The shortage of qualified truck drivers in the U.S. is projected to hit an all-time high of 50,000 by the end of 2017, according to Bob Costello, chief economist of…
Driver Shortage Industry Top Issue; Expected to Swell to 50k Drivers This Year Read more...
After the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is fully implemented at the end of this year, truck utilization could climb to 100%, squeezing capacity and creating demand for as…
FTR: ELD Mandate to Put the Squeeze on Capacity Read more...
The trucking industry is facing a time of significant change and the Canadian Trucking Alliance is in the midst of it all, the Alliance’s newly named president told member carriers…
Laskowski Charts Trucking’s Path Toward Change Read more...
Truckload rates will increase about 4% in the U.S. this year, with capacity pressure brought on by the looming ELD mandate more than compensating for an economic recovery that’s become…
Truck Freight Outlook: ‘Maximum Impact’ in 2018 Read more...
The Ontario Trucking Association is hailing this morning’s announcement from provincial transportation minister Stephen Del Duca that all new drivers wishing to take the tractor-trailer (Class A) road test in…
The shortage of professional truck drivers in the Canadian for-hire trucking industry is escalating more rapidly than industry analysts previously thought, according to a new study prepared for the Canadian…
CTA Study: Truck Driver Shortage Accelerating Read more...
A new report that profiles truck drivers in Atlantic Canada concludes that the professional truck driver shortage will be felt most sharply on the East Coast and, demographically, the capacity…
Report: Driver Shortage, Labour Demographics Concerning for Atlantic Trucking Read more...
The annualized turnover rate at large U.S. truckload carriers rose 13 points to 100% in the third quarter of 2015 – the highest it has been in three years, according…
Large Truckload Driver Turnover Spiked in 2015 Read more...
As a new federal government gets settled in Ottawa, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has offered a plan to support growth in the economy while improving highway safety and reducing…
CTA Offers Feds Strategy To Foster Key Election Promises Read more...
