Tagged: TruckDrivers

Truck on Road Turn

Demographics Hurting Trucking

Trucks hauled more than 70 percent of freight tonnage in the U.S. last year, generating $676 billion in revenues, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). But the industry is grappling with a growing problem…

Black Smoke Matter - Washington DC

Trucker Group Calls For Strike

A group calling itself Black Smoke Matters is trying to organize a shutdown of truckers on April 12 to protest a variety of conditions affecting drivers, including hours of service and training levels. The group…

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

Carriers See Jump In Driver Turnover

The annualized driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers jumped four percentage points in the second quarter to 98 percent, according to American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Trucking Activity Report. “So far this year, the turnover…

Ozark Motor Lines Inc

Ozark Motor Lines Hikes Pay for Drivers

Memphis, Tenn.-based Ozark Motor Lines Inc., a family-owned ground transportation services company, recently increased its pay for long-haul and regional truck drivers as well as driving teams.
“It’s always great to be able to raise…

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