The truck driver population is aging. The average truck driver is 52, which is ten years older than the average American worker. A crucial step in addressing the shortage of qualified truck drivers is to recruit more young people into the industry. But there’s a hurdle: a federal regulation that bans 18- to 21-year-olds from …
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Aging Driver Population Creates Headaches For Recruiters
The trucking industry has a problem. Not only is there a shortage of qualified drivers. But the age of the average truck driver is 52, which is ten years older than the average American worker. So what’s going to happen when these aging drivers retire? Will there be enough new drivers to replace them? …