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SHORTAGE OF TRUCKERS * USA: Skilled truck drivers in demand.
* Texas - As economy gains, companies compete to put solid workers behind the wheel
San Antonio,TXS,USA -The Houston Chronicle, by Lynn Brezosky -August 16, 2014: -- Trucker Jesse Parks was hustling Tuesday, eager to get on the road with a milk load destined for Carlsbad, N.M. It was the 58-year-old's first day on the job at Reynolds Nationwide trucking near China Grove... These days, the independently owned trucking company is happy to have any qualified driver it can find. Many drivers are flocking to the higher pay and more appealing schedules in the Eagle Ford Shale. Others are finding they have their choice of employers as the economy regains its strength. And many truckers are hitting retirement age... Luckily for Reynolds - which hauls tequila, kosher chocolate and crude oil - the oil and gas business isn't for everyone... Reynolds' Adron Blythe, who specializes in coordinating cross-border tequila and agriculture hauls, said the shortage has driven up costs and forced the company to lower standards... "My top tequila drivers make about $1,000 a week," Blythe said. "Our mediocre oil drivers make $1,400 to $1,500. It's kind of a no-brainer" ...
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