After the banner years the trucking industry had in 2014 and to a lesser extent in 2015, last year seemed downright lousy by comparison. Despite the decrease in trucking conditions in 2016, driver availability remains the overwhelming number one concern for fleets heading into 2017, based on results from the 2017 CCJ Economic Outlook survey, Commercial Carrier Journal's annual report tracking fleet sentiment in the new year. Of all survey respondents, 46.0 percent believe driver availability will be their biggest challenge this year, including 49.8 percent of for-hire carrier respondents and 40.9 percent of respondents from private fleets.
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