KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt October 26, 2021 01:51:00
I have ever seen. >> reporter: how many tractors do you have parked here because there is not a driver to fill it. >> we have 910 tractors total in our fleet and today we're sitting at -- as of this morning, we're at 47 open. >> reporter: and ceo john stom says his worker woes are minor compared to some of his competitors. the industry is short a record 80,000 drivers according to the american trucking association, further aggravating the nation's troubled supply chain just ahead of the holiday season trucks in the u.s. haul 12 billion tons of freight a year. >> everything you eat, touch, wear...
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