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coming in to be trained, they're over 30 years old, even though
you only have to be 21 years old to drive interstate freight. "
According to ATA, the average age of a US truck driver is 50,
while the average age of all American workers is 42.
Costello also attributes some of the shortage to the new US
Commercial License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, which
went online in January 2020. The database identifies truckers
with prior drug or alcohol violations or failed drug tests.
Costello said thousands of drivers have been removed from the
profession as a result.
COVID also caused driver training schools to shut down
temporarily. Some students have not returned, while others
are delayed in their progress, stemming the pipeline of new,
qualified drivers.
" Truck driver training schools, because of social distancing
issues, aren't able to train as many drivers, " he said. " Most
schools are down anywhere from 40 to 50% in terms of the
number trained in 2020 versus 2019.
" The other limitation is the Department of Motor Vehicles
in states have limited hours and days, so issuing a commercial
learner's permit, as well as a CDL, is really down quite a bit. "
Costello said the shortage is obvious based on the pay
increases and pay minimum trucking companies are now
offering. Companies are also pouring money into recruitment of
new drivers.
" I get emails almost daily on fleets announcing that they're
raising pay, sign-on bonuses ... all sorts of stuff to try to attract
and retain drivers, " he said.
Costello said this driver shortage is contributing to higher
freight rates. With fewer drivers, less capacity and surging
demand that is 15 to 20% up on prior year levels. Nearly every
good consumed in the United States is put on a truck at some
point. As a result, the trucking industry hauled 72.5% of all
freight transported in the United States in 2019, equating to
11.84 billion tons, according to the ATA.
" Trucking is so big and so diverse, " Costello said. " If you
look at margins for fleets, they really haven't improved very
much and that's because they're having to take that money
and they're spending so much more on driver recruitment
and retention. "
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