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October Brought more Jobs in the Trucking Industry

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

October was a great month if you are in the trucking industry.  According to overdriveonline.com, 300 seasonal employees were added to the trucking company payrolls.  September was up 400 and August was up 200.  But, even better is that 15,900 jobs have been added into the trucking industry since March of this year.  This information all came from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

To break it down even more in the trucking industry, payroll is up from 2009.  October of 2010 showed 2,300 more people hired then in October of 2009.  But, the overall, shows that the for-hire trucking companies are actually down 210,000 (14.5%) from January 2007.  These numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics only show for-hire trucking companies, not fleets or rehires within the trucking industry.  As the article states so well, “not replacements for existing positions”.  This means that the numbers may be skewed if looking at the overall pictures.

This is good news for the for-hire trucking companies.  It tells me that there are more products to be shipped out there and drivers are needed to move the product from one part of the country to the other.

Adding jobs is always good in this economic troubled time.  For people looking to find a truck driving job, this is very good news in that there are more jobs out there and more companies to work for.  Truck drivers are the resource needed to keep the trucking industry growing.  For hire trucking companies need good, safe, and experienced drivers to move freight and to keep the companies growing.

http://www.overdriveonline.com/trucking-adds-300-jobs-in-october/

http://www.nationaltruckdrivingjobs.com/jobs/utah/trucking-jobs

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10 Trucking Industy Concerns

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

In the article, “Economy top list of key trucking industry concerns” from October 20, 2010, on the bulktransporter.com website, the number one concern is economy for the trucking industry.  This finding, based from the ATRI survey, was also the top concern in 2009.  However, only 35% of the surveyed respondents felt the economy was the number one problem this year.  In 2009, it was 51.6 percent.  That’s a good sign for economic recovery, with confidence of companies.

The second concern was CSA 2010.  With the fear of the unknown, CSA 2010 is obviously something the transportation industry is keeping their eye on.

Number three is government regulations.  The trucking industries stakeholders are concerned with the high amount of “legislative activities” occurring this year.  They fear it will affect operations and overhead costs.

Four are the regulating rulings of driver hours of service (HOS).   Five is the driver shortage, bringing up the thought that it’s a sign of economic recovery.

The number six concern of the transportation industry is fuel prices.  As the top issue of 2005 and 2008, it has dropped due to other issues a bigger concern at this time.

Seven is congestion concerns.  Transportation funding along with deteriorating highways concerns the industry as it affects the bottom line.

Number eight is on board truck technology.  Their biggest concern is electronic on board recorders and governors, controlling the speed of the driver.

Environmental issues is now number nine, with concerns on rulings on environmental green programs.

And lastly, number 10 is size-and-weight concerns.  Fleet owners want bigger trucks to help remove traffic congestion’s, environment issues, and have fewer drivers with the driver shortage.

We hope this article was helpful. If you or someone you know is looking for cdl truck driving jobs send them to us and well match them with the industries top employers.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) presented this list on October 16th.

http://bulktransporter.com/management/trends/economy-tops-list-trucking-concerns-1020/

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President Obama’s Administration Lifts Moratorium

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Well this article is a little bit of a stretch, but it is great news for the trucking industry.

Great news for the trucking industry!  President Obama’s administration lifted the deepwater drilling moratorium.  This will lower the fuel prices that the Trucking Industry must pay to ship product from one side of the country to the other.  Smaller companies will benefit the most as their overhead cost is much more fragile and spikes in costs can close them down.

Bill Graves, author of “Curbs on offshore drilling damage the economy”, wrote article in KansasCity.com about the trucking industry that really explained the balance in the economy that comes from freight movement across the United States.  He wrote about the known fact that there are “more than 630,000 motor carriers operate in the United States, providing employment for 7 million Americans. In 2008, trucks required 37.6 billion gallons of diesel fuel at a record cost of $142.9 billion to ensure store shelves were stocked with the food, medicine and clothing we need, as well as the consumer goods we desire. When oil and fuel prices spike, as they did in 2008, the industry suffers, company’s fold and jobs are lost. The record-high diesel prices experienced in 2008 contributed to 3,065 companies with five or more trucks going out of business. Moreover, when fuel prices rise, so do the prices of all goods carried by trucks.”

With the offshore drilling open to us again, we here in the United States will become less dependent on foreign oil and lower our prices.  Thus allowing the trucking industry to lower there overhead and for smaller trucking companies to stay in business.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/16/2320792/curbs-on-offshore-drilling-damage.html#ixzz12eZTsSAa

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/16/2320792/curbs-on-offshore-drilling-damage.html

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CSA 2010 Going National Soon

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

According to 24-7PressRelease.com, CSA 2010 is now active in nine states and will be in all states shortly, making it the national program it was intended to be.  This was declared in the article, “New Federal Trucking Regulation Enforcement Program Moving Ahead”, published October 10, 2010.

CSA2010 was created to help reduce accidents in the trucking industry. Those under the CSA2010 umbrella include all commercial vehicle operators.  That includes truck drivers as well as bus drivers.  It has changed how drivers are graded on their safety records.  Explaining CSA 2010 is done best by this article:

“CSA stands for Comprehensive Safety Analysis. The program’s ultimate goal is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities on American roads. CSA 2010 is based on five key strategies:

- Accommodating changes to the transportation industry, including improvements in technology.

- Improving federal and state enforcement efficiency while enhancing the safety performance of trucking companies.

- Identifying the sources of safety risks and targeting unsafe practices with compliance and enforcement efforts.

- Leveraging collected data and technological innovations to improve motor carrier safety.

- Ensuring consistent enforcement of federal transportation laws and regulations in all states.”

Unsafe drivers are graded by the Safety Measurement System (SMS).  SMS identifies those truck driving companies with higher rates of accidents.  CSA 2010 reviews these companies and look for driver records that show unsafe driving, drug or alcohol citations, drivers driving tired, maintenance records, as well as other issues that could be hazardous to other drivers around these trucks.  When data is placed together, scores are placed, and those companies with unsafe records from their drivers are reprimanded.

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/new-federal-trucking-regulation-enforcement-program-moving-ahead-174759.php

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Labor Statistics Say Trucking Jobs Outlook is Favorable

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Here is a quick post with some information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We thought people who come across the blog would like to know what the pro’s are saying about the future for truck drivers. According to this the job outlook is favorable.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest occupation in the United States is truck drivers and those associated with it.  That’s a huge amount of drivers out there!

Even better news, is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics also believes that the future for job opportunities in trucking is up.  So much so, that the better drivers will have more options in their work schedules and choice of equipment.

The job outlook looks awesome for those wanting to be a truck driver.  We here at NationalTruckDrivingJobs.com are excited to be a part of these great opportunities!

Click here if you want to head over to our Over the Road truck driving jobs board.

Here is a link to the Bureau of Labor Statistics so you can check out the complete article.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos246.htm#outlook

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