'Record High': Biden's Supply Chain Crisis Is Short 80,000 Truck Drivers
President Biden’s supply chain crisis is short 80,000 truck drivers, President and CEO of the American Trucking Association told CNN on Tuesday.
“That’s a pretty big spike,” Chris Spear said, noting that some drivers are leaving the industry and retiring while shipping ports remain filled to capacity with containers.After Spear threw cold water on Biden’s plan to fix the national supply chain crisis, he said what is needed are drivers to become employed in the trucking industry.The trucking industry represents 71 percent of transported goods in the United States economy.Such a large percentage will increase, which could leave the American Trucking Association looking 1,600,000 new drivers by 2030, CNN revealed.