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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Marietta, Ga., unveiled its annual Top Industry Issues report, which includes the list of the Top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry.
Idelic, Pittsburgh, Pa., closed on an $8 million Series A financing round led by Origin Ventures, Chicago, with participation from TDF Ventures, Chevy Chase, Md.; Birchmere Ventures, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Bain Capital Ventures, Palo Alto, Calif.; and SaaS Venture Capital, Bethesda, Md.
ATRI’s analysis found that across the 4-year period, detention frequency and length increased, with negative impacts on driver productivity, regulatory compliance and compensation.
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released the results of a new analysis on the safety and productivity impacts of truck driver detention at customer facilities.
Stay Metrics, South Bend, Ind., announced an update to its Stay Days Table for the 1st half of 2019. The update includes data for drivers hired each month from January 2018 through May 2019 from its carrier clients.
Brady Trucking implemented onboarding surveys from Stay Metrics to check in with drivers at key points after their hire dates to see what their expectations of the company are, and later on, if those expectations are being met.
While there might be smaller, temporary fixes for aiding the food and beverage industry, the ultimate solution is to go back to the source—driver shortage.
The TransForce Group now houses comprehensive internet resources available for recruiting truck drivers in today's digital, interactive and information-driven markets.
The TransForce Group, Alexandria, Va., acquired American Driver Network (ADN), Northport, Ala., adding to the group's recruiting and employment solutions.
Stay Metrics, South Bend, Ind., partnered with Liquid Trucking Cos., Plattsmouth, Neb., to discover how industry-leading carriers are outperforming their peers in driver retention.
Respondents who opted to write-in their own answer by selecting “Other” noted issues such as damages to products in transit, temperature-control shipping, optimized inventory management and lead time reduction.
Over 44% of respondents ranked driver shortage and capacity crunch as the biggest challenge for supply chains in 2019, according to a survey conducted by Kuebix, Maynard, Mass.