The shortage of professional drivers quickly became the defining issue for the industry during the past year with its far-reaching effects. American Trucking Associations estimates that the industry ...

Wages for professional truck drivers rose significantly in 2021 as demand for drivers amid the ongoing driver shortage increased competition for talent, according to the results of an industry survey ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Truck drivers saw their pay increase in 2021 — some significantly — according to a new study from American Trucking Associations.

Dedra McKinley, representing Republic Services, won the 2021 National Commercial Driver of the Year by the National Waste & Recycling Association. When thinking of waste management collection as a ...

That’s a 30% increase from before the pandemic, when the industry already faced a labor shortage of 61,500 drivers. “That’s a pretty big spike,” Spear added. Many drivers are retiring, dropping out of ...

In April, Walmart made headlines by announcing that it will pay its private fleet truck drivers as much as $110,000 in their first year with the big-box retailer. The median pay for big-rig drivers in ...