Hours-of-Service ranked top concern amongst US trucking execs

Cybergal · Oct 21, 2007

Hours-of-Service ranked top concern amongst US trucking execs
10/21/07

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hours-of-Service regulations and an ongoing shortage of professional drivers are two of the top 10 concerns for fleet managers in the US.

That was the finding of a detailed study conducted by the American Transport Research Institute (ATRI) and released here today as part of the American Trucking Associations annual management convention. The survey was based on responses from more than 5,000 American trucking executives.

Other top 10 issues included: fuel issues; congestion; government regulations; tolls and highway funding; tort reform and legal issues; truck driver training; environmental issues; and on-board truck technology. In 2006, a similar study found the top trucking industry concerns were the driver shortage and fuel issues. ATA plans to use the surveys findings to help steer its policy initiatives, the association announced.

I have long advocated for the industry to better prepare itself to deal with change, said ATA chairman Ray Kuntz upon learning of the results. And one way to do so is to better anticipate the challenges ahead. The ATRI survey results are invaluable in telling us what is important to motor carriers and which strategies ATA should pursue on their behalf.

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Roadmedic · Oct 21, 2007

Amazing, truck driver compensation is not one of their concerns.

Markk9 · Oct 22, 2007

There is no shortage of drivers, only a very high turn over rate. It's drivers going from company to company.

Mark

Cybergal · Oct 22, 2007

HOS leads top 10 list of trucking concerns
10/22/07

ORLANDO, Fla The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industrys not-for-profit research institute, today unveiled its list of the top 10 critical issues facing U.S. truckers.

Commercial driver Hours of Service rules and the driver shortage top the list in ATRIs survey of more than 5,000 trucking industry executives. The complete results were released in Orlando, Fla. at the 2007 Management Conference and Exhibition of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nations largest gathering of motor carrier executives. ATRI also solicited and tabulated strategies for addressing each issue.

Aside from HOS and the driver shortage, other Top Ten issues include fuel issues, congestion, government regulation, tolls and highway funding, tort reform, and truck driver training, among others.

The ATA-commissioned survey results and proposed strategies will be utilized by the ATA to better focus its advocacy role on behalf of the U.S. trucking industry and ATA Federation stakeholders.

I have long advocated for the industry to better prepare itself to deal with change, said ATA Chairman Ray Kuntz (Watkins Shepard Trucking Company, Helena, Mont.) and one way to do so is to better anticipate the challenges ahead. The ATRI survey results are invaluable in telling us what is important to motor carriers and which strategies ATA should pursue on their behalf.

On every legislative and regulatory topic, issues come and go so quickly today, said Bill Graves, ATA president and CEO. If were not at the table with sound, science-based information and a common sense plan of action, then were going to get left behind, and saddled with solutions that have no bearing on moving Americas freight safely and efficiently.

ATRI is the trucking industrys 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportations essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system. A copy of the survey results is available from ATRI at www.atri-online.org.

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Hiway61 · Oct 23, 2007

Markk9 said: ↑

There is no shortage of drivers, only a very high turn over rate. It's drivers going from company to company.

Mark
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Recently, a high Honcho with a major trucking company stated "There is no shortage of drivers, there is just a shortage of people who will work for what we can afford to pay".

Sounds like he's setting a scheme to bring in more drivers from India

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