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Business
New online driver-carrier matching service
The Hickory, N.C.-based Blue Bloodhound company has introduced a new online, mobile-optimized platform to help connect carriers and drivers. Blue Bloodhound has begun offering its service in areas around Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Ind.; and Louisville, Ky. Drivers and motor carriers throughout the U.S. also have access to and are encouraged to sign up with the service and [âŚ]
November 23, 2015
Overdrive Extra
Where driving jobs have arisen since 1978
Whatever the extent of any âdriver shortage,â you wouldnât think there is one by checking a National Public Radio report by Quoctrung Bui that traces the most common jobs in every state since 1978. The data not only highlights trends about trucking jobs, but also reveals aspects of the broader economy over almost four decades. In [âŚ]
November 6, 2015
Business
For-hire trucking industry employment grew by 400 jobs in October
Octoberâs small rise comes after a loss of several 3,200 jobs in September. The latter figure, however, was downwardly revised from the October-released preliminary figures.
November 6, 2015
Business
2,400 trucking jobs added in January; December sees big revision
The for-hire trucking industry added 2,400 jobs in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the government. Decemberâs gains were also upwardly revised by several thousand.
February 6, 2015
Business
Roads not taken: Diesel technician demand on the rise
Youâve heard of the âdriver shortage,â right? The world of diesel technicians is experiencing a similar dynamic as equipment evolves, many techs retire and fewer people enter the vocation.
January 12, 2015
Business
Trucking employment continues to grow as economy adds jobs
The for-hire trucking industry added 3,000 jobs in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Laborâs monthly employment report. The U.S. economy as a whole added 321,000 non-farm jobs in the month.
December 5, 2014
Business
Can an employer fire or refuse to hire me on account of a sleep apnea diagnosis?
Following the 2008 amendment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must make reasonable accommodations for drivers with sleep apnea, says Truckers for a Cause cofounder and driver Bob Stanton.
September 8, 2014
Business
Trucking employment jumps again in June, U.S. job growth healthy
The for-hire trucking industry added 3,300 jobs in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the monthly employment report released by the government. The U.S. economy as a whole in May added 288,000 non-farm jobs, pushing the countryâs unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent â its lowest since Sept. 2008.
July 3, 2014
Business
May employment report: Trucking gains 1,500 jobs, U.S. hiring surges
The for-hire trucking industry added 1,500 jobs in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the monthly employment report released June 6 by the Dept. of Labor. The U.S. economy as a whole added 217,000 jobs in the month.
June 6, 2014
Voices
POLL: Whatâs the longest youâve stayed with one carrier?
If youâve ever leased to or driven for another carrier, how long was your longest consecutive tenure with one. Tell us in this poll.
March 25, 2014
Business
Employment report: For-hire trucking gains 3,200 jobs in January
The trucking industry added 3,200 jobs in January, according to preliminary numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following up a month of low job growth in December, when the for-hire industry added just 100 jobs.
February 7, 2014
Business
Navistar confirms âworkforce reductionsâ
Navistar is cutting jobs, but declines further comment until an event next week, said spokesperson Elissa Maurer. The Chicago Tribune reported on Aug. 9 that the company was planning âa few hundred layoffs.â Another 140 contract jobs are reported to be terminated as well. The Chicago-area Daily Herald published a similar story.  âWe have been in the process [âŚ]
August 30, 2013
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