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DRIVERS' SHORTAGE * USA - Trucking companies don't have enough drivers for the long haul
Aging truckers will likely leave large void when they retire
Bellevue,WI,USA -The Green Bay Press Gazette (Green Bay,WI), by Nathan Phelps -25 Mar 2007: -- Jason Ostenson, an independent truck driver from Edgemont, S.D., sees advertisements from trucking firms seeking drivers all over the place... Demark Express Inc. co-owner Louise Potts also said finding drivers has become more difficult. Like other firms, they work with their seven drivers to give them as much home time as possible in an effort to retain them. Potts said they have not changed their standards either, and continue to look for qualified drivers... She has seen some interest from younger people in long-haul trucking, but they face some barriers coming into the industry, including age regulations that require commercial drivers to be at least 21 years old... The average driver age at Schneider is the early 40s... In terms of finding drivers, trucking companies say they expect that will continue to be a challenge in the coming years and decades... For more than a decade, small and large long-haul carriers alike have looked for ways to attract new drivers to their businesses and the industry — which says it is facing a shortage of qualified long-haul drivers... (Photo by H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette - Instructor Wanda Barry observes Thursday as student driver Christopher Corn practices backing up a tractor-trailer at the Schneider National Driver Training Academy in Ashwaubenon)
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