In today’s employment economy, it’s not completely unfounded that we all have experienced similar plights and pitfalls to what our nation’s drivers are frequently facing day-in and day-out. Driver treatment is something that we should all be more aware of, especially when you consider there are increasingly less drivers to pluck from the trucking pool. Driver Recruitment When launching into initial discussions with drivers or individual owner operators, it should neve...

We’re five episodes deep into the “State of the Industry Podcast, with John Elliott” and the sixth installment is already on the table and waiting to be visually or audibly devoured. So, take a seat, and bon appetit! Hopefully, there are many of you who have already been tuning in and making this podcast part of your listening, or viewing, routine. If not, why?! Obviously, John and I want you to listen to or watch this monthly podcast, which you can quickly get your fix...

When starting in a new job, many folks take just want to learn and focus on the role they were hired for. If they’re hired to just answer phones, then they’d make sure to learn just that role. That’s it. If they’re brought into a company to simply process paperwork, or maybe they’re a sales or tech specialist, then that’s what they do. Focus on the task at hand. But some folks out there excel at more than just one thing, which makes them more indispensable than th...

Commercial truck drivers, by regulatory standards, are required to physically inspect their tires at the beginning and end of a driving shift. Not only the drivers, but fleet owners and managers alike, certainly share some obligation to look after these rubber appendages. Yet somehow, tires continue to come apart when out on the highway. Blowouts can not only cause mayhem when they burst, but now there’s a dangerous chunk of debris blocking the roadway. Now down about a th...

In transportation, honesty is a door that swings both ways. Not only do drivers seeking employment expect a straight-up recruiter to give them the scoop on what to anticipate with a potential company. But to be fair, there is a certain level of honesty and forthright-ness that recruiters require out of potential driver candidates as well. And if we’re all being honest here, both sides could learn a thing or two from the other. Don’t Tell Me What I Want To Hear A recruiter...

It was in August of 2022 when Ellen Voie informed Expediters Online that she would be stepping down as president and CEO of Women In Trucking, and the time to name her successor has come. Welcome, Jennifer Hedrick Recently, The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced Jennifer Hedrick, CAE, as the incoming president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the association. She will work closely with WIT’s board of directors and staff to oversee initiatives that support WIT...

Even in 2023, there remain areas of untapped opportunities for many women in the transportation industry, and the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) aims to help in assessing additional ways to increase gender diversity. The Women In Trucking Association is encouraging companies in transportation to complete a survey that collects data on gender diversity in the industry. The data will be used to develop this year’s version of the WIT Index, which is the official industry ...

As we roll onward into 2023, many companies and carriers continue to deal with and manage a very uncommon situation. Namely, they’re operating with aging fleets due to the shortage of new equipment and backlog of trucks that have yet to be delivered. So, to try and maintain what equipment they are currently operating with, here are some handy tips to keep existing assets in prime operating condition while on the road. Drivers take special note, much of this responsibility i...

In this State of the Industry podcast, Load1’s John Elliott and host Brandon Baxter bring the previous year to a close. Covering the ‘year in review’, they dig into all that transpired in 2022 and discuss what to look out for in 2023 and beyond, for the trucking industry.  Tune in to the fifth episode of the “State of the Industry Podcast, with John Elliott” so we can set our New Year’s resolutions together!  Transcription:  Brandon Baxter: Well John, we're go...

Well, the holiday gift-giving season has come and passed but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a jump on the cool tech gifts aimed at truckers in the coming year! Recently introduced and launched at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Garmin’s NEW Dash Cam Live brings added safety and security to the life of the over-the-road trucker. For all those times we’ve seen those funny front-door cam videos of people and their difficulty maneuvering a hinged ...