A US Department of Commerce advisory group is urging federal officials to lead a widespread effort to address the nationwide shortage of truck drivers, which the panel said has “likely…
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The American Transportation Research Institute, which the Canadian Trucking Alliance is a member of, released the results of the Phase 1 Beta Test of its Younger Driver Assessment Tool. This…
ATRI-Developed Assessment Tool Shows Promise for Identifying Safe, Younger Drivers Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has not yet issued a proposal to lower the age for interstate truck drivers, but the agency announced that it’s seeking public comment on…
FMCSA Looks to Expand Young Driver Pilot Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the phase one findings of research investigating the potential for developing a Younger Driver Assessment Tool – one that would identify younger drivers…
ATRI Working on Tool to ID Young, Safe Drivers Read more...
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...
If you think that filling your workforce with Millennials is going to be a challenging, if not problematic task, then perhaps it’s time to look in the mirror, says George…
HR Panel: Trucking Needs a Millennial Strategy Read more...
A project in the U.S. that attempts to show 18-21 year old CDL drivers can be as safe as their older counterparts could also identify traits that make for a…
Can Researchers ID the ‘Perfect’ Trucker? Read more...
The Wall Street Journal recently chronicled the growing shortage of truck drivers and how replacing the aging driver pool with new faces is a challenging mission for carriers . The…
WSJ: Trucking Coming Up Short in Search for Young Drivers Read more...
