The Driver Shortage Myth

There is a thing called storage. Most are filled for 1 week of store supplies. But let's keep playing this game.

 

There is. But not to much of a degree as repeated on the news. Here are the factors.
Low wages.

Treatment of drivers.

No reasons to become a trucker, or no appeal to next generation.

New regulations pushing veteran drivers away such as ELD.

And the general hatred of truckers by the public. They need to be educated about what truckers due, while getting a driver license for a car.

 

There's no shortage of quality drivers. Just a shortage of people who are willing to be treated like crap while working for slave wages.

 

Add that the Milenials have no interest in trucking.

 

Also seems to me that it was drilled into us "college degrees are the only way to make any real money". My hubs is a plumber and he makes pretty good money and is happy. They approached these children with the wrong ideals.

 

How you been driving man?

 

I don’t know if there’s a driver shortage or not, I’ve heard there is. I’ve also heard you get paid like a slave in trucking (which makes no sense, as slaves don’t get paid). Also shiny new Peterbilts don’t fall from the sky.

All I know is that trucking feels like a mighty good career path these days, less than ten years removed from a recession that dumped a lot of people on their butts with little recourse. Yeah, you can have that barrista job college grad. I’ll try trucking, so at least if I do end up a slave, I can be one with the wind in my hair.