Fourth-Quarter Truck Driver Turnover Makes Surprise Drop

April 11th, 2012 @ // No Comments

(More) ARLINGTON, Va., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets unexpectedly dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88%, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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Australian Trucking Corporation Condemned After Firing a Female Driver for Making Emergency Pit Stop at a McDonald’s

March 12th, 2012 @ // No Comments

(More)Male co-workers demand she be reinstated immediately; Toll Group’s termination of union-supportive worker reeks of retaliation, discrimination and illegal surveillance LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – An $ 8.8 billion Australian transportation… PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad

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Driver Turnover On The Rise

October 4th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)Originally posted by The City Wire – see original article here. A combination of lifestyle, competition for “quality drivers” and small increases in freight demand are conspiring to increase the turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Associations’ latest Trucking Activity Report, the turnover rate rose to 79% in the second quarter, [...]

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Wal-Mart Transportation’s Rickey Oliver is 2011 National Driver of the Year

September 27th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rickey Oliver, a Brookhaven, Miss.-based professional truck driver for Wal-Mart Transportation, has been named the American Trucking Associations 2011 National Truck Driver of the Year.  The announcement came this weekend at… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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Gordon Trucking Implements Hair Testing With Goal of Reducing New Driver Accidents

September 20th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)PACIFIC, Wash., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Gordon Trucking, one of the nation’s most reliable truckload carriers, has begun drug screening all applicants via hair samples with the goal of reducing new driver accidents within the first crucial months of employment.  Gordon joins a… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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Truck Driver Benefits for Owner Operators

August 15th, 2010 @ // No Comments

(More)Truck Driver Benefits for Owner Operators Truck driving as a profession is on the rise and many have benefited and continue to benefit from the vocation. Truck driving jobs not only offer security, but also help you climb the ladder of success easily. Almost 70% goods move via trucks throughout the US. Many businessmen depend [...]

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