Women In Trucking Blog / Industry News (3)

by FTR | Sponsored Content, on Sep 18, 2024

Summary: Driver capacity is exiting the for-hire market more slowly than many observers expected. With a growing anticipation of a recovery soon, the question now is whether carriers will be …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jun 19, 2024

It’s clear that successful corporations with significant supply chains are investing in technologies to accelerate resilience, agility and flexibility to better navigate current and future disruption. This is evidenced by …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Aug 17, 2023

By now you’ve undoubtedly seen the many news reports about the devastating fires that hit the island of Maui on Aug 8. When a historic coastal town in Hawaii was …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Dec 29, 2022

Photo: 2021 'I HEART Trucking' Photo Contest Submission from Debbie Marler 1. Gender Diversity Measures Included in Infrastructure Package Language in the bipartisan infrastructure bill establishes a transportation workforce outreach …

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Topics:Industry NewsWomen In TruckingGender Diversity Issues

by Ellen Voie, on Jun 04, 2021

Women In Trucking joins broad coalition calling for passage of legislation to promote service in transportation. As the need for professional drivers continues, the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is …

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Topics:Industry NewsWomen In TruckingEllen's Blog

by Ellen Voie, on Mar 30, 2021

For the past twenty years, the issue of truck parking has made the top ten list of industry issues in the annual American Transportation Research Institute survey. In 2020, it …

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Topics:Industry NewsEllen's Blog

by Ellen Voie, on Jan 06, 2021

“Don’t reinvent the wheel, just realign it.” Anthony J. D’Angelo, author We’ve all heard the adage about reinventing the wheel. Why spend a great deal of time and effort on …

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Topics:Industry NewsEllen's Blog

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jul 28, 2020

Many transportation and logistics providers went into survival mode in Q2, yet despite a global pandemic, freight continued to move. A majority of companies were forced to get many, sometimes …

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Topics:LeadershipOperationsIndustry News

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jul 22, 2020

COVID-19 has sent shockwaves through the global supply chain and freight ecosystem, resulting in a highly volatile and uncertain landscape. While freight activity and product demand plummeted, e-commerce sales skyrocketed, …

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Topics:LeadershipIndustry News

by Eleanor Lamb, on Mar 16, 2020

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relaxed certain hours-of-service regulations for motor carriers involved in coronavirus-related relief efforts. The declaration, issued shortly after President Donald Trump on March 13 …

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