The Cincinnati Enquirer Pulling a semi-trailer cross country is a lot more comfortable for driver Darryl Warren today than when he started 14 years ago. You have TVs, refrigerators, VCRs and a smoother ride. There's a lot more comfort. Va. The number of trucks on the road has risen 18 percent, bringing the number to 1.7 million.
Trucking is up because confident consumers are buying more products.
Also, companies have a new philosophy on how to get goods to the stores. Stores and businesses aren't stockpiling products in warehouses the way they once did. For example, airlines have to get the product from the airport to the company. That translates into a greater need for drivers. They're offering phone cards to call home.