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  • XPO Logistics LTL service center in Chicago Heights, Illinois
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    XPO offers furloughs to drivers, dockworkers during holidays

    The move will allow the company’s terminals “to right-size their teams over the holidays,” a spokesperson said.

    By • Nov. 23, 2022
  • A Werner tractor-trailer on a highway alongside passenger traffic.
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    What trucking execs are saying about declining demand

    Some have announced layoffs. Others hope to keep workers they’ve worked hard to recruit and plan to pursue other cost-cutting measures.

    By , • Nov. 18, 2022
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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
  • Transport Dive reporter Colin Campbell rides with driver Guztavo Martinez in a Plus semi-autonomous truck at ATA MCE 2022 in San Diego last month.
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    An inside and on-the-road look at Plus’ semi-autonomous truck

    The vendor gave Transport Dive a ride on Interstate 5 in California to demonstrate its AV technology.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
  • A Hirschbach Motor Lines tractor and trailer next to a facility.
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    CEOs with CDLs: Hirschbach execs tout benefits of firsthand experience

    Company leaders describe how hauling loads helps build rapport with drivers and give insights into how their business can improve.

    By • Nov. 15, 2022
  • FMCSA head Robin Hutcheson talks on stage at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
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    FMCSA head targets sexual assault, other safety issues during Women in Trucking conference

    Robin Hutcheson vowed to address barriers that keep more women from joining the industry.

    By • Nov. 15, 2022
  • A FedEx delivery truck sits parked on June 25, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
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    FedEx Freight enacts furloughs as it faces volume decline

    The LTL said the decision was made due to “current business conditions impacting volumes.”

    By • Nov. 12, 2022
  • Truckers take a break on November 5, 2021 at the Love's Travel Stop in Springville, Utah.
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    A running look at trucking jobs data — in charts

    Trucking industry jobs bounced back slightly in March, growing by at least 3,000 jobs. Dig into the available data using this tracker.

    By Transport Dive • Updated April 10, 2023
  • A C.H. Robinson office near Webster St. in Chicago.
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    CH Robinson confirms layoffs as costs rise

    The company is in the process of informing affected employees, according to a spokesperson.

    By • Updated Nov. 11, 2022
  • Trucks sit parked along Interstate 90 where the highway has been temporarily closed on January 8, 2022 in North Bend, Washington.
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    Sexual harassment goes underreported in trucking: FMCSA survey

    Many women doubt that reporting an incident will lead to consequences, the agency found.

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
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    Flashback: Women trucking leaders fight for change

    Advocates press to improve equality, representation and safety in the industry. 

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
  • Women in Trucking President and CEO Ellen Voie in the driver's seat of a truck.
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    Filling the Driver's Seat

    Women in Trucking founder talks breaking barriers, recruiting female drivers

    Ellen Voie says carriers need to address harassment in the industry if they want to diversify their driver ranks.

    By • Nov. 7, 2022
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    Flashback: Trucking firms encouraged to hire diverse staff as industry evolves

    Advocates highlight ongoing efforts to cater to a broader driver profile.

    By • Nov. 4, 2022
  • Billy Joel played a surprise set — including hits “Piano Man,” “Only the Good Die Young,” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” — at Daimler Truck’s annual customer appreciation event during ATA MCE 2022.
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    Billy Joel, federal regulators and other highlights from ATA MCE 2022

    FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson and ATA President Chris Spear also gave notable remarks during one of the trucking industry's biggest conferences.

    By • Nov. 2, 2022
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    Landstar owner-operator headcount drops by 2.5%

    The decline is expected to continue in Q4, according to a company executive.

    By • Oct. 31, 2022
  • A driver in an Old Dominion Freight Line truck
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    Old Dominion is not filling vacancies as it seeks to lower short-term costs

    Reluctant to lay off drivers it already trained, the company is instead relying on attrition to lower its headcount.

    By • Oct. 28, 2022
  • A headshot of Drew Wilkerson, courtesy of XPO on May 9, 2022.
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    Q&A // XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    Incoming RXO CEO talks brokerage strategy ahead of spinoff

    Drew Wilkerson, who will lead the business following the Nov. 1 split from XPO Logistics, says he is focused on organic growth.

    By • Oct. 27, 2022
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at ATA MCE 2022.
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    ‘Leaving talent on the table’: Buttigieg urges trucking to recruit more women drivers

    The transportation secretary called the gender disparity “mathematical madness” amid a driver shortage.

    By • Oct. 26, 2022
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear speaks at the 2022 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    ATA president touts legal, legislative victories in MCE address

    American Trucking Associations chief Chris Spear highlighted the industry's fights over the vaccine mandate, truck tolling and infrastructure.

    By • Oct. 25, 2022
  • Truck drivers navigate a rain-covered highway on the outskirts of Chicago.
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    Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary, ATA reports

    The industry is short about 78,000 drivers, an improvement from last year’s 80,000-person gap estimate, the group’s chief economist said.

    By • Oct. 25, 2022
  • A truck driver stands behind a semitruck carrying an orange container. Stacks of shipping containers can be seen in the background.
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    Filling the Driver’s Seat: A look back at recruitment efforts

    Here's how the trucking industry is adapting to a leaner labor market.

    By • Oct. 24, 2022
  • A company portrait of Rich Frazer, Yellow driver and training instructor, in front of a Yellow truck.
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    Filling the Driver's Seat

    How Yellow plans to train 1,000 drivers by the end of 2022

    As the carrier expands its private driver academy network, it is relying heavily on safety trainers like Rich Frazer.

    By • Oct. 18, 2022
  • A female driver holds the wheel of a truck wearing high visibility clothing.
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    ‘The customer is not always right’: Staffing firm pays $550K to settle discriminatory hiring lawsuit

    The firm allegedly complied with gender- and race-based staffing requests from clients, which included a trucking company.

    By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 18, 2022
  • An aerial view shows dozens of trucks at a rest top next to a four-lane highway.
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    5 trucking behaviors are strongly linked to future crashes: ATRI

    A truck driver with a prior crash involvement had a 113% increased likelihood of a future crash, according to the report.

    By • Oct. 17, 2022
  • A portrait of Jason Kerr, the new chief accounting officer of XPO Logistics
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    RXO finalizes C-suite ahead of spinoff with accounting hire

    Jason Kerr will serve as chief accounting officer and assist in the pure-play brokerage’s split from XPO Logistics.

    By • Oct. 14, 2022
  • A Ryder employee works on a vehicle.
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    Ryder turns to social media for maintenance tech hiring push

    COVID-19 disrupted retention efforts and one of the carrier's school hiring pipelines.

    By • Oct. 13, 2022