{"id":2605,"date":"2017-12-27T10:59:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2021-07-12T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:51:13","slug":"trucking-trends-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/trucking-trends-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Trucking Trends For 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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With the New Year only a few days away, many truckers are wondering what they can expect. Planning is vital to the industry’s continued success. Planning is also valuable in that it helps to anticipate changes and challenges. This way strategies to address and combat\u00a0these changes can be developed. It\u2019s been a year filled with ELD laws, autonomous trucks, and various other issues. It\u2019s time to look forward to the future to predict some of the trends for 2018. While we are optimistic that the industry will trend upwards, it\u2019s important to look at the facts. Below is a list of trucking trends for 2018.<\/p>\n

Trucking Trends for 2018<\/h2>\n

ELD Mandate and Penalties<\/h3>\n

We know you\u2019re tired of hearing about it, but the ELD mandate isn\u2019t going away. In fact, it will probably be even more prevalent in 2018. As of December 18th<\/sup>, the FMCSA required almost all truckers to implement an ELD (Electronic Logging Device) into his or her rig. This would help track movement, mileage, and rest time for truckers. Met with strong opposition, many truckers are having a tough time adjusting. One of the trucking trends for 2018 should include continued grumblings and complaints about the new mandate.<\/p>\n

Another trend for 2018 you can expect is the penalties that will come with non-compliance with the ELD mandate<\/a>. There are various penalties you can expect if you do not have an ELD in your rig. A fine during a roadside inspection is one of the swiftest penalties that you will see. The FMCSA has already published the Out of Service penalties that will be levied on a driver as of December 19 of this year, should the vehicle not have an AOBRD or ELD in use as of that date. You could also receive BASIC points added to your license. This is yet another penalty that you\u2019ll be dealing with. Failing to require a driver to make a record of duty status is a critical violation.<\/p>\n

Under\u00a0Title 49, section 521<\/a>,<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0anyone who does not keep an ELD violation will face a civil penalty that could range from\u00a0$1,000 to $10,000<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0each offense<\/em>.\u00a0These penalties will certainly add up, so make sure you\u2019re strongly considering getting an ELD.<\/p>\n

Driver Shortage<\/h3>\n

Again, the driver shortage will be at the forefront of the upcoming year\u2019s issues. In fact, many of the trucking trends for 2018 will have been carried over from the previous year. As the shortage continues to increase, many trucking companies will be looking towards Millennials to fill the gap. Advertising to Millennials is going to be crucial if you want to fill your rigs. Show Millennials the huge\u00a0impact that truck drivers\u00a0have on\u00a0the world<\/a>\u00a0by getting cargo from point A to point B and the danger to consumers of the truck driver shortage. Facts about the truck driver shortage could be a huge selling factor for Millennials, as they want to feel like they are making a difference at work. As a truck driver, they would also get to see the country, depending on what type of\u00a0trucking job<\/a>\u00a0they take. The driver shortage will continue to be one of the most trucking trends for 2018. Make sure you\u2019re keeping an eye on it as we get deeper into the New Year.<\/p>\n

Automated Trucks<\/h3>\n

One of the most ambitious trucking trends for 2018 is the quickly forming reality of automated trucks. Once seen as a futuristic pipe dream, automated trucks are quickly becoming one of the most interesting trends of the upcoming year. No matter what part of the\u00a0trucking industry you\u2019re a part of<\/a>, it\u2019s increasingly evident that technology is shaping the way drivers, shippers, and automakers take to the road. With companies like Mack, Tesla, and Nikola in a race to put their automated vehicles into action, we can expect more and more information to be revealed as time goes on.<\/p>\n

If you have opinions on the top trucking trends for 2018, comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the New Year only a few days away, many truckers are wondering what they can expect. Planning is vital to the industry’s continued success. Planning is also valuable in that it helps to anticipate changes and challenges. This way strategies to address and combat\u00a0these changes can be developed. It\u2019s been a year filled with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,135,27],"tags":[624,244,644,666],"class_list":["post-2605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driver-shortage","category-technology-2","category-trucker-pov","tag-autonomous-trucking-technology","tag-driver-shortage","tag-eld-mandate","tag-trucking-trends-for-2018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5145,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions\/5145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}