ATA Says Truck Driver Shortage On Course to Double in a Decade

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{"text":"The trucking industry needed more than 68,000 drivers at the end of 2018 to meet the country’s demands for freight services, according to a new driver shortage report released by American Trucking Associations on July 24.\n\n“Over the past 15 years, we’ve watched the shortage rise and fall with economic trends, but it ballooned last year to the highest level we’ve seen to date,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said in a statement. “The combination of a surging freight economy and carriers’ need for qualified drivers could severely disrupt the supply chain.”\n\n“The increase in the driver shortage should be a warning to carriers, shippers and policymakers because if conditions don’t change substantively, our industry could be short just over 100,000 drivers in five years and 160,000 drivers in 2028,” Costello added.\n\nRead more: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/ata-says-truck-driver-shortage-course-double-decade ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"ATA is a bunch of idiots, I wouldn't believe them if they said water is wet.","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Maybe if the compensation was up to par with our work these carriers wouldnt have a shortage of drivers what do you think ","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"good","replyToPid":0}