Catastrophic Truck Shortage Set to Get Worse Thanks to Joe Biden
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) released new data this week showing a shortage of truck drivers has grown to historic proportions at the same time a supply chain crisis continues to spread just ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.
According to ATA, the trucking industry will be short 80,000 truck drivers by the end of 2021, a problem that could double to a shortage of 160,000 drivers by 2030. ATA attributes the shortage to a number of issues, including the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic that slowed or stopped training programs and DMV licensing of new drivers along with an increased number of retirements among its aging workforce.
Another issue highlighted by ATA is infrastructure, or a lack thereof, that limits truck drivers’ abilities to maximize productivity. Making matters worse is Biden’s vaccine mandate, something the ATA recently warned would make the driver shortage even worse as “many drivers will likely quit rather than get vaccinated.”
"The American Trucking Associations…warned the administration last week that many drivers will likely quit rather than get vaccinated, further disrupting the national supply chain at time when the industry is already short 80,000 drivers." https://t.co/Wm7EEVybkn
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 26, 2021
What’s the Biden administration doing about those issues? According to their infrastructure bill, they’re not taking the actions that would help. Instead of roads and bridges, as Townhall has covered, Biden’s idea of infrastructure is woke legislation designed to insert “equity” while demonizing the “dirty” industries that made America an economic juggernaut with Green New Deal policies that will further undermine the current transportation system.
In the name of “environmental justice,” Biden isn’t finding room to accommodate truck drivers’ needs. For example, instead of beefing up the infrastructure that provides locations for truck drivers to pull off on long-haul trips to sleep, he’s working toward making electric vehicle charging stations as ubiquitous as gas stations.
A shortage of 80,000 truck drivers is wreaking havoc on the supply chain—and it’s about to get worse https://t.co/Memu1VcAS5
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) October 28, 2021
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