As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups try to make it easier to become a driver
Judd Perry, the fuel manager of Ottawa Cooperative Association, is having trouble finding people who are willing to take on the difficult job of truck driving. "It's kind of scary because there could be a shortage of something at some time because we can't move it," he said. (Courtesy Eva Tesfaye/ Harvest Public Media)
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“COVID really kind of kicked the baby boomers out,” said one industry insider, “and now that we had such a huge exodus of them, there’s just nobody to replace ’em.”
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