{"id":12174,"date":"2023-07-21T07:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/?p=12174"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:38:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:38:51","slug":"how-has-the-average-trucker-changed-over-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/how-has-the-average-trucker-changed-over-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"How Has the Average Trucker Changed Over the Years?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u201cTrucking ain\u2019t what it used to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is this true?<\/p>\n

People tend to think that world was a better place when they were younger. In fact, this mentality is so common that it has a name: declinism<\/em>. Simply put, declinism is the human tendency to see the future pessimistically and the past favorably.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are times when the past really was <\/em>bad. Soldiers who\u2019ve lived through awful battles aren\u2019t pessimistic when they tell the tales of war.<\/p>\n

But what about trucking? Has trucking changed over the years?<\/p>\n

An even better question: Have truckers <\/em>changed over the years?<\/p>\n

To answer this question, let\u2019s take a look at the numbers.<\/p>\n

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Trucker Demographics through the Years<\/u><\/h4>\n

First, it\u2019s important to understand what the average trucker<\/a> is like in 2023. It\u2019s important to remember that among the 3.5 million truck drivers on the road, these stats are only averages.<\/p>\n