2021 is the Year to Make Big Money as a Truck Driver

By: ClassADrivers.com

When the coronavirus first struck America, truck drivers were the essential workers that made sure food and toilet paper remained in stock at the local grocery stores. This alone should have been enough of a sign that drivers deserve big pay, corresponding to their importance in the American economy.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, though, the trucking industry lost almost 90,000 jobs last April, as the pandemic decimated major sectors of the US economy.

In mid-2021, it’s now time to rehire drivers as the economy is coming back. Many companies, though, now complain of a “labor shortage” or a lack of truck drivers. Fortunately a lot of those companies are realizing that significant sign-on bonuses and increasing pay will get drivers to come back to work.

For people looking to become a truck driver, it’s a great time to leverage the situation and make money driving for a living. And if you get your reefer and tanker endorsements, you will greatly enhance your chance of being hired, as these jobs are in high demand.

The New York Post recently highlighted a food supplier from New York that is so desperate for drivers that they are hiring truck drivers from Alabama and putting them up in hotels. The supplier, Chef’s Warehouse, reports that prices for food products such as canola oil, meat, salt, and chocolate are spiking, sometimes up to 40%. And demand is still there for these products.

While increased pay for truck drivers may force suppliers to cut logistics costs elsewhere, truck drivers deserve the raise. Britain faces potential food shortages due to a lack of truck drivers. Without drivers – the true essential workers – food doesn’t show up on the dinner table.

Food is not the only necessary product that requires truck drivers. The oil industry is warning that a lack of drivers, specifically for tankers, could result in fuel shortages or delays.

Bob Costello, the Chief Economist from the American Trucking Association, commented that many tanker drivers – for fuel delivery – were laid off during the pandemic. Ramping up to hire a bunch of new drivers takes time for both staffing and training.

The lesson of these shortages – both food and fuel – is that truck drivers are in high demand and are seeing large pay increases as a result. Drivers are getting the recognition they deserve.

If you want to get hired as a truck driver, now is the time to create a profile on Class A Drivers, and we will connect you to companies that are looking for drivers like you.