Thanks for posting this. As a newbie-prospective, I didn't even know that Knight and Swift had merged. It's good to hear about the pay increases... it's good for that company and its drivers and seems to bode well for the industry as a whole. It also mentions company trainers making $100K/year... seems like an interesting option to think about for down-the-line. I'll have to look in the forums for that topic!
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In this Friday Short Haul FMCSA rolls out a new truck awareness resource for teens, less than a month until next safety inspection blitz, and Knight-Swift announces a new pay increase.
Friday Short Haul - FMCSA's TeenZone, Safety blitz, and Knight-Swift pay increase
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.