In 2021, a survey was conducted where fleet operators ranked the reason they considered as top one or two for the truck driver shortage in Mexico. The lack of skilled drivers was a particular issue for respondents in the country, with 66 percent of the surveyed fleet operators ranking it as the first or second leading reason for the shortage. In contrast, only a quarter of participants reported difficulties to attract young people to the profession as a core reason for the shortage. In 2021. around 19 percent of trucker drivers in the country were under 25 years old.
Leading reasons explaining the truck driver shortage in Mexico in 2021, according to fleet operators
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International Road Transport Union. (June 16, 2022). Leading reasons explaining the truck driver shortage in Mexico in 2021, according to fleet operators [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369607/leading-reasons-truck-driver-shortage-mexico/
International Road Transport Union. "Leading reasons explaining the truck driver shortage in Mexico in 2021, according to fleet operators ." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369607/leading-reasons-truck-driver-shortage-mexico/
International Road Transport Union. (2022). Leading reasons explaining the truck driver shortage in Mexico in 2021, according to fleet operators . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369607/leading-reasons-truck-driver-shortage-mexico/
International Road Transport Union. "Leading Reasons Explaining The Truck Driver Shortage in Mexico in 2021, According to Fleet Operators ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369607/leading-reasons-truck-driver-shortage-mexico/
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Leading reasons explaining the truck driver shortage in Mexico in 2021, according to fleet operators [Graph], International Road Transport Union, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369607/leading-reasons-truck-driver-shortage-mexico/
