With the truck industry being impacted even before the pandemic began due to “shortages of trained drivers, high turnover rates, and an aging workforce,” and now totalling over 80,000 unfilled driver jobs nationwide, the industry has been forced to think outside the box when it comes to continuing to operate. One example of getting creative is that of companies that are “partnering with local private career education colleges to tap into new talent that’s being trained specifically for careers in trucking.” Read more…