The Forecast for the Trucking Industry on the Road Ahead

The use of apprentice programs like what US Special Delivery implements to get fresh blood into the industry by offering on-the-job training. The federal agencies and Advocate for Congress are looking to get young blood into the industry (18 to 21 years old) because nearly a third of the truck drivers are over the age of 55. (Source: <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Current Population Survey (CPS) 2018. U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>.) Encouraging more women to join the trucking industry. Only 6.6% of truck drivers are female according to the <a href="https://www.dol.gov/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">US Department of Labor</a>. You may have seen some of our ads encouraging women drivers to join. <a href="https://internetpresence.medium.com/the-forecast-for-the-trucking-industry-on-the-road-ahead-7e3b0545c4d8">Website</a>