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Eleanor Lamb

Staff Reporter

@eleanorannlamb

Eleanor Lamb started working as a staff reporter for Transport Topics in July 2017. She covers a variety of issues, including state and local government affairs, infrastructure funding and trucking research. Her work has taken her all over the country. Two favorite destinations are Kansas City, Mo., and Boulder City, Nev. She regularly appears on Transport Topics Radio.


Business

Listening to Drivers Is Important Retention Tool, Expert Says

FRISCO, Texas — Gathering feedback from drivers is an important part of keeping them, according to Jane Jazrawy, co-founder and CEO of CarriersEdge.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Business, Logistics

Communication Key for Warehousing Operations, Experts at WIT Conference Say

FRISCO, Texas — Communication among drivers, transportation companies and warehouses can smooth the logistics efforts of delivering freight, according to industry experts.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

WIT Conference Experts Debate Solutions to Turnover, Driver Shortage

FRISCO, Texas — Reliable pay and a variety of hauling options can help retain drivers and attract new ones amid a thinning workforce, according to two industry experts.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Business

Panelists Recommend Honesty and Openness for Women When Starting Career

FRISCO, Texas — Gumption and honesty are important traits when starting a career, according to panelists representing various sections of the transportation industry.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 13, 2018
Government, Business

FMCSA’s Cathy Gautreaux Values Partnerships, Industry Perspectives

FRISCO, Texas — Cathy Gautreaux, deputy administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, emphasized the value of partnership and industry input in an address to members of the trucking industry Nov. 13.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 13, 2018
Business

Managers Emphasize Knowledge and Confidence for Women in Trucking Industry

FRISCO, Texas — Learning the basics of an industry and demonstrating professionalism are instrumental to excelling in a male-dominated field such as trucking, according to two managers from DISA Global Solutions.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 13, 2018
Business, Logistics

AGT Global’s Angela Eliacostas Wins Influential Woman In Trucking Award

FRISCO, Texas— Angela Eliacostas, founder and CEO of AGT Global Logistics, has won Women In Trucking Association’s Influential Woman in Trucking award.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 13, 2018
Business

Women Drivers Scarce Despite Data Supporting Their Qualifications

FRISCO, Texas — Despite having a lower turnover rate than their male counterparts and exhibiting safer driving habits, women still make up just a small portion — 7% — of the truck-driving workforce.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 12, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Indiana DOT Announces $100 Million for Local Roads

The Indiana Department of Transportation is dividing $100 million across 283 cities, towns and counties for local road projects.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 9, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel

Voters Decide Fate of Transportation Funding Measures on State Ballots

Voters demonstrated a reluctance to approve new funding measures but a commitment to securing existing funds for transportation purposes during the Nov. 6 election.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 8, 2018