As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability enforcement program turns its weighty, federal eye on the wellness of truck drivers, so too is the trucking industry. And there are signs that companies who help their drivers get and stay healthy could gain an advantage in recruiting and retention.
NAPA, Calif. – Freightliner’s Cascadia Evolution and the M2 chassis have pushed Daimler Trucks North America’s market share to 39% year-to-date. Mark Lampert, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, says he expects to finish 2013 calendar with record share levels.
President Obama proposed a tax reform deal that would include a big, one-time investment in infrastructure. In remarks Tuesday at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Obama said he would support lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%, and to 25% for manufacturers.
Chrysler Group LLC is recalling nearly 840,000 vehicles due to a series of safety-related issued, putting new stress on the Detroit maker’s efforts to rebuild its reputation for quality, reliability and durability.
A federal appeals court upheld the Obama administration’s pilot program for long-distance trucking across the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied petitions by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Teamsters union to declare the program illegal.
AAA released its latest Fuel Gauge Report, which said the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.67, as of July 22. This price is 6 cents higher than on July 15 and 20 cents higher than on July 22 last year.
At the beginning of 2013, an estimated 844,000 veterans were unemployed and looking for work, including 252,000 post 9/11 veterans. According to the White House report, “Fast Track to Civilian Employment,†there is somewhere between 240,000 to 360,000 service members who separate from the military each year. A million more are expected over the next […]
More than a third of hiring managers currently have positions that have remained open for 12 weeks or longer, according to new research by the online lob listing service CareerBuilder. Among the hardest to fill are slots for truck drivers.
Employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C., recently released the results of its 2013 Executive Employer Survey. The annual survey, completed by more than 400 in-house counsel, human resources professionals, and C-suite executives, analyzed how employers are being impacted by regulatory changes and current economic conditions during President Barack Obama’s second term.
