America’s trucker shortage could undermine economy

1051 Note: This isn’t about towing or roadside service, but there are a couple interesting items that do apply.

1. Begginer pay for just driving a truck is 60 to 70,000 a year plus a $4,000 signing bonus. Shouldn’t the pay for the guys who tow and recover them be the same or better?
2. This quote deep in the article… There were over 1,000 fatalities among motor vehicle operators in 2016, according to the U.S. Labor Department, meaning being a commercial driver is nearly eight times as deadly as being a law enforcement officer. It is even higher for the commercial drivers who stop to tow and rescue them.

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