U.S. Trucking Battles Surging Demand and a Dearth of Drivers
An instructor and a student in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Photographer: Sergio Flores/BloombergThe North American trucking industry has had its own year of firsts, with record demand to haul goods, capacity constraints and the pandemic all making the roadways much tougher to navigate.
The surging need for road freight has exacerbated yet another issue: not enough qualified drivers in an era of stricter drug tests.