Transport Topics: Michigan Trucking Companies Struggle to Find Drivers

“What is happening is that younger adults are not getting into driving,” said Doug Walcott, president of Premier Freight. “It is just not what they want to do. I think that there are plenty of jobs out there where they can work 40 hours a week, be home every night and be with their family.”

Walcott said at Premier Freight, many of their drivers are gone five or six days in a row which makes it really a 24-hour a day job. Click here to read more