Retailers are scrambling to find trucks amid the pandemic, generating record-smashing pay for drivers
Truck drivers have fled the industry, but those who have stuck around are seeing red-hot rates. Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A shortage of truck drivers combined with a surge in online and in-store shopping has made trucking unusually expensive. Retailers are spending around 30% more than they did last year to move goods via truck. The last time trucking rates soared this high, it forced companies like Amazon and XYZ to pass down the unusual transportation costs to consumers by raising prices. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . There's a reason the shelves at your local big-box retailer still looks barren, months after the coronavirus crisis forced manufacturers and retailers to pump out more toilet paper and cleaning supplies than ever. Tens of thousands — potentially hundreds of thousands — of truck drivers have left the industry since early 2019, experts say, leaving retailers scrambling to fill shelves and online orders
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