Why america is facing a shortage of truck drivers cbs news. Why america is facing a shortage of truck drivers more than 70 percent of the goods we consume are carried by truck drivers on the nations highways. The ata predicts that its likely to get worse in the coming years. Report sounds alarm over truck driver shortage as job. The truck driver shortage in 2020 the dirty truth no one talks. The driver shortage today is higher than ever beforebut its expected to remain stagnant through 2020 and even 2021. One of the largest issues causing the driver shortage is the high average age of the existing workforce.
And hes got answers to the truck driver shortage crisis. A minimum of 30 months of experience working in a fulltime class a tractortrailer driving position in the last 3 years. Nearly every period of economic growth is accompanied by a driver shortage, including the recovery that began in 2009. If something isnt done to attract more drivers to the industry the shortage will have a huge impact on goods being delivered around the uk and beyond. The overregulation has gotten so out of hand that doctors and sleep apnea companies are making a financial windfall working together to meet new medical requirements that not only cost the driver. When im talking to drivers, they say that they know that they can quit a job today and be driving tomorrow. The astronomical turnover rate over 100% in some companies, along with a perceived driver shortage means that there is always a place for safe, effective drivers in the industry. In fact, there is a glut of capacity on the road, and not enough freight to haul. Heavy and tractortrailer truck drivers usually have a high school diploma and attend a professional truck driving school. Trucking industry struggles with growing driver shortage.
According to the bureau of labor statistics, the driver shortage. Bigrig truck driver shortage worsened by coronavirus marketplace. Americas massive truck driver shortage may triple by 2026. The driver shortage is the result of an aging workforce, high turnover and increasing freight demand. The average age of an overtheroad driver is 46 years old. An overtheroad driver has to adapt to living in a truck, showering at a rest stop or a truck stop and being away from home for long stretches. The shortage has delayed some shipments and is driving up wages for drivers, ultimately eating into profit margins despite vibrant global economic conditions. Close main roads to cars, reallocate space to cyclists, pedestrians. Driver shortage is over temporarily transport topics. Understanding the truck driver shortage to decrease turnover. The hgv driver shortage is limiting the haulage industrys ability to deliver high quality services. According to a new report, recruiting personnel for solid waste collection services, by the solid waste association of north america s swana applied research foundation arf, causes for the driver shortage include an aging workforce, occupational danger, increased demand for trucking services due to industry growth and low participation of women in the industry. As these drivers approach retirement over the next 10 to 20 years, the shortage will worsen.
According to surveys by ata, the average driver age in the forhire overtheroad truckload industry is 46. When i discuss hiring with my clients, they repeatedly say that they cant hire drivers and that there. To make up for the lack of drivers, truckers are having to spend even more time on the road, which contributes to burnout. In the uk, estimates suggest a shortfall of more than 50,000 qualified drivers, with the number of. The increase in the driver shortage should be a warning to carriers. Truck driver shortage is on course to double in a decade. Ata releases updated driver shortage report and forecast. A failure to deliver safe, secure rest areas and address shortcomings in the apprenticeship levy are damaging efforts to tackle the driver shortage, truck associations have warned. What is causing the truck driver shortage and how can we. Walmart needs hundreds of truck drivers and will pay them.
Overall, however, the shortage will likely increase over the next decade in the trucking industry. Driver may push too hard and stay on the road even when they know they need to rest because if they dont, it lowers their pay even more. Throughout the past decade, the trucking industry has struggled with a shortage of truck drivers. Even so, trucking companies, especially truckload carriers, often have great difficulty finding, hiring and keeping drivers. Shortage of overtheroad drivers slowing down trucking. The driver shortage is already leading to delayed deliveries and higher prices for goods that americans buy. Over the past 15 years, weve watched the shortage rise and fall with economic trends, but it ballooned last year to the highest level weve seen.
Shortage of overtheroad drivers leads to pay raise the. Truck drivers are needed all over the country, and texas is no exception. Overtheroad vs regional vs local truck driving jobs. Donna penland said she gained 60 pounds her first year from sitting all day and a lack of healthful food on the road. No container or straight truck or trailer moves without, at some point, a truck driver.
An interstate class a commercial drivers license with hazmat endorsement. According to the american trucking association ata, the average driver age is 49. The driver shortage is only making this problem worse. The driver shortage affects the entire economy, as over 68% of all freight is moved on u. Other trucking sectors have an even higher average age, like lessthantruckload and private carriers. Trucking industry was short more than 60,000 drivers. Government urged to act over hgv driver shortage truck news. Professional bus and truck drivers are the industrys. The ata estimates that 160,000 driver positions will go unfilled in. Filter by location to see over the road driver salaries in your area. Associations ata has been releasing reports on the driver shortage.
The occupational demands of a life on the road requires personal sacrifices that todays generation one which tends to be a better educated, more. The shortage is most acute for longhaul drivers, where the average age is 46, and workers are on the road for weeks at a time. As trucking has trumpeted a driver shortage over most of the last 10 years driver pay hasnt. Other trucking sectors have an even higher average age. The increase in the driver shortage should be a warning to carriers, shippers and policymakers, because if conditions dont change substantively, our industry could be short just over 100,000. He has a job as a commercial truck driver waiting for him once he. A mirror vision of industrial failure the uk lorry trade. Truck driver shortage makes tx roads dangerous patterson law. But costello said that does not consist solely of overtheroad drivers, where the problem lies.
Dire driver shortages in us trucking companies could hit consumers. It doesnt matter where you read it, reports on the driver. Trucking industry was short more than 60,000 drivers in. No more than two 2 moving violations while operating a personal or. The forhire trucking market does not have a driver shortage problem. Salary estimates are based on 8 salaries submitted anonymously to glassdoor by over the road driver employees. How the truck driver shortage became a selfinflicted issue.
Dylan francis, in kansas city, missouri, is ready to get out on the road. After 15 years on the road i wanted to help people understand the trucking. And with the shortage increasing driver pay, it can have a significant impact on supplier costs and therefore consumer pricing. Truck driver shortage and forecasts 2019 i am zeus. Is there a truck driver shortage or a utilization crisis.
The road transport industry is the backbone of the economy and plays an essential role in peoples daily lives. Its a highpaying profession, yet one in which there is a major shortage. Even those who dont mind being out on the road may find it difficult to adapt to living in a truck and showering at rest areas. Update on driver shortage interstate truck driving school. In close cooperation with its members, iru has developed the iru road map on driver shortage, which sets out a series of short, medium and longterm measures designed to improve the image of the industry together with the working conditions and attract a more diverse workforce, including women and millennials.
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