Cdl driver shortages

 · Updated AM ET, Sat . New York (CNN Business) America's truck driver shortage is driving pay higher. But it's not solving .  · Truck 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 Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins.  · The stories inevitably cite a report from the American Trucking Association that says the industry is short 80, drivers and quote experts who blame the alleged shortage on a lack of people interested in these difficult jobs. Yet, in California alone, there are , people who hold active Class A and Class B commercial driver’s licenses, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Truck driving schools said a big impact of the shortage is because there are more drivers retiring and leaving, than new truckers obtaining their CDL licenses. Truck 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. But a nationwide shortage of commercial drivers could mean issues for some communities. Earlier this month, Gov. Chris Sununu announced a $ million investment to help create more commercial.

2 ago The U.S. has been grappling with a chronic lack of drivers for years, but the shortage reached crisis levels because of the pandemic, which. France has a shortage of 20, drivers, while road freight associations in Sweden, Denmark and Norway report shortages of 5,, 2, and 3,, respectively. The USA is about 80, drivers short because of a convergence of factors, according to Nick Vyas, executive director of the University of.