Driver Shortage Myths Debunked: Freight Demand Drives Trucking Jobs
Freight Waves
JUNE 27, 2025
The 2020 oil price decline reduced drilling by 41% and mining by 10%, cutting freight in North Dakota and Wyoming, where trucking jobs fell 18% and 15% by 2021. Warehousing Expansion: E-commerce drove warehousing jobs up 14% in 2020 and 38% in 2021. Florida’s 2.6% construction growth by 2021 supported an 11.8%
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