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I train new truckers. Here's why so many are leaving the industry.
The trucking industry's high turnover is down to low pay, time away from family, and the experience…
Grace Dean
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A high school is teaching teens to drive big rigs during the nationwide trucker shortage
Amid a shortage in truck drivers, one high school is offering an elective class in truck driving to…
Heather Schlitz
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A trucking company is offering signing bonuses of at least $15,000 to attract licensed drivers
All new drivers are eligible for the bonus, while those with a year of experience and a hazmat endo…
Dominick Reuter
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Innovation and connectivity are slowly bringing more women into a career in trucking, driving cultural change in the male-dominated industry
While the truck-driver shortage is at an all-time high, online communities and innovation are getti…
Chris Daniels
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The labor department said a transport company must pay $145,000 in damages and back pay after it disciplined workers who said they were too sick or tired to drive
The company gave two employees disciplinary points, resulting in one being terminated, the DOL said.
Grace Dean
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Angry truck drivers are slamming Trump for saying their protest on devastatingly low rates was a 'sign of love' for him
Trump said he will overhaul a system where a trucking middle man can seemingly get away with fleeci…
Rachel Premack
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The staggering statistics behind America's trucking industry
In fact, a staggering 80% of all cargo in America is transported by the trucking industry, four tim…
Jonathan Garber
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There isn't a shortage of truck drivers they just don't want to drive for mega carriers anymore
Truck drivers are ditching mega carriers in favor of short-haul journeys at smaller carriers or as …
Grace Dean
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11 incredible facts about the $700 billion US trucking industry
The industry employs millions of drivers and generates hundreds of billions of dollars in annual re…
Steven John
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Meet a 25-year-old trucker who says there's 'not a trucker shortage, it's a pay shortage'
Clayton Atkins said trucker is a "last resort" career for young people. He thinks the starting wage…
Juliana Kaplan
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Walmart is getting hurt by the crisis plaguing the trucking industry
The retail giant reported earnings of $1.14 a share, better than the expected $1.12. But those numb…
Jacob Sonenshine
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The trucking industry is growing so fast that truck manufacturers are 'struggling' to keep up with new orders
During those slower years, companies didn't buy new trucks. Now, because the economy as a whole has…
Rachel Premack
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Something unusual is happening to America's trucking industry, and it's bad news for anyone who depends on it
That's even though driver pay has risen, on average, in recent months. Truck drivers earned $23.75 …
Akin Oyedele
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Another 3,500 truck drivers lost their jobs in December - and it's a troubling sign of the recession that's slamming the $800 billion trucking industry
Steve Tam, vice president of ACT Research, said America's $800 billion trucking market has been in …
Rachel Premack
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Uber Freight is expanding to Canada - and it's a brilliant move to gobble up more of the trucking industry
"We see massive international opportunities for Uber Freight, and we're excited to scale globally a…
Rachel Premack
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The Canada trucker protest has become a 'nationwide insurrection', the chair of Ottawa's police board said
The convoy is about more than just truckers. Protestors in Ottawa have let off fireworks, blocked r…
Grace Dean
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Ottawa is canceling police officers' days off as the Freedom Convoy protests continue. Some have worked 2 weeks without a break.
Some Ottawa police officers haven't had a day off in two weeks and are working shifts up to 18 hour…
Grace Dean
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Ford is considering flying car parts to its Canada factory, which closed down due to supply shortages after trucker protests blocked roads: report
Ford shut down its engine factory in Ontario on Wednesday because of supply shortages amid the truc…
Kate Duffy
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A futures market is finally opening for the $726 billion trucking industry
And trucking is about to catch up to energy in one significant way. On March 29, the country's firs…
Rachel Premack
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Retailers are scrambling to find trucks amid the pandemic, generating record-smashing pay for drivers
Insiders say America's $800 billion trucking industry is "ballistic" and "on fire" — partially than…