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Shortage drives * USA - Trucking firms to hire Boomers
Older drivers called experienced, responsible
Chicago,Ill,USA -The Chicago Tribune, by Kayce T. Ataiyero -Dec 26, 2006: -- After 25 years riding a desk as an electrical supervisor, Raymond Gilmore found his ticket to retirement adventure in the cab of a tractor trailer... The shortage of drivers, now estimated at 20,000, is expected to increase fivefold by 2014, according to the American Trucking Associations. Trucking companies increasingly are turning to the expanding pool of older workers to fill openings, industry experts say... Attracted by solid work histories, valuable life experience and, more important, good driving records, trucking companies are trying harder to lure older drivers... The idea of driving a truck for a living has become less desirable with today's younger workforce, so the company actively had to recruit older workers, he said...
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