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I 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
by lkbm 5y ago
I 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