A representative for an independent truck driver association told Fox Business that the Biden administration's plan to fix the trucker shortage fails to adequately address the key problem of driver retention.
An independent truck driver association is pushing back on the narrative of a nationwide shortage of truck drivers, saying the real problem lies with the industry’s high turnover rates.
ago. that s a faster growth rate than overall nonfarm employment, which is still down 2% from october 2019 and up only 12% from a decade ago. in fact, there are so many truck drivers right now that brokers are able to pit them against each other and worsen conditions. our next guest, secretary of transportation pete buttigieg participated in a white house meeting with members of the biden administration and members of the trucking industry today, including labor leaders. secretary buttigieg helped present what the administration calls a trucking action plan to strengthen america s trucking workforce. and joining us now is transportation secretary pete buttigieg. thank you very much for joining us tonight, mr. secretary. thank you for having me on. god to be with you. i d like to begin with what is the breaking news of this hour, which is the statement from president biden tonight about the build back better act.