WASHINGTON — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is conducting research to understand the make-up of the U.S. truck driver population and how it is changing over time.
ATRI will assess over 20 years of survey data from truck drivers, and this latest truck driver survey will provide the newest information on the composition of the truck driver population today – allowing the research to compare changing trends.
“As a driver with 33 years on the road, I have seen our driver workforce change over time. Understanding what the truck driver population looks like today is crucial to ensuring that our needs are properly addressed – whether through support, training, or policies that are specifically tailored to truck drivers,” said Richard Frazer, an America’s Road Team Captain and professional driver with Walmart Transportation. “This survey will provide valuable insights into the driver community and highlight areas where we can continue to grow.”
According to an ATRI media release, the brief survey will seek insights on professional and personal aspects of truck drivers today, enabling ATRI to understand the shifts in the truck driver population over the last few decades. All collected data will be kept completely confidential.
The survey is being conducted in concert with ATRI research that is assessing how underrepresented groups might be recruited into the trucking industry, including women, foster care participants and formerly incarcerated individuals.
Truck drivers are encouraged to participate in the survey by clicking here.
Dana Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has been featured in multiple newspapers, books and magazines across the globe. She is currently based in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.
How about instead of worrying over inclusion, we worry MORE over ability and qualifications?? 6 days or 6 weeks on the road, it doesn’t matter, the corporations and their bought-and-paid-for bureaucrats must not be allowed to continue watering down the driver pool under the auspices of increasing ‘inclusiveness’ with the true goal being that of driving down compensation for the backbone of the American economy, the truck driver.