--- title: FTR | Ask the Experts | jobs description: jobs | FTR's experts in freight transportation answer questions asked by industry professionals. Real questions that your peers and colleagues are asking that reflect the current state of the industry. --- [![FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4.png?width=400&height=111&name=FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4.png "FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4")](https://www.ftrintel.com) [![AskTheExperts_LPheader](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AskTheExperts_LPheader.jpg?width=1991&name=AskTheExperts_LPheader.jpg "AskTheExperts_LPheader")](https://ask.ftrintel.com)     ## [What is the state of for-hire trucking companies?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/for-hire-jan-22) Posted by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) on Jan 7, 2022 10:18:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/for-hire-jan-22) Avery Vise discusses the single-truck operations that make up the majority of new for-hire trucking companies. [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/for-hire-jan-22) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [jobs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/jobs), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [transportation](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/transportation), [for-hire trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/for-hire-trucking) ## [What is the state of freight truckload jobs?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/truck-jobs-jan-22) Posted by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) on Jan 6, 2022 10:28:59 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/truck-jobs-jan-22) Avery Vise discusses capacity and productivity regarding general freight truckload jobs. [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/truck-jobs-jan-22) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [jobs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/jobs), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [transportation](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/transportation), [freight truckload](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/freight-truckload) ## [What is the state of for-hire trucking jobs?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/jobs-dec-21) Posted by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) on Dec 17, 2021 11:44:11 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_economy.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/jobs-dec-21) Avery Vise shares an update on for-hire trucking jobs. [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/jobs-dec-21) Tags: [Economy](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/economy), [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [jobs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/jobs), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [transportation](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/transportation), [economic](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/economic), [consumer](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/consumer) ## [How has the unemployment environment affected getting new truckers into the system?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/unemployment-new-drivers) Posted by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) on Jul 8, 2021 12:34:34 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_economy.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/unemployment-new-drivers) **Avery Vise discusses the current unemployment environment and how that has affected the hiring of new truckers. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/unemployment-new-drivers) Tags: [Economy](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/economy), [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [employment](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/employment), [jobs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/jobs), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [unemployment](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/unemployment), [hirings](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/hirings) ## [What causes are there for there to be more openings than hires in the job market?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/job-market-openings) Posted by [Bill Witte](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/bill-witte) on Jul 8, 2021 12:11:34 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_economy.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/job-market-openings) **Bill Witte discusses the shift that occurred in 2014 that led to more job openings than hires and what that says about where we are today. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/job-market-openings) Tags: [Economy](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/economy), [jobs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/jobs), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [growth](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/growth), [levels](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/levels), [openings](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/openings), [hires](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/hires) ## [What is the current breakdown of job openings vs. hires?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/job-openings-hires) Posted by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) on Jul 6, 2021 12:55:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_economy.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/job-openings-hires) **Avery Vise presents labor statistics such as job openings & hires and the labor participation rate.** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/job-openings-hires) Tags: [Economy](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/economy), [employment](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/employment), [jobs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/jobs), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [unemployment](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/unemployment), [hirings](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/hirings) [All posts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/all)   ---   ### Submit a question: You **ask**. 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