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> Another reason is lifestyle. Many long-haul truckers say wages aren't high enough to make up for endless days on the road away from their families. Turnover i
by _aavaa_ 4y ago
> Another reason is lifestyle. Many long-haul truckers say wages aren't high enough to make up for endless days on the road away from their families. Turnover in the industry is high.
> One idea that's gaining traction: Getting young drivers into the industry earlier.
Or, you could pay more so that you don’t need to reach all the way to single high schoolers.
- yrgulation 4y agoYet another article praising what should normally be looked at as a tragedy. It’s like those kids selling stuff to pay for they poorer colleagues school meals. They want to turn underage kids into workers, driving trucks (which have engines that easily blow up - what quality is that anyway?) instead of solving the underlying issues.
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoThe engines don't easily blow up.
- yrgulation 4y agoI am glad that the main wrong in my comment is that engines dont easily blow up. I was hoping child poverty, teenage workers and low wages are bigger issues.