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The latest Outbound Magazine focuses on the trucking industry; the changes in the market, infrastructure plans, and newly proposed legislation. Dr. David Correll spoke with the magazine to give an overview of his research on the trucking industry. You can view the full PDF here.
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NEW FreightWaves Podcast featuring FreightLab’s David Correll.
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BOOK REVIEWSweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking DeregulationBy Michael BelzerOxford University Press (2000)Reviewed by David HC Correll Michael Belzer wants you to know two things about American trucking: (1) it hasn’t always been this way; and (2) it doesn’t have to be this way. In his book, Sweatshops on Wheels – which reads […]
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Does big rig trucking pay more than other freight driving jobs and other “blue-collar” jobs?
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Over-the-road #trucking is an infamously high-turnover industry. Often times turnover meets or exceeds 100%, meaning that trucking companies start each new year with an entirely new set of drivers. This is costly.
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What matters most to #truckdriver retention?
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In this week’s issue, we looked at the what driver’s liked about their “gadgets”
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In reviewing the Sloan Foundation’s 1997 survey of American Truck Drivers with David Correll, we found something surprising: for a meaningful number of drivers (21.7%), an incomplete stop at a College or University preceded their career on the road. We wonder, what cut their time on campus short?
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Welcome to the first installment of #TruckerTuesday. David Correll and Tony Orr have been analyzing a survey of truck drivers conducted by the Sloan Foundation to pull insights from 1997 that are relevant in today’s landscape. In this week’s edition, we look at the different methods that companies used to track their drivers and trucks on the road. […]
