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Aug 30, 2023

Transportation 2023: P. DALE BENNETT

Though he originally planned to pursue a law career, Bennett instead took a job for the predecessor organization of the Virginia Trucking Association. It was a job close to home for Bennett, whose father was a trucker for two decades. Nearly 40 years later, he continues to advocate for Virginia’s trucking industry.  In 2019, Bennett […]

Dale Bennett, president and CEO of the Virginia Trucking Association, says the pandemic exacerbated the state’s existing driver shortage. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Apr 28, 2022

Turning on a dime

Though many American consumers may not think about it much, trucks move just about everything they buy, use, eat, drink and wear. The U.S. trucking industry hauled 72.5% of all freight transported nationwide in 2019, according to the Arlington-based American Trucking Associations. Why should anybody care? Because the ranks of truckers are shrinking: Last year, […]

Dec 16, 2021

Trucking on: How truckers are battling historic labor shortage

RICHMOND — From hand sanitizer and vaccines to groceries and toilet paper, truck drivers are trucking through the COVID-19 pandemic despite a historic labor shortage. Many industries moved workers home during the start of the pandemic, but truckers worked “to meet the needs of this country.” “The trucking industry has stepped up and delivered through […]

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