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Pretty clear that we won't eliminate 500,000 trucking jobs any time soon. What we can do is eliminate the drivers jobs who run long distances. Running up and
by rmason 5y ago
Pretty clear that we won't eliminate 500,000 trucking jobs any time soon. What we can do is eliminate the drivers jobs who run long distances. Running up and down I-80 or I-75 is a much simpler problem than negotiating the crowded streets of New York City or Chicago. Someone is still going to have to take the truck from the freeway stop into the city, make the delivery and pickup the next load.
Short term one very promising source of new drivers is parolees. If you've got a felony on your record it's still hard to get a good paying job. There are a couple of charities who train parolees to drive trucks. They've had good success but are limited by funding.
- lkbm 5y agoI didn't link any sources, but what I was seeing was ~500k long-haul truck drivers, >2MM heavy/semi truck drivers[0], and >3MM total truck drivers[1]. I think it will be some time before any significant portion of even the long-haul jobs go away, but will be a lot of jobs when they do start to vanish. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/05/25/999784202/is-there-really-a-truck-driver-shortage https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/05/25/999784202/is-t... [1] https://www.alltrucking.com/faq/truck-drivers-in-the-usa https://www.alltrucking.com/faq/truck-drivers-in-the-usa