23 Nov 2018

28,000 more truck drivers needed in next decade - industry

From Morning Report, 8:14 am on 23 November 2018

The road freight industry says it's going to need 28,000 more truck drivers over the next decade. It's already short of more than 2000 and the work pressure on those still driving appears to be increasing. The number of truck driver offences is rising and last year, road fatalities involving trucks was among the highest in decades. Tracy Neal has been investigating why drivers are quitting the industry, and what it's doing to reverse the trend.