The truck driver shortage has worsened in the past year, reaching nearly 48,000 workers by the end of 2015, or about 10,000 more than last year, American Trucking Associations reported.
October 6, 2015Business
Big Rigs Get the Comforts of °®¶¹´«Ã½ to Help Truckers Close Driver Gap
With their kids out of the house, empty-nesters Dan and Cristy Dornbusch cruise U.S. highways with an array of domestic comforts — TV, microwave convection oven, running water — in their vehicle.
August 21, 2015Business
Trucking Firms With 35,000 Openings Seek Jobless Oil Workers
U.S. oil-company job cuts that cost machinery operator Drew Sanford his spot at Halliburton Co. are shaping up as a boon for truckers desperate for big-rig drivers.
February 23, 2015Business
Driver Shortage, Lack of Highway Funding Top Concerns at TCA Meeting
GRAPEVINE, Texas — A stronger economy was reason to celebrate at the 76th annual convention of the Truckload Carriers Association, although industry officials cautioned that the driver shortage and concern over the nation’s lack of highway funding could curb trucking’s ability to grow and meet shippers’ demands.
March 25, 2014Business
Truck Driver Shortage Could Hurt Canadian Economy, Study Says
Canada could experience a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 for-hire truck drivers by 2020, disrupting not only the trucking industry but the entire Canadian economy, according to a new study released by Conference Board of Canada.
February 22, 2013Business
ATA Driver Shortage Analysis Warns of Longer-Term Trends
American Trucking Associations released an analysis of the truck driver shortage, concluding that while the shortage is acute and limited to the truckload sector, long-term trends could cause it to explode in the next decade.
November 6, 2012