REPORT - EUdeNA - growth in the deficit of truck drivers (1)
CHARLOTTE, NC, USA - News 14 Carolina, by Brittany Morehouse -5/31/2005 - A new report suggests that carriers need to put all the chops in their recruiting efforts. Friday, June 3, 2005
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Association (North) American Transport (ATA) reports that industry is currently facing a shortage of 20,000 drivers. He adds that expected that number to increase to 100,000 in ten years. But that's not news for Fred Dickson, who has been driving semi-trailers since 1972.
"I think there are many other jobs where you can make much more money than the driver, and less time to do it, "says long haul trucker. " But I do it because I like this job. "
Dickson is now nearing retirement. Unfortunately, his thought is not the norm among truck drivers.
"I see that many of them were frustrated with the special interest groups that are not realized if they got it," said .
But many do not bring him much longer, according to the ATA, which predicts that more than 200,000 truck drivers will retire over the next decade. Combine that number with the account of other existing industries in poor working conditions and you're leaving a big gap in the embankment.
The Rookie trucker David Campbell is in his second career. He said after nine months of driving, you understand why many business are removed.
"It is my feeling that any long-distance truck driver like me who are absent from home at a time should make $ 1,000 a week," said Campbell . "and I do, I do not close." Another reason is the massive companies spawned by deregulation '.
Another reason is that companies are mass produced in abundance due to deregulation.
"all that were longer than the deregulation say that as a whole was much better earlier in those days, "said the veteran driver Mark Smith.
Ironically, there is an absolute demand for truck drivers. In fact, 85 percent of all U.S. goods are moved by trucks. This demand is uniform growth, according to the ATA. But the short supply of drivers is a bad news.
"If all the trucks do not leave the road for a month, this country would be in big trouble," said Smith .
Smith and other truckers expect the industry upon request push and push for higher wages ATA eventually reverse the shortage of drivers.
Meanwhile, reports ATA's 3.5 million truck drivers on the road, almost half of them are long-haul truckers, and that is the segment most affected drivers more for the shortage.
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