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Thomas Wasson Thursday, December 2, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: ATRI on driver satisfaction; trailer material shortages; carrier income at record levels

ATRI research on truck driver motivations and satisfaction The American Transportation Research Institute released results on its analysis on what motivates truck drivers to become company drivers or owner-operators/independent contractors (OO/IC). The data came from over 2,000 drivers, two-thirds of whom are OO/IC, and includes additional analysis on compensation models and driver satisfaction. Quick rundown […]

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FreightWaves Staff Saturday, December 21, 2019

Massive mergers, verdicts, Amazon problems, earnings and cheese smugglers — WTT?!? [with video]

First, we hit you with some of the latest headlines. Heniff Transportation and Superior Bulk Logistics are set to merge. Ohio-based GDS Express abruptly ceases operations. Rising wrestling star, Matt Travis, was struck and killed by truck driver, and a jury smacks a California trucking company with $70.5 million “nuclear verdict.” Plus, Amazon has some […]

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