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 January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
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