New DOT rule could worsen trucker shortage, cause delivery delays
DOT's rule change could mean even fewer drivers on the roads.
The United States does not have enough truck drivers. In fact, a report from altLine, a factoring service, revealed recently that the country is short as many as 24,000 truckers.
This comes at a huge cost. There are so many trucks sitting idle because of driver shortages that altLine reports the freight industry is losing an estimated $95.5 million every week.
