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DRIVERS' SHORTAGE * USA & Canada - New rules in effect for truckers
* Iowa/USA - New regulations in the trucking industry have some industry observers concerned about a driver shortage
Waterloo,IO,USA -Cedar Valley Business, by JIM OFFNER -February 28, 2011: ... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made changes in rules to place more responsibility for safety, log books and hours of service on the shoulders of drivers. In the past, rules focused more on the companies that employed drivers... Some industry participants estimate the changes could cull the number of eligible drivers by as much as 30 percent... An aging driver pool and tougher safety regulations will cut into driver ranks by an estimated 200,000, said Jeremy Geertsma, an Expeditors' Detroit district manager... Some have called the new rules the most comprehensive regulatory change in years... But carriers also say the changes have a legitimate purpose... He noted state departments of transportation can't suspend licenses, but drivers are graded based on their adherence to the rules. Drivers who don't follow the rules will be assessed penalty points that could cost them job opportunities and prime-level pay, said Darrin Gray, president of Gray Transportation in Waterlo... The new rules help carriers get a gauge on driver qualifications, Gray noted...
* Ontario/Canada - Looking for a new career? ... Growth seen for jobs in trucking industry
* Indiana/USA - PAM Transport Continues Sign-On Bonus for New Truck Drivers
* Illinois/USA - Trucking company to hire 50 employees
* Wiscosin - Marten Transport increases driver pay
Mondovi, Wis,USA -Truck Net, by dgehman -3 Feb 2011: -- Marten Transport, a Wisconsin-based certified top paying carrier, continues to lead the trucking industry as a premium employer with another raise in driver pay announced as effective April 1... These new increases, along with driver base rates on Marten Transport’s Fair Pay sliding scale, allow drivers with one year of prior experience to earn as much as $0.415 per mile; drivers with five years of prior experience to earn as much as $0.445 per mile; and senior drivers to earn as much as $0.485 per mile... In addition to maintaining pay levels during the economic downturn, Marten held its mileage rates and increased accessorial pay. Last year, the company also raised layover pay to lead the industry at $100 per day... (Photo from marten: header photo)
* Illinois - Q-C trucking company plans to put more drivers on road
(Photo by Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES: Danny Goldizen of East Moline moves around trailers at Tennant Truck Line in Moline)
Orion,ILL,USA -The Quad-City Times, by Doug Schorpp -March 6, 2011: -- Aaron Tennant is aggressively looking for about 40 new employees to fill the demand for drivers for his company, Tennant Truck Line... His company survived the recent recession. In fact, it is doing well enough to need more drivers now. He said Tennant was one of a few trucking companies that did not have to lay off employees in recent years because of the sagging economy... Tennant runs large machinery for Deere & Co. and Case IH as well as other manufacturers from the East Coast to as far west as Colorado. His home office and one terminal are located off U.S. 150 in Orion, Ill... Tennant also has terminals in Augusta, Ga., off U.S. 6 in Moline and in downtown Moline. There are personnel in Baltimore who handle port arrangements... The biggest need is for experienced truck drivers both local and over-the-road needs... * USA - Unemployment Rate Falls Below 9% for First Time Since 2009. Trucking Industry Adds More Than 11,000 Jobs
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -4 March 2011: -- The U.S. unemployment rate fell below 9% in February for the first time in almost two years as employers added 192,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday... The trucking industry added 11,200 new jobs to its payrolls, the biggest gain in recent months, Labor figures showed... The rate drop, from 9% in January to 8.9% in February, was the first time it has been below 9% since April 2009... Besides trucking, employment also rose in manufacturing, construction and temporary help agencies, while state and local government payrolls declined...
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