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TRUCKERS' SHORTAGE * USA
* Michigan - Trucker shortage could push up consumer prices
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit Free Press, by Zlati Meyer -3 July 2014: -- A shortage of truck drivers, ripple effects from an extraordinarily harsh winter, new federal trucking regulations, more items needing to be transported and higher fuel costs are why some companies are having a tough time getting their deliveries on time and at a reasonable price. Industries as diverse as beer distributors and auto parts manufacturers are rollin', rollin', rollin' into a trucking crunch — and that could mean increased prices for consumers. With the U.S. economy turning around, the trucking pinch could get worse, experts said. As people are spending more on consumer goods, there are more raw goods and then merchandise to transport. And individuals who might otherwise drive trucks are opting for jobs in the now-rebounding construction sector. The U.S. is home to 3.2 million truckers but needs another 30,000 drivers, the American Trucking Associations said. The shortage has been a persistent issue; it ebbed during the recent Great Recession, but has worsened steadily as the economy improves. The median pay for a tractor-trailer trucker is $38,200, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's most recent data from 2012...
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