How Will English Proficiency Testing Impact Trucker Shortage?
The trucker shortage is poised to cause some serious problems for the supply chain in the coming years, with estimates putting the discrepancy at around 160,000 drivers by 2030.
As you can imagine, creating more obstacles, like English proficiency testing, isn’t going to help much. While specific data isn’t available, estimates put the potential number of non-English speaking truckers as high as 3 million, which would account for 10% of all truckers in the US.
Subsequently, it’s safe to assume that the increasingly stiff requirements in regard to English proficiency in trucking could have a drastically negative impact on the logistics industry, the supply chain, and the global economy.
