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. Michigan’s auto sector recovery by 2021 increased jobs in states like Ohio, as carriers hired to transport factory goods.
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