks pose risk to operations.

Some of the drivers were told they could return as independent contractors if they purchased their own trucks.

Drivers looking for work or changing jobs should register before Jan. 6.

Delay to provide more time to develop proper IT platform.

Sign up required to access database when it’s fully implemented on January 6.

Last-mile freight delivery might involve drivers to act as assemblers, helping set up products like furniture and home appliances. These driver-assemblers have specific skill sets that could never be fully automated.

Sandeep Kar has written a thought-provoking article about changes in trucks and how those changes affect truck drivers. He also writes about what the future may hold for truck drivers in the coming years.

The driver of a tractor-trailer died during a deadly accident on July 3 after his truck was cut off by another vehicle and fell off the Houston Ship Channel bridge, […]

Ease of doing business ranked high with drivers serving over 40 facilities.

Big things are happening right now in the world of freight. You might be wondering how you can position yourself to keep your fleets running, where you can find available […]

Drivers – not brokers – facing penalties of $5,000-$10,000 for violating new e-manifest filing requirements at the border.

Trucks and truckers are baking in the extreme Australian summer heat, which is nudging the 122 F (50 C) in certain parts of the country for days at a time. (Photo: Shutterstock).

The advent of modern communications technology such as, obviously, the mobile phone, has created a new, yet poorly understood and under-researched, form of driver distraction. Australian road authorities are calling for research and are updating their road rules.

Fatigue is a big driver-safety issue. SmartCap is wearable technology that helps drivers to monitor and manage their fatigue levels.

The bill, called the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to report to Congress on its progress creating and issuing guidelines for hair testing.

Driver iQ’s third quarter recruitment and retention survey found that driver turnover costs the truckload industry over $10.6 billion per year, and over one-third of fleets surveyed expect turnover to increase or remain the same.

America is taking a week to celebrate its truckers: it’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Thank you, drivers, for all that you do to keep our country moving despite all the obstacles in your way.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …Among other things, women are known to take fewer risks on the road and also drive more carefully compared to men, thereby reducing the number of accidents caused due to negligence.

The trucking industry isn’t at the point of no return yet, but it is at risk. Many of those jobs are heading into the increasingly efficient warehouses.

The new Trucker Path whitepaper finds that 70% of truckers have had to violate HOS, and 96% have parked in areas not designated for trucks. 48% spend an hour or more to find safe truck parking, driving time that does not translate into fleet revenues.