Trucking Industry Faces Critical Shortage of Drivers - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

Trucking Industry Faces Critical Shortage of Drivers

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Truck companies across the United States are scrambling to hire new drivers.

A supply chain expert says the United States faces a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years.  This is because as the economy expands, so does the demand for goods.

A new report released by the Director of the Georgia Center of Innovation and Logistics shows the industry expects to add more than 150,000 truck driver jobs per year through 2016.

Experts say younger workers don't want to spend days on the road away from their families.     

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