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Articlesby Jim ParkSeptember 17, 2012

Driver Training: You Get What You Pay For

There's no B-Team in trucking. Nor do parallel roadways exist where inexperienced rookies can safely hone their skills before stepping onto the big road with the pros

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ArticlesAugust 30, 2012

Upcoming Changes for CDL Holders Already Causing Some Problems

Regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers are changing in regard to medical cards. The rules remain the same as to which drivers need a federal medical certificate (Fed Med card) while operating a commercial vehicle, but drivers will now have to provide an up-to-date copy of this card to the DMV when they obtain it

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All That's TruckingAugust 9, 2012

Treating drivers right keeps Nussbaum driver turnover low

How does a trucking company with a 500-plus-mile average length of haul keep its driver turnover down around 30% when the industry average is over 100%

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Driver recruiting website takes a different approach

Three young men believe they have a better way of helping fleets find drivers

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ArticlesJuly 16, 2012

Safety and Driver Engagement

The recession made surviving companies smarter about several things. BR (Before Recession) companies would measure job satisfaction - the premise being: If you make drivers happy, they won't quit

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ArticlesJuly 6, 2012

Employee Health: A Little Psychology

When United Natural Foods Inc. started offering voluntary "know your numbers" health screenings in 2010, 72% of the non-driving employees participated, but only 31% of drivers. This year, 97% of non-drivers and 98% of its approximately 1,000 drivers participated

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All That's TruckingJune 27, 2012

Lessons from the '60s

Randall McCauley drove his first truck at age 8, a 1940s GMC hauling hay on the farm in Barbour County, W.V

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ArticlesMay 21, 2012

TCA Safety & Security Division Honors Weight Loss Showdown Winners

Losing weight is rarely fun or easy, but winners of the Truckload Carriers Association's inaugural Trucking's Weight Loss Showdown proved that it can be done

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ArticlesApril 30, 2012

Failure to Communicate

How can you expect to maintain a good relationship if you never talk with your partner? This is where a marriage has something in common with your relationship with your drivers and owner-operators

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ArticlesApril 17, 2012

Employee or Contractor?

Over the years courts have identified on a case-by-case basis various facts or factors that are relevant in determining whether an employer-employee relationship exists

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