The COVID pandemic has caused widespread unemployment—especially female unemployment. ATS’s John Kearney urges women to consider commercial truck driving, a profession short on workers and long on opportunity A full 25% of recently surveyed U.S. adults said they or someone in their household had been laid off or lost a job due to the coronavirus […]
Collaborative new hands-on training program at Fort Bliss (El Paso, Texas) is the first on-base diesel-commercial vehicle technician career skills program in the history of the U.S. Army Premier Truck Group and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI) are proud to announce the Premier Truck Group Technician Skills Program, a first-of-its-kind diesel-commercial vehicle technician career skills […]
Company-location was designed and built with Landstar’s nearly 10,000 independent owner-operators in mind Newly built on 20 acres of property at Exit 160 off Interstate 85, this new Company-location was designed and built with Landstar’s nearly 10,000 independent owner-operators in mind. The new facility includes classrooms, a conference room and several convenient amenities for owner-operators […]
Industry leaders urges the industry to overcome age barriers to hiring, vet new drivers carefully, and train them in the most effective way possible According to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute, the share of younger truck drivers has been decreasing, leaving the industry more reliant than ever on the 45- to 54-year-old […]
ACT Research say to expect driver pay to start increasing to address the shortage The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with August data, showed a continuing tight trucking market, with volume and rate surges ongoing and driver availability deteriorating. August’s Volume Index rose to 67.9 (SA), and productivity was at 67.8. With capacity […]
Company evolves operating strategy and educational model; hires nationally leader to direct recognized integrated, state-of the-industry training programs As part of its wider growth and diversification strategy, Universal Technical Institute provider of transportation technician training, is evolving and enhancing its instructional and operational model to better serve the country’s need for skilled workers, capitalize on fast-growing interest […]
