Community colleges around the country will use grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand and improve their CDL programs.
Distractions in Washington will not deter OOIDA’s Todd Spencer from keeping the focus on his members, he said at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet and Owner-Operator Summit.
Lawmakers are told that criminals are registering as fake trucking companies with FMCSA.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, wants to address truck driver retention, broker fraud and parking.
There’s no perpetual, industry-wide truck driver shortage. The market quickly corrects any shortage of labor.
Bipartisan legislation would provide new funding for truck drivers and truck parking while exempting ag haulers from hours-of-service rules.
The idea that America has a truck driver shortage isn’t going away so easily, and it’s shaping major policy.
3-year program allows 18-20-year-olds to drive interstate under supervision
The trucking industry is operating in prehistoric times. For over 20 years digital technologies have disrupted nearly every industry we interact with on a day-to-day basis – from carpooling to […]
Regulators are moving ahead with an apprenticeship program for under-21 drivers despite attempts by trucking and safety groups to modify it.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides commentary/analysis on the trucking industry’s “driver shortage.”
The Biden administration is taking a series of actions aimed at bolstering the truck driver workforce that includes assessing compensation.
Eight California Republicans are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or eliminate regulations and declare a state of emergency to address the supply chain crisis.
Federal regulators have vastly improved the ability to keep unsafe drivers off the road but the trucking industry is scrambling to make up the shortfall.
Military truck drivers and $1,000-per-chassis tax credit incentives are part of a slate of recommendations for the commerce secretary to consider to help unclog U.S. ports.
Lawmakers hear testimony on how smaller shippers are disproportionately hurt by supply chain disruptions.
President Biden has ordered companies of 100 or more employees to require workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly.
Walmart’s new white label delivery service could have far-reaching implications for the last mile.
Werner claims it will face a “significant burden” if regulators do not provide more flexibility in how truck driver licenses are issued.
A Commerce Department advisory group recommends that the department coordinate an interagency approach to addressing the driver shortage.
Statistics on Driver Shortages
To discuss the challenges that 2021 brings to the ongoing driver shortage problem and innovative solutions that carriers of all sizes are adopting to solve it, FreightWaves is partnering with TransForce Group to present an hour-long webinar on Tuesday, June 1 at 2pm ET. Featured speakers will include Andrea Hanley, VP of Education and Training at TransForce Group, Giovanni Colosi, VP of Driver Careers at TransForce Group, and Rick Petersen, CEO & Co-Founder at Hulx Transport.
Early signs about the end of tight capacity begin to surface.
4D imaging radar will help the trucking industry deploy Level 4 autonomous vehicles and preserve the long-haul trucking industry as a major economic engine for the U.S.
Former FMCSA administrator previously acknowledged getting participants could be difficult.
Driving experience — not age — had a greater impact on safety, according to study.
“More work to do” as FMCSA closes in on 900,000 total registrants.
Chris Henry writes about the true costs of “unseated” trucks and what carriers can do to keep their number of unseated trucks as close to zero as possible.
New report highlights the industry’s efforts to recruit and retain drivers as it warns that vacancies will swell above 25,000 in Canada.
Learn about nine different types of truck driving jobs that are available.
6-year program includes addressing shortage of truck drivers.
Legislation would require FMCSA to step up efforts supporting women
Werner, UPS Freight among initial companies participating in pilot.
There isn’t a driver shortage. In fact, there is a glut of capacity on the road, and not enough freight to haul.
Report asserts industry needs to hire 1.1 million new drivers over the next decade.
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.
Ray Martinez concedes finding enough drivers aged 18-20 with military experience could be difficult.
Trucker union sides with most of proposal’s early comments.
Study finds lagging response to demand surges makes managing driver recruitment and retention more difficult.
FreightWaves adds truck driver employment level estimates.
A driver incentive program, which not only prompts drivers to make smarter and safer driving decisions, but also promotes driver happiness, is one way to increase driver retention.
