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Trucker Shortage - USA - Higher pay may help solve
CHICAGO, Mich.,USA -Reuters Canada (Toronto,Ont.,Can.), by Nick Carey -Jul 25, 2006: -- U.S. trucking companies have been enjoying a boom period, but executives say it's never been harder to find people to do the driving... In fact, the driver shortage has become so serious that some experts are proposing moves like raising pay by 30 percent or inviting workers from Mexico to do the job... But even those solutions might not be enough to meet demand in the industry, which moves more than 80 percent of domestic freight cargo. Some analysts see shippers turning to the railroads, which need fewer staff and charge lower prices....
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