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Trucker Shortage - USA - Tries to solve trucker shortage
USA -People's Daily Online (Beijing,China) -27 July 2006: -- US 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 per cent 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 per cent of domestic freight cargo... The problem for the trucking business is that young Americans are more focused on quality of life, executives say. Many people would rather work for less money than sit behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer on journeys that can keep them away from home for days on end... According to May 2005 data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, truck drivers earned average annual wages of US$35,460, but the top-paid in the industry made more than US$50,000... Others in the industry say money is not the only problem... Logistics expert John Vande Vate of Georgia Tech suggested allowing Mexican truck drivers access to the US market as a way to alleviate the personnel shortage... He added, however, that US drivers would probably oppose such a measure as it could push pay levels down. With immigration a contentious issue in US politics this year, Vande Vate said any moves to allow in Mexican drivers would be a long time coming...
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