The Chair of the House Ag Committee is calling attention to the severe shortage of truck drivers and its impact on the food supply chain.

Congressman David Scott of Georgia testified before the committee’s hearing Wednesday.

“If there is an Achilles heel in our challenge, it rests with this huge vacancy in our truck drivers,” he says.

Scott says not only is there a shortage, but 90 percent of truck drivers don’t last one year according to the industry, and there needs to be a major recruitment and retention plan to address shortfalls.

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