There has been a lot of recent talk, across all industries, about background checks and how they affect hiring decisions. What should legally affect a hiring decision and what shouldn’t? The best rule of thumb (after following FMCSA proper procedure of having the right documents and releases sign by a potential employee) is to allow …
Cell phones offer truck drivers useful information such as weather and delivery points which can significantly ease their jobs. However, cell phones in fleets also present the risk for distracting drivers. Distraction leads to accidents. The wrecks can result in thousands of dollars in ruined materials and numerous injuries and/or fatalities. Cell phone usage while …
This year, Omnitracs, a transportation software company, invested $60 million in Peloton Technology, which specializes in automated vehicle software. What would justify that $60 million investment? The answer is the ability to utilize truck platooning. What is Truck Platooning? Peloton’s truck platooning uses “forward collision avoidance system and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to allow two trucks …
As of 2015, there had been 628 reports of cargo theft in the United States. This accounts for an astonishing $27.87 Million in stolen value. For this reason, many transportation business owners have an interest in preventing cargo theft to increase their revenues. The following list provides useful strategies which would reduce the amount of …
On April 18, 2017, the White House announced President Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order. The executive order aims to promote American manufactures through forcing companies to use American products in their operations. In addition, the executive order requires American companies to hire U.S. citizens to conduct the company’s operations. On the surface, …
For decades, the worker salary in California’s construction industry has been trending downwards. In 1973, the hourly wage of a U.S. construction worker was $31.84, while in 2016, the wage is $25.97 (adjusted for inflation). Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and unionstats.com show the drop in construction worker pay as mirroring the reduction of worker …
The National Association of Women in Construction recorded in 2014, women accounted for only 8.9% of construction workers in the United States. This relatively untapped resource has interested construction companies who are desperate to make up for the labor shortage in the United States. According to the National Association of Homebuilders, there is a growing figure of …
According to the job search website, truckerdriversalary.com, trucking jobs are becoming an increasingly lucrative profession in the modern economy. A key reason for the rise in salaries for truckers is the massive shortage of truck drivers in the United States. The shortage of truck drivers is forcing numerous companies such as Wal-Mart, Fed-Ex, and Estes …
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