Virtual reality has emerged as a training mainstay for high-risk professions. In trucking, says ATS’s John Kearney, simulation is attracting much-needed new candidates to the profession and turning out better prepared, safer drivers. Recent research from Brandon Hall Group shows that the use of virtual reality (VR) as a training modality is growing rapidly in […]
Nine Point Jump Sets Churn Rate at Large Fleets at Highest Mark Since 2018 The annualized turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers rose in the third quarter, according to American Trucking Associations’ Quarterly Employment Report. The turnover rate at large truckload fleets – those with more than $30 million in annual revenue – jumped […]
Offers trucking companies ability to assess and certify drivers through an independent, 90-minute driving exam National Interstate Insurance Company (National Interstate) trucking policyholders, through National Interstate’s safety services affiliate, Safety, Claims & Litigation Services, LLC (SCLS), now have access to a unique service through 160 Driving Academy, a nationwide provider of commercial driver education, training […]
Applying the law to long-trucking could be both unhelpful to truck drivers and dangerous to the U.S. economy On September 18, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Assembly Bill 5. The new law, which takes effect January 1, limits companies’ ability to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.1 On November 12, the […]
Company promotes learning with more modern equipment to better prepare new drivers for their jobs With the professional truck driver shortage continuing to exceed critical numbers, Schneider (NYSE: SNDR) is leading the effort to curtail the scarcity by donating 10 gently used, late model trucks to select CDL driver training programs at community or technical […]
As one of Stertil-Koni’s longest standing distributors, ATA now fields a service team consisting of 15 highly trained technicians In the highly competitive world of heavy duty vehicle lifting, Stertil-Koni distributor, Alan Tye & Associates (ATA), has expanded its investment in ongoing training for its growing team of technical service people to further differentiate it from the […]
