A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is generating headlines thanks to a letter sounding an alarm about a “nationwide truck driver shortage” and calls for the Labor Dept. to fast-track grants for unemployed Americans who want training to become truckers.
A bipartisan group of 60-plus U.S. lawmakers is generating headlines thanks to their letter on Wednesday that sounds an alarm about a “nationwide truck driver shortage” and calls for the Labor Department to fast-track grants for unemployed Americans who want training to become truckers.
OOIDA has been pushing its view that there isn’t a shortage of truck drivers, saying the issue is the retention of existing drivers, as many long-haul truckers quit after finding their compensation isn’t sufficient for the long hours and weeks away from home. “When they say there’s a shortage, you have to ignore basic math. Every year, states license over 400,000 people to drive big trucks,” Spencer said.
“The literal interpretation for a trucker is that 40% of the work I do, I’m not getting paid for, and no one should be happy about that,” Spencer said. If the companies that employ drivers were required to pay them something for their time, then those companies would pressure shippers and receivers to do a better job of scheduling and getting trucks in and out, he added.
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