The trucking industry needs to hire about 30,000 maintenance technicians to keep up with demand.
To meet this challenge, fleets and maintenance providers are working to get the most from the technicians they have while aiming to attract new techs to the field.
“As we all know, the younger generation is not as interested in getting their hands dirty as they once were,” said J.P. Venezia, assistant director of maintenance at Limerick, Pa.-based Venezia Bulk Transport Inc. As older technicians retire, there are fewer younger techs to replace them, he said.
