If you found yourself more than busy in the second half of 2016, you’re not alone among truckers in Chicago, Illinois, and other parts of the country. After a six-month string of improvement, the number of hauling jobs closed out the year with a new record high total.
A newly released report by the U.S. Department of Labor suggests that there are nearly 1.5 million people employed as for-hire truckers in the country.
Bay & Bay Transportation, based in Minnesota, is among those firms adding jobs just outside of the Chicago area. Currently, Joliet and Rockford, Illinois, are among the places Bay & Bay is looking to add experienced and reliable haulers.
The need for OTR and local drivers stretches from Alabama to the upper Midwest and parts of the East Coast. Bay & Bay is offering improved pay and rewards to retain the best operators.
This year, it’s fair to wonder what proposed rules will move ahead under the new Donald Trump administration. Experts believe that a Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse final rule, which will create a central database for verified positive controlled substances and alcohol tests for CDL holders, will likely survive. Other proposals like driver training rules, sleep apnea studies, and speed limiters may very well end up parked.
Many in the transportation industry seem to view Trump’s ten-year, one-trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal as a big positive for the nation’s highways. How these improvements will be paid for remains a mystery, since Trump has said that he’s opposed to increasing the deficit to pay for his plans.
While the wide-spread reality of autonomously operating trucks appears to years away, a recent report released from the Executive Office of the President is making some dire predictions about potential fallout. It concludes that automation and artificial intelligence will create a huge reduction in the number of jobs in the United States, especially driving jobs. Heavy and tractor-trailer jobs are expected to suffer the most.
Bay & Bay Transportation knows that its emphasis on safety and reliability rests on hiring excellent drivers today. It’s why they’re known as a quality driven tradition on highways around the Chicago area, nationwide, and in Canada. Call (888) 801-3026, or visit our website to learn more about career opportunities in one of America’s best fleets to drive for.