The trucker shortage is fueled by a misconception that the job is only for low-skilled people, who endure poor working conditions, says expert


The trucker shortage is fueled by a misconception that the job is only for low-skilled people, who endure poor working conditions, says expert



A false perception of truck drivers` experiences and working conditions is fueling the ongoing truck-driver shortage, according to an expert.

Tra Williams, CEO of FleetForce, a Florida-based truck-driving school, told Insider: "The problem is the perception that trucking is for people of low skill, low education, who are OK with low wages. All three are factually incorrect."

In the US, there is a shortage of around 80,000 truck drivers, Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, recently told CNN.
  • A trucking expert offered his perspective on the nationwide shortage of truck drivers.

  • FleetForce`s CEO Tra Williams said it`s untrue that drivers are always low paid and poorly treated.

  • According to Williams, this is a flawed narrative, and it`s fueling the shortage.
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RSK: That, in and of itself, makes for a shortage. Will take a few years to come out of this.

Ken Notes: We need to rethink transit in the US. We need a passenger freight rail system that runs on a schedule so we can get large items anywhere in the US in 24 hours. We recognized this in 2000 when I served on Tommy`s Rail Commission...

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