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Driver Shortages Aren’t a Concern When You Have a Great Work Environment

June 15, 2017

The trucking industry has been struggling with a driver shortage issue since 2005 and the numbers have only continued to rise into a borderline national crisis. According to NPR, “more than 70 percent of goods consumed in the U.S. are moved by truck, but the industry needs to hire almost 900,000 more drivers to meet…

The Best Kept Secret to Keeping Your Company Drivers Happy

February 24, 2017

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Dedicated Trucking News, Driver Recruiting, Driving Practices

Driver retention is a constant battle for trucking companies. Truckers come and go from carrier after carrier, and this is a drain for company budgets and driver morale. What can you do as a trucking employer to reduce driver turnover? Start by ensuring your truck drivers are happy. Although these logistical conditions don’t necessarily apply…

How to Build a Comprehensive Snow Belt Policy for Dedicated Trucking in the Northeast

December 12, 2016

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Dedicated Trucking News, Driving Practices, Pennsylvania Regional Trucking

When the winter months roll in, bad weather can very quickly make dedicated trucking stop in its tracks. How do you keep drivers and key personnel rolling without creating unnecessary expenses that weigh down your overhead? This is the time to create a comprehensive snow belt policy that helps keep trucks, people and cargo moving…

Driver Retention is the Challenge and Respect is the Motivator

September 26, 2016

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Dedicated Trucking News, Driver Recruiting, Trucking News

Trucking is one of the most difficult careers of the 21st century, and continues to be one of the most important professions in America. Trucking is especially important to manufacturing and retail partnerships, which rely on it to move their products from factories to stores. One of the biggest challenges in the trucking industry is…

Proper Truck Maintenance is Key to Efficient Operations

August 31, 2016

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Driving Practices, Trucking News

A truck is a large and highly complicated machine with many different systems—all of which work together to make the machine able to move over 40 US tons on a single load. Trucks move over eleven billion tons of goods in the United States alone each year and are indispensable to manufacturing and construction. One…

Sleep Apnea and Commercial Drivers: A Deadly Combination

June 29, 2016

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Driving Practices, New Jersey Regional Trucking, NJ regional trucking, PA regional trucking, Pennsylvania Regional Trucking, Trucking News, Uncategorized

Sleep Apnea and Commercial Drivers: A Deadly Combination By: Zehl and Associates for Veltri Trucking There’s no question that driver fatigue poses a serious threat to safety on our nation’s roadways. But just how bad is the threat? Well, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the number of fatigue-related crashes reported to…

Veltri Selected as 2016 Philadelphia Family Business Honoree

June 28, 2016

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Dedicated Trucking News, Delaware Regional Trucking, Trucking News, Uncategorized

Veltri, Inc. is proud to announce it has been selected by SmartCEO as its 2016 Philadelphia Family Business Honoree. SmartCEO celebrates entrepreneurship, as well as the achievements of independently owned businesses in the region. Awards recognition is part of the way SmartCEO lives up to its mission statement. Being recognized with an award from…

New Truck Drivers In It For the Long Haul

December 29, 2015

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Driver Recruiting, New Jersey Regional Trucking, NJ regional trucking, PA regional trucking, Pennsylvania Regional Trucking, Trucking News

Trucking used to be a thriving industry that had no problem attracting employees. This is no longer true for most trucking companies. Today’s trucking companies have much more demand to transport goods placed on them than in the past, so their need for truckers has increased. At the same time, the median annual pay has…

Trucking Industry Searching for Young Drivers

September 28, 2015

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Dedicated Trucking News, Driver Recruiting, Trucking News, Uncategorized

Truck drivers seem to be a vanishing breed these days. While it was a thriving industry in the past, major trucking companies are having difficult bringing in new recruits. It is estimated that the industry as a whole needs between 35,000 and 40,000 new drivers to meet today’s shipping needs. This number may increase to…

Veltri Reports on the Benefits of Using GPS Tracking for Fleet Management

August 16, 2015

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More dedicated trucking companies are using GPS tracking for their fleet management than ever before, and the trend continues to be popular. But, are these businesses seeing any benefits from using GPS tracking in their fleet management? Is there a return on investment that makes the GPS tracking worthwhile? Veltri, Inc. dedicated trucking services recently…

Driver Shortages Aren’t a Concern When You Have a Great Work Environment

The Best Kept Secret to Keeping Your Company Drivers Happy

How to Build a Comprehensive Snow Belt Policy for Dedicated Trucking in the Northeast

Driver Retention is the Challenge and Respect is the Motivator

Proper Truck Maintenance is Key to Efficient Operations

Sleep Apnea and Commercial Drivers: A Deadly Combination

Veltri Selected as 2016 Philadelphia Family Business Honoree

New Truck Drivers In It For the Long Haul

Trucking Industry Searching for Young Drivers

Veltri Reports on the Benefits of Using GPS Tracking for Fleet Management

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