Arkansas Technicians Garner Big Wins at National Competition
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- Created: 09.29.2022
Arkansas Technicians Garner Big Wins at National Competition
Jesse Elmore, a heavy-duty truck technician for Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas, and Sean “Kade” Bring, a trailer technician for Tyson Foods, represented Arkansas at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Councils’ National Technicians Skills Competitions this week, Sept. 25-29, in Cleveland, Ohio.
At the national competition known more commonly as SuperTech, Elmore took 1st place in the Brakes Station on the Heavy Duty Truck Track, while Bring won 1st in the Hydraulics & Drivebelts Station in the Trailer Track.
Up Front- Name. Image. Law Office Commercial Breaks.
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- Created: 09.16.2022
Shannon Newton
President, ATA
College football is back. Woo Pig Sooie!! Bust out your team colors, criticize the pre-season rankings, make your own predictions and escape real-world realities for a few hours. Whether you’re gathered in the bleachers or in living rooms and sports bars around the state, supporting your team is just a good way to spend a Saturday. Paint your face, scream your lungs out, invest a little too much emotion in the outcome of the game; however you fan, I’m here for it.
The game day commercial breaks I’m less enthusiastic about.
This year, especially, it feels like the boundary between the challenges of the industry are seeping into the spaces between quarters, and the feeling I am left with is whiplash and even a little bit of dread.
The Last Word
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- Created: 09.16.2022
Building Tomorrow's Workforce
By Kenneth Calhoun
And suddenly we were not alone anymore.
For my entire career, we have been sounding the alarm that there is a shortage of skilled labor to both operate and maintain our trucks. Now it seems that the whole world has realized that there is a shortage of skilled labor. Who could have imagined that doing away with the programs in our educational system that taught us how to weld, repair small engines, build a jewelry box or wire a house could have such an impact?
Trucking Wages Up in 2021, Study Finds
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Trucking Wages Up Alongside Freight Demand, Driver Shortage
As demand for truck drivers rises among a growing shortage, so have driver wages, according to a new study by the American Trucking Associations.
In the wake of increased shipping spurred by the pandemic and compounding fractures in the supply chain, the truck driver shortage has grown to a staggering 80,000 openings in the U.S. Couple this with a 3.5% unemployment rate and the need to entice drivers with competitive wages becomes clear.
“We are committed to creating better jobs for our drivers, and that includes offering pay that reflects the value of the work they do,” said John Culp, president of North Little Rock-based Maverick USA and member of the Arkansas Trucking Association Board of Directors. “If we want to attract the best candidates to our industry, we have to be willing to pay for it in terms of actual wages and other benefits.”
