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  • Billy Joel played a surprise set — including hits “Piano Man,” “Only the Good Die Young,” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” — at Daimler Truck’s annual customer appreciation event during ATA MCE 2022.
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    Billy Joel, federal regulators and other highlights from ATA MCE 2022

    FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson and ATA President Chris Spear also gave notable remarks during one of the trucking industry's biggest conferences.

    By • Nov. 2, 2022
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    Landstar owner-operator headcount drops by 2.5%

    The decline is expected to continue in Q4, according to a company executive.

    By • Oct. 31, 2022
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
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    Old Dominion is not filling vacancies as it seeks to lower short-term costs

    Reluctant to lay off drivers it already trained, the company is instead relying on attrition to lower its headcount.

    By • Oct. 28, 2022
  • A headshot of Drew Wilkerson, courtesy of XPO on May 9, 2022.
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    Q&A // XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    Incoming RXO CEO talks brokerage strategy ahead of spinoff

    Drew Wilkerson, who will lead the business following the Nov. 1 split from XPO Logistics, says he is focused on organic growth.

    By • Oct. 27, 2022
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at ATA MCE 2022.
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    ‘Leaving talent on the table’: Buttigieg urges trucking to recruit more women drivers

    The transportation secretary called the gender disparity “mathematical madness” amid a driver shortage.

    By • Oct. 26, 2022
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear speaks at the 2022 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    ATA president touts legal, legislative victories in MCE address

    American Trucking Associations chief Chris Spear highlighted the industry's fights over the vaccine mandate, truck tolling and infrastructure.

    By • Oct. 25, 2022
  • Truck drivers navigate a rain-covered highway on the outskirts of Chicago.
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    Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary, ATA reports

    The industry is short about 78,000 drivers, an improvement from last year’s 80,000-person gap estimate, the group’s chief economist said.

    By • Oct. 25, 2022
  • A truck driver stands behind a semitruck carrying an orange container. Stacks of shipping containers can be seen in the background.
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    Filling the Driver’s Seat: A look back at recruitment efforts

    Here's how the trucking industry is adapting to a leaner labor market.

    By • Oct. 24, 2022
  • A company portrait of Rich Frazer, Yellow driver and training instructor, in front of a Yellow truck.
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    Filling the Driver's Seat

    How Yellow plans to train 1,000 drivers by the end of 2022

    As the carrier expands its private driver academy network, it is relying heavily on safety trainers like Rich Frazer.

    By • Oct. 18, 2022
  • A female driver holds the wheel of a truck wearing high visibility clothing.
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    ‘The customer is not always right’: Staffing firm pays $550K to settle discriminatory hiring lawsuit

    The firm allegedly complied with gender- and race-based staffing requests from clients, which included a trucking company.

    By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 18, 2022
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    5 trucking behaviors are strongly linked to future crashes: ATRI

    A truck driver with a prior crash involvement had a 113% increased likelihood of a future crash, according to the report.

    By • Oct. 17, 2022
  • A portrait of Jason Kerr, the new chief accounting officer of XPO Logistics
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    RXO finalizes C-suite ahead of spinoff with accounting hire

    Jason Kerr will serve as chief accounting officer and assist in the pure-play brokerage’s split from XPO Logistics.

    By • Oct. 14, 2022
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    Ryder turns to social media for maintenance tech hiring push

    COVID-19 disrupted retention efforts and one of the carrier's school hiring pipelines.

    By • Oct. 13, 2022
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    Labor Department proposes changes to worker classification rules

    The proposal comes just months after the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a California law that stands to reclassify owner-operators as employees.

    By Ryan Golden , • Updated Oct. 12, 2022
  • Operation BBQ Relief driver Joe Myerly uses a lift jack to hand off a shipment of canned green beans to forklift operator Forrest Parks.
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    How the trucking industry is helping feed a million Floridians after Hurricane Ian

    Operation BBQ Relief drew volunteer drivers from across the country to deliver much-needed supplies in the storm’s aftermath.

    By • Oct. 10, 2022
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    Werner execs say Baylor Trucking deal checked all the M&A boxes

    A deal that started from conversations at industry meetings is now expected to bring perks for both companies.

    By • Oct. 5, 2022
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    Trucking voices press FMCSA on hair testing as agency awaits health ruling

    Dozens of stakeholders participated in the agency's call for comments on the drug testing method. Here's a roundup of notable contributions.

    By • Oct. 4, 2022
  • A Werner tractor-trailer on a highway alongside passenger traffic.
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    Werner acquires Baylor Trucking

    Baylor will remain a stand-alone company within Werner, bringing 234 drivers and 200 trucks into the fold.

    By • Oct. 3, 2022
  • FTR's Avery Vise talks with trucking executives on stage at an annual conference in Indianapolis.
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    Flashback: Execs share lessons, solutions with peers at FTR conference

    An array of businesses recently shared how they’re navigating volatile market conditions and staffing challenges.

    By • Oct. 3, 2022
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO names chief HR officer for brokerage spinoff

    Heidi Ratti will begin her role with RXO when the spinoff is complete.

    By • Sept. 30, 2022
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    Recruitment and retention becomes a costly challenge for trucking, execs say

    Companies are paying more to onboard new drivers and provide them the flexibility they want, two carriers said during the FTR annual conference.

    By • Sept. 29, 2022
  • David Giesen, vice president of sales and marketing at Stoughton Trailers, said the company has added a robotic welding line to build chassis amid labor challenges.
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    Stoughton Trailers uses robotic welding to build chassis amid labor woes

    Staffing challenges have changed the ROI on automation for the OEM, which projects strong demand to continue through 2023. 

    By • Sept. 29, 2022
  • A Walmart truck in front of other trucks at a truckstop.
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    Walmart hiring 1,500 full-time truck drivers as part of holiday hiring spree

    The retailer has upped its efforts this year to strengthen its truck driver pipeline for the holiday season and beyond.

    By • Sept. 27, 2022
  • A syringe fills with COVID-19 vaccine.
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    OOIDA asks Biden to end vaccine mandate at US border

    The mandate has pushed some trucking companies to rethink operations, OOIDA President Todd Spencer said in a letter Monday.

    By • Sept. 27, 2022
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    Daseke hires Pilot Thomas Logistics exec as next CFO

    Aaron Coley will replace Jason Bates, who resigned last week, the flatbed and specialized carrier said in a securities filing.

    By • Sept. 26, 2022