- Yes, many older truckers retired instead of dealing with COVID. This applies to many other sectors, most notably in my area school bus drivers. Other countrie

- Yes, many older truckers retired instead of dealing with COVID. This applies to many other sectors, most notably in my area school bus drivers. Other countries (notably, UK and EU fuel truck drivers) are also facing shortages of truck drivers. Nursing, retail, hospitslity have all been in the news recently for the same issue. Recent reports show 12 million open positions and only 8 million people seeking employment (estimsted, of course) - physical layout only allows for so much throughput at a time. The bigger the jam, the longer it'll take to clear - yes and no. Rail doesn't (directly) go to most places, and those that it could, often don't have distribution logistics in place from the customers since they already have their chain configured for trucks - it is a net loss all around for everyone. Any higher prices on goods are offsetting losses from reduction in volume. Theres no evil fairy tale villain to blame.