Pipeline hack uncovers another issue; not enough gas transport drivers

Supply chain professor talks about the high worker turnover rate in the trucking industry.

Supply chain professor talks about the high worker turnover rate in the trucking industry.

In this story aired May 17, 2021, on Arizona Horizon:

What happened was that many of these food truck drivers ended up leaving for a much higher paid job in the construction industry. What many people don’t realize is that even in a normal, average year, the turnover of truck drivers in the trucking industry is 15%, because they stay away from home a lot, and their stress during the pandemic increased 17%.

– Hitendra Chaturvedi, supply chain management professor of practice