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The Trucking Industry’s Source
For Knowledge Capital!
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CHANGING THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY FOR GOOD WITH
LEAH SHAVER
MERGING LANES PODCAST
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ACCELERATE CONFERENCE:
WOMEN IN
TRUCKING
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THE WOMEN IN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
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In this highly competitive market, wage data matters more than ever! When it comes to driver pay, there are so many variables, but we're thankful to have a source as granular as NTI’s. Detailed data like theirs is priceless and their customer service is unmatched when we have questions or need to dig deeper. Their connection to and articulation of the driver market is strong and it’s extremely helpful as we navigate the driver shortage.
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RECRUITING THE NEXT GENERATION IN TRUCKING
We’ve all heard the story about aging drivers. There’s no need to regale the NTI audience with statistics about average age or the number of retirements. These are numbers that our readers are already painfully aware of. ...
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FROM LEAH’S DESK: THANKING TRUCKERS ALL YEAR
There’s good reason to appreciate everything that truckers do for us as a nation. 71% of all freight moved in the United States gets hauled in a truck. In 2017, that came to 10.8 billion tons of cargo, according to the ...
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STAYING FIT TO DRIVE
The challenges to drivers’ health are legion. To start out, there’s age. According to NTI data, 30.2% of CDLs are between 45 and 54 years old. Another 20% range from 55 to 64. Less than 20% of drivers are under 35 years old. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but with aging comes more frequent health problems. ...
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CELEBRATING DRIVERS THIS LABOR DAY
According to the Department of Labor, Labor Day was instituted as “an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers”. It was first celebrated on September 5th, 1882 in New York City ...
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HONESTY, IT’S A RETENTION TOOL
Honesty in recruiting isn’t the most fun to think about, but it is an area where we see a lot of room for gains in driver retention. So we’re calling it out. We hear about many, many companies who could markedly improve trucker retention ...
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OUR MUST READ LIST
The Grawe Gazette – Protecting Independent Contractor Freedoms
This week we submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the Minnesota Trucking Association to...
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Great Attrition’ or ‘Great Attraction’? The choice is yours
More than 15 million US workers—and counting—have quit their jobs since April 2021...
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PAYDAY WITH LEAH SHAVER
Tune In:
October 7, 2021
4:00-7:00pm EST
SiriusXM Channel 146
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It's PAYDAY with Leah Shaver! Tune in to join the popular live, call-in show where professional drivers connect to ask questions and give feedback on the biggest issues that impact their paycheck.
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Leah Shaver and KC Phillips spend 3 hours with listeners hashing out trucking HR topics, live on the afternoon drive.
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@roaddoglive, Monday through Friday, 4-7pm eastern and 1-4 pm pacific on SiriusXM 146. Replays Saturday and Sunday 8-11pm eastern and 5-8pm pacific. Also available 24/7 at www.siriusxm.com. Or download the SiriusXM app!
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