Cargo, truck, and trailer theft is on the rise. Data from Verisk, an insurance solutions provider, shows that cargo theft reached an all-time high in 2023 but estimates cargo and truck/trailer theft is even more prevalent in 2024. This could be due to today’s inflated prices, especially when it comes to food. We saw a similar pattern of cargo theft in 2008 during the financial downturn.

One of the major issues of contention we hear from drivers that come to Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is that their driver manager wasn’t on their side at their last company. If you can’t get along with your driver manager, how can you be expected to succeed on the road?

Forced dispatch is a hot topic, and for good reason. It’s controversial. Some drivers even quit over it. You probably have a lot of concerns about it, and I understand why. Forced dispatch gets a bad reputation. Even the name itself sounds...well, forced. Many drivers think that forced dispatch means you will be forced to haul a load no matter what. There’s a lot more to it than that.