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Drivers' lack II - USA - Truckers on road less traveled
No one looked over his shoulderBradenton,FL, USA -Bradenton Herald, byLAURA FIGUEROA -Mar. 05, 2006: -- It was just Charles White and the open road. A blur of destinations from Florida to Texas, from the Midwest to the West Coast... The lure of being his own boss, seeing the country and the camaraderie among truck drivers, all attracted White to enter the trucking industry 50 years ago. Now a broker with Landstar Trucking in Palmetto, White finds those incentives often fall short of what trucking companies nationwide are doing to lure drivers... Satellite televisions inside truck cabins, health-care benefits, and stock options are just some of the incentives being offered by trucking companies today. In Manatee and Sarasota counties, companies have adjusted their business practices to recruit and retain truck drivers. Local fruit and vegetable growers are also feeling the strain of the declining number of truck drivers nationwide...
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