* Ohio - Trucking industry faces shortage of drivers
-- An aging workforce, tougher regulations and waning interest among younger workers are causing a nationwide shortage of truck drivers that is impacting local companies... Despite a need for hundreds of thousands of drivers over the next decade, local companies said they are having a tough time attracting replacements for a rapidly aging workforce... The need for more drivers is expected to become more significant in the near future, with freight revenues expected to rise as much as 70 percent over the next decade and a current shortage of about 35,000 drivers, according to a 2015 report by HireRight, a national employment services firm... Clark State offers a five-week course that allows students to earn their CDL. Despite entry-level jobs in the area that can pay between $35,000 to $40,000, attracting students to the industry is difficult, Tom Hicswa, Commercial Driver’s License Director for Clark State Community College said... The demand for drivers is likely to remain a problem unless the industry can find creative ways to recruit a younger workforce...
Dayton, Ohio, USA - Dayton Daily, by Matt Sanctis - April 13, 2015Labels: drivers shortage, truckers shortage
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