Driver Shortage Authority

Shortage of Long Haul Drivers

May 2011    Brief news clip video that includes interviews with Perkins Specialized Transportation Owner/CEO Andy Card and Stephen Russell, CEO of Celadon.   Both men discuss the current shortage of Long Haul Drivers.

 

Mike O'Connell on the Truck Driver Shortage

August 2011.  This interview from Fox News is with Mike O'Connell, Executive Director of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association.  It outlines the current state of the Driver Shortage.

 

2011 State of Logistics Report: Driver Shortage will last a Long Time

Jan 2011.  The 21st annual State of Logistics Report, sponsored by Penske Logistics and released by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) this week, doesn’t paint a rosy picture of trucking’s future.  Rosalyn Wilson, author of the annual 'State of Logistics' report; talks about the long term consequences of the Driver Shortage.

 

 

3 Trucking Executives Discuss Driver Shortage & Driver Retention

Robert Lowe - President of Prime Inc., Tom Kretsinger - President of  American Central Transport and Chris Hines - EVP Sales & Marketing of Celadon discuss the Driver Shortage, Driver Retention and other industry issues. 

  

Troops 2 Truckers and the Driver Shortage

2010.  Kevin Denny is CEO at Troop Transition.  They provide training, certification and job placement services to men and women leaving military service.  One of the occupations they provide these services for is Truck Driving with a program is called Troops 2 Truckers.  While this program can only provide a small fraction of the new drivers our industry requires, it does exemplify the type of innovative initiatives we need to address the upcoming Driver Shortage.  Click on image to access video.

 

Con-way TL President discusses Driver Shortage and Impact

10/22/10.  CNBC interview with Herb Schmidt, President of Con-way TL, discussing the upcoming driver shortage and the impact it will have his operations and our economy.

  

  

Communication, Recognition, Driver Advisory Board

3rd Quarter 2010.  Gail Cooper, CEO Boyd Brothers Transportation, discusses importance of communication, recognition and a driver advisory board to improve driver retention.

 

The Driver Shortage: Severity and what We can do about it

6/2010.  Great interview with Tom Nightingale, CMO at Con-Way.  Tom discusses the potential severity of the driver shortage plus talks about some of the lessons learned - for both truckers and shippers - from our last driver shortage.  Click on image to access player (note: advertisments not associated with Driver Shortage Authority are attached to video).

 

 

Driver Retention through a Focus on the Soft Skills

Date Unknown.    Good overview of how driver turnover can be reduced when trucking executives provide respect and recogntion while shifting focus from recruting to retention.  Click on image to access player.

 

 

MicroSkills Women in Transportation Program

5/17/10  MicroSkills has developed a program to train women for truck driver jobs to provide increased employmnet opportunities as a result of the driver shortage.