How can we attract young people to work as truckers?

There are many important issues our industry will be facing in the next couple of years. I have already discussed some of them, like clearer legislation and repercussions for offenses. What will probably be the most important issue for the Swedish haulage industry is the question of how we can attract young people to work as truckers. 

There is a great shortage of truckers in Sweden and in the rest of Western Europe. The biggest problem is that very few youths choose to enter the haulage industry. The average age of truckers in this part of Europe is over 50. 

The fact that fewer youths acquire their driving licenses is a central cause. People have different priorities today in comparison to a few years ago. The reasons are probably economic and environmental. But no one can know with certainty. I believe this has to be the central point of our industry. Otherwise, we might not have any truckers left in a few years, which is disquieting since transports will increase.    

The industry must make an effort to find solutions to this problem, or else there will soon not be any truckers left.