In 2021, 63 percent of truck drivers in the United States were between 25 and 55 years old. The age group containing citizens older than 55 constituted 31 percent of truck drivers in the United States, whereas the youngest age group, beneath 25 years old, constituted only six percent.
Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021
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The 2021 results were collected between October 2021 and January 2022, and 1,524 companies from 25 countries (including both passenger and goods transport companies) answered.
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International Road Transport Union. (June 16, 2022). Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. "Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent)." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. (2022). Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. "Distribution of Truck Drivers in The United States by Age Group in 2021 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union, Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent) [Graph], International Road Transport Union, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/