The trucking industry is facing a significant driver shortage, leading to increased costs, longer delivery times, and reduced productivity.

Trucking sector expenses for parts and labor have shown signs of stabilization in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report from the American Trucking Associations (ATA)'s Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc.

A recent study conducted by Sikich, a Chicago consulting firm, reveals low optimism among manufacturing industry leaders due to rising interest rates, economic challenges, and a talent shortage.

The growth of e-commerce sales continues, and the challenges in fulfilling these orders due to labor shortages, inadequate inventory space, and inventory variability persist, according to Paul Ambruso, VP and GM of mobile robotics at Berkshire Grey.

It is expected that the shortage of blue-collar workers will persist for another seven years, until 2030.

Digitization can automate many of the manual processes that are currently done by customs and drayage workers.

Currently, the median age of workers in the manufacturing sector is 44 years old.

Supply chain workers are tired of jobs: they want careers, instead.

According to the American Trucking Association, the estimated professional driver shortage has decreased to 78,000 as of October as compared to the number of 80,000 in 2021.

Food manufacturing has witnessed a 7.8% increase in jobs added from August to September of this year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Eventually, prices are passed to the consumers.

With the trucking sector now short about 78,000 drivers, this is an improvement of approximately 4% to the 80,000-person estimate implied in 2021.

The technician shortage has repair shops and fleets desperately looking for talent.

Job openings have been quietly closing, despite the position not being filled.

Luxury pool-building businesses are being pulled to the brink by supply chain issues. Costs for the building have risen at least 30%.

The labor shortage extends further than blue-collar jobs; the high-skill workforce has been depleting since 2020.

Industry experts discussed methods of approaching supply chain challenges at the recent National Restaurant Show.

52% of companies lack skilled labor - so says a new CSCMP statistic.