Labor: Page 11

  • Flatbed driver Marcus Yarborough smiles while holding his 1-year-old granddaughter, Kyari, in a picture with his red truck.
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    Filling the Driver's Seat

    Arkansas-based trucking school partners with HBCU to recruit diverse drivers

    WorldLink Truck Driving Academy and Arkansas Baptist College's Adult Education Program are helping students enter the industry.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
  • UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at a rally in a Chicago union hall.
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    United Auto Workers strike at Mack Trucks

    Nearly 4,000 workers walked out of workplaces after the union rejected a tentative agreement by 73%.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
  • Estes Express Lines President and COO Webb Estes provides an update on the cyberattack against the LTL carrier.
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    Retrieved from Estes Express Lines on Facebook on October 09, 2023
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    Estes cyberattack affected carrier’s phones, other communications

    The LTL carrier is moving freight and remains "open for business," President and COO Webb Estes said in a video message.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
  • A Freightliner truck front and word art adorn walls at Trimac's headquarters.
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    Trimac debuts smaller Calgary headquarters for hybrid workforce

    License plate, logo and truck front walls adorn the 15,000-square-foot office space, designed by architectural firm Kasian.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
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    Trucking CEOs saw drastic compensation shifts in 2022

    A Trucking Dive analysis shows broad discrepancies in executive pay last year, with some leaders’ earnings rising greatly while others’ dropped.

    By • Oct. 6, 2023
  • A female driver holds the wheel of a truck wearing high visibility clothing.
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    ATRI to research challenges faced by women drivers

    The American Transportation Research Institute wants to identify strategies to reduce and dismantle industry barriers faced by women.

    By • Oct. 4, 2023
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    FST Logistics acquires Hyway Trucking

    The purchase is a first for the Ohio-based 3PL services provider, which will double its fleet size.

    By • Oct. 3, 2023
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    Truck driver discrimination case among EEOC waste management suits

    Several GFL locations in Georgia allegedly refused to hire women drivers, and a Waste Pro facility in Florida was accused of not properly responding to racist incidents.

    By Megan Quinn • Oct. 3, 2023
  • President Joe Biden gives remarks on his Trucking Action Plan on the South Lawn of the White House in front of a pair of trucks.
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    FMCSA will award $44M to improve CDL processes

    The money is intended to expedite issuance and renewals as well as ensure states electronically share disqualification information.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Dexterity AI's robot, DexR, loads boxes inside a trailer.
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    FedEx testing AI-powered, trailer-loading robots

    The collaboration with Dexterity AI aims to help the delivery giant more efficiently load the wide variety of shipments it handles.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
  • A Ryder truck on I-95 in Virginia.
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    Ryder workers at GM facility vote against joining United Auto Workers

    A unionization effort failed to gather majority support of a Missouri facility’s 25 workers amid strikes at automakers.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    68 mph max? FMCSA floats, then rescinds long-awaited truck speed limit

    The regulator plans to submit a new speed limiter proposal in December.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
  • A collage shows a notebook with the words "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission" next to a judge's gavel.
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    EEOC: Trucking companies allowed harassment of mechanics over sexuality

    After the mechanics reported the incident, the shop manager allegedly threatened to fire anyone who complained to HR, EEOC said.

    By Ginger Christ • Sept. 26, 2023
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks during a news conference in October 2022.
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    California governor vetoes bill proposing driverless truck restrictions

    Legislators overwhelmingly supported the bill earlier this year. But overriding a governor’s veto is rare in California.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
  • An Uber Freight-branded trailer is hooked to a Waabi autonomous truck.
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    Waabi, Uber Freight launch Dallas-to-Houston AV trucking pilot route

    The two companies plan to deploy billions of autonomous miles in the next decade.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
  • A UPS worker makes a delivery in Miami, Florida, in June 2023.
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    Coyote Logistics promotes CFO to CEO

    Sandeep Pisipati takes the reins from Jonathan Sisler, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities, according to the company.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
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    Wisconsin brokerage scoops up Yellow Logistics leaders

    Valley Companies hired a pair of Yellow brokerage veterans to expand its expedited and project management offerings. 

    By • Sept. 20, 2023
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    Third parties can be liable for employment discrimination, California court rules

    The state supreme court's unanimous decision also has implications for employers who utilize outside providers to assist with the hiring process.

    By Lyle Moran • Sept. 20, 2023
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    Sponsored by FinFit

    The real impact of financial stress on truckers

    Here’s a look at three challenges that trucker financial stress creates for the industry.

    Sept. 18, 2023
  • ATA President and CEO Chris Spear testifies before Congress on autonomous trucks.
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    Congress holds AV truck hearing during Driver Appreciation Week

    ATA CEO Chris Spear told lawmakers "displacement is a myth" and the technology will help address a driver shortage.

    By • Sept. 14, 2023
  • A Werner trailer is hauled on an interestate.
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    Werner found guilty of discriminating against driver applicant

    The carrier expressed disappointment this week with the jury’s decision and is considering an appeal.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Some Ryder drivers vote to join union amid nationwide uptick

    “Earning a voice on the job was their number one goal,” Teamsters representative Scott Chismar told Trucking Dive.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023
  • Yellow posted four signs announcing operations had ceased at the gate of its Hayward, California terminal.
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    Q&A

    Horse-trading likely in Yellow terminal auction: bankruptcy expert

    "It can be a very value-maximizing process," said George Singer, partner at Holland & Hart.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
  • An exterior shot of the U.S. Department of Labor's headquarters.
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    DOL proposes $55K overtime rule threshold, automatic 3-year updates

    An estimated 3.6 million U.S. workers would become eligible for overtime pay under the proposed rule, the agency said Wednesday.

    By Ryan Golden • Sept. 1, 2023
  • Two trucks pass each other at night on a rain-covered highway near Chicago.
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    ATRI asks trucking industry to rank top concerns of 2023

    Fuel prices edged out the driver shortage as the chief issue in last year's results of the American Transportation Research Institute's annual survey.

    By • Sept. 1, 2023