The Coca-Cola company has pledged to donate “$1 million to the Technical Colleges System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Commercial Truck Driving Program to support what its executives call critical training and job opportunities for Georgians.” The company goes on to say that “businesses and consumers rely on Georgia’s trucking industry, which is facing a driver shortage that has been particularly heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic,” and this donation will hopefully help address the issue. Read more…
Truckers from Wyoming through parts of Nebraska are grappling with a springtime blizzard that’s unleashing havoc on the roadways as it moves east. Officials are saying that “conditions are changing rapidly and advise anyone traveling along Interstate 80 to find a safe, alternate route around the storm or park.” Even after the storm subsides, drivers should drive slowly and watch out for slick spots. Read more…
The site of the Bainbridge Naval Training Center in Port Deposit “is being reactivated as the Bainbridge Logistics Center with warehouses planned on more than 400 acres of the 1100-acre site with the potential to create as many as 2,000 jobs.” The project had to clear many hurdles first, including asbestos contamination and other remedial requirements. Read more…
According to the latest Bloomberg Truckstop.com survey, “carriers are optimistic about growth in volume and rate this year, despite rising fuel and equipment costs that are squeezing profitability.” The survey shows that many owner-operators remain bullish about demand, as “about 72% of respondents expect load growth over the next six months vs 71% in $Q and 1Q a year ago. Read more…
With the current trucker shortage probably doubling by 2030 according to the ATA, it has become imperative that the issue is addressed immediately. There are many factors contributing to the continued shortage, amongst them are: “high average age of truckers and an increasing number of retirements,” “the inability of some candidates to pass a drug test,” “and a federal law prohibiting truckers younger than 21 years old from crossing state lines.” Read more…
Construction on the redevelopment of former Connecticut airfield Rentschler Field could begin as soon as this fall, a project that will not only bring hundreds of construction jobs for more than a year, but “ultimately up to 2,000 permanent jobs at a massive logistics center and accompanying high-tech research and development buildings.” The planning and zoning commission “unanimously approved National Development’s plan to create two mega-warehouses of more than 1 million square feet each on the former airfield.” Read more…
A bipartisan bill in the House, introduced by Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich, hopes to “repeal the motor carrier overtime exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act, allowing truck drivers to be compensated for all the hours they work.” Currently drivers who spend many hours a day just waiting to pick up or deliver cargo aren’t paid for those hours; this bill is hoping to address that issue and, in turn, keep more drivers in the workforce. Read more...
Construction on the redevelopment of former Connecticut airfield Rentschler Field could begin as soon as this fall, a project that will not only bring hundreds of construction jobs for more than a year, but “ultimately up to 2,000 permanent jobs at a massive logistics center and accompanying high-tech research and development buildings.” The planning and zoning commission “unanimously approved National Development’s plan to create two mega-warehouses of more than 1 million square feet each on the former airfield.” Read more…
WeMake is partnering with Bettaway Supply Chain Services “to launch a structured hiring, training and skills development program providing long-term jobs and career opportunities for adults on the autism spectrum.” NJ-based WeMake, a not-for-profit skills development and workforce management organization for the autistic adult community, has created “a model program and support resources to enable companies to establish and sustain meaningful workplace opportunities designed to help autistic adults succeed on their own in compatible work environments.” Read more…
A truck driver and passenger are hospitalized after their tractor trailer broke through a metal fence on the Fulton Street bridge in Atlanta. Traffic had to be “shut down while crews worked to remove the broken fence and the ramps from Interstate 20 to the southbound lanes of the connector.” The driver is currently in serious condition as investigators are trying to piece together the incident. Read more…
