Report: Trucking industry needs drivers

The American trucking industry needs 20,000 to 30,000 drivers and has exceeded 100 percent in its driver turnover rate among large fleets, according to the American Trucking Association.

The annualized turnover rate for linehaul truckload fleets of all sizes rose in the second quarter with turnover at large fleets — those who report more than $30 million in revenue — rising 16 points to 106 percent, according to the association’s quarterly “trucking activity report.”