The Department of Transportation assessment of the nation’s supply chain issues calls for new policies and utilizing funded resources to help expand truck parking and improve warehouse capabilities. The DOT also reports the “vulnerabilities in the U.S. freight and logistics supply chain and offers clear-cut actions needed to speed up the movement of goods from ships to shelves.” Read more…
With a shortage of 50,000 truck drivers in the American trucking industry, there are plenty of job openings in the sector for ambitious individuals, including jobs where you don’t even have to drive at all. Not only can you choose to work locally or to explore the land beyond the borders, but you can also choose to enter the industry by becoming a dispatcher or instructor. Other unique positions include: heavy equipment hauling, delivery truck driving, and bus driving. Read more…
Despite seeing them everywhere on the news and social media, truck drivers have been exiting the workforce at an unmanageable pace. An aging workforce, high cost of driver training, and high insurance premiums have all led to a mass exodus of the industry, in turn severely impacting the North American supply chain and economy. Solid messaging needs to be increased, such as how rewarding a truck driving career can be with pay much higher than minimum wage and a guaranteed job until retirement. Read more…
The American Trucking Associations – the largest national trade association for the trucking industry – is set to join the 90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge, an initiative set by the Biden-Harris administration to “launch Registered Apprenticeships as a route toward getting more well-trained drivers on the road in good paying jobs.” The program has also been created to “enhance industry training and safety standards, and support the recruitment and retention of drivers in good trucking jobs.” Read more…
