A nationwide truck driving shortage has prompted one company to offer drivers $14,000 a week.
Texas-based Sisu Energy is offering the pay, which amounts to roughly $60,000 per month, to experienced truck drivers as a result of coronavirus pandemic caused shortages in the trucking industry, according to KENS 5 San Antonio.
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During the pandemic, many truckers left the industry due to a lack of product, and the rates for hauling that product tumbled. Now that demand has slowly returned, companies are facing a truck driver shortage.
Jim Grundy, CEO and owner of Sisu Energy, says the shortage will last through the summer and possibly several years.
“And it’s not just going to be gasoline,” Grundy said. “It’s not going just going to be wood. You’re talking about all your retail goods, just like clothing, food, toilet paper, you name it.
He added: ”This thing is going to last anywhere from two to four years. And it could be longer because the population’s getting stronger.”
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Truck driving is one of the most popular professions in the United States, and it’s estimated there are 3.5 million truckers on the road, but experts say that’s not enough. The American Trucking Association estimates that the industry will need to hire 1.1 million drivers in the next decade to keep up with demand.
