{"id":3706,"date":"2019-02-28T14:02:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T20:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2021-03-24T08:24:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:24:35","slug":"shortage-myth-used-to-pull-younger-drivers-into-trucking-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2019\/shortage-myth-used-to-pull-younger-drivers-into-trucking-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortage myth used to pull younger drivers into trucking workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"right\">\n<h5><strong>Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>1 OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Web Site:<\/strong>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/\">www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OOIDA\">OOIDA Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:norita_taylor@ooida.com\">norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"red\"><strong>Headquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shortage myth used to pull younger drivers into trucking workforce<\/h2>\n<p>The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DRIVESafeActLetterofOppositionOOIDA.pdf\">letter<\/a>\u00a0to members of Congress opposing the DRIVE-Safe Act (H.R. 1374 and S. 569). The bills propose lowering age requirements to get an interstate commercial driver\u2019s license from 21 to 18.<\/p>\n<p>OOIDA said in the letter that many of the same entities pushing for a change in the current minimum age requirement would simply use it to take advantage of a new pool of drivers who would be subjected to poor working conditions, predatory lease-to-own schemes and woefully inadequate compensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf safety is the top priority when considering a change to a regulation, when it comes to age, the number should be raised, not lowered.\u201d said OOIDA President Todd Spencer.<\/p>\n<p>The premise of the bills say the change is necessary in order for the trucking industry to mitigate a supposed shortage of drivers.<\/p>\n<p>OOIDA contends that there is no shortage, but rather very high turnover in the long-haul (or truck-load) sector of trucking.<\/p>\n<p>The Association points out that any issue with retention could be mitigated with other solutions that would be safer for all highway users. For example, compensation has been shown to be tied directly to highway safety, as revealed in studies that suggest there is a strong correlation between driver pay and highway safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost carriers with high turnover do so by design,\u201d said Spencer. \u201cThey could deal with driver turnover by offering better wages and benefits and improved working conditions. But putting younger drivers behind the wheel of a truck isn\u2019t the solution because it does nothing to address the underlying issues that push drivers out of the industry. It merely exacerbates the churn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TruckDriverShortageUpdated2019.pdf\">fact sheet<\/a>\u00a0explains how the industry isn\u2019t afflicted with a shortage of drivers, but is actually plagued with overcapacity and driver retention. This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TruckDriverShortageOnePager2.pdf\">document<\/a>\u00a0talks about how wages have decreased for truck drivers at large carriers and many have moved toward smaller fleets. This short\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YSzx9F45Ic4\">video<\/a>\u00a0that explains why there is actually high turnover as opposed to a shortage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Press Releases:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2019\/truckers-oppose-efforts-to-lower-age-for-cdl-holders\/\">Truckers oppose efforts to lower age for CDL holders<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2018\/truckers-say-plenty-of-drivers-out-there-no-need-to-lower-cdl-age-restriction\/\">Truckers say plenty of drivers out there, no need to lower CDL age restriction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2018\/truckers-and-safety-advocates-oppose-efforts-to-lower-age-for-cdl-holders\/\">Truckers and safety advocates oppose efforts to lower age for CDL holders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter\u00a0to members of Congress opposing the DRIVE-Safe Act (H.R. 1374 and S. 569). The bills propose lowering age requirements to get an interstate commercial driver\u2019s license from 21 to 18.OOIDA said in the letter that many of the same entities pushing for a change in the current minimum age requirement would simply use it to take advantage of a new pool of drivers who would be subjected to poor working conditions, predatory lease-to-own schemes and woefully inadequate compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[140,68,282,283,160],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shortage myth used to pull younger drivers into trucking workforce - OOIDA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2019\/shortage-myth-used-to-pull-younger-drivers-into-trucking-workforce\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shortage myth used to pull younger drivers into trucking workforce - OOIDA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter\u00a0to members of Congress opposing the DRIVE-Safe Act (H.R. 1374 and S. 569). 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