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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average age of a truck driver in the U.S. is 48. Less than 8 percent of truck drivers are between ages 25 and 29. With a nation-wide shortage of quality truck drivers already in full-swing, the gap between supply and demand continues to grow. Estimates of truck drivers needed range between 20,000 and 100,000. One way some in the trucking industry are trying to attract the younger generation is through recruiting. Often, graduates are able to complete their program and obtain a CDL within just a few months. According to the…

Container volume at one of the nation鈥檚 biggest ports grew by 17 percent in May. The Port of Long Beach, which is a major portal for commercial trucks picking up cargo to be delivered throughout the western United States, posted some of its highest cargo levels in three years. A total of 583,588 TEUs, or twenty-foot equivalent container units, were moved in May, which was a 17.2 percent increase from the same month in 2012. Imports also increased 22.2 percent to 305,498 TEUs and exports were up by 13.9 percent to 147,073 TEUs, according to data released by the Port…

Trucking shipments grew again in May as the industry saw a 2.3 percent increase from the previous month and a 6.7 percent increased from the previous year. 鈥淎fter bouncing around in a fairly tight band during the previous three months, tonnage skyrocketed in May,鈥� ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said in a statement. 鈥淭he 6.8 percent surge in new housing starts during May obviously pushed tonnage up as home construction generates a significant amount of truck tonnage.鈥� Costello said that commercial trucking 鈥渟erves as a barometer of the U.S. economy,鈥� and represents nearly 70 percent of tonnage shipped in America.…

Professionally trained truck drivers are often the most sought after by some of the best motor carriers across the country and graduates of the truck driver training programs at Hamrick are finding success in this industry. But because there are not enough professionally trained drivers to meet demand, many carriers are forced to hire drivers with little to no training, leading to a high turnover rate. Drivers with professional training are not just in high demand, but they enjoy a higher than average starting pay and benefits. They are also more likely to be picked for advancement. The trucking industry…

The partnership between the United States and Mexico through a trucking agreement established several years ago continues to grow as the commercial trucking industry continues to see growth in both its domestic and international routes. Trucking shipments between the United States and Mexico are growing every year and this creates a higher demand for professionally trained truck drivers for both long- and short-haul routes in every part of the country. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a notice last month announcing it was seeking public comments on allowing Sergio Tristan Maldonado, doing business as Tristan Transfer, to participate in…