From my understanding, this applies to US trucking. ... especially during COVID supply chain shock.
Sometimes people complain about "trucker shortage", but what does that mean?
Appearantly, there are 3x the # of people trained & certified to drive a truck than # of truckers needed in US. So why the "trucker shortages"?
During COVID, a big % of trucker work hours was spent on things like waiting in lines at ports to pick up products -- for no pay.
tanya tussing
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2026-02-17 14:20:40 UTC
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