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Panel: Paying drivers by hour would be ‘suicide,’ driver pay raise looming

Fleets should be reluctant to abandon paying drivers by the mile, according to a panel of fleet managers, but driver pay is looming.

October 24, 2013

CRST Expedited spending $10 million on upping driver pay

CRST Expedited has announced it will be increasing its pay for all drivers with a $10 million investment intended to retain existing drivers and attract new ones, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company said.

October 3, 2013

Data analysis use to predict …. driver happiness?

FleetRisk Advisors’ predictive analysis engine — think of it as the Moneyball approach to carrier risk management — can help carriers reduce turnover, the company says; we’ve got some ideas on that score, too. . .

July 6, 2013

Click through this image for a lengthy FleetRisk infographic touting aggregate customer results from use of predictive analysis.

The problem solver: Jim Vant of Crow Wing Transport

The story of Vant’s fleet’s success, built on a strategy of good driver treatment: “I’ve never had a truck make me a dime — it’s the person sitting in the seat.”

June 6, 2013

Crow Wing Transport Peterbilt

Driver pay, ‘Obamacare,’ industry outlook broken down at CCJ Symposium

A look at some of the highlights from the 2013 CCJ Spring Symposium.

May 24, 2013

health – payment

Spot market rates jump in March

The end of winter brought with it a much needed end to another cold spell: Per mile spot market rates for van, reefer and flatbed loads.

April 4, 2013

Rates continued tumble in February

Spot market rates in February continued a now three-month-long downward slide in February, save for a one-penny increase in flatbed rates.

March 5, 2013

Driver shortage: An economist and a recruiter ’round the bar

Owner-operator Jeff Clark, blogging as part of Freightliner’s new Team Run Smart initiative, breaks down the driver shortage issue in a crafty way: “An economist and a driver recruiter walk into a bar” and…

March 2, 2013

Jeff Clark and four other owner-operators are blogging via Freightliner’s new initiative to highlight owner-operator business issues and their new equipment. Find them all here.

Rates continued downward slide in January

For the second straight month, spot market rates dipped somewhat significantly in all three segments, according to the January report from load board Internet Truckstop.

February 5, 2013

SoCal port drivers become first in decades to reach bargaining agreement

Toll Group drivers serving Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have become the first truckers to reach a collective bargaining agreement in decades.

January 17, 2013

Rates tumble in December after November spike

Coming on the heels of a big November — more than likely driven by holiday retail shopping – rates for all three segments dropped in December.

January 3, 2013

Interstate Distributor ups pay speed

Interstate Distributor Co. is accelerating driver pay.

August 30, 2012

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