White House highlights new trucking jobs amid looming downturn

The Biden administration emphasized progress on several recent initiatives aimed at getting more people into trucking jobs but the potential for a freight recession threatens to undermine some of that progress, at least in the short term.

A fact sheet released by the White House on Monday pointed to major changes in the trucking industry over the past year, including record job numbers.

“Since President Biden took office, we have seen historic increases in trucking employment with 2021...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-highlights-new-trucking-jobs-amid-looming-downturn

FreightCareers can help Central Freight Lines employees and others find employment

In an exclusive report, FreightWaves’ Senior Editor of Investigations and Enterprise Clarissa Hawes reported on December 9 that Central Freight Lines (CFL) of Waco, Texas notified drivers, employees and customers that the less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier is winding down operations today after 96 years. It is the largest trucking company closure since Celadon ceased operations in 2019. 

FreightWaves established FreightCareers on December 10, 2019, in the wake of the Celadon shutdown. At that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightcareers-can-help-central-freight-lines-employees-and-others-find-employment

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