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Jobs - USA - Truck driver shortage grows more acute
SEATTLE,Wash,USA -SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, by BRAD WONG Oct 10, 2005: -- A shortage of qualified drivers, largely in the long-haul market, is pinching the industry -- and raising the possibility of delayed goods and higher shipping costs... As cargo volumes at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma skyrocket because more and more imports are pouring in from Asian factories, a truck-driver shortage in Washington is becoming more acute. "Motor carriers are telling us every day that they have trucks parked up against the fence because of a lack of drivers," said Jim Tutton, vice president of Washington Trucking Associations, which represents 950 companies... To keep up with demand, Tutton estimates, the state will need about 10,000 to 15,000 new drivers in the next five years... But a trucker's life can be demanding and the pay isn't all that good, which is the main reason for the dearth of drivers... Long-haul schedules can require as much as a third of a driver's time away from home. For many truckers, pay is only given for miles driven and not for time spent waiting for paperwork to clear and cargo to be loaded... While average pay in the statewide trucking industry has increased 31 percent since 1995, that amount is about $37,000 per year, according to the state Department of Employment Security...
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