U.S. trucking industry is in crisis
- Author:Rita
- Source:Sunny Worldwide
- Release Date:2018-05-24
According to the report of the peacekeeping network,Even Amazon Prime cannot escape the dilemma that has plagued the trucking industry. The retail giant Amazon announced last week that it will increase its annual membership price for US customers from US$20 to US$119. Brian Olsavsky, the company’s chief financial officer, pointed out that rising freight rates are one of the reasons for the increase in prices.
Just as other companies reported the first-quarter earnings results, they also stressed the impact of the shortage of truck drivers on their costs and their ability to move products quickly.
In the event of a shortage, the average wage of truck drivers rose.According to data from the American Trucking Association, a trade organization, some teams offer signing bonuses and welfare packages in order to retain increasingly scarce drivers. Some of these costs are being passed on to consumers.
In recent years, the salary of U.S. truck drivers has grown significantly, and the annual salary of a novice driver is now about 50,000 U.S. dollars. However, a raise simply cannot attract a large number of newcomers to join the ranks of truck drivers. How to solve long-time driving and Many problems with fatigue driving may be more critical.