The temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline only highlighted the truck driver shortage. Louisiana Motor Transport Association Executive Director Renee Amar said the driver shortage was already an issue well before the pandemic, at least 15 years, and they need tens of thousands of drivers monthly.
“It’s a population that’s aging out and a little more difficult for us to recruit women into the workforce, and it’s a unique lifestyle that people want to live if they want to be truck drivers,” said Amar.
During the pandemic, the need for tank truck drivers decreased and many found other employment opportunities.
Effects of Colonial Pipeline shutdown highlight truck driver shortage
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BATON ROUGE - While other states across the Southeast and East Coast face long lines for gasoline, Louisiana s outages remain sporadic and, up to this point, manageable. However, last week s hack that crippled the pipeline, which transports 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel each day, is highlighting a larger problem that has hit Louisiana. You re going to have a supply chain issue with that, on top of the fact that we have a tank truck driver issue, on top of the fact that we have a truck driver shortage, Renee Amar, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association said. It s a major issue, and going to be a major issue, even going forward, after they get the Colonial Pipeline fixed.
Volunteers, donors step up with water to help
South Louisiana lawmaker arranges âa massive convoyâ; meantime, truckers deliver pallets to WK hospitals Donated water is unloaded Feb. 23 at Common Ground Community Center in Shreveport. (Source: Adria Goins/KSLA News 12) By Curtis Heyen | February 23, 2021 at 5:32 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 10:45 PM
(KSLA) â Volunteers far and wide are stepping up to help ensure Northwest Louisiana residents have water during outages arising from last weekâs winter storms.
District 18 state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe, of Livonia, came Tuesday âwith a massive convoy,â as he described it.
Volunteers, donors near and far step up to provide water to those who need it