So far this year, air travel has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with more than 2.1 million people passing through airport checkpoints daily, as many as during the same period in 2019, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) data. According to the TSA, airport traffic has already broken pandemic records on several days this May. This doesn’t … Continued
In any industry where burnout is high, turnover will increase, and transportation fleets will continue to compete to staff up their operations enough to fulfill demand. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median pay for big-rig truck drivers in 2021 was $48,310, or about $23 an hour. Many of them work 60-70 hours … Continued
The trucker shortage continues to be a major problem for the logistics industry. In the United States, the current shortfall stands at over 80,000, which means that there are some 80,000 jobs to fill. And the situation will only continue to get worse unless trucking companies change their recruiting tactics. Check out our webinar with … Continued
Trucking is a big business in the United States. In 2020, there were over 1.7 million truck drivers employed in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number is only expected to grow in the coming years as the demand for goods shipped by truck continues to increase. With interest in trucking … Continued