Whether you agree with him or not, there is rarely a shade of doubt as to where Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) trade group, stands on a particular issue.
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Category: Trucks at Work
Sketching out the battle lines for trucking
Whether you agree with him or not, there is rarely a shade of doubt as to where Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) trade group, stands on a particular issue.
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Logistics: Becoming more critical to business success by the day
So it is really no secret that logistics is a vital component – if not the vital component – in determining whether almost any type of business venture in any segment of our economy succeeds or fails.
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Logistics: Becoming more critical to business success by the day
So it is really no secret that logistics is a vital component – if not the vital component – in determining whether almost any type of business venture in any segment of our economy succeeds or fails.
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Do trucking’s hiring processes need an overhaul?
Trucking needs workers – lots of them. About 3.5 million folks work as truck drivers right now, give or take a few thousand here or there, with 3.1 million of them commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders.
And those figures don’t be…
Do trucking’s hiring processes need an overhaul?
Trucking needs workers – lots of them. About 3.5 million folks work as truck drivers right now, give or take a few thousand here or there, with 3.1 million of them commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders.
And those figures don’t be…
The birth rate, economic productivity, and trucking
Here’s a gloomy thought: despite the positive projections for freight growth over the next decade being bandied about (though trucking’s share of freight volumes is expected to decline) what if the real long-term trend is far darker and dow…
The birth rate, economic productivity, and trucking
Here’s a gloomy thought: despite the positive projections for freight growth over the next decade being bandied about (though trucking’s share of freight volumes is expected to decline) what if the real long-term trend is far darker and dow…
Making ELDs pay in trucking
So obviously the talk continues apace within the industry regarding the possibility of delaying the still highly controversial electronic logging device (ELD) mandate via legislative action by Congress.
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Making ELDs pay in trucking
So obviously the talk continues apace within the industry regarding the possibility of delaying the still highly controversial electronic logging device (ELD) mandate via legislative action by Congress.
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