The trucking companies still can’t seem to find enough Class-A Commercial Driver License (CDL) qualified drivers. Also, if you believe the media and industry representatives, the worst of the trucker shortage still lies ahead and it’s tied to one of the things that long-distance truck driver hate most; the excessive wait times that they experience on a daily basis.Truck Driver Shortage Changes in our culture and the expectations of young people entering the jobs market rank highly among the causes for the growing shortage of drivers. Even though this is bad for everybody from trucking companies to consumers, the shortage of professional drivers shows no sign of going away. The statistics show that there will be a shortage of 50,000 in the United States in the next few years. In Canada, the situation is perhaps worse, a shortfall of 33,000 truckers in a smaller industry. As senior drivers in both countries retire, young CDL candidates aren’t replacing them at rates that keep …
The Worst Part of Being a Trucker
Geoff Craig, MBA
Geoff is a freelance writer with 20+ years of experience in truck and bus driving, dispatching, supervising, and training commercial driving teams. He writes topics on the transportation and trucking industry.
Why Millennials Should Consider Truck Driving Careers
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