Not enough trucks. Not enough trailers. Not enough drivers.
That’s trucking in 2021 – or at least a widely held perception of it.
Surging freight spurred by ongoing pandemic recovery coupled with stagnating capacity has added to the notion that there’s an ongoing driver shortage, yet FTR Vice President of Trucking Avery Vise noted that in terms of sheer driver population, “we probably have more than we did before the pandemic” based on the recovery of headcount in payroll employment along with a surge in new for-hire carriers dating back to July 2020.
