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Recruiting & retention: Page 17
ATA panel: A carrier has 90-day window for drivers to take it, leave it
With experienced truck drivers harder and harder to come by, carriers increasingly are turning to driving schools and beefing up their own finishing programs. But, as a panel of fleet executives concluded, top-of-line training and eye-popping recruiting budgets go to waste if trucking companies don’t take a little extra time to make sure drivers, experienced or not, are able to adjust and get comfortable with their new home.
October 28, 2013
Good drivers leaving in droves; new HOS hurting safety, carriers say
Recent changes in the hours-of-service rule have delivered yet another regulatory blow to the trucking industry’s overall operating efficiency and its ability to retain qualified drivers, a panel of fleet executives concluded this week. And, most critically, the changes could have a negative impact on truck safety.
October 24, 2013
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Hourly pay for drivers is ‘financial suicide’ for TL carriers, exec says
Mileage-based pay cannot be abandoned, a panel of fleet executives agreed Tuesday, but the system must be adjusted to compensate truck drivers for the time they spend and the work they do when the wheels aren’t turning.
October 23, 2013
Business
Volvo renews commitment to America’s Road Team
Volvo Trucks will remain the sole sponsor in 2014 of the America’s Road Team, the premier trucking industry safety outreach program. Gӧran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing, announced Volvo’s ongoing support today at the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. “It’s an honor to be […]
October 21, 2013
Business
ATA economy panel: Low GDP growth, higher costs will pressure carrier margins
More of the same from the economy, with a real chance for rate traction just over the next hill: that’s the message delivered – yet again – by a panel of experts during this year’s crystal ball session at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition. Until the delicately balanced supply-and-demand scale tilts trucking’s way, the bottom line for carriers is to continue to guard the bottom line.
October 21, 2013
Business
Freightliner execs personally deliver 25,000th Schneider truck
Few things say “thank you” like a big truck. Make it a big orange truck loaded with the latest technologies and driver features, and you’ve got reason to celebrate. Such was the case in Green Bay, Wis., today when representatives from Freightliner Trucks, a division of Daimler Trucks North America, paid a visit to customer […]
October 16, 2013
Business
Transport America specs Freightliner In-Cab Training system for new fleet trucks
Transport Corporation of America, Inc. (Transport America), one of the largest for-hire carriers in North America, recently ordered the Freightliner In-Cab (FIT) System for a portion of its fleet. Developed by Freightliner Trucks in collaboration with Rolling Strong™, the FIT System is the first-ever OEM designed and integrated in-cab exercise and flexibility system. The FIT […]
October 14, 2013
Business
How data, dispatch software can push automated dispatch, driver rewards
Part 3 of the “Turning Data into Action” series breaks down how dispatch software systems can help implement instant rewards for drivers and automated dispatch
July 29, 2013
Business
Truck drivers near top of ‘Hardest-to-Fill’ jobs for employers
It’s not just your fleet that’s having trouble hiring drivers, says a recent report from CareerBuilder, who ranked truck driver as the third “Hardest-to-Fill Position” in the country.
July 22, 2013
Business
Driver turnover increases in first quarter of 2013
Driver turnover is pushing the 100 percent ceiling once again, according to the American Trucking Associations, as large truckload fleets in the first quarter of 2013 experienced a driver turnover rate of 97 percent, said ATA in a report this week.
July 11, 2013
Business
Technology brings business intelligence to the cab
Drivers now have at their disposal the same real-time information fleet managers see, allowing them to see their performance and make adjustments accordingly.
June 28, 2013
Business
Driver shortage garnering national attention
CNN Money is the latest national news outlet to cover the looming driver shortage and the impact of changing hours-of-service rules.
June 14, 2013
Business
Carriers favoring sign-on bonuses, performance-based driver pay
Nearly half of carriers are offering sign-on bonuses, compared to only 12 percent two years ago, consultant Gordon Klemp told trucking fleet executives today during the 2013 CCJ Spring Symposium in Birmingham, Ala.
May 22, 2013
Business
TMW survey: fleets rank diversification, driver retention as top priorities
Truckload carriers rate service diversification and driver retention as their top priorities to stay profitable, according to TMW Systems’ first annual Transportation & Logistics Study – North America For-Hire Truckload Carrier Benchmarking Survey. Truckload carriers that are diversifying their businesses are adding new higher-margin services, including brokerage, logistics, LTL to TL consolidation, dedicated services and […]
May 8, 2013
Business
FTR Shippers Conditions Index reflects tightening capacity
FTR Associates on Thursday, Oct. 11, said its Shippers Conditions Index for August fell to a reading of -6.8, reflecting a slowly tightening capacity environment for carriers and shippers. Shipping costs, along with the ability to find capacity, will begin to grow worse in 2013 as economic conditions improve just as new federal regulations affecting […]
October 11, 2012
Business
C.R. England offers Texas Regional service
C.R. England announced it now offers Texas Regional service, which will add about 75 new driving jobs and provide a network designed to meet the demands of larger volumes that move into and out of Mexico and throughout the Texas area. “We are pleased to provide this new Regionalized service offering,” says Brandon Harrison, president […]
October 11, 2012
Business
Old Dominion celebrates Indianapolis service center expansion
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, completed the expansion of its Indianapolis Service Center with a daylong celebration that included a rolling museum highlighting the company’s 78-year history. Old Dominion said its Indianapolis Service Center is one of the largest in the company’s network and serves as the regional hub for the […]
October 11, 2012
Business
NationaLease announces 2012 Leadership Circle Award Winners
NationaLease’s 2012 recipients of its Leadership Circle Awards recently were presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the full-service truck leasing network held in September in Baltimore. This year, 36 members were cited for their commitment to NationaLease Member Standards and received awards from Dean Vicha, NationaLease president. The criteria under which the companies were […]
October 11, 2012
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