News / Age restrictions and heavy insurance costs steer the young away from haulage

U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa M. Macias.

US regulators and insurance companies must reduce restrictions impeding younger drivers entering the haulage sector if the country is to avert a supply chain catastrophe.

Hauliers claim easing the regulations and policies around the age at which new drivers can both qualify and become “insurable” would make a significant dent in the 63,000, and growing, driver shortage.

Montway Auto Transportation CEO Dimitre Kirilov told The Loadstar: “Change in regulations and easing insurance requirements will go a long way to improving recruitment.

“There’s a ...