An October report on CapitalPress.com cited an American Trucking Association (ATA) study in revealing that the U.S. trucking industry needs nearly 48,000 more drivers to meet current demand. It also warned that an improving economy is expected to balloon the shortage to nearly 74,000 drivers by the end of 2016. Moreover, the study projected that the shortage will reach 175,000 drivers by 2024 if nothing changes. But an improving economy is good, right? Well, yes. But if a shortage in truck drivers exists in the current economy, why would an enhanced economy do anything but exacerbate the issue if nothing is done to stall or reverse the shortage?
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