Trucking Industry News

A truck driver training school in Springfield, Missouri, is opening up new opportunities for local students who are looking for a new career, reported the Springfield News-Leader.

With the fracking industry picking up throughout the United States, it is leading to a shortage of truck drivers in the nation, reported Columbus, Ohio, NBC affiliate WCMH.

The American Trucking Associations recently released this year's edition of the ATA American Trucking Trends report, which outlines some of the facts and figures that tell the story about today's trucking industry.

Many companies in Texas' Eagle Ford Shale are looking for truckers with the necessary CDL training to haul equipment, oil, water, sand and hazardous materials.

With Ohio experiencing an oil and gas boom, the number of truckers needed in the state has begun to drastically increase, reported the Zanesville Times-Recorder.

According to research from Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations, the turnover rate for truck drivers atlarge truckload fleets fell 1 percentage point to an annualized rate of 88 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.

A transportation company recently announced its plan to create a scholarship opportunity for 1,000 veterans, which will make it easier for them to receive the necessary CDL training to become a certified member of the trucking industry.

New legislation recently signed into law by Utah Governor Gary Herbert will make it easier for military veterans in Utah to bypass CDL training and receive their CDL if they have worked in a military unit that required the skills for the license, reported the Deseret News, a news source in Utah.

Two baby boomers in Ohio, David McCarty and Deane Kennedy, are a just a few of the generation who have been pushed to gain new skills as a result of the difficult job market, reported the Dayton Daily News.

A online trucking driver training company recently partnered with the Oklahoma Trucking Association, which provides members of the OTA access to a web-based training program in order to receive the necessary online CDL training to become a certified truck driver.