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Business, Technology, Safety

Georgia, Wyoming Schools to Train More Truck Drivers

Groundbreaking at Columbus Technical College for a CDL training facility

Seeking to get more truck drivers on the road, colleges in Georgia and Wyoming are expanding their commercial driver license programs.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2023
Government, Business

Canadian Trucking Initiative Targets Refugees

Getty image of a truck flying the Canadian flag

Canada is trying to get more truck drivers on the road by matching refugees in a new career pathway program that also includes women.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 4, 2023
Business, Logistics

Truck Makers Recruit Their Own Employees to Combat Driver Shortage

A vehicle transporter leaves a Stellantis NV factory

Stellantis NV and Renault SA are turning to their own ranks to tackle a shortage of truck drivers that’s leaving thousands of vehicles stranded away from dealerships and customers.

Albertina Torsoli | Bloomberg News
March 3, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, TCA

Cleveland Matchmaking App for Trucking Raises $4.4 Million

Trucks rest in a shipping bay

A Cleveland-based startup has a solution to the trucker shortage: matchmaking. Software company Drive My Way lets drivers create profiles where they describe what they’re looking for in a working relationship.

Sean McDonnell | cleveland.com
October 28, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Driver Shortage Decreases Slightly to 78,000, ATA Says

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello

SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations revealed Oct. 25 that it estimates the shortfall of professional drivers has decreased slightly to 78,000 for this year.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2022
Business

How to Tackle Customer Service & Inside Sales Staffing Woes 

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Good labor is hard to find, and it’s only getting harder. Recent research sponsored by DDC FPO determined how labor, skill, and work ethic shortages – particularly in customer service and inside sales roles – impact carriers and third-party logistics providers.

August 1, 2022
Business, Safety, Logistics

Industry Faces Obstacles in Bid to Mitigate Driver Shortage

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Accelerated retirements, an aging workforce, a decadeslong declining birthrate and low unemployment rate continue to cause challenges for the trucking industry as it seeks to overcome the 80,000-plus driver shortage.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2022
Government, Business

House Lawmakers Introduce Trucking Workforce Bill

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Legislation aimed at incentivizing individuals to join the trucking workforce was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 5, 2022
Government, Business

Labor Department Partners With ATA on Apprenticeship Program

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has partnered with American Trucking Associations for an apprenticeship program that could play a significant role in easing the industry’s driver shortage, and presents motor carriers with an opportunity to directly work with and train new entrants to boost their driving ranks.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 1, 2022
Government, Business

Workforce Boards Offer Funds for Driver Training

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A pair of Oregon trucking executives are on a mission to encourage motor carriers to follow their lead and join obscure local entities called workforce boards, which over the years have quietly distributed millions of dollars to train an array of skilled and unskilled workers, including truck drivers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 24, 2022

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