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The Truck Driver Shortage and the Rising Cost of Everything

Freight Plus

Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. truck driver retirement rates jumped to 33% last year, up from 22% in 2014. The Washington Post. According to. FleetOwner.

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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

As reported in the New York Times : Factoring in June’s increase and upward revisions for estimated hiring in April and May, employers added an average of 231,000 workers a month in the first half of 2014, the best six-month run since the spring of 2006. What is the Future of Truckload Transportation?

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure includes: · Six interstate highways. Content Summary: From 2010-2014, the state and its local counterparts invested more than $132 million in the state's railroad infrastructure. Content Summary: Louisiana is one of the only two states in the U.S. · Six Class 1 railroads.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

billion in 2014. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Most freight shipments into the state of Connecticut go by way of truck ( 94% ). Mississippi. Washington.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

billion in 2014. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Most freight shipments into the state of Connecticut go by way of truck ( 94% ). Mississippi. Washington.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

billion in 2014. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Florida embraces a multimodal transportation system, moving over 770 tons of freight annually. Most freight shipments into the state of Connecticut go by way of truck ( 94% ). Mississippi. Washington.

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