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There is no trucking without truck drivers Important MOVING COMPANY note to American ••• The Conference Board of Canada reported, publishers COURIER COMPANY this year, that the country could see a major shortage of for-hire truck drivers by 2020. It is predicted that a gap in supply and demand The Canadian and for the transportation of goods will create American names for this the need for at least 25,000 skilled and qual-

PHOTO: JUPITERIMAGES / THINKSTOCK theme are different. ified drivers. Because the North American Please look in the page economy relies on the highway transporta- Truck drivers are the backbone of the transportation industry. folder for your tion of consumer goods, this industry short- age could be problematic in a broad sense. NATIONAL TRUCK The good news is that employment opportu- compensation for what they do, they are DRIVER APPRECIATION nities are on the rise for drivers ready to more likely to stay in the industry. Similarly, WEEK haul goods where they need to go. by working to make driving schedules more text and headline. flexible, with guaranteed rest time, and by The Canadian Trucking Alliance has taken a limiting time wastage during freight leadership position on this economic prob- turnovers, trucking carriers can help make lem and has commissioned a Blue Ribbon driving a more sustainable employment Task Force to report on the potential effects prospect. Clearly, for anyone looking for of the driver shortage and strategies to a good trade to join, truck driving is the attract new drivers to the industry. The way to go. GAS STATION authors of the report are clear: “Drivers are the industry’s number one resource, the ••• backbone of the industry. Without them TOWING COMPANY there is no trucking industry.” ••• WASTE DISPOSAL There are several things that can make for- COMPANY hire truck driving a more attractive employ- ment option for young drivers. One of them is improving driver quality of life, and another is promoting driving as a skilled trade. If drivers get more respect and better

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