27 Oct ATRI Top 10 Report Finds Driver Shortage Top Issue for Fourth Year in a Row For the fourth year in a row, the trucking industry’s persistent driver shortage ranked No. 1 on the annual Top Industry Issues list from the American Transportation Research Institute. Read more...
27 Oct Amazon, FedEx, UPS Boost US Warehouse Jobs Amid Online Boom Warehouse operators across the U.S. are rushing to hire workers amid a boom in online sales, a bright spot for a labor market that faces mounting challenges. Read more...
27 Oct Fleets Make Strides Toward Diversifying Workforce, Panelists Say Identifying diversity and helping it grow throughout the trucking industry was the main focus in an Oct. 26 virtual panel discussion during American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. Read more...
27 Oct Cummins Sees Q3 Profit, Income Decline Cummins Inc. reported lower net income and revenue in the third quarter, mirroring in part the drop in truck production. Read more...
27 Oct Ford Doubles Down on Testing Autonomous Cars in Miami-Dade After landing in Miami-Dade in 2018 with a fleet of self-driving cars, Ford announced Oct. 26 that it plans to broaden its presence in the area as it explores the frontiers of autonomous vehicles. Read more...
27 Oct Florida Program Encourages Truckers to Fight Human Trafficking Florida officials recently launched the Highway Heroes campaign, which aims to involve truck drivers in the fight to end human trafficking. Read more...
27 Oct September Factory Orders Up 1.9% Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a stronger-than-expected 1.9% in September with a key category that tracks business investment showing a solid gain as well. Read more...
27 Oct Lytx Technology Allows Driver Monitoring Without Recording Video Video telematics company Lytx has introduced a new series of services ranging from improved driver monitoring to optional in-cab video recordings. Read more...
27 Oct Hurricane Warning for New Orleans as Zeta Swirls Over Mexico Storm-weary Louisiana is once again under a hurricane warning, with Zeta leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans the night of Oct. 28. Read more...
27 Oct Stimulus Hope on Hold Until After Election as Senate Leaves U.S. senators departed the Capitol for a pre-election break Oct. 26, making the logistics for passing a fiscal stimulus package by Nov. 3 practically impossible, leaving the economy more vulnerable to damage from a resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Read more...