On the labor front, I read somewhere that we are short some 80,000 truckers. Why is that? I don’t think it’s a biden problem as we have been short truckers for years. I’m curious why? Aside from the social problems it can cause with being gone a lot seems like a fairly good job. Hoping some folks who have been in the industry has some insights.
I worked as a fleet manager and freight broker during the pandemic and a lot of drivers quit as there were no loads to move because of shut downs. When there was something to move, no one wanted to move it for pennies, as was the case when something showed up. I no longer am in the business as the fleet I managed went under.