Over & Out: Reasons Drivers leave the Trucking Industry
If you’re involved in the trucking industry, have a family member in the trucking industry, or even picked up a news paper in the last few years, you probably know that the trucking industry has been facing some pretty severe shortages. Some say the shortage is due to the amount of “qualified drivers” (i.e. drivers with a lot of experience), but others believe this shortage is caused partly by drivers wanting to...
Fresh Faces in Trucking: Solutions to Driver Shortage
When asked to envision a truck driver, do any stereotypes come to mind? What if I told you that the newly appointed CEO of a $100 million trucking company is a yoga instructor and holistic life coach who spent their twenties hitchhiking and drifting between art schools in Europe? Meet Caitlin Welby, the 32-year-old CEO of RFX global trucking with a bohemian lifestyle, arm for business and pioneering vision to reshape the...