Mainstream media has been going on and on about the trucker shortage and laying the blame on the supply chain crisis squarely on the backs of the truckers on the front lines. As someone who has worked in the trucking industry in some capacity for the past 15 years, I see what is happening now and more importantly why it is happening. I suppose I should qualify myself and why I am speaking out about this. I know most people who found our website know me from my days covering the violent and sometimes deadly riots over the past year, but in reality, the news business was always a side venture. When I was 20 I started my first trucking company. It was almost on accident. I needed to make money, found someone who needed to ship something so I hauled it. After a while, that company grew from one truck to several and we continued to grow. I have literally worked in nearly all positions in the industry, probably because of my management style, rather than necessity. I like to have things done the way I want them, and in life, I have found the only way to have this happen is to do them yourself. I’ve operated my own warehouses and loaded every truck. I hired, trained, managed, dispatched, and paid all of my drivers. When I transitioned into the brokerage and 3pl side of the industry, I attacked it the same way I have always. I grew a freight agency from startup to $7 million in revenue in nine months. I managed a sales book of tens of millions. I’ve consulted with some of the largest carriers, shippers, and third-party logistics firms over the years. I truly love the industry. Well, most of it, I guess. The truck driver shortage myth is one thing I don't like. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGv7ugY2P_A

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