An important and promising profession: why truckers are respected and valued in the USA

The economy of the United States essentially depends on the work of truckers. Statistics show: truck companies make 71% of all cargo transportation in the country. Almost 6% of all full-time jobs fall on this industry, and this figure, according to experts, will only grow.

Truck companies in the US are constantly improving working conditions for truckers and offer competitive pay. Photo: Davis Cargo

The trucking industry employs millions of drivers in the United States. Truckers are the link between producers and consumers, and this applies to almost any product - from gasoline to milk, writes Business Insider.

Work in this area is extremely profitable due to the low level of unemployment, the constant growth in the number of jobs, the demand for truck drivers and the opportunity to see different regions of the United States while earning money.

Here are seven main reasons why you should work as a truck driver in the USA:

1. 5,8% of all jobs in America are related to the freight industry

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018, there were about 129 million full-time jobs in America. In the same year, about 7,4 million people were employed in the trucking industry. This means that about 5,8% of all US workers had a job thanks to freight.

2. Trucks transport more than 70% of all cargo in the USA

Trucks carry the vast majority of freight in America - with their help almost 71% of all goods transported across the country are delivered. This far exceeds the contribution of trains, ships and air transport to the movement of goods within the country.

Without truck drivers, by the way, supermarkets in the United States will not last long. According to experts, in most grocery stores there is a shortage of goods within three days after the truckers stop working.

3. Experts believe the trucking industry still needs 900 000 drivers.

In 2018, the American Freight Associations published a statement saying that the industry still needs to hire almost 900 000 drivers to meet the growing demands of customers, which makes this area one of the most promising for employment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also concluded that the country lacks truck drivers.

4. Companies offer truck drivers decent pay and additional benefits.

In response to market needs, truck companies constantly improve working conditions for truckers and offer competitive pay.

So for example one of the truck companies Davis cargo, pays its drivers higher wages than its competitors and, in addition to this, offers flexible work hours and a number of financial incentives. Among the latter are a loyalty bonus of $1000-5000 for those who work for the company for a long time, and safe driving bonuses of $500-2000 for drivers who do not have serious incidents or accidents on the roads.

Davis Cargo, pays its drivers a higher salary than competitors. Photo courtesy of Davis Cargo

5. Unemployment in freight is lower than the average for the US

New report of the US Census Bureau showsthat the number of truck drivers is at an all-time high, the industry has fully recovered from the 2008 recession of the year.

The unemployment rate among truck drivers is now 4,1%, which is below the average in other areas of 5,3%. This means that the work can be found quite easily.

6. Over 40% of jobs in American truck companies are occupied by minority representatives and immigrants.

40,6% of all jobs in the freight sector are occupied by members of minorities, which makes this industry one of the most open for employment of immigrants.

7. This industry in the US makes more money than some countries

In 2017, the US trucking industry earned revenues exceeding the GDP of more than 150 countries.

The industry's revenue was over 700 billion dollars, which is more than the GDP of Bangladesh, and slightly less than the GDP of Colombia. If the sphere of cargo transportation in the United States were a separate country, it would take 33-e place in the world in terms of GDP in the 2017 year.

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