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would have been about reversed. "
The trucking industry has been
unstable in recent years. In December
2017, required compliance of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration's
(FMCSA) Electronic
Logging
Device
rule for tracking drivers' hours of
service went into effect. For months, it
caused delays and backlogs in product
movement while the industry adapted.
DRIVER SHORTAGE?
The struggle to get goods moved in
a timely manner in 2018 wasn't lost on
end consumers. The Washington Post
ran a series of articles that documented
a shortage of drivers to move freight,
quoting industry estimates of some
63,000 unfilled driver positions.
Eric Arling, director of operations
of Integrity Express Logistics, which
is based in Cincinnati, said the market
for talented drivers can be very
competitive. The situation in 2018 was
an unusual one, however, as it was the
result of numerous factors coming
together, including a strong economy,
major storms and the aforementioned
ELD compliance situation.
" From a capacity standpoint, we've
done very well, especially in 2018. That
was a unique year with the compression
of the market, " said Arling, whose
company is involved in moving produce,
among other products. " You had the
backlog from two different hurricanes,
you've got ELDs and you throw tax cuts
in there as well. "
Capacity shortages, as in 2018, result
in a correction on the part of carriers
through increased wages and incentives
to lure new drivers. Data reported by
FreightWaves, which
monitors
the
freight industry, in early September
showed that 26,500 drivers had been
added to the for-hire trucking workforce
during the previous 10 months.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller,
in a Sept. 2 editorial, cautioned of
overcorrection, however. He warned not
only of lower standards for new drivers
as being dangerous, but also of any
reduction in the amount of freight, which
can happen as a result of an economic
shift, leading to carriers going bankrupt.
Transit Topics, another freightfocused
publication, recently reported
that more trucking firms shut down the
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