In the busy oil fields south of San Antonio, some big rig trucks sit empty.
August 31, 2018driver shortage
Business, Safety, TCA
Trucks parked near Pecos, Texas. Thousands of drivers are needed in the Texas oil fields. The driver shortage is pinching the production boom there. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg News)
Truck Driver Shortage Constrains Booming Texas Oil Fields
Trucks parked near Pecos, Texas. Thousands of drivers are needed in the Texas oil fields. The driver shortage is pinching the production boom there. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg News)
Business, Fuel, Logistics
Sara Moulton via AP
Trucker Shortage Forces Some Restaurants to Buy Local
Sara Moulton via AP
A labor crunch in the trucking industry is making it more expensive to deliver everything from apples to zucchini. And restaurants of all kinds are turning to local ingredients to avoid surging shipping costs.
August 28, 2018
Editorial
Editorial: Keeping the Equipment Moving
July orders for new trailers shattered a record that had stood for 24 years. On top of that, sales of Class 8 vehicles during the month topped 20,000, the second-highest total of the year. So while it’s clear there’s going to be a lot of new equipment on the road next year, let’s hope we can find enough drivers to keep all of it moving.
August 16, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Highway traffic on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Senate Bill Would Let Young Truckers Operate in Interstate Commerce
Highway traffic on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
A new bill that would open interstate trucking opportunities to drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 was introduced in the U.S. Senate Aug. 16.
August 16, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
Earnings jumped 55% at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (TT file photo)
Why the Trucking Shortage Is Costing You
Earnings jumped 55% at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (TT file photo)
A shortage of truck drivers that has been simmering in the United States for years has reached a full boil, causing anxiety from small factories to the Federal Reserve.
August 1, 2018
Business, TCA
Holland
Michigan Trucking Company Expands Apprenticeship Program
Holland
HOLLAND, Mich. — Facing a shortage of truck drivers, one west Michigan transportation company has taken matters into its own hands.
July 30, 2018
Business
Sam Hodgson/ Bloomberg
Fed Beige Book Cites Trucking Woes as Drivers Prove Hard to Find
Sam Hodgson/ Bloomberg
American businesses want to keep trucking along, but they’re running into a persistent roadblock: a driver shortage amid high demand for freight services.
July 24, 2018
Business, Logistics
Getty Images
Fed Beige Book Cites Trucking Woes as Drivers Prove Hard to Find
Getty Images
American businesses want to keep trucking along, but they’re running into a persistent roadblock: a driver shortage amid high demand for freight services.
July 19, 2018
Business, TCA
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Pensacola State College to Open Commercial Trucking School
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Florida’s Pensacola State College is starting a commercial truck driver training program for the fall and Santa Rosa County is going to help.
July 16, 2018
Government, Business
MoDOT/Flickr
Soaring Cost of Trucking Threatens to Stoke US Inflation
MoDOT/Flickr
The tightest trucking market in years is testing the limits of an otherwise well-conditioned U.S. economic expansion. It also is tinder for accelerating inflation should the capacity constraints spark moves by companies to pass on those higher delivery costs.
July 11, 2018Pages
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