Nevertheless, here are the key factors that have caused truck driver shortage:
Demographics-Age
Truckers are getting older, which is becoming a big issue for the trucking industry.
For example, workers from other industries are aging too and are retiring, but those industries have never faced such shortage of workers as the trucking industry is facing nowadays. The overall situation with the trucking industry is a lot different than other industries.
But, why is that so?
Well, it is so mainly because the trucking industry is constantly growing, but there are no new truck drivers joining in.
The demographics are showing us that the median age of truck drivers who are part of the U.S. trucking industry is 49. The trucking industry is also indicating a higher median age.
In the meantime, the current age requirements for rookie truck drivers is 21.
So, at this instant, we can see that the age is the number one cause of truck driver shortage.
Demographics-Gender
On the other hand, we have the female truck drivers.
