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Feb 23, 2016

TRUCKING JOBS * USA: Company teams average $120,000 per year !!!

* Missouri - R & R Trucking, Inc.: New Military Veterans trucking hiring program

(Video by R &a R Trucking - Jan 20, 2016: There are unique employment opportunities at R & R Trucking, Inc. for military veterans that wish to enter the field of truck driving. Company Teams average $120,000 per year) 

-- R & R Trucking, Inc., Joplin, Mo., a leading transporter of sensitive cargo for the Department of Defense (DOD), announced the implementation of a new military veterans hiring program to enlist military veterans in becoming team drivers for R & R. To spearhead the veterans hiring program, the company works with military institutions and veteran organizations to recruit highly trained veterans that can meet the qualifications necessary for transporting sensitive cargo for the DOD... As part of the overall initiative to train military veterans so they can obtain a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), R & R is working closely with Crowder College Transport Training, a member of the National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS). Crowder, located in Neosho, Mo., has received a VA approved grant to assist military veterans in obtaining a CDL. The grant and waiver program give credit for a veteran’s past military driving experience... In an effort to increase awareness of the new program nationwide, R & R added a new military veterans driver recruiting page to its website, randrtruck.com, and released a driver recruiting video on YouTube targeted solely at veterans... 
Joplin, MO, USA - PRWeb - February 23, 2016

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Jan 12, 2016

TRUCKING JOBS * USA: The most in six months

* DC - Trucking industry gains most jobs since 2013 in December

-- December experienced the largest job gain in more than two years for the transportation industry. The trucking subsector received the most jobs in six months... The overall transportation sector gained more than 23,000 jobs in December, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is the largest increase since November 2013 when more than 30,000 jobs were added to the economy... The truck transportation subsector experienced an increase of more than 5,000 jobs after the industry gained more than 2,000 in November and 400 in October. December’s increase is the most since last June when 7,400 jobs were added... 
(Photo)  --  Washington, DC, USA - Land Line, by Tyson Fisher - 8 January 2016

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Oct 28, 2015

TRUCKER JOBS * USA REPORT: 297,922 Openings for truck drivers in September -- ** FedEx Corp. will hire 55,000 temporary workers

* DC: U.S. Employment Outlook, the nation’s transportation sector has 355,520 open jobs nationwide
-- According to the Simply Hired U.S. Employment Outlook for September, the nation’s transportation sector has 355,520 open jobs nationwide, representing 7.54 percent of all job openings, with four out of five of those for truck drivers... Simply Hired, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based independent job search engine, just released its September 2015 outlook that analyzes millions of online job listings in every occupation to provide detailed insight into national and local job trends.. According to the latest findings, nationwide job listings dipped 0.65 percent between August 2015 and September 2015. Job growth remains strong and broad-based, with the exception of hospitality, which saw a 5 percent decline in job listings over this one-month period... Transportation continues to offer significant opportunities for job seekers. The sector generated 355,520 U.S. job listings in September 2015 – an increase of 20 percent from the same time last year. Nationwide, transportation accounts for 7.54 percent of all job openings. The U.S. cities with the highest concentration of transportation job openings include St. Louis, Cleveland-Akron, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia... Transportation jobs most in demand by employers include truck drivers (297,922 job openings), taxi drivers and chauffeurs (9,973), delivery service drivers (6,678), forklift operators (3,545), and bus drivers (2,572)... 
Washington, DC, USA - Trucking News - October 5, 2015


** Tennessee - FedEx to hire 55,000 to handle online-fueled holiday shipping

-- FedEx Corp. will hire about 55,000 temporary workers to grapple with an expected 12% increase in shipping this holiday season, bolstered by an extra day of shopping and continued growth of online purchases. The number of planned seasonal workers is about 10% more than last year, spokesman Tim Miller said... FedEx, operator of the largest cargo airline, and UPS Inc. plan throughout the year to handle the increase in shipments during the holidays... UPS will hire as many as 95,000 workers, about the same number as last year...
(Photo: FedEx's loads, interior view)   --  Memphis, TNN, USA - Transport Topics, by Mary Schlangenstein - 26 Oct 2015

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Jun 6, 2015

TRUCKING JOBS * USA: Hiring at US trucking companies surges in May

* DC - Trucking companies hired 8,600 employees last month

 -- The U.S. trucking industry approached its pre-recession employment peak in May as the U.S. economy added 280,000 jobs. For-hire trucking companies hired 8,600 employees last month, compared with 1,700 workers in April, the Labor Department reported today... The surge in trucking employment, the largest since 12,400 trucking jobs were created in December, pushed the JOC.com For-Hire Trucking Employment Index above 100 for the first time since May 2007. The index rose from 99.6 in April to 100.2 last month... The JOC employment index hit its pre-recession peak of 100.4 in January and February 2007, and fell to a low point of 85.2 in March 2010. Over the five years and two months since, the more than 100,000 for-hire carriers tracked by the BLS have hired 216,700 employees... Those trucking firms lost 220,200 jobs from February 2007 through March 2010. That means trucking is only 3,500 jobs from a full recovery in employment...
Washington, DC, USA - J.O.C., by William B. Cassidy - Jun 05, 2015

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Jun 2, 2012

TRUCKING JOBS STATISTICS * USA

* DC - Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.2%; Trucking Gains Jobs 

Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -1 June 2012: -- The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 8.2% in May from April’s three-year-low 8.1%, but trucking and transportation employment improved, the Labor Department said Friday... Trucking added 7,300 jobs, while the transportation sector, of which it is a subset, added 35,600, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics... April’s trucking-jobs gain was revised up to 2,700, from an originally reported 1,800, Labor figures showed... Overall, U.S. employers added 69,000 jobs — the smallest number of workers in a year — following a revised 77,000 upturn in April that was smaller than originally reported...

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May 10, 2010

TRANSPORT JOBS * USA - Mediation Board Changes Union Vote Rule

Airline group says it will take NMB shift on rail, airline rule to court

Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by R.G. Edmonson -May 10, 2010: -- In a victory for labor attempts to organize transportation workers, the National Mediation Board said it will now determine a majority in a unionization election based on the votes cast and no longer base the results on a company’s entire workforce... The new rule on railroad and airline employees could have an impact on efforts to organize workers at FedEx, where labor has targeted non-union express workers... The rule could also affect employees at Delta Air Lines and JetBlue, said Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO... The NMB has so far counted all employees of a company among votes in an organization effort, tallying those not casting ballots as votes against the unionization... The Air Transport Association said Monday it would seek judicial review of the NMB’s rule...


* Trucking Leads April Gains in Transport Jobs. Sector has first back-to-back employment increases in nearly a year

Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online John D. Boyd -May 7, 2010: -- The U.S. trucking industry added nearly 10,000 jobs in April and has added about 16,000 since February, as part of a broader recovery in freight sector employment showing up in payroll surveys by the Labor Department... Warehousing and courier employment shrank some, so the department’s broad grouping of various transportation and warehouse jobs fell to 4.099 million in April from 4.106 million in March. But all four direct transport modes added to their payrolls in April... Still, the latest report shows trucking jobs growing for two months straight for the first time since May and June 2009, when freight activity began to bounce off the recession lows of that spring. Since then, however, trucking jobs mostly slid again until now...

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Apr 21, 2010

Trucking Employment * USA - Increased in March

Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -19 April 2010: -- Trucking industry employment rose slightly during March, the U.S. Labor Department reported, amid growing signs that job growth could accelerate in the months ahead as the United States emerges from the recession... The agency said that the total number of people working in the trucking industry totaled 1,229,700 in March, 600 more workers than in February... The growth was part of a jump of 162,000 non-farm jobs last month that included higher employment in the manufacturing, construction and retail industries that depend on trucking... Overall, the U.S. unemployment rate remained steady at 9.7%...

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Mar 31, 2010

Trucking Jobs * USA - On increase; turnover remains at record low

ATA says drivers are expected to be more in demand in coming quarters as training schools are reporting that “carrier interest is growing rapidly”

Arlington,VA,USA -The Trucker News Services -30 March 2010: -- For the first time in almost 3 years, small truckload fleets have increased payrolls... The American Trucking Associations’ 2009 fourth quarter industry report says that total employment grew 1.5 percent, with a 2.2 percent gain in the numbers of line-haul drivers and mechanics. The number of dispatch and sales jobs fell slightly... Still, payrolls at small truckload carriers are off nearly 20 percent since the fourth quarter 2007, ATA noted... Large truckload carriers have continued to reduce payrolls, cutting employment by 0.8 percent in the quarter, including a 0.5 percent driver reduction while the sales force actually saw a 1.1 percent gain, according to ATA...

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Jan 8, 2010

PROTECTING JOBS * N. Ireland - Call to support NI hauliers

Northern Ireland businesses are being urged to support local haulage operators

Belfast,N. Ireland -HGV Ireland -January 6, 2010: ... Willie Oliver, Northern Ireland spokesman for the Road Haulage Association says that three haulage operators ceased trading in the run up to Christmas and has warned that there will be more casualties in 2010 unless retailers, suppliers and consumers accepted the need for a rise in the rates for road transport... Oliver said that Northern Ireland hauliers are under pressure on rates in an increasingly competitive market and warned that the ongoing rise in fuel costs and new European legislation would mean further hardship as the year unfolds... (Picture from hgvireland: call to support NI hauliers)

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Jan 6, 2010

TRUCKING JOBS * USA - Are There Any Truck Driving Jobs That Except Past Accidents And Suspensions?

USA - cdlbjobs -January 4, 2010: -- It all depends on the severity of the accidents, and the reason for the suspensions. Always best to be upfront and honest with any company you are approaching for employment. They can see your driving history on your abstract and commercial vehicle operator records anyways...
Comment, by Jane H. -January 4, 2010: -- Many trucking companies will accept past suspensions. Most companies require no more than 2 preventable accidents/incidents, in the past three years... If new to the industry, I would suggest going to a truck stop and looking thru the free trucking mags they have there. They ALL have companies within them, that will accept you as a driver, and/or a new truck driver... Many companies will put you through truck driver training, or do driver training reimbursement, for truck driver schooling you’ve previously taken...

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Dec 20, 2009

TRUCKING JOBS * USA - Can You Make Money in the Trucking Industry?

Truck drivers earn a generous salary for the level of education required for the job

USA -eHow, by John Hewitt -18 Dec 2009: -- According to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), general heavy freight truck drivers earned a median salary of $18.38 per hour in May 2006. The BLS states that the current overall outlook for truck driver employment is "favorable," although there is high competition for the best-paying truck driver jobs... Career Advancement: Beginning truck drivers usually will not be permitted to drive heavy freight trucks. They will be started on lighter trucks and paid a lower salary likely with fewer available benefits. One easier way for truck drivers to break into the industry is to work as an "extra driver," which means acting as a replacement for a more experienced driver who is indisposed due to medical issues or vacation... Maintaining a good driving record, showing up to work on time and completing jobs on schedule are all effective methods for job advancement within the trucking industry. Attending training courses for more advanced equipment also can open higher-paying job opportunities. Becoming an owner-operator of a truck also can earn a truck driver more money, but requires a substantial initial investment in a vehicle and insurance along with the fact that it requires them to constantly search for new jobs...(Image by Flickr.com, courtesy of futureatlas.com)

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Dec 7, 2009

TRUCKING JOBS * USA - Overall jobless rate falls, but truck transportation takes a hit

The truck transportation industry accounted for 21 percent of the jobs lost

Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker News Services -4 Dec 2009: ... Overall, the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, an improvement from October's revised total of 111,000, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The better-than-expected job figures are a rare note of encouraging news for the labor market... According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the truck transportation industry lost 2,400 jobs in November... Even worse, general freight trucking long distance, a category that includes both the truckload and less-than-truckload sectors, lost 7,300 jobs as total employment in those categories fell from 679,700 jobs to 672,400... LTL took the biggest hit, losing 5,500 jobs... Experts figure the overall respite may be temporary. Many economists expect the unemployment rate to climb into next year as the economy struggles to generate enough jobs for the 15.4 million people out of work... (Photo: The truck transportation industry accounted for 21 percent of the jobs lost)


* Fewer trucking job losses in November

Washington,DC,USA -eTrucker, by Avery Vise -7 Dec 2009: -- Payroll employment among for-hire trucking companies in November dropped 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from October levels... Employment is down 8.7 percent from November 2008, according to preliminary figures released Friday, Dec. 4, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest BLS report includes adjustments to previous figures showing slightly fewer job losses in recent months than previously reported... With the estimated 2,400 jobs lost in November, the trucking industry has lost a little more than 89,000 jobs since the end of 2008 – a decline of 6.7 percent. Job cuts since July 2008 – just before the current decline – total 139,700...

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Oct 3, 2009

JOBS * USA - Trucking Loses 3,600 Jobs

Unemployment Rate Hits Highest Level Since 1983

Washinbgton,DC,USA -Transport Topics -2 Oct 2009: -- The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in September, the highest rate since 1983, while the trucking industry lost 3,600 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday... Trucking lost 300 more jobs than it did in August, the Associated Press reported. In the past 12 months, the industry has lost 120,400 jobs... The jobless rate was in line with the level forecast by economists, while payroll cuts exceeded the 216,000 forecast, Bloomberg reported...

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Sep 5, 2009

Trucking Jobs * USA - Losses slow in August

Washington,DC,USA -eTrucker, by Avery Vise -4 Sept 2009: -- Employment among for-hire trucking companies in August dropped 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from July levels – the smallest decline in a year. Payroll employment is down 9.5 percent from August 2008, according to preliminary figures released today, Sept. 4, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics... With the estimated 4,000 jobs lost in July, the trucking industry has lost more than 81,000 jobs since the end of 2008 – a decline of 6 percent. Job cuts since July 2008 – just before the current decline – total 131,500. The BLS numbers reflect all payroll employment in for-hire trucking, but they don’t include trucking-related jobs in other industries, such as a truck driver for a private fleet... Seasonally adjusted trucking employment peaked in January 2007 at more than 1.45 million, according to BLS figures. Since then, for-hire trucking companies have shed 194,900 jobs, or 13.4 percent... (Photo from mytruckingcorner)

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Jun 25, 2009

Demand For Truck Drivers * USA - Expected To Increase

Experts are saying that professional truck drivers are currently in demand and that the need will very likely grow

Chattanooga,TENN,USA -Channel 9 News/CityTownInfo -June 23, 2009: ... According to Glen Andrelski, co-owner of the Volunteer Training Center, there is currently a shortage of 20,000 truck drivers in the United States... Similarly the Clark State Community College offers training to drivers of long-haul trucks, school bus and other commercial vehicles, and has seen steady enrollment since the program was first offered in 1987... U.S. News & World Report, recently listed the profession as one of the best blue-collar jobs for people switching careers... Nevertheless, the recession has clearly taken its toll on the industry. The American Trucking Association said, trucking demand has dropped by about 13% from this time last year. Additionally, fuel costs have risen, and earlier reports about the truck driving industry indicated that competition for jobs was fierce... But most agree that truck drivers are expected to be in demand in the long run. "The industry will regain some of its old momentum," predicted Today's Financial News, "one gear at a time."...(Photo from 1.bp.blogspot.com)

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Apr 4, 2009

TRUCKING JOB * USA - Loss figures revised

USA -eTrucker -3 April 2009: -- The trucking industry shed nearly 15,000 jobs – or 1.1 percent of the total – on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, according to preliminary estimates released today, April 3, by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Seasonally adjusted employment is down 8.4 percent since March 2008... According to the revised estimates, seasonally adjusted payroll employment for truck transportation dropped 1.3 percent and 1 percent in January and February, respectively, from the month before. While still among the greatest monthly declines on record, those drops are much smaller than the 1.8 percent and 2.5 percent falls based on the preliminary numbers reported in March... Based on the latest adjusted numbers, the trucking industry has lost about 45,000 jobs, or 3.4 percent, since the end of 2008. By contrast, the March jobs report showed a decline of 58,000 jobs or 4.3 percent, in January and February alone..

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Feb 23, 2009

TRUCKING JOBS * USA - 100 lose jobs when trucking company shuts down

El Paso,TX,USA -El Paso Times by Vic Kolenc -21 Feb 2009: -- The trucking and warehousing sector, for years one of the area's strongest, received a blow this week when a Nashville-based company shut down, leaving 100 El Paso drivers, dispatchers and office personnel jobless... Shipper's Transport, in business for 18 years, according to its Web site, shut down without notice this week, closing terminals in El Paso and Tennessee... Manufacturers on both sides of the border have slowed production because of the recession and that will affect the transportation sector, said David Coronado, a labor market analyst at Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande...

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Feb 22, 2009

TRUCKING JOBS * USA - Trucking Sheds 24,900 Jobs

Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics (subscription) -16 Feb 2009: -- The trucking industry lost nearly 25,000 jobs in January, the highest monthly total ever except during a national strike in 1994, according to data from the Department of Labor...

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Apr 11, 2008

TRUCKING's JOBS * USA - 350 jobs trucking into Gary

Gary,IN,USA -The Munster Times (Munster,IN,USA), by KEITH BENMAN -April 11, 2008: -- Schneider National Inc., the largest truckload carrier in North America, plans to conduct a one-day, mass hiring of up to 350 truck drivers later this month in Gary... The company, which has one of its largest terminals nationwide in Gary, will conduct the hiring from 2 to 6 p.m. April 30, at the Genesis Convention Center, Mayor Rudy Clay said... Schneider National advertises pay of between $36,000 and $46,000 per year for inexperienced drivers on its Web site and up to $80,000 per year for experienced drivers. A full package of benefits is offered...

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Mar 5, 2008

Trucking Jobs * Canada - Loses No. 1 spot as most common male one

More men are opting for retail rather than rigs to earn a living

Ottawa,ONT,CAN - Canwest News Service, by Meagan Fitzpatrick -March 04, 2008: -- ... according to Statistics Canada, which said that although there has been an increase in the number of male truck drivers in recent years... In its 2006 census report on the country's labour force, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that 285,800 men said they were retail salespeople or clerks, taking over the top spot from truck driving, which was reported by 276,200... (Picture by Wayne Cuddington/Canwest News Service: Trucks travel along the 401 near Chatham, Ont. at dusk.)

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