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Fleets changing routes to attract drivers: survey
COLUMBUS, OH - With a strong freight market and tight labor market expected to continue into 2018, fleets are adjusting their business models to compensate, according to CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR). The firm conducted a survey of 50 fleets in October, and found companies are shortening the average length of hauls, and implementing more regional hauls, in order to be more attractive to drivers. The shorter hauls allow drivers to be home each night, a major item on the wish lists of many, and fleets are hoping the changes will mean increased driver recruitment and retention according to CKCVR.
Overing to oversee Hankook Canadian sales team
BRAMPTON, ON - Hankook Tire has a new director of sales and marketing in Canada. The company announced today that John Overing will oversee the region's sales team, and will be instrumental in identifying growth opportunities within the Canadian market. Overing has more than 18 years of industry experience, including senior-level positions at Yokohama Tire and Michelin North America.
Class 8 orders surge in October
BLOOMINGTON, IN - Sales of Class 8 vehicles rose for the fifth straight month in October according to analysts at FTR Intelligence. The company released its preliminary Class 8 order numbers showing 62% growth over September, and 167% rise over orders for the same time last year.
P.S.I welcomes new VP
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) has a new vice-president of business development. The company announced today Jonathan Gravell is assuming the new position after five years with P.S.I, focusing on future growth by building customer relationships and integrating acquired businesses.
IN PRINT: Tougher penalties for fatal collisions
MELFORT, SK -- The final chapter in a small-town Saskatchewan tragedy came without much fanfare. After entering a guilty plea to three counts of dangerous driving causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, Normand Lavoie, a 41-year-old truck driver from Winnipeg, was sentenced in a Melfort, Saskatchewan, court to three years for each of the three teenagers whose lives he brought to a sudden end 28 months earlier. The sentences will be served concurrently, followed by a five-year driving ban.
IN PRINT — Attracting a new generation of workers
Attracting the under-35 crowd is a full-time job for many marketers, including those trying to sell jobs in the trucking industry. Already facing a growing labor shortage in all areas of the industry, fleets should brace themselves for the onslaught of retirements coming in the next few years. As baby boomers decide to cash in and trade their trucks for lawn mowers and golf clubs, carriers face a crisis.
Shipping conditions will worsen in 2018: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, IN - Fuel cost increases following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and increased logistic costs for shippers, caused shipping conditions in the United States full-load market to take a negative turn for the month of August, according to analysts at FTR Intelligence. Although the increased fuel costs are temporary, the group says it expects the increase in logistics costs to continue into 2018.