With tens of thousands of empty truck driver seats in North America – and growing – the industry needs to focus on recruiting a younger pool of workers to fill…
Panel: No Robot Trucks, But Automation Key to Driver Shortage Read more...
Fully autonomous trucks replacing certain segments of drivers is certainly is a possibility, but not for the foreseeable future – and definitely not over the next few years as some…
Fully Autonomous Trucks ‘Decades’ Away: Panel Read more...
In order to address the ongoing truck driver shortage in Atlantic Canada, the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association is launching an awareness and education campaign that will focus on promoting the…
APTA Hires Transport Outreach Liaison Officer to Help Address Labour Shortage Read more...
The vice president of the American Transportation Research Institute spoke about autonomous trucks, HOS, e-commerce and other issues at the recent National Private Truck Council conference. While suggesting that Level…
ATRI: Perception, Legal Hurdles Among Barriers to Autonomous Trucks Read more...
The U.S. trucking industry is approaching record level spot rates, freight demand remains elevated, while the economy continues to grow at a good pace, according to according to FTR, which…
FTR: Trucking Conditions Never Been Better Read more...
While trucking activity is strong in the U.S., there are lingering threats like the acute driver shortage and talk of the U.S. pulling out of NAFTA, says ATA chief economist…
ATA: NAFTA Is Critical to Trucking Read more...
The American Transport Research Institute (ATRI) has compiled the Top 10 issues the trucking industry is currently facing, none of which would come as a shock, according to vice-president Dan…
ATRI Lists Top 10 Issues Facing Trucking Read more...
Mixed fleets with autonomous long-haul trucks and traditional human-driven regional routes could help the trucking industry address the problem of an aging driver workforce, said Uber in a recent company…
Uber: AVs Will Eliminate Driver Shortage, Not the Truck Driver Read more...
CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR) conducted a survey of 50 fleets and found companies are shortening the average length of hauls, and implementing more regional hauls, in order to be…
Survey: Fleets Changing Routes to Attract Drivers Read more...
