{"id":9,"date":"2016-05-11T14:29:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spaldingnebraska.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2020-03-14T19:51:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T19:51:39","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drive4college.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta \">\n<div class=\"byline\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta \"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<h1 id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"story-meta \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Drive4College Supports The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCUM TENENS (TNALT.ORG)<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Non-Profit Association focused on required resources to address Covid-19 Nationally!!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<h1><strong>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<\/strong><\/h1>\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta \">\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta \">\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"story-meta \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Drive4College a nonprofit 501c3 organization provides Drivers a GATEWAY for <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"story-meta \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>100% Student Loan Forgiveness!!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Continual Drive4College (D4C) Surveying Substantiates<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TRUCK DRIVERS COMMITMENT &amp; RETENTION<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0When Provided<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A &#8220;STEPPING STONE&#8221; FOR THEIR FUTURE !!! <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2295\u2295(<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">197<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">,154 SO FAR!<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">)\u2295\u2295<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0Includes <span style=\"color: #993366;\">Last Feet\/Mile<\/span> Delivery Specialists<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<header id=\"story-header\" class=\"story-header\">\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta \">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SAMPLE QUESTIONS TO ASK THE HIRING CANDIDATE\u00a0AND ENSURE RETENTION!!<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How motivated would you be to drive a commercial vehicle\/truck\/bus, earning a competitive\u00a0salary,\u00a0AND receive as an incentive\u00a0one or more of the following; 1) full payment\u00a0towards your college degree, 2)\u00a0college scholarship that could be provided for a family member, 3) paying off your incurred student loan debt, 4) paying off a family member&#8217;s incurred student loan debt?\u00a0 \u00a0(1 year driving = 1 year scholarship\/student loan payment)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not Motivated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Somewhat Motivated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Motivated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Extremely Motivated<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How many years would you be willing to drive?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Four<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>over\u00a0Four<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"content__header tonal__header\">\n<div class=\"gs-container\">\n<h2 class=\"content__main-column u-cf\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Drivers are the brand stewards that can make or break a customer\u2019s mobility experience but more often than not, they are the piece of the mobility puzzle that is forgotten about.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Self-driving trucks: what&#8217;s the future for America&#8217;s 3.5 million truckers?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tonal__standfirst u-cf\">\n<div class=\"gs-container\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The race is on to get driverless trucks on the road as<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Total savings are \u00a0estimated at $168bn annually with<\/strong><strong>\u00a0$70bn from <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>driver elimination!!! <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Drive4College participants are developing the 21st Century Commercial Drivers License (CDL) that includes rules, regulations, incorporates autonomous technology, and components of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).This includes Cyber Security related requirements, and proficiencies of drivers responsible for \u00a0\u201cSame Day\/Last Mile Delivery\u201d that use passenger vehicles, and strategic to many firms in providing an improved \u201cClient Experience\u201d while acting as the firms \u201cBrand Ambassador\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>D4C\u00a0Metric measuring driver risk utilizing Real Time data gathering &amp; AI to lower insurance premiums.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Drive4College\u00a0is also being used to\u00a0obtain drivers required for \u201cSame Day\/Last Mile Delivery\u201d that use passenger vehicles, and serve as \u201cTechnology-enabled supply chain professionals that steadily improve customer experience\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>LAWRENCE KATZ, A LABOR ECONOMIST at Harvard, says there\u2019s no denying that this radical new technology will imperil many jobs. The five million drivers who could lose their jobs, he says, represent almost 3 percent of the workforce and don\u2019t, as a group, have bright prospects if they get laid off. \u201cIt\u2019s disproportionately male, disproportionately non-college,\u201d he says. Five million jobs, he explains, \u201cis about the same size as the decline in manufacturing jobs since 2000. It\u2019s a comparable potential shock.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trucks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Trucking-Infographic-age-of-truckers.jpg\" alt=\"Trucking Infographic Trucking Jobs and ages of Truck Drivers\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">CHALLENGE<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<h3><em>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2014, 38 states issued nearly 395,000 CDLs, up 10 percent from 2013, according to a 2015 General Accounting Office report. At the same time, industry research shows that nearly a third of new drivers quit in 90 days. Half leave within the first six months.There are 1.7 million truckers in America, and another 1.7 million drivers of taxis, buses and delivery vehicles.Trucking is a $700-billion industry, in which a third of costs go to compensating drivers. Driver Compensation is even Greater when you factor in the <strong>Huge Issue of Retention<\/strong>!<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"story-meta-footer\" class=\"story-meta-footer\">\n<div class=\"story-meta-footer-sharetools\">\n<div id=\"sharetools-story-meta-footer\" class=\"sharetools theme-classic sharetools-story-meta-footer \" data-title=\"Long-Haul Sweatshops\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/03\/09\/opinion\/long-haul-sweatshops.html\" data-share-tools-initialized=\"1\" data-publish-date=\"March 9, 2016\" data-description=\"Working conditions for America\u2019s long-haul truckers are forcing many to leave the industry.\" data-media=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2016\/03\/09\/opinion\/09balay\/09balay-jumbo.jpg\" data-author=\"By ANNE BALAY and MONA SHATTELL\" data-shares=\"facebook,twitter,email,show-all,save\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-viewer-candidate alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2016\/03\/09\/opinion\/09balay\/09balay-blog427.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-mediaviewer-credit=\"Sophia Foster-Dimino\" data-mediaviewer-caption=\"\" data-mediaviewer-src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2016\/03\/09\/opinion\/09balay\/09balay-superJumbo.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-action-overlay\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>PROBLEM\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"headline\" class=\"headline\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Long-Haul Sweatshops<\/span><\/h2>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>New York Times (by Anne Balay &amp; Mona Shattell)<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"story-body-supplemental\">\n<div class=\"story-body story-body-1\">\n<h4 class=\"story-body-text story-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-total-count=\"285\" data-para-count=\"285\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>IT might seem like a good time to be a long-haul trucker: More than ever, the American economy relies on hundreds of thousands of 18-wheelers to move goods across the country. But the industry is in crisis, with drivers leaving in droves because of low pay and poor working conditions.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"story-body-text story-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-total-count=\"602\" data-para-count=\"317\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>A big part of the problem is that when it comes to long-haul trucking, the government\u2019s focus has been almost entirely on road safety. That\u2019s not a misplaced concern; highway accidents involving semis kill about 5,000 people per year. But it overlooks a critical concern: the well-being of the drivers themselves.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h6><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Credit\u00a0<\/span>Sophia Foster-Dimino<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\"><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"source\">CBS NEWS<\/span> <span class=\"time\">October 18, 2016, 6:55 AM \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"time\">Are older commercial truck drivers causing \u00a0 more danger on nation\u2019s highways?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"time\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trucking-semi-industry-recruiting-retirees-commercial-drivers-accidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trucking-semi-industry-recruiting-retirees-commercial-drivers-accidents\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"story-body-supplemental\">\n<h1 class=\"story-body story-body-1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SOLUTION<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"story-body story-body-1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"story-body-supplemental\">\n<h3 class=\"story-body story-body-1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"story-body story-body-1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Focused on Business-Education Alignment &amp; Talent Sustainability<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Truck Driving, <em>&#8220;Oldest &amp; Most Important&#8221;<\/em> 21st Century Career<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Truck Driver = &#8220;A technology-enabled supply chain professional that steadily improves customer experience&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A Truck Driver\u2019s Journey can begin by getting behind the wheel, and earning a scholarship to be used by themselves, or a family member for a college education. Getting behind\u00a0the wheel is also the means for a truck driver to eliminate their existing student loan debt.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A CEO Association of Fortune 300 sized firms (MARC<sup>3<\/sup>) stood up a project that ran for over two years aimed at development of an approach that better aligned the interdependence of business requirements and education leading to self-sustainable U.S. based job creation. There was considerable time spent looking into the hiring practices of many of the top Fortune 500 firms. The effort identified multiple jobs that could best be addressed through a partnering of private corporations, public government, and academia (P3). This partnership would work together bringing a closer alignment of business requirements, and the education required to provide hiring candidates the necessary skills to address these specific needs. This project also highlighted the <em>interdependence between an ever shrinking supply of non-tech jobs (e.g. commercial truck driver), and the successful evolution of the latest \u201cDisruptive Technologies\u201d<\/em>. This is our immediate focus with a\u00a0strategy for all involved to reduce cost by 50%, increase retention by 50%, and create a customized scalable offering that is self sustainable. Truck Driving is the oldest &amp; most important 21st century career.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Talent Sustainability Practices<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/236x\/b9\/39\/03\/b939038c15459fce4ce3f6396accece1.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A study of people ages 22 to 27 by researchers at the New York <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a id=\"ORGOV000035\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Federal Reserve\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/topic\/business\/economy\/economic-policy\/federal-reserve-ORGOV000035-topic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Reserve<\/a> <\/span>confirms some of the worst beliefs about the recession. People who finished college during the last few years were hit hard by the unusually cruel economy, much harder than people who had gone to college ahead of the recession.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">During the worst point for jobs, around 2011, almost half of newly minted college graduates settled for jobs that didn&#8217;t require degrees, said Fed researchers Jaison Abel and Richard Deitz.\u00a0The impact seems invisible when economists focus on only the nation&#8217;s unemployment rate. Most of the people who finished college after the recession got jobs, just not the type they imagined when they paid handsomely for college.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Employers know that a better educated workforce is good for employers, employees, communities and our nation. That is why \u00a0employers are investing in the education, training and development of their workers and those in the communities in which they live. These investments help generate a sustainable workforce, where skilled workers who join the workforce have access to opportunities to keep their skills current and to develop capabilities that enable career and income advancement. Truck Driving can serve as a career stepping stone providing education to those who commit to driving as a means to secure their future goals of obtaining a degree without incurring student loan debt (<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/every-second-americans-get-buried-under-another-3055-in-student-loan-debt-2015-06-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">student loan debt clock<\/a><\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>). In lieu of a driver&#8217;s individual pursuit of education\/degree,they can opt to\u00a0bestow their earned education\/scholarship to a family member (e.g. child, grandchild etc..).\u00a0A driver can also opt to have their existing student loan debt paid back in lieu of the earned scholarship, or pay off the existing student loan debt of a family member.\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorhousingbubble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/student-loan-debt.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8220;Executive Mentorship&#8221; provides ongoing guidance to the driver\u00a0to insure proper alignment of \u00a0education\/degree with requirements of jobs within the company, and\/or industry they drive for.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energizegrowth.com\/wp-content\/header-images\/virtual-mentoring.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">What are we doing?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We are partnering with the government, academia, and corporations to recruit &amp; train 100,000 commercial truck drivers each of the next ten years (one million in total) to fill the growing void, and address the ever increasing demand.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Where is the trucking industry today?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>\u00a0\u201cTruck accidents are on the rise and driver fatigue is a leading cause,\u201d said Senator Booker. \u201cTruck drivers are working extremely long days to deliver the goods we depend on, but it should\u00a0never be at the cost of their safety and that of other drivers\u201d.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spaldingnebraska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/arns1.jpg\" alt=\"arns1\" width=\"576\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drive4college.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/arns1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.drive4college.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/arns1-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/> <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A shortage of qualified truck drivers is debilitating the trucking industry and has been an issue of concern for years. In the last decade, 2009 was the only year where an overall demand for truckers was low and capacity rates were met. This corresponded with the recession and was an anomaly within the shortage trend.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">With an aging workforce, a void in younger driver sign up, an increase of retiring drivers, long periods away from home, few pay incentives, and stricter driving laws, membership in the trucking industry is low. The average age of a truck driver is 57, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, a survey by the ATA found that 90% of carriers could not find enough drivers to meet the Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) trucking criteria. Shipping rate escalation and thus inflation is the anticipated result of this truck driver shortage.<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">American Trucking Associations (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5% in June, following a revised gain of 0.8%, during May. In June, the index equaled 131.1 (2000=100). The all-time high of 135.8 was reached in January 2015,<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Freight being transported across the country ballooned to over 15 percent between May 2007 and May 2015,<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trucks hauled just under 10 billion tons of freight in 2014. Motor carriers collected $700.4 billion, or 80.3% of total revenue earned by all transport modes,<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">ATA projects freight volumes will increase by nearly 29% over the next 11 years with a 28.6% increase in freight tonnage and an increase in freight revenues of 74.5% to $1.52 trillion in 2026,<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">There is a growing shortage of commercial truck drivers including 35,000 to 40,000 [drivers] as of 2014, and shortage averaging 50,000 or more for 2015.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">It is widely recognized that America&#8217;s trucking fleets are being forced to move more product with less manpower. This is a serious safety &amp; security issue that is growing!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>The annualized driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose thirteen\u00a0 points to 100 percent in the third quarter of 2015, the American Trucking Associations said.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>This means the large truckload carriers need to replace the\u00a0 equivalent of their entire driver pool each year, from a rapidly shrinking national supply of drivers.<\/em><em> The American Trucking Associations estimates that the current shortage of drivers for 2015 will average 50,000 or more, but because of retirements and individuals leaving the industry, trucking companies will need to recruit nearly 100,000 new drivers a year over the next decade to keep pace with the country&#8217;s freight needs. T<\/em><em>he cost of turnover for carriers is high. If the cost of hiring a driver averages $5,000 to $10,000, a company with 200 drivers and a 100 percent turnover rate would spend $1 to $2 million a year on recruitment alone.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>It\u2019s become common knowledge that the trucking industry has a driver shortage and there are rumors of an impending pilot shortage, but these are a small symptom of a growing supply chain labor challenge. About 270,200 logistics jobs will be created each year in the U.S. until 2018, according to a study from the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics. But only about 75,000 workers entering the field each year are qualified for those jobs.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve identified a pretty staggering gap,\u201d said Page Siplon, the logistics center\u2019s executive director, a shortage of at least 195,000 qualified logistics employees. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcsplacement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000040852324_Large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bcsplacement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000040852324_Large-221x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bcsplacement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000040852324_Large-221x300.jpg 221w, http:\/\/www.bcsplacement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000040852324_Large-753x1024.jpg 753w\" alt=\"iStock_000040852324_Large\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise,\u201d he said. \u201cThe supply chain industry is growing pretty fast, and as the economy grows so do supply chain needs and the amount of freight we move all over the world. 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