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MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — An increasing number of young adults are pursuing careers in truck driving due to a driver shortage in the industry, which offers starting salaries ranging from $60,000 to $70,000. Many young people, particularly Gen Z, are now considering truck driving as a viable career op
Addressing Truck Driver Health Mark Manera, founder of Offshift, notes that most health and wellness initiatives typically focus on white-collar workers who spend their days in cubicles. With a background as a physical therapist, he witnessed the detrimental effects of prolonged truck driving on his
Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Enoven Truck Body + Equipment Expansion REDDING, Calif. – On Friday, August 22, the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the expansion of Enoven Truck Body + Equipment. The event celebrated the opening of Eno
Overview of Drive-By Truckers The Drive-By Truckers are perhaps most recognized for their three concept albums: Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day (2003), and The Dirty South (2004). These works romanticize their southern roots, weaving narratives about murder-suicides and veterans, alongside chara
Georgia Jury Awards $21 Million Against Trucking Insurer and Insured in Pedestrian Death Recently, a federal jury in Georgia ordered a motor carrier liability insurer and its insured to pay $21 million in a wrongful death case. The plaintiff’s complaint stated that the insured driver lost control of
DOT Mandates English Proficiency for Truck Drivers The Department of Transportation (DOT) is enforcing English language requirements for truck drivers in the U.S. Following President Donald Trump’s executive order, drivers who cannot read or speak English proficiently will be deemed unfit for servic
Driver Health Event Showcases SHIFT Initiative On Wednesday, July 2, Professor Stacy Clemes, an expert in Active Living and Public Health, organized a Driver Health event in collaboration with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Leicester Diabetes Centre. The purpose of this event was to introduc
Multiple factors, including stricter lending practices and geopolitical instability, are extending the recession in the freight industry and causing financial strain. Since the beginning of the second quarter, over 30 trucking firms have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as reported by Equipment Fina
Truckload carriers are beginning to observe a rise in demand as they adapt to changing tariffs and regulations under the Trump administration, according to Truckload Carriers Association President Jim Ward in a recent interview with Trucking Dive. During the Truckload 2025 conference in Phoenix last
