Everything from the socks on your feet to the hat on your head was delivered by trucks. Even the building materials used to build your house, your office, your school, your vehicle, everything at one point or another was hauled there by a heavy duty truck.
Generate 5% of Annual GDP
You might think that is a lot, but considering that everything relies on trucking and transportation, 5 percent is a huge number! Think of all the things made and/or sold in the USA from food to furniture, so as we spend billions the trucks keep bringing us more!Now if that doesn’t make you think, then try this number.
The transportation and logistics industry amounted to $1.5 trillion in America’s GDP! It has been growing this year, so for the upcoming year, the experts are thinking it will be more. So if this one industry amounts to that, imagine what all the other industries will be like, and all thanks to the heavy duty trucks.
Employees 4 Million Class 8 Truck Drivers
Currently, in the USA we have approximately 4 million professional truck drivers! And they say the need for qualified drivers is growing every year. This number doesn’t include all the other personnel involved in the trucking industry. From truck dispatchers, sales people, brokers, warehouse workers to enforcement agents.
