Perdue Farms and Wor-Wic Community College Partner To Ease Truck Driver Shortage
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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SALISBURY, Md., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States is experiencing a shortage of more than 80,000 truck drivers, according to an estimate from the American Trucking Associations. The ATA also estimates that about 72 percent of America's freight transport moves by trucks, which shows just how dependent consumers are on the drivers who deliver chicken products to stores or gas to pumps or anything ordered online.
Key Points:
- Perdue Farms and Wor-Wic Community College , both based in Salisbury, Md., are working to ensure that Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland residents can take advantage of the growing job market and work to ease transport and supply chain issues.
- Through its charitable giving arm, the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation , Perdue Farms has pledged $120,000 to fund a new simulation lab for students in the commercial driver's license (CDL) course at Wor-Wic.
- "At Perdue, we employ just under 400 commercial truck drivers to deliver our products to our customers and consumers," said Rich Hernandez, vice president of transportation and warehousing for Perdue Farms.
- The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation , the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue.