quite frankly, when you think about the trucking industry, the american trucking association used to ve a great slogan. without trucks, america stops. we have to go from point a to point b with goods. i have been around freight for many years and worked in the trucking sussed -- sector and i learned the freight will move. that is what i think we will see going forward. the supply chain has been congested so in the beginning of this year, this is a new phenomenon. it is making all the news right now. it is starting to impact people in their daily lives and starting to impact companies the on the transportation sector. romaine: don't get romaine started -- caroline: don't get romaine started. all of us are experiencing this. we were just seeing pictures there of what the ports look like and what the ship containers seem like and i want to get your input. when you talk to these private companies, what are they saying they are seeing? what are they saying are real issues at play to get our freight and goods to us? jason: it is a variety of issues. it is not just one thing. i want to start

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 comes from a truck. and it takes a driver in this truck to get it to him. >> reporter: but where there is need, there is opportunity and the face of trucking is changing. >> this basically controls the brakes of the trailer. >> reporter: more minorities and women like alicia hudson are getting behind the wheel at the dsc training academy in jackson. >> females are taking over >> reporter: 7% of drivers in the u.s. now women, a new high. hauling up to 80,000 pounds can be intimidating at first for both men and women, but instructors say, once you get the vehicle moving and feel its power, that fear starts to fall away willy jones is graduating roughly 30 new drivers a month while changing the perception around what they should look like. >> when we talk about the glass ceiling, there is no glass ceiling in trucking

the industry short a record 80,000 drivers according to the american trucking associations, further aggravatingation'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 comes from a truck and it takes a driver in this truck to get it there >> reporter: but where there is need, there is opportunity and the face of trucking is changing. >> this basically controls the brakes of the trailer. >> reporter: more minorities and women like alicia hudson are getting behind the wheel at the dse training academy in jackson. >> females are taking over >> reporter: 7% of drivers in the u.s. now women a new high hauling up to 80,000 pounds can be intimidating, at first, for both men and women but instructors say once they get the vehicle moving and feel its power, that fear starts to fall away. willie jones is graduating roughly 30 new drivers a month, while changing the perception around what they should look like >> when we talk about the glass ceiling, there is no glass ceiling in trucking. women come back empowered after

the american trucking association says the industry is down some 80,000 drivers right now.y that's about 20,000 more drivers that they lost during the pandemic. so they were already down 60,000 prepandemic. now they're down 80,000 drivers truck drivers move the majority of the nation's goods. but many have retired or they say left for better paying jobs with better working conditions and industry officials says then making the ports and their employees work. 24 7 will not matter if there are not enough drivers to move the freight across the country. for your money tonight. expect higher prices on proctor and gamble products as the company tries to combat inflation. the companies announcing an increase in prices for 9 out of 10 of its product categories. this includes a price spike for baby products. feminine care products oral health skincare goods and more procter and gamble is blaming supply chain issues for the. increase prices saying the labor and material shortage just making a dire and they say they have to jack up prices to help offset operating expenses. if you've b

this is a new study from american trucking association says the trucking industry is facing a shortages. president and ceo of american trucking association chris spear joins us now. a frustrating situation to be in. you met with president biden 2 1/2 weeks ago. has anything changed since he said that he was going to fix the supply chain crisis? >> i think there have been some adjustments in the ports that are beneficial but the supply chain is more problematic than just the ports themselves. we have asian manufacturing at 50% levels pre-covid. their ports are just as backed up as our ports. we have chassis shortages, container displacements, yard shortage at the ports. if you look at the chip shortage not just in automobiles but trucks, censor shortages. you look at the chronic shortage of workers across all segments of the economy, it is a compounding effect that's really having a negative adverse impact on our ability to get the supply chain moving again. >> julie: so the question then is who to blame for the supply crisis? and jen psaki blames americans. i want you to watch and reac

. >> the american trucking association estimates prior to the pandemic the industry was short 60,000 that number has increased with retirements and not being able to train new drivers as trucking schools have closed. some larger retailers are chartering their own ships. >> it is strange for us to be able to not call up and get something. >> president biden announcing steps to fix the backlog, including having ports worked around-the-clock and urging companies to work together. fedex and ups both increasing operations. >> their commitment to go all in on 24/7 operations means businesses of all sizes will get their goods on shelves faster. >> facing product shortages. owners are having a hard time stocking dinnerware, glassware, and utensils. things that used to take eight weeks to arrive now take five months. food prices are on the rise as the cost of labor has gone up. many owners are calling on the government to give them a financial boost to stay afloat. now the players he meant are helping him in his time of need. abc 7 news reporter justin dorsey shows how a sports spot goes beyo

as the supply chain crisis is felt across the nation the american trucking association, 37% of driversne mandate. texas governor greg abbott saying it will only make things worse. >> they cannot have done at a worse time. it is a process with regard to the supply chain. you mentioned trekkers but remember pilots, police officers, nurses. >> reporter: the trucking associations meet with members of the biden administration about the mandates which require workers to be fully vaccinated by december 8th. lobbying to delay the deadline until after the holidays. todd: thank you very much. jillian: the president's vaccine mandate, saying it is the policy out of a dystopian novel. congressman brian mass joins me now. good to see you. hard to imagine we are in a place in the country where people are losing their jobs because they don't want to get a vaccine or can't for medical reasons or claiming religious exemption is being denied, 100 million americans will be affected by the vaccine mandate and that doesn't just affect those losing their job. it affects all of us because if we don't have dr

own efforts to combat it and as the supply chain crisis is felt across the nation the american trucking associationivers will quit are faced with vaccine mandates. texas governor greg abbott saying the mandate will make things worse. >> they could not have done it at a worse time because it is causing crisis with regard to the supply chain. you mentioned truckers but remember pilots, police officers, nurses. >> the trucking association will meet with members of the biden administration about the mandate as business groups are lobbying to delay the vaccine mandate until after the holidays. >> thanks. >> to the board a texas national guard troops are flooding dell real international bridge area in anticipation of a new migrant caravan heading to the us. >> incomes is on the ground the group marching with, talking to some of the migrants who have come from as far away as nigeria, one telling him he hopes president biden will let them in. >> after three days the migrants made 25 miles north of where they began but this opener basketball court is where the migrants are spending the night before they mar

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the american trucking association tells cnn that the shortage of drivers could double by 2020 if nothingly chain slowdown preventing all sorts of products from being delivered to all of us all across the country. joining me now is transportation secretary pete buttigieg. thanks for taking the time this morning. >> good to be with you. good morning. >> a lot of measures there. you have the truck driver shortage. you have an unprecedented number, one number, of cargo ships over the california coast. i flew over it yesterday. i took this photo of the bag log there. you say you expect this shortage or bottleneck to last well into 2022. if steps like keeping ports open 24/7 isn't making the difference, what is the administration doing to shorten that timeline? >> well, look, there are going to be disruptions and shocks to the system as long as the pandemic continues. we know some of the steps we're taking are going to make a difference. remember, there are three factors here. it's about supply. it's about demand and it's about the pandemic. those three factors are interacting. demand is off t

the american trucking association estimates prior to the pandemic the industry was short 60,000 driversthat number only increased with retirements and not being able to train new drivers because trucking schools have closed. >> everything shut down, people were laid off and nothing was flowing. getting things from ships onto trucks, trucks onto full freight to half freight, those transition points are where we are seeing gaps. >> reporter: prices and wait times are up, small businesses taking a big hit. for the owner of one apparel business, it is a race against the clock for seasonal items. >> we're seeing delays. i'm seeing delays of two months, month and a half, two months, so >> repte 40% of all u.s. imports come through southern california's ports, but right now, loaded cargo g off the coast of los hips are angeles and long beach. big retailers are chartering lithdays, the pandemic affecting every link in the supply chain. already americans are paying more for eggs and meat, both costing 12% more than just a year ago. >> even if you're not buying or selling anything you're a consum

you know, on the supply chain issue, it is even more insane, because the american trucking association that if the vaccine mandate is put into place, 37% of every trucker in america is going to be gone. that is almost a million truck drivers at a time that we need 80,000 truck drivers in this country, they are all going to be gone. 30% of the workforce is going to walk, and it is just going to make everything worse, just before christmas. you know what is happening, who is getting rich? lobbyists in washington, d.c., because now american business is going broke because of what biden's economy is doing, they have to spend tens of millions of dollars on lobbyists to bang the biden white house to only put these vaccine mandates in place after the holidays. so that's where american businesses have to spend their money today, on lobbyists in washington, d.c. it is a disaster, sean. >> sean: leo? >> i'll tell you right now, sean, both of those stories you mentioned are ridiculous. the illegal aliens getting $450,000? they don't deserve a dime. psychological trauma? are you kidding me? this i

according to the american trucking association, the industry is down some 80,000 drivers. that's and all-time high the industry was short more than 60,000 before the pandemic. there are 100 ships waiting to enter and unload at that time port of los angeles in long beach today. usually they're about 17. officials at that time port of oakland are pleading with officials to reroute vessels to the bay area to help with the backlog. melanie woodrow has the story. >> -l while, the ports of los angeles and long beach experience a backlog of ships and cargo the port of oakland has room to spare. >> -l we are part of the solution to stabilize the supply chain. we are talking with osha cares to offer relief. >> -l director of maritime says the port experienced some congestion earlier this year but rebounded by increasing the workforce by 60% and showing employees to do more >> -l they're very eager to hand the volume. reporter: consume verse felt the impact of port backlogs with empty shelves and increased prices t. ports of los angeles and long beach are now looking to 24/7 operati

our truckers are federally mandated to drive no more than 11 hours a day and the american trucking associatione short 30,000 truckers right now across the country. our warehouses, of which we boast 2 billion square feet from the shores of the pacific out to the desert region of california typically only work during the day. so part of what the president did last week was to telegraph to our largely private sector supply chain partners, you need to work more hours. >> gene seroka, thanks. please come back and keep us abreast of what's going on. if you need us to push the public officials on our end, let us know. >>> 16 americans and a canadian kidnapped in haiti and kids are among the captives. what we know about their condition and what's being done to free them. that's next. unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. that's how we've become the leader in 5g and a partner who delivers exceptional customer support, and 5g included in every plan, so you get it all. i've spent centuries evolving with the world. that's the nature of being the ec

the american trucking association says the industry short of 80,000 drivers, a 30% spike from before the pandemic. if president biden's infrastructure bill passes, it would expand the potential for cross-country truckers to people as young as 18, lowering the age limit from 21. >>> now, the u.s. oil benchmark, w.t.i. hit a seven-year high on tuesday for the fourth consecutive trading day in a row. stoking fears. brent crude as you can see there climbed to $85. its first close above that mark since 2018, october 2018 to be precise. both have fallen slightly since then. americans are also paying more at pump than in the last seven years as gas prices surge more than 5% in september. we'll keep on top of that for you. >>> now, covid booster doses may be available to americans as young as 40 soon. a source tells cnn they are likely recommending lowering the age for pfizer and moderna boosters. this comes amid growing concerns about hospitalizations among fully vaccinated younger people. boosters are already available for those over 65. the centers for disease control and prevention say m

shortage is at an all-time high. 80,000 according to new data released this week by the american trucking association of a grim picture for the holidays as trucks move about three-quarters of everything that you buy in stores including your holiday presents, even the candy that you hope to have for trick-or-treaters in just a few days the pandemic, that is one cause of the shortage. the average trucker was 55 years old and made about $18 an hour before the pandemic according to cnbc data. many of those drivers retired. many also moved on to jobs in warehouses or delivering packages that often have similar pay without those same travel demands. also, only 7% of truckers are women. getting women involved is one way to ease the shortage there is also 91,000 truckers that have been cited for at least one drug or alcohol violation. 72,000 are suspended from driving and 54 of them have not even started the process of being reinstated those are a few factors. the shortage, obviously, has many causes and many factors but one thing is clear the u.s. needs more truck drivers. it's estimated a million more truc

>> well as i said i think you know the industry, the american trucking association own operators independentnfrastructure reducing bottleneck in supply chains more -- so drivers peel safe able to maximize full day ensure our shippers our receivers, truck drivers are treated ethically fairly a good environment for them to arrive to distribution center treated with respect. >> network 75,000 different motor carriers allow to participate, they wouldn't achieve on their own because of lack inability to find shippers we are looking at things a the to attract driver tshl work with smaller carriers. >> bob quick have you seen a big change macro story. >> things pick up we continue to see really, really strong demand signals from the consumer side and supply chain continues to be constrained so the market conditions we are experiencing expect to play forward next had beens several quarters. >> bob great to get your take on all this thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> thank you, maria have a great day. >> all right. we will see you soon, and to you. bob, joining there is we will be righ

the american trucking association is saying the industry is down some 80,000 drivers right now. evels, truck drivers move a majority of the nation's goods. but many have retired or just left for better paying jobs with better working conditions and industry officials says making the port's work. 24 7. it's not really going to matter if there are not enough drivers to move the freighter out. also for your money today. if you're spending more on halloween this year. you are not alone. a recent survey found that 36% of consumers are spending more this year than they did last year. experts are warning people not to go overboard in create more debt for themselves. they say the key is to set your priorities for the holidays and then stick to a budget. let me know how that goes. still ahead, the city of oakland is expanding its guaranteed income program. details of who qualifies for this free money. >> and a live look outside right now towards the bay bridge from our camera here on the embarcadero in san francisco was a messy morning commute. the evening commute could also get a little

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trucking industry is expected to hit a shortage of 80,000 drivers a record high, says the american trucking associationsmediate relief inside, whole, says he will just find a way. if anything over the last. 18 to 20 months has told us he just got to roll with it. shoppers are likely to feel the pinch this holiday season, industry analysts say. if you were items in stormy mean fewer discounts, and washington matthew rivera fox news. ktvu fox two news at five starts now. a massive fall storm has passed through the bay area and the cleanup is well underway tonight. tens of thousands of people do remain without power after those strong gusty winds and rain brought down power lines and trees and triggered mudslides and flooding. there was a basketball. it just went flying down and then a soccer ball and then somebody's pot and just, yeah, just things running right down and i was really wondering. oh, my gosh. where's that water going? and good evening, everyone mike mibach in tonight for frank somerville. and i'm julie julie haener. we have live team coverage tonight across the bay area. we begin with ktvu c

scheri >>> . >> welcome back trishing shortages hitting record highs according to american trucking associationdustry historically faced a driver shortage certainly in place today i will tell with you pandemic over the past year a and half plus, we have definitively seen truck drivers, leaving the industry, their temporarily or permanently definitely an issue, quite frankly, we are seeing, a worker shortage all the way through the supply chain, so, not limited to trucking certainly across the board, there is a worker shortage so it is kind of a perfect storm right now with records, you know shifts coming into the ports l.a. and long beach, you know record volumes, and really worker shortages and problems throughout the chain we are trying to address if. maria: so, what is the issue with the hundred ships waiting in the pacific why can't they drop off the products is it largely truckers or is the issue a longer term issue? >> it is i would say a little bit of everything, we definitely have trucks calling upon the ports, you know one thing i talked about is really, the solution overall has to be

according to the american truckers association, there are approximately 3.6 million professional truck a shortage of 100,000 drivers. a figure that's expected to grow even more. joining me now from savannah, georgia, sinklay. you visited a trucker training school. what did you find? >> reporter: thank you so much for having me. we visited a trucker school in savannah, georgia, and struck by the diversity of the students and the excitement of the students. i spoke with one father who is 40 years old, a father of nine, and most excited about the earnings potential. and the diversity of the group was evident, both in age, but also in gender and ethnicity. i spoke to the president of the trucking school who told us about the current state of industry. let's take a look. >> the stereotypical older white male in trucking is retiring at an accelerated rate. the average age is about 50 years old and there's no pay ga everybody gets paid by the mile. so it's a very attractive career whether you're unemployed, whether you're underemployed, uneducated, it's really low barrier to entry and a fast-

some of those factors are leading to a growing number of truck drivers leaving the business for good. but the american truckers associations the country. that means holiday shopping chaos could be just around the corner, something businesses across the board have been quietly preparing for throughout the year. nbc is in savanna georgia, home to one of the nation's largest ports. you are visiting a trucking association to find out about the shortage. how serious is it? how serious will it be? >> thanks for having me. i think the best example of the seriousness of this issue is where i am now. at howard shepard container depot. you can see at least 400 containers behind me. they are all filled with goods. around 150 trucks are going to come in and out today. that reflects the heightened demand we are seeing in the country. with that demand is a heightened need for truckers. that's what led me to road master trucking school. i met an array of students all excited to enter the industry. who is striking is that while nond for goods is changing, what is also changing is the demographics of the people behind the wheel. the presi

american apparel and footwear association called on joe biden to do more, urging the white house to consider a proposal to incentivize the use of national guard or use naval ports to unload cargo, drive trucksn a shipping crisis like this? >> no, not in our lifetime. >> reporter: they are long shoremen in los angeles and long beech, where 40% of the nation's imports are overseen. they oversee the loadingha d there. where is the breakdown? >> in the suppl chain in general. puzzle. first of all, we need space on our terminals. you need the truck drivers to be engaged, you need facilities available and open. so that they can deliver the cargo to, and return the equipment back. and we need the rail. >> reporter: how long have some of these containers been stacked up here? >> i guarantee there's containers on this dock that have been here 30, 60, 90, six months that are sitting on these docks throughout l.a. and long beach that no one has come to pick up. >> reporter: yet the ships keep coming. the port averaging 900,000 containers per month, projecting 10.8 million this year. >> those containers need to be moved someplace else to give relief. >> reporter: they say they have 14,000 port workers

americans. >> wow. are those clogged ports off the coast of california causing a ripple effect in the economy, and the issue goes way beyond just unloading the containerships. the head of the california trucking associationks 80,000 truck drivers. that's a record. do you think this is going to be an ongoing issue? do you see any end in sight? >> it's definitely an ongoing issue, and that's why this is all lasting longer than any one expected. i think what we're all learning with how the supply chain works is there's so many parts that can have failures right now, and what really seems to be the trouble at the california ports is they basically have a traffic jam. there are so many containers that have been unloaded from the ships that they are sitting in the ports in these various parking lots waiting to be taken by trucks or trains or any other mode of transportation, and there's just so many that it's like a total jam, and they can't even move anything around. and then these what are called chassis, the actual mechanism that you carry one of those containers that you can drive a truck off or you can drive to the rail yard. the problem is there's nowhere to -- when the trucking companies are bringing ba