busy july 4th holiday weekend and lack of truck drivers is one major reason why. more than 43 million drivers prepared to hit the road this independence day and some gas stations are already running low on gas. you to discuss is co-owner of jk trucking, nice to see you, thanks for being here. why is there a shortage of drivers? the driver shortage has been intensified by the pandemic, 25% of drivers are short. it has happened, the gas tanker drivers, these drivers were working all the time and here comes covid, we shut down, there is no more need to deliver so much fuel so these drivers, not only did not have a job but were also furloughed so supporting a family you go find a job somewhere else and this is what happened at this point and it is