The transportation industry is discovering how a massive change in consumer behavior due to the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting truck driver recruitment. At no other time in the industry’s history has one factor been so disruptive. How has COVID-19 influenced the recruitment process and truck driver employment decisions? Here is the 2020 State of Transportation…

Read More
Women in Trucking: Laura Heggins-Strode, Tri-State Motor Transport

According to The Women in Trucking Association (WIT), increased demand for professional truck drivers has led more women to join the transportation industry. The National Transportation Institute (NTI) reports the percentage of female truck drivers is 7%, up from 6% in previous years. Tri-State fleet is over 34% female – an unheard-of rate of female…

Read More