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Why Can't I Find Truck Drivers? The Real Reasons in 2026 (and Where They Are)

Why Can't I Find Truck Drivers? The Real Reasons in 2026 (and Where They Are)

Why Can't I Find Truck Drivers? The Real Reasons in 2026 (and Where They Are)Mark Stulzer
Published on: 04/08/2026

92% of qualified drivers never touch job boards, the ATA projects an 82,000-driver shortage, and a 2026 federal rule shrank the CDL pool. Five reasons fleets can't find drivers and the four steps that fix it.

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What Every Trucking Company Ought to Know About Hiring CDL Drivers: The 5 Stages of Driver Recruitment

What Every Trucking Company Ought to Know About Hiring CDL Drivers: The 5 Stages of Driver Recruitment

What Every Trucking Company Ought to Know About Hiring CDL Drivers: The 5 Stages of Driver RecruitmentMark Stulzer
Published on: 24/07/2026

Driver recruitment runs in five stages: sourcing, matching, outreach, screening, and seating. Most fleets break at stage one by sourcing from job boards. Here is the full framework for 2026.

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