•American Shipper, May 29, 2019—The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected 35 voting members to serve on a newly created Surface Transportation Advisory Committee. The committee, which will report to TSA Administrator David Pekoske on surface...
By John Kearney According to a recent study by the Women in Trucking Association, women made up more than 10% of over-the-road U.S. truck drivers in 2019, an increase of nearly 30% over the 7.89% reported a year earlier. As they launch and grow their careers, these...
From Trucker World, March 2021— Traditional styles of learning and training–think sitting in a classroom with an instructor leading the discussion–have taken a back seat over the past year, opening the doors for more remote learning and training opportunities. While...
Fleet Pivots to Feedback-Based Driver TrainingFrom Fleet Owner, April 19, 2021 The average person’s attention span is around 8.5 seconds, according to Gina Anderson, who has been studying the science of learning for decades. While the average learner needs to see...
Courtesy Today’s Trucking, April 1, 2021Driver shortage and its solutions are the same the world over Misery loves company, or so people say. If that’s true, Canadian drivers and fleet managers might be at least a little glad to know that the scarcity of safe truck...
By John Kearney A recent U.S. Department of Transportation report shows that fatalities for large-truck occupants have reached their highest level on more than thirty years. This appears to be an ongoing trend; U.S. trucking fatalities for 2018 also exceeded a level...
Cascade Business News, February 16, 2021— If you’re a truck driver, you’re also a business concern, and eligible for a number of money-saving tax deductions. “Trucking isn’t just a job,” says Advanced Training Systems CEO John Kearney. “It’s a profession, and treated...
New head of CVTA focusing on entry-level driver training rule, from FreightWaves, March 9, 2021 Helping prepare truck driver training schools for a major new federal regulation is at the top of A. Bailey Wood’s priority list. Wood is taking over as president and CEO...
Courtesy Global News, February 16, 2021Coronavirus: Manitoba truckers still seeing discrimination, should be among first vaccinated, says association The Manitoba Trucking Association’s (MTA) Terry Shaw says they still hear regular reports of truckers being refused...
By John Kearney Economic incentives are increasingly being offered to the trucking industry as a whole. Although the motor freight industry is essential to the U.S. economy—over 70% of all American freight moves by truck—its growth and future are endangered by a...
