It Will Be More Than A Driver Shortage..
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| Shares of the U.S. truck driver workforce by age, current and projected. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
A
100,000 man job shortage is predicted by trucking over the next ten
years. That number is big, but is not insurmountable.
Accordingly,I have
a few questions about that number.I have a sinking feeling that not just is that number artificially low but I think there are going to be shortages everywhere.
According to an article from Todayonline.com, 10,000 people will reach retirement age each day for the next 19 years. If you start doing the match you will see that.
That number gets real big, real fast
Do
the math. Approximately 3-1/2 Americans will be 65 after one year. In 4
years that is 12 million and ultimately you get up to big numbers like
20 million plus by 2021.
Even if those Baby Boomers (ironic name for retirement era) work part time or lifestyle oriented business there are positions they will just not be able to fill.
Truck driving is one of those jobs, but think of all the other ones that this just wont cut it. Some positions have to be full time.
Back to trucking. My gut feeling is this shortage could easily go over 100,000 drivers but only time will tell.
Even if those Baby Boomers (ironic name for retirement era) work part time or lifestyle oriented business there are positions they will just not be able to fill.
Truck driving is one of those jobs, but think of all the other ones that this just wont cut it. Some positions have to be full time.
Back to trucking. My gut feeling is this shortage could easily go over 100,000 drivers but only time will tell.
http://www.todayonline.com/Business/Management/EDC130107-0000004/Get-ready-for-the-new-workforce
