Truck Driver Shortage is Here


Truck driver shortage has industry concerned
Older generation retiring faster than replacements take the wheel


By WALKER MOSKOP
STAFF WRITER
July 2011, A container truck. Cab-over design.Image via Wikipedia


Despite the growing demand for fuel, San Antonio-based Coastal Transport Co. is having trouble picking up more business.

It has enough trucks. It just needs to hire more drivers. A simple solution, right?

Across the country, trucking companies wish the situation were that straightforward. But as the need for truckers is growing, the labor pool is contracting.

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