Truckers have the second most on-the-job deaths of any occupation, according to the latest federal data.
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Four years ago, when Alix Miller interviewed for a job as vice president of the Florida Trucking Association, the trade group that advocates for the trucking industry in Tallahassee, she faced questions about whether she could handle the sharp-elbowed male-dominated world of Florida trucking. Miller thought back to her days as a young ballet dancer and how dance training had conditioned her to be tough, both mentally and physically.
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The industry will need to hire 1.1M drivers to keep up with demand.
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For the fourth year in a row, the driver shortage is the top overall concern for the trucking industry, according to a report released Oct. 27 by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).
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The Three Gorges dam in China is on the verge of overflowing, and the U.S. transportation sector needs to be prepared for even more catastrophic disruption in 2020.
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