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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released an estimate of driver shortage which has risen to 80,000 - an all-time high for the industry.

The one-page summary said that, based on driver demographic trends, including gender and age, as well as expected freight growth, the shortage could surpass 160,000 in 2030.

In order to keep up with demand over the next decade, trucking will need recruit nearly one million new drivers in order to close the gap caused by demand for freight, projected retirements and other issues, the release said.

''Companies are doing more and more to address some of the structural lifestyle issues that have traditionally been a challenge for truck drivers,'' the ATA's Chief Economist Bob Costello said. ''So by finding ways to let younger people enter the industry like the Drive-SAFE Act, reaching out to women and minorities, will open this career path - one of the few with a path to a middle class lifestyle that doesn't require a college degree - we can put a significant dent in the shortage.''


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