Category: trucker shortage

Walmart Offering New Truck Drivers Up to $110,000 a Year Starting Pay Amid Shortage

April 8, 2022
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Walmart Inc. is offering new truck drivers up to $110,000 in their first year with the company, the retail chain announced on April 7. The announcement comes amid a nationwide trucking shortage that has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and job losses as drivers look for alternative employment offering better pay, benefits, and working conditions….

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Vaccine Requirement at Canada-US Border Burdens Trucking Industry

January 17, 2022
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The Canadian and U.S. governments are imposing new COVID-19 vaccination requirements on truckers, a decision analysts say can only drive up costs, slow border traffic, and hinder supply chains. Barry Prentice, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba, believes the government has not assessed the risks and benefits properly. “I really…

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‘It’s Misguided’: Vaccine Requirement at Canada-US Border Burdens Trucking Industry

January 17, 2022
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The Canadian and U.S. governments are imposing new COVID-19 vaccination requirements on truckers, a decision analysts say can only drive up costs, slow border traffic, and hinder supply chains. Barry Prentice, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba, believes the government has not assessed the risks and benefits properly. “I really…

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Industry Group Says Biden’s Plan to Tackle Trucker Shortage Doesn’t Do Enough to Address Key Problem

December 17, 2021
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A representative for an independent truck driver association told Fox Business that the Biden administration’s plan to fix the trucker shortage fails to adequately address the key problem of driver retention. Collin Long, Director of Government Affairs for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), told Fox in an interview that “the biggest problem, as far…

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