Southern Alberta Truck Expo hopes to fill gaps in driver shortages – Lethbridge
On Saturday, the sixth annual Southern Alberta Truck Expo, Job Truthful and Present N’ Shine welcomed a whole bunch of holiday makers to Lethbridge.
Lane Jacobson, president of the Southern Alberta Truck Exposition Affiliation, mentioned occasions like these are vital to attach with and educate the neighborhood in regards to the trucking trade. He says proper now, he’s most involved in regards to the scarcity of drivers.
“We’re quick drivers 10 to twenty per cent,” mentioned Jacobson. “For each one driver that’s retiring, they want 4 to come back in to interchange them; they’re solely getting two, possibly one.”
Lane Jacobson (proper) and his spouse, Kani Jacobson (left), have been blissful to see the neighborhood come out and be taught in regards to the trade.
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Trucking HR Canada launched a special report in June that states “for the third straight quarter, the variety of vacancies surged, with 25,560 vacant truck driver positions recorded from January to March of 2022. That is the very best variety of vacancies ever recorded for the Canadian trucking and logistics trade because the emptiness survey started in 2015.”
John Stewart, co-owner of Watt & Stewart Commodities Inc., mentioned “it’s crucial for the trade and the economic system to have truck drivers as a result of all the pieces that’s on this room is introduced in by a truck sooner or later.”
Stewart has additionally seen a scarcity in tools.
“Proper now, there’s a scarcity of vans… we are able to’t get components, we are able to’t get lots of the issues we want, not solely drivers,” mentioned Stewart.
Longtime truck driver John Stewart mentioned it’s vital that the trade finds options to driver shortages.
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Jacobson is anxious that because the scarcity continues, costs of products will seemingly proceed to climb. He mentioned, “to be able to decrease (the prices of products), we want drivers within the seats.”
