but it was solid for a period that might seem to call for weaker — and perhaps even declining — payrolls. On a not seasonally adjusted basis, trucking lost nearly 20,000 jobs in January, but it is invariably one of the weakest months for the industry in terms of employment...
trucking industry between $80 billion and $125 billion in overall operating costs. Included in that are the salaries of roughly 3.5 million people working as truck drivers in the U.S., who would be out of a job. Don't worry (yet); all these automated trucks currently have minders in...
Transportation – trucking in particular, but also railroads – is an infamously cyclical industry that suffered through the “transportation recession” from 2015 through much of 2016, when the goods-based sector in the US slowed down, inventories were high, and demand from shippers fell sharply. ...
As you can see, if the trucking industry were to cease operating today, the country would descend into chaos. Thankfully, such a scenario is unlikely because of the 3.6 million dedicated men and women working as truck drivers and the other 4 million individuals who work behind the scenes sup...
What the trucking reform act means. (Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform Act of 1994)Bohman, Ray
Reducing hours spent on the road while increasing pay may be key factors in job recruitment within the trucking industry. Exercise is also an important consideration for prospective truckers, who need to counteract their sedentary lifestyle in order to improve their overall health. Sitting for more...
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And it’s a term and concept that is making inroads into the trucking and logistics arena. Last year, Morgan Stanley’s Airlines and Transportation Analyst, Ravi Shanker, started talking about what ESG could mean for trucking. The industry has been going through rapid changes, he noted, from...
Just 10 percent of cross-border drivers refused the jabs, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), meaning that from 15 January they can no longer cross back into Canada without quarantine. The CTA, along with other major industry organisations, has disavowed the protest. ...
3:49 p.m. Trucking in Alaska is what I picture it was like back in the good ol’ days. Most truckstops and gas stations are small, or at least locally owned chains. Because of the oil industry, truck drivers and the industrial economy just loom larger in the public imagination. That...