160 Driving Academy, a truck driving school in Lenexa, is trying to “bridge the gap between people who want higher paying jobs and a national need for more truck drivers.” The program is hoping to achieve its goal of having 150 graduates a year, with the 2 year old program already seeing 100 graduates come through so far. 160 Driving Academy also hopes to entice people who may not be interested in the traditional college experience. Read more…
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…
Post COVID-19 outbreak, the United States has stopped all of its logistical operations, which has in turn significantly impacted the global sector as a whole. Many experts now claim that the “American government has become more accommodating to telework and online help as a result of this outbreak. During the forecast period, these factors are anticipated to fuel the market even more.” Read more…
Jones Logistics, a national specialized transportation and logistics company, has acquired the company Nationwide Express. Based in Tennessee, “Nationwide provides dedicated trucking services, warehouse, 3PL logistic services, recycling transportation, and waste management solutions. Its geographic footprint includes operations in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.” Read more…
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…
David Clark, Amazon’s former warehouse czar, is set to lay off 20% of the workforce of his logistics startup Flexport. The company’s co-CEO’s said in a note to employees that while “Flexport is in a good financial position… reductions in shipping volume from its customers and a more efficient operating structure leaves it ‘overstaffed in a variety of roles across the company.’” Read more…
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…
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…
David Clark, Amazon’s former warehouse czar, is set to lay off 20% of the workforce of his logistics startup Flexport. The company’s co-CEO’s said in a note to employees that while “Flexport is in a good financial position… reductions in shipping volume from its customers and a more efficient operating structure leaves it ‘overstaffed in a variety of roles across the company.’” Read more…
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…
