LOOKING BACK AT 2021 AND AHEAD TO 2022 Sponsored by From the Driver Shortage to Nuclear VerdictsLooking Back at 2021 and Ahead to 2022 2 Top Industry Issues 2021 LABOR CHALLENGES Professional Truck Drivers The truck driver shortage is a top concern in the trucking industry, and now it is making national headlines. Bob Costello, chief economist for American Trucking Associations, said the current driver shortage has risen to 80,000, an all-time high for the industry 1 . While all sectors in the industry struggle with finding enough drivers, the driver shortage is most acute in the longer-haul, for-hire truckload market. Increased demand for freight, pandemic-related challenges from early retirements, closed driving schools and DMVs, and other pressures are really pushing up demand for

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