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Some longhaul carriers offer signing bonuses and other benefits. Our economy moves on trucks. Rob Reich, vice president of driver recruitment for Schneider National, said shorthanded companies wind up in fix. Be able to read traffic signs and make entries in Department of Transportation EnlargeBy Michael Schennum, The Arizona RepublicDan Weiksner, right, commercial truckdriving instructor for the American Institute of Technology in Phoenix, teaches Sal Iturbe to drive big rig. Obtain commercialdrivers license issued by the state. The number is expected to fall by more than million by according to the ATA.
Test includes written exam and driving test. Its hard life out there. Creno and Wagner report for The Arizona Republic in Phoenix Posted Updated Email Pass Department of Transportationmandated physical and drug and alcohol test. Its incredible competition to try and find truck drivers. Reich said his Wisconsinbased company responded by raising pay and targeting new demographic groups. Be able to read traffic signs and make entries in Department of Transportation reports. Companies also are trying to give drivers more home timewith dedicated or regional runs.
Test includes written exam and driving test. Were not getting any new blood coming into the business, said Jeff Mason, publisher and vice president at RandallReilly Publishing, an Alabama company that puts out publications for drivers and fleet managers. Sources American Trucking Associations, Weve tried to make it better job, Williams said. I never thought would be truck driver, but you just have to go for job, he said. Kuntz, who also is chairman and chief executive of Watkins and Shepard Trucking in Montana, said increased shipping demand already has made the shortage of longhaul drivers acute.
Kuntz, who also is chairman and chief executive of Watkins and Shepard Trucking in Montana, said increased shipping demand already has made the shortage of longhaul drivers is spurring trucking companies across the USA to try to recast truckings nomadic image and recruit more women, minorities, retired military veterans and those who want second career. Our country needs to figure out how to fix this, Kuntz said. shortage of drivers, he said, means delayed deliveries and higher shipping costs are passed on to consumers. An entrylevel driver with no overtheroad experience starts in the high 30,000s.
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