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The endemic issue of truck driver shortage - A comparative study between India and the United States

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  • Mittal, Neha
  • Udayakumar, Prashanth D.
  • Raghuram, G.
  • Bajaj, Neha

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With growth in e-commerce, demand for truck deliveries has grown exponentially and so has the demand for truck drivers. Ironically, the trucking industry is struggling to keep up with this demand. In this study, we examine the global nature of the truck driver shortage problem by considering individual sets of demographic, socio-economic, legal and psychographic characteristics in two distinct regions of the world - India and the United States. We present a comparative analysis of reasons, and based on the attempted strategies so far in each country, we provide policies and recommendations to deal with the problem.

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  • Mittal, Neha & Udayakumar, Prashanth D. & Raghuram, G. & Bajaj, Neha, 2018. "The endemic issue of truck driver shortage - A comparative study between India and the United States," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 76-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:71:y:2018:i:c:p:76-84
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2018.06.005
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    1. Prageetha G. Raju & Rajanikanth M., 2023. "Nidradaan (Gift of Sleep): A Corporate Social Innovation by Agarwal Packers and Movers for Truck Drivers in India," Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, , vol. 48(4), pages 283-293, December.
    2. Schuster, Amy M. & Agrawal, Shubham & Britt, Noah & Sperry, Danielle & Van Fossen, Jenna A. & Wang, Sicheng & Mack, Elizabeth A. & Liberman, Jessica & Cotten, Shelia R., 2023. "Will automated vehicles solve the truck driver shortages? Perspectives from the trucking industry," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    3. Kishore Bhoopalam, A. & van den Berg, R. & Agatz, N.A.H. & Chorus, C.G., 2021. "The long road to automated trucking: Insights from driver focus groups," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS-2021-003-LIS, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
    4. Ganji, S.S. & Tirkolaee, Erfan Babaee & Jahed, Rasul, 2024. "Evaluating the performance of intercity road freight transport: Double-frontier parallel network cross-efficiency model," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    5. Chandiran, P. & Ramasubramaniam, M. & Venkatesh, V.G. & Mani, Venkatesh & Shi, Yangyan, 2023. "Can driver supply disruption alleviate driver shortages? A systems approach," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 130(C), pages 116-129.

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    Keywords

    Truck driver shortage; Logistics; Truck deliveries; Fleet operators; Supply chain; Lorry drivers; Freight; Goods vehicles; E-commerce;
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    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning

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