Trucking is not the source of these current woes, but we will be a key part of the solution-just as we were through the darkest days of the pandemic. Today, those pressures are felt upstream and down-from diminished factory production in Asia as a result of the Delta variant, to faltering infrastructure here at home following decades of disinvestment by Washington. With more than 7.6 million employees nationwide – including 3.3 million professional truck drivers – the industry moves 10.23 billion tons of freight annually, or 72.5% of total domestic tonnage shipped in the United States.Īs an essential link, truckers feel pressure any time the supply chain gets squeezed. Agricultural and Food Transporters ConferenceĪmerica’s trucking industry is a central and critical link in the supply chain.
