As the primary transporters of goods in the U.S., truck drivers play a crucial role in the country’s supply chain. Even so, the turnover rate among this group is high, and keeping them on the road is difficult. The result could be transportation shortages. One...
Adoption of faster payments infrastructure is on the rise, particularly in the payroll sector. With real-time payments becoming a reality for more business use-cases, industry stakeholders are increasingly exploring how to integrate faster payments into their existing payments workflows. This week’s look at payment rail...
To speed up fleet and billing functions for truck drivers as well as back-office staffers, mobile capture and workflow technology company Vector has teamed with transportation management software firm McLeod Software, according to an announcement. Vector’s mobile application can now be put into place alongside...
America’s 3.5 million truckers face serious delays when they can’t easily pay for fuel and cargo-unloading services. Carrying cash isn’t always safe, and payments acceptance can vary retailer to retailer. In the new Next-Gen Payments Report, Women In Trucking Association CEO Ellen Voie explains how...
May 10, 2024
As the primary transporters of goods in the U.S., truck drivers play a crucial role in the country’s supply chain. Even so, the turnover rate among this group is high, and keeping them on the road is difficult. The result could be transportation shortages. One reason for the high turnover is that truck drivers often […]
May 30, 2019
Waymo‘s self-driving trucks are making a return to Arizona. The company’s self-driving, Class 8, big-rig trucks haven’t been in the state for more than a year, though they were first tested in Arizona in August 2017. That initial project was stopped later on that year. Now, the Alphabet-owned company is ready to launch a more […]
May 30, 2018
Private sector employment jumped by 178,000 jobs from April to May, according to the May ADP National Employment Report. In a press release announcing the results of the data, ADP...
May 29, 2018
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) said that the U.S. is facing a shortage of 50,000 truck drivers, impacting both retailers and consumers. The U.S. will need 898,000 additional drivers over the...
April 26, 2018
A boom in eCommerce shipping, along with electronic driver monitoring devices, is making the already tight truck driver market worse, according to CNBC. Truck drivers haul almost 71 percent – or...
