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Aug 3, 2012

DRIVERS´ SHORTAGE * USA

* Tons of trucking jobs ... that nobody wants

New York,NY,USA -CNNMoney, by Aaron Smith -July 24, 2012: -- There are hundreds of thousands of job openings for long haul truckers, but the call of the open road isn't getting many takers... During tough economic times with high unemployment, Americans should be jumping at any chance to work, but trucking companies are struggling to hire drivers... There are as many as 200,000 job openings nationwide for long haul truckers, according to David Heller, director of safety and policy for the Truckload Carriers Association... The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also sees the demand for truckers increasing, up from the 1.5 million drivers on the road now. It expects trucking to add 330,100 jobs between 2010 and 2020, an increase of 20%... But these positions are difficult to fill, and even harder to keep filled... Leo Wilkins, an independent long-haul trucker from St. Charles, Minn., who's been driving for 40 years says, he can gross up to $300,000 per year. After paying for fuel, insurance, truck payments and maintenance he can clear as much as $150,000 in take-home pay, as long as he spends most of his time on the highway, living in his customized sleeper... "Trucking can be good work, and even highly lucrative, but it will never be an easy choice" ...

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