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New law offers benefits and grants for truckers
The bipartisan legislation, introduced on Tuesday, aims to address a number of problems in the trucking industry. It’s about driver retention, as well as providing more truck parking space, reducing working hours for livestock carriers, and an emergency policy. U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (RS.D.) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced what they both call «a major […]
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Walmart expands CDL program for private fleet
This week, the company that runs the world’s largest wholesale and retail chain, Walmart, announced an expansion of its private fleet and a pilot 12-week CDL program. In an announcement on 18th Jan., Walmart stated the expanding of the Associate-to-Driver program, launched last year in Dover, Delaware, and Sacramento, California. 56 people have already successfully […]
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FMCSA creates a support page for entry-level truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added a page to its website for those who want to join trucking. On December 22, the FMCSA updated the website of the registry of places providing driving knowledge. The new webpage consists of guidelines that drivers can take when choosing a driving service provider from among those listed […]
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Iowa announces new CDL opportunities for truck drivers
To provide residents with more opportunities to obtain CDL, Iowa Gov. Kem Reynolds announced a new plan for newbie truckers in her state. “Truck drivers play such a critical role in meeting our supply chain demands – if you got it, a truck driver brought it,” Reynolds said. – “Like the rest of the nation, […]
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Positive changes are coming in the truck driving life
According to a report by supply chain executives, the number of available vehicles continues to grow rapidly, while their prices are swiftly declining. For example, in November, the amount of available transport exceeded the historical maximum by 2%. At the same time, the average cost of owning and operating a car in 2022 is up […]
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FMCSA changes CDL requirements for truck drivers
The FMCSA is waiving certain rules for applicants who hold CLP and wish to take the CDL skills check. Previously, a state was required to conduct a CDL skills check only for those out-of-state applicants who had received driver preparation in that state. Temporary waiver overrides this rule. The waiver also removes the requirement that […]
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One of main problems in trucking industry fell off
Back in the spring, there was an opinion about the insufficient occupation of professional drivers in the trucking industry. However, data for October showed the opposite trend. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the trucking sector created 13200 offers for truckers in October, up 7100 from September. With the revision of September data […]
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Drivers lack in trucking industry remains high
Although the number of drivers needed by the U.S. transportation industry in 2022 is down slightly from last year, carriers still need more employees. The information was presented on Tuesday by American Trucking Association chief economist Bob Costello at the association’s annual management conference and exhibition in San Diego. «We estimate that there are about […]
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5 Factors When Choosing Training Center for CDL
Training school for truckers can open the door to promising opportunities. At the same time, even if you successfully pass the CDL, but choose an unsuccessful educational institution, you can be left without further employment. Below we list 5 factors to consider when choosing a training center for a trucking job. 1. Review social networks […]
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Ukrainian became trucker in the US to help relatives in his motherland
Igor Boyko is Ukrainian with a complex fate and remarkable perseverance. Thanks to the desire to do what he loves, he was able to emigrate to the United States and is now actively helping those who remained in difficult conditions in Ukraine. A few years ago, one of Igor’s three sons was lucky enough to […]
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