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DRIVERS' SHORTAGE
* USA - Demand for drivers on rise
Munster,IN,USA -Munster Times/Medill News Service, by JACKIE KEENAN -Dec 3, 2006: -- The 2006 boom of the trucking industry will come to an end in 2007, according to a report by New York-based Fitch Ratings Ltd... But even though truck shipments will be fewer, the sector's labor market is enduring a dangerous labor shortage that causes many companies and industry leaders to worry about the future... George Billows of the Illinois Trucking Association said even though present growth is slowing, the shift to a global economy will become stronger... Illinois estimates 85,000 drivers will be needed in the state by 2014, a 14 percent increase from 2004, and the expected supply falls far short... Billows said some drivers have captured the entrepreneurial spirit, buying their own trucks and creating their own business, which can ultimately earn some drivers $80,000 per year. Drivers now can work for whom they want, at the rate they demand and, most importantly, choose the job... And if the driver has a good record and is courteous on the road, companies all around the country are looking to hire...
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