The United States is experiencing a shortage of more than 80,000 truck drivers, according to an estimate from the American Trucking Associations. The ATA also estimates that about 72 percent of America’s freight transport moves by trucks, which shows just how dependent consumers are on the drivers who deliver chicken products to stores or gas to pumps or anything ordered online.
Perdue Farms and Wor-Wic Community College, both based in Salisbury, Md., are working to ensure that Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland residents can take advantage of the growing job market and work to ease transport and supply chain issues.