White House Unveils Plan to Recruit Truck Drivers
The Biden administration is launching a multifaceted program in partnership with industry that aims to expand recruiting efforts in trucking through various efforts, and elevate the appeal of what one senior administration official described as “well-paying, solid careers.”
As Storms Start, States Struggle to Hire Snowplow Drivers
More U.S. drivers could find themselves stuck on snowy highways or have their travel delayed this winter due to a shortage of snowplow drivers — a reality that could hit home as winter storms start dumping snow from the Intermountain West to the Upper Great Lakes.
Trucking Cares Foundation Tackles Workforce Efforts and More
The Trucking Cares Foundation is exploring ways it can help remedy the extended shortage of truck drivers, technicians and warehouse workers in transportation.
Using Technology to Solve Trucking's Top Industry Issues
Program Aired: December 2, 2021. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released the results of its annual Trucking Top Industry Issues survey including driver shortages and retention, truck parking, detention time and many more. Register for this webinar and learn new ways your fleet can use technology to better address these pressing issues.
December 2, 2021ATA Presses Congress on Workforce Development Amid Supply Chain Woes
Policies aimed at boosting the trucking industry’s workforce would play a major role in addressing supply chain woes around the country, the leader of American Trucking Associations told the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation panel Nov. 17.
Analyzing the Industry's Most Critical Concerns
At the American Trucking Associations' 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released their annual report "Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry." For the fifth year in a row, the driver shortage led the list of top industry concerns.
November 16, 2021Survey Finds 65% of Truck Drivers Not Looking for New Job
The majority of truck drivers are not looking for a new job amid a market in which demand is outweighing supply, according to results of a survey released Nov. 2.
Florida Trucking Jobs in High Demand
Thousands of trucking jobs need to be filled in Florida and trucking companies are offering sign-on bonuses as high as $15,000 to entice applicants with commercial driver licenses.
New Challenges, Familiar Issues Combine to Increase Driver Shortage, Costello Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collection of factors new and old are combining to create conditions that have driven up the trucking industry’s driver shortage to 80,000, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
Trucking Industry Now Short 80,000 Drivers
The trucking industry is now short at least 80,000 drivers, according to ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello, who on Oct. 20 raised the estimate of drivers needed from 61,500 in his annual findings.