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# How are new trucking companies affecting driver employment?

Posted by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) on Aug 31, 2021 10:17:04 AM

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**Avery Vise discusses the surge in new trucking companies over the past year and what effect it has on driver employment.**

This Q&A response from The FTR Experts came from our July State of Freight webinar. View the video and the key takeaways below.

 

**Key Takeaways:**

- Since July of last year there has been a massive surge in the creation of new, typically very small for-hire trucking companies.
- This shift could be a sign that structural changes may be incoming with regard to how we view payroll employment.

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