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Companies pile on the perks to keep drivers truckin'

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The chronic shortage of truck drivers in the US is causing problems for freight companies. Shippers simply won’t pay more ? so trucking firms are looking at new ways of attracting drivers, including making truck stops far nicer places and offering health checks.

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