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Trucking Industry Needs More Women, Younger Workers, Says Past ATA Chairman Kevin Burch

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The trucking industry will need 100,000 new drivers per year for the next 10 years to address the industrywide driver shortage, according to Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc., and immediate past chairman of American Trucking Associations.

February 22, 2018
Editorial

Editorial: A Turn of Phrase

There鈥檚 no shortage of catchy phrases to describe the sights and sounds of the trucking industry: what鈥檚 鈥渦nder the hood鈥 or 鈥渄own the road鈥 or who鈥檚 鈥渂ehind the wheel,鈥 for example. These themes are also handy for describing issues confronting the industry that cropped up in relation to some recent and upcoming industry events.

February 22, 2018
Business

Industry Experts Champion Active, Friendly Online Presences as Recruiting Tools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 A dutifully-managed online presence functions as an important tool for attracting drivers, according to recruiting experts at freight companies.

February 22, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

ATA鈥檚 Chris Spear Urges Fleets to Plan for Future When Developing Workforce

NASHVILLE, Tenn.鈥 Trucking companies need to 鈥渓ook beyond the hood鈥 when cultivating a workforce, monitoring on the road ahead for issues that will shape their businesses in years to come, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said here.

February 22, 2018
Business

Voice of the Driver 2: Best Practices for Recruiting and Retention

For the past decade and a half, those who predicted the driver shortage have offered their advice on curbing the shortage. While an abundance of information like this exists, it lacks one of the main insights companies can use to overcome the shortage and high turnover 鈥 the voice of truck drivers.

February 1, 2018
Business

Driver Team Bonus Bolsters Covenant's Recruiting Efforts

Carriers have been increasing compensation to entice drivers to join their ranks, and one of them has developed a fresh approach to bonuses.

January 18, 2018
Business

The Voice of Mack the Truck Raves About Trucking

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The son of a Texaco truck driver from Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor John Ratzenberger has always had a strong affinity for the industry. So after he became famous as voluble mailman Cliff Clavin in the 1980s sitcom 鈥淐heers鈥 and voicing Hamm the Piggy Bank in the animated 鈥淭oy Story鈥 movies, it was natural for Ratzenberger to lend his vocal talents to a truck in 鈥淐ars,鈥 another Pixar film.

February 24, 2017
Business

Transport Sector Faces Talent Shortage as Demand for Techs, Engineers Grows

Truck makers and parts suppliers, along with freight carriers and logistics firms, face a shortage of professional and technical talent, transportation industry recruiting specialists said.

January 16, 2012