Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Trucking says young people don't want to drive trucks. BULLSH*T. They're showing up. The real question is why we keep losing them....
With driver turnover still hammering parts of the industry, trucking keeps searching for the next generation while arguing about recruiting, CDL training, driver pay and a supposed lack of young people willing to work.
What if the pipeline isn't actually the biggest problem? What if it's what happens AFTER they enter it?
On this episode of Brake Check, Charles sits down with Lindsey Trent, President and Co-Founder of Next Generation in Trucking, and Tim Crawford, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenstreet, to dig into what it will actually take to recruit ... and KEEP .... trucking's next generation.
Trucking says young people don't want to drive trucks. BULLSH*T. They're showing up. The real question is why we keep losing them....
With driver turnover still hammering parts of the industry, trucking keeps searching for the next generation while arguing about recruiting, CDL training, driver pay and a supposed lack of young people willing to work.
What if the pipeline isn't actually the biggest problem? What if it's what happens AFTER they enter it?
On this episode of Brake Check, Charles sits down with Lindsey Trent, President and Co-Founder of Next Generation in Trucking, and Tim Crawford, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenstreet, to dig into what it will actually take to recruit ... and KEEP .... trucking's next generation.
