After appearing on the trucking industry’s list of critical issues in the past, the shortage of diesel technicians did not appear on this year’s recently-released survey results.
In the 2021 edition of the American Transportation Institute’s annual Critical issues in Trucking, the lack of diesel technicians was rated number 10. The shortage has not made the list since then, and was not in the current version, which was released today. In fact, the 2021 edition was the only time in the past 19 years the tech shortage was mentioned.
This year’s top 10 list included:
- The economy
- Law suit abuse reform
- Insurance cost/availability
- Truck parking
- Driver compensation
- Compliance safety accountability
- English language proficiency for drivers
- Diesel emissions regulations
- Driver training standards
- Artificial intelligence in trucking
The new study was released Sunday at the opening day of the American Trucking Association’s annual Management Conference and Exhibition going on in San Diego.
