Fleet drivers have issues with their carrier’s staff, the company’s approach to equipment and maintenance, technology in their cabs and feel that they have little control over their work, according to WorkHound, the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based provider of a smartphone-based system that allows truck drivers to anonymously discuss concerns they have with their employers.
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Opinion: Don’t Forget, Drivers Are Trucking’s Most Important Asset
For the first time in more than a decade, the driver shortage tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of critical issues facing the trucking industry — and we should be ashamed.
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Top Driver Complaints: Rude Staff, Pay, Intrusive In-Cab Technology, Analysts Say
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Opinion: Recruiting, Retaining Drivers: It’s Not Them, It’s You
If you have a driver turnover problem and can’t keep drivers, especially new ones, and can’t attract new, qualified drivers, regardless of what you try or the money you throw at the problem, what you’re doing is not working. But why?
November 13, 2017
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Longhaul Driver Pay Jumps 1.6% in Third Quarter
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Longhaul truck driver pay rose in the third quarter as the truckload market tightened over the summer, setting the stage for a lift in salaries in 2018, according to the National Transportation Institute.
November 9, 2017
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Opinion: Taking Time for Truck Driver Appreciation
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Let’s go back in time. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed on their Corps of Discovery Expedition on May 14, 1804, from near St. Louis. They first saw the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 7, 1805.
September 8, 2017
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ATA Announces Driver Appreciation Video Contest
American Trucking Associations will sponsor for the third year a video contest for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 11-17.
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