Demand for truck drivers 2015

 · Trucking operators' biggest worry for ? Keeping up with demand. William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | AM EST. With a big wave of orders for new model trucks and strong U.S. economic growth, a scarcity of truck drivers is now the biggest check on trucking growth and any plans to add capacity.  · Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA – On Monday, Ap, port truck drivers serving the nation’s largest port complex began a strike of four major drayage firms at the twin ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, where a crippling slowdown in early sent shock waves through the U.S. economy. Primary picket lines are now up company yards in the Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.  · Tr uck Driver Shortage in US + Canada. Statistics show that there is a shortage of truck drivers in the year Currently, Canada reports being short around 25, truck drivers while the US reports a whopping shortage of around 60, drivers. This is predicted to increase over the next few years.

Demand for trucks drivers continues to grow. TUCSON (KVOA) - The demand for truck drivers is so high, that truck driving companies are offering various incentives to get students trained in order. “The demand is probably never been greater, from an industry standpoint with the shortage of drivers.” Vernon Cooper runs Progressive Truck Driving School in south suburban Lansing. Classes. About , openings for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire. State Area Data.

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