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Truck drivers’ average age of about 50, combined with an accelerating wave of baby boomer retirements, is creating particular challenges for trucking, which has one of the nation’s oldest workforces, according to ATRI’s Dan Murray. (photovs/Getty Images)
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Researchers at the American Transportation Research Institute are calling on motor carriers to participate in a driver demographic survey that for the first time includes an examination of carrier hiring practices for drivers with prior criminal convictions.
“As the trucking industry tackles truck driver workforce challenges, ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee prioritized this study to explore underrepresented hiring pathways, including individuals with criminal histories,” ATRI said in a statement. “This survey examines motor carrier hiring practices…
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