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- The United States' shortage of truckers is predicted to reach a staggering 174,000 in the next eight years.
- With global logistics still vitally dependent on trucking, that's not just a problem for the industry — it's a potential crisis for everyone.
- If drivers decided to go on strike, or retire en masse, countries would quickly run out of food and gasoline, causing social and economic crisis and leaving them dangerously vulnerable.
"I got my diesel wound up and she's a-running like a-never before," sang Dave Dudley in 1963 in his single "Six Days on the Road." The song was a major hit at a time when the profession still had a glimmer of romance about it. These days, truckin' is inspiring a whole lot less love, especially among the young.
In North America and Europe alike, older drivers are retiring, but hardly anybody's joining the profession. With global logistics still vitally dependent on trucking, that's not just a problem for the industry; it's a potential crisis for everyone — and a national security threat.
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