Calling talk of a driver shortage “spurious,” a more than 170-page study on long-distance truckers from the National Academy of Sciences says the constant turnover in the ranks of drivers should be expected given the fundamental business practices of carriers.
Released earlier this month, the study – “Pay and Working Conditions in the Long-Distance Truck and Bus Industries: Assessing for Effects on Driver Safety and Retention” – looks at numerous safety, driver retention and driver pay issues but is straightforward on the driver shortage question.
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