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By Rebecca M. Brewster Guest Writer Last December, ATRI issued a report that documented what many of you already suspected was occurring in the trucking industry—our workforce is aging, and we’re not bringing in young people to replace those who have spent a lifetime delivering the nation’s freight. The ATRI analysis, which utilized data from the U.S. […]

By Butch Rice Guest Writer When I woke up Saturday morning, June 13 in Rogers, Ark., I didn’t know what to expect. For the first time, I was at the John Q. Hammons Center for the Arkansas Truck Driving Championship. Some six hundred in attendance, including drivers, volunteers and supporters from all over the state showed up

Shannon Newton President, ATA If you are one of the Northern Virginia to Washington D.C. commuters (members of Congress excepted) affected by the recent and widely publicized Memorial Bridge lane closures, know that I feel your pain. It is fitting that the most recent example of failed transportation funding efforts is a highly-travelled bridge in

By Paul Enos, CEO of Nevada Trucking Association I couldn’t make it to Las Vegas on May 6, when Daimler Trucks tested their autonomous driving software on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I sent our Member Relations Director Kim Yaeger to the press conference and demonstration. While she was in Las Vegas, I was at

By Steve Williams, Chairman & CEO of Maverick USA Nostalgic? Perhaps. I remember my Dad and grandfather’s 160 horsepower KB 6 Internationals roaring across Missouri on US 40. I remember when the Interstate System didn’t exist, watched it get built and used up during my lifetime. I remember the time when we dreamed big dreams

Craig Harper J. B. Hunt Transport Chairman of the Board, ATA Depending on your outlook, the trucking industry has many daunting challenges to address or critical opportunities to seize in 2015 and beyond. Of course perspective matters, but this is not just a clever case of semantics. It’s about mindset. Research suggests a powerful link

By Steve Brawner, Contributing Writer The ideal truck driver is a 20-year veteran who is physically fit, has worked only for one carrier, has never had an accident and has already been named Driver of the Year. Unfortunately, there aren’t many drivers like that available. In fact, the reality is just the opposite. According to