#driver-shortage
(46 articles)Knight-Swift eyes double-digit rate hikes as bid season nears
Knight-Swift Transportation is entering its annual bid season with plans for at least low-to-mid double-digit rate increases, capitalizing on a tight truckload market where tender rejection rates run
Border Capacity Crisis Pushes Shippers to Transloading
The US-Mexico border is experiencing a structural capacity crisis as US regulatory enforcement (English proficiency rules and cabotage restrictions) has reduced the B1 driver pool by 25,000 since Apri
Truckload Capacity Shows No Recovery Signs Into 2027
The U.S. truckload market is entering the peak season with historically tight capacity and few signs of relief. The Accepted SONAR Truckload Volume Index has fallen to 9,518 over four weeks, the lowes
KC Logistics Expert Outlines Solutions to Driver Shortages, Fuel Costs
A Kansas City-based logistics expert addresses three interconnected challenges impacting freight operations: elevated fuel prices, operational backlogs, and persistent driver shortages. These pressure
25,000 Mexican Drivers Lost: Border Freight Crisis Hits 2027
The revocation of B-1 visas for approximately 25,000 Mexican truck drivers has triggered a severe capacity shortage at the US-Mexico border, fundamentally altering cross-border freight economics. Tend
Q4 2026 Supply Chain Risk Index: Transportation Disruption at 3-Year High
The Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index for Q4 2026 reveals that transportation disruption risk remains the highest-rated category, down from a record high in Q3 but still substantially
Trucking Capacity Crisis: Why New Trucks Aren't Entering Market
Despite three years of surging tender rejections (up 268 percent) and tight market conditions, new trucking capacity is actually contracting rather than entering the market. As of August 2026, tractor
Trucking Capacity Crisis: Rejections Surge 4x Despite Flat Volume
The U.S. trucking market is experiencing an unprecedented structural capacity crisis that differs fundamentally from typical demand cycles. Tender rejection rates have surged to approximately 14% (tri
Schneider Expands Driver Instructor Team to Boost Capacity
Schneider, a major transportation and logistics provider, is expanding its driver instructor workforce to increase driver training capacity and support growth in operational capability. This strategic
Nearshoring Boom Hits Trucking Capacity Wall at US-Mexico Border
The article highlights a critical supply chain tension: nearshoring investment between the US and Mexico continues to accelerate, yet the trucking capacity needed to support this trend is contracting.
Schneider CEO: Immigration Halt Extends Trucker Shortage Beyond 4-Year Cycle
Schneider National CEO Jim Filter offered a sobering assessment of structural headwinds reshaping the trucking market, signaling that the current freight upcycle could extend well beyond the typical f
Women in Road Freight Face Persistent Barriers to Career Growth
The road freight industry continues to struggle with gender diversity, with women remaining significantly underrepresented in driving and logistics roles. Despite growing recognition of workforce shor
Driver Retention Beats Replacement as Fleet Safety Strategy
Private fleets are fundamentally reshaping their approach to driver management in response to persistent driver shortages and escalating litigation costs. Rather than the traditional model of replacin
Irish Haulage Resilience: Industry Must Move Beyond Status Quo
HGV Ireland, the national haulage industry representative body, has issued a cautionary statement that while the Irish haulage sector has demonstrated notable resilience in recent years, this resilien
New CDL Academy Tackles Driver Training Quality Crisis
The trucking industry faces a fundamental training quality problem that extends well beyond regulatory enforcement of fraudulent CDL schools. Shawn Gresham, a 17-year veteran trucker with over 1 milli
DOT Shuts Down 110 CDL Schools Over English Proficiency Fraud
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an emergency shutdown of 110 commercial driver training schools, with Texas and Pennsylvania each accounting for 13 affected facilities. The federal act
Trucking Program Covers Tuition, Offers New Drivers $1K+ Weekly
The trucking industry continues to deploy aggressive recruitment strategies to combat persistent driver shortages through comprehensive training subsidies and competitive compensation packages. This p
B-1 Driver Shortage Tightens US-Mexico Freight Capacity
A structural shortage of B-1 visa truck drivers is creating a capacity crunch on the US-Mexico border, particularly at the critical Laredo gateway. Uber Freight reports that increased federal enforcem
Driver Shortages Drive US-Mexico Freight Market Transformation
The US-Mexico freight market is undergoing significant structural change driven by concurrent pressures: acute driver shortages limiting trucking capacity, and a surge in export volumes demanding more
Mexico Export Surge Strained by Driver Shortages, Border Rules
Mexico's export sector is experiencing robust growth, with exports rising 34.4% year-over-year in June and marking five consecutive months of double-digit expansion, driven primarily by surging techno
Half of Transport Workers Consider Leaving, Study Warns
A recent study has identified a critical workforce retention crisis within Australia's transport and logistics sector, with nearly half of industry workers expressing intent to leave their roles. This
Freight Volume Collapse: Excess Capacity Reshaping Trucking Market
The trucking industry is experiencing one of its weakest Mondays of the year, with freight volumes collapsing to record lows despite stable underlying rate levels. Industry analysts attribute the volu
Transport Logistics Faces Potential Mass Workforce Exodus
Recent research has identified a concerning trend in Australia's transport and logistics sector: a potentially large-scale exodus of workers from the industry. This workforce flight represents a struc
New Trucking Authorities Don't Equal Real Capacity Growth
FreightWaves analysis reveals a paradox in trucking market dynamics: while operating authorities have grown by over 5,000 year-to-date through Q3 2025, structural supply constraints make this headline
Driver Shortage Tightens Trucking Capacity as J.B. Hunt Ramps Recruitment
J.B. Hunt's management has signaled that the freight industry is entering early recovery, but a hardening driver market threatens to cap upside potential. Driver recruitment needs have reached their h
Carriers Tighten Q4 Capacity as Holiday Demand Peaks
As fourth-quarter peak season approaches, carriers are implementing stringent capacity management protocols to balance surging holiday demand against persistent driver shortages and equipment constrai
Industrial Boom Drives Freight Recovery, But Driver Shortage Looms
The U.S. industrial sector is experiencing its strongest expansion in years, with the ISM Manufacturing index reaching 55.6 and marking seven consecutive months of growth. This expansion extends well
Freight Capacity Crisis: Rejection Rates Hit 14.36%, Structural Tightness Ahead
The trucking market is experiencing structural capacity constraints driven primarily by supply-side dynamics rather than demand fluctuations. The National Truckload Rejection Index has climbed to 14.3
LTL Surges as Tight Truckload Capacity Drives Mode Shift
The freight market is experiencing a structural mode shift from full truckload (TL) to less-than-truckload (LTL) services, driven by tightening capacity and rising rates in the TL segment. Saia, a maj
Knight-Swift Q2 Beat Signals Structural Freight Market Shift
Knight-Swift Transportation's second-quarter earnings results represent a significant inflection point in the North American freight market, with the carrier posting earnings 23% above consensus expec
Trucking Capacity Crisis Persists: Regulatory Pressures Drive Long-Term Tightness
The U.S. trucking market is experiencing structural capacity constraints that extend far beyond seasonal demand fluctuations or fuel cost volatility. Recent earnings reports from major carriers reveal
UPS Struggles as Amazon Flex Threatens Market Share Amid Strong Freight Demand
United Parcel Service's second-quarter earnings reveal a striking divergence in the freight market: while the broader transportation sector reports robust demand and pricing strength, UPS is strugglin
Trucking Rate Surge Signals Multi-Year Recovery Cycle Ahead
The trucking industry is entering a structural rate recovery cycle driven by four years of compressed margins and supply-side constraints. J.B. Hunt's over-the-road segment reported a Q2 loss despite
Werner CEO: Trucking Driver Crisis Still in Early Innings
Werner Enterprises, a major pure-play truckload carrier, reported strong second-quarter 2026 earnings with margin expansion driven primarily by structural capacity tightening rather than demand growth
Trucking Capacity Crisis: Why This Market Cycle Is Structurally Different
The trucking industry is experiencing a fundamental market shift that differs from historical cycles. According to Aaron Graft, CEO of Triumph Financial, increased litigation, regulation, and legislat
SBTC's Bid to Strip NY, CA of CDL Authority Faces Legal Uphill Battle
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has escalated its legal challenge against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, seeking to force decertification of commercial driver's
From 2 Trucks to 40: How One Carrier Built Scale
This article chronicles a personal and operational transformation in the trucking industry: an entrepreneur who started with two trucks and a suspended driver's license in 2017 acquired a 40-year-old
Trump CDL Plan for Veterans Mirrors Existing 15-Year Program
President Trump announced plans to streamline commercial driver's license (CDL) eligibility for military veterans, positioning it as a new initiative to boost American driver recruitment. However, the
UPS Tackles Driver Shortage with Larger Trucks and Career Pathways
UPS has identified driver shortage as a structural challenge requiring multi-faceted solutions beyond traditional recruitment. The company, alongside industry partners represented by the IRU (World Ro
Truck Driver Pay Hits All-Time High as Freight Rates Surge
The Truck Driver Pay Index, jointly calculated by AscendTMS and Superior Trucking Payroll Services, has reached an all-time high of 170.04 in June 2024, representing a stunning 13.5% increase over jus
AVI-SPL Launches Commercial Autonomous Trucking on Texas Corridor
AVI-SPL has moved from pilot to production with commercial autonomous freight operations on the Dallas-Houston corridor, marking a watershed moment in logistics technology adoption. The deployment lev
Mexico's 14% Driver Vacancy Rate Threatens Supply Chain
Mexico faces a severe driver shortage, with a 14% vacancy rate according to the International Road Transport Union (IRU), creating substantial operational risks for logistics providers and shippers ac
Idaho Eliminates Non-Domiciled CDL Program, Tightens Driver Licensing
Idaho has eliminated its non-domiciled commercial driver's license program, effective immediately, requiring all future CDL applicants to establish state residency before obtaining credentials. This a
Truck Transportation Jobs Stall Amid Industry Pressures
The U.S. truck transportation sector is experiencing persistent hiring weakness, with Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing only 1,000 net job additions between April and June 2026. Of greater conce
Global Road Freight Driver Shortage Threatens Supply Chains
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has sounded an alarm on a pervasive and worsening driver shortage affecting road freight operations worldwide. This structural labor challenge threatens th
DeSantis Vetoes Florida CDL Training Program for Inmates
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bipartisan bill (HB 325) that would have authorized Commercial Driver License (CDL) training for nonviolent inmates scheduled for release or within two years of