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6 Tips for Passing A CDL Test

Tips for Passing A CDL Test Because there has been such a shortage of drivers the past 10 years, transporters are beginning to offer higher pay and better benefits. The effort appears to be...

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Older Truck Drivers Drawing Scrutiny

America’s trucking industry is facing a severe driver shortage. One estimate says about 48,000 drivers are needed to move 70 percent of the nation’s goods. Companies are aggressively recruiting retirees. Drivers more than 65...

A Stevens Transport driver and retired 28-year U.S. Army veteran Gregg Softy won the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s award

Veteran wins Kenworth truck

A Stevens Transport driver and retired 28-year U.S. Army veteran Gregg Softy won the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “Hiring Our Heroes 2017 Transition Trucking Driving for Excellence’’ award. That means Gregg Softy is now...

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DOT Wants Easier CDL Path

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced two proposals that would take steps toward responding to a national shortage of qualified truck and bus drivers. These proposed processes would...

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Canada next to require ELDs

On the day the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate went into effect, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau gathered with trucking industry leaders bearing a gift, in the form of a law that would...

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