driver shortage
Not enough operators
A driver shortage is a labor market condition where demand for drivers—typically commercial truck drivers—exceeds the available workforce.
The term gained prominence in logistics and transportation industries: The driver shortage is pushing up shipping costs.
Critics note the "shortage" often reflects low wages and difficult working conditions rather than absolute scarcity of qualified workers.
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- CDLCommercial driving license
- behind the wheelOperating a vehicle
- truck stopRoadside facility for haulers
rest area · hours of service · recruitment · labor · hiring · signing bonus · logistics · freight · turnover · retention · warehouse · supply chain · overtime · wages · delivery · haul · rig · owner operator
- Labor Shortagesstaffing crisis, understaffing, vacancy rate