{"id":1699,"date":"2015-02-24T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/time-running-out-to-solve-driver-shortage\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:51:54","slug":"time-running-out-to-solve-driver-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/time-running-out-to-solve-driver-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Time Running Out\u2019 to Solve Driver Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The clock is winding down for the trucking industry to stave off the worst impacts of the driver shortage, a panel of industry leaders warned at the 2015 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting.<\/p>\n

As reported by Fleet Owner\u2019s Sean Kilcarr:<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve got to get out ahead of ourselves on this problem,\u201d noted Dwayne Haug, VP of equipment purchasing for Werner Enterprises.<\/p>\n

He added that for 34 years the \u00a0\u2026 education systems has \u201cmoved away\u201d from vocational training; a shift that\u2019s had \u201ca terrible impact on our young people\u201d and on the trucking industry ever since.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to find technicians the traditional way today because enrollment is down in the tech schools,\u201d Haug pointed out. \u201cWe need to get down more among the younger generation and show them that our shops and fleets have changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also believes the entire industry must do better \u2013 OEMs, fleets, and service providers alike \u2013 in terms of creating a \u201ccohesive environment\u201d for changing trucking\u2019s image.<\/p>\n

Yet the clock may run out on any such effort if it doesn\u2019t get started soon, at least according to data shared by Rebecca Brewster, president and COO of the American Transportation Research Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A recent ATRI report<\/a> on driver demographics doesn\u2019t paint a pretty picture for the industry. Yet there\u2019s, no short term fix either.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe baby boom generation is retiring but the generations replacing them are smaller in numbers,\u201d noted Mike Jeffress, VP of maintenance for Maverick Transportation, during the TMC panel discussion. \u201cThat\u2019s just part of the significant workforce challenge we face.\u201d<\/p>\n

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