Despite six-figure salaries, almost 30,000 truckie jobs go unfilled
08-05-2025 06:00 via abc.net.au

Despite six-figure salaries, almost 30,000 truckie jobs go unfilled

They traverse the nation to deliver the goods Australians need to survive, but nearly half of all truck drivers are more than 55 years old and only 5 per cent are under 25.
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