MINNESOTA LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR TRUCKING JOBS

The Minnesota Trucking Association has launched “a coordinated, ongoing social media campaign to encourage young people and their parents, mid-career changers, womens, and under-represented populations to consider a career in the Minnesota trucking industry.” The impetus for the campaign was the fact that finding drivers and technicians had become a huge challenge for the state.  Read more…

TRUCK OWNER-OPERATORS HAPPY WITH CAREER CHOICE

Despite critical, common challenges, trucking professionals are increasingly happy with their choice of career according to a new Truckstop commissioned survey of 500 U.S.-based owner-operator truck drivers. The report goes on to say that “close to two-thirds (65%) of owner-operators surveyed are currently extremely satisfied with their job and more than half (57%) say they are much more satisfied now compared to in 2021.”  Read more…

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