There has actually been quite a bit of discussion around this. Here's one article discussing it [1]. It's a combination of factors including low pay for the n

There has actually been quite a bit of discussion around this. Here's one article discussing it [1]. It's a combination of factors including low pay for the number of hours worked, social stigma/low respect, huge amount of time away from home/fun activities, and the fact that driving just kind of sucks. Also, as another commenter mentioned, trucking companies have not made it all that easy to get started from zero skill/certification recently. [1] http://www.overdriveonline.com/trucking-or-not-with-the-twenty-somethings/ http://www.overdriveonline.com/trucking-or-not-with-the-twen...