Before Clarissa Rankin goes out on a job, a few things need to be in order. First up, a morning meditation. (“Dealing in transportation, you have to be calm to be a great driver,” she says.) Then, she heads to the yard to hitch up Sparkle, her 2019 Fre…
WJCL sat down with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to see how the White House’s proposed American Jobs infrastructure plan could affect Savannah.
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© Tony Davis/CBC Some trucking companies on the Island say they are having a hard time finding long-haul drivers.
Concerns are being raised by some members of P.E.I.’s trucking industry about what the future might hold as a driver shortage lingers acr…
The Ontario government is investing $600,000 in a skills training project in the Waterloo region to prepare 30 women and individuals from underrepresented groups for careers in the trucking industry.
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“Last week, I put 73 hours in. You’re not getting home through the week,” Craig Hoodless says of his job behind the wheel of a truck.
© Craig Hoodless You can’t be a trucker unless you enjoy it, says Craig Hoodless
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In March, there were 84 loads that need to be shipped for every available truck, up from 22 loads for every truck in March 2020, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.”Demand for the entire flat-bed market, of which steel is a huge piece, …
Amazon is becoming a major magnet for logistics talent.
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RALEIGH, N.C., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The shortage in the number of truck drivers is expected to deepen in the U.S. by the year 2026 that would subsequently also influence the rates, says Beroe Inc.
There are approximately about 63,000 truc…