Where Are You Finding Ag Drivers This Year?

Jun 07, 2021 at 03:46 PM CST
Sound the alarm. Break the glass. Use whatever cliché you want. You’re about to face a “people problem” in just a few months. Two stories hit my desk this week that fuel this thesis. First, California Farm Bureau’s Ag Alert said Southern California is seeing a 30% drop in drivers than last year’s harvests. Farms are struggling to move onions and carrots. Now, this is a trend that was building long before COVID. Insurance standards, the costs of operating a truck, interest in the work, and other factors have built over the last decade.

Jun 07, 2021 at 03:46 PM CST

Sound the alarm. Break the glass. Use whatever cliché you want. You’re about to face a “people problem” in just a few months. Two stories hit my desk this week that fuel this thesis. First, California Farm Bureau’s Ag Alert said Southern California is seeing a 30% drop in drivers than last year’s harvests. Farms are struggling to move onions and carrots. Now, this is a trend that was building long before COVID. Insurance standards, the costs of operating a truck, interest in the work, and other factors have built over the last decade.