Category: News

Immigrant truck drivers: Shhhh. We don’t talk about it.

Yet recruiting immigrants to be drivers appears to bea successful tactic, despite trucking’s relucatance to discuss it.

When U.S. motor carriers discuss recruiting new drivers they’re eager to chat about efforts to reach out to underrepresented groups such as women, minorities and military veterans, but there’s one group they’re reluctant to discuss for publication: Immigrants.

Schools, organizations and companies that train new drivers also shy away from the subject of immigrant drivers; ditto for some state carrier organizations.

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Immigrant truck drivers: Shhhh. We don’t talk about it.

Yet recruiting immigrants to be drivers appears to bea successful tactic, despite trucking’s relucatance to discuss it.

When U.S. motor carriers discuss recruiting new drivers they’re eager to chat about efforts to reach out to underrepresented groups such as women, minorities and military veterans, but there’s one group they’re reluctant to discuss for publication: Immigrants.

Schools, organizations and companies that train new drivers also shy away from the subject of immigrant drivers; ditto for some state carrier organizations.

read more

Immigrant truck drivers: Shhhh. We don’t talk about it.

Yet recruiting immigrants to be drivers appears to be a successful tactic, despite trucking’s reluctance to discuss it.

When U.S. motor carriers discuss recruiting new drivers they’re eager to chat about efforts to reach out to underrepresented groups such as women, minorities and military veterans, but there’s one group they’re reluctant to discuss for publication: Immigrants.

Schools, organizations and companies that train new drivers also shy away from the subject of immigrant drivers; ditto for some state carrier organizations.

read more

Labor secretary says change to overtime rule is needed

Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor secretary, made clear last week the debate over overtime pay did not end when the new presidential administration took over in January.
Overshadowed by President Trump’s infrastructure speeches and James Comey’s