The Next Generation in Trucking Foundation “is a grassroots nonprofit trade association with the focus of raising awareness about trucking careers, as well as partnering with and creating high school trucking programs.” The company hopes to offer a top-notch education that results in “gainful employment,” improving the lives of many young job seekers, and offering them a sense of independence they might not have had otherwise. Read more…
Category Archives: Trucking
EXOSKELETONS WILL MAKE LOGISTIC JOBS SAFER
Ottobock Bionic Exoskeletons, a leading manufacturer of exoskeletons, hopes to shape the future of logistics work by “making workplaces healthier, safer, more productive, and more attractive.” The exoskeletons “augment the human body and reduce strain during manual load-handling tasks, which reduces work-related injuries while increasing well-being and productivity.” Read more…
NEW UPS DISTRIBUTION CENTER TO CREATE TRUCK DRIVER JOBS
A new UPS distribution center in southeastern North Carolina will bring over 60 new truck driver jobs to the area. UPS Inc. “plans to invest over $12.3 million in the small town of Holly Ridge to build a distribution center in Camp Davis Industrial Park to support a higher volume of package deliveries throughout eastern North Carolina.” The Vice President of UPS North Carolina, Mark Smith, went on to note that “the investment in Holly Ridge and surrounding communities allows us to meet current volume demands while positioning us for the future.” Read more…
3RD BIGGEST DECLINE IN TRUCK TRANSPORTATION JOB IN LAST DECADE
Outside of the immediate decline when the COVID-19 pandemic began, February’s drop in truck transportation jobs is the largest since 2013. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that “the truck transportation sector saw a decline of 8,500 jobs in February, coming in at 1,599,900 on a seasonally adjusted basis.” Outside of April 2020, at the start of the pandemic, “the only bigger one-month decline was 9,000 jobs in March 2013.” Read more…
THE BENEFITS OF LONG-HAUL TRUCK DRIVING
While long-haul trucker Tracey Price has a “healthy fear” of the 80,000-pound truck she lives and sleeps in, she still believes that truck driving is the best way she can provide for her kid. Tracey goes on to say: “I like being my own boss. I tell myself when to get up, and I tell myself the route I’m taking. My favorite part about the job is everything I get to see.” Read more…
TRUCKERS WEIGH IN ON COMFORT & SAFETY
Many issues were addressed in a recent survey of truck drivers, amongst them being comfort, safety and autonomous trucks. Being glued to their driver’s seat for most of their waking hours on the road, “having that seat be as comfortable as possible is a big deal.” Truckers have also been found to “appreciate the safety of having a forward-facing camera but don’t appreciate one aimed at them.” In terms of self-driving vehicles, most drivers “don’t believe autonomous trucks will be the saviors of the industry some people see them as.” Read more…
CARRIERS RESPONSIVE TO TRUCKERS’ NEEDS ACCORDING TO SURVEY
In a survey of nearly 1,000 drivers, driver mobility provider Trucker Path asked: “How frequently would you like to return home from the road?” According to the results, “63% of the drivers who preferred to return home every night were allowed to do so” and “about 89% of drivers who wanted to return home several times a month had their request granted.” These results paint a rosy picture of job carriers, as they seem to be responding to their drivers’ preferences. Read more…
NEW LEGISLATION A BOON FOR THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
As part of new bipartisan legislation aiming to retain and recruit drivers, truck drivers would be eligible for up to $10,000 in tax credits, along with many other incentives such as truck parking funding and an hours-of-service exemption for livestock haulers. Lawmakers in Washington called the bill a “sweeping overhaul of the interstate trucking supply system.” Read more…
TRUCKING CARRIERS USING APPRENTICESHIPS TO FIND DIVERSE CANDIDATES
Trucking carriers are using apprenticeships as an opportunity to “bring diverse candidates, including veterans, into a driving career.” While many industries have used apprenticeships to train and recruit workers for years, carriers such as Fastport will be keeping and paying participants for more than the standard one to two months, while also including a “dedicated mentor.” Read more…
MODEST GAINS IN 2022 FOR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
According to seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Department of Labor, the trucking industry gained around 2,100 workers in the past year. The truck transportation sector’s final year-end report showed that “there were 1,601,500 workers in the industry, up from 1,599,400 in November and 1,598,00 in October.” The DOL report goes on to say that “in 2022, average job growth in transportation and warehousing – plus 17,000 jobs – was about half the average job growth in 2021 at plus 36,000 jobs.” Read more…