ROCHESTER, Minn.-The Minnesota Division of Employment and Financial Growth’s (DEED) June report reveals the state had losses by 1,300 jobs within the transportation {industry}.
In Rochester, Jack Ziebarth, who’s the Chief Working Officer of Lawrence Transportation stated hiring has been strong within the Med Metropolis however the want for drivers nonetheless stay.
“Workplace workers for positions crammed are full full and good now. The motive force market remains to be not good in any respect. There may be little or no motion within the {industry}. There may be not lots of people desirous to spend their days and week the scale of a small stroll in closet, so it’s a little powerful. So, we’re at all times in search of drivers,” Ziebarth stated.
Ziebarth stated, like development, a problem sooner or later would be the variety of drivers retiring, which he stated will outpace new hires.
Ziebarth added the {industry} has began to search for new methods to draw younger drivers however stated the life-style can flip some candidates away.
“It’s looking for out alternative ways and we proceed to attempt various things to draw of us. Completely different profit construction, completely different work schedules, elevated pay. Proper now a younger man very low 20s will be making $70,000 {dollars} of their first 12 months of trucking, so it’s a fairly good wage for somebody that wishes to start out a household. It’s simply the life-style,” Ziebarth stated.
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