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Lets see...projected almost 100,000 retiring in the next 2 years and approx 25,000 entering the market.... to me and my math....does that come up short?....age.?

That is the thing..in the olden days heck we was ramming gears when we could reach the clutch...now a days insurance won't let someone drive alone till at least 23....a kid graduates at what?....17?....so they go out and find a non driving job for 5 years....there is a gap that has been created...

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I think he was using the max per day calculation....which is extreme to say the least... Of all you that have commented..How many would have fallen into this situation? and if you did how many times would it have happened?....

I could probably retire just on your air miles account....LOL

and you could probably count on one hand the times a solo driver maxed out the 70 in a 5 day period....to have absolutely no time off between loads? what are the odds?...If a guy puts in 70 hours in 5 days he needs time off....

Overall shippers are getting smarter and more aware of their dept. budgets....these new, young plant manager bean counters will have that effect.... In the old days someone would yell out.."get me a van"......now a days its like they are looking for alternatives before they do.....like calling...

JOC and FDR are very reliable sources.....according to one CEO...;)

or....you could lay on your bunk and stare at your roof vent and all you;ll accomplish is know for sure it IS a roof vent....LOL

How can there not be a shortage? The kids out of high school can't drive TT till at least 23 yrs.... 100's of thousands leaving

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What I've heard..no driver wants to do live loads because of what you stated, everyone wants to do drop and hook....the drop and hook carriers have a waiting list more so....

Hey .....stop doing my tricks! LOL

Thing is people , even my boss reads his information off the Internet.... And no one says he is full of it. Amazing

Also the fact 10's of thousands are retiring and the young ones are not choosing to be trucker!

But you read that on the Internet...

That is my point......:(

Same working conditions as 50 years ago..?.... Still a shortage

I suppose drivers know more then any other professional company man out there....since this is a concern for most carriers, but drivers know more then they do......:rolleyes:

The Truck Driver Shortage | Trucking Driver Shortage | JOC Truck drivers are the basic unit of transportation capacity and the glue that holds supply chains together. No container or straight truck or trailer moves without, at some point, a truck driver. Even so, trucking companies...