Maybe because easier jobs have got pay increases while that has been slow to transfer up to truck drivers? Maybe some burn out from driving during the pandemic? Also the recovering economy certainly had to have put a strain on an already understaffed industry.

I can't stand Hannity if not only because his voice is like nails on a chalkboard. Whoever thought that high pitch bitch has the proper tone for radio? 🤦🏼‍♂️

Not likely. There was never any trucking layoffs. They actually eliminated our DOT hour regulations right after the covid hoax started in order to keep trucks moving.

The problem with the trucking industry is the draw for antisocial people. The result is in the rare instances you must interact with your coworkers everyone is an ass hole.

The nation is short some 70k+ truck drivers for the size of the economy. It has always been short on drivers but Bidenomics seems to have exasperated the problem. Source: Am truck driver, had a driving job and 2 job offers at peak covid and still currently hear adds for driving jobs from essentially every trucking business in my area.

If you take a look at states that legalized marijuana you might understand how much of a slippery slope legalizing marijuana is to complete degeneracy in a society.