The Trucking Shortage Will Change The Economy Sooner Than You Think

newsfeedback@fool.com (Daniel B. Kline), The Motley Fool
Fri, 10/19/2018 - 3:01pm

The trucker lifestyle just isn't cutting it anymore. Trucking workforce shrinkage has been an issue for years, but 2018 kicked it into high gear. Complicating new technology, expensive tariffs, and a booming economy aren't helping sell the whole "exhausting, uncomfortable work" thing. What happens when there just aren't enough truckers?

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