Update 2016 – Truck driver Supply and Demand Gap CPCS Final Report. Click Here...
CTA Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage Report. Click Here...
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Aug
Trucking market conditions are calm before next year’s storm, which could bring a major shift in capacity availability
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Aug
A trend analysis of fleet manager surveys indicates that “total cost operation” (TCO) calculations are now front and center concerns for trucking companies
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Jul
Project attempts to show young CDL holders can be as safe as older drivers could also identify traits that make a ‘perfect’ truck driver regardless of age
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Jul
A survey finds that workers expect to retire at age 68 – a full decade later than when current retirees left the work force
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Jul
The under-capacitated trucking industry appears to be getting a chance to catch its breath, but by 2017 there could be an unprecedented shortage of drivers
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Jul
A whitepaper asks shippers to think of a driver’s time as an hourglass – “a perishable commodity which is continually diminishing”
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Jul
A new survey indicates that the worsening roadway conditions may be contributing to the driver shortage, largely as delays affect driver earnings.
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Jun
With trucking facing a growing driver shortage in North America, many companies are looking for ways to help make the industry more attractive to women drivers and potential new recruits.
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Jun
Last year was the “best year for the supply chain industry since the Great Recession” but serious concern over the truck driver shortage persist
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Jun
High turnover rates, increased operating costs, and recruitment obstacles have all contributed to the current shortage of between 35,000 and 40,000 truck drivers in the U.S.
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance, a federation of the provincial trucking associations, representing over 4,500 motor carriers has formed a Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage to try and provide leadership in the daunting task of developing a coherent direction for moving forward on the issue. To learn more about the Canadian Trucking Alliance please visit www.cantruck.ca.
Please contact Marco Beghetto at Marco.Beghetto@cantruck.ca
