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Successful driver recruitment is multifaceted issue

The driver shortage is nothing new. The lack of qualified drivers entering the industry — coupled with a workforce on the precipice of retirement — has been a major concern for carriers across the industry over the past several years. This long-standing issue was only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted some existing drivers to retire early while temporarily closing CDL schools to new entrants.

The continuing shortage — along with the industry’s infamously high turnover rates...

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Scariest tunnels for truckers

Tractor-trailer heading through a tunnel.

FreightWaves asked truckers on social media which tunnels in the U.S. and Canada wrack their nerves the most. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but these are some of the tunnels drivers mentioned in comments on the Women In Trucking, Rates & Lanes, and Rate Per Mile Masters Facebook pages.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (Virginia)

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT) is a 17.6-mile bridge–tunnel that carries U.S. Highway 13 at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, the Hampton Roads harbor,...

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