The road transport sector is facing an acute shortage of bus, coach, and truck drivers worldwide. For the East African region, that scarcity could lead to slow trade, or brain drain of drivers heading for greener pastures.
New data shows that over 50 percent of operators have significant difficulties hiring skilled drivers with more than 3.6 million truck driver positions unfilled globally, according to a report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), a collective body representing road transport and logistics organisations across the world.
